Welcome to The Point Being podcast for the week of Sept. 15.
Cartoonist David Fitzsimmons is on vacation so it’s up to editor Sarah Garrecht Gassen, editorial writer Luis Carrasco and special guest Hank Stephenson to talk politics, the news of the week, letters to the editor and whatever else strikes their fancy.
This week's podcast includes discussion of Sun Corridor Inc.’s saguaro gift to Jeff Bezos, dysfunction at the Legislature and the TUSD board, the lawsuit against Arizona’s public universities over high tuition, a reader’s message to Hillary Clinton and Arizona looking to install a work requirement for Medicaid coverage.
Listen and check out the show notes below.
01:05 – We have a name!
02:15 – Can you re-gift a saguaro and will Richard Branson take it?
06:00 – Reporter Hank Stephenson talks about his experience covering the Legislature and the Tucson Unified School district.
16:00 – Attorney General Mark Brnovich sues the Arizona Board of Regents over high tuition costs (and DACA).
23:45 – Reader Heidi MacDonald talks about Hillary Clinton’s new book.
27:45 – Some readers love us, some readers don’t.
31:35 – Sunday’s editorial on work requirements for Medicaid.
35:10 – Our groovy recommendations for the week:
Luis wants you to watch the Whit Stillman trilogy: “Metropolitan,” “Barcelona” and “The Last Days of Disco.”
Hank likes “Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.”
Sarah is all about the social issues and drama of “Greenleaf.”
