The Gaggle: An Arizona politics podcast
Helping you keep up with what matters in Arizona's political news. Each week we interview politicians, public figures or journalists to break down one local issue and how it affects your life in Arizona. Coming to you every Wednesday morning, The Gaggle is hosted by The Arizona Republic's national political reporter Ron Hansen and state politics reporter Mary Jo Pitzl. You can find them on social media at @ronaldjhansen and @maryjpitzl.
Amanda Luberto is the producer of the show.
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“On the fly”: An Arizona Republic reporter’s in...
Reporter Jen Fifield breaks down the State Senate's audit of the 2020 election ballots from Maricopa County.
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Did donors punish AZ's GOP delegation for the J...
Listen now to know how fundraising money is shaping up the 2022 and 2024 elections in Arizona.
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Is there a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border?
Listen now to get an analysis of how the U.S.-Mexico border conditions have changed under the Biden Administration.
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Will Arizona follow Georgia on voting restricti...
Listen now to learn how Georgia's new restrictive voting law is putting pressure on Arizona's pending Senate Bills in the legislature.
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The government exposed them to nuclear radiatio...
In today's episode, we breakdown how Congress could extend the eligibility to Arizonans in Mohave County to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
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Jan. 6 wounded Arizona's congressional delegati...
In today's episode of The Gaggle, our hosts discuss the partisan mistrust in Arizona's congressional delegation and what that means for voters.
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Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick announces this will be her...
In this week's episode, Gaggle hosts Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Ronald J. Hansen discuss what the end of Ann Kirkpatrick's time in congress could mean
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The Arizona Senate won its legal battle to the ...
The legal battle between the Arizona Senate and Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is over. Listen now to find out what to expect moving forward.
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Gov. Doug Ducey talks COVID-19, election securi...
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How Republicans are leveraging the debate over ...
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After his final two years as governor, what wil...
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How Arizona's elected officials are reacting to...
In this week's episode, our hosts take a look at how the impeachment could fracture the relationships among Arizona's elected officials in Washington.
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Arizona Republicans want to change how votes ar...
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Progressive Raquel Terán is the new chair of Ar...
Raquel Terán, Democratic chair, breaks down the future of the party in this week's episode of the Gaggle podcast.
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How the Biden administration could impact Arizo...
The Gaggle hosts Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Ronald J. Hansen look at how the Biden administration's early policy moves could affect Arizonans.
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How can the Arizona GOP save itself from extrem...
In this week's episode of The Gaggle, hosts Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Ronald J. Hansen speak with Republican Kirk Adams about the future of the party.
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Bonus episode: Firsthand accounts of rampage at...
Five members of Arizona's congressional delegation share their stories from the rampage at the U.S. Capitol.
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What can we expect from the state Legislature i...
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Five stories we're watching in 2021
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Happy holidays from The Gaggle
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How COVID-19 exacerbated evictions in Metro Ph...
Reporters Catherine Reagor and Jessica Boehm join The Gaggle podcast to break down housing issues in Metro Phoenix amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rediscovering: SB 1070 | Epilogue: How did SB 1...
SB 1070 galvanized a new generation of Latino voters, culminating in the 2020 election. Rediscovering: SB 1070's epilogue reflects on the past 10 years.
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A behind-the-scenes look at how Joe Biden won ...
Andrew Piatt, a Biden campaign senior advisor, reflects on the 2020 election on The Gaggle: An Arizona politics podcast.
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2020 Election coverage: Our media critic's asse...
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Five Predictions We Made About the 2020 Electio...
Listen to this week's episode for look back at how original reporting from The Gaggle podcast and The Arizona Republic predicted the 2020 election results.
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