The Source

The Source

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The Source episodes

  • 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
  • PBS American Experience examines the Vice President
    Heading into the vice president debate we look at the job of being Veep. It has been called worthless by some of the people who were Vice Presidents. But now the job has grown – while still playing second banana. We look at the "Modern American Vice Presidency: The Transformation of a Political Institution."
    25 min
  • The facts of the fentanyl crisis
    The American overdose crisis has reached record-breaking levels; preventable overdoses are now responsible for more annual deaths than traffic accidents, suicide, or gun violence. Fentanyl—the cheap synthetic opioid—remains poorly understood by policymakers and the public. We separate the facts from the fiction surrounding fentanyl.
    49 min
  • Why are more Latino Americans finding a home in Trump world?
    Democrats have relied on the Latino vote but we are seeing a red shift. More Latinos are voting for Republican candidates. This is despite the anti-immigration rhetoric and threats of mass deportations. Paola Ramos investigates and has written the book : "Defectors – the rise of the latino far right and what it means for America."
    49 min
  • The story of voter exclusion in America
    Election denialism and myths of voter fraud have long been part of the history of the United States. And here we are again.The survival of our democracy is on the line as efforts are underway to keep many away from the ballot box.Marc Favreau joins us to discuss his new book "Represent: The Unfinished Fight for the Vote. "
    49 min
  • SA charter amendments up to voters
    San Antonio voters will decide on six changes to the city’s charter on Election Day, November 5th.The proposed amendments would make the following changes to the city’s charter, which is similar to the city’s constitution, an overall governance document.Gordon Hartman is a tri-chair of RenewSA, a local political action committee which launched a campaign supporting all six amendments to San Antonio’s charter this week.
    49 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…

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