Category: Think Again

Think Again: Watering Day

7/7/2026

Today we share a recent episode from another excellent KTAL show - Black English Vernacular.

Co-hosts Shahid Mustafa and Tameika L. Hannah bring an on the ground - farmers-eye view of the water situation in our community and our state. The show touches on drought, municipalities, infrastructure, water agreements, agriculture, history, culture, Project Jupiter, and what our future looks like.

Think Again: Anna Dykeman / Connie Anderson

6/15/2026

Today, Anna Dykeman shares her thoughtful views about the perspectives of Connie Anderson. Anderson's insights and observations can be seen and heard on "Tending The In-Between". Today's exploration centers on what's happening below the surface - behind the curtain of chaos and noise - that so often shapes so much of our lives and our society today. Both women express their ideas about the often traumatizing and unrecognized internal impacts that many humans are currently experiencing.

Think Again: Poetry with Joseph Somoza

6/8/2026

Today we converse with local poet Joseph Somoza. He reads some of some recent writings and shares his thoughtful observations, and seasoned insights about life, language, and poetry. Joseph Somoza is treasured in this community and beyond.

Think Again: Daphne Wirthlin and Keith Whelpley

6/1/2026

In today's multi-faceted conversation, we explore the ideas of happiness and contentment.

Are they the same? Do they arise through different processes from within and without?

The definitions of these ideas seem a little bit fuzzy - a little squishy - not simple - not black or white. We look at how our values and motivations sometimes change as we get older. A consistent theme of the conversation is how to find ease in what was and what is, and how being at ease within ourselves shapes our lives.

Think Again: Fr Gabriele Rochelle on Arrogance and Ignorance

5/18/2026

Retired Orthodox Priest, Fr Gabriel Rochelle, shares in a thought-provoking exploration of the relationship between arrogance and ignorance. We explore willful ignorance and arrogance, and the harm they cause. We evaluate the effects of ego and insecurity. We explore the deep-seated human need for certainty, the fear of its absence, and the disturbing effects of considering how little we actually know. We touch on the importance of critical thinking and the distinctions between information and truth, and between intelligence and wisdom. We look at true believers, skeptics, agnostics, and artificial intelligence. We span science, religion, society, history, medicine, philosophy, cosmology, psychology, and also consider awe, wonder, gratitude, and humility as antidotes to arrogance.

Think Again: Shahid Mustafa on Systemic Racism and Redistricting

5/4/2026

In today's conversation, Shahid Mustafa brings questions and observations about the recent Supreme Court ruling, allowing Congressional redistricting that guts the Voting Rights Act, and disenfranchise Black voters. With the support of callers, the dialogue brings inquiry to matters of embedded and ongoing racism in the American culture, and possible mechanisms for changing that. We touch as well on considerations of what's happening in the Democrat and Republican parties as related to addressing issues of systemic racism.

Think Again: Fr. Gabriel Rochelle & Adjunct Professor Sam Johnson on Language and Linguistics

4/20/2026

Fr. Gabriel Rochelle and Adjunct Professor Sam Johnson bring us a thought-provoking dialogue about some of the fascinating aspects of language. The conversation leads us to look at how multi-lingual people may very well think differently from mono-lingual speakers. We explore distortions of language that can be used in reframing narratives about what's real in politics, religion, culture, economics, and in our everyday lives. We touch on languages from ancient Greek and Hebrew - through the present. We take a peek at how language forms, changes, morphs, and evolves - and much more. These are but a few of the topics that arise in this conversation. Listen in for a fast paced journey through some of the great many facets of language and how it shapes our perceptions of reality. It's an exploration that certainly merits further attention.

Think Again: Keith Whelpley

4/14/2026

Our guest today, Keith Whelpley is a long-time friend and often radio co-host.

The conversation spans considerations of AI - Generational Differences - Politics - Education, and more.

Keith is always a delightful guest and thinking partner.

Think Again: Jon Hunner on History

4/6/2026

Jon Hunner, retired NMSU history professor and author of "Inventing Los Alamos" and "J.Robert Oppenheimer, the Cold War, and the Atomic West" shares some thoughts and observations about his experience as a historian, history in general, US history, and a particular focus on the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. He tells some thought provoking stories about himself and his father (US Air Force) as related to the atomic history of New Mexico.

The conversation includes a delightful exploration of what we call history, how we think about it, and how we understand it today. Jon Hunner cites and recommends an exercise he's employing - making a personal Declaration of Independence: "I declare my independence from ....." that we can tailor to our own individual lives. He brings a host of interesting thoughts.

Think Again: Richard Coltharp - Journalism

3/30/2026

Today's guest Richard Coltharp has a diverse, lengthy, and in-depth history with journalism. He currently teaches journalism at New Mexico State University.

He starts with defining the distinctions between "Media" and "Journalism", and the need for more teaching of logic and critical thinking. He shares some of his direct experience with the devastating decline of local journalism and the rise of corporate ownership of local newspapers. He also touches on the rise of a relatively new model for local news organizations - non-profit news "New Mexico Local News Fund". He comments on the rapidly evolving influence of Artificial Intelligence on media, journalism, and education in the classroom.

Upon asking his journalism students what we need to be doing these days, they answered "Talk to your neighbors". That's reassuring. As a non-profit community radio station, we at KTAL do just that. We talk to our neighbors.

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