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 December 19, 2014 / Modified dec 19, 2014 1:44 p.m.

Arizona Spotlight for December 19th, 2014

New director of Tucson non-profit works to preserve plants and agricultural knowledge; local author explores mythical side of Tucson urban landscape; Stairwell Session featuring Mitzi Cowell.
by Mark McLemore

Featured on the December 19th edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:

  • Meet Larrie Warren, the new executive director of Native Seeds/SEARCH, a Tucson-based non-profit that maintains an archive of nearly two thousand varieties of seeds. Tony Paniagua speaks with Warren about his decision to leave his work in East Africa to take the position, and his plans for the organization's future...

  • In her new short story collection Demigods on Speedway, author Aurelie Sheehan explores the mystical side of Tucson's urban landscape. Mark McLemore talks with Sheehan about re-imagining the Greek gods as snowbirds and desert rats...

  • And, the Stairwell Session features the sly, blues-y sound of Mitzi Cowell, one of Southern Arizona's most in-demand musicians...

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ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT airs every Friday at 8:30 am and 6:00 pm, and every Saturday at 5:00 pm, on NPR 89.1 FM / 1550 AM. Stories are also available online at AZPM.org.

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