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Fund-Drive!

Sunday December 3rd through Sunday December 10th is our 3rd annual winter fund drive and we're asking you, the listeners, to help keep KTAL on the air in the Mesilla Valley and beyond! Our goal this year is to raise at least $5000 to contribute towards the New Mexico News Fund’s matching grant. Every dollar raised will be matched up to $5000 so please help us meet this goal! Feel free to call in 575-526-5825, or visit our website to find out how you can donate. Thank you for your patronage and keep listening to 101.5FM KTAL!

Que Tal? Program Episode Highlights for December 3-9, 2023

Want to know what topics hosts and guests will be discussing on your favorite talk shows this week? Or what themes your favorite music hosts will be highlighting? Click on each day for details of show episodes. If you like what you see and hear, go to our Donate page and show your support! A full list of programming may be found on our Schedule page.

Sunday

The First Rock and Roll Song
Sunday 12-3 AM
Music from Jimmys who all predate Jimi Hendrix. All these "Jimmys" could have been awarded "the first rock and roll song" but few to none of them sold well enough to escape the oblivion of great music and musicians you have never heard. That's what all these shows are about - the first rock and roll song was not popular then and is unrecognized now. Jimi Hendrix is a fine musician but here's 80 other “Jimmys” from before Jimi who remain overlooked. Presented by Jamie Dell’Apa.

Interfaith Voices
Sunday 8-9 AM
Thrity Umrigar describes her journey to becoming a published author and the spirit of India that she felt as she was coming of age in the 1970s. A time she described where religious diversity was valued as a strength and central to the identity of being Indian. Then Umrigar shares how a series of articles by New York Times writer Ellen Barry detailing the plight of women in rural India inspired her latest novel. Finally, Umrigar discusses why she believes the opposition to interfaith marriage has become the third rail in the political battles unfolding in India today and animates the tensions that trace back to the violence of partition.

Delving In
Sunday 9-10 AM
Fri 11 AM-12 PM, Rebroadcast
Stuart Kelter presents a special repeat broadcast with Dean Buonomano about the neuroscience of time.

Counterspin
Sunday 11-11:30 AM
Fri 12-12:30 PM, Rebroadcast
Press story, language so bland it almost discourages reading the piece. It reports how right-wing politicians and anti-abortion activists are seeking to undermine or undo democratic processes when those processes accurately reflect the public desire to protect reproductive rights. Methods include “challenging election results, refusing to bring state laws into line with voter-backed changes, moving to strip state courts of their power to consider abortion-related laws, and challenging the citizen-led ballot initiative process itself.”

Ralph Nader Radio Hour
Sunday 12-1 PM
Ralph Nader welcomes back Chuck Collins, heir to the Hormel fortune and cofounder of Patriotic Millionaires, to discuss his latest report, “The True Cost of Billionaire Philanthropy.” The piece essentially concludes that society would be better off if billionaires just kept their money and paid their fair share of taxes. Plus, he speaks briefly about the situation in Gaza with Lara Friedman, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace, and Francesco DeSantis keeps up to date with the latest news with his segment “In Case You Haven’t Heard.”

The Moth
Sunday 1-2 PM, Rebroadcast
Tuesday 5-6 PM
Stories of encounters with the animal kingdom including songbirds, rogue rams, carnivorous threats, and friends. Storytellers include:
Georgia Huff goes for a hike...in grizzly bear country.
Randy Horick finds meaning in a bird's song.
Michele Woods must prove she's a real Scottish local when her ram Frowick escapes.
After Fran Kras takes in a stray cat, a mystery unfolds.
As a child with a severe stutter, Alan Rabinowitz finds solace in speaking to animals.

Strange Currency
Sunday 2-4 PM, Rebroadcast
Thursday 11 PM-1 AM
Listen for music from Cat Power’s Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert as well as music from Sarah Jarosz, Emma Swift, and Kara Jackson.

Medium Rare
Sunday 5-6 PM, Rebroadcast
Tuesday 8-9 PM
A "Special Edition" of Medium Rare by Brother B. He specializes in masters of Acoustic Guitar. Artists include Trace Bundy, Jesse Cook, Craig Chaquico, Uman, Acoustic Alchemy, Armik, William Ackerman, Stephen Bennett, Jeff Burak, Michael Hedges, Manu Katché and Rupert Parker. Brother B. will remind listeners that it is important to support your community radio station. Join in the fun!

Music They Don't Want You to Hear
Sunday 6-8 PM
Wed 10 PM-12 AM, Rebroadcast
To inspire a bit of giving for the annual KTAL fund drive, Ron Cooke begins with songs about money - please share some with your community radio station. Then it is off to Tulsa to hang out with Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan and kindred spirits. Also hear songs to celebrate the birthdays of Bill Morrissey and Stan Rogers plus some archival recordings of old prison blues.

