Jen & Friends | Jen's Two Cents.
🎙 Jen’s Two Cents brings clarity with bold, boots-on-the-ground storytelling. Investigative journalist Jen Barber sits down with Arizona’s newsmakers, thought leaders, and everyday changemakers to unpack the stories shaping our communities.
Episodes
34 episodes
Paradise Valley School Board Member Sandra Christensen Launches Bid for Arizona House of Representatives
In a move that is already reshaping the political landscape of Legislative District 4, Paradise Valley Unified School District Governing Board Member Sandra Christensen formally announces her candidacy for the Arizona House of Representa...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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38:40
Flock Cameras & The Founding Fathers
❓ Are license plate readers compatible with the freedoms our Founding Fathers fought for? 🎙️ This week, I sit down with Surprise, Arizona Councilmember Johnny Melton to break down the city’s audit of its Flock Safety ALPR system, wh...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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4:53
Scottsdale's Barry Graham on Axon, License Plate Readers, & AI
Scottsdale City Councilmember Barry Graham granted Jen’s Two Cents an exclusive interview to discuss the city’s 2026 Legislative Agenda — a document I located ...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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16:38
ALPRs, AI, and Privacy: One-on-One with Johnny V. Melton
After leading an in-depth audit of Surprise, Arizona’s Flock Safety license plate reader network, Councilmember Johnny V. Melton sits down with Jen’s Two Cents to reveal what he discovered. From data practices to AI concerns, he walks ...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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56:47
Goodyear Mayoral Race: Stipp Challenges Pizzillo, Citing Strained State Relations
Read the ReportJen’s Two Cents makes no claims or determinations regarding any of these statements. This exclusive inte...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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1:22:05
Arizona Educational Opportunities: Goodyear Mayor Joe Pizzillo
On March 4, 2025, Goodyear Mayor Joe Pizzillo spoke with me following the launch of the Buckeye Union High School District Education Foundation — a new nonprofit dedicated to supporting stu...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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1:28
Arizona AI-Driven Mass Surveillance: Cameras Installed Before Council Approval — Former Goodyear Lawmaker Speaks Out
In this exclusive, former Councilmember - now mayoral candidate - Bill Stipp says Goodyear residents deserve a public conversation about the city’s rollout of AI-driven surveillance cameras.
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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12:11
Arizona to New York Surveillance Showdown: Josh Frankel Shares his Denial to Victory Story
What happens when a citizen pushes back against government secrecy? In this exclusive interview, we talk with the man who refused to accept “denied” for an answer — and won. His fight to access the surveillance records tied to his own license p...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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21:30
Arizona Schools & Superintendent Contracts: Christopher Thomas of Goldwater Institute
Read the Report: Who's Protecting the Taxpayers?In the news lately, several Arizona school districts have faced controversy over superintendents being term...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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39:55
Arizona AI-Driven Mass Surveillance: Steps to Removing Flock Cameras in Sedona
Sandy Boyce of LiveFreeAZ.com breaks down how residents in Sedona successfully pushed to have Flock Safety surveillance cameras removed — and what it takes to do the same in your own city. From uncovering co...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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Arizona & the Future of School Choice in Arizona with Surprise Vice Mayor Jack Hastings
I sat down with Surprise Vice Mayor Jack Hastings to discuss current events, and our conversation turned to competition in education and the future of school choice in Arizona....
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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19:20
Arizona to New York: Flock Cameras with Josh Frankel
Josh Frankel, a 25-year resident of Scarsdale, New York, has been raising awareness about Flock Safety cameras and spoke with me about how the technology is spreading nationwide.
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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18:48
Arizona Business Freedom from License Fees: Surprise Vice Mayor Jack Hastings
Cut, Slash, or Eliminate? Surprise to Reconsider Its Business License MandateSurprise City Council will weigh cutting its $168 business license fee Tuesday — Vice Mayor Jack Hastings says it’s about competition and investmen...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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33:37
Arizona Public School Enrollment Numbers Dropping: Anna Van Hoek
In this exclusive Jen and Friends interview, Parental Rights Advocate Anna Van Hoek joins us to talk about the sharp decline in public school enrollment across Arizo...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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8:47
Arizona Conservatives on School Boards: Anna Van Hoek | Higley School Board Member
🎙️ New Episode of “Jen & Friends” — Now Streaming! This week on Jen & Friends, we shine the spotlight on a conservative voice making waves in Arizona’s public educati...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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59:34
Arizona School Board Member Challenges: Superintendent’s Role at the Dais
Not Just a Seat—A Statement: School Board Member Challenges Superintendent’s Role at the DaisDoes seating the superintendent at the dais blur the separation of roles — and make it harder for the public to catch side comments, faci...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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10:59
Arizona Schools & Assumed Consent: When Fine Print Sells Out Your Child’s Privacy
Every school year, parents are buried in a blizzard of consent forms—medical releases, media waivers, technology agreements—most of which go unread in the rush to get kids back in class. Buried in the fine print is a decades-old policy that all...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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28:23
Arizona School Choice Update with Stacey Brown
Breaking down Arizona’s ESA drama just one day after furious parents walked out of a State Board meeting — and with a potential challenger already being recruited to take on Superintendent Tom Horne in 2026.Time Codes:<...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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20:45
Arizona Secretary of State Candidate Alex Kolodin
EXCLUSIVE - FIRST INTERVIEW: The Conservative Candidate for Arizona Secretary of State Rep. Alex Kolodin officially filed to run in the 2026 General Election as a Republican candidate...
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13:28
Arizona Exclusive: One-On-One with Arizona Rep. Joseph Chaplik
Axon. Waymo. Arizona's deficit. Rep. Joseph Chaplik (R-LD3) talks with "Jen & Friends" about the big issues and hints what might be next for his political career.
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:01:03
Arizona Photo Radar & License Plate Readers: Who's going to decide? The state? Cities? Or citizens?
Photo radar. It’s one of the hot topics in the #azleg and who gets to decide its fate is on razor’s edge. The state? Cities? Or citizens? Senior Investigative Journalist Jen Barber has been di...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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16:15
Arizona's West Valley with Surprise, AZ Councilmember-Elect Johnny Melton
On this episode of "Jen & Friends", an exclusive interview with Surprise, Arizona's Councilmember-Elect Johnny Melton.The long-time conservative advocate agreed to talk with West Valley Fa...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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42:34
Happiness vs. Joy with Mario Valencia: Arizona Resident & Veteran
Happiness is defined as a state of mind.Joy is a feeling of happiness.Or is it?After the death of my father, I’ve been thinking a lot about what separates joy and happiness. And to broaden the conve...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:30
Arizona School Board Member & Libertarian: Nathan Madden
We kick off our 3rd season of Jen & Friends with an exclusive interview with Nathan Madden.Madden is a governing school board member in the Buckeye Union High School District, and a candidate in LD25’s race for state repres...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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20:48