Dr. Byron Lindsey, Professor Emeritus (UNM) specializing in Russian politics, history and literature, talks about Putin's rule since 2000; his use of lies and corruption as he strives for total power; and the war in Ukraine. He is joined by his wife, Tonya, who grew up in Russia and offers her unique perspective on life in the Soviet Union, pre and current Putin.
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Shirley Baca and Walter Rubel speak with Lucia V. Carmona, Director of Operations and Community Engagement with Raices del Saber Xinachtli, an elementary bilingual charter school, now in it's 4th year. They teach Mesoamerican culture in mathematics, language and oral tradition through a 90/10 Dual Language two-way immersion model.
Co-hosts Walt Rubel and Shirley Baca discuss items in the news, including the continuing investigation of former President Trump's possession of classified documents and NM Republican Governor candidate Mark Ranchetti's oil and gas revenue rebate proposal.
The abandoned seed barn off West Amador Avenue has stood for decades as a giant monument to lost industry.
The city has had big plans in the past to breathe new life into the old structure. In 2015 it was going to be part of Gin Plaza, described in the ill-fated Amador Próximo project as an “homage to the neighborhood’s agricultural and industrial history and an invitation to millennials who crave an eclectic vibe in which to explore, live, work and recreate.”  Lisa Lucca talks with authors Hallie Balogh & Auttie Grace aka H.A. Stories who share how they collaborated to write and publish their book during the pandemic - and while in high school. Their YA story Empire: To Earth and Back is the first in their inspirational series.
Today's program brings the blessing of hearing from Florence Hamilton - 100 year old woman - African American and Christian. With characteristic humility, she shares her unique reflections about life and death, Christianity, the current state of humanity, American politics, and how our culture's values shape our present and future.
DELVING IN: Peter Debenedittis on Facing the Problem of Alcohol-Related Deaths in New Mexico8/21/2022
Stuart Kelter interviews Peter Debenedittis, a decades-long advocate for substance abuse prevention. He has written 11 volumes of youth prevention lessons, and has been a motivational speaker across the country to combined audiences of over a quarter million students. Peter D. has consulted for the Centers for Disease Control, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the White House Office on Drug Control Policy.
Dr. Debenedittis moved to Santa Fe in 1995 and in 1999 launched a media literacy education firm specializing in substance abuse prevention. Having previously staffed a successful gubernatorial campaign in the U.S. territory of Guam and having, himself, run for Governor of New Mexico in 2018, he has honed the political marketing skills with which to address public health issues. He is the author of the Alcohol Literacy Challenge curricula, which aims to prevent underage and binge drinking. He also become a leading proponent for legislation that would raise taxes on alcohol as a research-backed strategy for reducing alcohol consumption in New Mexico. According to recent articles by Ted Alcorn of New Mexico in Depth, New Mexico is the state with by far the highest rate of alcohol-related deaths. Las Cruces Bulletin publisher Richard Coltharp and writer Mike Cook gave a recap of the week's news and previewed upcoming events as they highlighted articles in the latest edition of the newspaper. They also talked with horticulturist Jeff Anderson, director of the county's master gardener program, about Afghan pines.
Peter and Walt talk with reporter Ted Alcorn about alcohol in New Mexico, civilian law-enforcement oversight boards, and other issues. State Rep. Joanne Ferrary will join us for much of that discussion. She’s worked on problems related to alcohol in New Mexico as a legislator and earlier. New Mexico In Depth recently published Alcorn’s in-depth series on alcohol in New Mexico, which also ran in the Sun-Times.
Co-hosts Peter Goodman & Walt Rubel talk about five years of KTAL, Walt's new show and then get into the latest national and local issues.
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