Albuquerque Journal staff writer Geoff Grammer shares some of the conversations he has on the beat covering a wide variety of sports in New Mexico, primarily UNM Lobos basketball, through his Talking Grammer podcast.
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The Field of 68 Media Network introduces: the Mountain West Insider, an exclusive partnership with the Mountain West Conference to bring you a show dedicated to the 11 teams in one of college basketball's best leagues. Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman will spend this season cussin' and discussin' life, liberty and the pursuit of an MWC title with every relevant figure around the league, from the coaches to the player to the administrators and maybe even a fan or two. So hit the like button. Subs ...
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Lobo men's basketball has welcomed a new head coach. Eric Olen, who spent the last two decades running the show at U.C. San Diego, accepted the position to be the University of New Mexico's 23rd men's basketball coach earlier this week. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with Albuquerque Journal sportswriter Geoff Grammer about Olen's approach to b…
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Archbishop John Wester on the Death of Pope Francis
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18:21Lou DiVizio interviews the Archbishop of Santa Fe John C. Wester about the death of Pope Francis this week. Wester shares stories of his own personal interactions with Pope Francis, what he will remember most about Francis' papacy and his hopes for the selection of a new Pope.
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Ep 103: UNM Athletic Director Fernando Lovo (TG 04.10.25)
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44:31In Episode 103 of the Talking Grammer podcast I talk with UNM Vice President for Athletics Fernando Lovo who in his first 120 days on the job conducted a national search for a new football coach, navigated the 60-day legislative session with intense lobbying efforts to secure money for UNM Athletics, conducted a national search for a new coach of L…
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Las Cruces Shooting Context with Algernon D'Ammassa
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18:21Lou DiVizio shares some headlines from across the state including an update on the measles outbreak in southeastern New Mexico. Then, Albuquerque Journal reporter Algernon D'Ammassa updates us on the investigation into last month's mass shooting in Las Cruces that killed three teenagers and wounded more than a dozen other people. Executive Producer…
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Earlier this month, a federal judge ordered Socorro County to pay $2 million to Jessie Chavez, a man who accused jail guards and officials of essentially torturing him in solitary confinement during two stints of incarceration in 2022 and 2023. Steven Robert Allen, an attorney and director of the New Mexico Prison and Jail Project, represented Chav…
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Alcohol Tax Increase Dies Again in Roundhouse
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17:55For years, journalist Ted Alcorn has written about alcohol-related deaths in New Mexico and the many efforts made in Santa Fe to reduce that number by increasing the state's alcohol tax rate. House Bill 417, introduced during this year's session, would have increased the alcohol tax rate and raised tens of millions of dollars for a prevention and t…
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Attorney Says NM List of Credibly Accused Priests is Incomplete
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24:06Searchlight New Mexico reporter Joshua Bowling sits down with Levi Monagle, an attorney who has represented survivors of Catholic sexual abuse. That includes about 140 cases exposed during the recent bankruptcy proceedings against the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. During that time, the church created a public list of 83 credibly accused priests — a list…
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The 2025 Legislative Session in Perspective
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43:09This week, Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with two groups of journalists to discuss the ins and outs of this year's 60-day legislative session. Hundreds of bills made their way through the Roundhouse — Gwyneth asks why only a few dozen landed on Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s desk. Reporters Danielle Prokop of Source New Mexico and …
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Ep 102: New UNM Lobo basketball coach Eric Olen (TG 03.30.25)
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49:24In Episode 102 of the Talking Grammer podcast I get to know new UNM Lobo men's basketball coach Eric Olen, who has coached at UC San Diego the past 21 years and led he Tritons to a 30-5 record, a Big West championship and the NCAA Tournament this past season in the program's first year eligible for the Big Dance. The 44-year-old is considered a ris…
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Ep 101: Former UNM Lobo basketball coach Richard Pitino (TG 03.27.25)
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35:17In Episode 101 of the Talking Grammer podcast I have an exit interview of sorts with the now former UNM Lobo men's basketball coach Richard Pitino, who about 36 hours prior accepted the head coaching position at Xavier University, ending his four-year run in Albuquerque. We talk about the decision to leave, taking staff, his talking with current Lo…
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Lou DiVizio takes you on one last trip to Santa Fe as the 60-day legislative session wraps up. Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland asks state party leaders what legislative priorities did and didn't make it through during this year's session. Gwyneth speaks with state representative Nicole Chavez about the failed bill and her personal perspective…
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Ep 100: NCAA Tournament Preview for UNM Lobos (TG 03.21.25)
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23:29In Episode 100 of the Talking Grammer podcast I'm in Cleveland previewing the NCAA Tournament for the UNM Lobos with sound from Sunday's Selection Show through Thursday's NCAA pregame press conferences in Rocket Arena, the site of Friday's first round games. The No. 10 seed UNM Lobos play against the No. 7 Marquette Golden Eagles from the Big East.…
