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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.

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.

Petru Cotarcea, ViolinistPetru Cotarcea is a virtuoso violinist and the founder of Lycaeum Music, a company that connects professional music educators with students. This fully integrated online platform offers flexible home lessons, online lessons, courses, workshops, and competitions for students to build a musical community. Cotarcea also built a MusicOnWheels bus, a refurbished musical double decker bus that offers free music lessons to students who normally can't afford it. Lycaeum Music has served over 9,000 children since its founding in 2017. His latest venture MuseCool works on building the future of music education for 5-11 year olds, with The Muse, an AI tool that understands live music lessons between tutors and their young students. Joe Pavlo, DirectorJoe Pavlo grew up in Minnesota and studied fine art at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Based in London for over forty years, he has directed two short films, produced feature documentaries, and worked as a second unit director on film and television productions. His parallel career in visual effects spans more than 120 projects and has earned him two Emmy Awards and a BAFTA nomination. Joe brings a passion for storytelling and a fascination with the intersection of technology and art to all his work as a filmmaker.

Join Host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Jannine Cabossel “The Tomato Lady” as she shares tips and information about fall weather, garden clean-up and soil testing, and proper compost routines. For more information see: https://giantveggiegardener.com/

Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Karen Elliott House joins Jim Falk to explore Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitions, reforms, and the risks shaping Saudi Arabia’s future.

Join Host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Kathy Mathai and Susie Sonflieth of the Santa Fe Master Gardeners to learn about the art and pleasure of saving herb, flower, and vegetable seeds, and get information on two related "Let's Grow" series classes available to the public in September.

Leo Castañeda, Director of New Mexico's Office of New Americans, discusses efforts to expand legal services and support job training and licensure for immigrant workers.

Meet the leaders bringing a different approach to homelessness in Santa FeThis week on The Forum, we heard from two leaders of Urban Alchemy about their first six weeks managing Pete’s Place, renamed Agape House, Santa Fe’s homeless shelter on Cerrillos Road. Earlier this summer, the City awarded the California-based nonprofit a one-year, $1.5 million emergency contract, a decision that stirred debate since the previous manager, Interfaith Community Shelter, enjoyed strong community support.

Historian and author John Lawrence joins The Forum Plus to discuss his new Sherlock Holmes pastiche, The Case of the Revolutionary’s Daughter, exploring the mysterious death of Karl Marx’s youngest daughter and the enduring appeal of Holmes

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.