Podcasts about New Mexico

In New Mexico two cousins dispute the spice level of their enchiladas, and one ended up dead. Is it better to beat someone in a battle of wits or physical violence? Duji says Rover won't back down even when he knows she is right. Krystle had to bury her daughter's pet rat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sport fundraisers, awake for surgery, and little people. A drunken college basketball player was shot dead after trying to enter the wrong house. Charlie tried to enter the wrong house while intoxicated. Debate on Santa's current red look. Men and women sneeze differently. Krystle has peed the bed. A 17-year-old girl in North Carolina was charged with a murder that happened in California. Does Duji have hairy nipples? A man was trapped inside a garbage truck. A couple on vacation in London both died of cardiac arrest in a hot tub. In New Mexico two cousins dispute the spice level of their enchiladas, and one ended up dead. Is it better to beat someone in a battle of wits or physical violence? Duji says Rover won't back down even when he knows she is right. Krystle had to bury her daughter's pet rat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is a thing called the "Governor's Tag" in our wildlife management system. It's an often expensive tag that is accused to be antithetical to the North American Wildlife Model - because only the rich get to play in that proverbial sand-box. This is why Robbie went to New Mexico to start a documentary around this "Governor's Tag" - there is no better place to do this than in New Mexico. Robbie sits down live with John Mark Matkin, following his three-year journey to hunt New Mexico's coveted Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep after ultimately winning the state's Governor's Tag for $1 MILLION. Robbie and John Mark are joined by outfitters/guides Jim Breck and GT, John brings us through the failed bids, setbacks, surgeries, and determination that finally led him to an extraordinary 200-plus-inch ram in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico. There is so much more to this story than this podcast, but this is the beginning.  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Text us at 601-790-0607 with thoughts, comments and ideas for guests and episodes Support our Conservation Club Members! Classic African Hunting: https://classicafricanhunting.com/  Landtrust: https://landtrust.com/  Everyone Deserves to Play: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/everyone-deserves-to-play/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  Don't forget to go subscribe to our new The Origins Foundation Podcast Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginsFoundationPodcast - who knows, you may be a lucky subscriber who wins some cool stuff from our partner companies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rio Grande shouldn't look like a dry construction site, but that's exactly what we're seeing in Albuquerque, and it's the perfect gut check for anyone counting on weather to bail us out. We start with what the drought looks like on the ground, then zoom out to the question we get nonstop: what does El Nino really mean for New Mexico, and are we headed for a true snowpack comeback?We break down why winter snowpack is more valuable than flashy summer downpours, and we walk through the signals that a strong El Nino is already showing, from Pacific activity to a noticeably quiet Atlantic hurricane basin. Then we get honest about the big wildcard: the Pacific Decadal Oscillation. Even with “Super El Nino” levels of warming off South America, cooler water off the West Coast makes clean comparisons to 1997 and 1998 a lot less reliable. We share Mark's current snowpack expectation, the revived “bus potential” for a winter bust, and practical guidance for anyone debating when and where to book a ski trip in northern New Mexico or southern Colorado.From there, we shift into the New Mexico data center backlash and the polling that shows just how toxic the topic has become. We talk straight about the public's real fears: electricity rates, water use, and whether AI infrastructure helps residents or just extracts resources. We also hit key election polling, Senate control scenarios, why independents are swinging hard on inflation, and what it means that 89% of Americans now say government corruption is widespread. Subscribe, share this with a friend who cares about New Mexico's future, and leave a review so more people find the show.Website: https://www.nodoubtaboutitpodcast.com/Twitter: @nodoubtpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NoDoubtAboutItPod/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markronchettinm/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D

A row of coal next to skid steer inside the Navajo Transitional Energy Co. coal yard in New Mexico. (Photo: Gabriel Pietrorazio) The Trump administration has just approved a plan that could let the Navajo Nation dig up more than 500 million tons of coal by extending the life of a New Mexico mine over the next century – until the year 2136. KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrorazio has details. The U.S. Interior Department says denying this permit would be at odds with President Donald Trump's “Unleashing American Energy” agenda. It could also destabilize the Navajo Nation economy. The tribally owned Navajo Transitional Energy Co. fuels the aging Four Corners Power Plant. That lease is set to expire in 2041, but the U.S. government notes the next coal buyer is unknown. The United States argues those financial factors outweigh a slew of environmental and other harms posed by the expansion – including the relocation of nearby families. Jason Smith and Kremena Doust with some of their horses on the Warm Springs reservation in central Oregon, July 30, 2026. (Courtesy James Smith Ranch) While the Bench Fire in Oregon has been largely contained, its effects are still being felt. A ranching couple on the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon needs help caring for their cattle and wild horses after the fire destroyed their grazing land. Brian Bull of Underscore Native News and KLCC reports. Jason Smith and Kremena Doust say they were preparing to do a live auction and photo shoot with their horses on July 25, but they canceled once they realized the Bench Fire was burning fast through their area. Smith: “It run like 14 miles in one day, y'know. It made it from our westerly range where we run our cattle and horses, clear to our front door.” Doust: “It was intense, it was orange. It was like pretty high in the sky.” Smith: “There were a bunch of fires, just south of the reservation there. And they looked like they were comin' our way big time, y;know.” The flames almost came up to their doorstep, but a highway created a natural break that spared their home. They say at least 80% of their grazing district was consumed by fire, leaving between 400 to 500 wild horses and their cattle without food. So now Smith and Doust are trying to raise funds to help buy emergency feed for their animals and offer the horses for adoption by good homes. Doust: “So if we can take care of that through community support and grants, that would be a game changer.” Smith: “The biggest thing is feed right now, though.” Doust: “Right now, immediately feed. Absolutely.” Mares, yearlings, and studs are all available on the ranch’s website for adoption. Doust said she is also trying to set up a nonprofit. Photo: Spirit Lake Nation. (Courtesy Spirit Lake Nation-Mni Wakan Oyate / Facebook) Two North Dakota Tribes are renewing their legal fight over a state legislative map they say weakens the voting power of Native people. The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Spirit Lake Tribe, and individual Native voters moved Friday to file an amended complaint challenging North Dakota’s 2021 legislative districts. The Tribes originally won their case in 2023, when a federal judge ruled the map violated the Voting Rights Act by denying Native voters an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice, but in May, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated an appeals court ruling in the case and sent it back for further consideration following another voting rights decision. The Tribes now argue the map also violates the U.S. Constitution because it was drawn with discriminatory intent and improperly divided Native voters. Spirit Lake Chairwoman Lonna Jackson-Street says the Tribes have fought the map for five years and are prepared to prove their case again. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Thursday, September 3, 2026 — Osage school closure delivers blow to tribe’s language revitalization

When people hear phrases like “human sacrifice” or “cannibalism” their minds don't immediately jump to the Crusades, Rome, medieval Europe, or the Bible. They jump straight to brown skin, feathered headdresses, and temples drenched in blood. Type in a quick Google search for the phrase and Mesoamericans (the Mexika/Aztec, in particular) become humanity's favorite villains. “Savage.” “Bloodthirsty.” “Barbaric.” And rest assured, this narrative didn't just happen by accident. It was deliberately engineered.listener comments? Feedback? Shoot us a text!Support the showOrder "NEVER WILL IT BE LOST" and get $5 off!Support Lignum: A Cultural Haven in MéridaYour Hosts:Kurly Tlapoyawa is an archaeologist, ethnohistorian, and filmmaker. His research covers Mesoamerica, the American Southwest, and the historical connections between the two regions. He is the author of numerous books and has presented lectures at the University of New Mexico, Harvard University, Yale University, San Diego State University, and numerous others. He most recently released his documentary short film "Guardians of the Purple Kingdom," and is a cultural consultant for Nickelodeon Animation Studios.@kurlytlapoyawaRuben Arellano Tlakatekatl is a scholar, activist, and professor of history. His research explores Chicana/Chicano indigeneity, Mexican indigenist nationalism, and Coahuiltecan identity resurgence. Other areas of research include Aztlan (US Southwest), Anawak (Mesoamerica), and Native North America. He has presented and published widely on these topics and has taught courses at various institutions. He currently teaches history at Dallas College – Mountain View Campus. Find us: Bluesky...

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130. Psilocybin and Menopause: Two Clinicians Reframe Midlife for WomenEpisode SummaryEstrogen regulates the serotonin system, and psilocybin reaches the same receptor. That is where this Salon starts, and it is the most specific version of the psilocybin and menopause conversation I have heard in public.Kelly McGinty, a nurse practitioner, told a full room at Town Hall Seattle that the drop women feel in perimenopause is physiological rather than imagined. I asked whether that means psilocybin replaces estrogen. She said no, and that she would like more research. Her co-author, Dr. Trish Singh, added that research on menopausal women barely exists at any phase of the transition.Two clinicians describe what they see in their patients, then draw a line at the point where the evidence ends. Most people selling a reframe of midlife will not draw that line on a microphone.What sits on the other side of it: anxiety as a knock on the door rather than a malfunction, why women microdose intuitively instead of on a protocol, and the archetypes we inherit about aging women. Kelly's oldest client is 85, and she says the younger generation is watching to see how the older one heals.A woman in perimenopause deserves an explanation for what is happening in her body. Psilocybin is not what delivers that. A provider who knows the full symptom list is.

In this newscast: Sealaska Heritage Institute's artist residency program expanded to Sitka this year with a New Mexico-based artist; A fungal outbreak is spreading among spruce trees in the Tongass National Forest this summer; A candlelight vigil for the loss of two 16-year-olds who died in Juneau earlier this week brought together more than 150 mourners Tuesday; The Juneau School District and community organizations are offering additional support and resources following the death of two teenagers reported Monday evening.

