AZ Politicast

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.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein welcomes Matt Grodsky of Matters of State Strategies. Grodsky was a key part of the team behind Adrian Fontes' successful Secretary of State campaign. Grodsky is also the author of Righteous Might: How Democrats Turned Arizona Blue and How You Can Flip Your Battleground State.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein welcomes Sybil Francis, CEO and President of Center for the Future of Arizona, the "Do" Tank on the verge of celebrating its 20th anniversary. The conversation touches on the importance of CFA's Arizona We Want and Arizona Voters Agenda surveys and how Francis' own perceptions of Arizona have changed over her two decades in the state.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein welcomes Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes for a conversation about election security, preserving democracy, and leadership.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein speaks with Marlene Galan-Woods, longtime journalist, about her initial run for office in the First Congressional District's Democratic primary. Galan-Woods weighs in on immigration, the economy, and how she's different from her former television colleague--Kari Lake.