{"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":"What happened on primary election night 2026","slug":"what-happened-on-primary-election-night-2026","published_at":"2026-07-22T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gaggle-an-arizona-politics-podcast-1119050/what-happened-on-primary-election-night-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gaggle-an-arizona-politics-podcast-1119050","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AZUSA7695651364.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AZUSA7695651364.mp3","summary":"Early tallies for the midterm primaries show that Arizona Republicans have put their trust in MAGA-style candidates for the top three spots on the November ballot. For the most part, the primary races were decided soon after an unexpectedly smooth election day. Voting in Maricopa County, a hotbed for election denialism and backbiting over election responsibilities, went off without any major glitches. This week on The Gaggle, we are joined by fellow Arizona Republic politics reporters for initial thoughts on midterm primary night 2026. Email us! thegaggle@arizonarepublic.com Leave us a voicemail: 602-444-0804 Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Stacey Barchenger, Laura Gersony Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ron Hansen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Stephanie Murray Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amanda Luberto⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Early tallies for the midterm primaries show that Arizona Republicans have put their trust in MAGA-style candidates for the top three spots on the Novembe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1468,"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/what-happened-on-primary-election-night-2026/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/what-happened-on-primary-election-night-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}