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KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of July 21, 2025
The Department of Interior is transferring public land along the Arizona-Mexico border to the U.S. military. The so-called “Epstein files” have become a divisive issue for Republicans in Arizona’s congressional delegation. Plus, from KJZZ’s original production The Show, a conversation with local researchers who are working on a faster way to diagnose Valley fever.
2025-07-25
22 min
KJZZ's The Show
Epstein files could shake up the Arizona governor race
Campaign finance numbers are in for Q2, in advance of next year’s elections. Our Friday NewsCap panelists analyze that and the rest of the week’s top stories. Plus, singer-songwriter Ben Kweller on maintaining a spirit of adventure, even in times of tragedy.
2025-07-25
46 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July 25, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-25
10 min
KJZZ's The Show
Happy Forgetting podcast explores personal experiences behind harrowing U.S. history
The human brain is wired to forget upsetting stories and memories. We’ll hear why it is important to think hard about hard things. Plus, one local veteran says layoffs at the VA are the first steps toward privatization.
2025-07-24
49 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July 24, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-24
10 min
KJZZ's The Show
Longtime Arizona journalist delves into the fateful decision to let the Dragon Bravo Fire burn
Gov. Katie Hobbs is calling for an investigation into the decision to let a small fire burn at the Grand Canyon earlier this month. We’ll hear how the Dragon Bravo Fire erupted into a devastating balze. Plus, a collection of essays chronicles one writer's drift from centrist Democrat to revolutionary.
2025-07-23
50 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July 23, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-23
10 min
KJZZ's The Show
Hidden fungi could be the key to help protect saguaro cactuses in a warmer future
Thousands of Arizonans are diagnosed with Valley fever every year. Scientists are working on a new, faster way to make that diagnosis. And, using public art to throw shade — and protect hot cities from extreme heat. That and more on The Show.
2025-07-22
46 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July 22, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-22
10 min
KJZZ's The Show
Childsplay Theatre plans for the unknown after Trump cuts arts funding
The Trump administration has cut millions of dollars-worth of funding for the arts. One Valley theater company on what those cuts will mean for them. Plus, is junk journaling the analog answer to doom scrolling?
2025-07-21
52 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July 21, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-21
10 min
KJZZ's The Show
Arizona CD7 will be a Grijalva seat ‘for 2 to 3 generations, easy’
Arizona Democrats have voted to oust their party’s chair just six months after electing him to the job. Friday NewsCap panelists analyze that and the rest of the week’s top stories. Plus, how far is too far when it comes to sports fans heckling their rivals?
2025-07-18
48 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of July 14, 2025
Though former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema isn’t running for public office, she continues to use hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds to pay for plane tickets, hotels and meals. A new sports bar in Phoenix's Melrose District prioritizes women's sports. Plus, from KJZZ’s original production The Show, Arizona wants to boost water supplies but is cutting funding.
2025-07-18
26 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July 18, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-18
10 min
KJZZ's The Show
As Arizona universities get more state funding, federal support remains uncertain
Arizona’s public universities start their fall semesters in the coming weeks and are facing a good deal of uncertainty. A longtime regent on what the near future may hold. Plus, the memoir of a child held in a migrant detention facility during the first Trump administration.
2025-07-17
50 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July 17, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-17
09 min
KJZZ's The Show
This organization's job is to find new water sources for Arizona. But is the state committed?
A few years back, Arizona lawmakers were talking about a big desalination plant as a way to boost the state’s water supplies. We’ll hear why augmentation projects may have to be scaled back. Plus, a look at the results from primary elections in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District.
2025-07-16
48 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July 16, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-16
10 min
KJZZ's The Show
New Phoenix police chief has the tools to succeed, former Sheriff Paul Penzone says
New Phoenix Police Chief Matt Giordano takes over a department mired in controversy. Former Sheriff Paul Penzone discusses how he can move forward. Plus, what’s behind the decrease in Black Major League Baseball players?
