Episodes
COVID Stress and Mental Health, Rep. Deb Haaland, and Albuquerque’s Bosque
This week on New Mexico in Focus… U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland talks with correspondent Laura Paskus about the possibility of joining the Cabinet for President…
Read More...Sen. Tom Udall’s New Chapter, Color-Coding Covid Control, and Political Gains for Women
This week on New Mexico in Focus… Outgoing U.S. Sen. Tom Udall talks with correspondent Laura Paskus about climate change and the environment, two issues…
Read More...Tribal Leaders Battle COVID and Honoring Native American Heritage
This week on New Mexico in Focus… honoring Native American Heritage month with a celebration of native resilience and innovation. Correspondent Antonia Gonzales interviews tribal…
Read More...Uncontrolled COVID and Lawmaking Plans
This week on New Mexico in Focus… Correspondent Megan Kamerick interviews Dr. Tracie Collins, UNM’s current dean of the College of Population Health. Gov. Michelle…
Read More...Election Conflicts, Uncontrolled COVID-19, APD Failures
This week on New Mexico in Focus… Correspondent Russell Contreras talks to Rachel Kleinfeld, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace where,…
Read More...Election Recap and Money in Politics
This week on New Mexico in Focus… NMiF producer Matt Grubs talks with Kathleen Sabo, the executive director of New Mexico Ethics Watch, about how…
Read More...Election Preps and Unchecked COVID Spread
This week on New Mexico in Focus… NMiF producer Matt Grubs talks with reporters across the state to discuss important issues in their areas before…
Read More...COVID Updates, Senate Debate Highlights, Handling Absentee Ballots, and Facing Death
This week on New Mexico in Focus… Correspondent Megan Kamerick interviews end-of-life planner Gail Rubin, who is the coordinator of the upcoming Before I Die…
Read More...NM’s COVID-19 Spike, an In-Depth Look at Monuments, Statues and Conquistadors
This week on New Mexico in Focus… Correspondent Russell Contreras speaks with Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez, a New Mexico native who is now an assistant professor at Arizona State.…
Read More...New Mexico’s Top Political Races, COVID Updates, and a Drying Rio Grande, plus Our Land: Urban Forests
This week, New Mexico in Focus previews conversations with Democratic Rep. Xochitl Torres Small and her two-time Republican opponent in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District, Yvette…
Read More...Land Management, 2020 Census, and Policing Changes in New Mexico, plus DACA and the DREAM Act
William Perry Pendley has served the U.S. Bureau of Land Management under President Trump and is now deputy director for policy and programs. He visited…
Read More...Special: Policing in 2020 and Beyond
This week features a New Mexico in Focus Special: Policing in 2020 and Beyond. New Mexico is dealing with difficult times, from economic struggles, to…
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