Arizona Spotlight - Episodes

A Day at the Voyager RV Resort

Feb 26, 2015 How do our winter visitors fill their days in the desert?

Parlez-vous français? French Among Friends in Arizona

Feb 26, 2015 L'Alliance Française in Tucson is one of many around the world.

Transgender Woman Held in Male Immigrant Detention Center

Feb 20, 2015 Activists pushing for release of Guatemalan immigrant, end to alleged abuse inside facility.

The 2015 Academy Awards

Feb 19, 2015 Film writer Chris Dashiell looks ahead to the Oscars, and questions whether they do more to help or hamper the way filmmakers approach their craft.

Life-changing Experiences While Serving Overseas

Feb 19, 2015 Peace Corps volunteers say life abroad opens new horizons, and is unforgettable.

Arizona Spotlight for February 20th, 2015

Feb 19, 2015 Transgender woman held in male immigration detention; Peace Corps volunteers share life changing experiences; musician Suzanne Vega talks about tide and time; Chris Dashiell on 2015 Academy Awards.

Arizona Spotlight for February 13th, 2015

Feb 13, 2015 A student learns to balance family, education, and work with limited income; translating Murakami's stories into English; repose as a way to deal with stress; a bull rider's quest for the Gold Buckle.

One Student's Story

Feb 13, 2015 Learn how UA student Mercedes Galarza is learning to balance family, education and a job, while just barely getting by.

The Gold Buckle

Feb 13, 2015 Join a real-life cowboy competing in the 90th Annual Tucson Rodeo, on a quest to earn his sport's most valued prize.

Quartet for the End of Time

Feb 5, 2015 Author Johanna Skibsrud discusses drawing on a famous piece of music for inspiration, and reads from her new novel for "Sound Fiction".

Arizona Spotlight for February 6th, 2015

Feb 5, 2015 Music and memories with songwriter and performer Dan Hicks; a trip to the Tohono O'odham Nation to learn how recycling can also be redemption; author Johanna Skibsrud discusses her novel "Quartet for the End of Time".

"The Dance of Yao"

Jan 30, 2015 A trio of virtuoso musicians play a traditional Chinese folk melody, perfom at the Confucius Institute's New Year Celebration.

Arizona Spotlight for January 30th, 2015

Jan 29, 2015 Members of Congress tour the U.S. / Mexico border; scientist Chris Impey ponders the human need to explore "Beyond"; UA students learn about life in Cuba; traditional Chinese music welcomes "The Year of the Goat".

Cuba as a Classroom

Jan 29, 2015 Annual summer trips educate University of Arizona students about the culture, politics and daily life of an isolated island nation.

Arizona Spotlight for January 23rd, 2015

Jan 22, 2015 Burt Bacharach headlines the Tucson Jazz Festival; a visit to The Flying Leap Vineyards in Southern Arizona; and from Tierney to Depp, a look at three films about John Dillinger.

Students At Risk of Dropping Out Get Surprise Visits from Tucson Officials

Jan 16, 2015 Steps to Success Walk aims at getting teens back in the classroom

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