2025-07-15
48 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July 15, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-15
10 min
KJZZ's The Show
There’s not much wiggle room in Arizona’s budget. Can it survive the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’?
There are a lot of questions about how provisions in the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” will impact Arizona and its budget. The Show looks at some of the possibilities. Plus, the argument for bisexual Americans to make themselves more visible in the current political climate.
2025-07-14
47 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July 14, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-14
09 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of July 7, 2025
The newly chosen Phoenix police chief says it's a dream come true to return to the department where he started his career. A pair of conservation groups are suing the Trump administration over a stretch of Arizona borderland that’s slated to see wall construction in the next two months. Plus, a remembrance of Steve Benson, the longtime political cartoonist for the Arizona Republic.
2025-07-11
18 min
KJZZ's The Show
The 2nd place candidate in the CD7 primary will tell us a lot about Democrats in Arizona
It’s the home stretch for the primary in the race to replace the late Congressman Raúl Grijalva. Our Friday NewsCap panelists analyze that and the rest of the week’s top stories. Plus, the rivalry between two pioneers of the birth control movement in this country.
2025-07-11
47 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July, 11, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-11
09 min
KJZZ's The Show
Sharing your DNA offers all kinds of potential benefits. Is it worth the risk?
DNA is increasingly being used as a way for us to learn about ourselves – our pasts and futures. We’ll discuss the implications of DNA as a commodity. Plus, the legal battles between Maricopa County Supervisors and the county recorder continue in court.
2025-07-10
48 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July 10, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-10
10 min
KJZZ's The Show
A perfume expert puts Trump’s new fragrance into perspective
President Trump recently launched a new line of fragrances called Victory 45-47. We’ll hear what they smell like and why they matter. Plus, how a pingpong playing robot could help older people stay in their homes.
2025-07-09
52 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ’s Sun Up July 9, 2025
KJZZ’s Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-09
10 min
KJZZ's The Show
This thin layer of living organisms is holding our desert soil together
The desert ecosystem is often described as a fragile one – especially a thin layer found just under the soil’s surface. We’ll learn what biocrust can tell us about our environment. Plus, a summer camp for kids who are serious about clowning around.
2025-07-08
44 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July 8, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-08
10 min
KJZZ's The Show
At CPAC Latino, MAGA propaganda fell flat with the sophisticated business crowd
After the 2024 election, the Republican Party claimed that Latino voters had shifted dramatically to the right. We’ll hear from one GOP consultant who says the reality is more complicated. Plus, the lasting legacy of a controversial orphan train.
2025-07-07
48 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July 7, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-07
10 min
KJZZ's The Show
Tiny Desert Concerts encore: The Haymarket Squares, Raquel Denis, Playboy Manbaby and more
These days a lot of protests are taking place on a weekly basis. But it wasn’t like that when the Haymarket Squares started making political music. We’re revisiting some of our favorite Tiny Desert Concerts from over the years.
2025-07-04
50 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July 4, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a week day morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-04
10 min
KJZZ's The Show
This Arizona couple taught us most of what we know about UFO encounters
Much of what we know about UFO experiences comes from the lifelong project of two Arizonans. A look back at Jim and Coral Lorenzen, the cofounders of Tucson’s Aerial Phenomena Research Organization. Plus, the elusive definition of patriotism.
2025-07-03
48 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July 3, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-03
09 min
KJZZ's The Show
John McCain didn't write 'Bomb Iran.' This writer says his joke helped launder Trump's violent words
It wasn’t easy to get caught on video making a campaign gaffe in 2007, but John McCain pulled it off. The strange history of an impromptu song that helped derail his presidential ambitions. Plus, how Democratic Socialists in Phoenix are responding to Zohran Mamdani’s primary victory.
2025-07-02
50 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July 2, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-02
10 min
KJZZ's The Show
Hyperbella: Tiny Desert Concert
Which is more subversive, outrage or joy? We'll speak to two activists about their respective recipes for resistance. And, six months in, a look at the Trump administration's impact on the environment.
