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    <description><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight: Indie horror filmmaker talks about premiering his new movie "The Woods Beckon" in Tucson. Go backstage at The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre's rendition of "I'm Gonna Marry You, Tobey Maguire".]]></description>
    
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    <title>Leslie Jones is hot in Tucson!</title>
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    <title>&quot;Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation&quot;</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight: John Washington talks about his book "How to Close a Camp: Dispatches from the Fight Against Immigrant Detention"; AZPM fan Gene Fisher shares his personal Woodstock experience; and remembering drummer Frank Beard of ZZ Top.]]></description>
    
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    <title>Students at the new Tucson School for the Blind go on their first field trip</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight: Marquez Price talks "The Backcourt: Basketball's Best Kept Secret"; storyteller Susanne Lasseter shares the story of her family's arrival in Arizona; and a poem by Liza Porter.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:01:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight: Marquez Price talks "The Backcourt: Basketball's…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>1660</itunes:duration>


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<itunes:season>10</itunes:season>

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    <title>Vinyl Grooves Run Deep</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight: Arizona Theater Board Chair Mike Seiden previews the upcoming season; And "Speaking Personally" with pubic broadcasting pioneer Linda O'Bryon.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:01:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight: Arizona Theater Board Chair Mike Seiden previews the…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>1858</itunes:duration>


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<itunes:episode>539</itunes:episode>
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    <title>Carisa Hendrix talks about becoming Lucy Darling</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight: Scott Simon's latest book offers his appreciation of animal companionship; and how the spiritual combines with pop culture at The Last Supper Museum.]]></description>
    
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    <itunes:title>Carisa Hendrix talks about becoming Lucy Darling</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight: Scott Simon's latest book offers his appreciation of animal companionship; and how the spiritual combines with pop culture at The Last Supper Museum.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight: Scott Simon's latest book offers his appreciation of…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
<itunes:episode>538</itunes:episode>
<itunes:season>10</itunes:season>

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    <title>A new documentary tells the story of four Girl Scouts who yearn to be &quot;Cookie Queens&quot;.</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight, national monuments under fire by the Trump administration; Julieta ASMR explains the basics of her art; and the Zachary family story of survival and love against the odds.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:01:00 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.azpm.org/podcast/arizonaspotlight/2026-07-30/a-new-documentary-tells-the-story-of-four-girl-scouts-who-yearn-to-be-cookie-queens</link>
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    <itunes:title>A new documentary tells the story of four Girl Scouts who yearn to be &quot;Cookie Queens&quot;.</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight, national monuments under fire by the Trump administration; Julieta ASMR explains the basics of her art; and the Zachary family story of survival and love against the odds.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight, national monuments under fire by the Trump…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>AZPM</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>1699</itunes:duration>


<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
<itunes:episode>537</itunes:episode>
<itunes:season>10</itunes:season>

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    <title>Tucson playwright Elaine Romero being celebrated on the national stage</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight: What to expect from the first ever Meza Festival, bringing global music to the local community; and storyteller Zach Gordon reflects on the importance of coffee and connection.]]></description>
    
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight: StoryCorps launches a new initiative that anyone may…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight: Remembering Buddhist scholar and "Tibetan Book of the Dead " translator Robert Thurman; and Rebekah Doyle reflects on the common social media meme "Touch Grass".]]></description>
    
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight: Remembering Buddhist scholar and "Tibetan Book of…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight: A preview of the 56th Annual Tucson Juneteenth; living with aphasia offers a chance to laugh and share good times; and the actors playing Gomez and Morticia Addams reflect on what it means to be in a great marriage.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:01:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight: A preview of the 56th Annual Tucson Juneteenth;…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>1820</itunes:duration>


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    <title>&quot;Antiques Roadshow&quot; producer Marsha Bemko talks about 25 years of making people&#x27;s dreams come true.</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight: An Alaskan adventure 40 years ago that transformed from an epic wilderness experience to become a humbling story of the true power of friendship.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:01:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Also on Arizona Spotlight: An Alaskan adventure 40 years ago that transformed…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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