Celebrating Arizona

Bennett was known for writing songs to wrap up each legislative session, But some of his best stories are around love and family…although his anecdote about getting two gun barrels from the government rivals anything. Lisa Schnebly Heidinger has been telling stories of Arizona people and events starting as a cub reporter in Green Valley more than forty years ago. She moved through radio, televisio...

Description: Getting to work for KTVK-TV3 in the new Northern Arizona Bureau changed Lisa's life, and her partner was photographer Mike Schmidt. Half a lifetime later they still honor "The Bureau Code" and laugh about slow-moving elk.   Lisa Schnebly Heidinger has been telling stories of Arizona people and events starting as a cub reporter in Green Valley more than forty years ago. She moved throu...

Dr. Cynthia Stahura is a psychologist who has worked with Lisa for some time and brings her favorite aspects of Arizona as well as brain and mental health advice. Lisa Schnebly Heidinger has been telling stories of Arizona people and events starting as a cub reporter in Green Valley more than forty years ago. She moved through radio, television, magazines, opinion pieces, magazines and books, unti...

Stephanie Espinoza exudes vibrancy, enthusiasm and both a deep and wide love for Arizona; she also wants us to care for our bodies, not condemn and judge ourselves. Lisa Schnebly Heidinger has been telling stories of Arizona people and events starting as a cub reporter in Green Valley more than forty years ago. She moved through radio, television, magazines, opinion pieces, magazines and books, un...

Chappy of Arizona Trail heads and is a heartfelt champion of VETS (Veteran Engagement and Trail Stewardship) with his own military background; also fun, interesting and great speaker. Lisa Schnebly Heidinger has been telling stories of Arizona people and events starting as a cub reporter in Green Valley more than forty years ago. She moved through radio, television, magazines, opinion pieces, maga...

Daryn Kagan (who brought a guest coffee mug for the podcast) shares her journey rich in friendship, miles, and returns to Arizona with unexpected twists. Lisa Schnebly Heidinger has been telling stories of Arizona people and events starting as a cub reporter in Green Valley more than forty years ago. She moved through radio, television, magazines, opinion pieces, magazines and books, until now she...

Teresa Welborn takes in Arizona hiking, biking, and on road trips that include picnic lunches in unexpected parks. Lisa Schnebly Heidinger has been telling stories of Arizona people and events starting as a cub reporter in Green Valley more than forty years ago. She moved through radio, television, magazines, opinion pieces, magazines and books, until now she hosts the podcast Celebrating Arizona....

Nancy Stanley describes turning an interest in standup comedy into not only a teaching avocation but a tremendous fundraising opportunity. Lisa Schnebly Heidinger has been telling stories of Arizona people and events starting as a cub reporter in Green Valley more than forty years ago. She moved through radio, television, magazines, opinion pieces, magazines and books, until now she hosts the podc...

Mitch Strohman has been the voice of NAU Lumberjack sports for decades, and voice of Northern Arizona even longer beginning on radio. Lisa Schnebly Heidinger has been telling stories of Arizona people and events starting as a cub reporter in Green Valley more than forty years ago. She moved through radio, television, magazines, opinion pieces, magazines and books, until now she hosts the podcast C...

Paul Allvin's descriptive powers are amazing, and his Arizona stories span from White Mountain cabins to – yes, Mars.   Lisa Schnebly Heidinger has been telling stories of Arizona people and events starting as a cub reporter in Green Valley more than forty years ago. She moved through radio, television, magazines, opinion pieces, magazines and books, until now she hosts the podcast Celebrating Ari...

David McCumber has been an Arizona newsman several times, and also written amazing books; now we have him in an exclusive interview. Lisa Schnebly Heidinger has been telling stories of Arizona people and events starting as a cub reporter in Green Valley more than forty years ago. She moved through radio, television, magazines, opinion pieces, magazines and books, until now she hosts the podcast Ce...

Tom Zoellner numbers among the best authors who venture into rougher areas of Arizona and bring the experiences back in writing so we don't have to go to know them. Lisa Schnebly Heidinger has been telling stories of Arizona people and events starting as a cub reporter in Green Valley more than forty years ago. She moved through radio, television, magazines, opinion pieces, magazines and books, un...

