Charles Mingus at 100
This year Arizona celebrated virtuoso jazz musician Charles Mingus’ 100th birthday with evenings of music and the dedication of The Mingus Memorial in Nogales, AZ.
Episode 908
Arizona Wines: The Edge of What’s Possible, Lunar Tracker, Ketamine Therapy, Favorite Places: University of Arizona’s Health Sciences Innovation Building
Ketamine Therapy
Combined with psychotherapy, some studies show its success in treating a wide range of anxiety disorders.
Favorite Places: Health Sciences Innovation Building
The state-of-the-art, 247,155-square-foot, 9-story building opened in 2019.
Lunar Tracker
Every year Weaver Younghands creates lunar trackers, beautiful planning tools, similar to calendars, that are rooted in desert ecology and organized by moon cycles.
Arizona Wines: The Edge of What’s Possible
Arizona isn’t your typical wine grape-growing region, and viticulture here sits right on the edge of what’s possible.
Episode 907
Las Azaleas, Robert McDonald: Photographer, Story of a Startup, Desert Plants: Agaves
Robert McDonald: Photographer
We join renowned landscape photographer Robert McDonald and his 1977 Ford Bronco on a shoot in the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff.
Desert Plants: Agave
Scientists have identified more than 250 types of agaves in North America, some of them grow right here in Arizona
Story of a Startup
Tucson is rapidly becoming a hub for startups, and one emerging company is CarbeniumTec.
Episode 906
Campus Arboretum, Fighting Foodborne Illness, Lizard Walk, Pantano Bat Bridge, Quad Guy
Lizard Walk
The Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists work to educate and inspire the public through talks, demonstrations, and desert walks.
Campus Arboretum
Take a walk around the University of Arizona's Campus Arboretum, and step back in time.
Pantano Bat Bridge
Every summer evening at sunset, thousands of Mexican Free-tail bats can be seen as a swirling dark cloud at the Pantano Wash before going out to feed.
Quad Guy
There’s more to him than meets the eye. He’s the legendary “Quad Guy!”
