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Great Migrations PREVIEW
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- Great Migrations PREVIEW
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- 4 hours ago
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- Great Migrations: A People on the Move explores the transformative impact of Black migration on American culture and society. From the waves of Black Americans to the North—and back South—over the last century to the growing number of immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean today, the film shows how movement is a defining feature of the Black experience.
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- Nature: Big Cats, Small World: Landlords
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- 4 hours ago
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- Lion, leopard and cheetah parents attempt to co-exist and raise their cubs on the shores of Botswana’s Gomoti River. Narrated by David Oyelowo.
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- NOVA: What Are UFOs? PREVIEW
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- 5 hours ago
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- After decades in the shadows, UFOs are being studied seriously. Are they weather balloons, optical illusions, secret military technology? Or something else? Follow scientists as they try to unravel the mystery of the strangest objects in our skies.
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- Hollywood at Home: Soapdish (1991) TRIVIA
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- 5 hours ago
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- An ambitious television soap actress connives with her producer to scuttle the career of the show's long-time star, but nothing works as they plan.
Starring: Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Cathy Moriarty.
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- Emmanuel and Tucson Refugee Beats
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- 7 hours ago
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- Emmanuel Uwayezu wa Kabano, originally from Rwanda, has made Tucson his home and become a beacon of hope and stability for African refugee youth in the community. His journey with Tucson Refugee Beats began with something as simple as buying a guitar from Goodwill, sparking a vision to create a space where young refugees could find courage, self-confidence, and hope.
Through the band, Emmanuel dedicates his life to guiding these young men as they navigate a new and unfamiliar country, helping them build a foundation for success. When members move on to pursue college and other opportunities, Emmanuel opens the door to new talent, ensuring the cycle of mentorship and inspiration continues. We'll soon visit Emmanuel’s home to catch up with the band and see how they’re thriving today.
Producer: Özlem Ayşe Özgür
Videographer: Danny Sax, Özlem Ayşe Özgür, Eryka Dellenbach
Editor: Diana Cadena
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- New Frontiers TRAILER
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- 1 day ago
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- NEW FRONTIERS is a new AZPM original science series focused on innovation, research, and discovery at the University of Arizona. Hosted by astrophysics professor, Erika Hamden. The latest new episode premieres Tuesday, January 28th at 6:30PM.
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- Arizona Illustrated 1119: Grilled Cheese, Electrons & Cowboys
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- 3 days ago
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- This week on Arizona Illustrated…one local food truck is serving up grilled cheese and opportunities for our special needs community; a desert plant that provides beautiful yellow flowers all year; the tiniest of world records now resides at the University of Arizona; Giddy up at the annual Empire Ranch Cowboy Festival and start the new year with some awe at Meteor Crater.
Special Eats Food Truck
Tamara Varga couldn’t find a job for his 16-yer-old son with autism – so she created one. Alongside with her business partner Bill Harman, she created an inclusive environment and workplace for people with special needs, where the glue of the business is grilled cheese and love.
Desert Plants – Yellow Bells
Thousands of native or drought-tolerant plants can be grown in the Sonoran Desert, providing a colorful and intriguing options for the garden. Some plants can provide amazing color or food for pollinators, nesting sites for bird...
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- Field Notes: Meteor Crater: An Exploration of Awe
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- 5 days ago
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- Ever wondered what it feels like to stand at the edge of a crater formed by a massive meteorite impact? Join producer David Fenster on a journey to Meteor Crater Natural Landmark, as he experiences the power of nature and explores the emotion of awe.
Producer, Videographer, Editor: David Fenster
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- The Press Room - January 17, 2025
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- 5 days ago
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- The roundtable discusses key takeaways from Gov. Katie Hobbs' State of the State Address, how a second Trump Administration could affect issues in Arizona, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding a ruling releasing TUSD from federal oversight meant to address segregation in schools after over fifty years.
GUESTS: Dylan Smith & Natalie Robbins (Tucson Sentinel), Caitlin Schmidt (Tucson Spotlight), Steve Jess (AZPM)
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- January 2025 AZPM Highlights and Happenings: A message from Jack Gibson
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- 5 days ago
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- 2025 will be a pivotal year for AZPM as we see the completion of the state-of-the-art Paul and Alice Baker Center for Public Media next fall. Thanks to the generous support of philanthropic leaders and community members alike, AZPM is more than 90% of the way to its funding goal for the new facility. The facility is truly a community center; one funded by the community for the benefit of the community. If you have not yet made a capital campaign contribution, I hope you will consider how much you count on public media every day and give accordingly at support.azpm.org/capitalcampaign.
