Episodes
Paul Barnes discusses THE ROOSEVELTS, Economic Impact of the Arts & Cultural Industries
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant interviews Santa Fe resident Paul Barnes, producer and longtime collaborator with filmmaker Ken Burns, about the…
Read More...Campus Sexual Assault Examined, Documentary Filmmaker Justin Hunt, NM Economy & Job Opportunities
This week on NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS, Gwyneth Doland looks at the issue of campus sexual assault. The number of rapes reported at four-year colleges…
Read More...Comedic Duo “The Pajama Men,” Artesia Immigration Detention Facility, State Budget Revenue Forecast
This week on NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS, Gene Grant talks with Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez, creators of the comedic duo The Pajama Men. The…
Read More...Families Whose Sons Killed by APD Officers Speak Out, Superintendent Winston Brooks Resignation, Reduced Marijuana Penalties Proposed Ballot Measure
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we talk with families whose sons were killed by Albuquerque Police Department officers. They share their journeys to…
Read More...Water Crisis in the West: Thinking Like a Watershed, NM Economy, Open Primaries, APS Superintendent Winston Brooks
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we conclude our series on the Water Crisis in the West: Thinking Like a Watershed with a discussion…
Read More...Activist Lyla June Johnston discusses Kit Carson Park renaming, APD Culture of Violence, SNAP benefits & work requirements
In June, the Taos Town Council voted to rename Kit Carson Park to Red Willow, but then rescinded that decision in July after residents complained…
Read More...“Game of Thrones” Author George R.R. Martin; Violent Attacks Against Homeless, Pojoaque Pueblo Gambling Compact, Legalization of Marijuana
Author George R.R. Martin has skyrocketed to fame through his “Game of Thrones” novels and the resulting HBO series. On the next NEW MEXICO IN…
Read More...Open Primaries Discussion, Homelessness in Albuquerque, NMSU Private Medical School
This week, NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS features an in-depth discussion on the idea of open primaries, takes a look at homelessness in Albuquerque, and considers…
Read More...Special Guests discuss the WIPP Radiation Leak, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Visits Artesia, NMSU Admission Standards
This week on New Mexico in Focus, it has been five months since a radiation leak shut down the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad,…
Read More...The death of Albuquerque attorney Mary Han, Behavioral Health, Border Immigration Crisis, LANL Report Admits Errors in Packing Waste for WIPP
This week on New Mexico in Focus, in the wake of the Department of Justice report criticizing the use of force and other issues in…
Read More...Cartoonist Stephan Pastis; Downtown ABQ; Growing Immigration Crisis; APD & ACLU of NM; Governors Race
This week on NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS, producer Megan Kamerick talks with cartoonist Stephan Pastis, creator of the nationally syndicated “Pearls Before Swine,” about his…
Read More...Kirtland AFB & Jet Fuel Plume Threatening ABQ’s Drinking Water; ABQ City Officials & APD-New Citizen Outreach; Creating Industry Hubs Around Sectors & “Innovate ABQ”; Proposed Plan: UNM & Flat-Rate Tuition
This week on New Mexico in Focus, the officials with Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque are under pressure from state and local officials to…
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