AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein talks with Jaime Molera of Molera Alvarez about how dysfunction in the U.S. House is affecting Arizona and whether Representative Debbie Lesko's decision not to seek a fourth term will be a test of whether the state's GOP will support a traditional conservative or a MAGA supporter.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein asks Chuck Coughlin why his Make Elections Fair AZ campaign will help democracy, attract better candidates, and make registered independents equal to Democrats and Republicans.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein talks with Liam Julian of the Sandra Day O'Connor Institute about a new report finding that, while mothers affect their kids' interest in civics and politics, the reverse is also true. Trickle-down and trickle up civics participation is the focus of this edition of AZ Politicast.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein is joined by Yale Professor Scott Shapiro, author of Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age in Five Extraordinary Hacks. The conversation features Russia, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and the question of whether defending against cyberattacks is "sexy."

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein is joined by former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, now the President of the American Constitution Society. The two talk about protecting the Constitution while also finding better ways to amend it. Feingold also shares a memory or two of working with the late Senator John McCain.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein is joined by former State Senator and current Glendale mayoral candidate Paul Boyer, who explains why he's turned to municipal government for his next race and why Republicans need to leave the stolen election narrative in the past and offer a positive vision for the future.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein checks in with political analyst (and former legislative leader, former member of the Arizona Board of Regents, and former gubernatorial Chief of Staff) Chris Herstam to get his take on the state's U.S. Senate race--and new polls indicating Congressman Ruben Gallego is the candidate to beat.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein speaks with Attorney General Kris Mayes about her office's work on abortion, drug smuggling, and immigration. She also gives her take on having been elected to statewide office as both a Republican and a Democrat.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein talks with Conor O'Callaghan, the newest entrant in the state's First Congressional District Democratic primary. A first-time candidate, O'Callaghan explains why he's running, why the district is meaningful to him, and why the issue of immigration is so personal.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein talks with Mesa Mayor John Giles about the legislature's action--after an unprecedented break from the Capitol--that will give voters the opportunity in November of 2024 to decide whether to extend the Prop 400 sales tax to fund transportation projects in Maricopa County.