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The Show's Friday NewsCap is a weekly review of the biggest stories with experts, reporters and commentators to put the news in perspective.
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The Show is a stream of curated stories from Phoenix, our region and around the country. With the help of reporters and producers around the region and globe we’ll mix the stories and news to keep you up to date and entertained. Listen live weekdays at 9 a.m.
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As Maricopa County tests library parental controls, opponents say diverse viewpoints are in danger
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Maricopa County is testing out a new parental control system for a Valley library. We’ll hear arguments for and against the idea. Plus, what was behind the bankruptcy of one of the country’s biggest for-profit hospital operators?
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On this Memorial Day edition of The Show, we revisit some of our favorite discussions about food, including a local bagel owner about his wild ride receiving a shout-out from Bon Appétit, a New Mexico couple is growing traditional crops to produce Indigenous baby food, and more.
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To talk about state lawmakers taking another break, the fake electors case heading back to a grand jury and more, The Show sat down with Marcus Dell’Artino and Reginald Bolding.
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A judge has sent Arizona’s fake electors case back to a grand jury. Friday NewsCap panelists analyze that and the rest of the week’s top stories. Plus, how root beer became a popular drink in Sonora, Mexico.
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The organ is a historical symbol of power. This ASU prof says women are at the center of that story
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What comes to mind when you hear the sound of an organ? How one of the world's oldest instruments became a status symbol. Plus, how Americans born intersex are impacted by Trump administration policies.
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Every summer we hear the same conversation about shade. We need more of it. Why a seemingly simple solution can be so hard to actually provide. And, we'll meet a man who's been bitten by snakes hundreds of times, all in the name of science.
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There has been an increase in hate incidents — including antisemitic ones — over the past few years. What’s behind that and what we can do about it. Plus, an Iraq veteran discovers a familial legacy of wartime trauma.
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Ongoing talks about the future of the Colorado River often focus on who should get how much of its water. The argument for setting some of that water aside. And, a humor writer reflects on a lifetime of not taking life seriously.
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To talk about another proposal to deal with immigration, another entrant into a congressional race and more, The Show sat down with Matthew Benson and Matt Grodsky.
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When the Arizona Legislature returns from break, it will need to come up with a budget and a new version of Proposition 123. Gov. Katie Hobbs joins The Show to discuss where she and Republicans are on these issues. Plus, our Friday NewsCap panelists break down Sen. Ruben Gallego’s immigration bill.
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Tesla boycotts, Bud Light boycotts, corporations boycotting states — are these examples of freedom of speech or something else? The moral quandary of market activism. Plus, a Valley-based author’s book about a high schooler with Tourette syndrome.
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Several states may soon join Arizona in rejecting daylight saving time. We’ll hear what they’re thinking and why the federal government might be on board. Plus, mahjong can be a difficult game — and all the variants don’t make it easier.
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'Think of me as being real': AI companions act like friends but present unique risk for kids
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AI companions are becoming more popular, including with teens. We’ll hear what new research says about the potential dangers for that age group. Plus, why a tiny town in Northern Arizona still relies on mules to get their mail.
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Technology is rapidly changing how health care is delivered. Now a new school at ASU is hoping to influence that evolution. Plus, how one Arizona inmate remade herself as a literary judge.
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To talk about a clash between the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and county recorder, members of the Trump team abandoning a gubernatorial candidate and more, The Show sat down with Doug Cole and Tony Cani.
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The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and the county recorder don’t agree on elements of running this summer’s special congressional election. Our Friday NewsCap panelists analyze that and the rest of the week’s top stories. Plus, what famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright learned from the desert.
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Mesa Arts Center has a new mural from an artist who was at the center of a recent controversy there. Now Shepard Fairey says he has changed his approach to activism. Plus, a social history of Jell-O.
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Stephen King stories helped this Arizona horror writer make sense of a challenging childhood
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Growing up in the desert with a mom fighting MS, Nat Cassidy had a surreal childhood. How his imagined conversations with a Stephen King character changed his life. Plus, why one electric vehicles maker with an Arizona presence is buying some parts of another.
