Show historian Jim Turner talks about his newly revised and updated history book of Arizona!

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The 2020 Tucson Festival of Books is just around the corner. Fred and Jeff interview Aja Gabel who’s written a new book, The Ensemble, The addictive debut novel about four young friends navigating the cutthroat world of music and their complex relationships with one another, as ambition, passion, and love intertwine over the course of their lives.

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Fred and Jeff lovingly harass Jonathan Mabry, Director of Community Engagement at the Univerity of Arizona College of Social & Behavioral Sciences.

He talks about the upcoming, 6th Annual Downtown Lecture Series, SOUNDSCAPES. Music, Place, and Identity.

The program is every Thursday in October and features professors from the U of A talking about how a place influences the music and culture.

He also talks about the Community Classroom project that targets folks who look at life as an educational continuum.

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Director/Actor Perry King and Screenwriter Jana Brown talk about their movie The Divide.

Set in drought-plagued Northern California in 1976, The Divide chronicles the story of Sam Kincaid (King), an aging rancher with a failing memory, his estranged and independent-minded daughter, Sarah, and Luke, a young ranch hand who finds himself in the midst of a family in crisis. Internal struggles, the realities of an unforgiving landscape, and the need to reconcile a long-ago tragedy collide to create the backdrop for this classic American Western. – Jana Brown

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Albanian Film Director Fatmir Koci is in the studio to talk about his film, Elvis Walks Home. Fred talks about bees and Jeff has a fit. Mia Schnaible from the Arizona Internation Film Festival provides information on Opening Night and some of the festival highlights.

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Mia Schnaible from the Arizona International Film Festival joins Fred and Jeff in the KXCI Studio located in the Historic Hotel Congress in Downtown Tucson. Check out the wonderful movies making their debut in the Old Pueblo!

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Iskashitaa Executive Director Barbara Eiswerth talks about the mission of helping refugees acclimate to the wonders of the Old Pueblo while they share the wonders of their home countries.

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Who knows what this show is about? Local historian Jim Turner tries his best to talk about local history AND rein in Fred and Jeff!

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Eric Jacobson from Chillin n’ Grillin joins the show and talks about what it takes to be Tucson’s best Grill Master! He’ll be on stage at Hotel Congress on June 4th for the 2nd Annual Smokin Showdown, a fundraiser for Steele Children’s Research Center.

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Fred and Jeff hang out in the studio with Tucson Icon, Austin Agron!

Austin is best known for his catch phrase, “Neighbor, that’s a gonga!” but he is more than just a famous Tucson brand. Check out all the fun!!!

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