The Buzz

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The half-hour show focuses on conversations about current topics in Southern Arizona that deserve a deeper look. Each episode of The Buzz addresses a single theme, using studio interviews to delve into what you really need to know to understand a complex topic, one you may have heard mentioned in the news, or something new. read less

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Where do campaigns get their money?

Where do campaigns get their money?

We look at two top-of-the-ballot races for their Arizona donations.

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Where do campaigns get their money?

Where do campaigns get their money?

We look at two top-of-the-ballot races for their Arizona donations.

Historic Markers Around the State

Historic Markers Around the State

We wrap up a series of stories from around the state by telling three historic stories.

Invasive plants and wildfire danger

Invasive plants and wildfire danger

Arizona's increasing risk of wildfire and encroaching invasive plants are putting native plants in peril.

What happens with Arizona's opioid settlement money?

What happens with Arizona's opioid settlement money?

The state will receive more than $1.1 billion in the coming years. Where will it go?

A longtime City Council member steps down

A longtime City Council member steps down

Steve Kozachik has been a known quantity on the council for more than a decade. He now leaves for a job that mirrors his past career.

Bidding farewell to the A-10

Bidding farewell to the A-10

As the longtime Air Force planes move from Davis Monthan to the Boneyard, we look at their legacy.

Previewing Season 2 of More Than a Game

Previewing Season 2 of More Than a Game

AZPM's sports podcast returns with more of the greatest sports stories you've never heard.

The Legacy and impact of Land Grant Institutions

The Legacy and impact of Land Grant Institutions

A look at how an 1862 act impacted Native lands and eventually led to UA's fossil fuel use despite climate pledges.

What can states do at the US-Mexico border?

What can states do at the US-Mexico border?

Federal law rules the land when it comes to border enforcement, but local governments can help.

Changes to Arizona's elections

Changes to Arizona's elections

Election moves come as the state prepares for more mandatory recounts.

Organ and tissue donation in Arizona

Organ and tissue donation in Arizona

A look at how transplants happen, and what it's like to live through one.

Arizona's tax credit system

Arizona's tax credit system

Not many states allow dollar-for-dollar tax credits for some donations, but Arizona does, and thousands of organizations are on the list.

Combatting Generational Poverty in Pima County

Combatting Generational Poverty in Pima County

A new effort aims to help those who are born into poverty move up the socio-economic ladder.

How the state went from a surplus to a deficit

How the state went from a surplus to a deficit

Two economists walk through how the state is facing a projected $1.7 billion deficit by the end of FY 25 after starting last year with a $2.5 billion surplus.

Arizona's abandoned mines

Arizona's abandoned mines

Many groups look to locate, seal and clean up old mines, which likely number in the hundreds of thousands.

The Buzz Extra: Two UA faculty and staff detail their recent suspension

The Buzz Extra: Two UA faculty and staff detail their recent suspension

Community liaison Rebecca Zapien and Director of the Early Childhood Education Program Becka Lopez detail what happened during an Israel-Hamas class discussion, how they felt about their suspension and whether they believe it is possible to hold class discussions regarding social justice on these types of topics.

How the Israel-Hamas conflict is influencing academia in Arizona

How the Israel-Hamas conflict is influencing academia in Arizona

Protests supporting both Palestine and Israel have made their way to Arizona's college campuses and responses from stakeholders at both the state and university levels have brought criticism.

Looking back and ahead at our economy

Looking back and ahead at our economy

Economists say growth is likely to slow, but not stop, in the region and nation.

A legislative look-ahead at water and agriculture

A legislative look-ahead at water and agriculture

The new legislative session is weeks away, so we look at the state's top water user.

Arizona navigates legal uncertainty with two conflicting abortion bans

Arizona navigates legal uncertainty with two conflicting abortion bans

Arizona contends with a legal tangle over two conflicting abortion laws, leaving providers and patients in uncertainty.