<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"><channel><title><![CDATA[Desert Sage: Letters from New Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life, letters and politics in southern New Mexico, by journalist Algernon D'Ammassa. <br/><br/><a href="https://desertsagenm.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">desertsagenm.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://desertsagenm.substack.com/podcast</link><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:13:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/2989420.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Algernon D'Ammassa]]></author><copyright><![CDATA[Algernon D'Ammassa]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[desertsagenm@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:new-feed-url>https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/2989420.rss</itunes:new-feed-url><itunes:author>Algernon D&apos;Ammassa</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Life, letters and politics in southern New Mexico, by Algernon D&apos;Ammassa.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Algernon D&apos;Ammassa</itunes:name><itunes:email>desertsagenm@substack.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><itunes:category text="News"><itunes:category text="News Commentary"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2989420/d8557ce89526034b4c2c75ff4ac81daa.jpg"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Day Google Accused me of a Crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Raw recording of a talk I gave at the 10x25 Creativity Conference at Doña Ana Community College in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Oct. 24, 2025. </p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://desertsagenm.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">desertsagenm.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://desertsagenm.substack.com/p/the-day-google-accused-me-of-a-crime</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:177709801</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Algernon D'Ammassa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 05:04:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/177709801/bee5040a7ba86c25e34ff9092921f095.mp3" length="9507105" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Algernon D&apos;Ammassa</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>792</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2989420/post/177709801/d8557ce89526034b4c2c75ff4ac81daa.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Casings and Mud]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The <a target="_blank" href="https://desertsagenm.substack.com/p/casings-and-mud">Aug. 3, 2025</a> "Desert Sage" letter, read by Algernon. Related reporting: “<a target="_blank" href="https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_68ef6435-2803-4254-8286-e7f13febd86d.html">Flash flood hits hundreds of homes south of Las Cruces</a>” (July 23)</p><p>“<a target="_blank" href="https://www.abqjournal.com/business/article_0a1602fe-b488-40cb-bf42-f8ae98423203.html">This Ruidoso barber shop has stood here for 50 years. It is now in a floodway</a>” (July 14)</p><p>"<a target="_blank" href="https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_cd0eeaa6-f2da-4f42-9888-4955d6bff02c.html"><strong>'</strong></a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_cd0eeaa6-f2da-4f42-9888-4955d6bff02c.html">You will be touched.' Ruidoso prepares for more storms and flooding"</a> (July 14) "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_898c50cb-a0c6-4aef-b7b1-ffb48d95df52.html">After floods destroyed homes and left three dead, Ruidoso prepares for more rain</a>" (July 10)</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://desertsagenm.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">desertsagenm.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://desertsagenm.substack.com/p/casings-and-mud-421</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:170038911</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Algernon D'Ammassa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 22:43:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/170038911/98099cac80e039a75ac60f33ab752c0f.mp3" length="6668326" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Algernon D&apos;Ammassa</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>556</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2989420/post/170038911/d8557ce89526034b4c2c75ff4ac81daa.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The blowing leaf does not hate the wind]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Algernon D’Ammassa reads his <a target="_blank" href="https://desertsagenm.substack.com/p/round-and-round-the-roundhouse-we">Jan. 26, 2025 “Desert Sage” letter</a> on his birthday, recalling a reporting trip to the New Mexico Legislature and looking ahead to a new job at the Albuquerque Journal. </p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://desertsagenm.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">desertsagenm.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://desertsagenm.substack.com/p/the-blowing-leaf-does-not-hate-the</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:155787896</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Algernon D'Ammassa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 21:09:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/155787896/c7bd280d671e52b5266c403afbdcb77a.mp3" length="5302389" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Algernon D&apos;Ammassa</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>442</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2989420/post/155787896/d8557ce89526034b4c2c75ff4ac81daa.jpg"/></item></channel></rss>