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Oct 22, 2026
Giles SnyderHOST
New Mexico's attorney general is suing two longtime associates of Jeffrey Epstein, alleging they helped facilitate and conceal sexual abuse and human trafficking.
Giles SnyderHOST
Daniel Montano with member station KUNM in Albuquerque has more.
Daniel MontanoCORRESPONDENT
The lawsuit seeks to block the distribution of more than $100 million from Epstein's estate, destined for attorney Darren Eindyke and accountant Richard Kahn, in addition to damages, restitution, and more.
Daniel MontanoCORRESPONDENT
New Mexico's Attorney General Raul Torres says the men helped facilitate Epstein's criminal enterprise through corporate entities and financial arrangements.
NickGUEST
But no, I was just driving around in my car and I went to the places I knew.
NickGUEST
I was a featured performer on, for example, on the live variety show on KUNM in Albuquerque.
NickGUEST
Shout out to KUNM.
NickGUEST
And I really enjoyed that.
NickGUEST
I had a great time.
Jill FreitasHOST
But there's a shortfall in economic support from the federal government to address these impacts.
Jill FreitasHOST
KUNM's Jeanette DeDios
Jeanette DeDiosCORRESPONDENT
has more.
Jeanette DeDiosCORRESPONDENT
The report by the Urban Institute found Indigenous communities are more exposed to hazards like hurricanes, wildfires and flooding, and also face more systemic challenges.
Joy HarjoGUEST
Well, thank you, and thank you for your support all these years.
Joy HarjoGUEST
I think it was in early 1990, around 1990, 1991, when I think we played live one of the songs on my first album ever in the studios there at KUNM.
Sean SpruceHOST
Okay, well, we've got to dig back in our archives because, you know, some of those old shows, I know somewhere we've got those recordings.
Sean SpruceHOST
I would love to take a listen to that, maybe rebroadcast it.
32 MINS LATER
Sean SpruceHOST
All right.
Sean SpruceHOST
Well, Joy, we got a caller on the line.
Sean SpruceHOST
This is Gopal in Albuquerque, New Mexico, listening on KUNM.
Sean SpruceHOST
You're on the air, Gopal.
TJ TroutHOST
Mm-hmm.
Devin O'LearyGUEST
And later on this month, uh, KUNM is turning 60, and so they're having a giant 60th anniversary, uh, party and concert there-
TJ TroutHOST
Yeah
Devin O'LearyGUEST
... at the museum at that a- that outdoor amphitheater-
Sean SpruceHOST
This is Michael who listens to the show from his home in Jemez Pueblo, traditional name, Wallatoa, village of Wallatoa, about an hour northwest of Albuquerque.
Sean SpruceHOST
He's a KUNM radio listener.
Sean SpruceHOST
Hello, Michael.
Sean SpruceHOST
How you doing, brother? All right, brother.
Michele Kawamoto PerryHOST
Speaking of big ideas, I feel like your career is all about thinking bigger.
Michele Kawamoto PerryHOST
So after you joined KUNM-FM as a volunteer producer of the Children's Radio Hour, you stayed with it, and you continued to grow and evolve.
Michele Kawamoto PerryHOST
Was there a particular moment when you realized this show is bigger than a radio show?
Katie StoneGUEST
Oh, immediately I realized this show was bigger than a radio.
Jill FreitasHOST
A new group of 34 experts is working on a report about the forced sterilization of indigenous women.
Jill FreitasHOST
As KUNM's Janette Dios reports, this comes after the passage of a Senate memorial in this year's New Mexico legislative session.
Janette DiosCORRESPONDENT
The memorial directs the state's Indian Affairs Department and New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women on how to lead a study with the goal of identifying all cases of forced sterilization in New Mexico.
Janette DiosCORRESPONDENT
According to the memorial, between 25 and 50% of indigenous women of childbearing age were sterilized.
Jill FreitasCORRESPONDENT
A new group of 34 experts is working on a report about the forced sterilization of indigenous women.
Jill FreitasCORRESPONDENT
As KUNM's Jeanette Didios reports, this comes after the passage of a Senate memorial in this year's New Mexico legislative session.
Jeanette DidiosCORRESPONDENT
The memorial directs the state's Indian Affairs Department and New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women on how to lead a study with the goal of identifying all cases of forced sterilization in New Mexico.
Jeanette DidiosCORRESPONDENT
According to the memorial, between 25 and 50 percent of Indigenous women of childbearing age were sterilized.