Monday

Travel With Rick Steves
Monday 11 AM-12 PM
Former U.S. ambassador to Switzerland, Suzi LeVine, shares her insights into what makes the Swiss tick — and what their society gets right. Then, astronomer Philip Plait helps us imagine what sort of views we'd enjoy if we could travel to planets in our solar system. And guidebook author from Anchorage, Lisa Maloney, tells us why south-central Alaska can be a fun place for a winter visit.

Alternative Radio
Monday 12-1 PM
Neoliberal economics has exposed the dark side of the American dream. It took off with Reagan and Thatcher. For most workers, incomes have stagnated except for the very rich, whose incomes have more than quadrupled. Biden correctly points out that millions of people have gotten new jobs, however, the typical family is actually getting paid less taking inflation into account. According to data from the Federal Reserve, real median household income has been falling during the Biden presidency. Last year the poverty rate more than doubled, and the number of people who are hungry jumped to 44 million.

The Latin Alternative
Monday 2-3 PM, Rebroadcast
Saturday 4-5 PM
Josh Norek and Ernesto Lechner celebrate FANIA RECORDS, the legendary label that brought legends of Salsa and Boogaloo including the Fania All-Stars, Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, Cheo Feliciano, Ismael Rivera and countless others.

Reveal
Monday 5-6 PM
A CIA spy stationed in Havana, Cuba is unexpectedly hit with a strange illness. He finds out he’s not the only one – a dozen other U.S. spies and diplomats on the island have the same symptoms. What … or who … is behind the “Havana syndrome”? Reporters Adam Entous and Jon Lee Anderson investigate.

Ear Hustle
Monday 11 PM-Varies
Fri 11 PM-Varies, Rebroadcast
Being an immigrant in an American prison can pose unique challenges, like deciding which racial group to identify with. But sometimes the biggest hurdles don’t become apparent until the day you are released. Martin Gomez, Miguel Sifuentes, Wayne Boatwright, Phoeun You, David Jassy, Ai Borey (aka PJ) and Marco Villa share their stories with Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods. Ear Hustle is a proud member of PRX Radiotopia.

Tuesday

Cafe Con Leche
Tuesday 8-9 AM
Friday 2-3 PM, Rebroadcast
Greg Smith talks to Frances Williams, Araceli Solis, and Kathleen Albers about the Renaissance ArtsFaire, past, future, and present: what the hopes were fifty, forty, and twenty years ago, what the hopes are now and for the future, how the event transitioned from the Holy Cross CraftsFaire to the DAArts Renaissance ArtsFaire, what people could see in the past that is still there and what was new this year; Other topics include: activities at White Sands Missile Range, at the Arts Council and with ARTE.

The Moth
Tuesday 5-6 PM
Sunday 1-2 PM, Rebroadcast
Stories of learning from one's parents. Difficult life lessons, words of wisdom (not always heeded), and being led by example. Listen to your father; mother knows best; respect your elders. Storytellers:
Bridgett Davis's mother provides for her family and teaches her daughter a valuable lesson in the process.
Ellie Lee tells the story of her Chinese immigrant father and the empire he built from nothing. Jason Schommer's mother teaches him that bad decisions can be immortalized in photos.
Louise Newton-Keogh learns and re-learns the meaning of "I love you" from her mother.

Medium Rare
Tuesday 8-9 PM
Sunday 5-6 PM, Rebroadcast
Brother B brings on "the mix"! Rock/Blues/Jazz and a bit of New Age is on tap.
Rock is up first with the Talking Heads, Ten Years After, The Who, and The Guess Who.
The bluesmen show up with Buddy Guy, Otis Taylor and Ray Charles.
Then, Jazz aficionados make their appearance with Fourplay, Manu Katché and Dave Grusin. Then make way for some great New Age artists: Andreas Vollenweider and Patrick O'Hearn.
It will be another fast and fun hour! Be there or be square!

Transworld Airwaves
Tuesday 9-10 PM
DJ Madame B does some Transworld Twisting.

Wednesday

Speak Up Las Cruces
Wednesday 8-10 AM
Wed 2-4 PM, Rebroadcast
8:00-8:30:
Walt Rubel and Peter Goodman discuss local and national news. Listeners can Speak Up by calling 575-526-5825.

8:30-9:00:
Margaret Goehring, an art professor at NMSU discusses her upcoming presentation on the art of China this month for the Academy for Learning in Retirement.

9:00 to 9:30:
Hear from organizers of a tribute to Phil Ochs, a folk singer and artist from the 1950s and 60s.

9:30 to 10:00:
Anette Morales talks about a local affordable housing project she is involved with.

Musical Celebrations
Wednesday 6-7 PM
Friday 9-10 AM, Rebroadcast
Walt Rubel celebrates Holiday at the Depot, which is Saturday, Dec. 8 at the Las Cruces Railroad Museum. The first set features songs by Michelle Shocked, The Grateful Dead and The Box Tops.

