Playing Tag with Hummingbirds
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Luis Alberto Urrea on "The House of Broken Angels"; flutist Gary Stroutsos on playing music in sacred places; and Nancy Stanley on founding the stand-up comedy "Estrogen Hour".
The Secret Life of Spiders
Also on Arizona Spotlight: a new dust detection system on I-10; cumbia rhythm energizes downtown Tucson; and a story about the perils of being a king.
Separated & Reunited on the Border
Also on Arizona Spotlight: An update on the poaching of a male jaguar sighted in the Huachuca Mountains; meet Ciara Peterson, a Tucson girl who is a national champion at using braille.
Jaguar Seen in Arizona Last Year has Been Killed in Mexico
Spots on a pelt match those of a jaguar photographed in the Huachuca Mountains.
The Evolution of Television According to David Bianculli
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Tucson students working for political change on behalf of teachers; and artist & author Beth Surdut on mountain lions, and when the hunter becomes the hunted.
The Art of Paying Attention: Mountain Lions
Author and wildlife illustrator Beth Surdut focuses on mountain lions, and how sometimes, the hunter can become the hunted.
A Desert Museum for Art and History
Tucson has two different attractions with "desert museum" in their names.
The Art of Paying Attention: Gila Woodpecker
Beth Surdut finds much more to these marvels of natural engineering than is obvious to the eye...or ear.
Summer's Insects Draw Scientists to Southern Arizona
Hot and humid weather is optimal for exploring the outdoors.
The Art of Paying Attention: Zebra-Tailed Lizards
Author and wildlife illustrator Beth Surdut shares a surprisingly close encounter in midtown Tucson with one of the fastest sprinters in the desert.
Tucson Science Rally Gains Momentum as Earth Day Approaches
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Attorney General Sessions gives speech in Nogales; artist Lex Gjurasic stamps out reality; and Arizona's round-tailed ground squirrels get the attention they deserve.
Episode 130: Feeding Tucson With Greenhouse Tomatoes, Greens, Herbs
Plus, hate crimes ordinance, reaction to Islamic Center vandalism, Jewish Center bomb threats.
The Art of Paying Attention: Great Horned Owls
Author & wildlife illustrator Beth Surdut tracks some of nature's most accomplished masters of camouflage in Tucson.
The Debut of Feeding Our Future
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Arizona Theatre Company overcomes financial struggle to launch 50th season; Tucson's Chinese community hosts Lunar Festival; eButterfly uses crowd sourcing to help science.
Hot and Humid for Humans, Bountiful for Nature
Plants and animals thrive with the summer monsoon rains.
