The Source

By David Martin DaviesGovernment

The Source episodes

June 05, 2025 How San Antonio went wild during the Wild West
The Wild West gunfighter is a stock figure in dime novels and cornball westerns—but what is the reality of the six-shooter packing outlaw?The new book by Bryan Burrough, The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild, separates myths from truths about the violence of the Wild West. Many of the bloody shootouts happened in the streets of San Antonio.
50 min
June 03, 2025 New anti-abortion laws passed by the Texas legislature
As the Texas legislative session ends there are new bills passed that could again reshape the state’s access to abortion care. Advocates for reproductive freedom are condemning the passage of Senate Bill 31, The Life of the Mother Act and SB 33, a ban on San Antonio's Reproductive Justice Fund.
26 min
June 03, 2025 The future of hemp THC in Texas
Sitting on Governor Abbott’s desk is SB3 —a bill that would ban hemp-derived THC products in Texas. Abbott has not said if he will veto it or allow it to become law. Supporters of the bill, including Lt Gov Dan Patrick, argue the ban is necessary to protect public health. But many veterans, chronic pain suffers, and some conservatives say it goes too far.
25 min
June 02, 2025 Lifestyles and politics of the ultrarich
Who are the ultrarich in America and what do they want? Evan Osnos, author of The Haves and Have-Yachts, pulls back the curtain on the hidden world of the massively wealthy, their unbelievable lifestyles and their unchecked influence on American politics—which directly impacts our lives while distorting the economy.
50 min
May 28, 2025 Daddy issues: Fatherhood through the ages
What does it mean to be a father? Fatherhood is one of history’s enduring puzzles. Why are fathers the way that they are? We look at being a dad through the lens of history, philosophy and the examples of some of Western civilization’s most emblematic fathers to understand how this role of protector, caretaker, provider and disciplinarian evolved. Augustine Sedgewick is the author of "Fatherhood: A History of Love and Power."
50 min
May 28, 2025 In focus: San Antonio City Council District 9 Runoff
Misty Spears and Angi Taylor Aramburu have advanced to the runoff election.
54 min
May 27, 2025 Debate: San Antonio City Council District 8 Runoff
District 8 runoff candidates are Ivalis Meza Gonzalez and Paula McGee.
54 min
May 23, 2025 Debate: San Antonio mayoral runoff
Former Under Secretary of the U.S. Air Force and two-time Democratic congressional candidate Gina Ortiz Jones will face former Republican Texas Secretary of State Roland Pablos in the June 7 mayoral runoff election after no candidate received a majority of votes in the May municipal election.
54 min
May 22, 2025 Debate: San Antonio City Council District 6 Runoff
District 6 runoff candidates are Kelly Ann Gonzalez and Ric Galvan. They are the two remaining candidates from a diverse field of eight, and only 28 votes separated them after the final count on election night.
54 min
May 21, 2025 Debate: San Antonio City Council District 1 Runoff
District 1 Councilmember Sukh Kaur, who faced nine challengers in the May 3 election, is headed to the June 7th runoff against Patty Gibbons, a retired business owner and conservative.
54 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…