The Last Word: Conversations with Writers

Stacia Raymond

A gorgeous show today exploring the life and music of the brilliant Henry Mancini. Santa Fe author Stacia Raymond takes us on a journey with The Pink Panther, Peter Gunn and gracefully along Moon River in her delicious biography, Grace Notes, a novel based on the life of Henry Mancini. Known as Hank to all his many friends, he was a many-layered man not just of rare musical talent but of integrity, humbleness and kindness. Explore mentorisproject.org for Grace Notes and learn how our society has been influenced by many gifted Italian women and men.

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson

Pay close attention listeners because Your Data Will Be Used Against You. That’s the alarming title of George Washington University Law School Professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson’s extremely timely new book. With the subtitle, Policing in The Age of Self-Surveillance, we explore the growing dangers and opportunities, rights (and wrongs) in this age of personal devices that we enjoy to track our lives and habits. Not just the GPS in our vehicles and on smart phones that may place us at the scene of a crime, but what about your Ring Doorbell, that FitBit on your wrist, etc. etc. can they be used as evidence against us. Or for us?  And why isn't Congress enacting stronger legislation to protect our rights as citizens?  Meet Andrew in person and bring your own questions to Collected Works at 6:00 pm on Monday, May 11.

Hafeez Lakhani

Make sure you have some tasty food to look forward to when you listen to today’s interview with noted author Hafeez Lakhani.  His new novel, Abundance, is in many ways an honoring of all the hard-working immigrant families who form the backbone of our cities and towns and contribute to our rich cultural milieu with their traditions, beliefs, music and food. A multi-layered story for our time written with sensitivity by the author, originally from Hyderabad, India. Hafeez Lakhani will be speaking at Collected Works at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, April 29 and at our main library at 2:00 pm on June 6.  More at hafeezlakhani.com [https://www.hafeezlakhani.com/]

Donald Levering

Fascinating conversation with multi-award-winning poet Donald Levering ahead of the multi-media production of Man-Moth & The Gospel of Possibility.  Collaborating with artist Barbara Mehlman, musicians Gary Barton and Joe West, Donald Levering and a creative team plan to intrigue, astonish and entertain by presenting the Man-Moth poems in their unique, “prespeak-swapout-repeat-doubledown” style.  For today’s listeners, Donald reads simply and evocatively in his own clear voice from his Man-Moth Chapbook.  For the full singular experience Man-Moth presents three shows at Teatro Paraguas, Friday and Saturday May 1st and 2nd at 7:30 and a Sunday matinee May 3rd at 2:00. Seats are limited and are available at https://www.teatroparaguasnm.org/ [https://www.teatroparaguasnm.org/]  And more of Donald Levering’s excellent body of work at donaldlevering.com

Wayne Lee

Honoring National Poetry Month beginning with Santa Fe's own Wayne Lee making a return appearance to the KSFR studios.  Wayne has been writing his entire adult life and includes a piece from 1972 in his evocative new collection, Beautiful Foolishness.  Listen deeply as his voice resonates, conjuring images of nature, animals, and of daily life's treasured moments, perceived through his sensitive eyes, poetic heart and soul.  Wayne Lee will be speaking at Chatter North at the CCA in Santa Fe, this Saturday, April 11, at 10:30 a.m. and the same time the next morning at "Chatter Sunday" at 912 3rd. St. NW, Albuquerque.   wayneleepoet.com