{"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":"BONUS: The Democrats running for Arizona's CD 1","slug":"bonus-the-democrats-running-for-arizona-s-cd-1","published_at":"2026-05-23T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gaggle-an-arizona-politics-podcast-1119050/bonus-the-democrats-running-for-arizona-s-cd-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gaggle-an-arizona-politics-podcast-1119050","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AZUSA4840551013.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AZUSA4840551013.mp3","summary":"Editor's Note: Since this podcast was recorded, candidates Victor Weintraub and Mark Robert Gordon have withdrawn from the race. Arizona Democrats have spent much of the past 16 years plotting how to oust Republican Congressman David Schweikert from Congressional District 1. 2026 is their best opportunity with Schweikert leaving to run for governor. Six Democrats are in the running to represent the left in the 2026 CD1 election. In this bonus episode of The Gaggle, we walk you through the similarities and differences between the people on your primary ballot. Email us! thegaggle@arizonarepublic.com Leave us a voicemail: 602-444-0804 Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host: Laura Gersony Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amanda Luberto⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Editor's Note: Since this podcast was recorded, candidates Victor Weintraub and Mark Robert Gordon have withdrawn from the race. Arizona Democrats have sp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":664,"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/bonus-the-democrats-running-for-arizona-s-cd-1/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/bonus-the-democrats-running-for-arizona-s-cd-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}