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Alice Guy-Blaché: the first woman filmmaker May 23, 2019

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We talk to Pamela Green, writer and director of the documentary "Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché." It’s about an extraordinary woman whose name and work were, until recently, all but forgotten in the history of film.

A new Hillerman mystery May 16, 2019

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Anne Hillerman’s new book "The Tale Teller" is the fifth book in the Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series. We talk about the story, the craft of mystery writing, and the cultural/historical background.

What do the Hebrew prophets have to say about life today? May 13, 2019

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Rabbi Nahum Ward-Lev of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe talks about his new book "The Liberating Path of the Hebrew Prophets: Then and Now."

What is the internet doing to your brain? May 09, 2019

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Nicholas Carr, Pulitzer Prize finalist for his book "The Shallows," talks about both the extraordinary benefits — and dangers — of the powerful technologies at our fingertips.

Joe Neal: Civil rights pioneer and politician in the Southwest May 06, 2019

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John L. Smith is an award-winning journalist and author of many books. His new book, "The Westside Slugger: Joe Neal's Lifelong Fight for Social Justice," is a biography of Joe Neal, who grew up a sharecropper in the blackest parish in Louisiana and became one of the longest-serving state senators in the history of Nevada.

Terry Holliday on systems thinking in education May 02, 2019

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Terry Holliday is a longtime educator. Former commissioner of education for the state of Kentucky, he has seen what works and what doesn’t, what’s politically expedient, and how we can shift our education systems to serve the wide range of children and communities in our state.

Life and death on the Gila River Apr 29, 2019

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Three teenage advocates for the Gila River died in a plane crash while monitoring the wilderness area. Their mothers took a kayak trip down the river to honor their kids, and it was documented in the film "Hearts on the Gila." We talk to mother Patrice Mutchnick, who founded the non-profit dedicated to the river and its environment.

Saved by the dog! The lives of people with assistance animals Apr 25, 2019

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Heddy Honigmann is an award-winning Peruvian-Dutch filmmaker, whose new film "Buddy" explores the lives of six disabled people and their assistance dogs. And Jill Felice, founder of Assistance Dogs of the West, tell us what goes into the making of assistance dogs—and the many places they work.

Love and Marriage: A Deep History Apr 22, 2019

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Laura Fortunato, Evolutionary Anthropologist at the University of Oxford and the Santa Fe Institute, talks about the prevalence of polygamy—not monogamy—in the history of society. We discuss how a deeper understanding of the diversity of marriage and family structures around the world can help us understand and adapt to our own changing society.

Deciding the fate of the Gila, New Mexico's last free-flowing river Apr 18, 2019

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For over a hundred years, projects have been proposed to dam and divert the Gila River, and so far all of them have failed. Now, New Mexico is at a crossroads: do we take federal money and build a diversion, or do we use the money for other water infrastructure projects? Two longtime river observers weigh in.