The Chris and Joe Show

The Chris and Joe Show

The Chris and Joe Show is a smart, fun and locally focused show where we want to explore why things are happening and why we feel the way we do about them

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Hour 2: How many heat records will Arizona break this year?

The last 2 summers we experienced record heat. What can we expect this summer?

00:27:31
Apr 25, 2025 10:54 PM
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The Volley: Artic ice cubes and Fantasy drafts

Now that you know how hot it’s going to be, you’ll want to find out how you can stay cooler in a way that not only says “I feel good” but also “I’m richer than you.”  Luxury ice cracks the stories you need to hear about as well as the other top headlines in the volley.

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Apr 25, 2025 10:50 PM
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Hour 1: Luxury imported item cost are rising

Luxuery imported materials may be caught in the crosshairs of geopolitics. This week, President Trump imposed a sweeping new 20% tariff on the European Union, with varying percentages hitting other trade partners. 

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Apr 25, 2025 10:29 PM
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The Why: Home sales in Arizona are down

What's the why? Why is the sales slow down not bring down asking prices?

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Apr 25, 2025 10:28 PM
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Hour 2: Preventing wildfires

A deal has been reached on a measure that proposed sweeping and arguably unconstitutional liability protections for the state’s electric utilities for wildfires caused by their equipment. 

00:26:00
Apr 24, 2025 10:57 PM
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The Volley: Kids fight club and proposed child labor laws

You often hear Joe talk about “The Kids These Days....” like he’s a 70 year old man.  But, to his delight, today’s headline volley is all about “The Kids These Days...”  Are they lazy, weak and entitled?  Not if you hear these stories.  Turns out, they are finely tuned fighting machines.

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Apr 24, 2025 10:53 PM
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Adrian Fontes, secretary of state of Arizona

He’s not stranger to the political slings and arrows.  What drives the Secretary of State to keep going?

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Apr 24, 2025 10:23 PM
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Hour 1: Two House members launched bids for U.S. Senate

Ambition... but what drives the personal ambition?  What do they get out of it? What’s the reward for their efforts?

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Apr 24, 2025 10:21 PM
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The Why: Getting involved in politics

What's the why? Why would you want to get involved in politics in 2025? 

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Apr 24, 2025 10:20 PM
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Hour 2: Should cops be held to a higher standard?

If you’re off duty and you get wasted, try to fight a bar staffer, bite a security guard and punch a framed picture, should you keep your job?

00:28:24
Apr 23, 2025 10:54 PM
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The Volley: Another baby boom and on line adds

You can’t open a web page lately without someone trying to tell you how to save or spend your money more efficiently.  In our roundup of other stories you need to hear, you’ll find out about one way you could make an extra $5k but shouldn’t and how to blow through the money you already have.  That’s in the headline volley.

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Apr 23, 2025 10:53 PM
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Hour 1: Trump endorses 2 candidates for Arizona Governor

 Why is this double endorsement potentially a good thing for Karrin Taylor Robson? 

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Apr 23, 2025 10:29 PM
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The Why: Arizona candidates get a double endorsement

What’s the Why? Why is this double endorsement potentially a good thing for Karrin Taylor Robson? 

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Apr 23, 2025 10:27 PM
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Hour 2: They are coming back

Who wants to drop a billion dollars to own a hockey franchise in the desert?

00:27:46
Apr 22, 2025 10:54 PM
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The Volley: Punishing bad kids and death bed meetings

There’s never a shortage of people online telling you how to parent and there’s never a shortage of news stories telling you about parents who failed miserably.  Where those two concepts intercept makes for a great start to your headline volley.

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Apr 22, 2025 10:53 PM
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Hour 1: Summer vacation just got a whole lot more expensive

Why might you be less interested in traveling this year?

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Apr 22, 2025 10:20 PM
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The Why: Are American's too broke to travel?

What’s the Why? Why might you be less interested in traveling this year?

00:09:47
Apr 22, 2025 10:19 PM
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Hour 2: To serve and protect

Why are some police departments using AI to collect intelligence on protestors?

00:28:31
Apr 21, 2025 11:0 PM
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The Volley: campground bans and scary scents

Trouble finding camping spots in the news today as well as waking up next to the stinky person in sharing the tent.  Stories you absolutely need to know about and tips on how to set up a tent without BO... in the headline volley.

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Apr 21, 2025 10:58 PM
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Hour 1: Axon can move forward now

Gov. Katie Hobbs signed legislation Friday scrapping a scheduled election next year that challenged zoning for Axon's proposed headquarters in Scottsdale.

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Apr 21, 2025 10:38 PM
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The Why: Governor Hobbs is signing bills

What’s the Why? Why is local control OK for one issue but not the other? 

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Apr 21, 2025 10:33 PM
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Hour 2: Phones in schools

The latest buzz surrounding phones in schools has Chris and Joe asking what the best way to limit their use is. This hour, we hear direclty from concerned parents and their opinion on how to manage their kids and their phones   

00:26:57
Apr 18, 2025 11:31 PM
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The Volley: Hobbies and Arizona's own Mowgli

If Tv and Streaming were to cease to exist, what hobbies would you be picking up? What's the greatest thing you've done as a 2 year-old? Chris and Joe tackle those questions and more on today's headline volley

00:11:45
Apr 18, 2025 11:18 PM
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Hour 1: The bad with the good

With every good, there comes some bad. Chris and Joe discuss this and how it applies to the latest news surrounding the TSMC plant and the ACC

00:34:30
Apr 18, 2025 10:25 PM
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The Why: Semiconductor Boom

Why is the TSMC semiconductor plant's success definitely going to cost us?

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Apr 18, 2025 9:37 PM
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