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Previewing the Mountain West's NCAA tournament First Round matchups and MORE! | MW INSIDER
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21:56Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman break down and preview the 4 Mountain West teams and their matchups in the NCAA tournament.By The Field of 68, Blue Wire
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Ep 99: UNM Lobo guard C.J. Noland (TG 03.18.25)
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30:30In Episode 99 of the Talking Grammer podcast I catch up with Lobo senior guard C.J. Noland, who this week is playing his first ever NCAA Tournament. We go through his journey from Texas to Oklahoma out of high school to the University of North Texas and then his transfer to UNM for his final season. We also talk about support — from fans, teammates…
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Last Climate Bill Standing & WNMU Regent Nominations
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32:36Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland interviews state Sen. Mimi Stewart about her bill that would fund future climate change projects and asks what the state is doing to prepare for possible federal retaliation over DEI policies in state government and at Universities. Last fall, a state audit report found more than $360,000 in questionable travel…
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Mountain West tournament preview with Geoff Grammer and B.J. Rains! | MW INSIDER
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30:04Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman break down and preview the Mountain West tournament bracket with Geoff Grammer and BJ Rains! The Field of 68 merch store is now LIVE SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 on Youtube SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 Daily Field of 68 Merch store Follow us: Twitter Instagram TikTok TheFieldof68.com Learn more about your ad choices. Vi…
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Ep 98: Mountain West Tournament Preview (TG 03.10.25)
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35:49In Episode 98 of the Talking Grammer podcast, it's a joint effort with the Albuquerque Journal, the Field of 68 and Bronco Nation News offering up a preview of this week's Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas. Geoff Grammer, B.J. Rains, Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman give predictions, storylines, dark horse picks and talk potential coaching changes …
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Legislative Leadership: The Year for Paid Family Leave, Lawmaker Pay?
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42:42Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland interviews state House Speaker Javier Martínez about all things Roundhouse-related: the state budget, a proposed paid family leave bill and a series of bills aimed at overhauling the state's long-troubled child welfare system. Then, House Minority Leader Gail Armstrong tells Gwyneth what she thinks the state ca…
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Commissioner Gloria Nevarez on tourney expansion, realignment and MORE! | MW INSIDER
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22:16Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman talk with Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez! The Field of 68 merch store is now LIVE SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 on Youtube SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 Daily Field of 68 Merch store Follow us: Twitter Instagram TikTok TheFieldof68.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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New Study Examines Microplastics in the Human Brain
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14:42Lou DiVizio sits down with a UNM researcher to discuss a study that found high levels of microplastics in the human brain. Host: Lou DiVizio Guest: Dr. Marcus Garcia, University of New Mexico Health Sciences For More Information: UNM Researchers Find Alarmuing Levels of Microplastics in the Human Brain - UNM…
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Lou DiVizio chats with the policy director from Common Cause New Mexico, Mason Graham, about several measures moving through the Roundhouse that would modernize our state legislature. Graham explains Common Cause's mission and how changes like paying lawmakers could help them craft better policy. Host: Lou DiVizio Guest: Mason Graham, Policy Direct…
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UNM Law Students' Proposal on Gendered Categories at the Oscars
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10:41Senior Producer Lou DiVizio asks two students and a law professor how their proposal to create a task force to analyze desegregating gendered acting categories at the Oscars reached the doorsteps of Hollywood. Host: Lou DiVizio Guests: Abigail McCoy, UNM Constitutional Law Student, Proposal Contributor Devrah Fung, UNM Constitutional Law Student, P…
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Former Lawmakers Analyze Legislative Session
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33:40Lou DiVizio opens the show with updates on several items in the state legislature, including concern from democrats over federal budget plans that threaten to cut Medicaid funding. Then, Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland asks two former lawmakers how this year’s legislative session is shaping up. Former state senators Mark Moores and Eric Grieg…
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Boise State coach Leon Rice on Broncos' win streak, postseason hopes and more! | MW INSIDER
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25:47Rob Dauster talks with Boise State coach Leon Rice about the Broncos' tourney hopes! The Field of 68 merch store is now LIVE SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 on Youtube SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 Daily Field of 68 Merch store Follow us: Twitter Instagram TikTok TheFieldof68.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Emily Kaltenbach: Preparing for NM Aging Boom
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18:16KUNM's Megan Kamerick interviews Emily Kaltenbach, the state's top official focused on aging, who tells us how officials are preparing financially for an expected boom in our elderly population. Host: Lou DiVizio Correspondent: Megan Kamerick Guest: Emily Kaltenbach, Secretary Designate, NM Aging and Long-Term Services Department…