In case you need any more proof that Todd Blanche and Donald Trump's dirty DOJ leadership are protecting the Epstein class and in the process continuing to victimize the Epstein survivors, the Attorney General for the state of New Mexico - Raul Torrez, who is trying to investigate crimes committed at Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico, sued Blanche and the Department of Justice for "stonewalling, blocking and obstructing" the New Mexico investigation. Glenn reviews the lawsuit AG Torrez filed against Blanche and DOJ.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirscner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

October 27, 2006. Sacramento County, California. While performing his overnight patrol duty for the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, 38-year old Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Mitchell sends a message to dispatch that he has pulled over a white Chevrolet van with no plates in a rural area. Minutes later, a clicking noise is heard on the radio and Jeffrey is soon found dead on the ground behind his patrol car, as it turns out he had gotten into a violent struggle before he was shot in the head with his own service revolver. Twelve hours later, a white Chevrolet van containing the bodies of 43-year old Allan Shubert and 28-year old Nicole Welch is found in the Cosumnes River over 20 miles away and it is determined that they succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning. Over the years, law enforcement explores the possibility that Allan and Nicole's deaths are connected to Jeffrey's murder, but no conclusive answers can be found. On this week's episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the bizarre murder of a police officer and the deaths of two other potential victims which have gone unsolved for two decades. So you have any information about this case, please contact the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department Cold Case Homicide Unit at 916-874-5057 or their tip line at 916-874-TIPS (8477). Join us on Sunday, September 6 at 8:00pm ET for an online streaming marathon where we will be watching classic segments from “Unsolved Mysteries”. You can enter our screening room by clicking on this link. Additional Reading: https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/wife-of-murdered-deputy-speaks-out/ https://www.kcra.com/article/11-years-later-deputys-murder-remains-unsolved/14770313 https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/unsolved-jeffrey-mitchell-murder-sacramento-17382062.php https://www.abc10.com/article/news/crime/unsolved-california-who-killed-sacramento-co-sheriff-deputy-jeffrey-mitchell/103-749ae7ae-ad48-44ca-a27f-62eeeb8c81b6 https://www.abc10.com/article/news/crime/unsolved-california-wife-of-murdered-deputy-shares-her-hope-for-justice-and-how-she-keeps-jeffrey-mitchells-legacy-alive/103-9e1af8e8-984b-4c1a-b69f-ec7cc64b9e85 https://www.sacramentodsa.com/the-fallen/deputy-jeffrey-mitchell/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/649554054/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/631192523/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/631196359/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/631196601/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/637956019/ https://corruptionexposer.blogspot.com/2013/10/corruption-and-sacramento-sheriffs.html “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at AdvocacyCon, which is taking place at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico on September 11-13, 2026. To get a 10 % discount on tickets, please use our specialized promo code, “TRAILCOLD10”, by visiting https://www.advocacycon.com/. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

Host Tony Whatley interviews Jesse Jackson, CEO of Mango Automotive, which scaled to over $10M revenue in its first three years and now operates eight shops across New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. Jackson shares her path from environmental engineering to software product leadership, selling an automotive detail shop management app in 2021, and pivoting into brick-and-mortar auto repair due to an aging owner base and opportunity to improve customer experience (the "pink wall effect," clean lobbies). She explains why software profitability can suffer from heavy customization, how Mango uses AI and custom internal tools to centralize metrics and task checklists, and how acquisitions require systems to function without constant owner presence. Jackson discusses sourcing off-market deals, frequent owner financing tailored to seller needs, focusing on shop size (6–7 bays minimum) and location, and retaining talent by offering benefits and growth opportunities through "Mango University," with a goal to reach nine figures in five years using added capital.  00:00 Meet Jesse Jackson 01:14 From Engineer to Software 02:51 Why Software Burns Out 03:36 Custom Tools With AI 06:36 Why the App Wasnt Profitable 09:27 Spotting the Shop Opportunity 11:40 Pink Wall Customer Experience 13:11 First Shop Christmas Sprint 17:00 Finding Deals Off Market 21:33 Owner Financing Retirements 22:02 Scaling Fast Eating Glass 23:30 Systems Slow Day Checklist 26:13 McDonalds Ops Lessons 27:11 Extreme Shop Organization Ideas 27:53 Shop Workflow Mindset 28:43 Checklist Driven Consistency 29:30 Acquisition Sweet Spots 31:27 Labor Shortage Reality Check 32:37 Benefits First Hiring 37:20 Pricing Above Bottom 38:01 Promoting From Within 39:38 Growth Mindset Training 41:51 Culture In Acquisitions 44:06 Nine Figure Growth Plan 46:12 Just Start And Delegate 49:22 Hiring Before You Can 51:10 Closing And Contact Info

In case you need any more proof that Todd Blanche and Donald Trump's dirty DOJ leadership are protecting the Epstein class and in the process continuing to victimize the Epstein survivors, the Attorney General for the state of New Mexico - Raul Torrez, who is trying to investigate crimes committed at Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico, sued Blanche and the Department of Justice for "stonewalling, blocking and obstructing" the New Mexico investigation. Glenn reviews the lawsuit AG Torrez filed against Blanche and DOJ.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirscner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode we featuring one of our favorite recurring guests: Tory Lanez! She comes on and gives us a life update, her latest trip to Turks and Caicos and what ever happened to her man in Miami?? Plus we play 21 questions and she brings on the Bender Queen Alijah on and tells us about her former OF career. Follow us on social media @AaronScenesAfterParty

A Quote from Nate:With the eye of my mind I gazed upon Paradise; the summit of every mountain is lower than its summit.- St. Ephrem the SyrianEpisode Description:In Part 1, we talked about where Nate's journey began and what eventually led him toward the challenge of climbing New Mexico's 12,000-foot peaks.In Part 2, we head deeper into the mountains, and into the skills, decisions, and risks that come with being there.Have hikers become too dependent on GPS?What navigation skills should every mountain hiker know?How quickly can weather turn dangerous in the New Mexico mountains, and when do you make the call to turn around?We also get into the dangers hikers often underestimate, mistakes Nate sees people making on the trail, how risk management changes above 12,000 feet, and what happens when an adventure suddenly becomes serious.Nate shares what safety and emergency gear never leaves his pack, his approach to lightning and building storms, experiences getting off route, and the lessons the mountains have taught him along the way.Because reaching the summit is only part of the goal.Making good decisions and getting back down safely is what really matters.Trailblazing Texas Podcast * One Man's Odyssey with Nate, Part 2 of 3 Navigation • Mountain Safety • Weather • Risk • Emergencies

Season 40: America's 250th Anniversary. Fifty states. Fifty crimes. Two hundred and fifty years of Americanhistory, told through the true crime cases that other shows leave behind.New Mexico, 1892. A former sheriff walks into the dark with a man he trusts and never comes home. Illinois, 1871.A former Secretary of State steps off his porch for a midnight train and is shot dead in the street. Both menserved their communities. Both were killed for it. Both were largely forgotten — until now. This is historical truecrime, and tonight both cases are about what happens when political power turns lethal.Case A: Francisco Chavez and the Santa Fe RingFrancisco Chavez was born around 1851 in New Mexico Territory, the son of a family that had shaped this regionfor generations before the American flag flew over Santa Fe's plaza. He was Hispanic, a nuevomexicano, and hebecame sheriff of Santa Fe County at a time when the territory's government had been captured by the Santa FeRing — an informal network of Anglo-American lawyers, politicians, and land speculators who exploited Spanishand Mexican land grants to strip Hispanic families of land they had occupied for generations.At the center of the Ring stood Thomas Catron, a Confederate veteran and Missouri lawyer who arrived in NewMexico in 1866. By the 1890s, Catron had acquired interests in thirty-four land grants totaling approximatelythree million acres — making him, by most accounts, the largest private landowner in the United States. He hadserved as district attorney, territorial attorney general, and U.S. attorney. He owned the territory as surely asanyone could.Chavez stood against him. Historian Tobias Duran, writing in the New Mexico Historical Review, called Chavez aformidable foe of the Santa Fe Ring. He was the rare Hispanic Democrat using the blunt authority of the sheriff'soffice to push back against the most powerful men in the territory.On the night of May 29, 1892, Chavez was lured from a Santa Fe bar by a man named Atilano Gold — someonehe trusted. Gold walked him toward the Guadalupe bridge, near the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe,the oldest shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe in the United States. Armed men waited behind a telegraph pole.Chavez was shot multiple times. His last words, spoken in Spanish, were that brutes had assassinated him.Four men were indicted: Francisco Gonzales y Borrego, his brother Antonio, Laureano Alarid, and PatricioValencia. Their defense attorney was Thomas Catron — the man widely suspected of ordering the murder,now defending the accused killers. The prosecution's key witness, Juan Gallegos, testified that a $700 paymenthad been offered through intermediaries for Chavez's death. Judge Seeds ruled that he did not believe Catronpersonally made the offer, but accepted the conspiracy existed. That distinction shielded Catron from criminalliability.All four defendants were convicted and sentenced to death. Appeals dragged on for nearly five years. On April2, 1897, they were hanged simultaneously at the Santa Fe jail grounds. Forty-five National Guard soldiers werepresent. At 9:09 AM, the trap bolt was drawn. Three necks broke on impact. Patricio Valencia strangled for threeto four minutes before he died.Thomas Catron was never charged. When New Mexico achieved statehood in 1912, the territory he had helpedplunder elected him as one of its first two United States Senators. He died in 1921. A former senator. Nevercharged. Never tried.Case B: Sharon Tyndale and the Seal That Outlasted HimSharon Tyndale was born in Philadelphia on January 19, 1816. He arrived in Belleville, Illinois in 1833 — the sameyear Chicago was incorporated as a town — and spent the next three decades building railroads and building acareer. Abraham Lincoln personally appointed him Postmaster of Belleville in 1861. When Lincoln was assassinatedin 1865, Tyndale was among the committee members who received the president's coffin in Springfield. He wasone of the original fifteen members of the National Lincoln Monument Association, the group that built Lincoln'stomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery.In 1865, Tyndale was elected Illinois Secretary of State. His younger brother Hector had bled for the Union atAntietam, was promoted to brigadier general, and was later breveted major general for gallantry. The family'sloyalty to the Union was bone-deep.In 1867, the Illinois legislature authorized a new state seal. Tyndale proposed reversing the state motto from "StateSovereignty, National Union" to "National Union, State Sovereignty." The Civil War had settled that question withblood. The Senate rejected his proposal. So the legislature gave him the wording and handed him the design.Tyndale kept the words in their mandated order. But he designed the banner in the eagle's beak to twist, placingthe word "Sovereignty" upside down. The seal entered use in 1868. More than a hundred and fifty years later, theword "Sovereignty" still hangs inverted on the Great Seal of the State of Illinois.On April 29, 1871, two years after leaving office, Tyndale walked out of his home on Adams Street in Springfieldjust after one in the morning, heading to the Chicago & Alton railroad station for a 1:50 AM train. On the darkstreet, steps from his own front door, someone clubbed him to the ground and shot him behind the right ear witha single-shot Derringer — the same type of weapon used to kill Abraham Lincoln six years earlier. His $50 walletwas taken. His gold watch was not. His killer was never identified.A five-thousand-dollar reward went unclaimed. Four theories competed — robbery, romantic entanglement,political enemies, railroad business dispute — and the competition destroyed the investigation. The 1929 IllinoisState Journal concluded the welter of possible motives had hindered the case. No arrest was ever made.The seal lives on. Every official document issued by the State of Illinois, every state flag that flies over Springfield,still carries the handiwork of a man who was murdered two years after completing it.Our Sponsors:* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 1987, Mary P. Lovato, a member of Kewa Pueblo in New Mexico, was diagnosed with acute leukemia. To receive a bone marrow transplant, she had to travel more than 800 miles from home because specialized cancer care was unavailable through the Indian Health Service. When she returned, she discovered another obstacle: many in her community feared cancer so deeply that they avoided speaking about it altogether.This episode examines how cancer survivorship exposed profound inequities in the American healthcare system. Long before health equity became a national priority, advocates from underserved communities were confronting disparities rooted in geography, poverty, racism, language, underfunded healthcare systems, and historical mistrust of medical institutions. Their work demonstrated that scientific advances alone cannot improve survival if patients cannot reach, afford, or trust the care available to them.The story follows pioneers including Mary P. Lovato, who built the first national Native-led cancer support and education program for Indigenous communities, and Maimah Karmo, founder of the Tigerlily Foundation, whose breast cancer diagnosis inspired a movement to improve early detection, clinical trial participation, and representation for Black women. Their advocacy challenged longstanding barriers to culturally competent care while highlighting persistent inequities in access to screening, fertility preservation, navigation, and innovative treatments.The episode also explores why diversity in clinical research matters. For decades, many cancer clinical trials disproportionately enrolled White patients, limiting both access to promising therapies and the scientific understanding of how treatments perform across different populations. Researchers, patient advocates, and community leaders responded by redesigning outreach, improving patient navigation, reducing logistical barriers, and insisting that affected communities help shape the research itself.Cancer survivorship cannot be measured solely by scientific breakthroughs. It also depends on whether every patient has a meaningful opportunity to benefit from them. The pursuit of health equity remains one of the defining challenges and enduring responsibilities of modern oncology.RELATED LINKSNational Cancer Institute | Cancer Health Disparities⁠Indian Health Service⁠Tigerlily Foundation⁠National Cancer Institute | Cancer Clinical Trials⁠American Indian Cancer Foundation⁠Abramson Cancer Center | University of Pennsylvania⁠FEEDBACKLike this episode? Rate and review The Cancer Mavericks: A History of Survivorship on your favorite podcast platform. For more information, visit CancerMavericks.com. Please send any questions to podcasts@matthewzachary.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Bottom Line: New Mexico's 7-day firearm waiting period is no longer in effect; the court held that “a right delayed is a right denied.” "Major Incident" at ATF: Did Russian Hackers Just Get The Registry? – Legally Armed America YouTubeVideo | "Major Incident" at ATF A Russian-linked ransomware group called Qilin just listed the ATF on its dark-web leak site, prompting the Justice Department to formally designate the incident as a statutory "major incident" and notify Congress. In this video, Paul breaks down what actually occurred, analyzes the official statements, and shares the on-the-record response from ATF Director Robert Cekada—who directly clarified that core firearm owner systems like eForms and the NFRTR registry were completely untouched, naming the breached system as the standalone CALEA wiretap environment. What We Cover: The Incident & The Claim: How Qilin listed the ATF on their leak site and what double-extortion ransomware gangs actually do. 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Before diving into a new season of Be. Make. Do., Lisa and Dan have some catching up to do—from a sabbatical in the New Mexico desert to a spontaneous trip to the Cannes Film Festival. They talk about rest, risk, creative identity, failure, and what can happen when we make enough space to ask: What's next?Dan returns from an intentional sabbatical that took him into the New Mexico desert, the streets of Austin, and an unexpected encounter with a question he's wrestled with for years: Am I really an artist?Lisa shares about an almost-impossible-to-plan trip to France that took her and her husband to the Cannes Film Festival, a retreat with Christian artists from around the world, and a conversation with a filmmaker whose years of failures became the very reason his film eventually made it to Cannes.Together, they talk about what happens when we disrupt our routines long enough to listen: the possibilities we can't see when we're buried in responsibility, the creativity that emerges when no one is watching, and the discoveries waiting on the other side of risk, failure, and uncertainty.It's a conversation about rest, adventure, perseverance, creative identity—and getting curious about what God might be doing when things don't go according to plan.And it sets the stage for where Be. Make. Do. is headed next: exploring what it means to be an artist in a moment of cultural fragmentation, technological acceleration, and spiritual longing.Links: Arcadia Sky Album: https://www.arcadiaskymusic.com/ Arcadia Sky: Touching the Sky Film: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt41667529/Connect and Share: Subscribe to Be. Make. Do. wherever you get your podcasts Share this episode with a friend or creative you know Join the conversation on socials using: @bemakedopodcast Join our Instagram Broadcast Channel!

