Living on the Edge: Recent Episodes
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Xubi discusses the services offered by
Resolve http://resolvenm.org/
and Growing up New Mexico https://growingupnm.org/
with Resolve Executive Director/Instructor Alena Schaim, and Andrea Dobbins of the Santa Fe Realtors Association. The Realtor's Association is holding a golf tournament on Friday September 3 to raise money for these two spectacular local non profit organizations
Xubi discusses the services offered by
Resolve http://resolvenm.org/
and Growing up New Mexico https://growingupnm.org/
with Resolve Executive Director/Instructor Alena Schaim, and Andrea Dobbins of the Santa Fe Realtors Association. The Realtor's Association is holding a golf tournament on Friday September 3 to raise money for these two spectacular local non profit organizations
Charlie and Xubi discuss initiatives for Water, energy and food sovereignty with Itzik Becher, Executive Director for Major Gifts in the Desert States and Southwest for the Jewish National Fund. JNF, Arava institute, the University of Arizona and Santa Fe Community College are developing collaborative projects to expand food production opportunities while saving water.
https://arava.org/ jnf.org https://www.facebook.com/sfccgreenhouse
Xubi and Jay discuss Nuclear weapons and an upcoming Mass and interfaith discussion on the practicality and morality of Nuclear weapons.
Livestream on August 9, 2022
5:15pm Mass and healing ceremony https://youtu.be/M4SnixeGwyE
6:15pm Dialogue https://youtu.be/U88tJwq7yNsm
Xubi discusses mobile dental services with Shelly Hilliard, owner of "Smiles for Miles". The second half of the show is a discussion of the conflict between Frank Zappa and Lou Reed with Todd Waltmann
This week Xubi brings on Joel nicholas to talk with him about Roe v. Wade overrulling and gun laws in New York.
On this episode of Living on the Edge Xubi brings on Paul to talk about Juneteenth, African-American history in New Mexico, the January 6th committee, the over turning of Roe v. Wade, and more.
On this episonde Xubi brings on Janet Curly and Miranda Viscoli to talk about gun issues in America.
Xubi is joined by Linda Gunter from Beyond Nuclear to get an update on the status of Ukraine's Nuclear power plants as the war threatening to unleash their radiation continues.
Hosts Xubi and Janet are joined by fellow radio hosts David Barsamian and Bob Kafka to discuss their experiences in public radio. Then, Abie Torres shares agricultural wisdom.
Show host Xubi and Jay Coghlan of Nukewatch New Mexico are joined by Most Reverend John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe, to discuss the morality of nuclear weapons and the situation in Ukraine. The Archbishop has recently published two important pastoral letters on these subjects; read them below.
"Living in the Light of Christ's Peace: A Conversation Toward Nuclear Disarmament"
"Nuclear Weapons Must Be Eliminated, Not Reinforced"
Nuclear Watch New Mexico's popular website: www.nukewatch.org
Plutonium production fact sheet:
https://nukewatch.org/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/plutonium-pit-production-fact-sheet.pdf
Joel and Xubi discuss the developing situation in Ukraine and some of the developing geopolitics. The show begins with Xubi reading a dialog between a 19 year old Ukrainian woman and Roger Waters discussing his history as a peace activist in the context of the war in Ukraine.
http://americansongwriter.com/roger-waters-responds-to-19-year-old-ukrainian-girl-asking-him-to-speak-out-invasion-is-act-of-a-gangster/
Joel and Xubi discuss the Ukrainian invasion in the context of nuclear weapons and strategic resource acquisition with Jay Coghlan from Nukewatch.
Xubi, Janet, and Joel are joined by Veterans for Peace Santa Fe Co-founder Ken Mayers for our continuing conversation about the situation turned invasion in Ukraine. Ken offers us a peace activist take on the situation that is somewhat more nuanced and historically accurate than most of what you will hear in the mainstream media.
View Veterans For Peace’s Nuclear Posture Review
tinyurl.com/VFP-NPR
Xubi discusses the dangers of the existence of nuclear power plants within the Ukrainian war zone with Linda Gunter from Beyond Nuclear. This is the first time that a war has broken out in an area with nuclear power plants. Linda Gunter lays out 6 scenarios in which nuclear radiation could be spread thousands of miles from either direct damage to a nuclear plant or the loss of critical infrastructure necessary to keep them operating safely. Find out more at: beyondnuclear.org
A freeform conversation on current events with Xubi and Janet. Topics include:
Is New Mexico doing enough to combat Climate Change; a followup on Joel's discussion with Xubi on some of the underlying issues behind political and military tensions in the Ukraine; the meanings and implications of the Remington-Sandy Hook settlement; and more . . .
Joel and Xubi have a free discussion of some of the nuances of the situation in the Ukraine that are not being discussed on the mainstream news.
Fred and Xubi discuss Think New Mexico's role in policy development and opportunities for citizen advocates to join in tangible support for important bills in the 2022 legislative session.
Xubi is joined by Adelante Democrats' Political Director Athena Christodoulou and Senator Sedillo-Lopez to talk about the upcoming legislative session and the Green Amendment to the New Mexico Constitution.
Raven Alcott, Emily Phan, Cassandra Huneau, and Sophia Jenkins-Nieto form Leaders for Environmental Action and Foresight (LEAF) to discuss their organizing efforts to get the UNM endowment to divest its funds from the Fossil Fuel Industry. LEAF recently asked NM Attorney General, Hector Balderas to review whether investing in Fossil Fuel stocks represented a violation of their public benefit mission. This tactic has been successful in getting Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. to divest funds from drivers of climate change. People can support LEAF by contacting them at: https://www.unmleaf.org/ https://www.facebook.com/unmleaf/
Xubi and occasional co-host Orlando Furioso have a very free ranging discussion about politics in a very general sense. If politics is the art of the possible, why are we feeling so limited in our possibilities? Who is defining the possibilities in this age of unlimited money in politics and media?
