City On The Edge Podcast

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Sinopsis

We delve into the stories of one Southwestern city.

Episodios

  • 99. Snowheights

    18/04/2023 Duración: 57min

    Mike takes us on a deep dive into the history, meaning and mystery of his street in the suburbs.

  • 98. DKB Sellers, the Father of Nob Hill

    04/03/2023 Duración: 43min

    A two time gold rusher, automobile booster and, well, a racist, DKB Sellers was a man with many facets even before he founded one of the most desirable neighborhoods in modern Albuquerque.

  • 97. Goodbye Mannie's, and other thoughts on the ephemeral

    24/01/2023 Duración: 46min

    RIP Mannie's. 1965-2020. And RIP to the building, 1940ish-2023.We also talk about the Colour Fence and Leisure Bowl.

  • Madonna of the Trail

    18/12/2022 Duración: 33min

    Our far-flung correspondent Nora Hickey finds a surprising connection to Albuquerque in her new town: a Madonna of the Trail statue.

  • The Seven Springs of Sandia

    27/11/2022 Duración: 33min

    Hey, we've come back after a long break! And frankly, we need a refreshing drink of water, preferably from a beautiful, Giardia-free mountain spring. Fortunately, Mike knows where to find them.

  • 94. The History of the Sandia Tram

    24/01/2022 Duración: 01h27s

    From 19th century botanists to elite WWII soldiers, the history of the Sandia Tram takes us to some surprising places.

  • 93. Tacos, Cults and Starvation

    15/09/2021 Duración: 51min

    Some people like tacos. I don't get it. Some people like cults. I'm still not sure why. Some people... well, hardly anybody likes starvation. I get that.

  • 92. Albuquerque Pride 1970-1979

    25/08/2021 Duración: 22min

    Inspired by the Pride Parade last weekend, Ty looks into the beginnings of the Albuquerque LGBTQ rights movement.

  • 91. The Slaver's March

    17/08/2021 Duración: 25min

    Before the conquistador Juan de Oñate established the first Spanish colonies in New Mexico, another Spaniard attempted to do so. Why did Gaspar Castaño de Sosa fail? And why isn't he remembered today?

  • 90. The Runaway

    11/08/2021 Duración: 38min

    In 1933, an Iowa boy left his home and family to seek out his pen pal, who lived at the Pueblo of Santo Domingo.

  • The CCC and Camp F8N

    04/08/2021 Duración: 29min

    89. In the depths of the Great Depression, President Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps to both provide relief jobs to unemployed men and improve the nation's historic and natural resources. The men of Camp F8N came from all over the country to live and work in our own Sandia Mountains, and their legacy remains visible today.

  • 88. New Mexico's Indian Boarding Schools

    28/07/2021 Duración: 24min

    An interview with Professor John Gram, author of "Education at the Edge of Empire: Negotiating Pueblo Identity in New Mexico's Indian Boarding Schools.

  • 87. The Legend of Elfego Baca

    20/07/2021 Duración: 39min

    After talking about his less-savory side, we return to Elfego Baca, this time to tell of his legendary gunfight against a legion of drunken Texans.

  • 86. Wicked Albuquerque- an interview with Cody Polston

    29/06/2021 Duración: 27min

    A look at some of the more colorful characters from Albuquerque's history, including Elfego Baca, and an interview with local author and ghost hunter (!) Cody Polston

  • 85. The New Mexico Mystery Stone

    21/06/2021 Duración: 12min

    About a half-houri west of Los Lunas, an inscribed stone rests on the side of Hidden Mountain. Could it be evidence that New Mexico was visited by Hebraic tribes in Old Testament times? No. The answer is no.

  • 84. Treasure Hunting with Howard Elam

    14/06/2021 Duración: 50min

    On February 26, 1986, New Mexico state investigators discovered 150 human skulls in a “hand dug cave” beneath a home in Albuquerque’s North East heights.

  • 83. The Furniture Salesman and the Empty Goldmine

    07/06/2021 Duración: 13min

    A foul-mouthed furniture salesman buys a gold mine in New Mexico. Next thing you know, law enforcement officials are bribed, a man dies under suspicious circumstances and two people mysteriously disappear.

  • 82. Satanic Panic in Albuquerque!

    01/06/2021 Duración: 35min

    Man, the 80s and 90s were weird. Satan seemed to be lurking behind every pop culture controversy, and everybody's were burning their heavy metal records and D&D books. And Albuquerque wasn't immune to the hysteria.

  • The Aggressive Christianity Missionary Training Corps

    23/03/2021 Duración: 21min

    New Mexico Cult Season continues with Mike Smith's report on the Aggressive Christianity Missionary Training Corps, a group with a military take on the always-impending End of the World.

  • 80. The Druids of New Mexico

    08/03/2021 Duración: 29min

    On our first episode of Cult Season 2021, Nora tells us the strange story of New Mexico's druids. .

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