
The Buzz
The Buzz is an interview-focused show to give listeners in Southern Arizona a deeper understanding of news, politics, science, current events and more.
Latest episodes

Sep 29, 2023 • 27min
OSIRIS-REx delivers its payload
The podcast discusses the return of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft with samples from asteroid Bennu, analyzing the capsule landing and the excitement of analyzing the samples. It includes an interview with the principal investigator discussing the impact of the pandemic on the mission. The importance of the Osiris Rex mission in studying meteor fragments and the extreme measures taken to protect and study the asteroid samples are also discussed.

Sep 22, 2023 • 27min
Why Southern Arizona Remains in a Housing Crisis
Residential construction continues to lag, inventory remains low and interest rates are pushing mortgage costs upward.

Sep 15, 2023 • 27min
Increasing broadband access in rural Arizona
As billions in grant dollars roll in, how is internet access growing around the state?

Sep 8, 2023 • 27min
The benefits and drawbacks of becoming a city or town
As Vail considers incorporating, we ask what changes in a community when it adds local government.

Sep 1, 2023 • 27min
A look at UA and ASU's move to the Big 12 Athletic Conference
The economics of a new media deal are driving the programs to leave a conference that is the only one many fans have ever known.

Aug 25, 2023 • 27min
Previewing Season 2 of Tapped
AZPM's podcast about water returns with a season focusing on how we get water from where it is to where we want it.

Aug 18, 2023 • 27min
What's changing in campaign finance before 2024
As the next presidential election approaches, we ask if who pays for campaigns is getting clearer..

Aug 11, 2023 • 29min
Lightning and Southern Arizona
As the monsoon hits our area, we look at why lightning is such a big part of those storms.

Aug 4, 2023 • 27min
How dual language immersion is for everyone
We're heading back to school to understand Arizona's various English language learning models and how dual language immersion is coming under fire.

Jul 28, 2023 • 27min
Walking Through Historic Globe, Arizona
The city is more developed than many of its Copper Corridor neighbors thanks to its history as a headquarters for the mining industry.