Shows
RaícesRaices (01-18-26) - Local Issues in the NewsHost Cathy Lara talks about local issues in the news.
2026-01-1858 minRaícesRaices (12-28-25) - San Vincente Historical CemeteryHost Cathy Laura welcomes Leonard Mendez and Cindy Dally talk about the recent historical marker for the San Vincente Cemetary on 700 S. Old Stagecoach Road in Kyle Texas.
2025-12-2858 minRaícesRaices (11-23-25) - Rev. Irving Cotto Host Cathy Lara welcomes into the studio Rev. Irving Cotto. He talks about his life's journey from New York, to Peurto Rico, to Lancaster PA, to San Marcos. In between some great stories, insights, and reflections, he shares his music from his first CD Realidad.
2025-11-2459 minRaícesRaices (10-12-25) - San Pedro CemeteryCathy's guest this week is Dr. Ana Juarez on San Pedro Cemetery and Flores Y Ofrendes.
2025-10-1249 minRaícesRaices (10-05-25) - Finding Your RootsHost Cathy Lara discusses insights from the The Tejano Genealogical Society of San Antonio Conference held in San Marcos.
2025-10-0549 minRaícesRaices (09-21-25) - Sacred Springs Pow-wow 2025Host Cathy Lara talks with Bobbie Garza Hernandez about the upcoming Sacred Springs Pow-Wow on October 4th and 5th in San Marcos.
2025-09-2158 minRaícesRaices (08-31-25) - 2025 Hispanic Heritage WalkHost Cathy Lara talks to Lucy Gonzalez and Dr. Rosina Reese- about the upcoming 2025 Hispanic Heritage Walk.
2025-09-0751 minRaícesRaices (07-27-25) - Lotteria Festival 2025Host Cathy Lara has guests Bobbie Garza and Courtney Enriquez back in the studio to talk about the 4th annual Lotteria back to school event. The Back to School Bash Community Event will be held Sunday, August 3rd, from 3PM to 6PM at the Cuautemoc Hall, 100 Patton Street, SMTX 78666.Courtney Enriquez has the Art of Lotteria exhibit running until July 31, 2025 227 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701.
2025-07-2757 minRaícesRaices (06-01-25 - Augustine Chavez Returns!Host Cathy Lara talks with Augustine Chavez about his recent Marfa Invitational art show, and his return to San Marcos,
2025-06-0154 minRaícesRaices (05-04-25) - Family Gathering and Cinco De MayoHost Cathy Lara and producer Rob Roark talk about his family gathering to celebrate the life of his mother. They also discuss the history of Cinco De Mayo.
2025-05-0457 minRaícesRaices (03-30-25) - La Sociedad Mutualista CuauhtemocHost Cathy Lara explores the history and stories behind the San Marcos La Sociedad Mutualista Cuauhtemoc. Liz Castaneda, Tommie Perez, Diana Price, and Fred Villuanueva taslk about the history, and where the society is going for the future in our community.
2025-03-3058 minRaícesRaices (03-23-25) - Mariachi!Host Cathy Lara welcomes in three members of the Texas State Mariachi band to play and tell their stories.
2025-03-2854 minRaícesRaices (03-23-25) - Mariachi!Host Cathy Lara welcomes in three members of the Texas State Mariachi band to play and tell their stories.
2025-03-2854 minRaícesRaices (01-25-25) - Tales from Scrutchin RanchHost Cathy Lara has as her guest Mrs. Baudellia Esquivel Arrendondo who talks about her time growing up and getting married on the Scrutchin Ranch between San Marcos and Wimbelrey, borderring on the Freeman Ranch.
2025-03-1059 minRaícesRaices (03-09-25) - Mark Salinas Amvets Post 104Host Cathy Lara welcomes to the studio Mark Salinas, commander of the San Marcos AMVETS Post 104. There will be a Pork Steak Plate fundraiser to raise funds for Veternas in need, the Foodbank, and the SMHS ROTC prgrams.
2025-03-1059 minRaícesRaices (12-08-24) - Angels For Our EldersHost Cathy Lara has Christina Casa - Moreno in the studio to talk about the pilot program Angels For Our Elders in the Victory Gardens neighborhood. Along with her sister Mercedes Formolo, they are bringing baskets to over 50 elderly individuals.
