KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss

About KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss

Can’t find the time to listen to every story on KJZZ? We've got you covered. Get the week’s top stories from the KJZZ newsroom, including highlights from The Show and the latest in Arizona business, education, science and tribal natural resources news.

Publisher

KJZZ 91.5FM Phoenix

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jul 2023

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

159 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Oct. 12, 2026

   Arizona’s Executive Tower, which houses the Governor’s Office and Secretary of State, was evacuated Thursday afternoon after staff received an envelope filled with white powder. Attempts to curb wall construction in Arizona haven’t found the same success as in Texas. ASU’s hockey coach is officially out amid a probe into a player’s collapse during practice. Plus the latest politics, business, metro Phoenix, and water news.

2. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Oct. 5, 2026

   New Medicaid rules took effect October first, leaving thousands of refugees in the U.S. without health coverage. The Scottsdale Unified School District’s governing board voted to close two more schools. A protest against the Trump administration’s border wall construction is ongoing in Lochiel. Plus the latest politics, business, metro Phoenix and tribal natural resources news.

3. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Sept. 28, 2026

   New federal rules for the Colorado River officially went into effect Oct. 1, but they won’t change the amount of water flowing to Arizona quite yet. A land developer and film producer wants to turn 13-hundred acres in Maricopa County into a complex featuring a film studio, amusement park, and golf course. ASU is placing its head hockey coach on paid administrative leave just days before the start of the season. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, metro Phoenix, and indigenous affairs news.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,803,406

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

95

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

76

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