2025-07-02
53 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for July 1, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-07-01
08 min
KJZZ's The Show
Exploring the origins of the 5th annual Monsoon Fantasy League
Arizona has a budget. We'll look back at the contentious legislative season. Also, with another bone-dry summer on tap, we'll explore the origins of the fifth-annual Monsoon Fantasy League. And a new novel follows a family trying to preserve human history amid a climate disaster. That and more on The Show.
2025-06-30
46 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for June 30, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-06-30
10 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of June 23, 2025
Arizona Democrats in Congress have sponsored several bills this year aimed at getting states more federal assistance to cope with extreme heat. But, those bills face long odds. Plans to build a passenger rail line between Phoenix and Tucson are picking up steam. Plus, Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes a bill designed to punish superintendents and board members if a school district goes bankrupt.
2025-06-27
34 min
KJZZ's The Show
Pastor Warren Stewart retiring after nearly 50 years as leading voice for civil rights in Arizona
As the clock winds down on the fiscal year, the Arizona Legislature has dealt with a lot of budget drama. Friday NewsCap panelists analyze that and the rest of the week’s top stories. Plus, Pastor Warren Stewart Sr. on nearly 50 years behind the pulpit.
2025-06-27
47 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for June 27, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-06-27
10 min
KJZZ's The Show
Expert: The 'ag-to-urban' bill will lead to more Arizona homes, but no new water solutions
Arizona lawmakers have approved what some are calling the most significant piece of water legislation in years. The impact the ag-to-urban bill may have. And, what happens to the psychology of a top baseball prospect when his star fades.
2025-06-26
49 min
KJZZ's Sun Up
KJZZ's Sun Up for June 26, 2025
KJZZ's Sun Up is a weekday morning podcast giving you the Arizona news you need to start your day. It is the biggest stories of the day from KJZZ News.
2025-06-26
09 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of June 16, 2025
KJZZ examines the impact of the Trump administration on Arizona’s water issues in a three-part series. State senators passed a bill to allow the use of state and local taxes to pay for stadium repairs for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Plus, a new installment of the series “Throwing Shade” from KJZZ's The Show.
2025-06-20
30 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of June 9, 2025
An Arizona state lawmaker's slate of candidates could upend the state Republican Party. Hopis were among the earliest Alcatraz prisoners. Arizona university students and staff express outrage over decision to remove diversity from policies. Plus the latest business, metro Phoenix and Fronteras Desk news.
2025-06-13
24 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of June 2, 2025
Shifting dynamics and electoral politics are shaping the relationship between Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Republican-controlled Legislature. Local businesses are bracing for potential shortages after avian flu hit the largest egg producer in the southwestern United States. The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to hear the nonprofit Apache Stronghold’s case to preserve Oak Flat from a proposed copper mine. Plus the latest education, metro Phoenix and Fronteras Desk news.
2025-06-06
19 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of May 26, 2025
Voters in Mexico will make history this weekend as they head to the polls in the country’s first judicial election after major reforms to the constitution. The current bird flu outbreak is the first one labeled an animal disease emergency by state officials. A bill which would force school board members in struggling school districts to step down advanced in the state legislature on Wednesday. Plus the latest metro Phoenix and tribal natural resource news.
2025-05-30
35 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of May 19, 2025
City officials say sweeping reform efforts on police policy, training and accountability continue regardless of the decisions made in Washington D.C. One way electric providers are responding to record summer heat is by paying customers to turn down their air conditioners. More than $300 billion in federal funding meant for Indian Country has been blocked – that’s according to a tracker compiled by the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. Plus the latest, community, Fronteras Desk, education and metro Phoenix news.
2025-05-23
32 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of May 12, 2025
After months of partisan fighting, lawmakers in April reached a last-minute deal to send emergency funding to a state agency that serves Arizonans with developmental disabilities. Several cities across the region that tap into underground water reserves are sinking. For better or worse, the Mill Avenue is changing. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, education, tribal natural resources and metro Phoenix news.
