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A new documentary premiering at the Phoenix Film Festival focuses on a Diné family inhabiting Antelope Canyon. KJZZ host Tom Maxedon sat down with Joe Raffa, the the director of "Bad Indian: Hiding in Antelope Canyon," to learn more.Full interviewTOM MAXEDON: First off, just tell me a little bit about your background as a filmmaker.
On this episode, we celebrate National Poetry Month and the release of the debut crime novel from an Emmy Award-winning and longtime KJZZ reporter.National Poetry MonthApril means many things to different people. For us, it's a chance to shine a spotlight on National Poetry Month.
No matter what types of movies you enjoy, over the next several weeks, Arizona has hundreds of offerings, whether that’s in the Phoenix metro region or Sedona.Here's some of the highlights from three film festivals in Arizona, as well as a bonus take in this director’s cut.
Despite the city of Tempe recently denying a special event permit for nonprofit AZ Hugs for the Houseless, the founder, Austin Davis, says the organization’s weekly Sunday picnics that work to provide food and resources to the city’s unhoused population won’t stop.AZ Hugs for the Houseless is a nonprofit dedicated to providing resources like food, water and connection to
It's Black History Month.In this conversation with KJZZ's Tom Maxedon, NPR's "Weekend Edition Sunday" and "Up First" podcast host Ayesha Rascoe talks with him about a new collection of essays she edited, "HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience."This portion of the conversation began with Rascoe discussing how her life was shaped by her time as a student at