Voices of Taos

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This week on Voices of Taos, editor Geoffrey Plant sits down with Audra Rodgers, band leader, vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the band Big Violet.

Rodgers talks about her musical influences — everything from classic rock to Mozart — and the love of music she’s had since childhood. Audra has been a part of many bands over the years, and played a wide vari...

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This week on "Voices of Taos," please enjoy this repeat presentation of a conversation between Laura Martin Baseman and J.R. Logan, Taos County Forest and Watershed Health Program Manager. Logan shares how his experience at the Taos News and the LOR Foundation laid the groundwork for his current role managing natural resources through contracts with Taos Soil and Water Cons...

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This week on “Voices of Taos,” editor Geoffrey Plant talks with Contessa Trujillo, project manager of the Cultural Treasures Project, and Jessica Stern, director of the Taos County Economic Development Department and director of the Cultural Treasures Project.

The Cultural Treasures Project is a community-led initiative that works to catalogue the places, practices, a...

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This week on “Voices of Taos,” editor Geoffrey Plant talks to Anne-Marie Emanuelli, mindfulness and mediation teacher and founder of Mindful Frontiers, a BCorp dedicated to promoting community wellness through mindfulness. Anne-Marie also writes a monthly column for the Taos News, “Families Meditating Together,” and offers guided meditation recordings thro...

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This week on Voice of Taos, editor Geoffrey Plant and assistant editor Ellen Miller-Goins sit down to recap some of the most notable stories from 2025.

First Geoffrey and Ellen discuss a number of significant area residents who passed away in 2025. Notable ski community members Elisabeth Brownell and Walter Ruegg, major conservation figure Tony Benson, and WWII veteran Valdemar D...

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This week on Voices of Taos, copy editor Emily Sender talks with Fritz Hahn, former Taos town councilor, Cornelio Basin volunteer and Taos acequia expert.

Fritz and Emily discuss the restoration efforts in the Cornelio Basin — a 25-acre piece of land in the heart of Taos — as well as possible future plans for the property.

Once a seasonal gathering place for Puebloan...

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This week on "Voices of Taos," sports editor Blynn Beltran talks with Adonais "Nité" Márquez, Peñasco resident, food content creator and educator. 

Márquez and Beltran talk about Peñasco High School's culinary program and their aspirations to make another run at state.

After learning to cook from his mother, who herself was a chef in the 7...

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This week on "Voices of Taos," editor Geoffrey Plant talks with Dr. Richard Rubin, a retired physician, author and volunteer steward at the historic Aldo Leopold House. 

Dr. Rubin recently submitted a My Turn opinion piece entitled 'Compassion for chupacabras,' in which he discusses how we can use the folklore of the chupacabra —and its real-life explanation, a coyote...

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This week on Voices of Taos, copy editor Emily Sender talks with Darien Fernandez, executive director of Taos Land Trust and Town of Taos Council Member.

Sender and Fernandez discuss the recent purchase by the Taos Land Trust of a 144-acre property in El Salto. The property has been on the market for many years, and neighbors have had concerns about the fate of the ecologic...

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As 2025 comes to a close, please enjoy this repeat presentation of our most popular episode from Season 2.

Voices of Taos will return with new episodes in 2026.

On this episode of Voices of Taos, Sports Editor Blynn Beltran talks to School of Baseball's Abe Balsamo and Hargis James.

School of Baseball is a non-profit organization that teaches local kids and teens the basics...

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This week on Voices of Taos, editor Geoffrey Plant talks with Sandy Campbell, executive director of TrueKids1.

TrueKids1 is a youth media and technology nonprofit that works to inspire students, teach media literacy skills, and promote di...

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This week on “Voices of Taos,” editor Geoffrey Plant talks with Kathryn Córdova, author of the “Know Your Neighbor” column, which she started in 2004. Kathryn began writing the column again this year after a long hiatus. 

Kathryn is known for her work as an activist, journalist, educator, and archivist. She was an educator for 25 years, h...

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This week on Voices of Taos, reporter Olivia Lewis talks with Kristen Van Norman, the new executive director of Stray Hearts Animal Shelter.

Van Norman brings with her 15 years of nonprofit experience, most recently as Director of Overseas Operations for USA Girl Scouts Overseas. She was appointed by the Stray Hearts board of directors in October, and has spent the past few...

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This week on Voices of Taos, assistant editor Ellen Miller-Goins talks with author Michael H. Ritterhouse about his new novel, "The Long Walk Home: When the Power Dies."

Ritterhouse describes his novel as “optimistic post-apocalyptic.” The story centers around a young man named Tommy returning home to California from a summer camp in Texas. While en route, a dis...

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This week on Voices of Taos, editor Geoffrey Plant talks with Aurora Valdez, deputy secretary of the NM Indian Affairs Department.

Valdez is a member of Taos Pueblo and Tesuque Pueblo. She worked as a field representative for Sen. Martin Heinrich and was a research assistant for the Native Nations Institute. She’s been a grant writer and community organizer — fo...

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This week on Voices of Taos, reporter Stephanie Gates talks with Vidal Gonzales, owner and founder of The Uncivilized Outdoorsman, which is based out of Santa Clara Pueblo and conducts Indigenous and Hispanic Youth Fly Fishing Camps.

Gonzales founded The Uncivilized Outdoorsman in 2022, and has since partnered with a number of organizations to provide traditional knowledge ...

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This week on Voices of Taos, Taos News sports editor Blynn Beltran interviews first-year cross country varsity head coach Billy Romero Sr. and his son, junior distance-runner Billy Romero Jr.

Beltran, Romero Sr. and Romero Jr. talk about the road to district, state, and their training over the summer. At the time of this recording, Romero Jr. was ranked as the number one in Mile...

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This week on Voices of Taos, reporter Olivia Lewis talks with Ricky Carlini, owner of Daleee KTAOS, about the planned opening of a second location in Taos Ski Valley.

Ricky first came to the Taos area in 2011, working as a line cook on a J1 visa. After returning to the mountain many years in a row, he decided to try and open a music venue, and opened Daleee KTAOS in 2023. Daleee...

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This week on Voices of Taos, sports editor Blynn Beltran talks toTaos High School's varsity head coach of the volleyball team, Rachel Rael. Beltran and Rael discuss the team’s success last year, which was the program's best since 1987, and how this year's team is topping it. Rael was born and raised in Taos and played a variety of sports as a Tiger, including basketball an...