Uranium Mining in NM & 'Oppenheimer' Reaction, Plus Gene Grant Says Goodbye to NMPBS

New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)

This week's podcast is a bit of a sad one as we say goodbye to longtime host of New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant.

Lou DiVizio opens the show talking about Gene's impact on the station and the community over his 18 years on the program. Gene’s thoughtful and balanced approach to issues of the day made NMiF go-to watching for a generation of viewers. About 27 minutes into the show, Gene speaks with KUNM Radio's Nash Jones about the impact he's made.

But before that, Lou runs through headlines from around the state, including information on a new federal lawsuit blaming the state's Children Youth and Families Department for a 7-year-old girl's death.

Then, New Mexico in Focus Correspondent Antonia Gonzales speaks with a Navajo anti-nuclear activist about the deadly, toxic legacy of nuclear testing in our state, and the pain and damage she feels was left out of the new film, 'Oppenheimer.'

Host: Lou DiVizio

Correspondent: Antonia Gonzales

Guest: Leona Morgan, anti-nuclear activist

Correspondent: Nash Jones, KUNM Radio

Guest: Gene Grant, former host of New Mexico in Focus

For More Information:

CYFD Blamed in Child's 2020 Death - The Albuquerque Journal

https://www.nuclearenergytv.com/Events/EESI-2019/VideoId/325/UseHtml5/True