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Laura Terech AZ250, Ep. 46

Episode 46: Celebrating AZ Arizona’s role in celebrating the United States 250 th Birthday includes a special passport and traveling museum; executive director Laura Terech shares stories. Mug: Arizona Flag

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Dec 9, 20251 min read

Phoenix's First Lady of Television News, Mary Jo West, Ep. 45

Episode 45: Celebrating AZ Mug: Arizona's Family

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Dec 2, 20251 min read

Big Western Skies, Ep. 44

Episode 44: Celebrating AZ Lisa takes us to the Arizona Strip and back in time. Then Julie shares one of her favorite views of an Arizona vista. Mug: National Park Geek Winsor Castle From Arizona: 100 Years Grand by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger Spend any time on the Arizona Strip – the section of the state north of the Grand Canyon – and it’s easy to wonder why this land wasn’t made part of Utah. Culturally the history of the area is so entwined with the Church of Jesus Christ of

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Nov 28, 20252 min read

Water is Like Northern Lights, Ep. 43

Episode 43: Celebrating Arizona Lisa leads a tour of the Rillito River during a flood before Julie returns to the rich winter grass of her childhood home. Mug: Dunkin' Donuts From Chief Yellowhorse Lives On! by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger When it rains, they run. Arizona’s rivers and washes soar to life after a rainstorm like someone added water to concentrated crystals to create mega-mondo floods. Not just water casually filling the dry washes and low, dusty riverbeds. Not

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Nov 18, 20252 min read

From Tucson to the Shallow End, Ep. 42

Episode 42: Celebrating AZ Guests Jethro Toth and Lindsay Schnebly were disc jockeys in Tucson radio years before they ascended in the podcast universe, and, between episodes of The Shallow End, dropped in to talk about that and memories of Tucson. Mug: No readings on this show

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Nov 11, 20251 min read

All Souls Week 3, Ep. 41

Episode 41: Celebrating AZ Lisa describes her mother getting a gift in Winslow from her mother in Heaven before Julie takes us to a special parade of children being angels in Tucson. Mug: Standin' on the Corner, Winslow, AZ From “Feathers Brush My Heart” By Lee Schnebly Read by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger One night when he was hospitalized with pneumonia, I dreamed of Mama. I saw her dressed in a beautiful lilac dress with a cowl neck, like she sewed for herself many times. She

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Nov 4, 20252 min read

All Souls Week 2, Ep. 40

Episode 40: Celebrating AZ Julie takes us to the White Dove in the Desert, San Xavier del Bac, and explores the power of prayers tied to candles; Lisa goes back in time to watch her father and a friend get a fright by going where they didn’t belong at Canyon de Chelly. Mug: Cliff Dwellers Lodge "Canyon de Chelly" From Arizona: 100 Years Grand by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger Talk about melding cultures. Canyon de Chelly occupies a unique status. Create as a National Monument I 1

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Oct 28, 20252 min read

All Souls Week 1, Ep. 39

Episode 39: Celebrating Arizona Julie visits a solitary remnant of pioneer life in the Arizona desert thinking about who came before, then Lisa visits a Prescott haunted hotel, and in return may have gotten a visitor who wasn’t really there. Mug: Prescott Frontier Days She Never Checked Out (Abbie Hotel Vendome) From Chief Yellowhorse Loves On! by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger “An earlier owner described to me some of the actions the staff attributed to Abbie. The call bell be

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Oct 23, 20252 min read

Teresa Wellborn on Transportation, Tap-dancing and River Running, Ep. 38

Episode 38: Celebrating AZ Special guest Teresa Welborn hits Arizona roads with a deep bench of stories as ADOT deputy director, as well as stories about one of her favorite podcasts. Mug: Arizona Inn From Grand Canyon first draft for Arizona Daily Star, August 2025 by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger Silding down the waterfall at Shinamo was even more fun with daughter Sedona. Her tent was near the one Teresa Welborn and I shared (although Teresa would want to make sure all her Ar

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Oct 14, 20252 min read