 After you've enabled this skill on your smart speaker, you can now listen to our station by saying, Alexa, play News Talk 98.5. It's just that easy to listen to News Talk 98.5 in 1520 AM. The Talk of Acadiana. Hi, this is Gordon Deal. Thursday, Independence Day. On this morning, America's first news. A deadly disease is turning Americans' bank accounts inside out with higher drug prices and out-of-pocket costs. Also, the generation that may not be able to afford to retire. Plus, the fake meat industry turns to a carnivore for marketing health.