Arizona Highways Podcast

In this special episode of the “Arizona Highways” podcast, host Steve Goldstein and “Arizona Highways” editor Robert Stieve talk with world-renowned geologist Wayne Ranney about the causes and effects of the deadly flood that slammed Bright Angel Canyon on August 29, 2026. Editor’s Note: In this podcast we refer to water gauges in Bright Angel Canyon. They were installed by USGS Arizona Water Science at the request of the Grand Canyon National Park.

In Episode 34 of the Arizona Highways”podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Claire Musser, the executive director of the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing Mexican gray wolves back to their native habitat in Northern Arizona.

In Episode 33 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Craig Childs, a longtime contributor to the magazine and the author of a new book titled The Wild Dark, which recounts Craig’s journey — on a bike — to one of the darkest places in North America.

In Episode 32 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Heather Hansman, the author of Fierce Country, a new book about three women who ignited America’s love for the wild. One of those women is Georgie White, a legendary river guide who made hundreds of trips through the Grand Canyon.

In Episode 31 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Kevin Fedarko, the best-selling author of “A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon.”

In Episode 30 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve go behind the scenes of a cover shoot with Adriana Zehbrauskas, a photojournalist who makes her debut in the April 2026 issue.

In Episode 29 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Joan Meiners, a climate reporter for The Arizona Republic who recently completed the Arizona Trail. All 800 miles. In one shot. On a mountain bike.

In Episode 28 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Gil and Troy Gillenwater, two brothers from Phoenix who set out, in 1982, to hike the length of the state. Like Lewis and Clark, they encountered all kinds of hardships, including snakes, scorpions, mountain lions … even gunfire.

In Episode 27 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Remy Kelbel, who’s enjoying her dream job as a wrangler in one of the most beautiful — and most dangerous — places to ride. “I count my blessings every day,” she says.

In Episode 26 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Jayne Mitchell, whose father, Tim, began selling Christmas trees in downtown Phoenix in 1950. Sadly, after seven decades, the family business closed down. Now, all that’s left are the memories.

In Episode 25 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Ann Lane Hedlund, the author of a new book about artist Mac Schweitzer, a remarkable woman who was renowned in the 1950s, but fell into obscurity after her sudden death in 1962.

In Episode 24 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Jonathan Buford, the intrepid author and photographer of a new book that spotlights each of Arizona’s 90 wilderness areas.

In Episode 23 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with geologist Wayne Ranney about the Colorado Plateau, a landmass that’s home to 10 national parks. They also discuss what’s next on the North Rim in the wake of the Dragon Bravo Fire.

In Episode 22 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with science writer Melissa Sevigny, the author of “Brave the Wild River,” a book about two female botanists who ran the Colorado River in 1938. And in our August issue, she writes about Florence Merriam Bailey, another remarkable scientist who changed the course of ornithology.

In Episode 21 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with photographer Amy S. Martin in the wake of the devastating Dragon Bravo Fire, which destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge, many of the historic cabins and so much of the surrounding landscape. In addition to her work for Arizona Highways, Amy worked for many years as a river guide and backcountry ranger at Grand Canyon National Park.

In Episode 20 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Dr. Tom Myers in the wake of the devastating Dragon Bravo Fire, which destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge, many of the historic cabins and so much of the surrounding landscape. For several decades, Tom has been a doctor at Grand Canyon National Park. He honeymooned at the North Rim, and he’s one of the few people to have hiked the length of the Canyon.

In Episode 19 of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with artist Bruce Aiken in the wake of the devastating Dragon Bravo Fire, which destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge, many of the historic cabins and so much of the surrounding landscape. For more than 30 years, Bruce lived within the Grand Canyon at Roaring Springs.

In the newest episode of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Domingo DeGrazia, the son of world-renowned artist Ted DeGrazia. Like his father, Domingo is a multitalented artist. He also likes racing motorcycles and jumping out of airplanes.

In the newest episode of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with photographer Bruce Taubert, a wildlife biologist and longtime contributor to the magazine. Among other things, they talk about gray wolves, black bears, jaguars and something called a phenology calendar.

In the newest episode of the Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with Jeff Kida, the longtime photo editor of the magazine. Among other things, they discuss the evolution of photography in the magazine over the past 10 decades.