Read more at https://about.azpm.org/p/about-press/2025/1/1/223123-january-highlights-and-happenings/
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- Episode 444: Finding new similarities between chimpanzees and humans
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- 5 days ago
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- Researchers are finding chimpanzees have more in common with humans that was previously thought. University of Arizona anthropologist Jacob Negrey discusses how chimpanzees transition to old age and how that translates to the human experience.
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- Removing ultra-processed foods from school meals
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- 5 days ago
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- A Republican Arizona lawmaker wants ultra-processed foods out of public school meals, and he has introduced a bill that has bipartisan co-sponsors.
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- Delfeayo Marsalis brings New Orleans jazz to Tucson
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- 5 days ago
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- Trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis has always been an ambassador of the purest form of New Orleans jazz. Delfeayo will be performing in the Tucson Jazz Festival at the Rialto Theatre. Also: Three emerging local jazz musicians; and storyteller Jess Losoya shares a story about freedom.
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- Empire Ranch Cowboy Festival | Where the Old West Comes Alive
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- 6 days ago
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- The Empire Ranch Cowboy Festival is a celebration of Arizona's ranching history and cowboy traditions. Held at the historic Empire Ranch, the event features live music, western reenactments, skilled horsemanship, and activities for all ages.
Producer: Dennis Fitzgerald
Videographer: Bob Lindberg, Danny Sax
Editor: Bob Lindberg
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- World’s Fastest Electron Microscope
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- 7 days ago
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- The Guinness World Record for developing the world’s fastest electron microscope now belongs to the University of Arizona, thanks to breakthroughs made by Associate Professor of Physics and Optical Sciences, Mohammed Hassan. The microscope is so fast that it can match the speed of electrons in motion, meaning that it can resolve clear images of these subatomic particles in real time and space. Soon researchers might be able to use the microscope to better understand the mysterious realm of quantum mechanics.
Producer: Bryan Nelson
Editor: Bryan Nelson
Videographer: Robert Lindberg
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- Finding Your Roots Season 11 PREVIEW
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- 7 days ago
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- For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Professor Gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.
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- Desert Plants – Yellow Bells
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- 8 days ago
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- Thousands of native or drought-tolerant plants can be grown in the Sonoran Desert, providing a colorful and intriguing options for the garden. Some plants can provide amazing color or food for pollinators, nesting sites for birds and other wildlife, and visual and textural appeal to homeowners. Yellow Bells or Tecoma stans is great option if you love an abundance of yellow flowers all year long.
Producer: Tony Paniagua
Videographer: Robert Lindberg
Editor: Robert Lindberg
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- Hollywood at Home: Genius (2016) INSIDE LOOK WITH VICTORIA LUCAS
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- 8 days ago
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- A chronicle of Max Perkins's time as the book editor at Scribner, where he oversaw works by Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others.
Starring: Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman
Hollywood at Home airs Saturday at 8PM on PBS 6.
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- Hollywood at Home: Genius (2016) TRIVIA
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- 8 days ago
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- A chronicle of Max Perkins's time as the book editor at Scribner, where he oversaw works by Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others.
Starring: Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman
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- Special Eats – Changing lives one grilled cheese at a time
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- 8 days ago
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- Tamara Varga couldn’t find a job for his 16-yer-old son with autism – so she created one. Alongside with her business partner Bill Harman, she created an inclusive environment and workplace for people with special needs, where the glue of the business is grilled cheese and love.
Producer: Laura Holanszky
Videographer: Nate Huffman
Editor: Nate Huffman
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- Arizona Illustrated 1118: HS Band, Rain Gardens, Photography
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- 10 days ago
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- This week on Arizona Illustrated… the passion and success of the Catalina Foothills Falcon Band; a church, an elementary school and an NGO collaborate to cool their neighborhood; Erin Cox makes still lifes from family relics and William Lesch explores time and space through his inventive and psychedelic photography.
Foothills Falcon Band
Since 1992, when she had only 17 students, Foothills legend Renee Shane-Boyd has led the Catalina Foothills Falcon Band to great personal and team successes. With the help of a school district unwavering in its support for the arts, the program grew to be the largest marching band in the state.
Cooling our Neighborhood
Prince Elementary in conjunction with Watershed Management Group and St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church is planting a rain garden. The garden will grow trees and shrubs that will cool and shade the school, provide food for pollinators, and help the students learn about ecology and the wa...
