AZ Politicast
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Covering the most vital issues, races, and candidates in Arizona politics, AZ Politicast brings passion, insightful conversations, and more than 20 years of experience from award-winning host Steve Goldstein.
AZ Politicast
2w ago
AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein welcomes former Attorney General Terry Goddard and HighGround CEO Chuck Coughlin to explain their passion for shining a light on dark money and making the state's primary system fairer for Independents. And, what made these former adversaries come together as trusted partners in reform ..read more
AZ Politicast
1M ago
AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein speaks with C. Owen Paepke, author of The Purple Presidency and supporter of No Labels, which recently announced that it wouldn't be fielding a unity ticket to compete with President Biden and former President Trump this November ..read more
AZ Politicast
3M ago
AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein gets insights from Barrett Marson of Marson Media on how the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors will change with the retirements of Bill Gates and Clint Hickman and the likely election of Congresswoman Debbie Lesko to the board ..read more
AZ Politicast
4M ago
AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein checks in with First Congressional District Democratic candidate Conor O'Callaghan. O'Callaghan leads the pack in fundraising and recently received a shoutout from Arizona Republic columnist Laurie Roberts, who predicted that he would end up being the Democratic nominee after the August primary ..read more
AZ Politicast
5M ago
AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein gets Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes' thoughts on his first year in that office, the importance of political truth-telling, and whether election results can be fast, accurate, and inexpensive ..read more
AZ Politicast
6M ago
On this edition of AZ Politicast, Host Steve Goldstein remembers the late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor with a pair of interviews he recorded with her nearly a decade ago--and a conversation he had with writer and attorney Linda Hirshman, author of a book about Justices O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg titled Sisters In Law ..read more
AZ Politicast
7M ago
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 ..read more
AZ Politicast
7M ago
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 ..read more
AZ Politicast
7M ago
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 ..read more
AZ Politicast
7M ago
AZ Politicast Host Steve Goldstein talks with Liam Julian of the Sandra Day O'Connor Institute about a new report finding that, while mothers affect their kids' interest in civics and politics, the reverse is also true. Trickle-down and trickle up civics participation is the focus of this edition of AZ Politicast ..read more