Arizona Spotlight
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Arizona Spotlight is a arts podcast hosted by AZPM. It has 109 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
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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Colin Hay at Work
Arizona Spotlight brings you "A Moment to Cope"
Lucy Darling has Tucson in the palm of their hand
Fighting Hate With Love: Remembering Bernard Lafayette Jr.
Famed actress and director Marsha Mason returns to Tucson.
The first signs of spring time in the Sonoran Desert
Tucsonans standing up for Iran
Legal observers stand ready to bear witness to injustice in our community
Dark skies over Tucson
"So easy, when you know how."" Ain't Misbehavin' at the Arizona Theatre Company
Drawing from Memory: A Conversation with Alison Bechdel.
"How dangerous ideas can be, when they turn us to hatred." The story of Andrew Schot.
Southern Arizona Arts Guild Offers More Space; More Art
"Gabrielle Giffords: Won't Back Down" tells the story of a survivor who doesn't look back, but who must still acknowledge the past.
Going the Distance, Part Two!
A conversation with NPR's best known voice: Terry Gross.
Frida's Garden at The Tucson Botanical Gardens is a place for inspiration to grow.
"Listening is an act of love."
The best of the greatest hits of the Wobo Show: physical theater meets child's play.
What role did the Southwest region play in The American Revolution?
"Stop putting us through this": The Tucson community copes with the food insecurity crisis.
Tucson Roller Derby might not be the safest sport, but it is a safe space
"Si Pudiera Quedarme" (If I Can Stay) tells the story of two women seeking asylum from deportation
The Steinfeld Gallery and Studios presents "A Gorgeous Excitement"
The myths and monsters of Ray Harryhausen arrive in Tucson
Arizona Theatre Company's "Deceived" takes gaslighting to a whole new level
Hidden Voices
How the trauma of living through the Holocaust is felt across generations.
Go below decks with "Ship" at Live Theater Workshop, a quirky new play about a young woman charting a course to adulthood.
"Music is a healing force." Meet the host of Papa Ray's Vintage Vinyl Roadshow.
80 years since atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, commemorating the victims and survivors.
Is television watching us? "TV's American Dream: U.S. Television after the Great Recession".
"Poets Square: A Memoir in Thirty Cats"--Why Courtney Gustafson's book is resonating with more than just cat lovers.
Exploring "Observational Ecology" with Alan Ruiz Berman
"Hidden Voices" reveals empathy and compassion on the streets of Tucson
The documentary "Final Vows" looks at a way of life that is disappearing
The A.R.F.F. Program: How shelter dogs are helping people living with aphasia
The art of "Kindred Spirits: Honoring Animals in Death"
"Everything You've Got": Sometimes it takes seven billion years to find yourself
"It's the New Zoo Revue, comin' right at you!": A conversation with the hosts of the beloved 1970s kids' show
Ending the silence about mental health in Southern Arizona
Meet Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson
Stories of Hope and Renewal
How the The Master - Apprentice Program is helping preserve women in mariachi
Student filmmakers confess "I Dream in Widescreen"
Journeys in space and mind
Crystal Gayle sings songs of the heart
Going the Distance!
April events that bring the Tucson community closer together
"It's the New Zoo Revue, comin' right at you!": A conversation with the hosts of the beloved 1970s kids' show
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