Music They Don't Want You to Hear
Wednesday 10 PM-12 AM, Rebroadcast
Sunday 6-8 PM
To inspire a bit of giving for the annual KTAL fund drive, Ron Cooke begins with songs about money - please share some with your community radio station. Then it is off to Tulsa to hang out with Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan and kindred spirits. Also hear songs to celebrate the birthdays of Bill Morrissey and Stan Rogers plus some archival recordings of old prison blues.

Thursday

Big Picture Science
Thursday 11 AM-12 PM
Nothing lasts forever. Even the universe has several possible endings. Will there be a dramatic Big Rip or a Big Chill – also known as the heat death of the universe – in trillions of years? Or will vacuum decay, which could theoretically happen at any moment, do us in? Perhaps the death of a tiny particle – the proton – will bring about the end. We contemplate big picture endings, and whether one could be brought about by our own machine creations.

Living Planet
Thursday 12:30-1 PM
Whisky's peat problem, the repair café & the climate skeptics cashing in on the green economy. Is indulging in a wee dram bad for the climate? We investigate whisky's peat problem from the Isle of Islay in Scotland. Later, drop into a repair café in Manchester doing its bit to reduce the millions of tons of fixable items we throw out every year. And lastly, visit the Republican state of Georgia where the electric vehicle business is booming.

Friday

Musical Celebrations
Friday 9-10 AM, Rebroadcast
Wednesday 6-7 PM
Walt Rubel celebrates Holiday at the Depot, which is Saturday, Dec. 8 at the Las Cruces Railroad Museum. The first set features songs by Michelle Shocked, The Grateful Dead and The Box Tops.

Delving In
Fri 11 AM-12 PM, Rebroadcast
Sunday 9-10 AM
Stuart Kelter presents a special repeat broadcast with Dean Buonomano about the neuroscience of time.

Counterspin
Fri 12-12:30 PM, Rebroadcast
Sunday 11-11:30 AM
Press story, language so bland it almost discourages reading the piece. It reports how right-wing politicians and anti-abortion activists are seeking to undermine or undo democratic processes when those processes accurately reflect the public desire to protect reproductive rights. Methods include “challenging election results, refusing to bring state laws into line with voter-backed changes, moving to strip state courts of their power to consider abortion-related laws, and challenging the citizen-led ballot initiative process itself.”

Cafe Con Leche
Friday 2-3 PM, Rebroadcast
Tuesday 8-9 AM
Greg Smith talks to Frances Williams, Araceli Solis, and Kathleen Albers about the Renaissance ArtsFaire, past, future, and present: what the hopes were fifty, forty, and twenty years ago, what the hopes are now and for the future, how the event transitioned from the Holy Cross CraftsFaire to the DAArts Renaissance ArtsFaire, what people could see in the past that is still there and what was new this year; Other topics include: activities at White Sands Missile Range, at the Arts Council and with ARTE.

Upfront Soul
Friday 7-9 PM
Sanguine Fromage merges into a transit set with "Expressway to Your Heart," "Cross Bronx Expressway," and, finally, a ride on the Double Dutch Bus with Frankie Smith. Plus, she will "Fumigate Funky Broadway" with Chris Kenner and talk trash with Sam Cooke.

Ear Hustle
Fri 11 PM-Varies, Rebroadcast
Monday 11 PM-Varies
Being an immigrant in an American prison can pose unique challenges, like deciding which racial group to identify with. But sometimes the biggest hurdles don’t become apparent until the day you are released. Martin Gomez, Miguel Sifuentes, Wayne Boatwright, Phoeun You, David Jassy, Ai Borey (aka PJ) and Marco Villa share their stories with Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods. Ear Hustle is a proud member of PRX Radiotopia.

Saturday

Audacity of Pop
Saturday 8-9 AM
Join Lorenzo Parra for some swinging fun with "23 Years of Pop." Spanning the new millennium from 2000 to 2023, from M People to NF and many artists in between, this show will keep you groovin’ and movin’. Be a part of the happy rendezvous!

Soulsations
Saturday 1-2 PM
Hear a new captivating rendition of “The Christmas Song” (recorded live) by Grammy Award-winner Samara Joy and her father, Antonio McLendon. Also, holiday tunes from John Legend and CeeLo Green. Two legendary bands, Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago, embark on their new Heart & Soul tour in 2024. Carla Eckols shares their hits and uplifting gospel by the Chicago Mass Choir. Plus, Con Funk Shun founder, Michael Cooper, offers his groovin’ Christmas DoubleTake along with an enticing version by the legendary Luther Vandross.

CHECK BACK NEXT WEEK!!!

Open House!

The Holiday open house will be Sunday December 10th from 3-6 PM. This event is open to the public so please come down to 121 Wyatt Drive unit #9 in Las Cruces and bring friends! KTAL-LP will be providing some refreshments for the evening; however, this is a potluck style event so feel free to bring a dish or dessert of your choosing. Thanks again, and we hope to see you there!

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