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May 30, 2019

A tribute to the life of Nobel Prize-winning scientist and co-founder of the Santa Fe Institute, Murray Gell-Mann, who died on May 24. Gell-Mann discovered the subatomic particle the Quark, and worked in many disciplines, including linguistics, archaeology, history and economics.


May 27, 2019

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Matt Richtel’s new book "An Elegant Defense" tells the story of how the human immune system works—and the stories of four people with extraordinary health challenges.


May 23, 2019

We talk to Pamela Green, writer and director of the documentary "Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché." It’s about an extraordinary woman whose name and work were, until recently, all but forgotten in the history of film.


May 16, 2019

Anne Hillerman’s new book "The Tale Teller" is the fifth book in the Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series. We talk about the story, the craft of mystery writing, and the cultural/historical background.


May 13, 2019

Rabbi Nahum Ward-Lev of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe talks about his new book "The Liberating Path of the Hebrew Prophets: Then and Now."