One hundred days ago, the 117th Congress of the United States was sworn in, and we began this series covering the daily life and work of Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez. We talk about what’s been accomplished so far, and what challenges l

Climbing mountains and reforming campaign finance

Apr 12th, 2021 20m 43s

Rio Grande del Norte National Monument is an ecological treasure in Northern New Mexico. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez gives a report from the top of the mountain, and talks about the importance of changing how campaigns are financed.

Making the big transitions: Foreign policy, water, and energy

Apr 7th, 2021 24m 15s

What is the role of Congress in determining foreign policy, given the strong role of the executive branch? What does Congress have to say about water policy, given that states play a large role in determining their own water law? And how do we

Infrastructure, voting rights, and Catholicism

Apr 5th, 2021 30m 32s

What does it mean to spend trillions of dollars on infrastructure? Where does the money come from to pay for it? And what is involved in getting new voting rights legislation passed? Also hear how Teresa Leger Fernandez’s Catholic faith affect

Guns, money, and the southern border

Mar 31st, 2021 46m 12s

How do we finally address mass shootings and pay discrimination? And what’s really going on on the U.S.-Mexico border—is it even a crisis? Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez speaks on the issues with host Mary-Charlotte Domandi.

Welcome to Diary of a Congresswoman

Mar 29th, 2021 33m 8s

Follow first-time representative to Congress Teresa Leger Fernandez as she navigates the process of representing her country and her district. This is a chance for those of us outside the halls of Congress to understand how things get done…or

Navigating the health—and economic—pandemic

Sep 16th, 2020 32m 49s

Many of our "essential workers" pay into the unemployment system but get nothing back when they’re unemployed—because of their immigration status. We talk to organizer Marcela Diaz about the challenges—and opportunities—of navigating the health

Surviving and thriving in N.M.—during crisis times and beyond

Jun 8th, 2020 23m 45s

The new book, "100% Community: Ensuring 10 Vital Services For Surviving,” shows how to build county-based systems that ensure well being for all their residents. We speak with authors Dr. Katherine Ortega Courtney and Dominic Cappello.

How COVID-19 spreads, and how to stop its growth

Apr 24th, 2020 19m 40s

Host Mary-Charlotte Domandi speaks with Stuart Kauffman – a medical doctor, complex systems research scientist, author, MacArthur Fellow and Santa Fe resident – about how the coronavirus spreads and the importance of social distancing in stoppi

Terry Tempest Williams on her book 'Erosion'

Dec 30th, 2019 45m 44s

Award-winning author Terry Tempest Williams discusses her new book, “Erosion: Essays of Undoing.”

Doctors to the rescue

Dec 23rd, 2019 28m 47s

Andrew Lustig, founder and president of Global Outreach Doctors, talks about sending physicians and integrative medicine practitioners to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Constructing the U.S.-Mexico border

Dec 19th, 2019 50m 14s

Historian C.J. Alvarez talks about his new book, “Border Land, Border Water,” and the history of construction on the border, from Mexican independence to the present. We discuss how these projects both divide and connect the two countries—and c

How to retire with real security

Dec 16th, 2019 46m 14s

Fred Nathan of Think New Mexico talks about how to improve our state system so that private sector employees and contractors can save money for retirement, and how the public sector can better serve its current and future retirees.

How to retire with real security

Dec 16th, 2019 46m 14s

The fall and rise of the Mexican gray wolf

Dec 12th, 2019 56m 23s

The Mexican gray wolf was brought to near extinction by predator-extermination campaigns, spearheaded by the livestock industry. The Endangered Species Act made it possible for wolves to be reintroduced into the wild, where they can do their wo

Dogs, cats and survival

Dec 9th, 2019 40m 23s

We talk to Karen Cain of the Street Homeless Animal Project, a Santa Fe-based group that helps people living on the streets to care for their animals. We also talk to Carlyn Montes de Oca about her new book, "Dog as My Doctor, Cat as My Nurse."

The a-bomb, jazz, indigenous mind, desert habitat and radio: Jack Loeffler’s new memoir

Dec 5th, 2019 55m 54s

Author, radio producer, and aural historian Jack Loeffler’s new memoir, “Headed into the Wind,” takes us on a journey of inner and outer freedom in nature and society. After witnessing an atomic bomb test, he realized that our world was insane,

The Whistleblowers: No good deed goes unpunished

Dec 2nd, 2019 44m 25s

Middlebury professor Allison Stanger’s new book, "Whistleblowers: Honesty in America from Washington to Trump,” recounts the long American tradition of whistleblowing from even before the Revolutionary War, how whistleblowers have been treated

Promoting education in Northern New Mexico

Nov 28th, 2019 13m 37s

Jenny Parks is CEO of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation. In this sponsor spotlight, we hear about the foundation's work with students and teachers, and the challenges of making a difference with philanthropy.

Thanksgiving dinner—and drinks—with Natalie Bovis

Nov 25th, 2019 47m 7s

A chat with mixologist and culinary maven Natalie Bovis about Thanksgiving dinner—food choices, recipes, cocktails, and how to enjoy the day even if you’re doing all the cooking.

The assassination of Fred Hampton

Nov 21st, 2019 43m 25s

Fred Hampton was a young, charismatic, and brilliant leader in Chicago's African American community when he was gunned down by the police in service of the FBI. Hampton’s attorney and biographer, Santa Fean Jeff Haas, talks about his life and l

Perdido: Photographing the border with Michael Berman

Nov 18th, 2019 1h 1m

Michael Berman’s new book “Perdido: Sierra San Luis” is a journey in photographs and stories about a complicated landscape on both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border, where the natural world has been compromised and where survival depends on a com

One Blade of Grass: A Zen memoir

Nov 14th, 2019 55m 39s

Henry Shukman, director of the Mountain Cloud Zen Center, talks about his new memoir, "One Blade of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart."

How intelligent is artificial intelligence, anyway?

Nov 11th, 2019 50m 36s

We talk to Santa Fe Institute and Portland State University computer scientist Melanie Mitchell about her new book, “Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans.”

Seven improbable food cities

Nov 7th, 2019 47m 50s

Santa Fe author Mark Winne’s new book, “Food Town, USA: Seven Unlikely Cities That are Changing the Way We Eat,” is not just a food travelogue, but also the story of how American cities are rebuilding themselves and their local food systems thr