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Arizona Spotlight
Arizona Spotlight

How psychiatrist Ellen Vora MD makes a case for magic in her book "Season of the Witch".

By Mark McLemore
Published September 17, 2026 at 6:01 AM MST
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Dr. Ellen Vora.
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Featured on the September 17th, 2026 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:

  • Psychiatrist and author Ellen Vora MD confronts long-held stereotypes about the social expectations placed on women in her new book “Season of the Witch”…
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Courtesy Dr. Ellen Vora

  • Mark talks with Chris Carlone (CAR-loan), a filmmaker, musician and performance artist about some of his current projects, including a showcase of his short films being shown at The Screening Room…

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Courtesy Chris Carlone
"Amor y Powers" band members (L-R): Miles Bartlett, Kid Congo Powers, Naïm Amor, and Chris Carlone. Circa 2025

  • And Gayle Petrillo, this month’s storyteller, talks about becoming truly visible at age 50, after a life spent burdened by secret shame…
Gayle Petrillo in studio
Gayle Petrillo in AZPM studio holding her book, "Becoming Visible".
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courtesy Gayle Petrillo
Gayle Petrillo pictured at 8 years old.

Webpage by Anicia Trejo-Flores.

Arizona Spotlight
Mark McLemore
Mark McLemore is the host of Arizona Spotlight on NPR 89.1, a weekly radio show with a very wide beat.
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