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Lou DiVizio opens the podcast with headlines from around the state including the resignation of the Bernalillo County Undersheriff in the ongoing federal DWI corruption investigation. Then, Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland speaks with state representatives Nathan Small and Cathrynn Brown about the state budget as the 60-day legislative session…
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San Diego State's Brian Dutcher on the Aztecs' win streak, postseason goals and MORE! | MW INSIDER
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25:22Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman catch up with San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher! The Field of 68 merch store is now LIVE SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 on Youtube SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 Daily Field of 68 Merch store Follow us: Twitter Instagram TikTok TheFieldof68.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Early Results from Project ECHO's ACE Program
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18:06According to the state Health Department, young people in New Mexico are subjected to the highest rates of adverse childhood experiences in the nation. These experiences, known as ACEs, can add up and have devastating effects on children. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio sits down with Dr. Evalyn Plumb, a clinical psychologist with UNM's Project ECHO, t…
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Reframing NM's Growing Elderly Population
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18:33Lou DiVizio introduces a conversation between KUNM's Megan Kamerick and Chip Conley, an expert on aging. Conley reframes what it means to grow old and contribute to society and explains what an expected boom in New Mexico's elderly population could mean for our state. Host: Lou DiVizio Correspondent: Megan Kamerick Guest: Chip Conley, Founder, Mode…
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Inside the Roundhouse: Healthcare & Journalism Shield Bills
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19:28Lou DiVizio opens the podcast with some headlines from around the state including news of a public safety package passed by the state House of Representatives over the weekend. Then, Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland catches us up on several high-profile health care bills introduced at the Roundhouse. She speaks with Fred Nathan from Think New …
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Boise State's Alvaro Cardenas discusses the Broncos' winning streak! | MW INSIDER
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22:18Rob Dauster sits down with Boise State's Alvaro Cardenas! The Field of 68 merch store is now LIVE SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 on Youtube SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 Daily Field of 68 Merch store Follow us: Twitter Instagram TikTok TheFieldof68.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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'American Oasis' Author Kyle Paoletta on NM's Diversity
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20:16KUNM's Megan Kamerick speaks with journalist and author Kyle Paoletta about multiculturalism in New Mexico and his new book, "American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest." Host: Lou DiVizio Correspondent: Megan Kamerick Guest: Kyle Paoletta, Journalist and Author, “American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southw…
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NM Immigration Policy: Archbishop John Wester & Inside the Roundhouse
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29:58This week, Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland asks state Democratic lawmakers about their efforts to protect undocumented immigrants from a Trump administration that's ramping up raids across the country. Then, Lou DiVizio speaks with Archbishop John Wester in response to President Trump's decision to roll back back immigration protections for s…
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Public Safety Perspectives: DA Sam Bregman & Peter Cubra
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28:18Executive Producer Jeff Proctor asks longtime civil rights lawyer Peter Cubra and Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman where the two find common ground when considering the future of criminal justice in our state. First, Jeff asks what they would like to see accomplished at the Roundhouse during this year's legislative session. Then, Bre…
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Colorado State’s Niko Medved discusses the Rams’ hot 8-2 start to conference play!
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17:43Jeff Goodman sits down with Colorado State's coach Niko Medved! The Field of 68 merch store is now LIVE SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 on Youtube SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 Daily Field of 68 Merch store Follow us: Twitter Instagram TikTok TheFieldof68.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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This week on New Mexico in Focus, politics correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to discuss her top agenda items during this year's legislative session. In the first half of their discussion, the governor is asked how she plans to shield state programs that might be put on the financial chopping block by President …
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Ep 97: UNM Lobo wing Filip Borovicanin (TG 01.30.25)
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41:00In Episode 97 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I have a conversation with UNM guard Filip Borovicanin, the 6-foot-9 transfer from Arizona whose progression over the past month has been one of the reasons the Lobos are tied for first at the midway point of Mountain West play. We talk getting discovered in Serbia, his time at Arizona, finding confiden…
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Source New Mexico's Danielle Prokop sits with Our Land's Laura Paskus to look back at Laura’s time as a reporter and senior producer at New Mexico PBS. Host: Lou DiVizio Correspondent: Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico Guest: Laura Paskus For More Information: Final issue of Our Land Weekly! – Our Land 'Our Land' host Laura Paskus to leave NMPBS –…
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Richard Pitino on New Mexico's 9-1 start to conference play, upcoming showdown with Utah State!
