Voices of Taos

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This week on Voices of Taos, reporter Emery Veilleux talks with Lou Schachter, investigative writer of True Crime Road Trip.

Schachter was instrumental in locating two paintings that were stolen from the Harwood Museum in 1985 and recently returned to the museum.

Lou also talks about what led him to start writing about historical true crime and what made him start exploring the ...

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New episodes of Voices of Taos will now be released on Tuesdays starting June 17.

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Join our Tempo arts magazine editor Lynne Robinson as she interviews Robert Mirabal about his most recent projects. Robert talks about his "agri-cultural" roots from Taos Pueblo, composing music for a new Hulu TV series, and ...

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This week on Voices of Taos, sports editor Blynn Beltran talks with local comedian Chad Riden.

A Tennessee native, Riden moved to Taos, New Mexico, to pursue an off-the-grid lifestyle and continue his comedy career. Riden founded and hosts Taos Comedy, a non-profit that produces, promotes, and advises local comedians. He hosts comedy shows at The Burger Stand every Wednesday and...

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This week on Voices of Taos, Editor Geoffrey Plant speaks with David Elliot and Miles Bonny.

David Elliot is a local emergency manager who works with several different organizations in Northern New Mexico and internationally, including volunteer groups active in disasters, the Town of Taos, Holy Cross Medical Center and UNM-Taos.

Miles Bonny is the director of Taos Alive, an out...

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This week on "Voices of Taos," join Editor Geoffrey Plant as he talks with Martin Jagers, president of the Carson House and Museum board of directors.

Jagers discusses frontiersman Kit Carson's legacy in the broader narrative of Western colonization, as well as details about the life he led in Taos with his wife, Josefa.

Rather than a collection of artifacts, "History is a story...

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This week on "Voices of Taos," join Editor Geoffrey Plant as he talks with Genevieve Oswald, Taos town councilor and chair of the Kit Carson Park Renaming Committee.

Oswald discusses the origins of the initiative to rename Taos' central green space, its progress so far, and its goals to float potential names by the end of the year.

Plant and Oswald both discuss the mixed reactio...

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On this episode of Voices of Taos, reporter Olivia Lewis speaks with Amy Long, board president of Stray Hearts Animal Shelter.

Amy talks about the challenges that the shelter is facing, how they are working with the Town of Taos and what is being done to help Stray Hearts to continue to provide services to the community.

She also talks about improvements that are needed at the s...

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This week on Voices of Taos, sports editor Blynn Beltran talks with Hafid Valencia, former head coach for the THS varsity boys soccer team.

Valencia is a Taos native who played soccer for the Taos Youth Soccer League and played all five years of soccer at Taos High. The former Tigers soccer coach talks about his last four seasons and why he left the position.

He also discusses h...

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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 of America's favorite pastime. They also discuss their upbringing in Taos, how the organization caters to hundreds of kids a week, and their involvement with th...

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This week on Voices of Taos, Tempo editor Lynne Robinson talks with Jonathan Slator, former film commissioner and location scout.

Slator discusses his background as a location scout in the U.S. and overseas, as well as the history of filmmaking in Taos and the surrounding areas.

He also talks about the possibility of reviving a film office in Taos and how it could help boost and...

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This week on Voices of Taos, join reporter Olivia Lewis as she talks with Adam Medina, sous chef at Ranchos Plaza Grill and instructor for the Taos High School Culinary Arts team.

The Taos High School Culinary and Management Teams both placed first at this year's New Mexico ProStart Invitational, and will be traveling to the National ProStart Invitational in Baltimore, Maryland,...

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This week on Voices of Taos, join Editor John Miller as he talks with Rick Romancito, former Tempo editor, fine artist and former actor.

Romancito tells stories of his career as a young actor starring alongside John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn in  "Rooster Cogburn," as well as both the glamour and difficulties of making it as an actor.

Miller discusses the recent growt...

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This week on Voices of Taos, join Copy Editor and Reporter Emery Veilleux as she talks with Nan Fischer, lifelong grower, founder of the Taos Seed Exchange and author of "A Monthly Guide to Growing a Sensational Garden in Northern New Mexico and the Rocky Mountains."

Fischer discusses growing food in Northern New Mexico, from difficult environmental conditions to well-suite...

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This week on Voices of Taos, Sports Editor Blynn Beltran talks with Taos Cheer coach Lisa Abeyta-Valerio and Taos Cheer captains Alexis Etzel and Amadea Gallegos.

Beltran and Taos Cheer talk about the team's preparations for the 2025 Cheerleading State Championship, which Taos Cheer has won four years in a row.

Abeyta-Valerio discusses her training methods as a coach, and E...

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This week on Voices of Taos, Deputy Editor Geoffrey Plant talks with Eric Odell, Wolf Conservation Program Manager at Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Eric and Geoffrey talk about how the program to re-introduce the gray wolf to Colorado came to be. They also discuss details of the plan, including what happens when wolves migrate to other territories.

Eric also explains what me...

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This week on Voices of Taos, Tempo editor Lynne Robinson speaks with author, editor and creativity coach Allegra Huston.

Allegra co-founded the Imaginative Storm writing method with Jim Navé, as well as the co-author of the book and online course “Write What You Don’t Know.” She discusses the free Writing Prompt of the Week workshops that are held o...

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This week on Voices of Taos join Sports Editor Blynn Beltran as he talks with Taos High School boys basketball head coach Hernando Chavez. Coach Chavez sits down with Beltran before the Tiger's first game for the 4A state basketball tournament. Taos has to beat Pojoaque High School on Saturday, March 8th, or they won’t make it to the quarter finals at The Pit in Albuq...

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This week on Voices of Taos join producer Laura Martin Baseman as she talks with 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 Conservation District and Taos County.

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This week on Voices of Taos, join Copy Editor and Reporter Emery Veilleux as she talks with Keith King, mortgage broker and president of King Mortgage and board member for Taos Municipal Schools.

King discusses the founding of Black History Month and his experience as an African-American in Taos. Veilleux and King also discuss the importance of engaging with varied perspect...