Have You Met Her?

Today, I want to introduce you to a woman who made history, challenged the institutions that shaped her family's past, and helped bring long-buried stories into the national conversation. And, in a nod to the fact that history doesn't live in the past, but happens around us every day, she was also elected last week as Governor of the State of New Mexico.... the first Native American woman to be elected Governor in any state.

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Two years ago, I cried because I was afraid of what the future might hold. This week, I found myself crying for a very different reason.... because millions of people reminded me that the future still belongs to all of us. And that is a story worth telling.

Join me to learn about this artist who has taken blankets and thread and stories and transformed them into towering sculptures, enormous stitched works, prints, installations, gatherings, conversations and, maybe most importantly, connections.

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We're celebrating Indigenous Voices this month, starting with Autumn Peltier. Autumn was just 8 years old when she learned that no everyone had clean, safe drinking water. She decided to do something about it.

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Join me this week to wrap up our Spooky Season Celebration, by learning about the teenaged medium who convinced one of England's most respected scientists that she could communicate with the dead.

It's the perfect story (with no real conclusion) for Halloween week.

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Join me this week to learn about the woman who unapologetically - and publicly - called herself a witch. Who was she, what did she believe, and how did she influence the modern practice of witchcraft.... with an old-school game show thrown in for fun!

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Imagine creating one of the most recognizable works of art in the entire world. People study your work. Memorize it. Build entire careers around it. More than a century later, people are STILL copying your style... but almost no one knows your name. We're going to do our part to change that this week when we talk about the artist behind the most recognized Tarot Deck EVER.

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She has been called an apothecary, a poisoner, a murderer, aserial killer, a businesswoman, a criminal mastermind and, more recently, a woman who helped other women escape violent marriages in a world that gave themalmost no way out. But what do we really know about her?

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It's spooky season! Join me to hear about the two sisters who everyone thought could talk to ghosts... and find out what was REALLY going on.

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Today's story is about sisters who spent decades standing shoulder to shoulder, refusing to back down or give in to a powerful opponent: The United States Government. Join me (and my sister Megan) to hear about these amazing sisters.

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