The Marc Cox Morning Show delivers common-sense conservative coverage on September 1st. Marc and Kim break down new data showing food stamp enrollment plummeting after Trump work requirements took effect, feature DHS Director Markwayne Mullen shredding a reporter over commercial driving school fraud, and hear from former State Senator John Lamping on conservative turnout strategies for Missouri's Amendment 3. Bryce Hill from the Illinois Policy Institute analyzes 500,000 residents leaving SNAP rolls, Luis Valdes from Gun Owners of America celebrates a federal court striking down New Mexico's gun waiting period, and Corey Koedel exposes Missouri public school administrative bloat. Listen to The Marc Cox Morning Show live on 97.1 FM Talk in St. Louis or stream worldwide on the free Audacy App! #971FMTalk #StLouis #STLNews #MarcCoxShow #MissouriPolitics #2ATuesday

Luis Valdes, Florida State Director for Gun Owners of America, joins Marc Cox and Kim St. Onge for 2A Tuesday to celebrate a federal court ruling striking down New Mexico's 7-day firearm waiting period as unconstitutional. Valdes discusses national CCW reciprocity, NFA suppressor injunctions, and self-defense rights in light of recent violent crime in New York City, while Marc shares a cautionary lesson on Missouri concealed carry renewal fees and county transfer penalties. Listen to The Marc Cox Morning Show live on 97.1 FM Talk in St. Louis or stream worldwide on the free Audacy App! #971FMTalk #StLouis #STLNews #2ATuesday #LuisValdes #GunOwnersOfAmerica

Hour 3 opens with Marc Cox and Kim St. Onge addressing a local officer-involved shooting and Times Square knife violence before Bryce Hill from the Illinois Policy Institute breaks down 500,000 people leaving SNAP rolls after new federal work requirements were enforced. On 2A Tuesday, Luis Valdes from Gun Owners of America celebrates a federal court striking down New Mexico's 7-day gun waiting period. Kim on a Whim wraps up the hour highlighting how American grocery store abundance proves the triumph of free-market capitalism over socialist policies. Listen to The Marc Cox Morning Show live on 97.1 FM Talk in St. Louis or stream worldwide on the free Audacy App! #971FMTalk #StLouis #STLNews #BryceHill #LuisValdes #2ATuesday

There's no question that fentanyl is killing New Mexicans. But how is it getting onto our streets, and what can law enforcement do to stop it? Chris and Gabby talk with Albuquerque Public Safety Director and former FBI Special Agent in Charge, Raul Bujanda, about the city's fight against fentanyl and the role of the border in drug trafficking. Bujanda shares his perspective on what law enforcement is doing to combat a crisis that continues to devastate communities. We also dig into a recent Associated Press investigation that raised troubling questions about DEA agents allowing massive fentanyl shipments to continue moving through New Mexico as part of investigations into larger trafficking networks. The reporting has sparked public outrage and calls for investigations and accountability from state leaders. When does a law-enforcement strategy designed to catch major traffickers put the public at risk? And who's responsible for protecting New Mexicans from deadly fentanyl? Thanks for listening. If you've got an idea, send it to us at chris.mckee@krqe.com or gabrielle.burkhart@krqe.com. Give us a follow on social media at @ChrisMcKeeTV and @gburkNM. Watch or listen to our prior podcasts online at KRQE.com/insiders and our KRQE YouTube channel, or on broadcast TV every Wednesday at 10:35 p.m. MST on Fox.