2024-12-1059 minRaícesRaices (11-17-24) Broken Arrow is BackThe guys from Broken Arrow join host Cathy Lara live in the KZSM Studio. They talk about the Texas Country Music Awards, and sing a new one off their upcoming album
2024-11-1955 minRaícesRaices (11-10-24) - The Future of MariachiHost Cathy Laura welcomes to the show Abbey Garcia, a TEXAS State student with roots in The Valley. She was part of the Netflix reality show on her high school Mariachi band, and shares those experiences. She also share how she plans to go back to her hometown and to teach music to the next generation.
2024-11-1058 minRaícesRaices (10-06-24) - Girls Like UsHost Cathy Lara has the founders of the grassroots organization Girls Like Us as her guests in the KZZSM studios on Raices for this week's episode. Dianna Price, Celina Sandoval, Yessi Ramirez, and Maria Evans share how they have come together for a local program for young women in the community to learn, share, and bond.
2024-10-0655 minRaícesRaices (09-22-24) - Head Start and The Nutty Cucumber - Food in our CommunityHost Cathy Lara has Mylinda Zapata in the studio to talk about Community Action, the Head Start Program, and her local food blog The Nutty Cucumber.
2024-09-2259 minRaícesRaices (02-24-24) - Guadalupe FloresHost Cathy Lara delves into the deep genealogy of her guest Guadalupe Flores. Listen to the great stories of both of their families, and the tales of fishing on the San Marcos River.
2024-02-2659 minRaícesRaices (02-18-24) - Broken ArrowHost Cathy Lara has in the studio the musical group Broken Arrow from Kyle / San Marcos, Texas.
2024-02-2152 minRaícesRaices (01-14-23) El Buen Pastor ChurchHost Cathy Lara interviews Reverend Fernanda Casar from El Buen Pastor UMC in San Marcos, TX. They uncover many new facts about the church and it's role in our community.
2024-01-1657 minRaícesRaices (01-07-24) Musician David MontelongoCathy Lara interviews David Montelongo, local musician and promoter. He brings a newly minted CD from 1966-1967 for your listening.
2024-01-1658 minRaícesRaices (12-17-23) Artist and Musician Augustine ChavezHost Cathy Lara interviews local San Marcos Artist and Musician Augustine Chavez. Augustine has returned for the holidays from his residency in Santa, Fe New Mexico. We hear about the indigenous influences on his art, and the business aspects of art.www.chavezartstudio.com
2023-12-1758 minRaícesRaices (11-05-23) Veterans DayNo Guest: Cathy and Rob discuss Veterans Day, and Upcoming Council Vote
2023-11-1457 minRaícesRaices (11-12-23) Guest Bobbie Garza HernandezHost Cathy Lara interviews Bobbie Garza Hernandez on the history of the forced relocation of 314 families from the Rio Vista area in San Marcos as part of Urban Renewal in the 1970's. She also discusses her work with Austin Mayor Garcia as well as the student led walkout at the San Marcos High School in 1972.
2023-11-1259 minRaícesRaices (10-22-23) Lotteria FestHost Cathy Lara interviews guest Courtney Hernandez Enriquez on the upcoming Lotteria Fest, and how this game brings families, and communities, together.
2023-10-2359 minRaícesRaices (10-15-23) - San Pedro CemeteryHost Cathy Lara interviews Dr. Anna Juarez, Sandra Rivera, and Guadalupe Flores about the history, and struggles, of San Pedro Cemetery in San Marcos, Texas.
2023-10-2359 min
RaícesFreak Out Time 4Storm - Carlos' Groove BoxDance with Mango! Let's Transcend!Playing with two sticks on the Groovebox itself!Woah!!!Listen to this before the Emergency BS!!!!!Please don't ZZomobify me Bro!
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RaícesSolar Plexus Serpent Removal - Carlos' Groove BoxCarlos' Groovebox unleashed 3rd chakra serpent busting groove meditation with Anette Carlstrom! shhh now close your eyes and relax
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RaícesSmoky mirro underworld message - Carlos' Groove Boxbass returns! shake your monkey nuts as Babylon falls again.
2023-09-131h 59RaícesRaices (09-03-23) Hispanic Heritage Month KickoffHost Cathy Lara and Producer Rob Roark have a frank and open discussion about the pressures on the local minority communities, and the guests that will be on for the month of September 2023.
2023-09-0658 minRaícesRaices (07-30-23) Clementina Peterson - Finding your roots!Host Cathy Lara discuss finding your roots through genealogy with Clementina Peterson.
2023-08-1858 minRaícesRaices (08-13-23) Heritage Exhibition Walk and Celebration with Lucy Gonzalez and Frank ArredondoHost Cathy Lara finds out about the Heritage Exhibition Walk and Celebration with Lucy Gonzalez and Frank Arredondo. Talking about roots, hosting this event for the second year, and celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.