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- AZPM Presents Death Behind Bars (full documentary)
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- 12 days ago
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- Since 2018, 58 lives have been lost inside Pima County Jail, spotlighting a crisis that demands urgent attention. This investigative story follows journalist John Washington as he delves into the systemic failures and the human stories behind the statistics. Through the lens of those most affected, this project confronts the pressing need for meaningful, collaborative change in a broken system.
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- The Press Room - January 10, 2025
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- 12 days ago
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- We discuss Tucson Mayor Regina Romero giving her sixth Report to Tucsonans, Prop 414, Pima County Administrator Jan Lescher’s new contract, the Laken Riley Act receiving support from both Arizona Senators, and Pima County having one of the deadlist jails in the nation.
GUESTS: Paul Ingram (Tucson Sentinel), John Washington (AZ Luminaria), Alisa Reznick (KJZZ), Christopher Conover (AZPM)
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- Episode 443: Using genetic science to control damaging plant pests
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- 12 days ago
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- The Corn Earworm attacks both corn and cotton in Arizona, causing millions of dollars in damage each year. University of Arizona director of Entomology Bruce Tabashnik discusses why genetically engineered crops developed to defeat the Earworm have failed to keep the pest at bay.
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- Stars who are coming to Tucson
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- 12 days ago
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- Jazz singer Dominique Eade, rocker Dweezil Zappa, and comedy legend Vicki Lawrence all bring their talents to The Old Pueblo.
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- Previewing the 2025 legislative session
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- 12 days ago
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- Arizona's 2025 legislative session opens next week. A handful of topics are likely to continue to top discussions around the legislature. Even though legislators are not yet gathering, a number of bills have been introduced, giving some ideas of what the major topics will be for the session.
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- AZPM Presents Death Behind Bars TRAILER
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- 12 days ago
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- Since 2018, 58 lives have been lost inside Pima County Jail, spotlighting a crisis that demands urgent attention. This investigative story follows journalist John Washington as he delves into the systemic failures and the human stories behind the statistics. Through the lens of those most affected, this project confronts the pressing need for meaningful, collaborative change in a broken system.
Watch on the PBS App or with AZPM Passport beginning Jan 10.
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- Rituals with Erin Cox: Creating Still Lifes from family ephemera
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- 13 days ago
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- The word “routine” resonates with a rigid sense of structure that often monetizes time and prioritizes productivity. In contrast “ritual’ is an activity that can place a person into a mindset that’s more conducive for creativity or just being.
This is the 2nd in a series where we spend time with people and learn about their rituals, how they evolved and what sense of meaning they imbue in their lives. Meet Erin Cox, who during the pandemic began the ritual of making still lives. Using beloved ephemera and family relics, the process of making these vignettes allows her to slow down time and pay homage and respect to her loved ones.
Producer: Cáit NíSíomón
Videographer: Nate Huffman
Editor: Nate Huffman
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- William Lesch - Timeless Photographer of the Sonoran Desert
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- 13 days ago
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- The earth is larger than life. William Lesch’s images are witnesses to this constantly changing living thing we call earth. William Lesch is the photographer of the eternal present of the Sonoran Desert. This story is about his art as well as his philosophy of life.
Producer: Özlem Ayşe Özgür
Videographer: Robert Lindberg, Özlem Ayşe Özgür, Nate Huffman, Drone videography: Michael Mckisson
Editor: Nate Huffman
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- Masterpiece All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 PREVIEW
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- 14 days ago
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- When we left off at the end of Season 4, James found his way home to meet newborn Jimmy, who Helen gave birth to on Christmas day. And as anyone who’s ever met a baby understands, a tiny new life can bring massive upheaval, along with massive joy, to a household! With James back at training with the RAF, Helen, Siegfried, Mrs. Hall, and even Carmody are all trying to find their new footing—as expected, to comic and moving effect.
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- Cooling Our Neighborhood: Elementary School Transforms Their Environment By Planting A Rain Garden
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- 15 days ago
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- Prince Elementary in conjunction with Watershed Management Group and St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church is planting a rain garden. The garden will grow trees and shrubs that will cool and shade the school, provide food for pollinators, and help the students learn about ecology and the water cycle. When the students and parents involved bring these lessons and tools back to their homes, this project has the potential to transform the neighborhood.
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- Hollywood at Home: The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) TRIVIA
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- 15 days ago
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- The original 1970s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.
STARRING: Shelley Long, Gary Cole, Christine Taylor.
