Peter and Walk talk with Miranda Viscoli and Mike Martin about a gun buyback (operated in conjunction with the LCPD and scheduled for 9-1 this Saturday at 550 North Sonoma Ranch Blvd) and their activities. Mike, who’s with RawTools, and literally turns guns into garden tools, and who may do that for a live audience this Saturday, will talk about turning swords into plowshares, teaching responses to violence, “restorative and transformative justice.” Miranda, co-president of New Mexicans against Gun Violence, will discuss efforts to decrease gun violence, and address misunderstandings about that movement.
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Peter and Walt talked about DOGS with Doug Baker of East Mesa Dog Training and Michael Hays, who is sort of a dog whisperer. If you live with a dog or hope to train one (or train yourself to have a rewarding rapport with your dog), this is for you! In non-COVID times, Doug runs the program in which state prisoners near Las Cruces work with dogs, to the benefit of both the dogs and themselves.
I did not like Green Eggs and Ham
I thought the book to be a scam. I knew that it could not be right for all the eggs I’d seen were white. Join host Donna Stevens of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance and her guests Gabe Vasquez and Angel Peña of Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project. Gabe Vasquez is the founder of Nuestra Tierra and a Las Cruces city councilor, and Angel Peña serves as Nuestra Tierra's Executive Director. This wide-ranging conversation discusses Nuestra Tierra’s outreach work, the US/Mexico border, outdoor equity, Wild and Scenic designation for the Gila River, the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, and more.
Host MaryAnn Digman reviews the latest information on Covid-19 in New Mexico, and around the US, along with the latest on vaccines and advice from the experts.
In this episode of Think Again, Randy Harris, with good friend and co-host Keith Whelpley, begin a rudimentary exploration of some of the science, religion and philosophy surrounding consideration of "Death". Just a couple of guys having a conversation that scratches the surface of ideas, thinking and feelings, related to this timeless human consideration. The conversation touches on but a few of the notions and beliefs that may actually have the power to shape our perceptions of the reality of our everyday lives.
Stuart Kelter interviews Joel Schwartz, who won a MacArthur Award for work that made a major contribution to the phase-out of lead in gasoline and Ronnie Levin, whose work at the Environmental Protection Agency helped to establish federal standards and the need for more robust testing to protect consumers from lead in drinking water.
 Lisa Lucca talks with comedienne, comedy writer, and co-executive producer of Netflix Afterparty, Sarah Tiana She shares her stories of stand-up, several tours with Comics on Duty, and how new motherhood and Covid-19 have shifted her career.
Larry Yates joins host Rev. Carolyn Wilkins for an intriguing conversation about life and religion. Yates is a life coach, business consultant, musician, artist and author. During this engaging broadcast, he shared insights how music and religion impacted his journey from a humble start in Mississippi to consulting entertainment leaders in Hollywood.
Dr. Kenneth Hammond will discuss five Southeast Asian nations, including Viet Nam, Indonesia, and Burma [Myanmar], including recent developments in Burma. He’ll be doing an Academy of Learning in Retirement presentation this month on how those nations have dealt with the challenges of the past several generations.
Hosts Peter Goodman and Walt Rubel talk with Kelly Jameson about Las Cruces Public Schools, the tragic loss of Superintendent Karen Trujillo, and how the school district is moving forward.
Hosts Walt Rubel and Peter Goodman discussed the legislative bill on private prisons, and related issues, with Nia Rucker (the ACLU’s policy counsel and regional manager in Las Cruces) and Alexandra Wilkes, a lobbyist with Day1Alliance, an industry association.
“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.”
The above quote is attributed to Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat, but the first time I heard it was in a George Harrison song, and it stuck with me. I could hear George singing in my head this weekend as I watched the CPAC Convention. The Republican Party is operating without a platform. That’s not an opinion. At the 2020 Republican Convention they decided not to update the party platform. In lieu of callers, Peter told a travel story, Walt reported on what’s been going on during the state legislative session and they discussed various other topics.
Earth Matters Radio Hour host Kevin Bixby and guests discuss the surprise wolf hunt held in Wisconsin last week that resulted in more than 200 wolves being killed in just three days with guns, traps, snowmobiles and dogs. University of Wisconsin professor Adrian Treves, and Melissa Smith, executive director of Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf and Wildlife share their insights on how this massacre happened and what it says about the state of wildlife management in the U.S.
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