Tom Maxedon

On this penultimate episode for Season 11 of Word, everything old is new when it comes to a Roman Emperor who practiced Stoicism. Plus, we offer a new spin on a gothic literary classic. And, we propose a couple of adult fiction summer reading suggestions.

KJZZ host Tom Maxedon discusses Latinx poetry with Jackie Balderrama; a new play about two beloved film critics with BJ Garrett; and national security — real and fictional — with the Washington Post's David Ignatius.

KJZZ's Tom Maxedon sits down with David Ignatius, Washington Post foreign affairs columnist and editor, to talk about his new spy thriller, "Phantom Orbit," and real technology that could threaten national security in the West.

Susan Vespoli's son, Adam, was shot and killed by a former Phoenix police officer. That loss inspired a 2023 collection of poems titled, “One of Them Was Mine.”

After a decade of tapping his baton on the podium in the Valley, Tito Muñoz is leading the Phoenix Symphony one last time in Mahler’s Symphony No. “Resurrection,” which runs through Sunday afternoon, May 12, 2024.

On this episode of Word, we discuss a new romance book club in the Valley, how the 2022 shooting of a Valley man by a former Phoenix police officer inspired a collection of poems and a new collection of climate fiction short stories.

Politicians, business leaders and educators from around the world and in Arizona spoke this weekend at the annual McCain Institute’s Sedona Forum. That includes Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly. On Saturday, he said it’s important for the United States to prevent China from taking over Taiwan.

Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah, begins on the evening of May 6. It marks the start of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943 during World War II.

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell intends to continue not prosecuting cases related to abortions performed in cases of rape or incest, even after 15 weeks — the cap for the law.

Glendale is offering multiple cooling and hydration locations, as well as two respite centers, which are provided by the Arizona Faith Network, a derivative of the Arizona Council of Churches founded in 1946.