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19:40Jeff Goodman sits down with New Mexico coach Richard Pitino! The Field of 68 merch store is now LIVE SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 on Youtube SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 Daily Field of 68 Merch store Follow us: Twitter Instagram TikTok TheFieldof68.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Lou DiVizio starts out the podcast with headlines from around New Mexico, including news of a plea deal in the federal investigation of alleged corruption in APD's DWI unit. Politics correspondent Gwyneth Doland speaks with former state senator Dede Feldman and former state representative Justine Fox-Young about Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s State …
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Ep 96: UNM Lobo forward Jovan Milicevic (TG 01.22.25)
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39:57In Episode 96 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I have a conversation with UNM Lobos forward Jovan Milicevic, the 6-foot-10, 237-pound freshman who has been playing his best basketball recently as the Lobos have been hitting their stride in Mountain West play. We talk about his Serbian roots, role on the team, playing with a great point guard and for…
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Fortifying New Mexico’s Education Priorities
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16:03Senior Producer Lou DiVizio interviews educator and Democratic state Rep. Andrés Romero about potential changes to federal education policy. Romero, who chairs the Legislative Education Study Committee, says he’s preparing for the possibility of cuts to Title I funding. Correspondent: Lou DiVizio Guest: G. Andrés Romero, (D) NM State Representative…
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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham addresses the Legislature with her State of the State speech from the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. This is the Democratic governor's seventh annual address and her third since reelection.
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WNMU Lawsuit: Cutting Down the Golden Parachute
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18:32Joshua Bowling, an investigative reporter at Searchlight New Mexico sits down with state Attorney General Raúl Torrez to talk about the lawsuit over a $1.9 million buyout for Western New Mexico University’s outgoing president, Joseph Shepard. Bowling broke the story of lavish spending and other possible misconduct at the school in 2023. This week, …
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Lou DiVizio starts the podcast this week with headlines from around the state, including news New Mexico snowpacks are smaller than usual so far this year. Then, Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland interviews three journalists to preview the 2025 legislative session, which begins next week in Santa Fe. Trip Jennings, executive director of New Mex…
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Nevada’s Nick Davidson discusses the Wolf Pack’s hot 3-0 stretch in MW play! | MOUNTAIN WEST INSIDER
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21:04Nevada’s Nick Davidson discusses the Wolf Pack’s hot 3-0 stretch in MW play with Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman! The Field of 68 merch store is now LIVE SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 on Youtube SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 Daily Field of 68 Merch store Follow us: Twitter Instagram TikTok TheFieldof68.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast…
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U.S. Attorney Uballez: Reflections Ahead of Final Days in Office
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54:29Lou DiVizio introduces the first podcast episode of 2025 with headlines from around the state. That includes a ruling from the State Supreme Court prohibiting counties and cities from restricting access to abortion. Then, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor interviews U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez during what will likely be his last days on the job a…
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Geoff Grammer discusses New Mexico's streak, Utah State's big win, and EVERYTHING Mountain West!
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48:07Rob Dauster talks goes around the Mountain West with the Albuquerque Journal's Geoff Grammer! SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68's second channel SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 Daily Check out our merch store FOLLOW: Twitter Instagram Youtube https://thefieldof68.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Ep 95: Talking Mountain West hoops with the Field of 68 (TG 01.14.25)
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59:10In Episode 95 of the Talking Grammer podcast, The Field of 68's Rob Dauster and I do a cross-over (both podcasts broadcasted this), talking all things Mountain West hoops as the conference season is about 1/3 of the way done. We talk postseason chances, contenders, pretenders and go over the big surprises so far around the league while also setting…
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UNLV's Dedan Thomas Jr. discusses their HOT 3-0 start in conference play! | MOUNTAIN WEST INSIDER
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23:03Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman sit down with UNLV's Dedan Thomas Jr. to discuss their HOT 3-0 start in conference play! SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68's second channel SUBSCRIBE to the Field of 68 Daily Check out our merch store FOLLOW: Twitter Instagram Youtube https://thefieldof68.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic…
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