100 episodes
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 Tucson hates kids...no money for pools but $180M for a heat plan.
Tucson has an all-time high budget and they are celebrating by slashing the time that city pools are open during the summer. Why do they hate the kids?
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Hour 2 Juan Ciscomani--Trump endorses someone who works across the aisle
US Rep Juan Ciscomani--two designations recently...most bipartisan and received the endorsement of Donald Trump. Betsy Smith, the wife of Pima GOP Chairman Dave Smith, says it's a bad thing.
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Hour 1 News roundup
News roundup
100 Acre Woods--justice for Winnie the Pooh
Libertarian convention
Good paying jobs for young adults in Tucson in the blue collar sectors. No college debt either. -
Best of WUT May '24 Week 4
Highlights this week. Interviews may be abbreviated. For the date and hour podcast to hear more, see the note
(0:00) Dr. JoAnn di Filippo, Pima County budget issues [May 20, Hr 2]
(11:13) Recap of the Preakness with Chris, Mark Van Buren, JoAnn di Filippo, and part-owner of the winning horse, Joe DeSimone [May 20, Hr 3]
(24:54) Lee Habeeb, Our American Stories--Every election they say it's a high stakes election Lee reminds us of the extraordinarily high stakes of the 1864 election for some historical perspective. [May 21, Hr 2]
(31:17) A group called for the City of Tucson to take over the electric utility [May 21, Hr 3]
(41:19) Dan Shearer, Editor Green Valley News, on Catholic Community Service terminating two employees over procurement procedure violations and Matt Heinz's campaign finance report problem [May 22, Hr 1]
(50:08) Kent Strang, Americans for Prosperity on high gas prices and their effects on Americans. More "Bidenomics" [May 22, Hr 2]
(1:02:21) US Representative David Schweikert [May 23, Hr 2]
(1:11:45) Steve Cota Robles, Tucson Family Food Project, teaching cooking and nutrition to kids [May 23, Hr 3]
(1:24:06) Portion of discussion with Heather Lappin, GOP candidate for Pima County Sheriff [May 24, Hr 3]
(1:34:08) Lamb v Lake Goldwater dispels ESA myths pushed by detractors [May 24, Hr 1] -
Hour 3 Heather Lappin, GOP Candidate for Sheriff
Heather Lappin, GOP Candidate for Sheriff
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Hour 2 CJ Hamm--Justice for Winnie the Pooh
CJ Hamm
100 Acre Wood-Winnie the Pooh is upset that his home is being used as the name for a crime/fentanyl encampment. Justice for Winnie the Pooh