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VR doesn't just have a vacancy problem. It has a pipeline problem. What if the answer to VR's workforce shortage isn't simply filling the next vacancy? Across the country, VR agencies are competing for talent, losing experienced staff, and trying to prepare a new generation of professionals—many of whom may not even know that VR is a career option. In this episode of the Manager Minute, George Michna of Connecticut and Mario Lucero of New Mexico join Carol Pankow to talk about a different approach: intentionally building the VR workforce pipeline. Drawing from their National Rehabilitation Leadership Institute (NRLI) project, George and Mario explore how career pathways, mentorship, apprenticeships, stronger onboarding, and leadership development can help agencies move from reacting to vacancies to developing talent for the long term. They also tackle an equally important question: once we bring talented people into VR, what makes them want to stay? If your agency is thinking about recruitment, retention, succession planning, or developing its next generation of leaders, this conversation is worth a listen.   Listen Here Full Transcript {Music} George: One of the biggest values of NRLI was the opportunity to step outside of your day to day work and to engage with colleagues, people who eventually become good friends of yours that live across the country, who are dealing with many of the same challenges. Mario: We've really invested hard in our leadership team, and we're seeing the results of that now. We got out of a cap. We're really making positive progress towards meeting our performance metrics. We have a way better understanding of our data, and now we're really focusing on leadership and culture within our agency.   Intro voice: Manager minute, brought to you by the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center. Conversations powered by VR. One manager at a time, one minute at a time. Here is your host, Carol Pankow. Carol: Welcome to the Manager Minute. Joining me in the studio today are George Michna, Bureau Chief for Community Living from Connecticut Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, and Mario Lucero, Field Operations Director for New Mexico General. So, George, how's it going in Connecticut? George: It's going good. Actually, the weather's finally holding it up here, so it's kind of nice to finally enjoy. Hopefully, a really nice summer. Carol: Yeah, that is awesome. I know we've all been talking a lot about the weather in Minnesota. It's hot and sultry. It was 95 yesterday so you never think of that here. And Mario was so great to have you here as well. How are things on your end in New Mexico? Mario: Thanks for having me, Carol. We're doing good here in New Mexico. Had a little bit of rain the last two weeks, which is really welcomed because we have been so dry and we have problems with forest fires here in New Mexico. So any rain that we get is welcome. So we're doing well. Carol: Well, I never think of New Mexico and forest fires. I'm sorry Mario, I just think of you as being more deserty. But I know you have trees. I know you have... Mario: We do. Carol: So today we're going to talk about a topic that's coming up across the country and it's the workforce challenges in vocational rehabilitation. And George and Mario, part of a cohort from the National Rehabilitation Leadership Institute, or NRLI, which is a leadership program that brings together emerging leaders from across the VR system to take on some of the field's biggest challenges. And as part of that experience, their group developed a project focused on career pathways as a strategy for recruitment and retention in VR. And we're going to unpack what they found and why it matters right now. So let's dig in. So let's start with each of you. How did you get into VR and what has kept you in this work? And Mario, I'm going to go to you first. Mario: Thanks, Carol. Well, for me, vocational rehabilitation is always aligned with who I am personally and professionally. I've spent my life around ministry, teaching, and helping professions. My father was both a minister and a teacher, and I think that shaped how I view people and purpose. I also live with significant physical disabilities myself, so I understand firsthand the importance of opportunity, independence, dignity, and meaningful work. VR gave me the opportunity to turn that into a lived experience and into a career where I could help others overcome barriers and pursue employment goals they may have once thought were impossible. What's kept me in this work is honestly the mission. We're not just processing cases or authorizing services. We're helping people build lives, support families, and regain confidence in themselves. You get to see real transformation in people's lives, and that's hard to walk away from once you've experienced it. Carol: I love that, Mario, Thanks for sharing that. George, how about you? George: So my pathway into vocational rehabilitation started in education. I was a special education teacher, later taught pre-service teachers. It was also a school administrator and then worked for the Connecticut State Department of Education. A lot of it has just been through those roles is that one thing that became clear that we put a lot of effort into supporting students while they're in school, but there's a disconnect. when it came to what happened after they exited school. So students would graduate, but the transition to employment or post-secondary pathways was not always strong or consistent. And I think that's really what drew me into vocational rehabilitation. It's one of the few systems that is specifically designed to bridge that gap between education and employment. And I think that what's really kept me here is both the impact and the work that we do. You see real outcomes when someone moves into employment and independence. And in my current role, I'm focused on kind of how those systems connect, both on the employment side and within community living, as well as education through a grant that we're running. So that's really kind of what's kept me engaged in the work, and just having those meaningful conversations with individuals about finding success in their lives. Carol: Yeah, I had no idea about you. George: Yeah. Carol: Being an educator, that is very cool. It's always fun to see people's stories and how they get into this sort of a career. Appreciate that. So I know you both participated in NRLI, and I just wondered if you could tell our listeners a little bit about what that experience was like. And how did that shape your thinking as a leader? And George, I'll tag you first on that. George: First and foremost. NRLI gave me the opportunity to step outside of my state and look at vocational rehabilitation from more of a national perspective. We were teamed with about, I think, 30 individuals or so as our cohort, and they represented both VR, general VR Blind and also combined agencies. And so you really get a mix of perspectives from individuals. And I think that's really powerful. And the other thing was, is that what really started finding, for example, was, is that, you know, you start looking at issues with your workforce, challenges that you might have, bringing in counselors and the like, and you start finding out that others are facing similar challenges. So you're able to have these kind of sidebar conversations throughout the time that you spent together. And you really get to learn from individuals about what other states are doing and how to kind of effectively problem solve. Mario: And NRLI was an incredible experience because it forced us to step back and think beyond just our own state systems and day to day operations. You're sitting in a room with leaders from all over the country who are dealing with many of the same challenges, but often approaching them in different ways. For me personally, it challenged me to think more strategically and systemically as a leader, instead of only asking, how do we solve today's problem? It pushed me to ask, how do we build sustainable systems for the future? One of the biggest takeaways for me was realizing that many of our workforce challenges in VR are not isolated problems, they're national trends. That realization helped reinforce the importance of collaboration, innovation and leadership development across the entire VR system. Carol: Well, I think we're definitely better together. NRLI, I love that bringing that sense of community because you can feel very isolated, you know, in your individual states and your agencies, and you learn how to do things a certain way. So you guys bring up a good point. You know, you hear other people with the same challenges, but they've tackled them differently. And so I love that kind of that transplanting of ideas that happens naturally through that cohort model. And you get, you know, you're with your group a whole year and you really get to know people. And I think that transplanting of ideas and that building that network that you can rely on later, because I'm sure you probably each have like email groups and all of that good stuff or chat groups with your folks from NRLI that you can just like, hey, we have this going on. What do you know about this? Or what are you guys doing? I think there's a lot of value in that. So I know as part of NRLI, your group focused on workforce and career pathways. How did you guys come up with that as your project? George: Well, I gotta say this, it wasn't a project that we landed on right away. The way NRLI is structured, we do have multiple weeks that we meet across the year, and we also had opportunities to connect virtually to work through how the paper would shape out. Really, in the beginning, it was a lot of brainstorming where we were sitting, you know, outside by the pool on a break. And I still remember this to this day. And we went around the group just kind of mentioning some of the hot topics that we had and what were we thinking about. And really kind of what we started coming back to was the same issue was kind of a staffing piece. And I think that's kind of where we ended up thinking about the staffing and then kind of what solutions could we bring from our various states to address that? And I guess from a point of view, it was kind of a self-discovery process of the group in realizing what to write about. Carol: Very cool. I love that organic. I know. Other groups too. They said they struggled like they might have come up with a particular topic. And then they were like, hey, we don't want to do that anymore. And they kind of move through the year and got exposed to different things. Other ideas came forward and they pivoted to something else. George: I would say that was exactly the same experience that we had, and almost feeling at some point that we had to figure out something because time was running out. Mario: I still remember that first day that you said when we sat around the pool and we were just brainstorming and we threw out like 50 million ideas. I think how we finally settled on career pathways and recruitment and retention was that we saw that this was a problem that we could realistically solve. We didn't want to bite off too much that we couldn't chew. And so we thought that maybe this was something that we could have an actual impact on. Carol: So Mario, a little more about that. You know, it's a problem you were trying to solve. Why do you think this is so important right now. Like what's going on? Give it kind of the picture of what's happening out there. Mario: Well, you know, Carol, the biggest problem we identified was that vocational rehabilitation is facing a workforce pipeline issue at a time when demand for services continues to grow. Across the country agencies are struggling with vacancies, burnout, retirements and turnover. At the same time, fewer people are entering the field intentionally because many people simply don't know that VR exists as a career pathway that creates a long term sustainability problem for the public VR system. What made this especially important to us is that workforce shortages don't just affect agencies internally, they directly impact the participants that we serve. Vacancies can lead to delayed services, increased caseload sizes, and less capacity for innovation and individualized support. So our group started asking instead of only reacting to vacancies after they happened, how do we intentionally build built pathways that introduce people to VR earlier. Developing future talent and creating opportunities for long term career growth within agencies that shift from reacting to shortages to proactively developing talent really became the foundation of our project and our paper. Carol: Nice. So what are you guys seeing right now across the states in terms of the staffing shortages and turnover? I just wondered if there's been any kind of movement where it's getting a little bit better. I just, what did you find out. George: When we looked at the work, kind of to build out the paper, we were seeing kind of a consistent piece where I think states were kind of dealing with this combination of persistent vacancies and high turnover, and that some states are, you know, obviously making a little bit of better progress in that. I think, you know, going back to looking at with Connecticut, I came to our agency on the heels of the Covid 19 pandemic. If you think about it, about five years ago, I was coming out of that rebounding. From that, we saw individuals with disabilities wanting to get back into employment. So you had this influx of people requesting services, but what you saw on the staffing side from the agency was, is that we had a lot of staff that either retired early or had kind of exited the employment of the agency. And so we were in the process of trying to refill those positions as we could. And we've done a really good job at that. But the implication of that is, is that we now shifted the agency from a mid to late career group of counselors to a workforce that's now more heavily weighted towards early mid-career staff. And that has implications for us because newer counselors often require smaller caseloads and more support to kind of ensure the quality services, as well as trying to ensure how do we prevent burnout among those staff as well? Also, what's happening is, is that we're seeing an added strain on our community rehabilitation providers in the state, and we see them as a critical part of the service delivery system. And so this now speaks to kind of the broader system that how can it then support individuals in achieving career goals? So that's kind of the perspective here in Connecticut. Carol: Here you bring up a really good point, George, you know I hadn't thought about that with the newer counselors coming in. I guess just the way you had stated it and having people earlier in their career, you are shaping then you have in a smaller caseload, which impacts then your overall capacity for serving folks. So when you have a big bulk of people in that early part, even though you have the same number of people, they can't produce the same amount of work. George: Exactly. Carol: Yeah, you always need exponentially more folks to carry that out. And it takes a while. This system is hard, like to learn and understand and really feel like you're getting good and proficient at it. So we've kind of lost those later career counselors that were also serving as mentors and such. And I know in some states people are saying like, hey, we've got a whole new group. You've got 90% of your people have been there five years or less. You don't have that other group that can help to support them. George: You know, it kind of then impacts your ability for supervisors to effectively mentor those staff because the added impact on them as well. So the entire system starts feeling that strain. Carol: Yeah, it's really a ripple effect for sure. So I know you guys have mentioned before that people don't always choose VR as a career. So why does that matter for recruitment? Mario: It matters because many of us in VR didn't grow up saying, I want to work in VR someday. Most people find this field accidentally through counseling programs, disability services, workforce programs, social work, education, or even personal life experiences such as myself. The challenge with that is that people don't know the profession exists. They're never going to intentionally pursue it. Other helping professions like teaching, nursing or social work. They have clear career pathways and pipelines and stronger public awareness. VR doesn't have that. So VR agencies are competing for talent in a field that many potential candidates never even heard of. That's why career pathways and apprenticeship models are so important. They create exposure. They allow students, paraprofessionals, community partners, and individuals with lived disability experience to see VR as a meaningful career option before they're already established somewhere else. I think the field has a huge opportunity here, especially because VR work is incredibly mission driven, that once people understand what we actually do and the impact we have, they'll be drawn to it, and the challenge is getting them exposed to it early enough. Carol: Well it does really fit with our new administration. I mean, maybe not so new with our president now he's, you know, in his year two, but very big emphasis on apprenticeships and career pathways. And so it lines up with the administration's thinking on that as well. George, I know you've had a little touch with this. What would it look like, kind of the career pathway and apprenticeship model in a VR agency. George: in Connecticut, we're starting to put together a formalized kind of mentorship program, if you will, where we're bringing in staff within our community, rehabilitation providers, where we can then provide a structured mentorship for them to kind of upskill their knowledge of working within kind of the VR space. The hope there is, is that they can gain experience in the areas like eligibility, plan development, employer engagement, and being able to kind of have that mentorship and feedback that's built into the process. And so our hope really is, is that kind of, you know, if you think about this as about opening the door wider at the front end, so that way we can become more intentional about how we develop staff once they're within our agency or within a provider. Again, this isn't about just simply filling positions. It's more about creating a pathway where someone can enter the field, develop the necessary skills over time, and see a future in the work. And I just want to say, you know, to your question before, if I can, I'm kind of a perfect example here because coming in from education, right? At no point in my kind of career trajectory was vocational rehabilitation presented as kind of a viable option for what I was doing. But an interesting note here is, is that within our NRLI cohort, and I was thinking about this, you know, in kind of getting ready for this podcast, there was at least three other individuals who started in special education and eventually ended up in VR. So I think there's something powerful there in terms of how we think about where we can draw upon individuals to help do the work that we're doing. Carol: Absolutely. There definitely is a natural alignment there. I know back in the day, even in Minnesota, there was a while where school districts were laying off school counselors because they didn't have the funds. And we found that the school counselors had such a interesting background in the training they had that was super transferable over into VR because they're helping students think about employment goals. You know, think about all of that and then that group of people and you're like, why didn't we think of this before and had some really lovely staff come in from that background. I love that. Yeah, it's smart to think about what we align with. Now, I know in NRLI, the fourth week is always the DC week and that can be super impactful. You get to meet the, you know, agency kind of heads from all different, you guys were at Labor and Department of Ed with the Rehab Services Administration. Did you guys have an opportunity at all to share your work and get any sort of feedback from the feds about what you were working on here with this paper? Mario: Yeah, we did. We had the opportunity to discuss our project and our paper and engage with leaders and stakeholders who are thinking about these same workforce challenges. One of the encouraging things was that the feedback we got really validated that this issue is being felt across the country. People recognize that recruitment and retention challenges are not just temporary, they're systemic issues that require long term strategies. And there was strong interest in the idea of developing intentional career pathways and apprenticeship style models because they create a more sustainable workforce pipeline instead of relying solely on traditional recruitment methods. I also think people appreciate that our approach focused not just on filling vacancies, but on developing leaders, increasing retention and creating growth opportunities within the VR agencies. That's important because recruitment and retention really go hand in hand. Bringing people in is only half the battle. You also have to create environments where people want to stay and grow, right? Carol: Yeah. Excellent point Mario, because if you bring people in and they don't stay, you just have a churn that's not going to help anything. You've got to create that inviting, welcoming, wonderful environment that people can learn and grow. Because that's what lots of our, you know, our young people coming in, they aren't coming to the state to just work for 40 years like maybe their parents had or someone else. They want a job they can grow into. Mario: And to add to that, Carol, I've been in the field of VR for almost 19 years now. I can remember going back to the early 2000, when a lot of the people in VR had a master's in VR, and there were plenty of people within the field offices to mentor new counselors coming in. But ever since the mid 20 tens, you know, WIOA came out, that's really dwindled. And we have people with less and less experience and really nobody to mentor. And as George mentioned, really heavily, depending on the program managers to be those mentors and trainers, It's just too hard because they're also having to drop below their 3000-foot level, down to the 1500 zero foot level to take on case load work, you know? Carol: Right. Mario: And he's not able to provide that mentorship as well as we maybe once did in VR in previous generations. Carol: Yeah, we got to look at this in a whole different way. So speaking of looking at this, looking ahead, what's one change you guys hope to see in the VR workforce because of this work? And George, I'm going to throw it to you first. George: It's like the million dollar question right? Carol: Yes. Drum roll. George: Drum roll. (laughter) George: I think the biggest thing I would like to see is a shift in how we think about building the vocational rehabilitation workforce. And what I mean by that is, is that a lot of energy goes into reacting to vacancies and trying to fill positions quickly. And I think what we really need to do, kind of what Mario was mentioning earlier is, is that, you know, building something that looks a little bit more intentional that we have these clear pathways into the field. We have strong mentorships, better onboarding, and real opportunities for growth over time. And I also think that I'm really hoping that we are able to continue strengthening the professional identity of VR. This is incredibly meaningful work for anyone that does this. It truly sits at the crossroads of education, workforce development, disability services, employment, and a host of other things. But what's kind of unfortunate is, is that a lot of individuals are just not aware about the field or the impact that it can have. So it's kind of an interesting paradox, and I would love to see individuals more intentionally choose VR as a career because of how powerful the mission is. I think Mario had mentioned that before about a mission, and I think that that kind of holds true there. If I had a wish, I guess that's what it would be. Carol: I love it. Mario, how about you? Mario: Well, if I could say ditto, I would. But what George and I have said today is that our paper and our project, we wanted to be more intentional about workforce development within the VR system. We'd love to see students, interns, apprentices, and professionals from all related fields become aware of VR much earlier in their careers. We also hope that agencies continue building cultures that invest in mentorship, leadership development, and professional growth so employees can see long term futures within the system. But ultimately, we hope this work helps strengthen the stability of the VR workforce because when agencies are fully staffed, supported and developing future leaders, participants receive better services and better outcomes. And at the end of the day, that's what we're really all about, right? Carol: Absolutely. I think it'd be super cool if somebody came up and did this and came up with that. Like the registered apprenticeship for this, for the VR program, if someone took that on and, and did the thing because it would set the way for the rest of the country. And who knows, you could end up getting some credentials there, Mario and George, You know that you could report on your common performance measures and all of that. I think it would be pretty incredible. Okay. I'm going to throw you guys one last question. I wanted just to circle back to NRLI. I know we have lots of listeners and people are on the fence about whether, you know, to do something or make that investment because it is an investment of time and money for that year. In doing that kind of training, do you have any kind of little parting comment or little plug you could do for NRLI? And George, I'm going to throw out to you first. George: To me again. Oh boy. All right Mario, you can't say ditto. Okay. Without a question, 100% hands down. I would recommend it. I can't even talk enough about it. It was an amazing experience. You're absolutely correct, Carol, it is a lot of work. There certainly are some time constraints, me being on the East Coast, for example, having to go out to San Diego three times a year and then DC also, you know, just kind of the impact on terms of like how you can do your normal job, right? And as well as kind of your personal and family commitments. But I think we said this earlier was, is that one of the biggest values, if you will, of NRLI, was the opportunity to step outside of your day to day work and to engage with colleagues and actually people who eventually kind of become good friends of yours that live across the country, who are dealing with many of the same challenges. We have text groups, we kind of have friended each other on social media. And, you know, we're kind of, you know, shooting questions back and forth to each other to this day. And I think that speaks a lot to what NRLI can give to an individual. So it's certainly about value and relationships and this national network of individuals that are still kind of keeping in touch with. And I think probably the saddest part of the entire experience, if anyone wanted to ask, was that last day when we were all leaving DC and kind of realizing that we're not really going to have an opportunity to see each other. Carol: Yeah, well said George, well said. Mario, you get our last word, but it can't be. Ditto. George: Yeah. Mario: All right. You know what I would have to say is, if I'm speaking to the directors of VR agencies, and especially those that are kind of on the fence of sending staff from their agency to NRLI, What I would definitely say is it's a commitment and it's a long term commitment. And what I mean by that is you can't just send a few once and think that that's enough value added to your agency. You've got to commit over a long time horizon to send staff each year. And you know, Carol, you worked with New Mexico VR through the VRTAC. I'm sure that you've seen our leadership team within New Mexico really grow and develop over the last few years. And that's because the New Mexico VR agency has sent cohorts to the last, I would say at least six, maybe even seven cohorts. And so we've really invested hard in our leadership team in New Mexico. And we're seeing the results of that now. We got out of a cap, we're really making positive progress towards meeting our performance metrics. We have a way better understanding of our data. And now we're really focusing on leadership and culture within our agency. And we're really hoping that going forward, New Mexico VR will be a real place that people want to work at and stay. Carol: Yeah, it really is an investment in your people. I've seen it all over the country and my own, my work with you all, I've seen it, seen the deck chairs move. People have been in interline. They've moved up in their career in New Mexico VR, like I've seen folks in new positions. And it's really been lovely, lovely to see. And I've been appreciative of the management they're investing in VR and we are just so our listeners know why I'm plugging NRLI. It is part of our VRTAC grant and so we do support NRLI. A number of us on the TAC also serve as instructors throughout the various sessions, in addition to there's a faculty for NRLI. So I appreciate you both. I think you did a great job on your paper. If people want to see your paper, they can go to VRTAC.org and go to our top nav NRLI. There's a whole section on NRLI. And you can see the cohort's paper right there. So thank you both. I hope you have a great day. Thanks for joining me. Mario: Thanks, Carol. George: Thank you, Carol. {Music} Outro Voice: Conversations powered by VR, one manager at a time. One minute at a time. Brought to you by the VRTAC. Catch all of our podcast episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening.

