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A series that takes a critical look at Phoenix and asks why so many influential people have decided to leave.

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December 27, 2022

The Show series Exit Interview that takes a critical look at Phoenix and asks why so many influential people have decided to leave. Born and raised in Phoenix — largely in south Phoenix — painter Antoinette Cauley’s art is a mix of intense realism, portraiture that she has called “hood whimsical.” She sees herself as a representative — and an advocate — for the Black community in south Phoenix.

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December 27, 2022

The Show series Exit Interview that takes a critical look at Phoenix and asks why so many influential people have decided to leave. On this episode, a friend of Lauren Gilger's, author Rogelio Juarez, talks about why he left.

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December 27, 2022

The Show series Exit Interview that takes a critical look at Phoenix and asks why so many influential people have decided to leave. Head south of the border to meet Yvonne Watterson in a tiny Mexican town outside of Guadalajara called Ajijic.

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December 27, 2022

The Show series Exit Interview that takes a critical look at Phoenix and asks why so many influential people have decided to leave. Rachel Egboro was born and raised in Phoenix, the daughter of Nigerian immigrants who came here for her father’s degree at Arizona State University.

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December 27, 2022

The Show series Exit Interview that takes a critical look at Phoenix and asks why so many influential people have decided to leave. Meet Tamara Stanger who 20 years ago ended up in Phoenix in the middle of the summer — and hated it. She got used to it — like most of us do — and before long found herself never wanting to leave.

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December 27, 2022

The Show series Exit Interview that takes a critical look at Phoenix and asks why so many influential people have decided to leave. For Michael Turner, ending up in Phoenix was sort of a last resort, when he was 18 and looking to get out of his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio.

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