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In this episode of Sounds of the Desert, Paola reports from Yumacon 2024 with an exclusive interview featuring Orlando Harding, known for being a writer for 1FirstComics They discuss the author’s inspirations, creative process, and challenges in the comic world. Tune in for a behind-the-scenes look at the passion that fuels their storytelling!

Guests: Yuma County Director of Public Health Diana Gomez and Dr. Roy Nelson, Sr. Associate Dean at ASU's Thunderbird School of Global Managment

Bob Clark plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich talks about his reluctant path to public office as he campaigns for a U.S. Senate seat and former Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Gould discusses his plan to use Arizona Law to secure the border.

Everage Richardson is the world's top-scoring basketball player. You've probably never heard of him, because like thousands of American players, he's taken his game overseas. Three years ago, he moved from Brooklyn, N.Y., to Elbingrode, a town of 6,000 in the Harz Mountains. Das Schwarze Perle — "The Black Pearl" — as he is known here, averaged an astounding 42 points a game. Connor Donevan reports.

Ann Powers picks her favorite chart-topping, radio-dominating songs of 2012.

The cost of the 2012 election will top a record $6 billion, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. If you find it difficult to visualize that figure, here are a few other ways to think about what $6 billion could buy.

At the end of a year in which pop songs were a constant, provocative part of the national conversation, NPR Music critic Ann Powers sifts through the 100 most popular songs of the year to highlight 10 pure pop pleasures worth remembering.

Climate change hasn’t recently been a Republican priority. But some young conservatives are hoping to change the narrative within their party.

Dig below the strata of pop songs so ubiquitous you can't stand to hear them anymore, and you'll find plenty of riches in the Top 40, from country crossover to innovative R&B and classic pop.