Today we delight in the company of Joseph Somoza, retired NMSU English Professor and local poet. Joseph tells us a little bit about himself, his writing processes, language, and his thoughts and feelings about life, death, and gratitude. He treats us to readings of multi-dimensional and thought-provoking selections from his newest book of poetry "The Moment of Your Life". His books are available at COAS Books in downtown Las Cruces NM, Mesilla Book Center in Mesilla NM, and from online booksellers. Grandma Moses Press will be hosting a reading/book release celebration for "The Moment of Your Life" at The Center For Spiritual Living - Downtown Las Cruces - Sunday, April 28th - 3:00 to 5:00 pm.
Lisa Lucca talks with Chicago artist, Rosemary Fanti, about her path to becoming an artist, and her work painting live at events, elegantly capturing the beauty of a first dance - like this one at Pat & Tatiana Zaleski's wedding - along with other special occasions, pets, and families. Stuart Kelter interviews Olivia Campbell, a journalist, essayist, and author focusing on the intersections of medicine, women, history, and nature. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Smithsonian Magazine, and many other major publications. She is the author of the 2021 NY Times bestseller, Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine, which is the subject of today’s interview.
Everybody wants to start at the top.
And so, of course the deep-pocketed investors behind the attempt to build a centrist third party under the No Labels banner started with a presidential election. And not just any presidential election, but one in which the Republican nominee is a former president who is facing 88 felony indictments in four separate cases and is vowing vengeance if he wins. Former state senator and Public Regulation Commission member Steve Fischmann discusses his time in both the Legislature and PRC.
Columnist Merritt Allen discusses changes in Republican leadership that will come following the November election. She is also a leader in the effort to form an independent redistricting commission.
Bill Wight of the Bureau of Land Management discusses the 90-day public comment period for the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument resource management plan which runs from April 5 to July 5.
DELVING IN: Randolph Nesse on Evolutionary Explanations for Mental Illness and Human Suffering4/7/2024
Stuart Kelter interviews psychiatrist, professor, and researcher, Randolph Nesse — cofounder of the field of evolutionary medicine. Twenty-five years ago his book, Why We Get Sick, which he co-authored with George C. Williams, went on to sell more than 100,000 copies and to be translated into eight languages. He served for many years on the faculty of the University of Michigan, where he is a professor emeritus, and was also the founding director of the Center for Evolution and Medicine at Arizona State University, where he continues to be a research professor. His most recent book, Good Reasons for Bad Feelings, is the subject of today’s interview.
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