Mark Brodie
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This is how Arizona's most far-right lawmakers want voting to work
Arizona lawmakers are continuing to debate election-related bills. Some of the recent proposals include getting rid of vote centers, and requiring all voters to re-register every decade.The fates of bills like these are uncertain, though; even if they make it out of the Legislature, Gov. Katie Hobbs seems likely to veto them.Jen Fifield of Votebeat joined The Show to talk → Read More
University of Arizona now has a para swimming team
The University of Arizona has created what is likely the country’s first collegiate para swimming team.It joins the UA’s other adaptive sports, including golf, rugby, tennis, handcycling and men’s and women’s basketball.The term adaptive or para athletics refers to sports played with wheelchairs or modifications for athletes with disabilities.The Show talked with Peter Hughes, → Read More
How Glendale envisions this year's Super Bowl experience
Super Bowl LVII will be played in Glendale a week from Sunday. But leading up to the game, there are all sorts of events — from concerts to parties to a festival hosted by Shaquille O’Neal.And most of those are happening in Phoenix-area cities other than Glendale. And that means visitors — and their money — will spend a good amount of their time in the Valley in a city other → Read More
2023 Arizona Super Bowl will be 1st ever in a state with legal sports betting
When the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles meet in the Super Bowl in a couple of weeks, it’ll be the fourth time Arizona has hosted the NFL’s championship game. But it’ll be the first time since the state legalized sports betting.In fact, the game will be the first Super Bowl ever played in a state that allows wagers on the game. → Read More
BBC Look-Ahead: War in Ukraine at the forefront of global politics
As the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches next month, the war is still very much at the forefront of global politics. And, the issue of military assistance has risen to the top of those issues being debated in capitals across the world.For a look at some of the key global stories in the coming days, The Show checked in with the BBC’s Rob Hugh-Jones. → Read More
These were the top 5 most-viewed stories on KJZZ.org in 2022
Over the course of 2022, KJZZ News covered a wide range of stories. As 2023 approaches, here's a look back at the five most-viewed stories on KJZZ.org this year.1. Republican Rep. Debbie Lesko heckled, exits stage during graduation speech in Glendale → Read More
Circumstantial evidence points to this couple as being involved in UA's 1980s de Kooning heist
After a decades-long search and years of restoration, Willem de Kooning’s painting "Woman-Ochre" is set to go back on display in Tucson on Oct. 8.The famed piece, which was stolen in November of 1985 from the University of Arizona’s Museum of Art, has undergone extensive conservation over the last three years.Though the FBI never confirmed a couple living in New Mexico to be → Read More
BBC Look-Ahead: UK government reverses course, will not push controversial tax cut
It’s been a bit of a bumpy start for United Kingdom's Prime Minister Liz Truss — her government had announced a series of tax cuts, but that policy proposal sparked days of market turmoil in the U.K. To talk about that and some of the other key global stories in the days ahead, The Show spoke with the BBC’s Pete Ross. → Read More
It's primary election day in Arizona
9:10 a.m.: Breaking down the numbersHear Garrett Archer with hosts Lauren Gilger and Mark Brodie on The Show Your browser does not support the audio element.On Tuesday, Arizona voters will choose primary candidates for November’s general election. The polls are outfitted with equipment to combat election fraud and the state is in the national spotlight. → Read More
There's a new treatment for prostate cancer. One doctor thinks it could combat many other illnesses
Prostate cancer patients have a new treatment.The Food and Drug Administration recently approved Pluvicto, which consists of a series of injections. And Dr. Phillip Koo says lots of patients will qualify to use it.Koo is chief of diagnostic imaging at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, and says the first patients at his facility are scheduled to start their treatment this → Read More
Playboy Manbaby at Danelle Plaza: Tiny Desert Concert
Robbie Pfeffer, the charming, mullet-ed frontman for the Phoenix band Playboy Manbaby, started making goofy videos during lockdown, and Instagram responded. So did TikTok. → Read More
UA scientist says photos from James Webb Space Telescope exceeded his expectations
NASA has released the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, which launched on Christmas Day last year. And they have scientists excited about what’s to come.Marcia Rieke is a regents professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona and is principal investigator for Webb’s Near Infrared Camera, known as NIRCam. → Read More
Out of Reach: Some think shopping centers could help Arizona's housing problem
The Phoenix area has a shortage of housing — specifically, affordable housing.The Show has been looking at this situation as part of an occasional series called, "Out of Reach."Could shopping centers could be part of the housing solution in Arizona?Andrew Watkins is an architect and urban designer. He’s also a principal with the firm SWA in southern California. → Read More
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema: The bipartisan gun bill will save lives
The U.S. Senate approved the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act June 23, which some supporters are calling the most significant piece of anti-gun violence legislation Congress will have passed in 30 years.Among other provisions, the measure includes money for mental health and school safety programs and requires more background checks for gun buyers younger than 21. Speaking → Read More
AZ Senate Minority Leader Rebecca Rios says Democrats are not on board with budget proposal
Arizona lawmakers started work on a new state budget Tuesday morning, but that work was short-circuited by the afternoon, as the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee accused the House of going back on a deal.There had also been talk of this potentially being a bipartisan budget, but at least so far, that does not appear to be the case. To discuss what’s going on at the → Read More
A survey finds more than 15% of Arizonans have medical debt in collections
100 million Americans report having health care debt because of medical or dental bills.That is among the findings of a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Kaiser Health News.In Arizona, more than 15% of residents report having medical debt in collections, and the median amount Arizonans owe is $919. Of our neighboring states, only Utah’s amount is higher. → Read More
Longtime Valley chef, restaurateur Chris Bianco wins another James Beard Award
Longtime Valley chef and restaurateur Chris Bianco has won another James Beard Award.At a ceremony June 13 in Chicago, the owner of Pizzeria Bianco, Pane Bianco and Tratto took the award for outstanding restaurateur; he’d previously won for best chef.Another Arizonan, Don Guerra of Barrio Bread in Tucson, was honored as best baker.The Show caught up with Bianco and asked what → Read More
This was the 3rd school year impacted by COVID-19. Here's where Arizona schools are now
The recently ended school year was the third that was affected by the pandemic.While more students were back in the classroom, masks were generally not required and more “normal” activities were back, the impacts of COVID-19 were still felt.To learn about that and where Arizona’s K-12 system stands, The Show spoke with education advocate and consultant Christine Thompson. → Read More
Friday NewsCap: An effort to ban ballot drop boxes failed in Arizona Senate
KJZZ’s Friday NewsCap revisits some of the biggest stories of the week.This week rekindled the fierce debate around gun control as the nation witnessed its deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen fourth graders and two teachers were killed by an 18-year-old gunman just days before summer break.Plus, an effort to ban → Read More
The U.S. celebrates Cinco de Mayo, but Mexico doesn't. Here's why
Thursday is May 5 — also known as Cinco de Mayo. Lots of people in the United States will use the occasion to drink Mexican beers or margaritas — often to excess.But Minerva Orduño Rincón doesn’t see May 5 as a reason for a big celebration.Orduño Rincón is a chef and a cooking instructor who focuses on Sonoran gastronomy. And she says when she was growing up, she learned about → Read More