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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.

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    • 4.8 • 22 Ratings

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.

    What a new Democratic presidential ticket means for AZ and other swing states

    What a new Democratic presidential ticket means for AZ and other swing states

    What does President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race means for a swing state like Arizona? And will Arizona Senator Mark Kelly be Kamala Harris' vice-presidential pick?

    • 27 min
    The damming of the lower Colorado River

    The damming of the lower Colorado River

    We preview the new season of Tapped, AZPM's podcast about water in the southwest.

    • 27 min
    From rainwater to food, efforts to reuse finite resources in Southern Arizona

    From rainwater to food, efforts to reuse finite resources in Southern Arizona

    People go to notable lengths to get as much as they can out of some of the area's limited resources. In the second installment of our three R's series, Reuse, we'll explore ways that Southern Arizona revives what we already have.

    • 27 min
    Revisiting one of the biggest labor disputes in American history, right here in Arizona

    Revisiting one of the biggest labor disputes in American history, right here in Arizona

    We look back 107 years at one of the biggest labor disputes in American history, the Bisbee Deportation, following it back to its start in another mining community hundreds of miles to the north.

    • 27 min
    The coming state budget has its critics

    The coming state budget has its critics

    We dive into some areas that saw cuts in the state budget. We talk to people who will see those cuts first-hand about how it will affect their work and those they serve. GUESTS: Kris Mayes, (D) Arizona Attorney General, Chelsea McGuire, Assistant Director of External Affairs at WIFA, Beth Lewis, Director of Save our Schools AZ

    • 27 min
    Efforts to reduce our use of finite resources

    Efforts to reduce our use of finite resources

    Environmentalists have rallied around the cause of reducing our reliance on finite and polluting resources for decades, but efforts to cut back have picked up in recent years. We look at some of those efforts to reduce the use of plastic, water and fossil fuels.

    • 29 min

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The Buzz offers KUAZ NPR listeners good in depth subject matter in an unbiased format.

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