Encounter Culture Podcast | New Mexico Dept of Cultural Affairs

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The Oryx and the Bomb:Colonial Legacies at White Sands Missile Range with Marcus Xavier Chormicle

Roughly six thousand large antelopes native to Africa live on the White Sands Missile Rangein southern New Mexico. Once small in number, these oryx haveproliferated and make foran unexpectedsight with their giant bodies, striking black and white faces, and long, spear-like horns. What are theoryxdoing in New Mexico? Las Cruces-based photographer,Marcus Xavier Chormicle’s research of…Read more

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The Beaded Nun, Haunted Exhibitions, and Other Museum Stories with Nick Waddell and Michelle Rodriguez, Museum of International Folk Art

How many times have you visited the same museum? Whether your answer is “one” or “hundreds” this episode of Encounter Culture invites listeners behind the scenes to hear about the rewards of visiting and revisiting the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe. Longtime security guard Nick Wadell and docent and customer service rep,…Read more

The Great Debate: How old ARE the Footprints at White Sands? with David Rachal and John Taylor-Montoya

How old are the footprints at White Sands? It depends on who you ask. Scientists are currently divided on this question, but the division is one that is propelling more research with the goal of determining whether humans have been in North America for 23,000 years or closer to 15,000 years. Pedestal footprints footprints reveal…Read more

Boots, Books, and the Vast Unknown: Season 8 Preview with Emily Withnall and Andrea Klunder

The Oryx and the Bomb:Colonial Legacies at White Sands Missile Range with Marcus Xavier Chormicle

The Beaded Nun, Haunted Exhibitions, and Other Museum Stories with Nick Waddell and Michelle Rodriguez, Museum of International Folk Art

The Great Debate: How old ARE the Footprints at White Sands? with David Rachal and John Taylor-Montoya