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This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Antonia Gonzales sits down with academics from The University of New Mexico’s Native American Studies and Chicana/Chicano Studies to learn why graduate degrees in these programs are important and what the...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Correspondent Megan Kamerick visits with author Jimmy Santiago Baca to talk about his journey as a writer. One New Mexico’s most celebrated writers, Baca has published volumes of poetry, essays, stories and novels. But...

This week, New Mexico in Focus features Maria Hinojosa, host of the nationally syndicated radio show Latino USA and president and CEO of the Futuro Media Group. Hinojosa sits down with correspondent Russell Contreras to talk about the representation of...

Rural communities are encouraging remote work that doesn’t require a commute, but there are challenges, including learning how to manage customers by phone and getting the right internet connection to meet employer requirements. This week, New Mexico in...

This week, New Mexico in Focus looks at four Pueblos in northern New Mexico that will soon have access to broadband internet in their libraries, after years without access to high-speed internet. Correspondent Antonia Gonzales visits the dig site and...

This week, New Mexico in Focus turns to a student-led movement sweeping the nation. Last week, thousands of people across the country turned out for “March for Our Lives” rallies, to call on elected officials to address gun violence and school shootings,...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, the monthly “Our Land” series looks at how the record low snowpack in New Mexico will affect the upcoming fire season. Correspondent Laura Paskus travels to Jemez Springs to meet a renowned tree ring expert, who has...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, host Gene Grant sits down with school safety leaders to take a hard look at the local response to threats on social media against schools in New Mexico and discuss what new investments are being considered to ensure...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Megan Kamerick has an in-depth discussion with former educator and lawmaker Lenton Malry. He served in the state legislature and on the Bernalillo County commission. Malry was the first African American...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Producer Sarah Gustavus talks with Sens. Sander Rue and Jeff Steinborn about the transparency bills in this year’s legislative session. A local cartoonist joins NMIF to talk about political cartoons. In the wake of an...