Lesser Known New Mexico Podcast

Howdy, everyone! We’ve been busy with other work, but we’re back! In this week’s episode, Andy interviews Dr. Timothy Nelson, author of Blackdom, New Mexico: The Significance of the Afro-Frontier, 1900-1930. We also chat about the news, including these stories from some of our favorite reporters: https://sourcenm.com/briefs/new-mexico-enacts-sweeping-statewide-fire-restrictions-to-prevent-wildfire...

Listeners probably remember Brian Colón from his years in New Mexico politics. He ran once for mayor of Albuquerque, once for New Mexico attorney general and served as state auditor. Now he’s the managing partner of Singleton Schreiber’s New Mexico offices and representing families impacted by the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire. Brian talked to Andy about growing up in New Mexico and what motivates...

Photojournalist Diana Cervantes has spent years documenting the critically endangered Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly. In December her photos and videos were part of a story in The New York Times , “ They’re Trying to Find a Mate for This Very Lonely Caterpillar.” It was great to have Cervantes back on the podcast to talk about the butterfly, being a compassionate photojournalist in an...

Lindsay Wood runs Albuquerque’s Nob Hill News , plus its new offshoots covering the International District and the North Valley . Andy talks with her about how that all works — and what she sees for the future. Plus, we chat about Sunday’s Anti-ICE Rally in downtown Albuquerque and look ahead to next week’s show, with photojournalist Diana Cervantes. Music credits: Get Through It (Instrumental) by...

Know what we love? Knowing what the heck is happening in our community. This week, we talk with Peter Rice, who runs Downtown Albuquerque News. To find out more about DAN, head on over to the website: https://downtownalbuquerquenews.com/ Music credits: Get Through It (Instrumental) by Neu Song and Ink Splash (Feat. Richard Houghten) (Instrumental) by Arms and Sleepers Find us on Substack , Spotify...

"Pay attention, have a plan, be prepared."~ Karen Coates Reporters Karen Coates and Jerry Redfern now live in New Mexico. But they have been reporting on environmental and social issues from Southeast Asia for 20 years. They spoke recently about a new story they have in Capital & Main, "In a Time of Extreme Peril, Burmese Journalists Tell Stories From the Shadows." And they shared some advice from...

This week, Andy talks with Eric Speegle with Verdes Cannabis about important changes in the weed world, like the hemp ban, tax issues, and the Trump administration’s reclassification of marijuana. We also talk about some of the cool things recent guests on the Lesser Known New Mexico Podcast have been up to and about Republican Duke Rodriguez, the latest candidate to toss his hat into the New Mexi...

This week, Laura talks with Annie Ersinghaus, a filmmaker from Las Cruces. They talk about the Lower Rio Grande, and also Ersinghaus’s new film, “The Land of Sacrifice: The Burden of New Mexico’s Oil and Gas Extraction.” Watch “The Land of Sacrifice” on the NM LAWS website: https://www.nmlandairwatersacred.org/sacrifice And find The Water Is Coming ¡Ya Viene La Agua!” on Vimeo: Andy and Laura talk...

This week Laura talks to southern New Mexico journalist Heath Haussamen about his coverage of Project Jupiter. You can find his latest coverage here . Laura and Andy are back to recording episodes in person and apparently have some different views about both the weather and time changes. Music credits: Get Through It (Instrumental) by Neu Song and Lazers (Instrumental) by Fobos. Thanks for listeni...

This week, Laura talks with Xochitl Torres Small, executive director of the Quivira Coalition . They chat about politics, vulnerability, failure, collaboration, regenerative agriculture, and so much more. If you’re interested in the REGENERATE Conference, happening next week in Santa Fe, visit the Quivira Coalition’s website To learn a little about “Zeedyk Infrastructure” check out his introductio...

Andy and Mike continue their chat about healthy male relationships and dive deeper into Mike’s history with music, the importance of male role models and Mike’s next business moves. Music credits: Get Through It (instrumental) by Neu Song Thanks for listening to the Lesser Known New Mexico Podcast! You can find us on Substack , Spotify or Apple and follow us on Instagram . And if you really want t...

This week, Andy interviews Albuquerque’s Mike Silva about an event coming up on Saturday, the third annual Brotherhood Love Out Loud Social , and about the value of authentic male friendships. Andy and Laura also talk about some of the news, including Gene Grant’s new job as director of the New Mexico Office of African American Affairs. And Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s new “ Rocky Mountain Gas Ro...

