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NM Senator Cindy Nava from Bernalillo's District 9 talks about her path to the legislature and priorities for New Mexico's families.

In this episode, The Forum moves from local to global, beginning with a conversation with Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Turner and turning to a broader look at the human and financial costs of America’s wars.Turner, a longtime Albuquerque resident, discusses the challenges facing New Mexico and argues they must be addressed collectively, starting with education. In a wide-ranging exchange, he outlines his support for school choice and calls for greater investment in infrastructure, including a dedicated fund to improve the state’s roads.As the war in Iran enters its fourth week, author and professor David Vine examines the mounting economic and human toll. While estimates vary, military costs alone are reported to exceed $1 billion per day. Vine also highlights the long-term consequences of displacement, noting that in Lebanon alone, more than one million people have been forced to seek shelter elsewhere.

Hold on tight listeners because today I'm joined by Jack Ratliff with his debut memoir Riding The White Bull: The Making of A Navy SEAL. What kind of bravado possessed a young man to take on several of the most dangerous occupations in the world from riding the rodeo circuit, battling wildfires and training with the US Navy’s Underwater Demolition Team to become a Navy SEAL? You’ll be fascinated by Jack’s stories and his insights about facing fear, respecting leadership and the surprising humor which lightened his life and makes his book so readable. Meet Jack Ratliff at Collected Works Bookstore at 4:30 on Sunday, March 29.

This week on Our Santa Fe, Andrew interviews teacher, writer, and activist sj Miller.

Gary Mazeffa is a filmmaker and the founder of Q2 Films. He is the writer and director of Asherah: A Love Odyssey, a mythic cinematic experience exploring love, consciousness, and humanity’s role in shaping its own future.Blending Western and Eastern traditions, his work focuses on experiential storytelling—inviting audiences into stories that are felt as much as they are understood. Asherah marks the beginning of an expanding narrative universe, with future chapters already in development.Mazeffa is currently based in Florida and is spending time in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on a creative sabbatical—developing the next phase of the Asherah project while exploring locations and building new creative relationships.

Visual artist Sarah Bush talks about ways we can use our creativity to change and resist what's going on in the world. Author of the Substack newsletter, The Pink Teacup, she also runs the online community, Creative Change Makers.

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Jannine Cabossel, the “Tomato Lady”, as she discusses important tasks in the vegetable garden in April.

Honoring National Poetry Month beginning with Santa Fe's own Wayne Lee making a return appearance to the KSFR studios. Wayne has been writing his entire adult life and includes a piece from 1972 in his evocative new collection, Beautiful Foolishness. Listen deeply as his voice resonates, conjuring images of nature, animals, and of daily life's treasured moments, perceived through his sensitive eyes, poetic heart and soul. Wayne Lee will be speaking at Chatter North at the CCA in Santa Fe, this Saturday, April 11, at 10:30 a.m. and the same time the next morning at "Chatter Sunday" at 912 3rd. St. NW, Albuquerque. wayneleepoet.com

Sarah Haghi Alpers talks about Santa Fe Story Lab, which showcases six speakers sharing personal stories with a spellbound audience, fostering connection and community.

J Diego Gonçalves, a talented Brazilian Actor and Filmmaker. His passion for the world of cinema has been a driving force since his early years.