{"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":"Inside Maricopa County's elections feud","slug":"inside-maricopa-county-s-elections-feud","published_at":"2026-04-01T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gaggle-an-arizona-politics-podcast-1119050/inside-maricopa-county-s-elections-feud","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gaggle-an-arizona-politics-podcast-1119050","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AZUSA4044655601.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AZUSA4044655601.mp3","summary":"The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and County Recorder Justin Heap have been in a bitter legal battle for months on who is in charge of what parts of the election process. They continue to fight over minute details that could have a major impact come November. The 2026 election in Maricopa County will help decide control of Congress, the state Legislature and the outcome of a very competitive governor's race. This week on The Gaggle, we discussed the county's readiness for the elections with Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairperson Kate Brophy McGee, a Republican. Email us! thegaggle@arizonarepublic.com Leave us a voicemail: 602-444-0804 Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairperson Kate Brophy McGee Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ron Hansen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Stephanie Murray Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amanda Luberto⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and County Recorder Justin Heap have been in a bitter legal battle for months on who is in charge of what parts o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2008,"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/inside-maricopa-county-s-elections-feud/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/inside-maricopa-county-s-elections-feud.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}