In a narrow 5-4 decision, the US Supreme Court gave Trump the green light to move ahead with his ballroom project; the historic Indiana outage leaves damage, bills, and frustration; and rising healthcare costs and the loss of coverage buffet folks in New Mexico.

We're back in the Shadpad on a Monday to talk aboutSAFC. But first: reading glasses??? Then: we talk the last two SAFC games: an awful 0-1 loss at home to lowly Oakland Roots, and a fantastic 2-1 win away at New Mexico. What's next? At home Saturday against feisty Tulsa, then again for the PRINX Cup Semi-Final against Louisville a few days later. Finally, we also look around the league and talk Free Kicks about the Borro and ex-SAFC Sam Adineran. Check out this podcast where Landon Donovan and Tim Howard talk pro-rel with the USL League President.

According to the Albuquerque Journal's poll by Brian Sanderoff gubernatorial candidate Gregg Hull is within 6 points of Haaland. What are the implications? What does Hull need to do to win?  As expected New Mexico has nearly $1 billion in unexpected money. Paul believes that figure will rise to over a billion by the time the session rolls around. Despite the oil and gas boom New Mexico's economy isn't particularly strong which highlights the failure of MLG and the Democrats' policies.  New Mexico is a big spender on K-12 education with more $$ per student than the national average or any of its neighbors, by far. The Trump Administration is suing New Mexico for providing "free" college to illegal immigrants. New Mexico's subsidies for (former) ObamaCare subsidy recipients is proving

At 11:29:21 GMT on July 16, 1945, the world's first atomic bomb was detonated at the Trinity Test Site in New Mexico.  Fast-forward many decades, and today people are illegally stealing pieces of old, sunken ships for big bucks. These two things might not seem like they have anything in common, but they are actually intimately linked.  Learn more about low-background steel, what it is and why there is demand for it, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Shop the store at Shop.Everything-Everywhere.com Sponsors Hexclad Get 10% off your order at hexclad.com/DAILY Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! DripDrop Go to dripdrop.com and use promo code EVERYTHING for 20% off your first order! Square Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at square.com/go/daily Horizon3 Go to horizon3.ai/everything and request your free NodeZero demo Babbel Go to babbel.com/daily for up to 60% off Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley discuss the case of Kaitlynn Arquette, a 1989 murder victim in Albuerque, New Mexico who was the daughter of Lois Duncan, the bestselling author of "I Know What You Did Last Summmer" and many other popular books. Lois Duncan devoted the last 30 years of here life to finding out who killed her daughter.Oxygen: Famed Author's Book About Her Daughter's Murder Prompts Killer to Come Forward: "I Now Know..."Kaitlyn Arquette, whose mother famously penned I Know What You Did Last Summer, was shot to death in her car in 1989. Decades later, a registered sex offender walked into a police station and confessed to killing multiple young women.https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/lois-duncan-daughter-serial-killer-paul-apodacaWikipedia: "Who Killed My Daughter?" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed_My_Daughter%3FNBC: FBI Norfolk field office links deceased suspect to additional Colonial Parkway MurdersIn January 2026, the FBI announced Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. is responsible for the 1986 Virginia murders of Cathleen Thomas and Rebecca Dowski.https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/colonial-parkway-murders-cathleen-thomas-rebecca-dowski-resolved-rcna255097American Detective TV series: Colonial Parkway Murders:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp3rNRZnL0EWashingtonian: A Murder on the Rappahannock River:https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/06/27/murder-on-the-rappahannock-river-emerson-stevens-mary-harding-innocence-project/Won't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here:https://www.gofundme.com/f/mind-over-murder-podcast-expenses?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database:https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos:https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/WTKR News 3https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-casesVirginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway' murders died alone in 2017https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 20,000 followers:https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCaseYou can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murdersMind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:https://www.spreaker.comJoin the discussion on our Mind Over MurderColonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.comPlease subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOverFollow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley, Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero ProductionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mind-over-murder--4847179/support.

