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We Have Friends Everywhere

We Have Friends Everywhere

Di: Diego Rodriguez and Amber Cordoba
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Welcome to We Have Friends Everywhere, a podcast where Arizona policy gets stripped of spin and partisan theatrics. Hosted by two political independents—one a former Republican, the other a former Democrat—we’re done playing for teams and ready to tell the truth.


Each week, we break down a single-issue impacting Arizonans—from school vouchers and water rights to housing policy and election integrity. We’ll walk you through the history, the legislative

players, the money behind the madness, and most importantly, how it all affects you.


This isn’t about left or right. It’s about the top and the bottom. Because at the end of the day, the average Arizonan has more in common with their neighbor than they do with billionaires and political power brokers. We’re here to connect the dots—and piss you off just enough to get

involved.


If you’re tired of being manipulated, underrepresented, or outright ignored, you’re in the right place.


Welcome to We Have Friends Everywhere.


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Episodi
  • Episode 3: Private Prisons in Arizona, Another Very Expensive Waste of Our Tax Dollars.

    Episode 3: Private Prisons in Arizona, Another Very Expensive Waste of Our Tax Dollars.
    Apr 13 2026

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    In this episode, we break down how private prisons became a major part of Arizona’s corrections system and why the state relies on contract prison beds at one of the highest rates in the country. We walk through where private prisons came from, how sentencing policy and population growth shaped Arizona’s prison infrastructure over time, who operates these facilities today, what they cost taxpayers, and how decisions about incarceration capacity are made through the state budget and legislative process.

    We also explore how Arizona compares to other states, who benefits from contract prison systems, and what policy options exist if the state chooses to manage prison capacity differently in the future.
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    37 min
  • Episode 2, ICE in Arizona: Enforcement, Economics, and the Border State Reality

    Episode 2, ICE in Arizona: Enforcement, Economics, and the Border State Reality
    Mar 25 2026

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    In this episode, we talk about Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and how immigration enforcement in Arizona became one of the most visible and controversial policy issues in the country. We walk through where ICE came from, how Arizona became a national testing ground for enforcement laws like SB 1070, who the major political and institutional players have been over time, how immigration enforcement intersects with Arizona’s economy and communities today, and what this all means for people living in a border state that continues to shape the national immigration conversation.
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    40 min
  • EPISODE 1-ESA Vouchers: Arizona's Billion Dollar Experiment

    EPISODE 1-ESA Vouchers: Arizona's Billion Dollar Experiment
    Feb 5 2026

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    In this episode, we talk about Arizona's Universal ESA program and how it got started, who the players were, how it impacts Arizona families, and how it has grown into a huge drain on our state budget and our public schools.

    Citations:


    https://sosarizona.org/the-truth-about-esa-vouchers/

    https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012826_az_voucher_congress/arizona-voucher-program-cited-as-cautionary-tale-during-school-choice-hearing/

    https://www.12news.com/article/news/investigations/i-team/education-impact/i-team-empowerment-scholarship-accounts-parents-bought-diamond-rings-luxury-clothing-kenmore-appliances-education-tax-dollars/75-dff40d1f-3a34-435c-9edc-af4150352445
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    38 min
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