2023-08-1859 minRaícesRaices (07-16-23) Memories of Growing up at Tom's Texaco in San MarcosCathy Lara talks with Mario Espinoza about his father Tom Carrillo Espinoza's Texaco gas station at I-35 and Loop 82 (Aquarena Springs).
2023-07-1657 minRaícesRaices (06-25-23) San Marcos History with James BryantHost Catalina Lara interviews former School Board member James Bryant on a side of San Marcos history you will hear no where else.
2023-06-2759 minRaícesRaices (06-11-23) Mr. Ezequiel Enriquez (Part 2)Mr. Ezequiel Enriquez comes back to the studio to talk with Host Cathy Lara about City Managers, Going to elementary school in post war San Marcos, and other great stories!
2023-06-1258 minRaícesRaices (05-28-23) Avon Calling - Remembering Janie LucioHost Cathy Lara talks with Valerie Deleon about her grandmother Janie Lucio, who was one the first, and most successful, Avon representatives in the area.
2023-05-2958 minRaícesRaices (05-21-23) Sylvia Garza - San Marcos American GI ForumCathy Lara has back on the show Mrs. Sylvia Garza. They are discussing the roots of the American G.I. Forum, and activism in the community, here in San Marcos, TX.
2023-05-2154 minRaícesRaices (04-23-23) Mr. Ezequiel Enriquez - San Marcos ActivistCathy Lara interviews Mr. Ezequiel Enriquez from Victory Gardens. he is a long time San Marcos activist, and letter to the editor writer.
2023-04-2357 minRaícesRaices (04-16-23) AMVETS Post 104Host Cathy Lara talks to Mark Salinas, Post Commander of AMVETS Post 104 in San Marcos,
2023-04-1658 minRaícesRaices (03-26-23) Honoring the Women Tejano PioneersCathy Lara interviews Marcella Garza Torres, along with her son Jaime Torres. Marcella and her sisters performed in the Los Hermanos Garza Tejano Band in the 60's and 70's. She and her sisters were inducted into the Texas Tejano Conjunto hall of fame in 2022.
2023-04-0959 minRaícesRaices (02-27-23) Jr. Air Force ROTC at San Marcos High School Bataan Memorial MarchCathy Lara interviews Commander Major Anthony Williamson and members of the Air Force Junior ROTC, and Stephanie Brown, Commander of the San Marcos VFW Post 3413. The students are commemorating the Bataan Death March locally to raise awareness.
2023-04-0958 minRaícesRaices (03-19-23) David Montelongo Musician and PromoterCathy Lara interviews David Montelongo about his long years as a traveling musician and music promoter of Tejano music in San Marcos and Central Texas.
2023-04-0959 minRaícesRaices (03-12-23) Ronnie Mendez Landis Shoe ClinicHost Cathy Lara interviews Ronnie Mendez of Landis Shoe Clinic in San Marcos, TX. Being the oldest business in town, there are many stories about people, boots, and good times.
2023-04-0959 minRaícesRaices (03-05-23) Tradition of the Quinceanara with Melba Santellana GarciaCathy Lara has as her guest San Marcos's dedicated Quinceanera coordinator Melba Santellana Garcia. She takes us back from the history and traditions of the old days to the modern variations on these traditions.
2023-03-0957 minRaícesRaices (01-29-23) Mardi Gras Parade!Host Cathy Lara and her guest Molly Ann Rosas Garcia talk about the Mystic Krewe of Okeanos, the San Marcos Mardi Gras Parade, and the multicultural roots of this tradition.
2023-02-0858 minRaícesRaices (01-22-23) - Opporunities for Local High School StudentsHost Cathy Lara interviews Grace Delgadillo with the San Marcos High School and Dr. Rosina Valle with Texas State University about programs for continuing education for Juniors and Seniors at local high schools.
2023-01-2454 minRaícesRaices (01-15-23) Dr. Priscilla Delgado HermillerCathy Lara interviews Dr. Priscilla Delgado Hermiller, longtime librarian at Bowie Elementary, Elvis Presley aficionado "Priscilla Rose" on the syndicated radio show The Mop Tops and The King, and long time San Marcos resident.
2023-01-1659 minRaícesRaices (01-08-23) Rev. Sam MontoyaCathy Lara interviews Reverend Sam Montoya, pastor of the Sinai Pentecostal Church on Laredo Street in El Barrio del Pescado neighborhood of San Marcos.
