Science on the range: studying wide open landscapes in the American West
Geographer Nathan Sayre talks about homesteaders, hubris, and healing … and the challenges facing public and private lands and the people and creatures who inhabit them.
The underlying laws of life — from trees to people to cities
Are there underlying laws of biological organisms, as there are laws of physics? What fundamental rules govern living things, and how do these rules map onto human-created communities? Geoffrey West walks us through these questions, and their far-reaching implications for long-term sustainability.
Create the Vote 2018: Mayoral Forum
Hear mayoral candidates Kate Noble, Ron Trujillo, Joe Maestas, Peter Ives, and Alan Webber talk about the arts, the creative economy, and their ideas for improving cultural and economic life in Santa Fe.
Unrig the System Part 2
Today we talk to a congressman from Wisconsin, a director of elections from Colorado, and to the directors of two anti-corruption organizations. This is the second in a two-part series of interviews with movers and shakers from across the country working on issues from voting to corruption to ethics and transparency.
Unrig the System Part 1
What is the disconnect between our government in Washington and the people they’re supposed to represent … and how can it be fixed? We bring you the first in a two-part series of interviews with movers and shakers from across the country working on issues from voting to corruption to ethics and transparency.
Cows Save the Planet
That’s the name of the terrific book by Judith Schwartz. We talk about how ecosystems evolved with animals, and how animals can be used to restore land and improve soil.
When warriors stop fighting and start talking: Combatants for Peace
Chen Alon was in the Israeli army. Sulaiman Khatib was in the Palestinian resistance. Once faceless rivals, now they are close friends and have devoted their lives working for peace and reconciliation.
Santa Fe Film Festival 2018
The Santa Fe Film Festival teams up with New Mexico Film Week for five days of films, discussions, events, and parties. We talk today to film programmer Aaron Leventman, writer/director and actor Catherine Eaton, and activist Wade Rathke about film making, psychiatric facilities, and organizing for social justice.
A path toward healing and away from prison: Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion
How to break the cycle of trauma, lack of resources, drug use, crime, arrest, prison, release, more drug use, and more arrests? LEAD offers an alternative that focuses on intensive treatment, harm reduction, and practical services.
Ol’ Max Evans: The First Thousand Years
At 93 years old, author Max Evans is still working. One of the iconic writers about the land and its characters and creatures here in the West, he is the subject of a new documentary by veteran journalist and television talk show host, Lorene Mills.