Welcome to the Editorial Page podcast for the week of Sept. 8.
Join the Arizona Daily Star’s editorial page team — editor Sarah Garrecht Gassen, cartoonist David Fitzsimmons and editorial writer Luis Carrasco — as they talk about politics, the news of the week, letters to the editor and whatever else strikes their fancy.
This week's podcast includes discussion of Donald Trump's DACA rescission, AzMERIT scores for area school districts, Fitz's cartoon of the week, Jedi awesomeness and some "Swedish Dicks."
Listen and check out the show notes below.
01:00 — The rescission of the DACA program and plenty of questions: What does this mean? Was the program legal? Will Congress act? and Was this racist?
19:15 — Fitz's cartoon of the week.
20:00 — Not one, but two Fitz "fan" letters of the week.
21:45 — Hot topics on letters to the editor
22:55 — Sunday's editorial on AzMERIT scores and the challenges of public education.
28:36 — What is a guest opinion and how are they chosen for print?
31:05 — Bean update: Last week Fitz was making refried beans for the first time. How did that work out?
32:02 — Our groovy recommendations for the week:
Guess what? Luis is a Star Wars nerd, too. He recommends Star Wars: Jedi Challenges.
Fitz is working on a book.
Sarah's into "Swedish Dicks."
