Featured on the December 25, 2015 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
Retina and Charmaine, mothers and friends, shared their story with StoryCorps.
- From StoryCorps in Tucson, Retina and Charmaine, two friends who are also mothers, talk frankly and with humor about raising special needs kids, and dealing with the parental responsibilities that no one warns you about...
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Nancy Montoya explores the concept of the Xenophobia Blues, and how it impacts the building of communities and the development of understanding. Three Tucson religious leaders, including a bishop, a rabbi, and an imam share a roundtable discussion...
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Find out about a distant celestial light - visible this holiday season - that has a special connection to Tucson, as Sara Hammond investigates the discovery of Comet Catalina...
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And, find out what it takes to capture the wild beauty of Arizona's monsoon sky as Andrew Brown spends time with two photographers who have chosen lightning as one of their favorite subjects...
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Hear the first story recorded by the StoryCorps team during its 2015 visit to Tucson, a talk between Gulshan and Neelam Sethi, Tucsonans from India who are celebrating 46 years of happiness since meeting for their arranged marriage...
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What can you learn by listening in on someone’s day in random, thirty-second intervals? Mariana Dale talks with University of Arizona psychology professor Matthias Mehl, who has spent more than a decade analyzing the sounds of everyday life. In the process, Mel has learned what candid moments can reveal about who we are and how we communicate...
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Visit Sun Sounds of Arizona, a Tucson non-profit that reads local newspapers and print ads for people who can't read because they have a disability. Mark McLemore spends time with the volunteer staff as they meet their goals, and have fun along the way, celebrating 30 years of service to the community...
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ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT airs every Friday at 8:30 am and 6:00 pm, and every Saturday at 5:00 pm, on NPR 89.1 FM / 1550 AM.
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