Episode 2: Prepping for fire season + (Cyber)truck talk

On this week’s Lesser Known New Mexico Podcast, we feature Tom Swetnam, Professor Emeritus of Dendrochronology at the University of Arizona, who talks about his hopes for the future when it comes to managing healthy fire in southwestern forests. We also sit down with High Country News correspondent Shaun Griswold (Pueblo of Laguna with Jemez and Zuni ancestry), to discuss his recent essay, “The Cybertruck is all tricks and no truck, a musky Tesla fail.”For more information:The Jemez Mountains: A Cultural and Natural History, by Thomas W. SwetnamFull interview with Swetnam: TKTrump Officials Ask Court to End Protections for a Strutting, Showy Bird (Catrin Einhorn, The New York Times)The Cybertruck is all tricks and no truck, a musky Tesla fail (Shaun Griswold, High Country News)An intimate look at New Mexico’s lowrider culture (Gabriela Campos and Don. J. Usner, High Country News) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lesserknownnmpod.substack.com