Stuart Kelter interviews David Nurenberg, a professor of education at Lesley University in the Boston area and for 17 years a high school humanities teacher in suburban, urban, and international teaching and learning environments. He shares his insights on all things educational in his podcast, Ed Infinitum, and recently published a book entitiled, What Does Injustice Have to Do With Me? Covering both theory and practice, the book provides detailed descriptions of how to both raise awareness and develop critical thinking in the teaching of social justice issues to privileged white students in a wealthy suburban school.
 Former anthropologist and public historian Sandra Marshall discussed with Lynn Moorer her novel, Death in the Time of Pancho Villa: A Rose in Old El Paso Mystery, set in 1911 during the time of the Mexican Revolution and whose protagonist photographer Rose Westmoreland travels to El Paso in search of her missing husband, an accountant for an oil company. During her search, she meets famous historical figures like Pancho Villa, Pascual Orozco, and Francisco Madero as well as not-so-well-known historical figures El Paso Herald reporter Timothy Turner and photographer Esther Lovell who also become caught up in Rose’s investigation and search for clues.
Peter and Walt will be participating in a panel discussion about local journalism. To preview that discussion, they talked about the subject with fellow panelists Kathleen Sloan, organizers/sponsors David Irvin of the NMSU Zuhl Library and Elaine Stachera of Las Cruces Press Women. This is an annual freedom of the press event timed to be around Madison’s birthday.
Peter and Walt talked with UNM Professor Emeritus Gregory Cajete, this spring’s first speaker in the ongoing NMSUCCESS “climate-change” series. Dr. Cajete’s talk should be of unique interest, because he’ll discuss the intersection of climate change and indigenous ways and science. Culturally-based science is an interesting subject in which Dr. Cajete has been a pioneer.
Co-hosts Peter Goodman and Walter Rubel began their March 24, 2021 show talking about the recent gun violence in Boulder, Colorado and the recent legislative session in Santa Fe.
The New Mexico Legislature is not a co-equal branch of government, and that’s by design.
The New Mexico governor’s office is modern and up-to-date; and operates much like other governor’s offices throughout the country. The last major update came in 2020 when a new cabinet-level department was added to coordinate services for young children. The New Mexico Legislature is antiquated and out-of-date; and is thoroughly unlike any other state legislature in the country. I’m not sure when (or if) the last major update was, but it happened sometime before I came here in 2002.  Lisa Lucca talks with author and podcast host of
The Morning Glory Project, Betsy Graziani Fasbinder, about her work and the beautiful story of her inherited family.  On March 25, 1911, 146 workers, mostly young Jewish and Italian immigrant women, lost their lives in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the most notorious industrial accident in the country. The experience mobilized tens of thousands to demand safer working conditions, and the legacy of the fire on vastly improved worker safety is still with us today. In remembrance of this date, Café con Leche presents The Long Memory of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, a radio documentary produced by Nan Rubin on the 100th anniversary of this tragic event.
Host MaryAnn Digman updates the current facts and figures on the Covid-19 pandemic, vaccines, herd immunity, mask mandates, and best practices for keeping safe and healthy.
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