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October 07, 2025 Can Prop A and 'year-round rodeo' anchor East Side renewal?
Proposition A on the November 4th ballot is asking Bexar County Voters to approve an increase to the hotel occupancy tax to generate just under $200 million to revitalize the Bexar County rodeo / coliseum / expo grounds on the East Side. The proposal is to turn the area into a year-round destination for rodeo, livestock, exhibitions, conventions and other uses.
51 min
October 06, 2025 San Antonio-Austin: Texas’ next great metro area faces big challenges
San Antonio and Austin are growing day by day—and growing closer to each other. One day they will form one massive combo loco metro. But can the two cities and the communities in between work with each other now to develop healthy development that will maximize the benefits and minimize the problems of this mega region metropolis? Former HUD secretary Henry Cisneros joins us to discuss this on "The Source."
26 min
October 06, 2025 FRONTLINE: What it means to be 'Born Poor'
More than a decade ago, in the Emmy-nominated documentary, "Poor Kids," the acclaimed PBS series FRONTLINE explored poverty in America as it’s rarely seen: through the eyes of children. Filmed across 14 years, “Born Poor” premieres Tuesday, October 7, on PBS stations.
26 min
October 06, 2025 The KIND Shark: Daniel Lubetzky
“Business can be a force for good." That’s the view of Daniel Lubetzky, best known as the founder of KIND Snacks, a star on "Shark Tank," philanthropist and the author of the book, "Do the Kind Thing: Think Boundlessly, Work Purposefully, Live Passionately," which lays out his philosophy of combining business, kindness, and social impact. Lubetzky will be the keynote speaker for San Antonio Startup Week.
26 min
October 05, 2025 Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai and Project Marvel
Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai joins "The Source" to discuss the coming vote on the proposed new downtown Spurs arena and revitalizing the rodeo grounds.
26 min
October 01, 2025 Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones on her first 100 days
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has completed her first 100 days in office, which is an informal, early benchmark of leadership, priorities, and political effectiveness. These first few months of tenure often reveal both strengths and vulnerabilities, demonstrates the style of leadership and signals what to expect for the rest of their term.
25 min
October 01, 2025 Texans to decide on Prop 14 to fund research on Alzheimer's
About half a million Texans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. Another million Texans serve as unpaid caregivers, managing the daily needs for loved ones. This November, Texas voters will consider Proposition 14, which would direct $3 billion over 10 years to create the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. If approved, it would be the largest state-funded Alzheimer’s and dementia research program in the nation.
27 min
October 01, 2025 Scholar in the eye of the storm: David Lesch on Syria
"Dodgers to Damascus," by Catherine Nixon Cooke, documents David Lesch's work in Syria and the Middle East, a part of the world plagued by conflict, power struggles, and warfare. It offers a firsthand glimpse inside modern Syria, its neighboring countries, and their connections to the rest of the world.
50 min
September 29, 2025 'To bind up the nation’s wounds': How peace came to the Civil War
We think of the surrender of Robert E. Lee as the end of the Civil War, but the end really wasn’t clear at the time. The Galveston News reported Lee’s surrender as a positive development for the Confederacy and encouraged Texans to fight on. How did Lincoln’s peace take hold? How did a divided nation come together? Michael Vorenberg’s new book is Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War.
50 min
September 28, 2025 The hustle of the muscle and you
Many of us tend to take our muscles for granted. They are the unsung heroes of our bodies. They are the stuff that moves us and keeps us healthy. But as we age, how much can we rely on our muscles? What are the secrets of our muscles? Journalist and author Bonnie Tsui takes a deep dive into the science, history, and personal narratives that shape our understanding of muscle in her book, On Muscle: The Stuff that Moves Us and Why it Matters.
50 min

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The Source is a daily, one-hour call-in talk program that gives listeners in San Antonio the opportunity to call and connect with our in-studio guests and city-wide audience.The Source seeks to give…