AZ Politicast

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein checks in with PHNX Arizona Coyotes beat writer Craig Morgan, who has covered the team for more than 20 years. With Tempe voters rejecting a plan to build an arena for the Coyotes in that city, Morgan explains how team management reacted and what could be next.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein learns why Mesa Mayor John Giles believes that extending the Proposition 400 sales tax is so important to Maricopa County's future--and why former Governor Ducey's veto of a bill to send the extension to voters last year was so surprising and disappointing.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein explains how "benches" work for political parties, and how the system, parties, and candidates could be helped by adopting trades like we see when pro sports teams swap players.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein comments on Kari Lake's upcoming book, how politicians utilize new books as part of connecting with voters, and whether Senator Kyrsten Sinema should write one about her career in D.C.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein explains why pragmatism may be the key for Democrats looking to oust incumbent Representative David Schweikert from Congress. (in the full episode of AZ Politicast, this follows Steve's conversation with Democratic congressional candidate Andrei Cherny).

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein talks with Jon Gabriel, Editor in Chief of Ricochet.com about why Gabriel wrote a column highlighting Blake Masters as the best option for the GOP in Arizona's 2024 U.S. Senate battle. And, Steve will advocate for the political parties making trades--like the kind you'd see in pro sports.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein talks with bestselling author and New York Times Magazine reporter Robert Draper about Representatives Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar and Arizona's connections to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. You'll also hear what Steve thinks of Kari Lake's upcoming book--and why Senator Kyrsten Sinema should write one, too.

AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein welcomes the youngest presidential speechwriter in U.S. history and former Aspiration CEO Andrei Cherny to ask why he's making a congressional run in Arizona's First District. Cherny also explains how he's changed as a political candidate, considering two prior runs that saw him fall short to Doug Ducey and Kyrsten Sinema.