Mike takes us on a deep dive into the history, meaning and mystery of his street in the suburbs.

99. Snowheights

A two time gold rusher, automobile booster and, well, a racist, DKB Sellers was a man with many facets even before he founded one of the  most desirable neighborhoods in modern Albuquerque.

98. DKB Sellers, the Father of Nob Hill

RIP Mannie's. 1965-2020. And RIP to the building, 1940ish-2023.We also talk about the Colour Fence and Leisure Bowl.

97. Goodbye Mannie's, and other thoughts on the ephemeral

Our far-flung correspondent Nora Hickey finds a surprising connection to Albuquerque in her new town: a Madonna of the Trail statue.

Madonna  of the Trail

Hey, we've come back after a long break! And frankly, we need a refreshing drink of water, preferably from a beautiful, Giardia-free mountain spring. Fortunately, Mike knows where to find them.

The Seven Springs of Sandia

From 19th century botanists to elite WWII soldiers, the history of the Sandia Tram takes us to some surprising places.

94. The History of the Sandia Tram

Some people like tacos. I don't get it. Some people like cults. I'm still not sure why. Some people... well, hardly anybody likes starvation. I get that.

93. Tacos, Cults and Starvation

Inspired by the Pride Parade last weekend, Ty looks into the beginnings of the Albuquerque LGBTQ rights movement.

92. Albuquerque Pride 1970-1979

Before the conquistador Juan de Oñate established the first Spanish colonies in New Mexico, another Spaniard attempted to do so. Why did Gaspar Castaño de Sosa fail? And why isn't he remembered today?

91. The Slaver's March

In 1933, an Iowa boy left his home and family to seek out his pen pal, who lived at the Pueblo of Santo Domingo.

90. The Runaway

We delve into the stories of one Southwestern city.

We are a City on the Edge and a mecca for those that wish to be “disappeared.”

My New Favorite

This Podcast team is doing something I wish I could do.... get people to love NM the same way I do.

I appreciate people who love NM

City on the Edge Podcast

We’ve never covered the Westside mass grave in detail at City on the Edge, mainly out of a desire to give it the time and attention it deserves and to do so in a way that doesn’t minimize the victims. In February of this year, however, local journalist Tierna Unruh-Enos launched The Mesa podcast, a series that focuses on the West Side crime site in a way that we never could, with interviews and investigations featuring family members of the victims, police officers who worked on (and are still working on) the case, as well as Tierna’s own experiences as a member of the media during in the time period covering the mass grave’s discovery. I recently spoke to Tierna about the podcast, as well as what drew her to covering the case in the first place, and how her investigations have changed her view of Albuquerque’s most notorious crime scene.

We’ve never covered the Westside mass grave in detail at City on the Edge, mainly out of a desire to give it the time and attention it deserves and to do so in a way that doesn’t minimize the victims. In February of this year, however, local journalist Tierna Unruh-Enos launched The Mesa podcast, a series that focuses on the West Side crime site in a way that we never could, with interviews and investigations featuring family members of the victims, police officers who worked on (and are still working on) the case, as well as Tierna’s own experiences as a member of the media during in the time period covering the mass grave’s discovery. <br><br>I recently spoke to Tierna about the podcast, as well as what drew her to covering the case in the first place, and how her investigations have changed her view of Albuquerque’s most notorious crime scene.

73. The Mesa

Mike and Ty talk about the End of the World as seen from Albuquerque. Ty goes to a doomsday preppers trade show and talks to a guy who sells marsupials to ex-soldiers.

The End Of The World

Carl Taylor

We continue our discussion of the murder of journalist Carl Taylor, talk about the rites and history of the Penitentes, and Ty sings a song.

City on the Edge: The Murder of Carl Taylor Pt. 2

Hey! It's a global pandemic! City on the Edge checks in.

72. Albuquerque in the Time of COVID-19

In 1955, a passenger airplane flew into the west face of the Sandia Mountains. We know *how* it happened, but why is an enduring mystery. This episode, Mike, Nora and Ty discuss the details of this infamous part of New Mexico history.

The Wreck of TWA 260

Each and everyone of us has access to a “secret” Albuquerque experience. The very fact of approximately 1 million unique minds living in the metro area means that there are 1 million unique and inaccessible points of view and thus, 1 million secret versions of our city. What are the Albuquerques that we wish we could access, but can’t?  We talk about Ghufoor, a  forgotten pueblo buried in a subdivision, abandoned nuclear storage areas and history itself as a sort of secret.

Episode 17: Secret Albuquerque

Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul have done more than any other pop-culture phenomenon to bring Albuquerque's unique city-scape to the eyes of the world. But is the Albuquerque portrayed in these shows accurate? What do they get right and wrong about our city? We talk to Bryan of the podcast It's Saul Goodman about his impressions of Albuquerque as seen on the show, as well as an in-depth conversation with Gabriel Hesch and Jonathan Baca from Breaking Math regarding their experiences growing up in the city.

Episode 30: Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul vs Albuquerque

This week, we are joined by Genevieve Garcia de Mueller, co-host of the Dead Things podcast. We discuss communes in New Mexico and the strange dark story of a man who believed he was the reincarnation of Ulysses S. Grant.

Episode 5: The Ballad of U.S. Grant. No, the OTHER U.S. Grant

Mike and Ty are joined by writer/poet Nora Hickey to discuss Route 66 history in Albuquerque. Nora interviews author David Dunaway about the significance of the Mother Road.

Episode 15: Route 66

New Mexico is filled with places you can't go. Our pal, Regis Lacher, talks about a few of them.

Episode 66: You can't go there

Visible from Albuquerque, but a world away, Sierra Ladrones is home to the ghosts of bandits, mysterious spirits and rumors of buried treasure.

Sierra Ladrones

We look into the history of dowsing in New Mexico.

Dowsing!

Look, there's no doubt about it: Crime in Albuquerque is on the rise. But what kind of crime? And why? And what can we do about it? We talk to Albuquerque Journal crime reporter Elise Kaplan about just what the heck is going on.

Episode 34: CRIME! And CRIMINALS

In 1934, an archaeologist from the University of New Mexico excavated a cave near Albuquerque and found evidence of human inhabitation going back to 25,000 BCE, far earlier than any other known human settlement in the Americas. So how come hardly anyone has heard of it?

Episode 9 Sandia Man

Here's a bit of trivia for you: Did you know that until 1949, Old Town wasn't actually a part of the city of Albuquerque? We tell the story behind this surprising fact, discuss the Little Beaver parade in Dulce, NM, and ponder the significance of the Raccoonpocalpyse.

Episode 32: Old Town

The Albuquerque Police Department has faced its share of controversies over the years, culminating in an investigation by the Department of Justice which released its findings in 2014. In this episode, we sit down with New Mexico In Depth reporter Jeff Proctor and get up to speed on the origin of the controversies and where things stand now. Also, Mike shares an article he wrote from the front-lines of the anti-police brutality protests of 2014.

Episode 14: The APD controversies

We travel back in time to the Albuquerque of 110 years ago and find a world of mail scams, abortion pills and quack treatment for hemorrhoids.

Albuquerque Today, 110 years ago

It's a very merry City on the Edgemas as we talk about luminarias and whether or not they are actually farolitos. Also, the Bugg Lights and biscochitos (which ARE interesting, MIKE.)

Luminarias or... uh... Farolitos?

One of the most well-preserved ghost towns near Albuquerque is the coal-mining village of Hagan.

Episode 69: Hagan

We talk with local poet Marie Landau about what it's like to experience Albuquerque as a newcomer, dispel some common myths and consider some reasons that new Albuquerque residents might have trouble adjusting.

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