Mon. 6/5, 7p: Local poets perform their poems and converse with host Cristina Baccin about being part of the Southwest poetry family, what´s distintictive about it, and the forthcoming 4th Annual Green Chile Regional Slam Poetry Competition (June 9-10). L isten to these young voices filled with infectious enthusiasm : competition organizers Mercedez Holtry , Eva Crespin and one of Albuquerque´s teams: Dinessa Daniel, Sarita Gonzalez, Kayla Jenae, Veronica Trujillo, Alexis Donato and Sophie Toth.

Two sisters, despite being an ocean apart, "meet in New Mexico" dressed in blue. In an excellent bilingual telling, co-authors Dr. Anna Nogar and Professor Emeritus Enrique Lamadrid, share the legend of an intercultural and mysterious encounter between two young women: Paf Sheuri (Blue Flower), from a Pueblo community and Sister Maria, while living in a convent in a small community of Northern Castilla (Spain) claims to magically transport herself to the Land of Enchantment. In this interview

Mon.5/15, 7p: Oral history through "testimonio" is at the heart of the community collective project, Humans of New Mexico/ Humanos de Nuevo México . We´ll listen to the powerful stories of Taos artist, Anita Rodriguez, El Rito artist, Nicholas Herrera, and the owner of Los Rios River Runners, Francisco Guevara who paints an image of northern New Mexico’s imaginary. Anita Rodriguez talks about how she identifies as Taoseña and Legacy Hispanic: “Hispanic is like this generic term that includes

Mon. 5/1, 7p: Espejos de Aztlán celebrates International Workers´ Day with a show hosted by Cristina Baccin about the D. Trump administration threats to immigrants and workers´ rights. We´ll share a conversation about the main concerns regarding immigrants, low-wage workers and families with Albuquerque Teachers Federation President Ellen Bernstein and Miriam Martinez, a bilingual kindergarten teacher at Emerson Elementary School; Eleanor Chavez ( March 8th Women's Committee ); and United We

Mon. 3/6, 7p : Espejos de Aztlán commemorates International Women´s Day with guests Amy Whitfield, YWCA New Mexico President; Dr. Ruth Trinidad Galván , UNM Associate Professor; and Pamelya Herndon, Southwest Women’s Law Center Executive Director, hosted by Cristina Baccin . Given the threats to women by the Trump Administration, we´ll talk about how w omen in New Mexico are affected and actions everyone can take to protect women's rights and improve the economic, educational, and social

Sat. 3/4, 3p: Interview with Buenos Aires based musician Dat Garcia , one of a new generation of women in the electro-folk music scene. She shares her story of survival from trauma that inspires her thriving compositions of her new album “Maleducada” with host Cristina Baccin . Her confrontation with traditional values brings an empowering artistic message to build a more equal society for women. Dat García melts her talent, and tenderness in a cauldron with a “misbehaved” unique voice: you´ll

Mon.2/20, 7p: Oral history through "testimonio" is at the heart of the community collective project, Humans of New Mexico/ Humanos de Nuevo México . We´ll listen to the powerful story of Albuquerque poet, Mercedez Holtry who talks about rooting identity into her craft. Mercedez, is born and raised in Albuquerque and is part of the up and in coming local artist to keep an eye out for: “ Burque in a sense is a rough town. It can be rough; it can be filled with heartache. There's a lot of bad that

Mon. 1/16, 7p:Oral history through "testimonio" is at the heart of the community collective project, Humans of New Mexico/Humanos de New Mexico . We´ll listen to the Zamora family story which includes: Crystal, David and Paz, who share their different experiences of growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Paz (father) talks about learning Danza Azteca from a trip in his youth to Mexico City and bringing it to Albuquerque: “ I've been doing Danza for 40 years. As a young man I was a Chicano

Originally aired 1/9, 7p: Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Spanish, Dr. Enrique Lamadrid and Prof. Moisés Gonzáles , Community & Regional Planning at the University of New Mexico are shining light on a topic that challenges cultural identities in New Mexico through their forthcoming book “Genízaro Nation”. A NPR Report by John Burnett highlighted the slavery of Native Americans in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in New Mexico. Professors Lamadrid and Gonzáles talk with host

Mon. 12/4, 7 pm: Dr. Patricia Rosas Lopátequi guides us through the poetic world of the great Latin American writer, Elena Garro (1916-1998, México ) on Espejos de Aztlán , hosted by Cristina Baccin . Controversial, ethereal, and a warrior for social justice, Ms. Elena Garro still ignites passionate debates about her political points of view. As a woman active within male dominant intellectual circles (beginning with her former husband, Nobel Prize winning author, Octavio Paz), Ms. Garro was -