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Arizona in Focus is a podcast from Cronkite News, the news division of Arizona PBS. Each season we dive deep into a particular topic or story to bring you stories you haven’t heard elsewhere. Look for new episodes on Tuesdays and Fridays.

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    • Aug 29, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 12m AVG DURATION
    • 52 EPISODES
    • 5 SEASONS


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    Fifty grades of shade

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019 6:08


    MaRTy is an instrument that collects data about, and scientists use the information to help cities like Tempe and Phoenix understand what makes for the best shade.

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    Arizona golfer shares life on and off the green

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 17:50


    Bobbi Lancaster is a skilled golfer, an author and a family doctor, but up until 2010, she had lived her life as a man. “I was in the closet hiding from my wife, hiding from everybody, secretly crossdressing at times, feeling hopeless that I would never ever be able to just live openly,” Lancaster recalled. “I would just hide my whole life.” Lancaster sat down with Cronkite News sports reporter Brian Brindley to talk about how being transgender has affected her life experiences.

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    Arm-wrestling champ reflects on his journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019 6:31


    Travis Bagent is a professional arm wrestler from West Virginia who came to the desert in June to showcase his sport at the Arizona Arm Wrestling Championship. Bagent, who’s one of the organizers of the championship, also participated in it. He helped promote the event by talking to local news media and sometimes doing-off-the wall promotional events to boost the profile of the championship and the organization that runs it, the National Armwrestling League. When Bagent wasn’t competing, he played host and color commentator for other bouts. The event filled a showroom at Talking Stick Resort and Casino with dozens of contestants over two days. In this episode of Arizona in Focus, Cronkite News talks with Bagent, 43, about how he became a professional arm wrestler, and the super heavyweight wrestling champion of the world. This episode begins with Bagent’s beginnings in West Virginia, where he grew up poor with a father who wasn’t around much.

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    Volcanic soil, old artillery shells challenge crews managing the Maroon Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019 5:52


    Firefighters are controlling a wildfire near Flagstaff, but unusual circumstances complicate process.

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    ‘Georgia cubes’ used to save Arizona fish

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 6:05


    The Arizona Game and Fish Department is making “fish cities” to help fish that live in lakes around the state.

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    The heat is on: Ways coaches and athletic trainers keep athletes safe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2019 7:21


    School’s out for summer, but high school football players are sweating it out to prepare for fall games. And that can put their lives at risk in Arizona’s sweltering heat.

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    Hearing climate change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 9:07


    Garth Paine, who co-leads Arizona State’s Acoustic Ecology Lab, studies how sounds can help understand the environment and potentially help predict climate change. In this episode of Arizona in Focus, Paine discusses his latest research and where he hopes to take it.

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    A different border crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 35:07


    People who live in Imperial Beach, California, in Naco and Nogales in Arizona and in Texas communities along the Rio Grande all say the same thing: When it rains, it stinks. On this episode of Arizona in Focus, we bring you a conversation with the team of Cronkite News reporters who spent four months working to understand the complexities of wastewater treatment along the border.

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    Trout in Arizona

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019 5:41


    In this episode of Arizona in Focus, we explain how upgrades to the Sterling Springs Hatchery will help save water and money in the state’s multibillion dollar sports-fishing industry.

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    Bottled up: Brewers’ pitcher on a mission to cut single-use plastic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 4:07


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2019/04/30/strike-out-waste/

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    Dreams coming true for ASU hockey player Joey Daccord

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 6:35


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Dreams coming true for ASU hockey player Joey Daccord

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    Behind the scenes at Cronkite News

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 18:23


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    The Student, The Employee, The NBA 2K Player

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 9:48


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: The Student, The Employee, The NBA 2K Player

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    Quick hits: 2019 NFL annual meetings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 7:13


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Quick hits: An inside look at the 2019 NFL Annual League Meeting

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    Could CBD be the miracle athletes are looking for?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2019 17:49


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Could CBD be the miracle athletes are looking for?

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    The Red Fury: Phoenix Rising's most rabid supporters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 6:32


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: The Red Fury: Phoenix Rising's most rabid supporters

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    Back to the future: Hickory golf clubs centerpiece of popular tournaments

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 6:26


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Back to the future: Hickory golf clubs centerpiece of popular tournaments

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    Liberty High football player Zach Hunzinger shares his story of cancer … and beating it

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 13:22


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Liberty High football player Zach Hunzinger shares his story of cancer … and beating it

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    Esports in high school: A closer look at newest AIA sanctioned activity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 10:20


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Esports in high school: A closer look at newest AIA sanctioned activity

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    At Sloan Park, Cubs fans embrace spring training

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2019 6:02


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: At Sloan Park, Cubs fans embrace spring training

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    A deeper look at the rising popularity of esports and gaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019 10:18


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: A deeper look at the rising popularity of esports and gaming

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    Spring training facilities: The other 10 months of the year

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 6:31


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Spring training facilities: The other 10 months of the year

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    Cutting athletic funding at inner-city schools can have long-term impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 6:01


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Cutting athletic funding at inner-city schools can have long-term impact

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    Examining the complicated relationship between AAU and high school basketball

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 9:44


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Examining the complicated relationship between AAU and high school basketball

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    Ending the Stigma: Mental Health in College Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2019 11:30


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Ending the stigma: Mental health in college sports

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    Smart sustainability

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2018 11:18


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Smart sustainability

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    Big city, green living

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2018 11:02


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Big city, green living

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    Neighborhood eco-watch

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2018 12:46


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Neighborhood eco-watch

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    To conserve and protect

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2018 19:29


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: To conserve and protect

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    Outside the box

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2018 13:18


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    DACA Special Report #6

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2017 12:52


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: In Focus DACA Special Report: Episode 6

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    Musical Instrument Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2017 12:15


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    DACA Special Report #5

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2017 17:17


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: In Focus DACA Special Report: Episode 5

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    Miss DJ MJ

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2017 14:26


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    DACA Special Report #4

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2017 14:00


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: In Focus DACA Special Report: Episode 4

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    Kaylor Cox

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2017 15:04


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    DACA Special Report #3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2017 17:02


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: In Focus DACA Special Report: Episode 3

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    Blaine Long

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2017 11:26


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    DACA Special Report #2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2017 17:26


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: In Focus DACA Special Report: Episode 2

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    Redhill

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2017 12:13


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    DACA Special Report #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2017 12:03


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: In Focus DACA Special Report: Episode 1

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    Odd Squad Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2017 13:49


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    Arizona’s new detection system for wrong-way driving

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2017 14:16


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    Social media memorialization and ‘cybergraves’

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2017 11:39


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Social media memorialization and ‘cybergraves’

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    Thriving without sight in Arizona

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2017 15:58


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Thriving without sight in Arizona

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    ‘Aging out’ of foster care in Arizona

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 13:56


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: ‘Aging out’ of foster care in Arizona

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    What Homelessness Means for Pregnant Women and LGBTQ Youth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2017 13:22


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: What homelessness means for pregnant women and LGBTQ youth

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    Finding ‘hidden resources’ for autism care

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2017 14:13


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Finding ‘hidden resources’ for autism care

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    Student triathlete swims, bikes and runs his way out of depression

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2017 15:48


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Student triathlete swims, bikes and runs his way out of depression

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    Sleep deprivation and the student brain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2017 13:08


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: Sleep deprivation and the student brain

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    What defunding Planned Parenthood could mean for Arizonans

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2017 13:48


    Read the news story at Cronkite News: What defunding Planned Parenthood could mean for Arizonans

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