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- Rain or shine, they march ‘til 9: Catalina Foothills Falcon Band
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- 15 days ago
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- Since 1992, when she had only 17 students, Foothills legend Renee Shane-Boyd has led the Catalina Foothills Falcon Band to great personal and team successes. With the help of a school district unwavering in its support for the arts, the program grew to be the largest marching band in the state.
Producer: Noor Haghighi
Videographers: Diana Cadena/ Noor Haghighi/ Samantha Kanter Danny Sax
Editor: Diana Cadena
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- Arizona Illustrated 1117: Emmy Award Winning Stories
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- 17 days ago
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- This week on Arizona Illustrated… our team will take look back at some of our 2024 Rocky Mountain Regional Emmy Award winning stories; we learned our producer John DeSoto was colorblind and tried to see how we could help; we profiled a crew looking for dangerous asteroids right here in Arizona and we’ll introduce you to Andy Rush, the 93 year old founder of Tucson’s The Drawing Studio.
John is Colorblind
In this story we learn all about colorblindness and witness five individuals use corrective glasses from EnChroma for the first time that allows them to see colors that they never detected before.
SPACEWATCH
SPACEWATCH is a NASA-funded program at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Lab that was founded in 1980 to keep track of hazardous asteroids and comets in our solar system that might pose an impact threat to Earth. The program, led by Principal Investigator Melissa Brucker, makes observations 24+ nights a month from Kitt ...
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- The Press Room – January 3, 2025
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- 19 days ago
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- On this special legislative preview edition, we look at the impact on the Republican gains in the Arizona Senate, and what we can expect from this year’s legislative session.
GUESTS: Christopher Conover (AZPM), Camryn Sanchez (KJZZ), Wayne Schutsky (KJZZ)
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- Catching up with Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes
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- 19 days ago
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- 2024 was a busy year for the office of Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes: continued opioid and other lawsuits aimed at protecting the state's residents, attempting to crack down on school voucher and sober living home scams, legal action against a foreign alfalfa farm and more. Just before the end of the year, we sat down with Mayes in a conference room at the Attorney General's office to discuss several topics.
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- Arizona Illustrated 1116: AZ ILL Highlights Local Doc Filmmakers
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- 24 days ago
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- This week on Arizona Illustrated… we’re showcasing the work of University of Arizona Student from the department of Theater, Film and Television who produced, filmed and edited short documentaries about Tucson’s history. Topics include the history of Tucson’s Chinese owned grocery stores, Tohono O’odham pottery and gentrification in Tucson’s oldest neighborhood. The films were produced with editorial independence under the guidance of Peabody award winning documentary filmmaker, Lisa Molomot. Funding was provided by the Regional Transportation Authority and the City of Tucson in collaboration with Pima County.
Chinese Grocery Stores in Tucson
There were once over 100 Chinese owned grocery stores in Tucson. This story looks at the cultural impact of them and talks to some of the children who grew up in them.
Producer: Lisa Molomot
Supervising Producer: Sarah Herr
Student Crew
Videographers: Anna Agosto, Tatum Sailors
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- Arizona Illustrated 1115: Lights, Trains, Shopping and more!
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- 1 month ago
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- This week on Arizona Illustrated…the Winter Haven Festival of Lights celebrates its Diamond Anniversary; a behind the scenes look at a Tucson Girls Chorus rehearsal; shop local at Loom, a holiday market for heritage artists; head up north a take a ride on the Verde Canyon Railroad Christmas Train and Tom Interviews Tucsonans about what they’re looking forward to in 2025.
LOOM Artists Holiday Market
Loom Market is a virtual marketplace where heritage-based artists can sell work, network, and preserve cultural knowledge. It is designed and maintained by the Southwest Folklife Alliance. Indigenous artists from all walks of life get together under the umbrella of Loom Market to support each other and to create community.
All Aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad Christmas Train!
Climb aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad Christmas Train and journey to the North Pole! Enjoy festive fun with Santa’s elves, warm up with hot cocoa, and marvel...
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- The Press Room – December 20, 2024
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- 1 month ago
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- We discuss the verdict in the sexual assault case involving Former Pima County Sheriff's Sergeant Ricardo Garcia, the controversial bonus structure set up for new University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella, and what it means now that Willcox Groundwater Basin has been designated as Arizona’s 7th active management area.
GUESTS: Caitlin Schmidt (Tucson Spotlight), Yana Kunichoff (AZ Luminaria), Zac Ziegler (AZPM), Tim Stellar (Arizona Daily Star)
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- Catching up with some of our 2024 interviewees
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- 1 month ago
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- Each year, the staff of The Buzz talk to more than 100 people for the episodes we bring you. To wrap up 2024, we decided to check in on some of the people we talked with to see how the rest of the year went for them.