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Snowmelt and its runoff are crucial for water supplies throughout the Southwest. Find out why dust may be messing things up. Plus, the end of a journalistic era at Outside Magazine.
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Federal funding for Head Start programs is in danger of being revoked by the Trump administration. Hear from Sen. Ruben Gallego about Democratic attempts to intervene. Plus, bringing old out-of-print books by female authors back into the world.
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To talk about the resignations of two state agency directors, next year’s gubernatorial campaign hitting the airwaves and more, The Show sat down with Jaime Molera and Mike Haener.
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A pair of state agency directors in an acknowledgement they would not be confirmed. Our Friday NewsCap panelists analyze that and the rest of the week’s top stories. Plus, making the case for recycled wastewater.
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You know those people who think they know everything about everything? Why one writer thinks we’re all kind of becoming those people. And, a road trip that celebrates the best and worst of American excess.
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Things change quickly here in Phoenix, which means the city has a complicated relationship with the past. The delicate art of historical preservation in a modern major city. Plus, some important context for the mythology we often associate with a president’s first 100 days.
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To talk about internal Democratic Party drama, President Trump endorsing a second GOP gubernatorial candidate and more, The Show sat down with Lorna Romero Ferguson and Roy Herrera.
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To talk about the governor issuing a moratorium on new bills, the debate over a measure on Axon’s proposed new campus and more, The Show sat down with Paul Bentz and Sam Richard.
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To talk about a pair of Trump administration officials in AZ, the latest in the fight between Axon and the city of Scottsdale and more, The Show sat down with Barrett Marson and Stacy Pearson.
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To talk about the field to replace the late Congressman Raúl Grijalva shaping up, a plan to ask voters to end some legislative immunity and more, The Show sat down with Marcus Dell’Artino of First Strategic and Democratic strategist Tony Cani.
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To talk about Adrian Fontes looking at a run for Congress, finger pointing over budget shortfalls and more, The Show sat down with Chuck Coughlin of HighGround and former state Rep. Reginald Bolding.
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The Show sat down with Democratic attorney Tom Ryan and former state Republican lawmaker Regina Cobb to discuss Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick's essay, voting to get rid of legislative immunity for traffic tickets, enshrined abortion rights and more.
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To talk about a congressional candidate giving her race another go, the back and forth of tariffs against the state’s two biggest trading partners and more, The Show sat down with Lorna Romero-Ferguson of Elevate Strategies and former Congressional staffer Roy Herrera.
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To discuss Gov. Katie Hobbs’ new border task force, DEI changes at University of Arizona and more, The Show sat down with Doug Cole of High Ground and Sam Richard of Consilium Consulting.
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Matthew Benson of Veridus and former state lawmaker Reginald Bolding joined The Show to talk about the governor’s first veto of the year, a proposal to introduce bounties in Arizona and more.
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To talk about Karrin Taylor Robson entering the gubernatorial race, a measure to speed up election results and more, The Show sat down with Paul Bentz of HighGround and Mike Haener of Lumen Strategies.
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To talk about the threat and then pause of tariffs against Arizona’s two biggest trading partners and more, The Show sat down with former state school superintendent Jaime Molera and Matt Grodsky with Matters of State Strategies.
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To talk about Arizona’s newest Supreme Court justice, changes in the governor’s office and more are Barrett Marson of Marson Media and Democratic strategist Tony Cani.
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To talk about Andy Biggs pursuing a run for governor, Kris Mayes challenging Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship and more, the Show sat down with Marcus Dell’Artino of First Strategic and former state lawmaker Aaron Lieberman.
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To talk about Gov. Hobbs’ State of the State speech, a proposal to make AZ elections more like Florida’s and more, The Show sat down with former lawmaker Regina Cobb and consultant Sam Richard.
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On this Friday NewsCap, The Show discusses immigration bills, previews the Arizona legislative session which starts on Monday and more.
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To talk about what’s to come on the political horizon in 2025 and how big national issues will hit home in Arizona, The Show sat down with Stacy Pearson of Lumen Strategies and Chuck Coughlin of HighGround.
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