Listen to the full season of The Arizona Republic’s ‘Rediscovering: The Roots of Radicalism.’
From the 1860s until today, Arizona has been home to its fair share of extremists. We try to answer the question: Why?
The Gaggle: An Arizona politics podcast from The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com
Here’s a Gaggle episode bringing listeners up to date on what the select January 6 committee turned up relating to Arizona: What we know so far about Arizonans’ involvement in January 6 riot
In addition to the written, five-part series on “Democracy in Doubt,” my colleague Yvonne Wingett Sanchez brilliantly suggested a podcast version. The project — bringing listeners behind the scenes of an attempted political coup — involved dozens of interviews and reviewing a trove of text messages, emails and court records, many made public after suing the state for access. It uncovered serious efforts to circumvent the popular vote to engineer an illegitimate Trump victory by pressuring local Republicans.
Democracy in Doubt, Episode 1: The origins of the Arizona election review and how the state plunged into a fog of election conspiracies riven with partisanship and targeted by opportunists from across the country.
Democracy in Doubt, Episode 2: Rudy Giuliani’s audacious pitch in December 2020 to reverse Arizona election results –- a plan that required the help of Arizona Senate President Karen Fann.
Democracy in Doubt, Episode 3: As Trump’s hold on Arizona politicians tightens, one state senator says ‘no.’
Democracy in Doubt, Episode 4: Partisans with limited experience stumble through gaffe-prone ‘audit’
Democracy in Doubt, Episode 5: Trump supporters focus on ‘issues’ with election, not the final result, as Arizona’s ballot review falls flat.
In 2020, our Gaggle team produced a five-part series, “Rediscovering: SB1070” examining the legacy of a 2010 law requiring Arizona police officers to inquire about the legal status of anyone they thought might be in the country illegally. This presaged a tight battle for Arizona in the presidential election.