2025-05-16
32 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of May 5, 2025
Governor Katie Hobbs signed a bill Wednesday making it a state crime for protesters and others to set up encampments on college campuses. After a surgery at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, one man managed to get back to work in his patio studio. A federal judge in Phoenix heard arguments Wednesday from the nonprofit Apache Stronghold, urging the court to halt a land swap between Resolution Copper and the U.S. Forest Service. Plus the latest business, Fronteras Desk, and metro Phoenix news.
2025-05-09
25 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of April 28, 2025
Thousands gathered at the Arizona Capitol on Thursday for a major May Day rally opposing policies tied to President Donald Trump. Arizona politicians say they have a way to save groundwater in areas where it’s dangerously low and at the same time increase the state’s housing supply. While the Trump administration prioritizes the Resolution Copper project east of the Valley to bolster domestic mineral production, opponents of what could become one of the world’s largest copper mines are trying to delay that process. Plus the latest business, Fronteras Desk, education, tribal natural resources and metro Phoenix news.
2025-05-02
24 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of April 21, 2025
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a bill into law that will expand scholarship opportunities for community college students who want to become teachers. New, temporary art installations are springing up at public parks across Phoenix. The Pentagon has now restored all of its content referencing Native Americans and their contributions. Plus the latest community, Fronteras Desk and metro Phoenix news.
2025-04-25
23 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of April 14, 2025
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs says she will veto every bill sent her way until the Legislature passes a bipartisan solution to provide emergency funding for the Division of Developmental Disabilities. It’s been almost a week since scores of asylum seekers who entered the U.S. under the CBP One app were told they had seven days to leave the country. The Valley is a popular spot for data centers but is there enough water to sustain them? Plus the latest business, tribal natural resources and education news.
2025-04-18
29 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of April 7, 2025
Earlier this week, the EPA rolled back some guidelines from the Clean Air Act that Arizona lawmakers from both sides of the aisle say were unfairly punishing efforts to keep emissions down. Nonprofits are bracing for higher demand for services on smaller budgets after tariffs and a rocky stock market close. A surge of demand of cannabis created an imminent need for a marijuana-specific trained workforce. Plus the latest tribal natural resources, health, Fronteras Desk and metro Phoenix news.
2025-04-11
26 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of March 31, 2025
A controversial land swap authorized between the U.S. Forest Service and Resolution Copper would allow the company to access a multibillion dollar copper deposit on Tonto Forest land considered sacred to some tribes. The U.S. is denying Mexico’s request for Colorado River water for the first time since the two countries signed a water-sharing treaty in 1944. Plus the latest business, metro Phoenix and science news.
2025-04-04
26 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of March 24, 2025
Questions still remain about how the Isaac School District's finances got so out of control and what the future holds for its teachers and staff. As technology evolves, so do scams —and in today’s fast-paced, highly digitized world, senior adults are more vulnerable than ever. An endangered fish will be released into a lake southeast of Phoenix later this week. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk and politics news.
2025-03-28
26 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of March 17, 2025
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont brought what he calls the “Fight Oligarchy” tour to Tempe late Thursday. The Isaac School District has announced it may close some of its schools at the end of this school year. Plus the latest metro Phoenix, Fronteras Desk and science news.
2025-03-21
17 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of March 10, 2025
Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijlava passed away Thursday following complications from cancer treatment. A local nonprofit and trade school have teamed up to launch a welding program for women recently released from Perryville prison. The measles outbreak in Texas is causing concern in Arizona. Plus the latest metro Phoenix, Fronteras Desk and education news.
2025-03-14
27 min
KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of March 3, 2025
President Donald Trump has again delayed tariffs on goods from Mexico after a conversation with Mexico’s president. Uranium transport from the Pinyon Plain Mine south of the Grand Canyon has only been steadily underway for about two weeks. Arizona’s public universities are taking a measured approach in response to executive orders issued by Trump attacking diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Plus the latest business, metro Phoenix and tribal natural resources news.
