We sit down with two former city councilors to explore Tim Keller’s successful run for an unprecedented third consecutive term as Albuquerque mayor. NMiF Show Host Nash Jones and the two former councilors — Eric Griego and Greg Payne — also discuss why Darren White’s mayoral campaign didn’t resonate, and they touch on the council races that landed in runoff elections, too. 

Podcast Host: Lou DiVizio

NMiF Show Host: Nash Jones

Guests:

Eric Griego, UNM Professor of Practice, Former City Councilor

Greg Payne, Attorney, Former City Councilor 

Last month, reporter Mary Hudetz published a story with nonprofit newsroom ProPublica that unearthed a new system of censorship within the federal Indian Health Service. Hudetz spoke to doctors and other public health experts to try and figure out why the department has essentially gone dark over the past year when it comes to messaging about vaccines. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor sat down with Hudetz to talk about what she found and consider how these new actions might impact Native communities.

Correspondent: Jeff Proctor

Guest: Mary Hudetz (Apsaalooke/Crow), Investigative Reporter, ProPublica 

Correspondent: 
Jeff Proctor 
Guest: 

Mary Hudetz (Apsaalooke/Crow), Investigative Reporter, ProPublica 

Last year, state officials launched a 50-Year Water Action Plan. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor sits down with State Engineer Elizabeth Anderson to explore how that plan aims to conserve water and develop new supplies.

Podcast Host: Lou DiVizio

Correspondent: Jeff Proctor

Guest: Elizabeth Anderson, New Mexico State Engineer 

New Mexico in Focus Show Host Nash Jones chats with New Mexico Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury from Washington after President Trump signed a bill that reopened the federal government earlier this month. That bill closed the 43-day chapter on the nation's longest-ever shutdown. Stansbury, D-NM, talks about the end of the shutdown and why she voted against the funding bill.

Podcast Host: Lou DiVizio

NMiF Show Host: Nash Jones

Guest: U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-NM 

NMiF Show Host Nash Jones sits down with a journalism icon they’ve long admired: Amy Goodman. The longtime host and executive producer of Democracy Now! talks about the voices often left out of corporate media coverage of world events.

Podcast Host: Lou DiVizio

NMiF Show Host: Nash Jones 

Guest: Amy Goodman, Host & Executive Producer, Democracy Now! 

For More Information: Steal This Story, Please! -Amy Goodman 

Correspondent: 
Nash Jones 
Guest: 

Amy Goodman, Host & Executive Producer, Democracy Now! 

As the end of Domestic Violence Awareness Month nears, we spotlight the New Mexico Sexual Assault Helpline’s first anniversary and hear from two directors about the impact it has had.

Podcast Host: Lou DiVizio

NMiF Show Host: Nash Jones

Guest:

Alexandria Taylor, Executive Director, NM Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs

Rachel Cox, Deputy Director of Programs, NM Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs 

Hannah Burling, president of the League of Women Voters of New Mexico, joins us to talk about the customizable voter guide her organization puts together each year.

Podcast Host: Lou DiVizio

NMiF Show Host: Nash Jones

Guest: Hannah Burling, President, League of Women Voters of New Mexico

For More Information:Voter Guide from the League of Women Voters  

Justin Greene is near the end of his first term as a Santa Fe County commissioner; now, he’s running for mayor in the capital city. In this interview with NMiF Host Nash Jones, Greene describes his vision and plans for the mayor’s office, should he be elected.

Podcast Host: Lou DiVizio

NMiF Show Host: Nash Jones

Guest: Justin Greene Santa Fe County Commissioner & Mayoral Candidate 

City Councilor Michael Garcia has emerged as the likely frontrunner in the race to succeed Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber, who is not running for reelection to a third term. Garcia explains why he believes he’s best positioned for the job in a crowded field of eight.

Podcast Host: Lou DiVizio

NMiF Show Host: Nash Jones 

Guest: Michael Garcia, Santa Fe City Councilor & Mayoral Candidate 

In 2021, Joanne Vigil Coppler finished a distant second in the race for Santa Fe mayor behind Alan Webber. This year, the longtime public and elected official is running again. She describes her campaign and her plans for the City Different in this interview with Nash Jones.  

Host: Lou DiVizio

NMiF Show Host: Nash Jones

Guest: Joanne Vigil Coppler, Santa Fe Mayoral Candidate