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Que Tal? Program Episode Highlights Apr 13-Apr 19, 2025

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
Jamie Dell’Apa plays songs about animals making noises.

In the Que Tal Spotlight
Sunday 7-8 AM
Doug Adams presents In the Wind.
isa Lucca presents Live True.

Delving In
Sunday 9-10 AM
Friday 11 AM-12 PM, Rebroadcast
An interview from our archive: Kathryn Hall on how placebo effects complicate both drug research and medical practice, particularly in relation to psychiatric drugs.

A Way With Words
Sunday 10-11 AM, Rebroadcast
Wednesday 10-11 AM
Don't move my cheese! It's a phrase middle managers use to talk about adapting to change in the workplace. It comes from a popular 1990s business book featuring a fable about mice and tiny humans inside a maze and how they respond when their chewy food source is relocated. Plus, the origin story of the name William, and why it's I in Spanish. And a 5-year-old poses a question that puzzles many grownups, too: Why is the letter Q so often followed by a U? All that, and adynaton, an assonant quiz, do it up brown, and salt of the earth.

CounterSpin
Sunday 11-11:30 AM, Rebroadcast
Friday 12-12:30 PM
Jonah Valdez at the Intercept says that the Trump administration is now revoking visas and immigration statuses of hundreds of international students under the Student Exchange and Visitor Program—not just those active in pro-Palestinian advocacy, or those with criminal records of any sort. It is disheartening to see a report like one in Newsweek, about how Trump “loves the idea” of sending US citizens to prisons outside of US jurisdiction, that feels it has to start by explaining “Why It Matters.” Dara Lind, a senior fellow at the American Immigation Council joins Janine Jackson.

CounterSpin
Sunday 11-11:30 AM, Rebroadcast
Friday 12-12:30 PM
Jonah Valdez at the Intercept says that the Trump administration is now revoking visas and immigration statuses of hundreds of international students under the Student Exchange and Visitor Program—not just those active in pro-Palestinian advocacy, or those with criminal records of any sort. It is disheartening to see a report like one in Newsweek, about how Trump “loves the idea” of sending US citizens to prisons outside of US jurisdiction, that feels it has to start by explaining “Why It Matters.” Dara Lind, a senior fellow at the American Immigatin Council joins Janine Jackson.

The Moth
Sunday 1-2PM, Rebroadcast
A night out -- late night adventures or, should we say, misadventures. Gary Yiminez proves just how far he's willing to go for love. Otis Gray has a clever idea for how to deal with a rude customer. Molly Kendall's surprise for her boyfriend gets out of hand when he takes her out to dinner. Devin Elise Wilson rings in the New Year with a charming stranger.Flash Rosenberg has a life threatening fall, during a night out in New York City.

Strange Currency
Sun 2-4 PM, Rebroadcast
Thursday 11 PM-1 AM
Hear live music from the Grateful Dead via a July 1984 performance in Berkley, California, including an early version of the group’s sole Top 40 hit. Jed Beaudoin also gets to music from Sarah Mary Chadwick, My Morning Jacket and Madi Laughlin.

Music They Don't
​Want You To Hear
Sun 6-8 PM
Wed 10 PM-12 AM, Rebroadcast
Hear music from Rod MacDonald who will be in concert on April 19th at the Dona Ana Arts Council, from Que Tal’s own Teresa Tudury who has a new album out, from Grammy winner Allison Russell with Annie Lennox, as well as songs of earth and sky and god and satan.
 
Juke in the Back
Sunday 10-11 PM
Producer Jerry Wexler called Etta James "The greatest of all modern blues singers." That's great praise coming from a guy who worked with the greatest of the greats for 50 years.  Etta had an amazing talent for mixing a bit of tenderness and heartbreak into her gritty, tough and soulful voice. She had a style all her own and she played by her own rules.  Her success on record was equally matched by her personal failures off-mic, dealing with drug addiction, bad relationships and financial problems. Matt The Cat looks at how this incredible legend got started, focusing on Etta's first recordings from 1954 to her great rise in 1960.

Etta James

​Monday

Travel With Rick Steves
Monday 11 AM-12 PM
Rick Steves explores how drawing lines on a map can have real-life consequences for generations. Jonn Elledge explains how colonial mindsets continue to haunt us today. Journalist Nicholas Kristof talks about the practical considerations of traveling overseas as a foreign correspondent for the New York Times. And guides from Spain, Francisco Glaria and William Rosendin talk about how much they enjoy the country's nationwide passenger rail system.

