Co-hosts Peter Goodman and Walt Rubel talked about recent issues including the many of the topics surrounding COVID, including vaccinations, misinformation and free speech rights, plus the bipartisan infrastructure deal that passed the Senate.
When President Joe Biden announced a plan to send local public health workers door-to-door on a mission to increase COVID-19 vaccinations, conservative pundits warned that those foolish enough to open their doors would be forcibly vaccinated against their will.
Recently, the School Board of Las Cruces unanimously approved the new “Policy JBC: Equity and Excellence for All Students" as the district's guide to implement school programs aimed at creating an ‘equitable learning environment’ throughout the system. The policy is a response in part to the 2018 landmark court decision Yazzie/Martinez vs. New Mexico which declared that at-risk children in New Mexico must receive the same level of education as their peers.
Nan Rubin returns to Café con Leche with Educational Analyst Michelle Valverde live in the studio and Dulcinea Lara, Director of Borderlands & Ethnic Studies at NMSU on the telephone, to talk about their state-wide Education Equity Campaign, and the ongoing debate here in Las Cruces about adopting these and related education mandates. Lisa Lucca talks with light meister and visual designer John Featherstone about his incredible career and recent work with Virgin Galactic for the launch out at Spaceport here in New Mexico. From the starting point of the notion of "Toxic Masculinity", today's conversation with host Randy Harris and guest Harvey Daiho Hilbert explores some of the attitudes, cultural forces and language that shape our ideas of gender.
Stuart Kelter interviews Dr. Michael Yassa, a professor at the University of California at Irvine, where he is the director of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. His research focuses on how the brain learns and remembers information, and how learning and memory mechanisms are altered in aging and neuropsychiatric disease, especially dementia. Today's interview also explores the crucial role of memory in the construction of personal identity and lived experience.
Take on Faith with co-host Rev. Carolyn Wilkins and her guest is Teresa Valenzuela. They discuss Teresa's path as a bi-lingual educator, spiritual practitioner/counselor and community service advocate. Her goal is to 'pray it forward'.
Las Cruces Bulletin publisher Richard Coltharp, editor Dave Burge and writer Mike Cook inform listeners about what's going on in Las Cruces and highlight some of the articles in the new issue of the newspaper.
It's National Breast-Feeding Month, and Governor Lujan-Grisham has declared it the same in New Mexico. Melissa Marie and Dr. Martha Morales, the chairs of the Las Cruces Chapter of the New Mexico Breastfeeding Task Force, will visit with us regarding what that means, why such a "day" is necessary, how society treats breast-feeding mothers, and other issues.
Russ Bradburd will discuss his Fulbright award and plans, his books, and some research he is working on, as well as the current status of the Shawn Harrington project.
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