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3 days ago | 
azpm.org | Mark McLemore
Home AZPM | Southern Arizona's PBS and NPR Station Also on Arizona Spotlight: Mike Stark shares the natural history "Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird"; and "Stories that Soar!" asks that we look for beauty beyond the screen.
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1 week ago | 
azpm.org | Mark McLemore
Home AZPM | Southern Arizona's PBS and NPR Station Also on Arizona Spotlight: Tucson youth explores emotion and expectations in his book "The Weight of Tomorrow"; and how Ability Dogs pairs those in need with canine companions.
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2 weeks ago | 
azpm.org | Mark McLemore
The Tucson non-profit Literacy Connects sponsors a group of performers and musicians called “Stories That Soar!”. They help young writers realize the power and potential of bringing their stories to life, for the stage, video, and radio. We are now presenting these stories on the first Thursday of every month here on Arizona Spotlight. "Stories That Soar!” returns with a collaboration between 2nd grade students who are exploring the meaning of some very potent emotions.
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2 weeks ago | 
azpm.org | Mark McLemore
Home AZPM | Southern Arizona's PBS and NPR Station Also on Arizona Spotlight: What's it like to win on "Jeopardy"?; and the debut of "Cracks", a new Ten-Minute Drama by Alejandro Canelos.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.azpm.org | Mark McLemore
(Download MP3) Your browser does not support the audio element. Featured on the May 8th, 2025 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:Poet and author Liza Porter shares her perspective on hope, and the way it can sometimes spring out of nowhere, to help us when we need it the most. This poem was chosen by “In a Flash”, an online magazine for creative non-fiction.
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3 weeks ago | 
azpm.org | Mark McLemore
(Download MP3) Your browser does not support the audio element. Featured on the May 8th, 2025 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:Poet and author Liza Porter shares her perspective on hope, and the way it can sometimes spring out of nowhere, to help us when we need it the most. VIEW LARGER Dedicated to her older sister Edie, "Keep the Singing" is Liza Porter's new collection of poems.
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1 month ago | 
news.azpm.org | Mark McLemore
Andrea Gallegos plays the violin during a Mariachi Sonido de México practice at Roskruge Bilingual K-8 Magnet School in Tucson, Ariz., Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Gallegos has directed the group since 2005. Featured on the May 8th, 2025 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:Explore how the Master-Apprentice program offered by the Southwest Folklife Alliance is preserving not just mariachi music, but the involvement of women in mariachi.
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1 month ago | 
azpm.org | Mark McLemore
A still from the film "Play Pretend" by filmmaker Jordan Fouts from the UA School of Theatre, Film and Television and a part of "I Dream in Widescreen" 2025. Featured on the May 1st, 2025 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:Meet some of the next generation of filmmakers who are ready to bring their movies to a cinema near you. It is the annual “I Dream in Widescreen” event, presenting 13 master thesis short films from the UA School of Theatre, Film & Television.
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1 month ago | 
azpm.org | Mark McLemore
Home AZPM | Southern Arizona's PBS and NPR Station Join Pati Jinich as she explores "Panamericana"; and a Tibetan Buddhist Lama visits Tucson to share ancient wisdom about our inner space.
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1 month ago | 
azpm.org | Mark McLemore
Home AZPM | Southern Arizona's PBS and NPR Station Also on Arizona Spotlight: This month's storyteller shares about the one thing in life he cannot resist; and a new segment of "A Book I Love." Featured on the April 17th, 2025 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore: Singing legend Crystal Gayle made a name for herself at a time when radio was embracing music with crossover appeal, and this brought her to the top of the country and pop charts many times over. Crystal Gayle brings...
