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Que Tal? Program Episode Highlights Dec 1-7, 2024

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Sunday

The First Rock and Roll Song
Sunday 12-3 AM
Jamie Dell’Apa presents Mr. Songs.

Delving In
Sunday 9-10 AM
Friday 11 AM-12 PM, Rebroadcast
In an interview from our archive, hear from journalist and essayist Eve Fairbanks about her book, The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa's Racial Reckoning, which explores race relations post-Apartheid.

Counterspin
Sunday 11-11:30 AM
Friday 12-12:30 PM, Rebroadcast
It wasn’t the horrific abuse of Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, but the pictures of it, that forced public and official acknowledgement. The Defense Department vehemently resisted the pictures’ release, with good reason. The notion that acts of torture by the US military and its privately contracted cat’s paws are, above all, distasteful may help explain corporate media’s inattentiveness to the efforts of victims of Abu Ghraib to find some measure of justice.

Making Contact
Sunday 11:30 AM-12 PM, Rebroadcast
Friday 12:30-1 PM
Mothers, markets, and migration: How South Korea became a major source for international adoptions.

Strange Currency
Sun 2-4 PM, Rebroadcast
Thursday 11 PM-1 AM
Hear selections from The Cure’s 1987 double album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me as well as music from Night Palace, the latest by Mount Eerie.

Music They Don't Want You to Hear
Sunday 8-10 PM,
Wednesday 10-12 PM
Ron Cooke remembers Alice Brock of Alice’s Restaurant fame who recently passed away. Songs of home and peace and thanksgiving for the holiday as well as a couple of songs for Stan Rogers' birthday.

Juke in the Back
Sunday 10-11 PM
Bandleader, pianist, composer and sometimes vocalist Buddy Johnson and his chanteuse sister Ella are in the spotlight. Johnson was a superstar and one of the hottest live acts of the 1940s in the Black Community, but he barely made a dent with White audiences, though a few of his records actually did cross over into the Pop Chart. His sister Ella Johnson was the featured vocalist on many of Buddy's biggest hits, but he also discovered a young Arthur Prysock, who would go on to greater fame after leaving Johnson.

Buddy and Ella Johnson

Monday

Alternative Radio
Monday 12-1 PM
Norm Chomsky and taking control of our lives.

Reveal
Monday 5-6 PM
Buried Secrets: America’s Indian Boarding Schools Part 2.

Ear Hustle
Monday 11 PM-Varies
Friday 11 PM-Varies, Rebroadcast
The question asked is, “what is this?” Ear Hustle is a proud member of PRX Radiotopia.

Tuesday

Cafe Con Leche
Tuesday 8-9 AM
Fri 2-3 PM, Rebroadcast
Greg’s “guest” is Zane Chaffee. The quotes are because Zane is always in the studio for Café con Leche but on the other side of the glass, at the soundboard. Greg and Zane talk about the art of sound and Zane’s roles as sound engineer, musician, singer, and more.

In the Que Tal Spotlight
Tuesday 5-6 PM
The first Tuesday of the month, In the Que Tal Spotlight presents Ron Cooke’s Music at 9 Wyatt.

The Moth
Tuesday 5PM
Stories of the adventures—and misadventures—of growing up. In a cave, on the ball field, and on a camping trip. Storytellers: Trevor Nourse gets lost in a cave, Susan Rohde gets to play wiffle ball with the cool kids, New camp counselor Martha Cooney is determined to win "rookie of the year", Self-proclaimed nerd Usra Gahzi goes on a coed camping trip, Sivad Johnson and his buddies seek to reach new heights on their bikes, Jim Hasson grows up with a healthy fear of strangers, 8th grader Nadia Hakim learns a lesson thanks to depilatory cream.

Transworld Airwaves
Tuesday 9-10 PM
DJ Madame B Transworld Thanks!

Wednesday

Speak Up Las Cruces
Wednesday 8-10 AM,
Rebroadcast 2-4 PM
Walt Rubel and co-host will discuss items in the news. Speak Up by calling 575-526-5825.

8:30-9:00 Fred Nathan, executive director of Think New Mexico, talks about their proposed legislative package to address the shortage of healthcare workers in the state.

9:00-9:30 Former City Council member Jack Eakman speaks about problems with the city’s oversight committee, which he had formerly led.

9:30-10:00 Larissa True, NMSU associate professor of kinesiology, talks about her presentation for the upcoming Academy for Learning in Retirement series on Happiness and Aging Well.

Afropop Worldwide
Wednesday 7-8 PM
Flamenco as we know it was “born” in Spain in the mid-19th century. But for centuries before that, Roma (Gitanos, Gypsies) had been living in Spanish cities, often rubbing shoulders with the descendants of Africans (Moors), who had been there as both citizens and slaves going back to Medieval times and earlier. Meet Rosales, flamenco dancer and scholar, Meira Goldberg, and dancer Yinka Esi Graves and learn to hear flamenco in a new way. We also meet maverick flamenco artist Raul Rodriguez, inventor and master of the tres flamenco.

