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This week on The Forum, we remember the life of Matthew Shepard, a young gay student at the University of Wyoming, on the 27th anniversary of his murder. Brad Ellingboe, artistic director of Coro Lux, and Joe Mitchell, director of El Faro Youth Chorus, join co-host Rev. Talitha Arnold to discuss the upcoming performance of Considering Matthew Shepard. Throughout the program, listeners will hear excerpts from this powerful and deeply moving work — a musical reflection on love, loss, and hope.

Kate Nelson talks about the fascinating stories of women and children who traveled the Santa Fe trail, in a preview of her upcoming conversation with historian Frances Levine, author of "Crossings: Women on the Santa Fe Trail," at the New Mexico History Museum on October 22.

Join Kaitlin Haase for a conversation with naturalist and entomologist Michael Carr to explore the creepy crawly predators and parasites of the insect world for this Halloween-inspired episode.

This week on The Forum, we welcomed two leaders at the forefront of promoting “the City Different” to visitors and filmmakers. Their efforts have earned Santa Fe remarkable recognition: this year, Travel + Leisure ranked the city as the top destination in the U.S. (and 19th worldwide), while MovieMaker once again named Santa Fe the best place to live and work as a moviemaker—for the third year in a row. Randy Randall, Santa Fe’s Director of Tourism, and Jen Labar-Tapia, Executive Director of the Santa Fe Film Office, discussed the reasons behind these successes and highlighted the significant economic impact that tourism and filmmaking bring to the community.

Slow Food Santa Fe's Lissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg talk with Charles "Chuck" Havlik, New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension tribal agriculture agent for the Eight Northern Pueblos. The conversation focuses on the many varieties of landrace chile still grown in northern New Mexico.

Join Host Alexa Bradford in Part I of a conversation with nationally known orchardist Gordon Tooley, founder of Tooley’s Trees in Truchas, New Mexico, as he discusses planting and caring for trees in times of drought. Gordon will also introduce listeners to Keyline Design, a water management plan that uses natural landscape contours and cultivation techniques to harvest rainwater and build soil health.

Host Alexa Bradford talks with Jannine Cabossel, “The Tomato Lady,” about February activities for vegetable gardeners.

This month on People, Plants, and Pollinators Edition of the Garden Journal, Kaitlin welcomes Peter Lipscomb, Cerrillos Hills State Park manager and member of New Mexico Dark Sky.

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with WildEarth Guardians Interim Director Samantha Ruscavage-Barz, and learn about the mission and key initiatives of this Santa Fe based non-profit organization dedicated to protecting wild animals, wild spaces, and wild rivers in the West. See also https://wildearthguardians.org/

Join Slow Food Santa Fe's Lissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg as they have a conversation with Jessica and Andre Kempton of Wild Leaven Bakery.