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Que Tal? Program Episode Highlights for June 4 - June 10 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
This week, Jamie Dell’Apa think he finally found the first rock and roll song!

Interfaith Voices
Sunday 8-9 AM
Ambreen Khan presents The Sacred Obligation of the Salmon People.

Delving In
Sunday 9-10 AM
Fri 11 AM-12 PM, Rebroadcast
Stuart Kelter speaks with best-selling Oxford historian, Peter Frankopan about his latest book, The Earth Transformed: An Untold History, an environmental history of both the human and natural past, from billions of years ago until the present, across the entire planet.

Counterspin
Sunday 11-11:30 AM
Friday 12-12:30 PM, Rebroadcast
Corporate media have never been the right place to look for thoughtful, inclusive consideration of affirmative action. For them it's an "issue," a political football, rather than a long effort to address the real historical and ongoing discrimination against non-white, non-male people in multiple aspects of US life. But when it comes to the role that anti-discrimination, pro-equity efforts have had on Asian-American communities, there are particular layers of mis- and disinformation that benefit from exploring. Janine Jackson hosts.

Making Contact
Sunday 11:30 AM-12 PM, Rebroadcast
Friday 12:30-1 PM
Well Nourished: How Mutual Aid is Transforming Food Security for Single Moms in Ohio.

Ralph Nader Radio Hour
Sunday 12-1 PM
A license to loot is what economist William Lazonick calls stock buybacks. Until the Reagan Revolution, stock buybacks were considered market manipulation and at the very least are an unproductive use of profits used only to pump up the stock price and enrich upper management, while neglecting workers wages, capital expansion, and innovation. Ralph Nader and Professor Lazonick break it all down.

The Moth
Sunday 1-2 PM, Rebroadcast
Tuesday 5-6 PM
Jay Allison hosts stories of finding inner strength in the face of unimaginable odds, the courage to make life or death choices, stick to one's guns, and not only survive, but thrive.
Les Strayhorn heeds his father's advice.
District Fire Chief Michael McNamee confronts his worst fear.
Robin Utz comes to face the hardships of pregnancy and love.

Strange Currency
Sunday 2-4 PM, Rebroadcast
Thursday 11 PM-1 AM
Deliver Me From Nowhere is the new book by Warren Zanes. It’s in part the story of how Bruce Springsteen recorded his classic 1982 album, Nebraska, which serves as a singular work in the New Jersey-raised musician's output. Hear music from Nebraska as well as selections from Leon Russell, whose life is examined in a new book by musician Bill Janovitz of the band Buffalo Tom.

Medium Rare
Sunday 5-6 PM, Rebroadcast
Thursday 10-11 PM
Bruce Thomas’ show #26 represents six months of shows. This one will be all Beatles covers, from Phoebe Snow, Todd Rundgren, Rare Earth, Roberta Flack, Rita Hovink, George Benson, Freddie Hunnard and more! Fun and fast hour, be there or be square!

Music They Don't Want You to Hear
Sunday 6-8 PM
Wednesday 10 PM-12 AM, Rebroadcast
Ron Cooke presents fast cars and moonshine, on the road from Route 66 to Thunder Road; new music from the likes of Rod MacDonald, Chris Piece and No No Boy as well as a tribute to Tina Turner.

Monday

Travel With Rick Steves
Monday 11 AM-12 PM
Join Rick Steves as he travels back in time to Roman England to consider what remains today from 400 years of Roman rule in Britain. Then hear about the most spectacular sites in Turkey to revel in the rich 600-year history of the Ottoman Empire. And listen in as a Palestinian Israeli shares his hard-earned lessons for getting past polarization within one's own divided society. Tour guides: Lorraine Dineen, Lale Surmen Aran, and Aziz Abu Sabah.

Alternative Radio
Monday 12-1 PM
Turning 100, Henry Kissinger is one of the most notorious characters of any period in history. He has assiduously cultivated and constructed the image of the sagacious elder statesman. What is his record to deserve such respect and reverence? As Nixon’s national security advisor, Kissinger displayed his kowtowing to power when he kept silent as his boss made anti-Semitic remarks. When Nixon demanded that Cambodia be bombed, he conveyed the order like a good errand boy. Kissinger once boasted, “The illegal we do immediately, the unconstitutional takes a little longer.”

The Latin Alternative
Monday 2-3 PM, Rebroadcast
Saturday 4-5 PM
It's a Latin Funk explosion all about the funk groove and its presence in Latin music. Featured artists include Joe Bataan, Cimafunk, Kinky, Brownout, Jungle Fire, Plastilina Mosh, Pacha Massive, Willie & Eric Bobo, Illya Kuryaki & The Valderrams, Los Amigos Invisibles, Ocote Soul Sounds and more!

Global Village
Monday 3-4 PM
Since 1972, the United Nations has declared June 5th to be World Environment Day to support environmental efforts around the globe. Chris Heim marks the occasion with a wide array of songs about the environment from such artists as Jimmy Cliff, 9Bach, Adrian Belew, Randy Newman, the Maria Schneider Orchestra, Bruce Cockburn and more.

Reveal
Monday 5-6 PM
Reporter Jonathan Jones travels to coal country in southeastern Montana to look at the battle over coal and clean energy, heads to Helena, where lawmakers have passed one of the most extreme laws barring the state from calculating the impact of climate change for major projects and then visits the state’s largest wind farm and meets with renewable energy experts who say the state can close its coal plants, never build a new gas plant, and transition to 100% clean energy, while, at the same time, reduce electricity.

