Stephen Spitz

Host

Stephen Spitz hosts the show called New Mexico People Places and Ideas. It is a ½ hour program that airs the 2nd Friday of each month at 8:00 a.m. As the show title suggests the topics vary greatly from politics to architecture to art to law to paleontology to anything else that might interest our listeners. Indeed, the joy of the show for him is learning about engaging with new people and ideas. This was also what he enjoyed about his career as a business litigator; every case and client was different and required a detailed study of the law and facts in order to determine how to best present his side of the dispute to a judge or jury. He has been hosting his program on KUNM, including a predecessor called Friday Forum, since 2000 when he moved to New Mexico.

New Mexico People Places and Ideas
1:10 pm
Thu April 12, 2012

The Life of a Gila Fire Lookout

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Fri. 4/13 8a: April marks the return of New Mexico’s fire season.                                                                                                  

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New Mexico People Places and Ideas
1:17 pm
Thu March 8, 2012

Creativity and the Brain, Making the Connection

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Fri. 3/09 8a: Our guest is Dr. Rex Jung, MD and Ph.D. Dr. Jung is a Professor of Neurosurgery at UNMH, a Research Scientist at Albuquerque’s Mind Research Network, and a practicing clinical neuropsychologist. 

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New Mexico People Places and Ideas
11:37 am
Tue December 20, 2011

"Navajos Wear Nikes" Interview With Author Jim Kristofic

Fri. 9/8 8a: When people ask author Jim Kristofic, who is blue-eyed and brown haired, where he is from, and learn that he grew up on an Indian Reservation, they usually ask, “So are you an Indian?”  In his memoir,Navajos Wear Nikes, Kristofic writes that he tries to answer this question the way his Navajo friends would, not with a simple yes or no, but with stories.

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New Mexico People Places and Ideas
1:46 pm
Wed November 2, 2011

The Economics of Health Care Reform

Fri. 11/11 8a: Republicans, along with many on the Left, continue to question the benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed under President Obama.

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New Mexico People Places and Ideas
10:21 am
Tue August 9, 2011

Focus on Early Childhood Programs

Fri. 8/12 at 8am: Stephen Spitz talks with Dr. M. Rebecca Kilburn, Director of Child Policy for the Rand Corporation about early childhood programs in New Mexico.

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New Mexico People Places and Ideas

Stephen Spitz chats with New Mexicans making news.

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