2025-03-07
22 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S11.7 — Stoicism with Donald Robertson, Chicano Frankenstein with Daniel Olivas, and good reads
On this penultimate episode for Season 11 of Word, everything old is new when it comes to a Roman Emperor who practiced Stoicism. Plus, we offer a new spin on a gothic literary classic. And, we propose a couple of adult fiction summer reading suggestions.
2024-06-11
26 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S11.6 — Jackie Balderrama and poetry, Siskel and Ebert freak out and spies with David Ignatius
Arizona State University will host a CantoMundo retreat with Latinx poets; a new play about two beloved film critics comes to the stage in the Valley; and David Ignatius from the Washington Post talks about his new fictional spy thriller, and real-world technology that poses a serious national security concern.
2024-05-28
21 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S11.5 – Romance in Peoria, heartbreak with Susan Vespoli and Cli-Fi with Ross West
On this episode of Word, we discuss a new romance book club in the Valley, how the 2022 shooting of a Valley man by a former Phoenix police officer inspired a collection of poems and a new collection of climate fiction short stories.
2024-05-14
25 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S11.4 – Poetry with Craig Santos Perez and evangelical politics with NPR’s Sarah McCammon
On this episode of “Word,” we talk religion and politics with NPR National Political Correspondent and co-host of NPR’s "Politics Podcast," Sarah McCammon. We also chat with the winner of the 2023 National Book Award for Poetry, Craig Santos Perez.
2024-04-23
31 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S11.2 – Crime from E.A. Aymar, Gary Sarnoff plays ball, science with NPR’s Nell Greenfieldboyce
On this episode of KJZZ's Word podcast about literature, we feature stories about a crime, a baseball historian with a century-old tale and science from an NPR correspondent. Plus, we have the winner of this year’s KJZZ Haiku Writing Contest.
2024-02-27
27 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S11.1 – Erotica, haikus and HBCUs with Rosemarie Dombrowski and NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe
To kick off Season 11, this episode of Word features author awards, an NPR host, poetry and the annual KJZZ Haiku Writing Contest.
2024-02-06
23 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S10:E8 – 2023 highlights and 'Tiny Library' winners
On this season-ending episode of Word, we highlight some of those who appeared during 2023. It's a "Fest Of Us," celebrating literature and the winners of KJZZ's "Tiny Library" drawing.
2023-12-27
40 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S10:E7 – Betsy Coffeen, Kelly Barnhill and Theodore Wheeler
On this episode we catch up with children’s authors who discuss the importance of empathy and interconnectedness as well as a former journalist who has a page-turning new historical novel about an American reporter who turned into a mouthpiece for Nazi propaganda during World War II.
2023-12-12
23 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S10:E6 – ‘Books We Love’ with Riyon Harding, Craig Santos Perez and NPR’s Andrew Limbong
On this episode of KJZZ's Word podcast about literature, we feature the winner of the National Book Award for his collection of poetry. Plus, the holiday season means it’s time for NPR’s annual, “Books We Love" feature. Also, a children's author offers two new interactive titles.
2023-11-28
23 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S10:E4 — Magic, Marvel and Lincoln with Roland Lazenby, Gavin Edwards and NPR's Steve Inskeep
It’s Halloween and on this episode, we explore Magic, Marvel and President Abraham Lincoln.
2023-10-31
26 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S10:E3 – Carew Papritz on banning books, plus murder with J.A. Jance and Chuck Palahniuk
On this episode, Word spotlights horror in numerous ways from banned books to a new novel about a murdered Indigenous woman, as well a murder satire of cozy mysteries. Guests include Carew Papritz, J.A. Jance and Chuck Palahniuk.
2023-10-17
27 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S10:E2 – ‘Tempe’s Got Talent’ with Austin Davis, plus YA lit from Mary Vensel White and J. Elle
Poets and storytellers have an opportunity to perform in the Valley, plus we feature young adult travel and romance set in Arizona, as well as a YA fantasy/romance rooted in dark magic.
