Associate Editorial Page Editor & columnist Nancy Preyor-Johnson joins the show to discuss her latest editorials on Education issues related to the STAAR test, supporting teachers and the continued controversies on South San ISD board

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Express-News restaurant critic Mike Sutter lays out his process for reviewing a restaurant, the transition from a 4-star system to a 5-star one and his philosophy on restaurant reviews. "If Dad takes his family out and they have a bad dining experience, it's not the restaurant's fault, it's Dad's fault." 

Read: Review: Frida Mexican Restaurant & Bar in Stone Oak among San Antonio's worst Mexican restaurants 

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Very few people even know San Antonio is a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy - and it's been four years. Express-News staff writer Paul Stephen breaks down the city's little known historic designation.

Read: S.A.’s a UNESCO City of Gastronomy? What’s that?

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Air Force veteran Brandon Lingle is the newest member of the Editorial Board, and he shares his memories and reflections from his time deployed in Afghanistan.

"For a guy who spent nearly two decades in the military, I wasn't putting my positions out there," Lingle reflects on his transition from public affairs in the military, to a newsroom journalist, to Editorial Board columnist.

Read: Lingle: As Afghanistan falls, memories haunt

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Environments and water issues reporter Elene Breuss joins the show to discuss her articles on the return of mussels to the San Antonio river, invasive plants, and the conservation of Honey Creek Ranch

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Investigative reporter Marina Starleaf Riker joins the show and talks about her time at the Children's Hospital of San Antonio,

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Education reporter Danya Perez breaks down the evolving mask mandate issue and COVID-19 protocols across San Antonio as city deals with another surge of cases.

Read: North East ISD board votes 5-1 to mandate masks following arguments against it from overflow crowd

San Antonio ISD vows to require masks and employee vaccinations - with or without court backing

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Staff writer Mike Sutter joins the show to talk about his head to head comparison of Fred's Fish Fry and Sea Island as well as the ongoing 52 Weeks of Food Trucks series

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Samuel Igbo is a 15-year-old Boerne High School student who taught himself to play violin by watching Itzhak Perlman videos on YouTube. He's the focus of staff writer Vincent T. Davis latest San Antonio Stories column.

Read: 'The Lord wants me to play' - Boerne teen violinist selected for Carnegie Hall orchestra

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Investigative reporter Marina Starleaf Riker joins the show to discuss why the state of Texas denied the city's request for more nurses during the latest COVID-19 surge.

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