This week’s episode features an interview with Cynthia Barnett, author of books like Rain: A Natural and Cultural History and The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans . Andy and Laura also talk about the upcoming special session of the New Mexico Legislature — and about Heath Haussamen’s coverage of Project Jupiter. We’ll have Haussamen on a future episode, but in the meantime ch...

We’re back with author and professor Ryan Swanson! What more did we have to talk about? In a nutshell: Soccer, systems, community, and justice. More specifically, we talk about: * Shame in college soccer, around different rules and ethics and what Swanson notes is an interesting tension in soccer to win and play it the “right way.” * Who helped the players navigate their possible futures while Coa...

This week, we feature a conversation with University of New Mexico Professor Ryan Swanson about his new book, “A Beautiful Shame: One Team's Fight for Survival in a New Era of College Sports.” Swanson embedded with the UNM men’s soccer team during its final season — and he dives into the story of how and why UNM cut the program in 2018. It’s a sports story, but also a story of New Mexico politics....

This week, we talk about the U.S. - Mexico border and the militarization of the borderlands with photojournalist Justin Hamel. We also talk about the upcoming special session of the New Mexico Legislature, which will start on Oct. 1. Hamel currently works for The Waco Bridge , but prior to that, he’d been reporting from the borderlands since 2018. That means he reported through the first Trump adm...

This week, we feature an interview with Charlie Barrett. He’s an ecologist and has worked as a wildland firefighter, and he’s a thermographer with Oilfield Witness. Laura interviewed him earlier this summer about what he sees down in the Permian Basin — and what New Mexico is, and isn’t, doing when it comes to addressing climate change. According to Oilfield Witness , they’re a group of “methane h...

hey everyone! We’re back, after spending some quality summertime hours with our kids instead of working on a podcast on top of our regular jobs! Over the next few weeks, we’ve got some great interviews lined up on topics including oil and gas development in the Permian Basin, reporting on the border, and a new book out about sports… Meanwhile, this week, Andy set out to learn about what it means —...

This week, you’ll hear an interview with New Mexico legend and poet, V.B. Price and a conversation with photojournalist Diana Cervantes . Barrett and Laura talk about a lot of things, including his actor father being “graylisted” during the McCarthy era and what participating in a war economy does to your sense of right and wrong. And Diana talks with Andy and Laura about storytelling through a le...

Decision makers have had the facts on climate change for a long, long time. And yet…? On this week’s show, climate activists Jonathan Juarez-Alonzo & Feleecia Guillen sit down with Laura Paskus to talk about their work at YUCCA and why New Mexico isn’t leading the way on climate action. Plus, Rep. Angelica Rubio (D-Doña Ana) explains why she came back to social media after the protests in Los Ange...

In their full conversation, Andy Lyman and Hakim Bellamy talk about poetry, activism, community, and more. Music: Own Way (Instrumental), BAP and Glitch Fidelity (Instrumental), Marscott Thanks for listening to the Lesser Known New Mexico Podcast! You can also find us on Spotify or Apple and follow us on Instagram . And if you really want to, you can drop us a note at lesserknownnmpodcast@gmail.co...

On this week’s show, Andy Lyman talks with Hakim Bellamy, who will be familiar to lots of listeners. He was the inaugural Poet Laureate of Albuquerque and is an actor, facilitator, author, and all-around amazing person. AND, he just graduated from the University of New Mexico’s School of Law. Bellamy talks about activism, “bullet-proofing” legislation, love for New Mexico — and, he shares a new po...

This week, Andy Lyman interviews Cory Murchy, assistant director of operations at Rancho de Las Golondrinas — and bassist for Minus the Bear. We also visit with reporter Hannah Grover about some of her reporting in the Estancia Basin. And we talk about some of the important news around New Mexico (measles! hydrogen! the Torrance County Detention Facility…) And a trigger warning: Murchy briefly tal...

In their full conversation, Andy Lyman and Cory Murchy talk all about music, including the band Minus the Bear. They also chat about Murchy’s work at El Rancho de Las Golondrinas, PFAS and personal responsibility, and mental health. Trigger warning: Murchy briefly talks about a friend who died by suicide. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acc...

In Episode 2 of the Lesser Known New Mexico Podcast, you heard Tom Swetnam, Professor Emeritus of Dedrochronology at the University of Arizona, talk about wildfire and his hope for the future. In the full conversation, he talks about the history of fire in the Jemez Mountains and his new book, The Jemez Mountains: A Cultural and Natural Histor y . And, he reveals the amazingness that is Soda Dam....