This episode of the podcast is dedicated to my Mom who passed two days ago at the age of 86. Thank you Mom, for everything A desperate father races through flooded mountain wilderness toward a village chapel, convinced only a sacred symbol can save his fever-stricken daughter before nightfall. But every mile costs him time, and the strange stranger he keeps rescuing may be the very reason he returns home too late. Back Before The Moon by S. Omar Barker. That's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Today's author lived an amazing life. Squire Omar Barker was born on a small mountain ranch in Beulah, New Mexico in 1894. He was the youngest in a family of eleven children. Barker worked as a Spanish teacher, high school principal, forest ranger, sergeant of the 502nd Engineers in France in World War I, trombone player in Doc Patterson's Cowboy Band, and newspaper correspondent. From 1924 to 1926 he was a member of the New Mexico house of representatives. Although the story you are about to hear is his only science fiction short story he estimated he wrote more than 1,500 short stories and novellas and more than 2,000 poems. His work appeared in pulp magazines and prestigious publications too, including the Saturday Evening Post. Perhaps his best known work was "A Cowboy's Christmas Prayer," which has been printed more than one hundred times, and recorded by Tennessee Ernie Ford and Jimmy Dean. It's not sci-fi but we will record it too in a few months and put it on our Facebook page. He won the Western Writers of America Spur Award twice, in 1978 he was the first living author to be inducted into the Hall of Fame of Great Westerners in the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. He often signed his books with his initials and trademark brand, "Lazy SOB.” S. Omar Barker lived to be 91. Today's story was published in Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror in March 1932 on page 102, Back Before the Moon by S. Omar Barker… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Sidney Davidson can hear his friends in England, feel the furniture beneath his hands, and yet his eyes insist he is somewhere impossibly far away. As the vision refuses to fade, one question becomes harder to dismiss: what if the impossible scene before him is not a dream at all? The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes by H. G. Wells. Lost Sci-Fi Premium - https://lostscifi.supercast.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://lostscifi.com/coffee Newsletter - https://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://lostscifi.com/facebook YouTube - https://lostscifi.com/youtube X - http://Lostscifi.com/x Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/ Thanks to Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 James Van Maanenberg, MizzBassie, Anonymous Listener $25 Fintan Quigley, Curious Jon, David Bell, Steve, Miriam, Someone, Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Every Month Someone $15 Steve, Someone, SueTheLibrarian, Joannie West, Amy Özkan, Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 David, Anonymous Listener $5 Every Month Eaten by a Grue $5 Tammy, Owen, Bruce, Someone, TLD, David, Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Listen without commercials and enjoy exclusive bonus episodes every month with Lost Sci-Fi Premium—start your free 7-day trial today. https://lostscifi.supercast.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What if the stories of alien abductions were more than just urban legends? What if real evidence pointed to something far more sinister?In this episode, we uncover two chilling cases of unexplained mutilations and alleged extraterrestrial encounters—one in Brazil and another in New Mexico.The first case takes us to 1988, near Brazil's Billings Reservoir, where the body of a local man was discovered under bizarre and gruesome circumstances. His injuries were disturbingly precise, resembling surgical incisions with no signs of struggle or natural decomposition. Could this be the work of extraterrestrials? The details of this case eerily mirror accounts of cattle mutilations and other unexplained phenomena.The second story brings us to the Lovette-Cunningham incident, a classified military case from the 1950s. According to declassified reports, Air Force Sergeant Jonathan Lovette was allegedly abducted by an unknown craft while on duty in the deserts of New Mexico. His body was found mutilated days later, with similar surgical precision to the Brazilian case. Some believe this could be irrefutable proof of alien experimentation.Are these cases connected? Is there a hidden pattern behind these horrifying discoveries? Join us as we explore the terrifying possibility that something beyond human understanding is at play.For all references and music, visit https://www.mydarkpath.com/61Visit us atwww.mydarkpath.comwww.youtube.com/@mydarkpath www.patreon.com/mydarkpathRead MF Thomas' novels Like Clockwork https://amzn.to/417lOzyArcade https://amzn.to/4aTpisxA Sickness in Time https://amzn.to/41apSPKSeeing by Moonlight https://amzn.to/4gySl5W

The #SanDiegoSportsCurse strikes again as the Padres get swept in Tampa. Is San Diego a legit playoff team? Dodgers step forward and backward. Angels hope for future. MLB Manfred vs MLBPA Meyer War of Words. Rams' superstars. Chargers' questions. NFL Cut Down Day Titans, Giants, Jaguars, Colts, Bengals, Panthers, Texans, Buccaneers, Cowboys, Bills, Steelers, Dolphins, Packers. NFL Sunday Surprise Decisions Steelers, Browns, Vikings, Giants, Colts, Panthers, Broncos, Packers. College Football Week Zero Headlines USC, Stanford, UNLV, North Carolina, Washington State, Oregon State, New Mexico, San Diego State. Lakers trade rumors involving Kyle Kuzma, Jarred Vanderbilt, Dalton Knecht. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and lawyers. Hockey Hotline Jets, American Hockey League. Plus, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, Lionel Messi, SDFC, Scotland, Tom Cruise, Roger Federer. Got a question or comment for Hacksaw? Drop your take in the live chat on Facebook, YouTube, and X. YouTube Super Chat donations go to the top of the list. Here's what Lee Hamilton thinks on Monday, August 31, 2026. 1)…PADRES BASEBALL…A TEAM IN TROUBLE “TAMPA-NIGHTMARE–A PLAYOFF TEAM?” 2)…DODGERS…RUNNING AWAY…CHASING TEAMS “STEPS FORWARD-STEPS BACK” 3)…ANGELS TAILSPIN “HOPE FOR FUTURE” 4)…MLB-UNION KEEP TALKING-NO PROGRESS…ROB MANFRED-BRUCE MEYER “WAR OF WORDS” ———- 5)…LA RAMS…SET ROSTER FOR SUPER BOWL RUN “SUPERSTARS EVERYWHERE” 6)…CHARGERS ROSTER CHANGES “MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS” 7)…NFL ROSTER CUTDOWN DAY “884 RELEASED…16-TRADES” TITANS…GIANTS JAGUARS…COLTS BENGALS…CAROLINA HOUSTON…TAMPA  DALLAS…BILLS STEELERS MIAMI GREEN BAY 8)…NFL HEADLINES “SUNDAY SURPRISE DECISIONS” STEELERS…BROWNS VIKINGS…GIANTS COLTS…CAROLINA BRONCOS-GREEN BAY ================ (HALFTIME–DIXIELINE LUMBER) ================ 9)…COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON HAS STARTED “WEEK ZERO HEADLINES” USC…STANFORD UNLV…NORTH CAROLINA WASHINGTON STATE-OREGON STATE NEW MEXICO…AZTECS ————– 10)…NBA NOTEBOOK…LAKERS/CLIPPERS “TRADE RUMOR…LAWYERS-OWNER” ————— 11)…NHL NOTEBOOK…WINNIPEG JETS/AHL “HOCKEY HEADLINES” —————- 12)…HOT HEADLINES “OFF THE SPORTSWIRE” SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER BRYSON DE CHAMBEAU LIONEL MESSI SDFC LOGO SCOTTISH FLAG TOM CRUISE ROGER FEDERER ================= #MLB #RAYS #PADRES #mannymachado #fernandotatisjr #nickpivetta #SAMADTAYLOR #DODGERS #shoheiohtani #blakesnell #ANGELS #artemoreno #GEORGEKLASSEN #JOHNMOZELIAK #robmanfred #MLBPA #BRUCEMEYER #nfl #DOLPHINS #BILLS #BROWNS #BENGALS #STEELERS #TEXANS #JAGUARS #COLTS #TITANS #BRONCOS #COWBOYS #GIANTS #PACKERS #VIKINGS #PANTHERS #chargers #justinherbert #MIKEMCDANIEL #JAKESLAUGHTER #rams #matthewstafford #pukanacua #SHEDEURSANDERS #dillongabriel #WILLLEVIS #kevinoconnell #jjmccarthy #KYLERMURRAY #lakers #JARREDVANDERBILT #clippers #kawhileonard #STEVEBALLMER #KYLEKUZMA #PAC12 #sandiegostate #aztecs #seanlewis #sdsu #jaydendenegal #jdwicker #ucla #usc #bobchesney #LINCOLNRILEY #ARIZONASTATE #WASHINGTONSTATE #OREGONSTATE #CALIFORNIA #STANFORD #NEWMEXICO #nhl #jets #DAYSOFTHUNDER #TOMCRUISE #SDFC #pga #livgolf #scottiescheffler #BRYSONDECHAMBEAU #ROGERFEDERER Be sure to share this episode with a friend! ☆☆ STAY CONNECTED ☆☆ For more of Hacksaw's Headlines, The Best 15 Minutes, One Man's Opinion, and Hacksaw's Pro Football Notebook: http://www.leehacksawhamilton.com/ SUBSCRIBE on YouTube for more reactions, upcoming shows and more! ► https://www.youtube.com/c/leehacksawhamiltonsports FACEBOOK ➡ https://www.facebook.com/leehacksaw.hamilton.9 TWITTER ➡ https://twitter.com/hacksaw1090 TIKTOK ➡ https://www.tiktok.com/@leehacksawhamilton INSTAGRAM ➡ https://www.instagram.com/leehacksawhamiltonsports/ To get the latest news and information about sports, join Hacksaw’s Insider’s Group. It’s free! https://www.leehacksawhamilton.com/team/ Thank you to our sponsors: Dixieline Lumber and Home Centers https://www.dixieline.com

More than 2,000 feet beneath the surface in southeastern New Mexico is the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, or WIPP — a facility designed to safely dispose of certain radioactive waste deep underground. For two USW members, it's been home for decades. Dora Ledbetter has worked at WIPP since 2008, while Dora Lopez has been there since 1998. Together, they've spent nearly three decades at the site, learning the job, looking out for their coworkers, and building a life in a workplace where safety is an entire culture. Today, we're talking about what it's really like to work 2,150 feet underground, what nearly three decades at WIPP can teach you about safety and solidarity, and why these two Steelworkers are still looking toward the future.

