Join The Taos News' Tempo editor Lynn Robinson as she chats with Brad Hockmeyer. Brad speaks about KTAO's early days and how he started the Taos Solar Fest. He also talks about a new restaurant he's opening with his girlfriend, Ruth Ann McCarthy, called Legacy Café. Brad hopes Legacy Café will help revitalize the plaza area which has been suffering construction and from shuttered businesses for a number of years. 

Join The Taos News' Tempo editor Lynn Robinson as she chats with Brad Hockmeyer. Brad speaks about KTAO's early days and how he started the Taos Solar Fest. He also talks about a new restaurant he's opening with his girlfriend, Ruth Ann McCarthy, called Legacy Café. Brad hopes Legacy Café will help revitalize the plaza area which has been suffering construction and from shuttered businesses for a number of years.

Join us for a new podcast from award winning weekly newspaper, The Taos News. Every week on Saturday we'll release a new episode featuring a voice from our Taos community. We'll cover the arts, current events, and sports on different episodes hosted by our talented reporting staff.

Join us for a new podcast from award winning weekly newspaper, The Taos News. Every week on Saturday we'll release a new episode featuring a voice from our Taos community. We'll cover the arts, current events, and sports on different episodes hosted by our talented reporting staff.

Voices of Taos

Want to know what's happening in Taos? Tune into the new podcast from award winning weekly newspaper, The Taos News! Voices of Taos will inspire you with the voices of our Taos community.

Want to know what's happening in Taos? Tune into the new podcast from award winning weekly newspaper, The Taos News! Voices of Taos will inspire you with the voices of our Taos community.

Brad Hockmeyer on the early days of KTAO , starting Taos Solar Fest, and his new restaurant endevor

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This episode marks the beginning of our new, monthly release schedule. The next episode of Voices of Taos will be released on May 5, 2026.

This week on “Voices of Taos,” reporter Olivia Lewis sits down for a conversation with Ted Wiard, licensed therapist, certified grief counselor, and  founder and director of Golden Willow Retreat in Arroyo Hondo. He was also the Taos News Citizen of the Year in 2020.

Ted retired on April 1,  25 years after opening Golden Willow retreat with his wife, Marcella, and says that it’s time to open things up for change — both for him and for the nonprofit. He plans on travelling, and is working with Genevieve Oswald on a second book about “emotional sobriety” and how balancing the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual parts of life can help us make better decisions and be better people.

Lewis and Wiard discuss the importance of recognizing loss as a natural part of life that teaches us about transition and growth. Golden Willow Retreat aims to provide a space for healthy grieving and healing for anyone experiencing a loss. 

Learn more about Red Willow Retreat

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This episode is brought to you by the <a href="https://www.ncrtd.org/">NCRTD Blue Bus</a>.
This episode marks the beginning of our new, monthly release schedule. The next episode of Voices of Taos will be released on May 5, 2026.
This week on &ldquo;Voices of Taos,&rdquo; reporter Olivia Lewis sits down for a conversation with Ted Wiard, licensed therapist, certified grief counselor, and &nbsp;founder and director of Golden Willow Retreat in Arroyo Hondo. He was also the Taos News Citizen of the Year in 2020.
Ted retired on April 1, &nbsp;25 years after opening Golden Willow retreat with his wife, Marcella, and says that it&rsquo;s time to open things up for change &mdash; both for him and for the nonprofit. He plans on travelling, and is working with Genevieve Oswald on a second book about &ldquo;emotional sobriety&rdquo; and how balancing the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual parts of life can help us make better decisions and be better people.
Lewis and Wiard discuss the importance of recognizing loss as a natural part of life that teaches us about transition and growth. Golden Willow Retreat aims to provide a space for healthy grieving and healing for anyone experiencing a loss.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.goldenwillowretreat.org/">Learn more about Red Willow Retreat</a>
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Ted Wiard on retirement and Golden Willow Retreat

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This week on Voices of Taos, please enjoy this repeat presentation of a conversation between former  copy editor and reporter Emery Veilleux and Nan Fischer, lifelong grower, founder of the Taos Seed Exchange and author of "A Monthly Guide to Growing a Sensational Garden in Northern New Mexico and the Rocky Mountains." This episode originally aired on March 29, 2025.

Fischer discusses growing food in Northern New Mexico, from difficult environmental conditions to well-suited plants to best practices for conserving water. As Taos comes out of a dry winter, Fischer and Veilleux discuss adapting to growing food in a changing climate. Fischer, who has kept garden journals for 20 years, shares some of the climactic trends she's tracked over time.

"It used to be challenging here but predictable, and now it's challenging and unpredictable," Fischer says.

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This episode is brought to you by the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncrtd.org/">NCRTD Blue Bus.</a>
This week on Voices of Taos, please enjoy this repeat presentation of a conversation between former&nbsp; copy editor and reporter Emery Veilleux and Nan Fischer, lifelong grower, founder of the Taos Seed Exchange and author of "A Monthly Guide to Growing a Sensational Garden in Northern New Mexico and the Rocky Mountains." This episode originally aired on March 29, 2025.
Fischer discusses growing food in Northern New Mexico, from difficult environmental conditions to well-suited plants to best practices for conserving water. As Taos comes out of a dry winter, Fischer and Veilleux discuss adapting to growing food in a changing climate. Fischer, who has kept garden journals for 20 years, shares some of the climactic trends she's tracked over time.
"It used to be challenging here but predictable, and now it's challenging and unpredictable," Fischer says.
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Rerun: Nan Fischer on growing food, climate change and water conservation in Northern New Mexico

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This week on "Voices of Taos," copy editor and reporter Emily Sender sits down with Charles Curtin, conservation practitioner, educator and author who has lived for 3 decades in New Mexico. Charles’ recent book, “Place-Based Solutions: The Power of Regenerative Thinking in the Face of Crisis” examines what Curtin calls “‘prosilience’ — the capacity not just to endure crises, but to leap forward through them.”

Emily and Charles discuss the book, Charles’ work as a conservation practitioner in New Mexico, Maine, Kenya and beyond, as well as his perspective on finding hope and solutions in a world of complex, interconnected crises. They also discuss Charles’ upcoming book event at SOMOS on March 27 (Friday).

Learn more about Charles Curtin's work

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This episode is brought to you by the <a href="https://www.ncrtd.org/">NCRTD Blue Bus.</a>
This week on "Voices of Taos," copy editor and reporter Emily Sender sits down with Charles Curtin, conservation practitioner, educator and author who has lived for 3 decades in New Mexico. Charles&rsquo; recent book, &ldquo;Place-Based Solutions: The Power of Regenerative Thinking in the Face of Crisis&rdquo; examines what Curtin calls &ldquo;&lsquo;prosilience&rsquo; &mdash; the capacity not just to endure crises, but to leap forward through them.&rdquo;
Emily and Charles discuss the book, Charles&rsquo; work as a conservation practitioner in New Mexico, Maine, Kenya and beyond, as well as his perspective on finding hope and solutions in a world of complex, interconnected crises. They also discuss Charles&rsquo; upcoming book event at SOMOS on March 27 (Friday).
<a href="https://www.charlescurtin.com/">Learn more about Charles Curtin's work</a>
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Brad Hockmeyer on the early days of KTAO , starting Taos Solar Fest, and his new restaurant endevor

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