2023-09-26
29 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S10:E1 – Anecdotes: Baseball, biography and Bob Dylan
On this Season 10 opener of KJZZ's Word podcast hosted by Tom Maxedon, it’s all about anecdotes.In this episode, we feature conversations about minor league baseball, the only Latino governor of Arizona, Raúl Héctor Castro, affectionately known as Raúlito, plus tales on the road about legendary troubadour Bob Dylan.
2023-09-12
27 min
Disruptors
What’s The Real Estate Market Doing Right Now
In this episode, we’re joined by a distinguished expert, Tina Tamboer of The Cromford Report. Get ready to dive into the heart of the matter as Tina reveals the current pulse of the real estate market, providing invaluable insights into its dynamics and trends. Let’s gain a deeper understanding of what’s happening in the real estate landscape right now. What’s The Real Estate Market Doing Right Now | Video Replay What’s The Real Estate Market Doing Right Now What’s The Real Estate Market Doing Right Now Tina Tambo...
2023-08-19
1h 00
KJZZ's Lit Squad
Lit Squad S1:E8 — The NDN Girls Book Club
The NDN Girls Book Club is a new group aimed at helping Native American writers. It’s the brainchild of poet Kinsale Drake, and the group features workshops for young writers, as well as author talks. It also works with tribal libraries and Indigenous booksellers to get more books by Native authors — and those that feature Native stories — to more readers.
2023-06-15
08 min
KJZZ's Lit Squad
Lit Squad S1:E7 — 'A Snake Falls to Earth' combines tradition and technology
A 9-year-old girl’s effort to translate her great-great grandmother’s stories from Lipan Apache to Spanish and the impacts of technology and climate change on that effort are among the themes of the novel “A Snake Falls to Earth." The young adult novel has been called a “coming-of-age story that beautifully combines tradition and technology.” This is the second novel from author Darcie Little Badger, who describes herself as a writer of fantasy books.
2023-06-15
08 min
KJZZ's Lit Squad
Lit Squad S1:E6 — Author A.S. King explores how book censorship makes kids feel
More and more school districts are facing challenges from parents and other community members who want certain books out of classrooms or libraries. It was that kind of incident that led Amy Sarig King to write her latest novel, “Attack of the Black Rectangles.”
2023-06-15
08 min
KJZZ's Lit Squad
Lit Squad S1:E5 — Why it's important to see kids' struggles reflected in literature
Dusti Bowling writes middle-grade books, as well as chapter books for younger readers. Bowling grew up in Arizona and still lives in the Valley; most of her books take place here. One of her series focuses on a girl named Aven Green, who was born without arms. She’s also written about characters dealing with poverty, with absent parents or parents struggling with addiction.
2023-06-15
08 min
KJZZ's Lit Squad
Lit Squad S1:E4 — Why this author's 1st YA novel was the easiest book he's ever written
R. Eric Thomas writes for TV, the stage and has written two non-fiction books. But he’s now jumped into the young adult genre with a novel called "Kings of B’More." It tells the story of two Black, queer best friends, one of whom is moving away. Before that, though, they have a grand day out together.
2023-06-15
08 min
KJZZ's Lit Squad
Lit Squad S1:E3 — Books with diverse characters help kids know they're not alone
Meet Jamie Sumner. She taught high school English for more than a decade before starting to write books for middle-grade readers — generally between 8 and 12 years old. The main character in her first book, “Roll With It,” has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair. Her book “Tune it Out” features a character with a sensory processing disorder. We spoke with her about her book , “The Summer of June,” which takes on the issue of anxiety.
2023-06-15
08 min
KJZZ's Lit Squad
Lit Squad S1:E2 — How author Kyle Lukoff is helping kids understand gender
There has been a lot of talk over the last year or so about the kinds of books students should and should not be reading in school, and what books kids should have access to in libraries. At the same time, there are more books being published that deal with issues of race, gender and sexual orientation. In this series, we talk to the authors of some of those books. This episode features Kyle Lukoff, a former elementary school librarian and the author of several books, including “Call Me Max” and “Too Bright to See.” We spoke with him about his book...
