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New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Hosted by New Mexico PBS · EN
NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS is New Mexico PBS' prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues, and people that are shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest.
NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic, health, education and arts issues and explores them in-depth, with a critical eye to give them context beyond the "news of the moment."
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New Leadership at UNM Athletics Department
3w ago00:16:26Tap to summarizeIn March, UNM named Ryan Berryman to be its next athletics director. Berryman has been connected to Lobo sports since he was a teenager and, at 32, is one of the youngest ADs in Division I sports. The Albuquerque Journal's Geoff Grammer joins Senior Producer Lou DiVizio to discuss the new department head and consider what Berryman's tenure could mean for the Lobos on the football field, the basketball court — and beyond. Podcast Host: Lou DiVizioGuest: Geoff Grammer, Sportswriter, Albuquerque Journal
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Presidential Powers and Potential War Crimes in Iran
4w ago00:24:55Tap to summarizeExecutive Producer Jeff Proctor sits down with constitutional and international law expert Joshua Kastenberg to delve into the war in Iran — how it began and how it’s going. Proctor asks the law professor and former Judge Advocate General how war crimes are defined — and by whom — and to consider whether he has seen any evidence of Trump or the U.S. military committing them in Iran.Podcast Host: Lou DiVizioExecutive Producer: Jeff ProctorGuest: Joshua Kastenberg, Professor, UNM School of Law
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Albuquerque Public Safety Director Raul Bujanda
4w ago00:25:29Tap to summarizeMayor Tim Keller is reshaping public safety leadership in his administration. He has resurrected the role of public safety director, naming Raul Bujanda to the job. He speaks with NMiF Show Host Nash Jones about how his experience as an FBI agent will inform his work. Then, Bujanda breaks down why it's important for Albuquerque's police, fire and community safety departments to better coordinate their work. Podcast Host: Lou DiVizioNMiF Show Host: Nash JonesGuest: Raul Bujanda, Albuquerque Public Safety Director
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ACLU of NM Weighs in on New Public Safety Leaders
Apr 2200:13:31Tap to summarizeFor years, the New Mexico affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union has kept a close eye on the Albuquerque Police Department. Now 11 months out from federal oversight of the department ending, policy advocate Daniel Williams sat down with Executive Producer Jeff Proctor to discuss how new leadership could help uphold recent reforms. Podcast Host: Lou DiVizioExecutive Producer Jeff ProctorGuest: Daniel Williams, ACLU of NM Policy Advocate
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Albuquerque Police Chief Cecily Barker
Apr 2000:28:07Tap to summarizeThis week on the podcast, over three episodes, we take a deep dive into new public safety leadership at the City of Albuquerque. We begin with Police Chief Cecily Barker who talks about her 20-year career with the Albuquerque Police Department and how she differs from the previous chief, Harold Medina. Podcast Host: Lou DiVizioNMiF Show Host: Nash JonesGuest: Cecily Barker, Albuquerque Police Chief
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Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez
Apr 1800:24:18Tap to summarizeU.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-NM, dropped by the studio last week before returning to Washington D.C. NMiF Host Nash Jones spoke with the congresswoman about the war in Iran and the position she and her Democratic colleagues are in as the minority party in a Congress that never formally authorized military action in the first place. Leger Fernandez also spoke about the Trump administration's plans to roll back protections for public lands in her district. Podcast Host: Lou DiVizioNMiF Show Host: Nash JonesGuest: Teresa Leger Fernandez, U.S. Representative (D-NM)
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Blackstone Inc Pursues Purchase of PNM Parent Company
Apr 1000:15:33Tap to summarizeThe Public Service Company of New Mexico, or PNM, and its parent company filed an application last year with state regulators to be acquired by Blackstone Infrastructure, the nation's largest private equity firm. Ten months later, that sale is still pending. Albuquerque Journal Staff Writer Justin Horwath has covered the acquisition process. Horwath talks to Executive Producer Jeff Proctor about the potential purchase and what an approved acquisition would mean for New Mexicans who receive their electrical power from PNM.Podcast Host: Lou DiVizioExecutive Producer: Jeff ProctorGuest: Justin Horwath, Staff Writer, Albuquerque Journal
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Headlines in Focus: ICE Contracts, State Fairgrounds, Uranium Mining
Apr 800:19:13Tap to summarizeReporter Patrick Lohmann's byline is all over the home page of Source New Mexico, a nonprofit digital outlet that covers state news. NMiF Show Host Nash Jones asks Lohmann to run through three ongoing stories he's covered: immigrant detention, uranium mining and the State Fairgrounds. Podcast Host: Lou DiVizioNMiF Show Host: Nash JonesGuest: Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico
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Urban Alchemy Funds Run Short in First Year
Apr 600:21:47Tap to summarizeSanta Fe New Mexican city reporter Carina Julig wrote a deep-dive series about Urban Alchemy's first year running the capital city's homeless shelter. Six months in, Urban Alchemy has spent nearly all of the $1.5 million allocated in its one-year emergency contract. Senior Producer Lou Divizio sat down with Julig to discuss the nonprofit’s financial dealings. Later, Lou asks Julig how the nonprofit's community services stack up to its additional $7.9 million outreach contract. Podcast Host: Lou DiVizioGuest: Carina Julig, city reporter, Santa Fe New Mexican
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Apr 300:27:39Tap to summarizeKUNM's Jeanette DeDios sits down with three state senators who kickstarted an investigation into the state's long history of forced sterilization of Indigenous women and other women of color. Later, Jeanette asks the table how difficult it is for Native women to find a doctor in their community who specializes in reproductive health care. Podcast Host: Lou DiVizioCorrespondent: Jeanette DeDios Guests: NM Sen. Linda Lopez, D-AlbuquerqueNM Sen. Shannon Pinto, D-TohatchiNM Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, D-Albuquerque
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