“Si Pudiera Quedarme” (If I Can Stay) tells the story of two women seeking asylum from deportation.
Featured on the October 23rd, 2025 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- Meet Vince Kelley, the actor playing the part of Blanche Devereaux, in the all-male stage show “Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue”. The show imagines what the story might be if the girls had one more episode together. It is at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall on Saturday, October 25th.
- Danyelle Khmara, AZPM's Senior Reporter for Border Issues, talks to Theo Rigby, the co-director of a documentary about two women who escaped deportation by claiming sanctuary in houses of worship called “Si Pudiera Quedarme” (If I Can Stay).
- Tony Paniagua speaks with Carianne Funicelli, a native plant expert who founded a business called Strategic Habitat Enhancements in 2019. Her mission is to connect local residents with native plants adapted to our harsh climatei. Funicelli shares some tips for helping your garden survive drought.
- And film essayist Chris Dashiell honors the legacy of movie icon Diane Keaton.
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