Arizona Spotlight Podcast
1) Southern 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 overco...Show More
2) "Gabrielle Giffords: Won't Back Down" tells the story of a survivor who doesn't look back, but who must still acknowledge the past.
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.
3) Going 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 ab...Show More
4) A 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".
5) Frida'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 ...Show More
Frida's Garden at The Tucson Botanical Gardens is a place for inspiration to grow.
27:46 | Dec 4th, 2025
6) "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.
7) The 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...Show More
The best of the greatest hits of the Wobo Show: physical theater meets child's play.
38:48 | Nov 20th, 2025
8) What role did the Southwest region play in The American Revolution?
AAlso 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 Bor...Show More
9) "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.
10) Tucson Roller Derby might not be the safest sport, but it is a safe space
Also on Arizona Spotlight: The Rogue Theatre defies expectations with "Cloud Nine"; and remembering Tucson artist and Holocaust survivor Chris Tanz.