Podcast Episodes

Five stories we're watching in 2021

As we wrap up 2020, The Gaggle: An Arizona politics podcast hosts Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Ronald J. Hansen look towards 2021. In this week's episo…

5 years, 5 months ago

Happy holidays from The Gaggle

Hey Gaggle listeners! We're taking this week off. Thanks for joining us this year as we explored Arizona's evolving politics. We've got one more epis…

5 years, 6 months ago

How COVID-19 exacerbated evictions in Metro Phoenix

The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult for many to pay rent. Various government protections were put in place throughout …

5 years, 6 months ago

Rediscovering: SB 1070 | Epilogue: How did SB 1070 shape the 2020 election? Two politicos weigh in

Season two of Rediscovering, a podcast from The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, explored the events leading up to and following the passage of Se…

5 years, 6 months ago

A behind-the-scenes look at how Joe Biden won Arizona with his campaign senior adviser

President-elect Joe Biden officially received Arizona's 11 electoral votes on Monday after the state certified the election results. Almost a month a…

5 years, 6 months ago

2020 Election coverage: Our media critic's assessment

"The media" is blanket term that covers everything from social media to 24-hour TV networks to traditional newspapers like our own.

Despite the catch-…

5 years, 6 months ago

Five Predictions We Made About the 2020 Election that Came True

When it comes to politics, Arizona is truly a purple state.

For the first time in 24 years, Arizona's electoral votes went to a Democratic Presidentia…

5 years, 7 months ago

Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs responds to claims of voter interference

As a swing state, all eyes were going to be on Arizona this election. 

That was certainly the case when a conspiracy theory over Sharpies took hold on…

5 years, 7 months ago

BONUS: As ballots are counted, here's an update on what we know

Votes are still being counted in Arizona; 470,000 to be exact. While there are some races in the state that have yet to be called, our knowledge abou…

5 years, 7 months ago

Election 2020: What we know and don't know about the results

The 2020 election cycle torpedoed through a nation upended by the COVID-19 pandemic and grappling with partisan animosity, but in Arizona the season …

5 years, 7 months ago