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- Episode 442: How color evolved in the plant and animal kingdom
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- 1 month ago
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- Plants and animals were not always as colorful as we see them today. University of Arizona evolutionary biologist John Wiens discusses the evolution of color for plant and animal species that developed hundreds of millions of years ago.
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- "Growing Tradition": A story about a dazzling display of lights and community
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- 1 month ago
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- We'll take you behind the scenes of the annual “LightsUp!” festival of illumination at Tucson Botanical Gardens. The documentary "Growing Tradition" provides details about this dazzling display that requires more than a million sparkling lights and other decorations. Also: Meet Glenda Bonin a storyteller, magician and puppeteer who shares her "Sleigh Bells" story.
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- Lucy Worsley Investigates PREVIEW
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- 1 month ago
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- Lucy Worsley explores how the coverage of the unsolved 19th century case of Jack the Ripper - London's most infamous serial killer - created a template for our modern-day true crime obsession.
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- Hollywood at Home: Big Eyes (2014) TRIVIA
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- 1 month ago
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- A drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.
STARRING: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston.
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- Hollywood at Home: New In Town (2009) TRIVIA
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- 1 month ago
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- A Miami, Florida businesswoman adjusts to her new life in a small Minnesota town.
STARRING: Renée Zellweger; Harry Connick Jr.; J.K. Simmons; Siobhan Fallon Hogan
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- Loom Artists Holiday Market
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- 1 month ago
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- Loom Market is a virtual marketplace where heritage based artists can sell work, network, and preserve cultural knowledge. It is designed and maintained by the Southwest Folklife Alliance. Indigenous artists from all walks of life get together under the umbrella of Loom Market to support each other and to create community.
Loom Market es un mercado virtual donde artistas del patrimonio pueden vender sus obras, establecer contactos y preservar el conocimiento cultural. Está diseñado y mantenido por la Southwest Folklife Alliance. Artistas indígenas de todos los ámbitos de la vida se reúnen bajo el paraguas de Loom.Market para apoyarse mutuamente y crear comunidad.
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- Arizona Illustrated 1114: Short drives & big adventures in Southern AZ
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- 1 month ago
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- This week on Arizona Illustrated… come along for the ride as we tour exciting and unusual places all 90 minutes or less from the center of Tucson; from fishing, boating and cooler temps at Patagonia Lake State Park; to a local rock shop sells gems and oddities 365 days a year; discover arts, history and Arizona’s longest zipline in the town of Oracle; learn the inspiring story of Gordon Hirabayashi and the campground named after him, and Sabino Canyon Dam is a literal oasis in the desert.
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Patagonia Lake State Park
Residents who want a dependable source of water for fishing or boating in southern Arizona don’t have to travel to Mexico or another state: Patagonia Lake State Park in Santa Cruz County offers various options for visitors at the property’s more than 2,000 of acres, of which the lake encompasses about 260 acres. The park offers boating, fishing, trails, camping and other activities and is considered “an ...
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- Hollywood at Home: Paper Moon (1973) TRIVIA
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- 1 month ago
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- A smooth-talking con man in the 1930's meets his match in a young girl who thinks he may be her father. They travel on the road, where she learns, and eventually outdoes, his cunning ways. A popular, nostalgic hit from director Peter Bogdanovich. Tatum O'Neal won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Based on Joe David Brown's novel.
STARRING: Ryan O'Neal; Tatum O'Neal; Madeline Kahn; John Hillerman.
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- The Earthshot Report PREVIEW
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- 1 month ago
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- The Earthshot Report is the definitive review of the progress we have made in protecting and restoring our planet in 2024. Introduced by HRH Prince William and hosted by Hannah Waddingham, the report takes a deep dive into previous Earthshot finalist stories, takes a look at the global picture and shows how we are progressing towards a sustainable future.
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- All Aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad Christmas Train!
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- 1 month ago
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- Climb aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad Christmas Train and journey to the North Pole! Enjoy festive fun with Santa’s elves, warm up with hot cocoa, and marvel at dazzling displays of Arizona’s wildlife illuminated in holiday lights. Pass through the magical Christmas tunnel that transports you to Santa’s North Pole Village—a truly unforgettable holiday adventure for all ages! @VerdeCanyonRailroad @ArizonaTourism
Producer: Dennis Fitzgerald
Videographer: Danny Sax, Dennis Fitzgerald
Editor: Emmanuel Joubeaud