Send us Fan MailGooble Gobble, one of us! Al & Siena are crawling under caravans to join the carnival on this circus-centric pairing of FREAKS (1932) x FREAKED (1993)! Hear director Tod Browning's recurring on-set nightmare, uncover the uncredited star beneath Ortiz the Dog Man's makeup, and explore how much of an active role the carnival performers took in bringing FREAKS to the screen on this spectacles-and-sideshows edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia BergtTheme Song: Theodore SchaferSplice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast productionFollow us on social media at linktr.ee/spliceandsplatterpodSupport the show

In this episode Paul Krauss MA LPC explores Mindfulness Based Somatic Emotional Processing  (MBSEP)with the creators Robert Weisz, PhD, and Daniel Blackwood, MA. Together they explore why feeling our emotions in the body is central to psychological health, trauma recovery, and everyday well being. The discussion continues with how emotions are not just "thoughts about feelings" but lived, somatic experiences that shape our nervous systems and sense of self. They discuss why resisting painful emotions often increases suffering, how compassionate, mindful attention can transform states like anxiety, anger, and grief, and why learning to be present with emotional sensations in the body opens a path toward integration, resilience, and more authentic living. The conversation centers on MBSEP as a simple, natural protocol that combines mindfulness and somatic perception to regulate emotions and process unprocessed traumas stored in the body. Weisz and Blackwood describe practical steps-such as breathwork, resourcing, felt-sense awareness, and remaining compassionately present with bodily sensations-that foster neuroplasticity and help create new, healing neural linkages in the brain and nervous system. They also explore how MBSEP can be integrated with other therapeutic modalities, why making room for the "struggle factor" is essential, and how this approach reveals hidden truths within our feelings so that emotions move from overwhelming states into experiences we can process, understand, and use for growth. Robert Weisz, PhD, developer of MBSEP, is a retired clinical psychologist with more than 50 years of experience whose work has been shaped by decades of learning and healing with shamans in Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil; he lives near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Daniel Blackwood, MA, has practiced MBSEP for over 10 years, is founder and director of The Evolution Group, Inc., a behavioral health organization based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is also the author of Integrity Recovery. Buy the book here.  Clinicians and interested learners can find training workshops and events including in-person and online on the MBSEP.com site. Get involved with the National Violence Prevention Hotline: 501(c)(3) Donate Share with your network Write your congressperson Sign our Petition Preview an Online Video Course for the Parents of Young Adults (Parenting Issues) Unique and low cost learning opportunities through Shion Consulting Paul Krauss MA LPC is a Co-founder of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, Counseling Supervisor, and Meditation Teacher. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired Magazine, Psychology Today, and  Counseling Today. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.  If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting a weekly online group.  For details, click here. For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization. Follow Health for Life Counseling- Grand Rapids: Instagram   |   Facebook     |     Youtube Original Music: ”Alright” from the album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify) “Disco Dino " from Polymood  by L'Eclair (Spotify)  

Nearly 5.6 million students in U.S. public schools are classified as English Learners, and over 2.3 million are enrolled in secondary grades. Yet bilingual programs are heavily concentrated in the elementary grades, leaving many older multilingual students in grades 6 through 12 without access to programs designed to build their language skills while mastering grade-level content and meeting course requirements for graduation.   States and districts have considerable autonomy to pursue policies that support the diverse learning needs and academic success of multilingual students. What steps can they take to create, implement, and sustain bilingual programs in secondary schools?   This webcast features findings from a report answering that question, based on interviews with bilingual education experts, district leaders, and higher education faculty across California, Illinois, New Mexico, and New York. Speakers unpacked the key obstacles bilingual programs face, shared promising practices from the field, and offered recommendations for state and local policymakers and stakeholders ready to expand access.  Speakers: Margarita Machado-Casas, Professor, Department of Dual Language and English Learner Education, San Diego State University; President, National Association for Bilingual Education  Shelly Spiegel-Coleman, Strategic Advisor, Californians Together  Lorena Mancilla, Associate Director for K-12 Partnerships and Policy, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, MPI  Victoria Kim, Associate Policy Analyst, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, MPI  Moderator:   Delia Pompa, Senior Fellow for Education Policy, MPI    www.migrationpolicy.org  

No Jean, no problem! She's busy getting her daughter moved back into college in Madison, but she'll be back tomorrow! Brian recapped his big meet-n-greet with Joey Chestnut on Friday night at the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers game. In the news this morning, a deadly flash flood in the Grand Canyon, an expanded recall on Jasmine rice includes Wisconsin, a deadly shooting in Chicago over the weekend, a Wisconsin man is shot at a gun range in Cudahy & dies from his injuries, the latest on the death toll in Nepal, and an updated on the Eugene Horsch/House of Horrors in Philadelphia. In sports, the Brewers took two out of three from the Rangers this weekend, Jackson Churio is in a rare club, Max Scherzer is now 9th all time on the MLB strikeout list, Curacao wins the LLWS, Ryan Preece won on Saturday night at Daytona, Novak Djokovic is out in the first round, and the Packers put Josh Jacobs on the exempt list. Talked about what's on TV & streaming today/tonight. Plus, they officially announced "Days of Thunder 2" for 2028, a movie about Hooters is apparently being made, and Goodwill is opening up a record store in North Carolina. Cool story about a housing development in Phoenix that displaced a bunch of owls who are getting help with relocation thanks to a solar farm. And check out this gas station in New York that's offering a discount if people want to dance for it! The newest dating "trend" is being called "pheromone-maxxing"…and you basically don't shower before going on a date. Elsewhere in sports, Aaron Donald officially came out of retirement to join the Rams, Will Levis got waived, Scottie Scheffler won again AND passed Tiger Woods for career earnings, Cale Makar is going to be the highest-paid player in the NHL, and a college running back dies after suffering a seizure on the sidelines. Brian looked at the results of a recent survey to determine America's all-time favorite movies and also offered up his favs. And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a mom in Nashville who got popped for DUI while waiting in the school pick-up line for her kids, a guy is going to jail for catching his wife cheating on him by using his robot vacuum, a DoorDash delivery driver in Houston decided to show up naked, a man in New Mexico killed his cousin over an argument about enchiladas, and a #FloridaMan who got busted for filming content for his OnlyFans account in a public park.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Remember God and Follow Him - Lamar MorinStudent Emphasis SundaySunday, August 30, 2026 at Hoffmantown Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico

As summer draws to a close across the northern hemisphere, water scarcity has never been a more pressing or visible issue after record heat waves and drought experienced by Americans and Europeans. With hot and unpredictable weather now a reality, and major rivers running dangerously low, WSJ climate and energy editor Ed Ballard discusses the economics of a water crisis, and what can be done to keep taps running, fields productive and industry humming. Subscribe to the WSJ Climate & Energy newsletter. Further Reading El Niño Is the Next Risk Hanging Over the Global Economy Heat Waves Are Becoming a Chronic Drag on the Economy The World Is Running Out of Clean Water. This Technology Promises to Fix It. San Diego Now Has So Much Water That It's Selling It Why the Middle East's Desalination Plants Are Critical Extreme Weather Is Hammering Europe's Summer Harvest, EU Says Europe Chastised Trump's Climate Rollback. Now It's Delaying Its Own Green Goals. How to Put Out Wildfires Fueled by World War II Ammo? Try Driverless Tanks. Water Crisis Deepens on the Colorado River Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A single new poll can flip the mood of a whole election, and the latest Albuquerque Journal numbers do exactly that for the New Mexico governor race. We walk through why Greg Hull suddenly looks like he's within striking distance of Deb Haaland, what the undecided share really means, and how the independent vote, gender gap, education divide, and regional turnout could decide the finish. If you care about New Mexico politics, campaign strategy, and what persuades swing voters, this conversation gets specific fast. We also pull back from the horse race to the bigger question voters keep asking: how can New Mexico sit on enormous reserves and rising revenue while still ranking near the bottom on key quality-of-life measures? We talk through tax relief versus one-time rebates, what “open for business” looks like in practice, and why population projections show New Mexico as one of the only western states expected to shrink. The thread is simple: money in Santa Fe doesn't automatically turn into opportunity on Main Street, and leadership choices determine whether families stay or leave. From there we hit the national stories that keep spilling into local life: ICE arrest numbers surging and the debate over immigration enforcement, plus a Venezuela oil deal framed as a strategic win with long-term risks. We close with a mix of the tragic, the absurd, and the unexpectedly sweet: a shooting tied to a green chile argument, a skeptical take on TikTok “pheromone maxing,” a heartfelt Dolly Parton tribute, and Sunday game day wildlife footage featuring a bear sprinting through an Albuquerque driveway. Subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review.Website: https://www.nodoubtaboutitpodcast.com/Twitter: @nodoubtpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NoDoubtAboutItPod/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markronchettinm/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D

Keith is a skilled artist, storyteller, and connoisseur of western culture. His artwork reflects his passion for the American West and its history, people, and animals. He spent several years cowboying on ranches in New Mexico, Nevada, and Wyoming.  Keith has dedicated over 35 years to the motion picture industry as a prop master.  He's worked on numerous films including No Country for Old Men, Sicario, Lincoln, and more. Support the show

HerbRally listeners save 25% on tickets to the 2026 Good Medicine Confluence (October 12–15 at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico) with discount code HERBRALLY26. LEARN MORE & REGISTER In this episode of The Plant Healer's Path, Jesse Wolf Hardin explores the transformative power of living at the edges. From the sacred, liminal spaces of traditional hedgerows to the outer boundaries of mainstream culture, the edge is where old assumptions dissolve, new possibilities emerge, and meaningful change begins. Jesse reflects on herbalists as edge dwellers, culture shifters, and keepers of traditions increasingly pushed outside conventional healthcare. It's an invitation to embrace the wild, unconventional spirit of plant medicine, plant our insurgent roots, and find purpose, connection, and possibility beyond the accepted center. This audio was extracted from the video version available on the HerbRally YouTube channel. Jesse Wolf Hardin is an impactful author, ecosopher, ecological restorationist, personal counsel, graphic artist, musician, and historian on a mission –– a champion of diversity and what he coined "ReWilding," as well as an impassioned proponent of nature's medicines. Wolf co-founded with Kiva Rose both the international Good Medicine Confluence gathering and Plant Healer Quarterly magazine, and is the author of over 25 books on herbalism, nature connection, and personal realization.   For more information go to PlantHealer.org. The Plant Healer Online Bookstore is the largest single source or herbal related books and ebooks, both titles by Jesse Wolf Hardin and Kiva Rose, as well as numerous focused compilations by many dozens of other well known herbalists: PlantHealerBookstore.com Plant Healer Magazine is the most in-depth and artistic magazine available for herbal practitioners, artisans and healers of culture, see: PlantHealerMagazine.com Herbaria Monthly is a totally FREE full color zine, full of herbal information, inspiration and empowerment.  Subscribe at PlantHealer.org More Free Resources including complimentary guides to herb schools and suppliers can be downloaded at: LEARN MORE Plant Healer on Instagram: @PlantHealer Plant Healer on Facebook: @PlantHealer Herbalism in your neck of the woods.  HerbRally www.herbrally.com DISCLAIMER The information in this episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for advice provided by your physician or other medical professionals. Always consult a health care practitioner before using any herbal remedy or food, especially if you are nursing, pregnant, or have any medical condition.

