Nan Rubin talks with Marissa Sage, director of the University Art Museum at NMSU, about the upcoming programs/lectures centered around the nuclear history in the southwest. These events coincide with the 78th anniversary of the Trinity nuclear test.
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With his original writings and ideas, Bob Hearn welcomes us to a fun conversation about how the mesquite (dating back to the Pliocene Epoch 5.4 - 2.4 million years ago) might relate to "What Is".
Evolving from this unique perspective, the exploration expands to include how in comparison, we humans might perceive and relate to "What Is". It's a fun and thoughtful conversation that kinda makes you wonder.  Lisa Lucca speaks with author Wendy L Cohan about her Inn at Verde Springs trilogy of books set in New Mexico, the shift to writer in her Third Act, and her exciting characters in her trilogy
District Judge Fred Van Soelen of Clovis has until Oct. 1 to decide if the redistricting map that allowed Democrats to wrest control of the Second Congressional District will still be in place for the 2024 election.
Last week the state Supreme Court sent a lawsuit filed by Republicans seeking to overturn the new map back to District Court, while also giving Judge Van Soelen guidance on what he should consider in making his decision. Walt and Dan talk with local winemaker and grower Dale Ellis, who also teaches a wine class at NMSU. He will discuss the growth of vineyards and winemakers in southern New Mexico.
Walt and Dan talk with with Amorette Jones, a longtime film industry executive, who was recently named director of the Las Cruces Film Office. She will discuss her plans to increase investment in local film and TV productions.
We will speak with Bill Wight of the Bureau of Land Management about the ongoing scoping process to prepare a management plan for the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument.
In conjunction with the new exhibit at the Branigan Cultural Center opening this week on Trinity, A Legacy of Nuclear Testing- A People's Perspective, Nan Rubin and Mary Martinez White interviewed Myrriah Gomez on her book Nuclear Nuevo México: Colonialism and the Effects of the Nuclear Industrial Complex on Nuevomexicanos.
 Lisa Lucca talka all things Fleetwood Mac with Las Cruces author Tyler Martin Sehnal who has written a book about Lindsey Buckingham and his influence on the iconic rock band.
We're joined today by Keith Whelpley for an easy going, easy flowing exploration of what growing old is like. The conversation explores many aspects of both our internal and external lives, and how, and why, so many things change, shift, and morph as we transition to being older. Fun, candid, insightful.
David Edmonds is a British philosopher and a Distinguished Research Fellow at Oxford University’s Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. He is the author of many books, including The Murder of Professor Schlick, Would You Kill the Fat Man?, Caste Wars: A Philosophy of Discrimination, and Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time . He is also coauthor with John Eidinow, of the international best-seller Wittgenstein’s Poker: The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers, and co-author with Hugh Fraser, of the children’s book, Undercover Robot. He is an ad hoc columnist for the Jewish Chronicle, a former contributing editor to Prospect Magazine, and cohost with Nigel Warburton of the popular podcast series Philosophy Bites, which has had over 44 million downloads. He also runs two other blogs: Philosophy 247 and Social Science Bites. He was a multi-award winning presenter/producer at the BBC, host of The Big Idea, and a regular presenter on BBC Analysis. His latest book is entitled, Parfit: A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality, which is the subject of today’s interview.
More than nine years after its designation as a national monument, the federal government has started the process to develop a resource management plan for the Organ Mountains/Desert Peaks National Monument.
Scoping meetings will be held throughout the area, including from 6 to 8 p.m. July 12 at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum; 5 to 7 p.m. July 13 at the Village of Hatch Community Center and 6 to 8 p.m. July 11 at the Mimbres Valley Special Events Center in Deming. Ceil and Peter Herman, from the Black Box Theatre, talk about "Victoria in the Highlands" and the NTSC.
Alexandra McKinney, an instructional coordinator and supervisor/historian at the Fort Selden Historic Site, discusses plans for celebrating its 50th year as an historic site. The fort was built in 1865.
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