Alternative Radio
Monday 12-1 PM
Monopoly isn’t just a board game it is the animating dynamic of our economic system. Really existing capitalism, which relies heavily on taxpayer support, embodies a near genetic drive to consolidate, to dominate and ultimately to eliminate competition. This leaves people with fewer choices and higher prices, exactly the outcome desired by the monopolists. Democracy, particularly in the U.S., has largely morphed into an oligarchy run by and for plutocrats. As corporate control of media increases and as inequality widens, and as the eco-crisis continues apace, one can expect a future of social unrest. Robert McChesney, leading media historian and public intellectual, guests.

Global Village
Monday 3-4 PM
Chris Heim celebrates the birthday of Ravi Shankar. Hear the master sitarist with Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison, his compositions performed by daughter Anoushka Shankar and violinist Daniel Hope, music from his nephew Ananda Shankar, and more.
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Reveal
Monday 5-6 PM
Mother Jones reporters Isabela Dias and Noah Lanard speak to the families and lawyers of 10 men now imprisoned at the Terrorism Confinement Center, known as CECOT. They vehemently deny allegations that the men are members of the Tren de Aragua criminal organization, and several provided evidence to support that. Host Al Letson speaks with Carlos Dada, co-founder and director of El Faro, the Salvadaron investigative news outlet. Dada says that in addition to foreign nationals, the agreement also allows for American citizens convicted of crimes to be imprisoned in El Salvador. 

Tuesday

Cafe Con Leche
Tuesday 8-9 AM
Fri 2-3 PM, Rebroadcast
Painter, photographer, and music jockey Paulo Rivera will be Greg’s guest.  The conversation will cover Paulo’s current activities in Las Cruces and the paths that have brought him here.  

​In the Que Tal Spotlight
Tuesday 2-3 PM
Sun 7-8 AM, Rebroadcast
Featuring two half hour specials: JJ Harken offers a half-hour of Your Weekly Sustainability Tips and a special Patriots Day presentation by Ron Cooke marking the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s Ride and the battles of Lexington and Concord that took place on April 19th 1775 explaining the history of Revere’s famous ride, the details of the first battles of the American Revolution and a remembrance of the first casualty of the War. 

Wednesday​

Speak Up Las Cruces
Wednesday 8-10AM
2-4PM rebroadcast
Walt Rubel and Peter Goodman discuss news of the day. Speak Up by calling 575-526-5825.
8:30-9:00 Andy Hume, Administrator of the Las Cruces Airport, will discuss the airport’s new master plan, which is said to be ambitious.
9:00-9:30 Three women's professional football players from the New Mexico [Las Cruces] Banitas, Ashlyn James, Blanca Cotton, and Stephanie Aragonw, discuss the upcoming professional women’s football season.  
9:30-10:00 Saba will discuss this year’s Illegal Art Show, scheduled for April 18-19th.  It’s oriented toward illegal wall art and indigenous art, offbeat art, offbeat music, and often gives some neat indigenous artists a lively outlet.

A Way With Words
Wednesday 10-11AM
 Samantha Harvey's novel Orbital is a sensuous, exhilarating meditation about the strangeness of life on a space station, with its mix of tedious tasks and jaw-dropping views. And: a musician who rode the rails in his youth shares the slang he picked up along the way. For example, the word spanging is a blend of the words spare and changing, and means "panhandling." Plus, what does the doggie say? The sound of a dog barking is often written as Bow wow. But why? Doesn't barking sound more like ruff ruff? 

Open to Debate
Wednesday 5-6 PM
 NASA, SpaceX, and other private companies are working on plans to make Mars humanity’s next frontier. However, should settling Mars be one of America’s priorities? Those arguing “yes” say the U.S. should do it first before China does, and it would lead to new advances in science and technology. But those against doing so say there are big issues that would make colonization difficult for humanity. Now we debate: Should the U.S. Prioritize Settling Mars?

Afropop Worldwide
Wednesday 7-8 PM
 Many fans in America first got hooked on Afropop (and African music in general) through the landmark 1982-83 tour by King Sunny Ade and his African Beats: The propulsive polyrhythms of traditional drums mixed with sophisticated guitar arrangements and pedal steel were like nothing we had ever heard. Topped by graceful choreography and the beaming presence of the “Chairman” himself, the effect was totally intoxicating. Travel to Lagos to hear about King Sunny Ade’s earlier career in the 1960s and '70s. 

​Wide World of Funk
Wednesday 8-10 PM
Wolfman Max deejays as the Wide World of Jazz Funk with a Latin American twist. Artists like Willie Bobo, Harvey Averne Band, Ray Barretto, and Mongo Santamaria, to name a few, will be bringing the rhythm and vibes. Dust off those maracas, guiros, bongos, y congas and join in!

