Featured on the June 22nd, 2023 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
June 22, 2023

- Visit the border town of Naco, Sonora and hear about "Studio Mariposa", a beautification project that is letting kids impact the way the world sees the U.S.- Mexico border in this story from Kendal Blust at Fronteras.

Kendal Blust/KJZZ

Kendal Blust/KJZZ

Kendal Blust/KJZZ
- So, what are our desert dwelling neighbors, including roadrunners, foxes, termites and Saguaro cacti really like? Author Alejandro Canelos tells about he secrets revealed in his short story collection The Neotenic Queen: Tales of Sex and Survival in the Sonoran Desert, featuring illustrations by wildlife artist Rachel Ivanyi.


Courtesy of Neotenic Press

Courtesy of Neotenic Press


Courtesy of Rachel Ivanyi
- And, “Children of the Holocaust” is a living-history project launched by AZPM in 2022. Project producer Laura Markowitz interviewed 19 survivors who were children during the Holocaust and now live in Southern Arizona. This week, hear the story of artist Chris Tanz, who was only a baby when her loving parents made a daring escape from Nazi-occupied Poland.

Courtesy of Chris Tanz

Courtesy of Chris Tanz

Courtesy of Chris Tanz

Courtesy of Chris Tanz

Courtesy of Chris Tanz

Courtesy of Chris Tanz
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