Wide Wide World of Funk
Wednesday 8-10 PM
Wolfman Max will be highlighting the various genres of funk music he has played during his tenure at KTAL-LP beginning June 30th of 2024 through pieces and bits and expanding on his collection of tasty treats as listeners have come to enjoy after 5 months. Expect underground B-side millennial R’n’B, Trip Hop, Deep cut Soul sides from the 50’s-the early 70’s, more of that jazz funk, specifically a December tribute to Grover Washington Jr. He promises a month of goodies you should be a werewolf aware of, including his Christmas and New Year’s Day broadcasts.

Music They Don't Want You to Hear
Sunday 8-10 PM
Wednesday 10 PM-12 AM, Rebroadcast
Ron Cooke remembers Alice Brock of Alice’s Restaurant fame who recently passed away. Songs of home and peace and thanksgiving for the holiday as well as a couple of songs for Stan Rogers' birthday.

Thursday

Friday

Between the Lines
Friday 8-8:30 AM
David Pepper: How to Respond to Trump’s Threat to Democracy Over the Next 4 Years
Wajahat Ali: It’s Time for Trump Voters to Understand Americans Who Oppose Their Convicted Felon President
Sheldon Pollock: Activists Demand NY Gov. Hochul Sign ‘Make Fossil Fuel Polluters Pay’ Bill
Bob Nixon: This Week’s Underreported news

Delving In
Friday 11 AM-12 PM, Rebroadcast
Sunday 9-10 AM
In an interview from our archive, hear from journalist and essayist Eve Fairbanks about her book, The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa's Racial Reckoning, which explores race relations post-Apartheid.

Counterspin
Friday 12-12:30 PM, Rebroadcast
Sunday 11-11:30 AM
It wasn’t the horrific abuse of Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, but the pictures of it, that forced public and official acknowledgement. The Defense Department vehemently resisted the pictures’ release, with good reason. The notion that acts of torture by the US military and its privately contracted cat’s paws are, above all, distasteful may help explain corporate media’s inattentiveness to the efforts of victims of Abu Ghraib to find some measure of justice.

Making Contact
Friday 12:30-1 PM
Sunday 11:30 AM - 12 PM Rebroadcast
The Problematic History of Gender Testing at the Olympics

Cafe Con Leche
Fri 2-3 PM, Rebroadcast
Tuesday 8-9 AM
Greg’s “guest” is Zane Chaffee. The quotes are because Zane is always in the studio for Café con Leche but on the other side of the glass, at the soundboard. Greg and Zane talk about the art of sound and Zane’s roles as sound engineer, musician, singer, and more.

Upfront Soul
Friday 7-9 PM
Sanguine Fromage heads back to Woodstock and Dance to the Music with Sly and the Family Stone, celebrates the power of love from The Barons, Sam Cooke, and Joan Armatrading, and gets soulfully multisyllabic with Isaac Hayes.

Ear Hustle
Friday 11 PM-Varies, Rebroadcast
Monday 11 PM-Varies
The question asked is, “what is this?” Ear Hustle is a proud member of PRX Radiotopia.

Saturday

The Audacity of Pop
Saturday 8-9 AM
Tuesday 10-11 AM, Rebroadcast
Lorenzo continues the journey through pop history with "The Nifty Nineties!" Get on board and catch old faves from 1990 to 2000. From Blondie to The Pet Shop Boys, the show will move the groove. Other hip artists include Barenaked Ladies, Kim Stockwood, The Wallflowers and Christina Aguilera. Check it out as we explore the Audacity and Diversity of Pop!

The Children's Hour
Saturday 9-10 AM
Get ready to explore the fascinating world of bears. Katie Stone and the Kids Crew welcome Dr. Lynn Rogers, a renowned biologist often called the “Jane Goodall of bears.” The founder of the North American Bear Center, Dr. Rogers has dedicated his career to studying black bears and shares surprising insights into bear behavior and ecology. Learn how bears communicate, what they like to eat, and why they’re not as scary as one might think.

Soulsations
Saturday 1-2 PM
An encore tribute to soul icon Frankie Beverly, founder of the band Maze, who passed away this summer at 77. With his birthday on December 6, Carla Nickols celebrates his legacy by sharing award-winning music. Plus, Carla's sister Karen S. Carter brings this week’s groovin’ DoubleTake: the party-starting signature song by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly and a rousing cover by Beyoncé.

Latin Alternative
Saturday 4-5 PM
Monday 2-3 PM Rebroadcast
BEST OF 2024 episode! Josh Norek and Ernesto Lechner highlight their favorite songs of the past year from artists including Chicano Batman, Nathy Peluso, Cimafunk, The Warning, Diamante Electrico, Las Nubes, The Mavericks, Francisca Valenzuela and more.

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New on KTAL-LP

At the end of WWI, economics forced the big bands to trim their once great size and thus the Jump Blues combo was born. Between 1946-1954, rhythm and blues laid the tracks for what was to become Rock n ‘Roll. So how come, 70 years later, this vibrant and influential music is still so unknown to so many? Matt the Cat presents the great 1950s R&B records that you couldn’t hear on the jukebox in the front of the establishment. You had to go to the juke in the back. Tune in on Sundays at 10 PM to hear Juke in the Back. Here on KTAL-LP 101.5 Las Cruces and streaming on the web at lccommunityradio.org.

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