Albuquerque NOW!

In this episode of Albuquerque NOW!, we sit down with John Emory, director of the Rio Grande Symphonic Band, to explore how this dynamic community ensemble came to life. John shares the inspiring story of the band’s beginnings, what it takes to become a member, and his own musical journey—from his early years as a young musician to his career as a music educator and conductor. Join us for an engag...

Albuquerque NOW! Conversation in a pizza and beer setting. Counter to the World's concerns about politics, COVID and returning to the critical task of living.  Are Electro-Volt Vehicles finally a practical solution to the world's changing need for consuming products that are basic to our way of life?   Rubin, an Albuquerque resident and recent graduate of the University of New Mexico, in psycholog...

Albuquerque NOW! Conversation in a pizza and beer setting. Counter to the World's concerns about politics, COVID and returning to the critical task of living.  What is a Virtual World War?  Are we in a World War Economy?  When $6/gallon sounds like a steal... US fuel producers are on track to rake in record cash windfalls.  Are we living in a recession? Can our community absorb living with MAGA in...

Albuquerque NOW! Conversation in a pizza and beer setting. Counter to the World's concerns about politics, COVID and returning to the important task of living.  In trying to use tools such as Dream Boards or Story Boards which are a series of visual life markers and goals, the value can get lost in the individual's search for quick life fixes, and a search for values that lack authentic desires or...

The challenge to do more.  A conversation in a pizza and beer setting discusses the improvements needed in New Mexico colleges to ensure good outcomes student attendance and reduction in student debt., appreciating our heritage and the icons that started from people who had a passion to protect and improve our unique ethnic experiences and an interview with author  JJ Alexander presents his unique...

Albuquerque NOW! Episode 014 House of Cards - happy Father’s Day to all the fathers! Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers.  Overall fathers are there – what if a man is scared to be a father, he is always going to hear fathers aren’t going to be around, but listening to what a good character of the father is, the road to being that good father begins to take shape and a man can see the way to bei...

This is Albuquerque NOW!.  We're back with Dr. Corey Hill, sharing his thoughts about the stories we were raised with.  His experiences in how they can be applied living in our current world situation, living with the pandemic. Acknowledgments to Corey Still Ph. D., a citizen of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, Director of Scholarship Operations for the American Indian Graduate Cente...

Thinking about the stories we were raised with, how have they helped us to relate to one another.  In reading our graphic novels and comic books, the themes show us that we have a need for justice and balance.  In this portion of the interview, Dr. Corey discusses stories, experiences, and the importance of understanding giving back for the purpose of creating good in the community. Acknowledgment...

Albuquerque NOW! Conversation in a pizza and beer setting episode 13 discusses origin stories and how we find our place through experiences and stories we learned.  It’s hard to understand everything about the world, yet we select the information that comes from the knowledge we already have learned and that's how we build understanding about others and events. Looking out on the world from my “pl...

Albuquerque NOW! Conversation in a pizza and beer setting what is the Spirit of Rodeo?  It's more than chaps, boots, spurs, bone, and blood. Explores the question: Can COVID-19 break the cowboy sport that leads to some of the world's hottest stories and the greatest of family memories?

Albuquerque NOW! Conversation in a pizza and beer setting an extended addition covering topics: Afrofuturism with Harris Smith, dean of UNM's College of Fine Arts.  Explores the questions: What is evidence of a hero and what is the essence of finding your personal power?

Albuquerque NOW! Episode 10: Turning Our Life Around for 2021 with Guest: Paul Harvey!  It is the turning of 2020, a year of chaos and review, personal challenges and a look towards the ending of a pandemic by 2021.  However, this is still a time for nobility and great a need to stand together and love one another.

Albuquerque NOW! Episode 9. Is the Theatre Really Dead? Discussion with Harris Smith, Dean of UNM's College of Fine Arts, a resurgence of energy devoted to making UNM a destination college for students.  A message to Albuquerque that brings an exciting new vision of the performing arts during the pandemic and a vision for the future.

Albuquerque NOW! Episode 8  Brother Your Rights! Volunteering in New Mexico is a conversation in a pizza and beer setting discussing the importance of  involving your time and impacting our community and neighborhoods.  In following with Episode 7.

Albuquerque NOW! Episode 7 Non-Profit Business in New Mexico is a conversation in a pizza and beer setting discussing the importance of non-profit directed service impacting our community and neighborhoods.

Albuquerque NOW! Episode 6 VIRTUAL ARTWORK is conversation in a pizza and beer setting interviewing University of Arizona professor Joseph Farbrook (www.farbrook.net).  He discusses creating digital artwork in the form of electronic installations, interactive video, and augmented and virtual reality narratives.  Is this art's next answer to the COVID isolating effects?

Albuquerque NOW! is a podcast series dedicated to getting back to experience living as a personal experience that should be cherished. I feel it is a fight to keep the world’s views from invading the balance we try to keep.

Albuquerque NOW! Episode 5  Is conversation in a pizza and beer setting interviewing Dr. Bonnie Wirfs, a retired medical internist with an interesting point of view about COVID, work on prevention in Albuquerque, and getting back to the importance of medicine as healing and not as warehousing.

Taking a closer look at opportunities with people of knowledge who speak into our lives and open doors of change to our personal pictures of living in Albuquerque.

Albuquerque NOW! Episode 3 Family is conversation in a pizza and beer setting about the importance of family during hard times.

Taking a closer look at why I can't sleep during world crises