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By David Martin DaviesGovernment

The Source episodes

October 13, 2024 Missing persons case raises awareness of local domestic violence crisis
Brad Chandler Simpson is in the Bexar County Jail, charged with assault in connection with his wife's disappearance. Suzanne Simpson has been missing for a week. Domestic violence is very real and all too common in Bexar County. What does the Simpson case tell us about intimate partner abuse?
20 min
October 10, 2024 Will the Electoral College decide the presidency again?
Election Day is just weeks away. It won’t be long before we’re able to vote in Texas.But there is something sinister going on with our election, something that journalist Ari Berman says is a five-alarm fire for democracy. He says there is definitely a plot to steal the election.
38 min
October 09, 2024 Timothy Snyder on freedom
Timothy Snyder's "On Freedom" draws on the work of philosophers and political dissidents and conversations with contemporary thinkers. Snyder also lays out how American conservatives have gotten freedom wrong. Also how Donald Trump with Project 2025 is a threat to actual freedom in America. Snyder identifies the practices that will allow us to design a government in which we and future generations can flourish.
39 min
October 08, 2024 How the abortion ban hurts childbirth in Texas
The Texas near-total abortion ban continues to reveal its unintended consequences that are making childbirth in the state less safe and increasing the rates of infant and maternal mortality.
25 min
October 07, 2024 Sheriff Salazar (D) runs for reelection
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar is seeking reelection. Salazar took heat when he went on stage during the Democratic National Convention and blasted Donald Trump for weakening border security.
25 min
October 07, 2024 FRONTLINE investigates the VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz
PBS FRONTLINE investigates the lives and views of Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz as they run for vice president. Where did they come from and who do they represent? In a historic election, those who know the candidates best reveal the influences and ideas each would bring to the White House.
49 min
October 03, 2024 San Antonio celebrates monarch butterflies
This Saturday the 9th Annual Monarch Butterfly & Pollinator Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. at Brackenridge Park. Over 30 educational partners will provide hands-on, nature-based experiences for children and adults to over an expected over 3,500 attendees. This is a free event and open to the public.
25 min
October 03, 2024 'Chasing the Tide' explores Texas Coastline
"Chasing The Tide" charts a 370-mile trek across the seven barrier islands of Texas. The series will air on all Texas PBS stations. It highlights efforts by individuals, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies to conserve Texas’ wild coast and future-proof communities at the mercy of the Gulf of Mexico.
25 min
October 01, 2024 Sen. Bernie Sanders says bust down the filibuster for voting rights
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont says Texas has a chance to turn blue this election and he's in the region to rally support for Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president.
9 min
October 01, 2024 Castellano (D) running for HD 80
TPR's The Source is producing a series of candidate interviews for the 2024 election season. Today we hear from Democrat Cecilia Castellano who is running for HD 80. Former Uvalde Mayor Don Mclaughlin is the Republican in the race. TPR's "The Source" has invited McLaughlin to come on air and we are working on setting a date for that discussion.
25 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…