​Music They Don't Want You To Hear
Wed 10 PM-12 AM, Rebroadcast
Sun 6-8 PM
​Hear music from Rod MacDonald who will be in concert on April 19th at the Dona Ana Arts Council, from Que Tal’s own Teresa Tudury who has a new album out, from Grammy winner Allison Russell with Annie Lennox, as well as songs of earth and sky and god and satan.

Thursday

The Mesilla Valley Sports Show
Thursday 9-10 AM
NMSU senior journalist Noah Apodaca guests for Mike O'Larey and Brian Cox. Noah was an intern for NBC's coverage of the summer Olympics. He will talk sports, Olympic TV coverage and his many experiences in local TV, print and other media news coverage.

Noah Adams

Friday

Delving In
Friday 11 AM-12 PM, Rebroadcast
Sunday 9-10 AM
An interview from our archive: Kathryn Hall on how placebo effects complicate both drug research and medical practice, particularly in relation to psychiatric drugs.

CounterSpin
Friday 12-12:30 PM
Sunday 11-11:30 AM, Rebroadcast
Jonah Valdez at the Intercept says that the Trump administration is now revoking visas and immigration statuses of hundreds of international students under the Student Exchange and Visitor Program—not just those active in pro-Palestinian advocacy, or those with criminal records of any sort. It is disheartening to see a report like one in Newsweek, about how Trump “loves the idea” of sending US citizens to prisons outside of US jurisdiction, that feels it has to start by explaining “Why It Matters.” Dara Lind, a senior fellow at the American Immigatin Council joins Janine Jackson.
 
Cafe Con Leche
Fri 2-3 PM, Rebroadcast
Tuesday 8-9 AM
Painter, photographer, and music jockey Paulo Rivera will be Greg’s guest.  The conversation will cover Paulo’s current activities in Las Cruces and the paths that have brought him here.

Upfront Soul
Friday 7-9PM
Hear tax time tunes from Angie Fisher and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, head to New Orleans with Eddie Bo and Professor Longhair, and stomp all night with 23rd Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. 

Ear Hustle
Friday 11-varies PM
Facing a long-term sentence with your Mom. Ear Hustle is a proud member of PRX Radiotopia.

Saturday

Live From the Farmers Market
Saturday 10:30-11:30AM 
The 2025 season starts off with the Que Tal crew on the Main Street Plaza featuring the Rockabilly Strangers.
Soulsations

Saturday 1-2PM 12-12:30 
Hear new music from Grammy-nominated neo-soul artist Eric Roberson, featuring BJ The Chicago Kid and Wichita’s own veteran bass player Conrad Rucker, by way of Kansas City, brings this week’s DoubleTake written and recorded by legendary soul artist Sam Cooke, along with a cover by noted vibraphonist Roy Ayers. Also feature a groovin’ gospel tune by Joe Praise featuring Mercy Chinwo, and funky classics from Kool & The Gang, Slave, and Michael Cooper. The founder of Con Funk Shun shares details behind their dance party hit, “Confunkshunizeya.”

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​​KTAL-LP Giving Day April 25, 2025

Que Tal is proud to be one of 60 nonprofit organizations throughout Southern New Mexico to be selected for Giving Day on April 25. Sponsored by the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico and United Way of Southwest New Mexico, Giving Day is a 24-hour virtual event, intended to promote philanthropy and the use of social media to engage new donors. All donations up to $500 will receive matching funds. Please show your support for community radio in Las Cruces by donating on Giving Day, April 25 by clicking on the following link: https://www.southernnewmexicogivingday.org/organizations/ktal-lp

New on KTAL-LP!
Sundays 4-5PM: Spend Sunday afternoons with DJ Soul Salad as he warms the cockles of your soul with sweet soul music from the 1950s-1970s. Sit back and relax. It will do the body good! 

This Month on KTAL-LP:

In the Que Tal Spotlight
Tuesday April 15 2:00 PM: Hear an extended version of Your Weekly Sustainability Tip by JJ Harken. If you are not already familiar with JJ’s short spots on Mondays and Wednesdays about 4:58pm and on Saturdays about 1:58pm, here is an opportunity to hear practical ideas on how you can help save the environment as you go about your daily tasks.

Tuesday April 15 2:30 PM: Hear a special Patriots Day presentation by Ron Cooke marking the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s Ride and the battles of Lexington and Concord that took place on April 19th, 1775, explaining the history of Revere’s famous ride, the details of the first battles of the American Revolution and a remembrance of the first casualty of the War.

Live From the Farmers Market
Saturday April 19 10:30-11:30 AM Hear a live remote from the Farmers Market as a team of Que Tal volunteers set up tent and present the Rockabilly Strangers at the downtown Farmers Market Plaza stage.

Que Tal Celebrates Earth Day
Tuesday April 22 hear Earth Day appropriate music and biographies of environmental conservationists.

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