Arizona Spotlight
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A group named "Hawkwatch" make a difference for various species of owls in the Chriicahua Mountains
The creative duo Dutch Holly makes music that is organically electronic
Slugman returns from his home planet to attend Slugfest this weekend
A new documentary called "The River" explores what's underneath the surface of the Colorado River
A new documentary called "The River" explores what's underneath the surface of the Colorado River
A new book examines the legends surrounding the Sonoran Desert Toad
Tucsonans making a difference in Guatemala
How psychiatrist Ellen Vora MD makes a case for magic in her book "Season of the Witch".
Leslie Jones is hot in Tucson!
Tucson awards its hip-hop music scene
"Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation"
Students at the new Tucson School for the Blind go on their first field trip
Vinyl Grooves Run Deep
Carisa Hendrix talks about becoming Lucy Darling
A new documentary tells the story of four Girl Scouts who yearn to be "Cookie Queens".
Tucson playwright Elaine Romero being celebrated on the national stage
"Tucson is listening..." Part 2
"Tucson is listening..."
Meet a marine biologist who explores our desert's ocean
A New Ten Minute Drama, "Welcome to Vesuvius"
"Let's talk it out at the barbershop." The living legacy at "2032 South Park Avenue".
"Antiques Roadshow" producer Marsha Bemko talks about 25 years of making people's dreams come true.
"Generation Gilmore Girls" celebrates 25 years in Stars Hollow.
The Last Supper Museum, An annual pilgrimage, Second Chances and a University of Arizona student talent show contest
Composer Marc Shaiman shares stories from his charmed life in showbiz
Dreams Examined in Widescreen
An unexpected visitor spotted in the Tohono O'odham Nation
The monsters and myths of Ray Harryhausen visit Tucson!
Choir! Choir! Choir! promises that they will choir you at the Rialto Theatre
S10 Ep 524Colin Hay at Work
Also on Arizona Spotlight: A night of contemporary Indigenous comedy comes to Club Congress, courtesy of The Arizona State Museum.
S10 Ep 523Arizona Spotlight brings you "A Moment to Cope"
Learners in Tibetan Buddhism at the Bodhisattva Institute in Tucson share stories of overcoming negativity through positive coping skills.
S10 Ep 522Lucy Darling has Tucson in the palm of their hand
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Bisbee Bikeways is trying to build better communities; and "Truth be Told" asks important questions that won't go away.
S10 Ep 521Fighting Hate With Love: Remembering Bernard Lafayette Jr.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: invisible Theater previews new show "Inside Out: Men Behind Bars"; and storyteller Ana Montanez shares how Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a unifying moment for her multi-generational immigrant family.
S10 Ep 520Famed actress and director Marsha Mason returns to Tucson.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Author Jacquelyn L. Jackson talks about "The Female Rouge: A Memoir of Living Fiercely"; and historian Janelle Molony on the fascinating history of Ostrich ranching in Arizona.
S10 Ep 519The first signs of spring time in the Sonoran Desert
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Jeanine Cummins on her novel "Speak to Me of Home"; Indigenous artist Tim Farris talks about "Tricksters and Truthtellers"; and you and your pet are invited to join a parade.
S10 Ep 518Tucsonans standing up for Iran
Also on Arizona Spotlight: The Canelo Project: A Straw Bale Story; Ability Dogs trains canines to help humans in need; and which fictional detective do you trust?
S10 Ep 517Legal observers stand ready to bear witness to injustice in our community
Also on Arizona Spotlight: The 2026 NPR Student Podcast Challenge searches for the voices of tomorrow; the Arizona premiere of a new documentary about Paul McCartney in the 1970s; and a story about the bond of love between a father and daughter.
S10 Ep 516Dark skies over Tucson
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Find out how friends worked together to rescue the indie music festival called "Fallfest"; and documentary filmmaker Frances Reid shares two important LGBTQ+ films with a new generation.
S10 Ep 515"So easy, when you know how."" Ain't Misbehavin' at the Arizona Theatre Company
Also on Spotlight: The Tiny Desk Contest is underway; meet the filmmaker behind the documentary "The Return of Navajo Boy"; and the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society welcomes rock hounds from around the world.
S10 Ep 514Drawing from Memory: A Conversation with Alison Bechdel.
Also on Spotlight: Paula Poundstone fights tyranny with laughter - and cats; and author, publisher and podcaster Zibby Owens on the changing book industry.
S10 Ep 513"How dangerous ideas can be, when they turn us to hatred." The story of Andrew Schot.
Observing the International Day of Holocaust Remembrance.
S10 Ep 512Southern Arizona Arts Guild Offers More Space; More Art
Also on Arizona Spotlight: The Aviation Pioneer behind Ryan Field; Invisible Theater's follows love across the universe and beyond; and storyteller Beth Colburn Orozco shares a story about love overcoming remorse.
S10 Ep 511"Gabrielle Giffords: Won't Back Down" tells the story of a survivor who doesn't look back, but who must still acknowledge the past.
A conversation with Julie Cohen and Betsy West, the directors of the documentary Gabby Giffords: Won't Back Down. Also on Arizona Spotlight: Dr. Fabi Hirsch-Kruse shares her pride over playing a part in Gabby Giffords' ongoing journey; and what Homicide Survivors Incorporated offers to a community in need.
S10 Ep 510Going the Distance, Part Two!
Father and daughter join forces to ride their bicycles across the country. A University of Arizona student uses Kazakhtan as a fascinating classroom, and married flight attendants share their story about traveling the world.
S10 Ep 509A conversation with NPR's best known voice: Terry Gross.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Live Theatre Workshop invites you to spend "A Year with Frog and Toad"; and Saguaro City Music Theatre brings optimism personified to the stage with "Annie".
S10 Ep 508Frida's Garden at The Tucson Botanical Gardens is a place for inspiration to grow.
Also on Arizona Spotlight:A church in Douglas, rises from the ashes of an arson; visit a place in Tucson honoring Frida Kahlo; hear an essay that highlights the simplicity of taking a walk and listen to memories of growing up on the Rillito River.
S10 Ep 507"Listening is an act of love."
A Story Corps mobile recording booth recently visited Tucson, here is just a small sample of what they heard from us.
S10 Ep 506The best of the greatest hits of the Wobo Show: physical theater meets child's play.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: A new book commemorates the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald; storyteller Curt Beall shares about his AIDS experience and finding new hope in Tucson; and some voices from the All Souls Procession.
S10 Ep 505What role did the Southwest region play in The American Revolution?
Also on Arizona Spotlight: "We Walk in Beauty: Native American Photographs and Words"; Chris Dashiell on the Mexican film "No Nos Moveran"; and musician Clay Dudash talks about his band The Manor Born, and the DUSK Music Festival.
S10 Ep 504"Stop putting us through this": The Tucson community copes with the food insecurity crisis.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: A hit-and-run acident takes the lives of three UA students;William Shatner brings "The Wrath of Khan" to Tucson; and remembering Diane Ladd.