Arizona Spotlight - Episodes

The Art in Healing

Aug 1, 2014 Community partners build arts therapy program for veterans that caters to emotional and creative needs.

Arizona Spotlight for August 1, 2014

Jul 31, 2014 Tucson Streetcar's debut weekend; a mezcal brand's clandestine origins, migration to Tucson; art therapy's impact at VA hospital; the origin of the Hollywood movie studio system.

A Mezcal's Clandestine Origin, Migration to Old Pueblo

Jul 31, 2014 This brand of smoky agave spirit has humble, law bending beginnings - from Oaxaca, Mexico to the colonial Guatemalan city of Antigua.

The Movie Studio System, Part 1

Jul 31, 2014 Film writer Chris Dashiell explores the origin of film industry practices that still hold sway a century later.

Tucson Streetcar Voices

Jul 31, 2014 AZPM's Vanessa Barchfield joined thousands of riders on its first day for a portrait of the city welcoming this new mode of transportation.

1M Ballots Being Mailed for Early Voting in AZ Primary

Jul 31, 2014 At stake: primary races for governor, attorney general, congressional challengers, Legislature; independents can vote.

Pols Want 'Border Security,' But Benefit from Immigration: Expert

Jul 28, 2014 Influx of Central American women, children isn't threat in and of itself but can beget other issues, she says.

Arizona Spotlight for July 25, 2014

Jul 24, 2014 Tucsonans respond to influx of Central American migrants; meet singer who blends French, Chinese, American heritage; soccer-playing robots invade UA; basketball summer camp for girls.

Tucsonans Step Up to Help Central American Women, Children

Jul 24, 2014 One volunteer calls it 'a moral imperative to help suffering humanity;' he, his partner, take in two for one night.

Christine Clark Holds Court at Basketball Camp for Girls

Jul 24, 2014 Before launching her professional career, 21-year-old Tucsonan returns home.

Soccer-Playing Robots Invade UA

Jul 24, 2014 Group of engineering students from Mexico take their love for sport to another level.

Found in Translation

Jul 24, 2014 Singer Jessica Fichot and her band explore world music's past and present to create new sounds that are distinctly her own.

Project Hopes to Photograph Jaguars, Ocelots Near Tucson

Jul 18, 2014 Camera traps set up at more than 200 places in mountains surrounding the city.

Arizona Spotlight for July 18, 2014

Jul 17, 2014 Children held in detention receive political attention; climatologists study effects of extreme heat; summer camp at Biosphere 2; scientists hunt for jaguars; summer secrets of the cicada.

Global Climate Changing, Tucsonans Working Outdoors Feel Heat

Jul 17, 2014 National Climate Assessment says Southwest is going to get even hotter, drier.

Teenagers Ask Big Questions at Biosphere 2's Summer Academy

Jul 17, 2014 It's a Tuesday afternoon, a group of high school kids are trudging in rubber boots through only mangrove forest in Southern AZ.

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