April 10, 2010

Guest:
Dr. Ralph Metzner Sixties Cultural Icon & Author of "Maps of Consciousness," "The Expansion of Consciousness," and "The Birth of a Psychedelic Culture"

Metzner worked with Dr. Timothy Leary and Dr. Richard Alpert (now Baba Ram Dass) on the Harvard Psilocybin Project in the early 1960s.  Dr. Metzner describes that era and being part of the movement of social transformation that produced the Anti-War Movement, the Civil Rights Movement, Womens' Liberation, the Sexual Revolution, the Ecology Movement and the revolution in the arts.

April 2, 2010

Guest:

In Memoriam Stewart Udall - Pt. 2 Part Two of an intimate interview taped with Stewart Udall in his home in August 2007. Some call Stewart Udall the Father of the Environmental Movement. In this show, Udall reflects on today's environmental movement and discusses his work on behalf of Navajo uranium miners and "downwinders." REPORT FROM SANTA FE offers this program in tribute to a great visionary American.

Udall served as Cabinet Secretary of the Interior under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, where his commitment to conservation and stewardship of public lands resulted in the Wilderness Act (which preserved almost ten million acres of federal land for posterity), the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the Clear Air and Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Preservation Act, among many others.

March 27, 2010

Guest:

In Memoriam Stewart Udall - Pt. 1, in an intimate interview taped in his home, in August 2007. Some call Stewart Udall, the Father of the Environmental Movement. This show is part one of a two-part series, the second episode to air next week. REPORT FROM SANTA FE offers this program in tribute to a great visionary American.

Udall served as Cabinet Secretary of the Interior under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, where his commitment to conservation and stewardship of public lands resulted in the Wilderness Act (which preserved almost ten million acres of federal land for posterity), the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the Clear Air and Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Preservation Act, among many others.

March 12, 2010

Guest:
former Governor Dave Cargo, discussing his much anticipated autobiography "Lonesome Dave."  Governor Cargo was a maverick long before the term became popular, and this book is rich in New Mexico history and fabulous stories of the "good old days."  We learn that those days were not so good after all, because when Cargo was elected governor, the schools in New Mexico were racially segregated and corruption ran rampant in state government.

With great humor and insight, Cargo describes his successful efforts to improve life in our state. It was Governor Cargo, along with his friend the author Max Evans, who established the first Film Commission in the country.  Governor Cargo continues his legacy by setting up libraries in places like Mora and Anton Chico. He has continued active involvement in politics and his perspective on New Mexico history is to be treasured.

March 06, 2010

Guest:
Eve Ensler, internationally best-selling author and activist. Her
award-winning play “The Vagina Monologues” is described by the New York Times as
“probably the most important piece of political theater of the last decade.” Ensler is the founder
of V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women and girls. In the last decade, V-
Day has raised more than $70 million for grassroots groups that work to end violence against
women and girls around the world..

Ensler discusses her new book empowering girls, I Am an Emotional Creature: The
Secret Life of Girls Around the World,  and reads the title poem. She offers a template for
inspiring the girls in our lives to be the best they can be. Also, Ensler tells about her work for
women around the world, especially in Haiti and in the Congo. A moving, sometimes wrenching, interview. From her deep compassion for men, and her belief in empowering women and girls, Eve Ensler provides an inspiration for us all!

February 28, 2010

Guest:
Maude Barlow, Canadian water activist and author. Her bestselling books are "Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World's Water" and "Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water."

She is the national chairperson of the Council of Canadians, a citizens’’ advocacy organization. She is also the co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, which works internationally for the right to water. Maude chairs the board of Washington-based Food and Water Watch. She was the Senior Advisor on Water to the United Nations. Barlow is called the "Al Gore of Water."  In this illuminating interview Barlow explores the many myths we have about water, describes the global water crisis, and argues that access to safe drinking water should be a basic human right.