Kristen Van Norman on reopening Stray Hearts Animal Shelter

This episode is brought to you by the NCRTD Blue Bus. This week on Voices of Taos, reporter Olivia Lewis talks with Kristen Van Norman, the new executive director of Stray Hearts Animal Shelter. Van Norman brings with her 15 years of nonprofit experience, most recently as Director of Overseas Ope…

Mike Ritterhouse on his new novel, "The Long Walk Home: When the Power Dies"

This episode is brought to you by the NCRTD Blue Bus. This week on Voices of Taos, assistant editor Ellen Miller-Goins talks with author Michael H. Ritterhouse about his new novel, "The Long Walk Home: When the Power Dies." Ritterhouse describes his novel as “optimistic post-apocalyptic.” The sto…

Aurora Valdez on working for the NM Indian Affairs Department

This episode is brought to you by the NCRTD Blue Bus. This week on Voices of Taos, editor Geoffrey Plant talks with Aurora Valdez, deputy secretary of the NM Indian Affairs Department. Valdez is a member of Taos Pueblo and Tesuque Pueblo. She worked as a field representative for Sen. Martin Heinr…

Vidal Gonzales fly fishing and The Uncivilized Outdoorsman

This episode is brought to you by the NCRTD Blue Bus. This week on Voices of Taos, reporter Stephanie Gates talks with Vidal Gonzales, owner and founder of The Uncivilized Outdoorsman, which is based out of Santa Clara Pueblo and conducts Indigenous and Hispanic Youth Fly Fishing Camps. Gonzales …

Billy Romero Sr. and Billy Romero Jr. on Taos High School Cross Country

This episode is brought to you by the NCRTD Blue Bus. This week on Voices of Taos, Taos News sports editor Blynn Beltran interviews first-year cross country varsity head coach Billy Romero Sr. and his son, junior distance-runner Billy Romero Jr. Beltran, Romero Sr. and Romero Jr. talk about the r…

Ricky Carlini on Daleee TSV

This episode is brought to you by the NCRTD Blue Bus. This week on Voices of Taos, reporter Olivia Lewis talks with Ricky Carlini, owner of Daleee KTAOS, about the planned opening of a second location in Taos Ski Valley. Ricky first came to the Taos area in 2011, working as a line cook on a J1 vi…

Rachel Rael on Taos High School girls volleyball

This episode is brought to you by the NCRTD Blue Bus. This week on Voices of Taos, sports editor Blynn Beltran talks toTaos High School's varsity head coach of the volleyball team, Rachel Rael. Beltran and Rael discuss the team’s success last year, which was the program's best since 1987, and how …

Bill Waugh on community health care and education initiatives in Taos

This episode is brought to you by the NCRTD Blue Bus. This week on Voices of Taos, publisher Chris Baker speaks with Bill Waugh, a U.S. veteran, member of the Lions Club and one of our nine Unsung Heroes of 2025. Baker and Waugh talk about the Kids Eye Program, which provides free eye exams, glas…

Abby Warman and Abe Brown on the TCEDC Regenerative Ranching Mentorship Program

This episode is brought to you by the NCRTD Blue Bus. This week on Voices of Taos, reporter Stephanie Gates talks with Abby Warman, Programs Manager for the Taos County Economic Development Corporation and Abe Brown, rancher and former mentee of TCEDC's Regenerative Ranching Mentorship Program. G…

Gillian Joyce on regenerative agriculture practices in Taos

This episode is brought to you by the NCRTD Blue Bus. This week on Voices of Taos, reporter Stephanie Gates talks with Gillian Joyce, executive director of Alianza Agri-Cultura de Taos. Stephanie and Gillian talk about a citizen science initiative started by the Ecdysis Foundation, which help far…