Senator Russell Pearce and challenger Jerry Lewis displayed contrasting styles in a Mesa Chamber of Commerce Debate.   The two are on the ballot in next month's recall election of Pearce.

Immigration is the key issue dividing Arizona's State Senate President and his opponent in a November recall election.

Author of the book Adrift: Charting Our Course Back to a Great Nation Steven Beschloss talks to host Steve Goldstein and answers listener questions about the nation's current course. Beschloss stresses the importance of citizen participation in government, and grassroots efforts to get the nation back on track.

State Democratic Party chairman Andrei Cherny sits down with host Steve Goldstein to talk about redistricting and possible candidates to join the U.S. Senate race.

Otto Shill, chairman of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce's Public Policy Council, talks about his role as moderator of the Mesa Chamber's candidate forum. The forum is being held due to the recall of Senate president Russell Pearce. Shill explains the format of the forum, and the importance of the community hearing candidates' viewpoints.

Poet and one of Oprah's "Living Legends" Nikki Giovanni talks to Steve Goldstein about the importance of taking individual responsibility and action. This Friday, October 7th she'll be giving the Jonathan and Maxine Marshall Distinguished Lecture at ASU.

KJZZ's Changing America Desk is looking into the housing boom and bust, and what it will take to recover.

Longtime Arizona concert promoter Danny Zelisko talks to Steve Goldstein about his time in the industry. Murphy's Law, meeting legends, and keeping concerts running...he explains all of the things that go into bringing an audience the best experience possible.

Scott Omer, the director of ADOT’s Multimodal Planning Division, and Serena Unrein, Public Interest Advocate for the Arizona PIRG Education Fund talk to Paul Atkinson about the possible Intercity R

Paul Atkinson fills in for Steve Golstein...Twenty years ago the annual Border Governor's Conference started as an opportunity for governors along the US/Mexico border to meet and find solutions to shared problems. Shannon O'Neil, the Douglas Dillon Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, talks about the importance of participation in the conference.