In Episode 25 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Ann Lane Hedlund, the author of a new book about artist Mac Schweitzer, a remarkable woman who was renowned in the 1950s, but fell into obscurity after her sudden death in 1962.

In Episode 24 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Jonathan Buford, the intrepid author and photographer of a new book that spotlights each of Arizona’s 90 wilderness areas.

In Episode 23 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with geologist Wayne Ranney about the Colorado Plateau, a landmass that’s home to 10 national parks. They also discuss what’s next on the North Rim in the wake of the Dragon Bravo Fire.

In Episode 22 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with science writer Melissa Sevigny, the author of “Brave the Wild River,” a book about two female botanists who ran the Colorado River in 1938. And in our August issue, she writes about Florence Merriam Bailey, another remarkable scientist who changed the course of ornithology.

In Episode 21 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with photographer Amy S. Martin in the wake of the devastating Dragon Bravo Fire, which destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge, many of the historic cabins and so much of the surrounding landscape. In addition to her work for Arizona Highways, Amy worked for many years as a river guide and backcountry ranger at Grand Canyon National Park.

In Episode 20 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Dr. Tom Myers in the wake of the devastating Dragon Bravo Fire, which destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge, many of the historic cabins and so much of the surrounding landscape. For several decades, Tom has been a doctor at Grand Canyon National Park. He honeymooned at the North Rim, and he’s one of the few people to have hiked the length of the Canyon.

In Episode 19 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with artist Bruce Aiken in the wake of the devastating Dragon Bravo Fire, which destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge, many of the historic cabins and so much of the surrounding landscape. For more than 30 years, Bruce lived within the Grand Canyon at Roaring Springs.

In the newest episode of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Domingo DeGrazia, the son of world-renowned artist Ted DeGrazia. Like his father, Domingo is a multitalented artist. He also likes racing motorcycles and jumping out of airplanes.

In the newest episode of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with photographer Bruce Taubert, a wildlife biologist and longtime contributor to the magazine. Among other things, they talk about gray wolves, black bears, jaguars and something called a phenology calendar.

In the newest episode of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Jeff Kida, the longtime photo editor of the magazine. Among other things, they discuss the evolution of photography in the magazine over the past 10 decades.