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Celebrating Mexico! - 16 de Septiembre

In this week's episode of Frontera Frequencies, hosts Roberto Avant- Mier and Ale Seañez celebrate "El 16 de septiembre" by sharing some of their favorite Mexican songs and some of the memories they hold. In this episode, they include songs such as “El Gusto” by ”Los Lobos”, “Los Luchadores” by “La Sonora Santanera,” and a unique cover of "El Triste" by “Julieta Venegas”.

On the Miner Music Minute, we have student and president of the Digital Media Production Association, Amaris Espinoza, who talks about the songs she has discovered in her college experience and what they mean to her. She talks about nostalgia, reminiscing on her Gen Z childhood with the song "iPod Touch" by Ninajirachi, and the songs that represent her college identity: "Deadlines - yeule Remix" by Car Seat Headrest and yeule, and "Here I Am" by The Hellp.

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.
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.
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.
Ava Elder is in charge of being an on air board operator and producing shows like Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, Travel With Rick Steves, and others. Ava provides detailed weather and traffic updates, and makes sure each broadcast she is in charge of goes smoothly so that listeners can enjoy what they are hearing.
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