Esta Tarde

Esta Tarde is a talkative afternoon news-and-context program from the Radio Monumental world, shaped by conversation rather than stiff bulletin reading. It carries the rhythm of people arriving at the studio, greeting each other, checking the traffic, and then getting serious. That informality matters. It makes the show feel close to ordinary routines, even when the subject is technical, political, or worrying. Recent episodes show a wide civic range. One conversation explains why a Teleton goal was set at 600 million, connecting donations to hospital equipment, infrastructure, wiring, voltage, internet, floors, and the unglamorous details behind a public campaign. Another episode turns artificial intelligence into a classroom question, asking what happens when students stop practicing analysis, synthesis, and common sense because tools such as ChatGPT, Grog, and Gemini are always nearby. Financial topics are handled with similar everyday framing. A discussion with Fernando Montero looks at the labor capitalization fund, operator liquidity, long-term investments, debt decisions, and the social importance of trusting the financial system. The show also has a softer public-life lane. With Vera Campos, it talks through anxiety, depression, generational conflict, rigid thinking, and why older phrases about work and toughness can miss what younger people are actually experiencing. Politics remains central. Conversations about Pueblo Soberano, municipal organization, mayoral support for Laura Fernández, and the 2028 municipal horizon suggest a program interested in strategy as much as headlines. Public safety is never far away either, especially around Semana Santa, Red Cross response, road crashes, drownings, and warnings about dangerous beaches such as Playa Bejuco. Environmental coverage brings urgency to illegal mining around Crucitas and Conchuditas, mercury risks, and the scale of potential damage. International news can enter near the close, as with discussion of Trump and Iran. The result is a broad, locally textured current-affairs show for listeners who like analysis with human edges still attached.