2023-01-1659 minRaícesRaices (12-18-22)Cathy Lara has John Roacha and Jesse Ponce Jr., her fellow classmates from SMHS Class of 1982, in the KZSM Studio to tell the story and meaning of Las Posadas. The tradition was first celebrated in New Spain, Mexico, and brought toe the United States, to continue to the present. A Christmas tradition en el barrio. We hear the musical voices of Nach Facundo, Lupe Platain, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ponce.
2022-12-2053 minRaícesRaices 12-11-22 : History of Guadalupe ChapelGuadalupe Chapel - Guests: Christina Casas-Moreno, Mercedes Formolo, Dr. Anna JuarezCathy Lara has a riveting discussion with her guests about the history of Guadalupe Chapel in the Victory Gardens neighborhood.
2022-12-1157 minRaícesRaices 11-13-22 David Montilongo Music PromoterCathy Lara interviews David Montilongo on his life in San marcos. They touch on his childhood homes along Purgatory in the Dunbar neighborhood, segregation in the schools, his printing business, and his years as a regional music event promoter for bands and artists.
2022-12-0858 minRaícesRaices 12-04-22 - Victory Cleaners : Three Generations of Service to the CommunityCathy Lara interviews Maricela Suarez and her uncle Armando Martinez about the history of the family in San Marcos with Victory Cleaners, and the local VFW.
2022-12-0759 minRaíces10-09-22 The Musical Group Laura & La DistanciaCathy Lara hosts Augustin, Laura, and Irma from La Distancia. Hear about their upcoming awards, crazy stories from the road over the years, and some music from the KZSM.org studios.
2022-10-1059 minRaícesThe Demise of Guadalupe Chapel?Cathy Lara hosts a discussion of genealogy, Guadalupe Chapel in San Marcos, and the importance of being informed in the upcoming elections.
2022-10-0552 minRaíces9-25-22 Hour 1 -Sacred Springs Pow WowHost Cathy Lara interviews guest Aaron Pyle of the Indigenous Cultures Institute. Aaron gives great advice on what to enjoy at the upcoming Sacred Springs Pow Wow in San marcos. The show closes out with Aaron playing a beautiful musical piece on the flute.
2022-09-2854 minRaíces9-25-22 Hour 2 - Hispanic Heritage Business MonthCathy Lara interviews Gloria Delgadeo. Her grandfather owned a mercantile store in San Marcos at the beginning of the 20th century and her mother owned her own Beauty Salon until the 1970's.
2022-09-2858 minRaíces9-18-22 Hispanic Heritage Business Month - Royal CleanersCathy Lara interviews Christus Salas Flores and her Father Gilbert Gomez who has ran Royal Cleaners for over 65 years in downtown San Marcos. It is the oldest continuously ran business in downtown San Marcos.
2022-09-2859 minRaíces9-11-22 - Diez Y Seiz de SeptiembreHost Cathy Lara interviews Thea Racha about traditional foods and customs around the history of Mexican Independence Day.
2022-09-2859 minRaícesMexican Music in American MoviesContinuing on the theme of the golden age of cinema, Cathy Lara highlights Mexican music used in the American cinema.
2022-08-2953 minRaícesAugustin Chavez (Gootz) of La DistanciaCathy Lara interviews Augustin Chavez in the KZSM studio. He has brought his son Austin to play trumpet in a great duet to finish up the show.
2022-08-2959 minRaícesThe Tradition of the St. John's Fiesta QueensCatalina Lara, Fiesta Queen 1980, interviews Krista Sala Flores who has had nine members of her family crowned as Fiesta Queen. Listen in to the history of the Westover neighborhood of San Marcos, and the history of the Fiesta Queens of San Marcos.
2022-08-2256 minRaícesThe Golden Age of Mexican CinemaCathy Lara hosts this episode dedicated to the music of the golden age of Mexican cinema.
2022-07-2552 minRaícesExplore Your Indigenous RootsEmily Aguilar from the Indigenous Cultures Institute is our guest for this episode.
2022-07-0455 minRaícesJunteenth in San Marcos TexasHosts Cathy Lara and Rob Roark discuss the origins and planned celebration of Junteenth in San Marcos Texas.
2022-06-2251 minRaícesFrom Bereavment Society to Baseball : Interview with Sylvia GarzaHost Cathy Lara interviews Sylvia Garza. They discuss activism and participation in the San Marcos TX Hispanic Community.
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