by radiocafe | Jan 10, 2019 | Activism, New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexican
Every year journalists around the world are attacked, arrested, imprisoned, and killed for doing their work–including in the US. We talk to Courtney Radsch of the Committee to Protect Journalists about what this looks like, and how the situation can be improved.
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by radiocafe | Jan 7, 2019 | New Mexico, Politics, Santa Fe New Mexican
Meet Howie Morales, Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico. After serving in the NM Senate for over a decade, he ran alongside Michelle Lujan Grisham, and in November they were part of the “blue tsunami” that swept Democrats into every statewide elected office.
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by radiocafe | Nov 22, 2018 | Food & agriculture, Santa Fe New Mexican
Talking turkey with Chef Johnny Vee — how to make a great Thanksgiving dinner that will please both traditionalists and adventurers.
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by radiocafe | Sep 28, 2018 | Activism, Books, Politics, Race/class/gender, Santa Fe New Mexican
Well…yes. Fascism has always been with us, as author and Yale professor Jason Stanley describes in his most recent book — for example, Hitler was inspired by our Jim Crow laws. We discuss the elements of fascist thinking, how to spot them, and how to fight back.
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by radiocafe | Sep 21, 2018 | Activism, Books, Environment, Food & agriculture, New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexican
We hear daily that our nation is “polarized.” But there are important areas of collaboration and common ground that are happening under the radar. MacArthur genius Gary Paul Nabhan‘s work brings together environmentalists and food producers — with exciting results.
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by radiocafe | Sep 18, 2018 | Books, Santa Fe New Mexican
Ticks are tiny, eight-legged creatures who are proliferating as the climate warms. They carry an array of diseases that can disable and even kill–and our health providers and public health systems have yet to fully address the gravity of the threat.
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by radiocafe | Sep 14, 2018 | Santa Fe New Mexican
Each one of us is more like a forest than a tree. From our skin on in, we contain untold millions of genetically diverse organisms whose job it is to keep us healthy. Science is just beginning to understand how they work — and how this understanding can be used to treat and prevent illness.
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by radiocafe | Sep 10, 2018 | Food & agriculture, Santa Fe New Mexican
Dr. Hisham Moharram brings together scientific training and religious faith. He’s put together a community of farmer-entrepreneurs that serve their local area and provide a model for agriculture farming in other parts of the country.
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by radiocafe | Sep 7, 2018 | New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexican
What would a municipal first responder unit look like if you built it from the ground up? We discuss this question with two first responders from the Santa Fe Fire Department, and the director of Southwest Care, who are together coming up with innovative solutions — including an assistance dog.
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by radiocafe | Aug 30, 2018 | Books, Santa Fe New Mexican
Author William Powers and his wife and baby daughter moved to Bolivia, bought five acres of land in a small town, and set out to live a simpler, more balanced life, in community and closer to nature. We discuss the pitfalls, successes, and underlying ideals of these choices.
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