Jane Doe #3 and Jane Doe #4 sought to join the long-running Crime Victims' Rights Act case brought by Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2 against the federal government over the secret non-prosecution agreement given to Jeffrey Epstein. Their January 2015 motion argued that they had suffered essentially the same violation: Epstein had sexually abused them while they were minors, federal authorities either knew or should have known they were victims, and yet prosecutors negotiated an agreement that protected Epstein and potential co-conspirators without consulting them or even telling them what was happening. Jane Doe #3 alleged that Ghislaine Maxwell recruited her when she was 15 in 1999 and that Epstein and Maxwell subsequently sexually abused and trafficked her for years in Florida, New York, New Mexico, the Virgin Islands and elsewhere. Jane Doe #4 alleged that she was 16 when she was recruited in 2002 with the promise of $300 for giving Epstein a massage and that Epstein then sexually abused her repeatedly. Her lawyers argued that although federal investigators had identified dozens of underage victims, they made no serious effort to locate her before entering into the NPA.The motion went considerably further than simply asking to add two names to the lawsuit. Lawyers for the women argued that their testimony would strengthen the claim that the government systematically kept Epstein's victims in the dark while negotiating the deal and would help challenge the government's defenses about how prosecutors had treated the victims. Jane Doe #3's allegations also described Epstein as trafficking her to powerful men and claimed that he sought information that could potentially be used for blackmail, allegations that brought figures including Prince Andrew, Alan Dershowitz and Jean-Luc Brunel into the filing. The motion argued that her knowledge of Epstein's powerful connections could also be relevant to discovery concerning whether those relationships helped him secure extraordinarily favorable treatment. Jane Doe #3 and Jane Doe #4 promised not to relitigate issues already decided, sought no significant additional discovery, and argued that allowing them to join under Rule 21 would be far more efficient than forcing them to file separate CVRA lawsuits. At its core, the filing was another direct challenge to the secrecy surrounding Epstein's deal: two more alleged victims were asking the court to recognize that prosecutors had negotiated away federal charges affecting them without giving them the voice, notice or opportunity to confer that they believed federal law guaranteed.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Replay: interview with Mimi Herman, who will be speaking at this year's Write Your Book Summit on "Getting Your Mojo Back"In this episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, it was such a joy to talk with Mimi Herman about her debut novel, The Kudzu Queen. It was a book I just could not put down and found myself thinking of the characters in between reading sessions.She shared so much wisdom and practical advice including:How she came to write this historical fiction novel.The way that poetry has influenced her prose and the different reasons she has for writing poetry and fiction.How she first fell in love with writing and knew she wanted to be a writer.How to find your way back to writing after you've gotten away from it.I think you'll really enjoy hearing about her writing process and what she does with any writing she takes out of a book or poem. She also shared some great insights about how to make a scene or a character or a setting really come to life.I hope this conversation gets you excited to hear more from Mimi and a taste of what's ahead at this year's Write Your Book Summit, starting September 14. Stay tuned for registration details!About Mimi:Mimi Herman is the author of The Kudzu Queen, A Field Guide to Human Emotions and Logophilia. Her novel, The Kudzu Queen, was selected by the North Carolina Center for the Book for the 2023 Library of Congress “Great Reads from Great Places” and was long listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and short listed for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. Mimi codirects Writeaways writing workshop-retreats in France, Italy, Ireland, New Mexico and North Carolina with her partner, John Yewell, and lives in Durham, North Carolina. She can be found at www.mimiherman.com

“Turquoise Waters” was first published in Women of the Weird West, edited by KC Grifant, in 2026 C/W: guns, misogyny, strong violence Author's note: “I lived in New Mexico for six years where I taught Navajo, Zuni, and Hobi students in the Four Corners region. Growing up a fan of westerns, I longed to know about the other people in the West. You can read more weird… Source

Kim Wiggins is a world-renowned painter from New Mexico, and one of the most recognizable artists working in the American West today. His bold, swirling canvases have made him one of the leading artistic voices of what's come to be called the New West. His work hangs in the Autry, the Booth, and the American Museum of Western Art in Denver, and this past year he won Best in Show at the Prix de West, the most prestigious award in Western art, becoming the first modernist ever to take it home. Kim comes by all of this honestly. Both sides of his family came west in covered wagons in the late 1800s and settled into ranching along the Pecos River. His mother was running two ranches and a nightclub in Arizona by her mid-twenties; his father was a photojournalist for Life and Sports Illustrated, and a bush pilot who once had to sprint back to his plane in the Amazon and count the arrows in the side of the fuselage. Kim grew up surrounded by creativity– Thomas Hart Benton paged through his sketchbook and he ate lunch with Georgia O'Keeffe at Ghost Ranch. He began focusing seriously on painting while stationed in Europe with the military and soon became the youngest member of the Society of American Impressionists — a career most artists would give an arm for, and one he walked away from completely. We talk about why he walked away, which starts with a moment at a show in St. Louis when he spotted one of his paintings across the room, hurried over, and discovered it wasn't his. We cover the lean years that followed, including knocking on doors in Lubbock in the summer heat with a car full of paintings. And we get into the ideas behind the work: why a loss of innovation is the death knell of a civilization, why he watches children in galleries instead of collectors, the paintings he made for the NAACP after his son asked him a question he couldn't answer, and his conviction that a gift, by definition, belongs to someone else. I first met Kim back in 2022 at Maxwell Alexander Gallery's ten-year show, where he was on a panel I moderated, and I've wanted a longer conversation ever since. Hope you enjoy. --- Kim Wiggins Prix de West Maxwell Alexander panel discussion (2022) Full episode notes and links: https://mountainandprairie.com/kim-wiggins --- THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Mountain & Prairie is listener supported via Patreon, and brought to you with support from the Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust, MIRASOL: Looking at the Sun, Patagonia Books, the Rye Resurgence Project for their generous sponsorship. --- TOPICS DISCUSSED: 0:00 - Introducing Kim Wiggins 3:44 - Wiggins' family history 9:49 - Kim's dad's photojournalism travels 12:44 - Parental pressure? 17:07 - Military education 20:36 - Money v. creativity 28:36 - Making the decision to change course 34:52 - When things started to work  38:42 - It's never about Kim 43:47 - Continuous evolution 49:44 - How Kim's paintings come together 53:10 - Inspiration from his son 58:45 - Collaborative projects 1:04:26 - Blood and Thunder 1:06:21 - All the circles aligning 1:11:03 - How art has changed in the West 1:14:00 - Book recs 1:17:47 - Wrapping up --- ABOUT MOUNTAIN & PRAIRIE: Mountain & Prairie - All Episodes Mountain & Prairie Shop Mountain & Prairie on Instagram Upcoming Events About Ed Roberson Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts

Meet Billy the Kid, one of the most famous outlaws in the Wild West! Born in the 1850s, Billy was known for his daring adventures and quick draw with a gun. He lived a life full of excitement and danger, often on the run from the law. Billy became famous for his role in the Lincoln County War, a conflict in New Mexico. Despite being an outlaw, some people saw him as a hero who stood up against unfairness. Discover the exciting story of Billy the Kid and how he became a legend of the Old West.

The Chicks are covering another packed day of news, politics, and internet insanity. They remember legendary actor Tim Curry, discuss the deadly glacial flood in Nepal, and break down Meta's massive $17.1 billion child social-media settlement.Then it's into politics: a ruling in LaMonica McGyver's ICE assault case, New York's latest anti-ICE law, speculation over who could replace Karoline Leavitt, and Peter Doocy's preview of the RNC convention in Dallas. Plus, CBC is facing backlash over guidance surrounding the use of "terrorist attack" when discussing 9/11.The show also dives into Abdul El-Sayed's reparations comments, Mehdi Hasan's clash with Will Chamberlain, Debbie Dingell's latest praise for Hasan Piker, an incredibly cringe "Mean Girls"-inspired Senate campaign video, and Deb Haaland's run for New Mexico governor.Then things get even crazier with a viral TikTok rant involving Palestine and race, an undercover investigation inside London mosques, Trump's comments about Sharia law, and Konstantin Kisin's argument about immigration and assimilation.Finally, the Chicks break down the latest developments in the Lindsay Clancy trial, the insanity defense, new controversy surrounding Patrick Clancy, and the debate over prison versus a mental institution. Plus: the disturbing "I don't want a boy" trend, new questions for the WNBA, backlash against Dolly Parton for not being political enough, and why America might just need a Dolly Parton Day.SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS TO SUPPORT OUR SHOW!If you're ready to stop feeling frustrated and start making a difference, download Concerned Women For America's FREE Biblical Civic Engagement Guide today at https://ConcernedWomen.org/ChicksCheck out Healthy Cell Immune Super Boost  to support your immune system in one gel pack!  Visit https://HealthyCell.com/CHICKS code CHICKS20 to save 20% on your first purchase.NOBL gives you real travel peace of mind — security, design, and convenience all in one. Head to htps://NOBLTravel.com for 46% off your entire order! Treat yourself to the most advanced bras and shapewear on the market from Honeylove. Save 20% off at https://HoneyLove.com/ChicksSubscribe and stay tuned for new episodes every weekday!Follow us here for more daily clips, updates, and commentary:YoutubeFacebookInstagramTikTokXLocalsMore InfoWebsite

Tad Murdoch is a fly fisher, guide, and author whose 25-year mission to catch every salmonid species on the fly eventually became his book Trout of the World: A Fly Fisher's Journey to Catch Every Salmonid Species. What began in Oklahoma City at age 25 turned into a global pursuit that took him from New Mexico and Japan to Russia, Morocco, Turkey, and beyond, chasing some of the rarest and most geographically isolated trout and salmonids on the planet. In this episode of Anchored, Tad and I talk about how he defined the challenge using genetics and species classification, some of the most difficult and memorable fish he encountered along the way, the process of documenting and self-publishing the book, and the conservation concerns facing several of the world's rarest trout species. Looking to go deeper with your learning? Come see what we've been working on at AnchoredOutdoors.com. We've built a library of 30 in-depth, sequentially organized Masterclasses taught by past guests of this podcast — and we've watched over 1,000 members grow their confidence and skills on the water. Want to check it out for free? No money down, no strings attached. Just head to anchoredoutdoors.com/premium-insiders/ Anchored listeners can get 10% off their first order with Skwala by using the code “anchored10” at check out. See for yourself at skwalafishing.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices