Continuing the recent theme of restaurant industry news, This Is Tucson's very own Andi Berlin stops by Zoom to chat with host/producer Edward Celaya about her Quarantine Cookbook series, why restaurants are taking different approaches to opening and what Tucson's future might hold.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a week of furlough, host and producer Edward Celaya is back and joined by the Daily Star's do-everything food and entertainment reporter Cathalena Burch. Join them for a discussion about the recent opening of restaurants and bars in the face of the on-going global pandemic, and how she expects the industry to rebound.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's another week, that means another mini-sode! Host and producer Edward Celaya chats with Caitlin Schmidt, the Daily Star's sports reporter, to talk about her latest series on high school spring sport athletes, and how golf and fishing, two "essential" industries in the state, have dealt with the ongoing pandemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The entire Opinions/Editorial Page crew is back! And they're joined by special guest, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero. Our conversation touches on what she is hearing from Tucson residents and the business community, how CARES Act funds can be used and why she is advocating for Gov. Doug Ducey to extend his stay-at-home order until May 15.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In an effort to hear from Tucson's business community and how it's been handling these tumultuous times, our producer Edward Celaya reached out to Theresa Delaney, the co-owner and founder of Creative Kind, "a place for people to gather, connect over creativity, and make or discover something beautiful," according to the shops' website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our latest mini-sode, brought to you by social distancing and made possibly by the now-ubiquitous Zoom app, features host Edward Celaya chatting with Daily Star reporter Jasmine Demers about Pima County's attempt at contact tracing COVID-19 patients, who is lining up to fill the substantial shoes of former Pima County Board Chair Richard Elias and the hope inherent in Demers' story on COVID-19 survivor, Glen Reed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The mini-sode's keep coming, this time with Arizona Daily Star Reporter Stephanie Casanova sitting down over Zoom and chatting with host, Opinion Writer Edward Celaya. The discussion touches on Casanova's work with the Star's coronavirus updates stories, how law enforcement and Pima County jails are handling the pandemic and why domestic violence awareness advocates are worried about conditions that could bring an uptick in cases.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the second of our Zoom-aided podcasts, host Edward Celaya is joined by Daily Star reporter Justin Sayers to talk about how the City of Tucson and Mayor Regina Romero have influenced public health policy at the state-wide level, how local Chinese restaurants are doing and why, exactly, all the toilet paper and hand sanitizer are gone!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Edward Celaya welcomes our special guest, Daily Star Education Reporter Danyelle Khmara, to talk about the state of Southern Arizona's public school districts and their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have a story tip or would like to contact Danyelle with information regarding Southern Arizona schools, please reach out to her by email at: [email protected]. Notes: 1:10 - Discussion on TUSD Superintendent Gabe Trjuillo and others reticence to close schools initially, and their rational 3:40 - Remote learning and the sometimes steep but sometimes well trodden curve teachers and districts are experiencing 6:35 - Issues of education infrastructure not relegated to Tucson or Pima County 10:00 - List of resources for students and parents looking for food distribution: https://tucson.com/thisistucson/schools/a-huge-list-of-places-to-find-free-meals-for/article_a998ef24-67d3-11ea-9c06-b740ecd2d470.html 10:45 - The affect on teachers and staff, including issues of pay 12:50 - Substitute teachers and if they are being retained 14:00 - How are students coping with missing or delaying prom/graduation? 16:20 - The year everyone will miss, but no one will forget 17:00 - How's Danyelle and her teen son holding up?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts Edward Celaya and David Fitzsimmons welcome world-renowned virologist and epidemiologist Michele Manos to the podcast to talk about how COVID-19 is spread, what communication breakdowns have done to hamper health care efforts and how social distancing works.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.