Carine Werner, Arizona State Senator
Monday, February 23, 2026 | 31:01
The deaths of Rebekah Baptiste, Emily Pike and Zariah Dodd in 2025 drew severe scrutiny to the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS). Jim Sharpe sat down this week with Sen. Carine Werner to discuss her office's investigation into the department and proposed legislation aimed to prevent and better serve children within the DCS system.
Friday, November 13
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Priya Sundareshan, Arizona Senate president-elect
Jim Sharpe sits down with the next Arizona Senate president, Priya Sundareshan, following the midterm election results, in which Democrats won the majority in the…
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Friday, November 6
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Adrian Fontes, reelected Arizona Secretary of State
Fresh off reelection, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes dodges questions about his future with trademark candor and talks election funding, taxes and why Republicans…
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Adrian Fontes, Arizona Secretary of State
Yes, he just won another statewide election as part of the biggest winning year for Democrats in modern Arizona history. Sure, he beat his opponent,…
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Wednesday, October 28
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A Special Edition of the AZ Political Podcast
We’re calling this week’s show “A Special Edition of the AZ Political Podcast,” because I got especially lazy: repurposing some interviews that I did during…
15m
Wednesday, October 21
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Joanna Mendoza, Democratic Candidate for CD6
As a gunnery sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, JoAnna Mendoza considered herself a “servant leader.” Now, she wants to lead by serving in the…
28m
Thursday, October 15
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Jonathan Nez, CD2 candidate and former President of the Navajo Nation
Democrat Jonathan Nez told me on this week’s AZ Political Podcast that a lot has changed since the fall of 2024. I’m pretty sure Nez…
27m
Tuesday, October 6
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Susan Winder, John Crow and Ryan Caracciolo, Maricopa Community College Board candidates
I’m glad that my guests this week on the AZ Political Podcast didn’t take offense when I told them that, normally, I wouldn’t have you…
23m
Thursday, October 1
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Alexander Kolodin, candidate for Secretary of State
During the AZ Political Podcast, Alexander Kolodin, the Republican nominee for Arizona Secretary of State, doubled down on the most contentious claim made in his…
22m