City on the Edge

04/12/2024

Episode 104! Mike Smith collected essays from 70 students about what they think of Albuquerque, and how things could be better. In this episode, we immerse ourselves in their responses.

What do Albuquerque's teens think of the city? Mike Smith, in his role as a teacher, assigned his classes to write about their feelings for the city, and how they would improve it. On this week's epis

25/11/2024

New episode!

Over the last 20 years, Albuquerque has lost multiple news sources-- from traditional papers like the Albuquerque Tribune, ad-supported free weeklies like the Alibi or the IQ, and various online sites like the NM Compass. But in the midst of all these failures, one quiet success stands out: the Downtown Albuquerque News. By focusing on an extremely local purview and charging readers a modest subscription fee, DAN has slowly grown a loyal readership and, even better, gained financial stability. On this episode, Ty sits down with DAN founder Peter Rice to talk about the newsletter's origin, some notable recent stories, and one of Peter's favorite historic Downtown buildings.

Over the last 20 years, Albuquerque has lost multiple news sources-- from traditional papers like the Albuquerque Tribune, ad-supported free weeklies like the Alibi or the IQ, and various online sites

20/11/2024

New episode!

Eric Castillo has been leading free tours of Albuquerque's Downtown since 2024, focusing on the area's history, art and culture. On this week's episode of City on the Edge, Eric sits down with us to discuss his experiences, the people's he's met, and his favorite stories from our city's past.

Eric Castillo has been conducting free walking tours of Albuquerque's Downtown for two years. I talk to him about the experience and his favorite stories from the area's history.

12/11/2024

It's our 101st episode! That's right, we're doing TWO episodes this year! 101 features some catchup conversation among Ty, Mike and Nora and then a look at the story behind one of Albuquerque's lesser known sites, the Spy House on High Street. This one has it all, Soviet espionage, treason and executions in the name of national security. Link in comments!

09/04/2024

100 years ago, an itinerant ox rancher named Mike Smith discovered the Sandia mountains and decided to make a podcast about them.

This episode, #100!!!, we celebrate that great day with a very self-indulgent ramble session of an episode. We talk City on the Edge history, highs and lows, the Simpsons and whatever else comes to mind over the course of an hour and 40 minutes.

100 years ago, an itinerant ox rancher named Mike Smith discovered the Sandia mountains and decided to make a podcast about them. Today, we celebrate that great day with a very self-indulgent ramble s

06/03/2024

Once every ten months! A new CITY ON THE EDGE episode is born!

Thanks for listening if you're still listening. This one is #100 and we talked about some of our favorite (and worst!) episodes. Do you have any!?