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KTAL is Back on the FM Dial!

Great news! KTAL is back on the FM dial! If you live in the Las Cruces area, you can once again hear us at 101.5 FM.

Admittedly, at the moment, it's not totally ideal. When you're listening, you're sure to hear a noticeable hum in the background. Be assured, the problem is only temporary and we expect to have it fixed in the next week. (If it's too annoying for you, you might want to stick with our livestream a while longer where there is no buzz.)

There is also a problem with drop-outs to our FM audio. We are investigating this and hope to have it solved soon.

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

Speak Up Las Cruces
Wednesday 8-9 AM
Wed 2-4 PM, Rebroadcast
8:00-8:30:
Peter Goodman and Richard Kadzis discuss local and national issues. Speak Up by calling 575-526-5825.

8:30-9:00:
Father Henry Atkins discusses eco-theology, climate change, and Laudato Si’.

9:00-9:30:
Dr. Bobbie Green, Dona Ana County NAACP Chair, will discuss Juneteenth and police accountability, more specifically how the NAACP will mark Juneteenth this year and why Las Cruces needs citizens’ oversight for the police department.

9:30-10:00:
Dr. Brandon Hobson, author and NMSU Writing Professor, discusses his widely praised books and writing/literature more generally.

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

Big Picture Science
Thursday 11 AM-12 PM
Electricity plays an important role in our everyday lives, including allowing our bodies to communicate internally. But some research claims electricity may be used to diagnose and treat disease. Could electric pulses one day replace medications?
Lou Palumbo speaks with Sally Adee, science journalist, Samantha Payne, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences of University of Guelph and Kevin Tracey, Neurosurgeon and President of the Feinstein Institute at Northwell Health about the growing field of bioelectric medicine and the evidence for electricity’s healing abilities. Their comments may shock you.

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!

Strange Currency
Thursday 11 PM-1 AM
Sunday 2-4 PM, Rebroadcast
During a summer 1994 break from the rigorous road schedule, The Allman Brothers Band, Warren Haynes, Allen Woody, and Matt Abts retreated to a Florida recording studio to record a series of demos for their side project, Gov’t Mule. Those sessions yielded a few songs that would go on to become Gov’t Mule favorites, including “Blind Man in the Dark.” The sessions were finally issued in 2016 as The Tel-Star Sessions. Hear music from that release as well as selections from the Grateful Dead’s From the Mars Hotel. Presented by Jed Beaudoin.

Friday

Between the Lines
Fri 8-8:30 AM
Lou Palumbo presents:
Will Rice: Nation’s poor, students and climate lose in deal to end GOP debt ceiling extortion.
Tarah Heinzen: Supreme Court guts EPA enforcement of Clean Water Act, endangering wetlands.
Hank Bolden, Golden Rule Captain Kiko Johnston-Kitazawa and Bill Good: Historic Cold War-Era peace boat sails again to demand nuclear abolition.
Bob Nixon: This week’s under-reported news summary.

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.

Making Contact
Friday 12:30-1 PM
Sunday 11:30 AM-12 PM, Rebroadcast
The fight over the Indian Child Welfare Act Is not just a custody battle.

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.

Upfront Soul
Friday 7-9 PM
Sanguine Fromage throws a Pride parade for the ears with fabulous music from Sylvester, Billie Holiday, Billy Porter, Big Freedia, The Village People, and more!

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!

The Children's Hour
Saturday 9-10 AM
The Kids Crew went to the WHEELS Museum of Albuquerque to learn more about trains and transportation and how trains came to be the main form of transportation of goods in the world. The original tracks were made of wood and were built in Germany in the 1500's to help horse drawn carriages navigate dirt roads. Those same tracks have become the foundation for express trains today which can go over 200 miles per hour! But the fastest trains in the world are in China and can go over 260 miles per hour. The United States has not yet invested in high-speed rail systems.

Megalithic Metal
Saturday 9-10 PM
It's a diverse week as Julie Sanchez goes back to what is considered the first Heavy Metal song by the one and only, The Beatles, with slamming thrash guitar and Paul McCartney screams (along with Ringo's blistery fingers). A surprise metal contribution from Rush with heavy guitar distortions tearing up a bluesy version of a summertime song, and Ian Gillan, from Deep Purple, with his band Gillan. Then on to the Prog Metal side with Kamelot... and more.

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!

Upfront Soul
Friday, June 9 7-9 PM
Sanguine Fromage throws a Pride parade for the ears with fabulous music from Sylvester, Billie Holiday, Billy Porter, Big Freedia, The Village People, and more!

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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