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.”