Featured on the June 13th, 2014 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
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Can a city’s sense of humor be measured by science? A study from the University of Colorado rated 50 U.S. cities on how highly they value humor - and Tucson was near the bottom of the list. Amanda Le Claire goes on a quest to find out if Tucson's funny bone is missing or just misunderstood...
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What makes the Sonoran Desert a strange place to live? Luis Carrión meets a group of artists who united to explore the cultural politics of survival in an inhospitable place...
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Meet Oliver Ray, a songwriter and guitarist known for his work with rock poet Patti Smith and the Tucson psychedelic trio Saint Maybe. Ray performs his own blues and ballads in a new Stairwell Session...
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And, find out what Father's Day means to a local family with two dads, as Adam & Michael Lovallo and their son Martìn each share their perspective on why their unconventional family works...
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ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT airs every Friday at 8:30 am and 6:00 pm, and every Saturday at 5:00 pm, on NPR 89.1 FM / 1550 AM.
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