Tuesday

Cafe Con Leche
Tuesday 8-9 AM
Friday 2-3 PM, Rebroadcast
Greg Smith’s main topics will be Pride Month and the Arts. Guests will be State Senator Carrie Hamblen and media expert Jess Williams discussing the Pride Month show in the Staszewski Gallery at the Doña Ana Arts Council; how the Stonewall Riots in late June 1969 led to Pride Month all these decades later; the constructive roles each of the guests has played in those decades; and what role they and the arts are playing in the current dialogue about LGBTQ issues.

The Moth
Tuesday 5-6 PM
Sunday 1-2 PM, Rebroadcast
Jay Allison presents storytellers: Sam Bolen who works on Broadway during the "season of the understudy."
Meg Ferrill uses her skills as a project manager in the lead up to the birth of her son.
Grace Topinka tries to learn stick shift.
Michael Maina has no idea how to handle his first crush.
Anh Vu Sawyer challenges the youth she works with to apply to college—but they in turn challenge her right back.

Wednesday

Afropop Worldwide
Wednesday 7-8 PM
Traditional Manding (Mande) griots living in France sit at the crossroads between Africa and Europe. Historically, their role has been to weave traditional oral histories, often within music, to promote a united, peaceful society. As they have become part of the modern global community, each griot has their own way of staying true to these historical roles, while also broadening their appeal to multicultural audiences. Hear how these international troubadours spread their messages to the world by blending European music with the kora, the balafon, the guitar, and their own voices.

Music They Don't Want You to Hear
Wednesday 10 PM-12 AM, Rebroadcast
Sunday 6-8 PM
Ron Cooke presents fast cars and moonshine, on the road from Route 66 to Thunder Road; new music from the likes of Rod MacDonald, Chris Piece and No No Boy as well as a tribute to Tina Turner.

Thursday

Medium Rare
Thursday 10-11 PM
Sunday 5-6 PM, Rebroadcast
Brother B presents another wild eclectic mix of Rock/Blues/Jazz/New-Age by bouncing around freely among the genre's and featuring many artists including Bobby Humphrey, Billy Joel, Cal Tjader & Charlie Byrd, KCP 5, Keiko Matsui, Kyle Eastwood, Lapsley, Larry Carlton, Lyle Mays and Diane Schuur! It is a fast and fun hour, be there or be square!

Friday

Delving In
Fri 11 AM-12 PM, Rebroadcast
Sunday 9-10 AM
Stuart Kelter speaks with best-selling Oxford historian, Peter Frankopan about his latest book, The Earth Transformed: An Untold History, an environmental history of both the human and natural past, from billions of years ago until the present, across the entire planet.

Counterspin
Friday 12-12:30 PM, Rebroadcast
Sunday 11-11:30 AM
Corporate media have never been the right place to look for thoughtful, inclusive consideration of affirmative action. For them it's an "issue," a political football, rather than a long effort to address the real historical and ongoing discrimination against non-white, non-male people in multiple aspects of US life. But when it comes to the role that anti-discrimination, pro-equity efforts have had on Asian-American communities, there are particular layers of mis- and disinformation that benefit from exploring. Janine Jackson hosts.

Cafe Con Leche
Friday 2-3 PM, Rebroadcast
Tuesday 8-9 AM
Greg Smith’s main topics will be Pride Month and the Arts. Guests will be State Senator Carrie Hamblen and media expert Jess Williams discussing the Pride Month show in the Staszewski Gallery at the Doña Ana Arts Council; how the Stonewall Riots in late June 1969 led to Pride Month all these decades later; the constructive roles each of the guests has played in those decades; and what role they and the arts are playing in the current dialogue about LGBTQ issues.

Saturday

The Audacity of Pop
Saturday 8-9 AM
Lorenzo Parra hosts "The Latin Sound in Pop" spinning 45 years of the ritmo influence on pop music. He launches with "Tequila" from 1958, then dances through 1995 with "Si Tu Te Vas" and rock over to "Dime Mi Amor" from 2003. Join the fun! More to follow!

CHECK BACK NEXT WEEK!!!

KTAL Celebrates June Pride Month

Don’t miss the following Pride-related programming in June on Radio Que Tal:

Café Con Leche
Tuesday, June 6 8:00-9:00 AM and rebroadcast Friday, June 9 2:00-3:00 PM
Greg Smith’s main topics will be Pride Month and the Arts. Guests will be State Senator Carrie Hamblen and media expert Jess Williams discussing the Pride Month show in the Staszewski Gallery at the Doña Ana Arts Council; how the Stonewall Riots in late June 1969 led to Pride Month all these decades later; the constructive roles each of the guests has played in those decades; and what role they and the arts are playing in the current dialogue about LGBTQ issues.

This Way Out
This show airs every Thursday from 12:00-12:30 PM
This Way Out is the only internationally distributed weekly LGBTQ radio program, currently airing on some 200 local community radio stations around the world. The award-winning half-hour magazine-style program features a summary of some of the major news events in or affecting the queer community (NewsWrap), in-depth coverage of major events, interviews with key queer figures, plus music, literature, entertainment — all the information and culture of a community on the move!

Stay tuned for special Pride programming throughout the month at KTAL 101.5.

New Show Alert: Ralph Nader Radio Hour

We're excited to announce the addition of The Ralph Nader Radio Hour to KTAL-LP's Sunday afternoon lineup! Tune in every Sunday from noon to 1 pm for thought-provoking discussions and insightful interviews with renowned consumer advocate and political activist Ralph Nader. Join Ralph and his panel of experts as they dive into the pressing issues that affect our lives, from corporate power and government accountability to consumer rights and social justice.

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