Xubi and Janet discuss movie set safety and how Alec Baldwin came to shoot Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and Director Joel Sauza on the RUST set. A tragedy that could easily have been avoided
Guests Lina Germann, Ph.D, Founder and CEO of STEM Santa Fe, and Natasha Farmer, Adjunct Faculty at Santa Fe Community College, discuss the 9th Annual STEM Pathways for Girls Conference on October 29th and 30th at Santa Fe Community College.
Xubi and Paul chat with former guests and co-hosts about community events and why to support KSFR during their Fall Fund Drive.
Guest Janet Kerley, Program Director for the Santa Fe Community College Environmental Health and Safety Contract Training and EPA Brownfields Job Training Program.
Xubi interviews Chistine Chavez from the City of Santa Fe Water Conservation Division, Glenn Schiffbauer from The Santa Fe Green Chamber of Commerce and Amanda Hatherly from Santa Fe Community College's Energy Smart Academy about a local commercial water auditing program. This private-public partnership is saving businesses money through water savings as well as promotions of their water saving efforts.
Guest Gavin Laur as a new feature of philosophical discussions with our introductory installation:
What is truth and why does it matter?
Xubi interviews Riversource Director Richar Schraeder along with watershed interns Raylynn Herrera and Jose Ramirez about a wonderful opportunity for young people to help the environment while developing life skills.
Joni Arends from Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety and Don Hancock from Southwest Research and Information Center join Xubi to discuss proposed new construction at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad New Mexico and a virtual public hearing on the subject which starts Monday May 17th at noon .
More information about the issue as well as links to submit testimony or attend the virtual hearing can be found at: http://nuclearactive.org/
Xubi talks to David Correia and Tyler Wall, authors of "Police: A Field Guide" getting their perspectives on the recent Chauvin verdict and the state of rethinking the role of policing in our communities.
Xubi & Janet discuss STEM Santa Fe with Lina Germann and several of the young womyn who have had experiences with her many STEM workshops and conferences (in this case designed for young girls alone, with accomplished womyn involved in STEM fields.
Joel and Xubi discuss Cannabis legalization, the origins of Easter and April Fools days, proposals for infrastructure investment and the looming deficit.
Xubi Wilson and Cris Moore talk to Shalanda Baker, the Biden Administration’s Deputy Director for Energy Justice.
Newly minted LOE co-host Jay Coghlan from NukeWatch New Mexico, and Santa Fe County Commissioner Anna Hansen join Xubi to discuss the environmental issues posed by the Los Alamos National Laboratory's decades of environmental disregard for the sacred land of the San Ildefonso Pueblo and the watersheds down hill in the Rio Grande valley.
Commissioner Hansen also serves as the chair of The Buckman Direct Diversion Board which safeguards the water source for much of Santa Fe County and the City of Santa Fe Water Utility.
Recently the State Environment Department has sued the National Laboratory for a ""continuing pattern of delay and noncompliance” with the cleanup of hazardous legacy waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory, posing a health risk to people in surrounding communities.
Cris Moore, Resident Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute Co-hosts with Melanie Moses Professor of Computer Science at UNM and External Faculty at Santa Fe Institute.
The show focuses on how the inequities in our healthcare system and society at large were exposed by COVID-19 and opportunities for addressing these inequalities in the vaccine delivery process. The show concludes with Dr. Moses discussing her work with swarm robotics which she is testing in New Mexico to measure CO2 and other gasses released by volcanoes which could serve to predict eruptions earlier. This technology also shows promise for tracking methane emissions in Gas and oil fields as well. Professors Moore and Moses will be a part of a facilitated discussion of the movie "Coded Bias" at the virtual CCA Tuesday March 9th at 6:00 PM MST https://www.ccasantafe.org/living-room-series/2434-coded-bias Dr. Moseses article in Nautilus on the COVID-19 inequality can be found here: https://nautil.us/issue/95/escape/how-to-fix-the-vaccine-rollout
Xubi is joined by Jay Coghlan from Nukewatch New Mexico and Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear to discuss the recent developments in Nuclear Weapons proliferation and the new international ban on nuclear weapons. We also cover reasons why nuclear power may not be the low carbon panacea for transitioning our electric grid that is so widely promoted these days
Janet Kerly and Xubi Wilson welcome Kris Swedin and Paloma Trujillo-Anaya to talk about a free online training program sponsored by Santa Fe County teaching online workforce skills for the new economy.
Our conversation continues with a conversation about partisanship, civil discourse and the prospects for the Republcan Party going forward.
Xubi and Janet discuss the holidays, holiday traditions and memories and the Holidays in 2020 with Hillary Schacht and Jay Mintor
Guest NM State Senator John Arthur Smith discusses the state deficit and possible remedies that might be taken up by the legislature in the upcoming special session.
Scott Kovacs of Nuclear Watch New Mexico and Jon Lipsky, the FBI agent who led the 1989 raid investigating environmental crimes that shut down the Rocky Flats Nuclear Bomb Plant join Xubi to talk about Nuclear weapons, Nuclear clean up and Pit production plans at LANL.
The show is promoting a workshop to be held on Tuesday November 19th at the City of Mud Gallery at 1114 Hickox St. (across from the tune up café) entitled: Plutonium-it’s the pits!!