The Last Supper Museum, An annual pilgrimage, Second Chances and a University of Arizona student talent show contest

About this episode

This episode explores the Hajj pilgrimage, a personal story of second chances, and highlights a University of Arizona student talent show contest.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Explore the purpose of the annual global pilgrimage for the devout called Hajj,Storyteller Susan Smith shares about her second chance at life, following a heart attack and an audio postcard from a University of Arizona student talent show contest.

People in this episode

Guest: Susan Smith

Topics covered

• Hajj
• second chances
• talent show
• storytelling
• pilgrimage

Keywords

• Hajj
• second chance
• heart attack
• University of Arizona
• talent show
• storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Arizona

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