Episodes
Minimum Wage Across Our State; NM Delegate at DNC
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we explore minimum wage rates around our state. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with New Mexico Department of…
Outrage Over Racist Remarks by APD Officers
This week on New Mexico in Focus, two advocates examine a recording that captures APD officers using racial slurs and violent language, taken moments after…
Unhoused in Albuquerque
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with three experts about the City of Albuquerque’s approach when dealing with a…
Nuclear Expansion in NM; MMIP Advisory Council
This week on New Mexico in Focus, KUNM’s Megan Kamerick hosts a two-part conversation about a recent town hall meeting where federal officials heard concerns…
Fighting Election Misinfo; Environmental Hope
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor asks Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver what President Joe Biden’s decision to drop…
Food Justice in NM & Woodstock Oral Histories
Originally aired April 12, 2024. Re-aired on July 19, 2024. This week on New Mexico in Focus, Our Land’s Laura Paskus sits down with a…
Our Land: Loving Our Changing Homelands
For seven years on NMPBS, “Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present, and Future” has covered so many aspects of climate change: from the oil…
Checking the Health of Journalism in NM
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we celebrate Independence Day by assessing New Mexico’s media ecosystem. Correspondent Gwyneth Doland speaks with three people working…
Questions Remain for July’s Special Session
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we look ahead to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s special session in July. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor asks Senior…
NM Pride Month; Public Education Report Card
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks with Marshall Martinez of Equality New Mexico about celebrating Pride month and the current…
Juneteenth in NM; Med Access in a Pharmacy Desert
This week on New Mexico in Focus, a group of New Mexico Black community leaders and elders tell us about the importance of celebrating Juneteenth.…
2024 Primary Results; Sen. Ben Ray Luján on RECA
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we break down this week’s primary elections with Dr. Timothy Krebs, chair of UNM’s Political Science Department. Senior…