When Dan Meyer was 20 years old, he got bitten by a mosquito. We’ll hear how surviving malaria turned an anxious missionary into a world famous sword swallower. Plus, the sponsor of the Arizona Starter Homes Act on why she thinks it will help first-time homebuyers.
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Katherine Davis-Young/KJZZThe bill in the state Legislature known as the Arizona Starter Homes Act continues to move. It recently cleared a House committee, and it’s already been approved by the Senate. -
Getty ImagesMaricopa County had more eviction filings in 2024 than ever before — 87,130. From courtrooms to homeless shelters, the uptick in evictions is straining county's resources. But not everyone agrees on how to solve this growing problem. -
Sky Schaudt/KJZZAn investigation from the Arizona Republic finds between January 2021 and last November, Phoenix police officers pointed guns at people more than 19,000 times, nearly 1,600 instances were at a person between the ages of 2 and 17. -
Nikki NixonCountless people put on some sort of intentional scent before they head out into the world. Saskia Wilson-Brown, founder and executive director of the Institute for Art and Olfaction, believes its a form of human expression. -
Kiersten Edgett/KJZZOne night, in a fevered haze of malaria, Dan Meyer realized he was born to be a sword swallower. -
Mindy Tucker, Abrams BooksFelipe Torres Medina is a writer for the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert." But not so long ago, Medina came to the U.S. as an immigrant.
