August 11, 2013
Rocco, Jeff, Justin & Fred
Justin Williams from Startup Tucson joins Fred and Jeff on the grand ol’ program! Justin talks about how there’s a dedicated group of folks working to develop and keep the Old Pueblo’s human assets ~ the smarts and creativity making Tucson a wonderful place! BTW, to vote for the “You Free” app talked about on the show click on entrepreneurmagazine.com
Also on the Big Show ~ Rocco DiGrazia is in a major pizza throw-down. Vote for Rocco’s Little Chicago in the Arizona Daily Star’s Pizza Madness!!!
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August 4, 2013
This week on the Big Show Fred and Jeff welcome our friends from the Heart of our Community ~ the kids from Downtown Tucson! Caitlin Jensen from the Downtown Tucson Partnership, along with Curtis McCrary from the Rialto Theatre talk about everything we can squeeze into an hour of fun and enlightenment.
Also on the program, Larry Sakin talks about the upcoming Stand Up for Education! Celebrity Spelling Bee, benefiting the TUSD Educational Enrichment Foundation.
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July 28, 2013
Rebecca Seiferle ~ Tucson’s Poet Laureate
Fred and Jeff welcome Rebecca Seiferle, Tucson’s own Poet Laureate, to the grand ol’ program! Rebecca talks about her adventures in getting to the Old Pueblo, life as a poet and the importance of literacy and encouraging our children to read and write. She also explains what exactly a “Poet Laureate” is.
Rebecca includes information regarding the upcoming Tucson K-12 Poetry Contest ~ contact her at poet@tucsonpimaartscouncil.org for more information ~ and the Stjukshon & Friends event. Send an email to info@baileyhousetucson.com for information on Stjukshon & Friends!
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July 21, 2013
Anne-Marie Russell
Fred and Jeff welcome Anne-Marie Russell from the Old Pueblo’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) to the big show! Anne-Marie in the Executive Director and Curator for MOCA and will talk about the museum’s history and all the fun events and exhibits, including how you can interact with the “big box” currently sitting at the museum.
Also ~ the Valley of the Moon, Tucson’s own center of magic and kindness, is producing several nights of The Princes Bride, done in a way that only the Moon can. Check out their Facebook page for dates and times. We guarantee an inconceivable experience for everyone!!!
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July 14, 2013
Jeff, Ed & Fred
Fred and Jeff chat with Edward Beshore, Deputy Principal Investigator of the OSIRIS-REx program being spearheaded by the University of Arizona. They discuss Life, the Universe and Everything, including chasing asteroids and how to keep the earth safe from random space debris!
The Asteroid!
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July 7, 2013
Jeff talking with Mike Holmes from Imagine Greater Tucson
Fred and Jeff welcome a menagerie of folks from the Old Pueblo to the show this week!
However, first and foremost, the first announcement of Bloom Night at Tohono Chul came from the big show first ~ we beat the email by about 10 minutes!!! You can check out some of Fred’s pictures from the evening right here.
Tamara Mack from the Fox Theater and Robert Shaw from Lonely Street Productions talked about all the upcoming events at the Historic Fox. They also gave a preview of the Last Alarm Concert being held for the families of the 19 fallen Hot Shot Firefighters.
Mike Holmes brought us up to date on all the activities of Imagine Greater Tucson and Jason Hartenbach from the Garden Bistro at Tohono Chul Park brought in some samples of his award winning Hamburger for everyone in the studio!
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June 30, 2013
Jeff, Mia, Larry & Kent
Fred and Jeff welcome Lt. Col. Kent Laughbaum (Ret. USAF) to the grand ol’ program this week. Kent talks about the significance of the 4th of July and a lot of other great stuff about being an American!!!
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June 23, 2013
Kathleen Bethel, George Jenson & Liz Baker
Fred and guest host George Jenson welcome Kathleen Bethel from the Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair (SARSEF) to the Big Show. She’ll be talking about the organization, all the fun stuff they do, how you can get your kids involved and how you can become involved with this really cool group. She’ll also have in tow Liz Baker. Liz is a former participant, award winner, board member and head judge of SARSEF!
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 47:12 — 21.6MB)
June 16, 2013
Demion Clinco
On this bright and beautiful Father’s Day Fred and Jeff welcome Demion Clinco to the big program. Demion is the President of the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation who’s mission is to preserve Tucson’s Unique Architectural Environment. The Foundation’s vision is to become a community resource for Preservation. They are currently working on preserving the Maynard Dixon house in the northern part of the Old Pueblo and have a lot of other fun and interesting irons in the fire.
Also joining the boys are Jodi Netzer and Robin Frazier from the Tucson Arts Brigade. They talk about their program and a fun-filled event, Art Under the Stars, coming up on June 18th.
Jodi Netzer with Robin Frazier hiding behind the microphone!
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