Stories - AZPM

Spanish-born singer / songwriter Jairo Zavala, aka DePedro.

Spotlight Session: Jairo Zavala

Listen to the vibrant and romantic music of Jairo Zavala, playing both solo and in duet with Joey Burns of Calexico.

Author and political scientist Jim Clarke discusses his work profiling assassins.

Politics Affect Behavior, Expert Says

Criminal violence researcher supports Sheriff Dupnik's statements

Pioneers of Television: Crime Dramas

Pioneering television crime dramas established new rules for viewers, amping up the violence and flash-quick dialogue; and delivering reluctant, but likeable, heroes. Tuesday at 9 pm on PBS-HD.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Greely Expedition

Questionable decisions and pure bad luck conspire to turn a noble scientific mission into a human tragedy. Monday at 9 p.m. on PBS-HD.

Student poets Samantha Neville (left) and Ochana Otto compete in poetry recitation.

Students Shine Out Loud

Tucson high schoolers compete in Poetry Outloud, a national poetry recitation event

The University of Arizona Poetry Center has become a valued resource in the community, and its recognized nationally and internationally, as one of the best of its kind. Since 1962 the center has hosted thousands of readings by most major contemporary U.S. poets, significant international visitors and emerging artists. Now, a new exhibit at the center features vintage poetry posters and it chronicles the early years of these public readings.

When Poetry Met Art

Vintage posters put literary legacy on exhibit at UA Poetry Center

All-star cast, including Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith and Elizabeth McGovern.

Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey, Part 4

The lives of the noble Crawley family and the staff who serve them, set at their Edwardian country house in 1912. Sunday at 8 p.m. on PBS-HD.

Tucson Unified School District classroom.

Volunteers Vital to Struggling Schools

School districts are more dependent on volunteers during the tough economy

Here in the information age, smaller is better: transistors, microchips and the laptops and cell phone that they power are triumphs of tiny.

NOVA Making Stuff: Smaller

Future technologies will depend on tiny stuff—from silicon chips to micro-robots that probe the human body. Wednesday at 9 p.m. on PBS-HD.

NOVA scienceNOW: Can We Live Forever?

This episode examines whether we can slow down the aging process. Wednesday at 8 p.m. on PBS-HD.

Episode 2: Arizona On the Chopping Block

Gov. Jan Brewer’s 2012 budget proposal, which aims to fix the state's fiscal crisis, is filled with major cuts to programs far and wide. That will prove painful for nearly all Arizonans, two experts say. But is there a better solution?

Gabrielle Giffords leaves University Medical Center

Giffords On Her Way

Congresswoman leaves Tucson's University Medical Center to continue recovery in Texas

James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke"

Pioneers of Television: Westerns

Known everywhere as the quintessential American cultural identity, westerns filled small screens across the country night after night. Tuesday at 9 pm on PBS-HD.

San Tan Valley residents square off over incorporation--and water rights--in this collaboration between AZPM and *San Tan Valley Today* newspaper.

Wild West Stand-Off in Pinal

Water utility may be fanning the flames of San Tan Valley discord

Mark Kelly, astronaut and husband of Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford, shares his hopes for her recovery.

Kelly: "She's Such a Fighter"

Mark Kelly hopeful that wife Gabrielle Giffords will recover

Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey, Part 3