Lauren Whitehurst is the founder of the Mother Tongue Project, a nonprofit dedicated to teaching literacy to parenting students in Santa Fe. She joins us to discuss teen parenting, work-life balance, her organization and the road from blog to nonprofit. 

Learn more at mothertongueproject.org. 

Happy holidays, everyone! In this episode, we'll explore the history of farolitos and luminarias and discuss light-centric holidays around the world. If you are in the area, come to Canyon Road for the annual farolito walk. Learn more at https://www.farolitowalk.com/

We're in Los Angeles this weekend, and we've noticed some major differences from Santa Fe and LA. This ad-free special is about what makes Santa Fe stand out, and why it's our beloved home. Plus, we tell you every single place this podcast has been listened to.

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We're sorry we haven't made a podcast in a while, so we shall gift you with an optimistic episode 6! Laurie Puglisi, our grandma, joins us to discuss getting the vaccine; anti-vaxxers; how Georgia, Illinois, and New Mexico are handling the pandemic differently; and dancing through the streets. 

Annamaria O'Brien is the owner of Dolina, where she also cooks and bakes. She joins us to discuss running and starting a restaurant, COVID safety, sustainability, and poppy seed grinders.

Larry Keller, more commonly known as Larry from Design Warehouse, joins us to discuss personal style, small businesses, buying furniture during the pandemic, and signs with controversial political equations.

Maggie works as a nurse in Santa Fe to keep our community healthy and safe. She joins us to discus her new time as a nurse.  

Tracey is a second-grade teacher at Ramirez Thomas Elementary School. She joins us to discuss Governor MLG, respect, discipline, reading, and passive-aggressive hats.

Oceanna Holton is the founder and owner of Dragonfly Art Studio. She joins us to discuss optimism, tiny commutes, creativity, and cricket-induced anaphylactic shock.