Arizona Spotlight Podcast

Young Musicians Prepare for 'World Series of High School Bands'

Apr 24, 2014 Tucson Jazz Institute students will be traveling to New York City to perform at the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band competition.

Harvesting Cholla Buds

Apr 24, 2014 For many generations of native people, spring in the Sonoran Desert meant it was time to harvest cholla buds. Now, there is new interest in the prickly plants as a sustainable local food source.

Arizona Spotlight for April 18, 2014

Apr 17, 2014 What do you love about your body?; a young Tucsonan wants to qualify for American Olympic skeet shooting team; 23rd AZ International Film Fest; unique approach to understanding English language.

The Militant Baker's Body Love Revolution

Apr 17, 2014 Blogger and advocate Jes Baker asks 'What do you love about your body?'

Tucsonan Aims for 2016 Olympics

Apr 17, 2014 Mountain View High School senior hopes to land a spot on the team USA's skeet shooting team.

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Dr. Strangelove

Apr 10, 2014 Film writer Chris Dashiell shares his appreciation for director Stanley Kubrick's classic black comedy on its 50th anniversary.

Arizona Spotlight for April 11, 2014

Apr 10, 2014 Author talks about new book on science of food, other things people can swallow; film writer shares appreciation for classic satire marking 50th anniversary.

The Address: A Film by Ken Burns

Apr 8, 2014 Watch students from the Greenwood School memorize, practice and recite the Gettysburg Address. Premieres Tuesday, April 15th, at 9 p.m. on PBS 6.

Arizona Spotlight for April 4, 2014

Apr 3, 2014 Visit a Beat Cancer Boot Camp; special prom for teenagers with cancer; a woman shares her experiences serving in Iraq; radio drama of "Dillinger's Last Love"

Local Group Hosts Special Prom for Teens with Cancer

Apr 3, 2014 Hosted by the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of S. Arizona, teens experience this high school rite of passage on their own terms.

Tales of Tucson: Dillinger's Last Love

Apr 3, 2014 A story about something that might have happened in Tucson more than 80 years ago, and kept secret ever since...

Tucson Program for Cancer Survivors Expanding Nationally

Apr 3, 2014 Founder of Beat Cancer Boot Camp combines passion for helping patients with working out.

Arizona Spotlight for March 28, 2014

Mar 27, 2014 Co-op selling coffee in Tucson is helping Mexican families stay together, avoid migration; Mexican films getting more recognition; Stairwell Session with Mike Kanne.

Stairwell Session: Mike Kanne

Mar 27, 2014 Can the Rillito River wash the blues away? Kanne is a singer / songwriter who draws on desert landscape, family life for lyrical inspiration

From Chiapas, Mexico: More Than Just Coffee

Mar 27, 2014 Co-op selling coffee in Tucson helps Mexican families stay together and avoid dangerous illegal immigration.

Arizona Spotlight for March 21, 2014

Mar 20, 2014 What is the 'C.S.I. effect'?; a look into what causes influenza to spread; and Tucson Festival of Books attendees share "A Book I Love"

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