Description: Artist Trevor Swanson was born into a painter family and has traveled the world photographing nature and wildlife, always returning to Arizona, where he also now does metal work.

Lisa welcomes Paul Maynard, who is an avid observer and captivator of Tucson's best, and captures it in various ways, all with his sidekick Sally, also known as Mural Dog Tucson,

Special guest Greg McNamee is one of Arizona's most highly regarded authors in all the circles I respect the most, but he's not just crazy intelligent – he is also one of the funniest people I know with a mind wired so differently than most that he's constantly fascinating. Two Arizona writers who adore their state share travels to landmarks famous and obscure, with lots of impressions, insights a...

Lisa and Julie find out they share lots of holiday place-based memories, from Tucson's Winterhaven to Prescott and Flagstaff. Two Arizona writers who adore their state share travels to landmarks famous and obscure, with lots of impressions, insights and laughter along the way. Julie Morrison and Lisa Schnebly Heidinger each bring a weekly destination, and share something they wrote. Then there's t...

Matt Nelson loved and walked Arizona long before becoming executive director of the Arizona Trail, and has a deep Arizona music mystery story as well. Two Arizona writers who adore their state share travels to landmarks famous and obscure, with lots of impressions, insights and laughter along the way. Julie Morrison and Lisa Schnebly Heidinger each bring a weekly destination, and share something t...

Arizona's role in celebrating the United States 250 th Birthday includes a special passport and traveling museum. \ Two Arizona writers who adore their state share travels to landmarks famous and obscure, with lots of impressions, insights and laughter along the way. Julie Morrison and Lisa Schnebly Heidinger each bring a weekly destination, and share something they wrote. Then there's the questio...

Mary Jo West was a pioneer in Arizona television news, and also Maria in Sound of Music, television documentary trailblazer, and received her daughter from no other than Mother Theresa. Two Arizona writers who adore their state share travels to landmarks famous and obscure, with lots of impressions, insights and laughter along the way. Julie Morrison and Lisa Schnebly Heidinger each bring a weekly...

Lisa takes us to the Arizona Strip and back in time. Then Julie shares one of her favorite views of an Arizona vista. Two Arizona writers who adore their state share travels to landmarks famous and obscure, with lots of impressions, insights and laughter along the way. Julie Morrison and Lisa Schnebly Heidinger each bring a weekly destination, and share something they wrote. Then there's the quest...

Lisa led a tour of Rillito River during a flood before Julie returned to the rich winter grass of her childhood home. Two Arizona writers who adore their state share travels to landmarks famous and obscure, with lots of impressions, insights and laughter along the way. Julie Morrison and Lisa Schnebly Heidinger each bring a weekly destination, and share something they wrote. Then there's the quest...

Guests Jethro Toth and Lindsay Schnebly were disc jockeys in Tucson radio years before they ascended in the podcast universe and between episode of The Shallow End dropped in to talk about that and memories of Tucson. Two Arizona writers who adore their state share travels to landmarks famous and obscure, with lots of impressions, insights and laughter along the way. Julie Morrison and Lisa Schneb...

Lisa describes her mother getting a gift in Winslow from her mother in Heaven before Julie takes us to a special parade of children being angels in Tucson. Two Arizona writers who adore their state share travels to landmarks famous and obscure, with lots of impressions, insights and laughter along the way. Julie Morrison and Lisa Schnebly Heidinger each bring a weekly destination, and share someth...

Julie drops us in on a round-the-clock Truck Stop haven, then Lisa takes us to Canyon de Chelly and other amazing sites on faraway Navajo land. Two Arizona writers who adore their state share travels to landmarks famous and obscure, with lots of impressions, insights and laughter along the way. Julie Morrison and Lisa Schnebly Heidinger each bring a weekly destination, and share something they wro...

Julie takes us to the White Dove in the Desert, San Xavier, and explores the power of prayers tied to candles; Lisa goes back in time to watch her father, and a friend get a fright by going where they didn't belong at Canyon de Chelly. Two Arizona writers who adore their state share travels to landmarks famous and obscure, with lots of impressions, insights and laughter along the way. Julie Morris...