Frontera Frequencies

Have You Done Your Taxes?

By Roberto Avant-Mier,

Published April 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM MDT

In this week's episode of Frontera Frequencies, hosts Roberto Avant-Mier and Alejandra Seanez talk about songs that have a theme related to taxes. This conversation highlights tracks such as The Beatles' "Taxman," The Kinks' "Sunny Afternoon," and The Exploited’s "Don't Pay the Poll Tax." In the Miner Music Minute segment, student Melissa shares her tastes in Rock en Español music, highlighting songs such as Mikel Erentxun’s "Un Minuto de Ti" and Soda Stereo's "Zoom."

This program originally aired on April 10, 2026.

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Roberto Avant-Mier

Roberto Avant-Mier (PhD, Univ. of Utah) is the Interim Chair of the Department of Communication at UTEP and host of Frontera Frequencies. Prior to returning to Texas-El Paso in 2010, he was a professor at Boston College, and he previously attended the University of Utah, UTEP, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His research analyzes the discursive construction of Latino/Hispanic identity(ies) and cultural issues in popular music and film.

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Ale Seanez

Ale Seanez is a graduate student and MTA who recently earned her degree in Communication. She is passionate about exploring how media, culture, border identity, and storytelling intersect, and plans to pursue a PhD after completing graduate school.

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Martin Leon

Martin Leon is a producer at KTEP, editing and assembling radio shows for the station. He engineers and records interviews, as well as being a Board Operator for Texas Standard once a week. Current shows include Jazz Night in America, The Latin Alternative, Classical Guitar Alive, From the Top, and Pipedreams.

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Daisy Morales

Daisy Morales is part of the on-air talent, and interview host, in charge of recording and producing shows such as El Paso Prime Time, Science Studio, and We Are UT El Paso; Daisy also manages the recently added Podcast division.

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