How one software developer is using AI to help people fight health insurance denials. And how a late-night freeform radio show created wide-ranging misconceptions about Hopi spirituality. Plus, the history of one of Phoenix’s most iconic building materials: breeze blocks. That and more on The Show.

Endorsements from local fire or police can make or break a campaign, especially for local candidate. We’ll hear what goes into getting an endorsement and what happens when you don’t. Plus, using typography to brand a city.

VP nominees Tim Walz and JD Vance will debate Tuesday night. What’s behind the “dad energy” Walz has brought to the ticket. Plus, challenging gender roles in the horror genre — using classic horror tropes.

Reservoirs in the West — and across the country — have been facing lower water levels. We’ll hear what new data says about the reliability of the country’s reservoirs. Plus, what a collection of graphics can tell us about the evolution of the Chicano Rights movement.

Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Friday. Our Friday NewsCap panelists analyze that and the rest of the week’s top stories. Plus, is the protest anthem a lost art, or has the sound of revolution switched sides?

There will be a long list of initiatives on your ballot in November, addressing everything from border security to abortion rights. What’s going into the campaigns behind those causes? Plus, Alzheimer’s researchers believe they’re getting closer to a way to prevent the disease.

National public health data shows opioid overdose deaths are plummeting across the country. We’ll hear what one harm reduction advocate says might be behind it. Plus, how the U.S. military got involved in killing a controversial Arizona housing bill.

There has been talk of a Day Zero in Mexico City, when the city would run out of water. We look at the water situation there and what it could mean for Arizona. Plus, Lucinda Williams reflects on a long career of making sense of her turbulent life by writing songs.

LDS voters have long been a reliable base of Republican politics in Arizona. But that’s changing this election as more Mormon women turn away from Trump. Plus, an archival memoir that delves into the Los Angeles queer activist scene in the 1980s.

Republican leaders are siding with the Democratic secretary of state when it comes to the status of 100,000 Arizona voters. Our Friday NewsCap takes on that and the rest of the week’s top stories. Plus, a collective of local flower growers is trying to bring back the market for local stems.