I was horrified to learn that restaurant owner Buck Scott had presented Thompson with a garish pair of cowboy boots as a gift. Denver was still desperate at that time to shed its reputation as a cowtown, But in the end, it didn’t matter.
I was working at a trendy restaurant in Denver called the Colorado Mine Company in 1975 when the Denver Nuggets brought North Carolina State phenom David Thompson in for dinner during his recruiting visit.
I was horrified to learn that restaurant owner Buck Scott had presented Thompson with a garish pair of cowboy boots as a gift. Denver was still desperate at that time to shed its reputation as a cowtown, But in the end, it didn’t matter. Peter and Richard talk to Dr. Brandon Hobson, author and NMSU Writing Professor, about his widely praised books and writing/literature more generally.
Richard and Peter talk with Dr. Bobbie Green, Dona Ana County NAACP Chair, about Juneteenth and police accountability; more specifally, how the NAACP will mark Juneteenth this year and why Las Cruces needs a citizens’ oversight for the police department.
Greg Smith’s main topics will be Pride Month and the Arts. Guests will be State Senator Carrie Hamblen and media expert Jess Williams discussing the Pride Month show in the Staszewski Gallery at the Doña Ana Arts Council; how the Stonewall Riots in late June 1969 led to Pride Month all these decades later; the constructive roles each of the guests has played in those decades; and what role they and the arts are playing in the current dialogue about LGBTQA+ issues.
Today's guest, David Ostby, is the co-founder and Chief Technical Officer for an artificial intelligence company called "Savant X". David first joined us on "Think Again" for a conversation about AI in early February of 2020. He returns and touches on a broad array of considerations, including the evolution of AI and its expanding presence in 2023.
Things have changed. 'This Could Go Quite Wrong' - Altman Testimony, GPT 5 Timeline, Self-Awareness, Drones and more “Godfather of AI” Geoffrey Hinton Warns of the “Existential Threat” of AI | Amanpour and Company AI and the future of humanity | Yuval Noah Harari at the Frontiers Forum Ed Heinbockel: Harnessing AI and quantum technologies Stuart Kelter interviews Peter Frankopan, a Professor of Global History at Oxford University with comprehensively wide-ranging interests, including the history and politics of the Mediterranean, Russia, the Middle East, ancient Persia and modern Iran, Central Asia, and China. Peter often writes for the international press and is the author of The First Crusade: The Call from the East, The Silk Roads: a New History of the World, and The New Silk Roads: The Future and Present of the World, which have been translated into forty languages, become international best-sellers, and garnered multiple, prestigious awards. His latest book, which is the subject of today’s interview, is The Earth Transformed: An Untold History, an environmental history of both the human and natural past, from billions of years ago until the present, across the entire planet.
The effort to create a civilian review board for the Police Department threatens to create a rift between the City Council and some progressive voters during a municipal election year when police and crime will undoubtedly be a major topic.
There's little disagreement as to the need for reform. Fatal police interactions with Ameila Baca (settled for $2.5 million) and Antonio Valenzuela (settled for $6.5 million) have cost taxpayers $9 million, and taken beloved members from two families. ![]() Lisa Lucca talks with speaker, author, coach, and communication expert Robyn Hatcher about inclusive communication and leadership in the changing landscape of our corporate environment. |
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