Podcast
Arizona Spotlight
Hosted by AZPM · EN
Rich in the fundamental elements of creativity and freedom, Southern Arizona is home to an arts scene that defies expectation. Each week, Arizona Spotlight explores the local creative community, including interviews with visiting performers and people around the country who are making important connections through art. The goal is to seek out and celebrate our shared humanity. Produced and hosted by Emmy award-winner Mark McLemore.
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The Last Supper Museum, An annual pilgrimage, Second Chances and a University of Arizona student talent show contest
2w ago00:28:37Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: Explore the purpose of the annual global pilgrimage for the devout called Hajj,Storyteller Susan Smith shares about her second chance at life, following a heart attack and an audio postcard from a University of Arizona student talent show contest.
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Composer Marc Shaiman shares stories from his charmed life in showbiz
3w ago00:27:23Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: NPR's Scott Simon new book shows love for pets of all make and model; and an audio postcard from the Autism Society of Southern Arizona's largest annual event.
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Dreams Examined in Widescreen
May 700:29:00Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: The curious history of ostrich farming in Arizona; and graphic novelist Alison Bechdel on letting memory guide her art.
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An unexpected visitor spotted in the Tohono O'odham Nation
Apr 3000:30:35Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: Arizona Theatre Company presents "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors"; and the public reaction to the decision to move The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind.
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The monsters and myths of Ray Harryhausen visit Tucson!
Apr 2300:27:42Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: Looking back fifty years to the tragic wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald; and a tiny hummingbid who acts like a mighty eagle.
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Choir! Choir! Choir! promises that they will choir you at the Rialto Theatre
Apr 1600:29:26Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: PCC's "Fairview" offers a Pulitzer-prize winning play like no other; and comedian Omar Tarango tells a story about laughter and failure from the high seas.
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Colin Hay at Work
Apr 900:23:46Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: A night of contemporary Indigenous comedy comes to Club Congress, courtesy of The Arizona State Museum.
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Arizona Spotlight brings you "A Moment to Cope"
Apr 200:26:39Tap to summarizeLearners in Tibetan Buddhism at the Bodhisattva Institute in Tucson share stories of overcoming negativity through positive coping skills.
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Lucy Darling has Tucson in the palm of their hand
Mar 2600:30:43Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: Bisbee Bikeways is trying to build better communities; and "Truth be Told" asks important questions that won't go away.
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Fighting Hate With Love: Remembering Bernard Lafayette Jr.
Mar 1900:27:36Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: invisible Theater previews new show "Inside Out: Men Behind Bars"; and storyteller Ana Montanez shares how Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a unifying moment for her multi-generational immigrant family.
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