2023-06-15
08 min
KJZZ's Lit Squad
Lit Squad S1:E1 — The role youth literature plays in exposing kids to diverse environments
There's a lot of talk about the kinds of books students should and should not be reading, and what books kids should have access to in libraries. At the same time, there are more books being published that deal with issues of race, gender and sexual orientation. KJZZ's The Show’s talks to the authors of some of those books. For our first episode, host Mark Brodie chatted with Tom Leveen and Jewell Parker Rhodes. Leveen is the award-winning author of nine books, while Rhodes is a New York Times best-selling author and professor at Arizona State University.
2023-06-15
11 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S9:E8 — Travels and travails take us into summer
On this episode of Word, it’s the season-ender! We discuss reading events beyond the upcoming Juneteenth holiday that offer a deeper connection to why it’s celebrated. Plus, a literary conversation from Kenya happened while on "vacation," and I returned to the Valley to discuss a debut novel from an ASU professor emerita.
2023-06-13
27 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S9:E7 — My cousin wasn't a murderer, and other fabulous parameters of this penultimate pod
On this episode, a Diné writer releases her first novel. Plus, we examine an international true-crime story by a Valley poet-turned sleuth. And, we extend a bow to Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a day at the Kentucky Derby.
2023-05-16
24 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S9:E6 — Lizzo, language and love usher in May
Coming up on this episode, musician Lizzo is the subject of a new graphic short story series.Plus, a linguist argues for bad language … "Like, literally, dude."And, a rapid-fire play examines the search for love and dignity by single Black females.
2023-05-09
24 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S9:E5 — National Poetry Month ‘Goes. So. Fast.’
National Poetry Month continues on this episode of Word, which also features crime fiction, a novel set in 1940s Harlem, plus a memoir from journalist and NPR's "All Things Considered" co-host Marie Louise Kelly.
2023-04-18
35 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S9:E4 – Country music in the West and poetry reverberate the sounds of spring
Country music in the West and poetry reverberate the sounds of spring in this episode of Word, a podcast about literature in Arizona and the region.
2023-04-04
24 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S9:E3 — Shakespeare, hiking, poetry on vinyl and a haiku winner share some thematic space
Shakespeare, hiking in Arizona, poetry on vinyl and a haiku winner share some thematic space on this KJZZ podcast about literature in Arizona and the region. It's hosted by Tom Maxedon.
2023-02-28
32 min
KJZZ's Word
Word S9:E2 — From prison to park, a festival of haiku continues anew
A Valley resident turns experience as a former prison inmate into a graphic novel, an addiction to an anti-anxiety drug leads to a debut mystery, the KJZZ Annual Haiku Writing Contest keeps on chugging and Arizona Matsuri returns to Phoenix, in person.
2023-02-14
26 min
The Real Story
Why the US midterm elections matter
The United States will hold midterm elections on 8 November, votes that could have a major impact on the remaining two years of the Biden presidency. Join The Real Story and our US Public Radio partners in Michigan, Arizona and California as we delve into some of the key issues driving this year's race - the cost of living, abortion rights and perceived threats to democracy. Ritula Shah is joined by Rick Pluta, Senior Capitol Correspondent at Michigan Public Radio Network MPRN, Ben Giles, Senior Editor KJZZ Phoenix 91.5FM and Marisa Lagos, Political Correspondent for KQED in California....
2022-10-28
49 min
Disruptors
Real Estate Market Update by the #1 Arizona Data Scientist: What to Expect In 2023
Tina Tamboer of The Cromford Report is back for the second time. She is the resource for housing data in Arizona, and today we’re talking about the state of today’s real estate market update and potentially what we’ve got coming down the pipe. Real Estate Market Update by the #1 Arizona Data Scientist: What to Expect In 2023 | Video Replay Real Estate Market Update by the #1 Arizona Data Scientist: What to Expect In 2023 Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Share this with someone who would value this i...
2022-10-14
1h 16