Nancy's Bookshelf: Cruising Chico's Esplanade in the 1960s

By Nancy Wiegman,

Matt Fidler

Published August 19, 2026 at 10:41 AM PDT

Chico coauthors Mike Halldorson and David Bruhn wrote a coming-of-age book about growing up in Chico.

The title, Cruisin’ the ‘Nade, refers to the teenage fondness for driving up and down the Esplanade in the 1960s.

Episode #827

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Nancy Wiegman

Nancy Wiegman has a master's degree in French linguistics from Indiana University and taught yoga and foreign languages at CSU Fresno and the College of Charleston before moving to Chico in 1990.

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Matt Fidler

Matt Fidler is a producer and sound designer with over 15 years’ experience producing nationally distributed public radio programs. He has worked for shows such as Freakonomics Radio, Selected Shorts, Studio 360, The New Yorker Radio Hour and The Takeaway. In 2017, Matt launched the language podcast Very Bad Words, hitting the #28 spot in the iTunes podcast charts.

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