No More Normal

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No More Normal: Remembering Hannah Colton Jul 27, 2021

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Former KUNM News Director and reporter, Hannah Colton, died by suicide at age 29 in November 2020. We have dedicated every episode of No More Normal to our dear friend and colleague since then, and now – for the last episode of the series – we memorialize her life, work and legacy.

No More Normal: Wrapping It Up Jul 26, 2021

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Almost exactly one year ago former executive producer Marisa Demarco and host Khalil Ekulona were developing NoMoNo using what we learned from the previous four months of covering the pandemic with the show Your New Mexico Government. You might remember, YNMG was 5 days a week. First it was an hour, then a half hour then the schedule changed up a couple of times. The pandemic was new to all of us, to every human on the planet. It was the first of many changes to our collective reality and uncertainty was the word of the time. We think the word uncertainty has been said more times on this show than our nickname, NoMoNo. Yet in those uncertain times we knew that things would not be the same. No matter when our lives got back to some semblance of normality. We also knew that we had to answer the call. To ask questions. Questions to public officials about the direction and effectiveness of their response to covid. Questions to activists and organizations asking who is in need of help and

No More Normal: Makers Of Music Jul 18, 2021

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Music! It drives us to hit the dance floor and creates the landscape of our memorable moments in life. Seeing that music is so influential it is the perfect opportunity to inquire about the people who make the music we listen to. How are musicians faring after taking a year off from performing publicly? What about the venues where we gather to rock with our favorite bands or DJ’s? Those that were able to stay afloat during the pandemic are gearing up to have the events that we’ve all missed so dearly. In episode 36 we talk to some of the people responsible for the music we listen to. GUESTS: Jerome Williams - DJ Jrock Vanessa Bowen - Tsidii Eddie Saenz - DJ Diamond Tip Anjo King James Black Roscoe Floyd - DJ Flo Fader Sydney Counce - Manager, Dust City Opera Jesus Gomez - Owner, Canvas Artistry Jeff Alberson - J azztone The Producer Cheo Melendez - Cheo Dominic Ruiz - Dahm Life Alexei Pacholuk - Business School Colin Botsford - Sun Dog Luz Allison - Sun Dog Jeremy Jasper - Owner, Oh

No More Normal: Back In The Stands Jul 11, 2021

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Sports has been a form of entertainment for humans since, well... humans. While not all of us get obsessed with our favorite teams and look to flip over police cars when our squad wins the title, we do find ourselves lost in a world of athletic prowess and skill. Sports serve as a great tool to teach lessons to the youth. They learn about teamwork, dedication, loyalty, setting goals, and hard work. They also learn how to have fun. What is life without a little fun? Even if you are not a heavy sports fan, episode 35 will give you something to cheer about. GUESTS : Santiago Cooper - Shortstop , Sandia Prep Varsity Baseball Scott Brandt - Head Coach, Sandia Prep Varsity Baseball Willie Owens - Athletic Director , Sandia Prep Mario Moccia- Athletic Director , New Mexico State University Natalia Chavez - Guard , Volcano Vista High School Girls Basketball Jaelyn Bates - Guard , Volcano Vista High School Girls Basketball Kennedy Brown - Guard , Volcano Vista High School Girls Basketball Lisa

No More Normal: Grief & Transformation Part 2 Jul 04, 2021

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We are officially a few days into New Mexico’s reopening. Restaurants and venues are now at full capacity. Some people are eschewing their masks and are ready to have some summer fun. But what about people who are not ready to move on? What about the great losses we collectively and individually suffered? How are we supposed to move on, as if nothing happened? This week we continue our conversation on grief and transformation as we discover ways to process the events of the pandemic and its effects on families, friends, communities, and ourselves. GUESTS: Megan Devine - A uthor of “It’s OK That You’re Not OK”, psychotherapist, grief advocate, Dr. Froma Walsh - Co-Director and Co-Founder of the Chicago Center for Family Health Jade Richardson Bock - Executive Director, Children's Grief Center Noah Cochran - Clinical Social Worker, Covid Grief Network Kristin Urquiza - Co-Founder, Co-Executive Director, Chief Activist - Marked By Covid Nancy Mance - Trauma Consultant, Grief Counselor -

No More Normal: Grief & Transformation Part 1 Jun 27, 2021

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New Mexico will be fully reopened on July 1, and people are getting back to what some describe as normal activities. But h ow can we just get back to normal after we all went through—more than a year of heavy, powerful change? What about all the losses people suffered? Loved ones and friends are gone. Homes taken away. Careers and opportunities disappeared. The future you thought you were heading toward vanished. And your old self—who you thought you were—that person might be gone or different, too. How can we move ahead while honoring what has occurred? In episode 33. we search for clues about how to carry our freshly transformed selves forward into the future. We find some perspective about grief and transformation, in this new form of normal.

No More Normal: Free-ish? Jun 20, 2021

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One hundred and fifty-eight years ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, putting an end to slavery in the United States. News traveled slowly in those days—no social media to spread the word. But this executive order took an especially long time to get to all corners of the country: two-and-a-half years, in fact. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, where the last enslaved people were told of their freedoms. From that moment on, African Americans have celebrated June 19 as the end of slavery in their communities, towns and cities. What do they celebrate? Freedom for one. There is also a theme of remembering our ancestors who survived almost unfathomable hardships so that we can be here, today.

No More Normal: Journalism In The Pandemic Jun 06, 2021

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For more than a year now, this show has been keeping pace with changes large and small, noting them and documenting them. It’s about looking closely and creating a record of this historic year in human history. It’s also been an unusual time for journalists themselves. Today, we’re talking about the behind-the-scenes thinking and decision-making that goes into telling stories.

No More Normal: Gun Violence Part 2 May 23, 2021

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Young people in the last decades have had to study more than academics—they’ve had to learn what to do when a person shows up to your school with a gun and starts shooting. And unfortunately those types of skills could help you anywhere these days—even on Capitol Hill. As the American pandemic of gun violence grows, so do the arguments about what can be done about it. Often those arguments are about the Second Amendment, but do we have the right to bear arms ... right? Or are we arguing about it wrong? NoMoNo hits part two of our look at gun violence.

No More Normal: Gun Violence Part 1 May 16, 2021

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As of Friday, May 14, there have been nearly 16,000 deaths due to guns so far this year in the United States, according to data from Gun Violence Archive . Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic, protests about racial equity, and the general election dominated our attention, but that doesn’t mean that other serious matters like gun violence disappeared. Data from the archive shows that nearly 20,000 Americans died by guns last year—the highest total number of deaths in at least the last two decades. The problem didn’t go away. Our attention did. In episode 29 we take a look at the problem of gun violence in America, where we stand and what can be done about it.

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