Mac Watson Talks

BEST PODCAST in Phoenix Magazine's 2020 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

Current Events:
House impeaches Trump for insurrection, Senate trial set for January 19
Impeachment penalties and liabilities
Multiple rioters at US Capitol now face federal criminal charges
Airlines have their own no-fly lists of people who flaunt mask mandates or who were otherwise unruly on flights in 2020
Ducey will represent Arizona at Biden's inauguration
s'MACdown: Trump's legacy of soaring national debt
Last Word: Massachusetts man's car barrels through a bank

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BEST PODCAST in Phoenix Magazine's 2020 & 2022 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

BEST PODCAST for Phoenix Magazine's 2020 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

Current Events:
Arizona State of the State address by Governor contains veiled threat to school funding
Horned, fur-wearing Q Shaman wants organic food in jail
If Trump is impeached he can't run in 2024 and he loses secret service protection
s'MACdown: Unruly Trump fan on American Airlines flight
Last Word: No, you can't burn your Christmas tree in your fireplace

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BEST PODCAST in Phoenix Magazine's 2020 & 2022 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

BEST PODCAST for Phoenix Magazine's 2020 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

Current Events:
Violent insurgency storms US Capitol Building in DC at urging of President Trump
Arizona congressional delegation objects to AZ Electoral votes for Biden
Trump's social media accounts get blocked
The emperor has no clothes--how we got to this point
Trump suddenly concedes election to Biden when faced with the 25th Amendment
s'MACdown: Ducey's inaction resulted in AZ emerging as world hot spot for Covid-19
Last Word: Arkansas man faces federal charges for looking for a bathroom

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BEST PODCAST in Phoenix Magazine's 2020 & 2022 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

Mac Watson Talks voted BEST PODCAST by Phoenix Magazine's 2020 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

Current Events:
Governor Ducey declines AZ Superintendent Hoffman's plea to shut down in person learning
West Valley teachers want distance learning
East Valley teachers threatening a sick-out
US death toll from coronavirus nearing half million
Why officials want to hold back second wave of vaccines
Masks vs Isolation
Cocaine use is down, weed use is up
s'MACdown: Stupid AND Illegal: Trump asks Georgia Secretary of State to "find votes"
Last Word: Grad student given away free pizza since March to raise money for charity

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BEST PODCAST in Phoenix Magazine's 2020 & 2022 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

Mac Watson Talks voted BEST PODCAST by Phoenix Magazine's 2020 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

Current Events:
ICU beds for coronavirus patients in AZ are at capacity
1.3 million holiday travelers will result in peak of positive cases, including the spread of the virulent new strain from the UK
Arizona has almost 500,000 cases and over 8,000 deaths from coronavirus in 2020
Stay home for New Year's Eve
You can stop obsessively cleaning surfaces
WHO says this pandemic is not "the big one"
People with positive COVID-19 test are choosing to fly
Contact tracing is not what we thought
s'MACdown: Arizona Republicans suing VP Mike Pence
Last Word: TSA finds dagger, axe, and double edge knife in carry-on bags at Phoenix Sky Harbor

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BEST PODCAST in Phoenix Magazine's 2020 & 2022 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

Mac Watson Talks voted BEST PODCAST by Phoenix Magazine's 2020 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

Current Events:
New strain of COVID-19 is 70% more infectious
Deadliest year in American history with 400,000 Coronavirus deaths
Notable deaths in 2020
s'MACdown: 250 guinea pigs
Last Word: It's raining lizards

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BEST PODCAST in Phoenix Magazine's 2020 & 2022 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

Mac Watson Talks voted BEST PODCAST by Phoenix Magazine's 2020 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

Current Events:
mRNA vaccines are new and totally safe
Vaccinations won't mean no more masks
Slap masks slap on your wrist for storage
Mike Pence plans to get vaccine publicly
Biden chooses Native American woman to head Department of Interior
s'MACdown: City of Phoenix is a grinch this year
Last Word: Pajama suit is the latest in Zoom-meeting attire

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BEST PODCAST in Phoenix Magazine's 2020 & 2022 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

Mac Watson Talks voted BEST PODCAST by Phoenix Magazine's 2020 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

Current Events:
29 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine distributed throughout USA
Congress, Supreme Court, and White House on list to get first wave of vaccines
Arizona to get 383 thousand doses of vaccine, first 58 thousand will go to Pima and Maricopa Counties
Yuma ER doctor fired over Tweet about ICU bed availability
Businesses declaring bankruptcy in 2020
s'MACdown: Virus keeps Canadian snow birds home
Last Word: WWII grenade mistaken for fossilized whale poop

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BEST PODCAST in Phoenix Magazine's 2020 & 2022 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

Mac Watson Talks voted BEST PODCAST by Phoenix Magazine's 2020 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

Current Events:
FDA approves first COVID-19 vaccination
Employers can require vaccinations
Death count in America could rise to 362,000 by New Years with daily death toll over 3,000
Larry Fitzgerald recovering from COVID-19
How the dry ice industry is vital to shipping vaccines nationwide
s'MACdown: pharmaceutical company inadvertently packages erectile disfunction medication with depression medication 
Last Word: Chinese Civil Aviation Administration wants flight attendants to wear diapers

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BEST PODCAST in Phoenix Magazine's 2020 & 2022 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

Mac Watson Talks voted BEST PODCAST by Phoenix Magazine's 2020 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll

Current Events:
PV Superintendant resigns amid threats from parents
Trump is back to calling COVID-19 the "China Virus"
Arizona's ICU beds are running low; 42% are full of COVID-19 patients
s'MACdown: Shut-downs causing students to fall behind most in at-risk communities
Last Word: Art or Vandalism

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BEST PODCAST in Phoenix Magazine's 2020 & 2022 Best of the Valley Readers' Poll