
62: Goldwater Institute's Timothy Manila on Arizona University Curriculum and Civics Concerns
In this episode of the Grand Canyon Times Podcast, host Leila Golan speaks with Timothy Manila, Director of Higher Education at the Goldwater Institute, about new reports examining Arizona's public un...
16 Huhti 23min

61: Rachel Walden on School Board Power, Curriculum Reform and Preparing Arizona Students for STEM Careers
Rachel Walden, vice chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission and a member of the Mesa Public Schools governing board, joins the Grand Canyon Times Podcast to explain her case for re-election and ou...
2 Huhti 30min

60: Bill Beard on Data Centers, Property Rights, and the Politics of Infrastructure
William "Bill" Beard, Municipal Affairs Liaison at the Goldwater Institute and a former member of the Pima County Election Integrity Commission, joined the Grand Canyon Times podcast to discuss the po...
19 Maalis 24min

59: Rachelle Dené Poth: How AI Is Reshaping K–12 Education
Educator, attorney, and author Rachelle Dené Poth joined the Grand Canyon Times podcast to discuss how artificial intelligence is being integrated into K–12 classrooms. Poth explained the practical di...
5 Maalis 24min

57: ASU Professor Henry Thomson on Free Speech, Campus Polarization, and the Future of Civil Debate
In this episode of the Grand Canyon Times podcast, host Leyla Gulen speaks with Henry Thomson, Associate Professor at Arizona State University's School of Politics and Global Studies. Thomson, a poli...
5 Helmi 30min

56: The Goldwater Institute's Chris Thomas on Hidden Superintendent Pay and the Push for School Transparency
In this episode of the Grand Canyon Times podcast, host Leyla Gulen talks with Chris Thomas, Director of Legal Strategy for Education Policy at the Goldwater Institute and a longtime Arizona school at...
22 Tammi 24min

55: Glendale City Council Candidate Michael Calles on Public Safety, Community Connection, and Glendale's Future
In this episode of the Grand Canyon Times podcast, host Leyla Gulen talks with Michael Calles, a fourth-generation Arizonan, U.S. Air Force and Army veteran, and retired Phoenix police officer running...
8 Tammi 14min





















