Wake Up Tucson Chris DeSimone
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Chris DeSimone is waking up the community, shining a light on backroom politics and informing Tucson every morning. Tackling local issues in a no-nonsense manner, while still having a good time.
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Hour 3 More with Dr. JoAnn di Filippo--county employee political donations...BOS to discuss changes to call to the audience...Sheriff Nanos sued
County employees and political donations to candidates
Board of Supervisors will discuss significant changes to Call to the Audience at tomorrow's board meeting. Where does the First Amendment end?
Sheriff Nanos sued by Lt. Zuniga in a federal civil rights complaint -
Hour 2 Dr. JoAnn di Filippo on Pima County government
Dr. JoAnn di Filippo on Pima County government
Federal migrant money passthroughs...is the City of Tucson going to be a new layer? -
Hour 1 Crime down--fact or narrative?
Crime stats: city says crime rate is way down. Are you buying it? National news on crime reporting shows disturbing "creative accounting".
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Best of WUT Jun '24 Week 2
Highlights this week. Interviews may be abbreviated. For the date and hour podcast to hear more, see the note
(0:00) Dr. Jo Ann di Filippo--Pima County grants management [Jun 10, Hr 2]
(6:59) Canadian Cancer Assn: "cervix" is an offensive word to use to describe a cervix…"front hole" is a better descriptor [Jun 10, Hr 1]
(11:08) Gov Hobbs accused of pay for play…AG Mayes says "I'll handle the investigation", State Treasurer Kimberly Yee says "Not so fast" [Jun 11, Hr 3]
(22:08) What's with the hatred of Caitlin Clark--so much for women raising one another up [Jun 11, Hr 2]
(25:03) Austin van der Heyden, Goldwater Institute: Phx and Tucson spend a whole lot of money on the homeless crisis…yet homelessness has increased [Jun 12, Hr 2]
(39:10) Peter Norquist and Terra Radliff, excerpt of Libertarian Enlightenment Hour--teachers being eliminated? [Jun 12, Hr 3]
(49:12) US Rep David Scweikert recaps a strategy meeting with GOP caucus and Donald Trump [Jun 13, Hr 2]
(53:41) Steve Spain, candidate for Pima BOS, District 1 [Jun 13, Hr 3]
(1:03:14) John Backer, candidate for Pima BOS, District 2 [Jun 13, Hr 1]
(1:15:41) Matt Beienburg, Goldwater Institute: ESA's are not "bankrupting Arizona" much though the Dems would like you to believe [Jun 13, Hr 3]
(1:28:21) Listener Mickey's Flag Day Poem [Jun 13, Hr 3] -
Hour 3 More wine movies with Mark Van Buren!...Matt Beienberg, Goldwater Institute: ESA's are NOT bankrupting Arizona
Mark Van Buren continues his list of top movies about wine.
Matt Beienburg with the Goldwater Institute. Matt dispels the myth that ESA's are causing Arizona's budget deficit. To read the article, or learn about Goldater, visit goldwaterinstitute.org
County Attorney Conover gives a workshop on..."ethics" -
Hour 2 Food Friday--restaurants with great service....Movies with Mark! Wine movies
Food Friday--what area restaruants have the best service?
Movies with Mark Van Buren! Mark's top movies about wine. goldwaterinstitute.org