{"podcast":{"title":"The Gaggle: An Arizona politics podcast","slug":"the-gaggle-an-arizona-politics-podcast-1119050","podcast_index_feed_id":1119050,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/AZUSA7360410720","website_url":"http://www.azcentral.com/politics/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0b26e284-2b01-11e9-a2fd-232c2bf9e72c/image/5e1c5268ca383a9558e6948b454fd74e.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"azcentral podcasts","episode_count":547,"summary":"Helping you keep up with what matters in Arizona's political news. Each week we interview politicians, public figures or journalists to break down one local issue and how it affects your life in Arizona. Coming to you every Wednesday morning, The Gaggle is hosted by The Arizona Republic's national political reporters Ron Hansen and Stephanie Murray, and is produced by Amanda Luberto.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:20:03.530881+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gaggle-an-arizona-politics-podcast-1119050"},"episode":{"title":"Adrian Fontes wants you to know your mail-in ballot is safe","slug":"adrian-fontes-wants-you-to-know-your-mail-in-ballot-is-safe","published_at":"2026-04-08T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gaggle-an-arizona-politics-podcast-1119050/adrian-fontes-wants-you-to-know-your-mail-in-ballot-is-safe","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gaggle-an-arizona-politics-podcast-1119050","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AZUSA7168975900.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AZUSA7168975900.mp3","summary":"As we approach the 2026 midterms, the next big fight in the election process is already brewing. Trump rolled out an executive order intended to limit mail-in voting to people screened by the Postal Service and the Department of Homeland Security as U.S. citizens. Mail-in voting is something Arizona has done since 1991 and it's become one of the most popular ways to cast a ballot in the state, peacefully electing both Republicans and Democrats to office. This week on The Gaggle, a politics podcast by The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, hosts Ron Hansen and Stephanie Murray are joined by Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. Email us! thegaggle@arizonarepublic.com Leave us a voicemail: 602-444-0804 Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Secretary of State Adrian Fontes Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ron Hansen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Stephanie Murray Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amanda Luberto⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"As we approach the 2026 midterms, the next big fight in the election process is already brewing. Trump rolled out an executive order intended to limit mai…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2217,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-gaggle-an-arizona-politics-podcast-1119050/episodes/adrian-fontes-wants-you-to-know-your-mail-in-ballot-is-safe/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gaggle-an-arizona-politics-podcast-1119050/adrian-fontes-wants-you-to-know-your-mail-in-ballot-is-safe.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}