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Kathleen Dull, librarian and archivist at the New Mexico History Museum's Fray Angélico Chávez History Library, talks about the fascinating history of Indian Detours, the Fred Harvey motor cruise service launched in 1926 that introduced tourists to New Mexico Pueblos and other locations in the Southwest

Jill Dixon, Executive Director of The Food Depot, discusses food insecurity, poverty and the proposal to raise the minimum wage in Santa Fe.

Join Kaitlin Haase for a conversation with Linda Churchill, Horticulture Director at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden. Linda shares current happenings at the Garden and discusses the importance of gardens as habitat for pollinators and how to promote fall habitat resources in your garden.

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.

Somos Un Pueblo Unido co-hosts D.C. press conference with plaintiffs in lawsuit against IRS and DHS for sharing information about immigrant taxpayers.

Santa Fe County Commissioner Lisa Cacari-Stone discusses county efforts to protect immigrant families and support local naturalization efforts

This week on The Forum, former 7-Eleven and Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes joins co-host Peter Smith and host Jim Falk to explore how education can unlock opportunity for every American. Keyes shares insights from his new book Education is Freedom and his MEGA initiative—Make Education Great Again—which aims to harness technology to strengthen learning and reverse declines in U.S. student performance.

Lindsy Campbell is an American actress and award-winning filmmaker based in Albuquerque, NM. A graduate of The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, she began her professional acting career with a co-star role on Longmire and has since appeared in The Messengers, Cents, Foreseeable, and The Short History of the Long Road starring Sabrina Carpenter. Her filmmaking journey began in 2010 and led to her award-winning directorial debut The Brazilian in 2013. After earning her B.A. in Media Arts from UNM, she directed The Divorce starring Navid Negahban and Laura Niemi, which opened the door to commercial campaigns and branded content.

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.