The first in a planned series of candidate forums, Shirley and Walt talk to Tara Jaramillo, the Democratic candidate for House District 38. Due to the recent redistricting, Las Cruces now resides within said District.
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Internationally acclaimed author and artist George Mendoza talks about his whirlwind of a life. His book, Journey of the Spirit Mind, has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Co-hosts Shirley Baca and Walt Rubel discuss politics and remind us about the upcoming Animal Companions of Las Cruces Fundraiser at the Fountain Theatre on Sunday, September 18th, along with the Empty Bowls Fundraiser, taking place at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in October.
The 14th Amendment, passed in 1868, was one of three changes made to the Constitution during the Reconstruction Era designed to ensure that southern states didn’t slip back into their old ways.
The most controversial section these days is probably the provision granting citizenship to anyone born in the country. But, it was a more obscure section that was highlighted in a New Mexico courtroom earlier this month.  Lisa Lucca talks with author and expert hand analyst Pamelah Landers about her new book, Unleashing Your Inner Artist, which offers inspiration, motivation, and permission to infuse creativity into your life.
DELVING IN: Peter Kapenga on his Childhood and Subsequent Work as an Educator in the Middle East9/11/2022
Stuart Kelter interviews Peter Kapenga, a retired educator and educational administrator, most of whose career took place in the Middle East. Growing up in Oman as the son of missionaries, Peter is a bilingual native speaker of English and Arabic. After teaching English in Cairo and studying advanced Arabic in Jordan, he taught and was subsequently an administrator at the Friends Schools of Ramallah/El-Bireh in the de facto capital of the Palestinian territories and then for another ten years the principal of the Al-Raja school in Bahrain. He currently lives in El Paso with his wife and nearby to his son and two of his grandchildren.
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 Christa Fredrickson, director and choreographer of Broadway by Demand and cast members Alli Glover, Noel Windsom and Nolan Winters.
Georgina will talk about her art, her eclectically decorated house and the process + power of keeping things positive. She will be having a solo show, opening at the Unitarian Universalist Church Tombaugh Gallery. Artist, Paul Maxwell will be joining Pete and Walt by phone for part of the segment to discuss this year's "Neighborhood Gallery".
Pete and Walt talk to Coach Heiar about pulling together a team, expectations for the season, and his thoughts on being NMSU's new coach.
Author and cleric, Tom Smith, will discuss an upcoming event for folks fighting alcoholism, his book Poor Tom: Living with Our Limitations, and the recently held Franciscan Arts Fair.
The state Supreme Court has come out against proposed reform to the bail system, setting up a potential clash with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham if she is re-elected in November.
During a public safety press conference in January, prior to this year’s legislative session, Lujan Grisham called for changes to make it more likely that those accused of serious crimes would be held in jail prior to their trials. Doña Ana Arts Council Executive Director and regular Cafe Con Leche guest host Greg Smith talks with new Gallery Manager Penny Peace about The Kaleidoscope Eyes of George Mendoza exhibit and her work with the Arts Council.
 Lisa Lucca talks with her son, Zac Dalton, about how the pandemic has impacted food and beverage service industry workers, and the challenges and opportunities he is experiencing as he turns 30 at such a crazy time in history.
Stuart Kelter interviews Nona Willis Aronowitz, a writer and editor who has a biweekly sex and love advice column for Teen Vogue. She’s also written columns for the New York Times, The Cut, Elle, VICE, and Playboy. She co-authored the road-trip book, Girldrive: Criss-crossing America, Redefining Feminism, with Emma Bee Bernstein and is the editor of two award-winning anthologies of her mother, Ellen Willis’s work, one about rock music criticism, Out of the Vinyl Deeps, and another, The Essential Ellen Willis. Nona recently published a memoir entitled Bad Sex: Truth, Pleasure, and an Unfinished Revolution, which she has described as a memoir-social history blend that examines the enduring barriers to true sexual freedom.
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