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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 life, context and breadth to the events and issues affecting San Antonio by bringing newsmakers and experts to the public, and highlighting the people being affected by the news of the day.The show is hosted by veteran journalist David Martin Davies.Tune in to The Source for insightful discussion and

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49:43

How an anti-democratic movement put Trump back in power

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2025/02/17

Award-winning journalist Katherine Stewart talks about her new book: MONEY, LIES, AND GOD: Inside the Movement to Destroy American. She says we are witnessing an anti-democratic political movement in the U.S. take over the nation and dismantle it piece by piece. Huge concentrations of wealth are destabilizing the political system. There is the spread of weaponized disinformation, and using Christian Nationalism to mutate America. But it can be defeated.

49:46

The strange multiverse of social change is a reality

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2025/02/17

Imagine an America where health care is a right, climate change is being addressed, and social inequity is solved. These problems seem intractable in the United States, but other nations have found solutions that are working. The new book Another World Is Possible examines innovative programs that address public health, social services, climate change, housing, education, addiction, and more.

The science and power of big goals

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2025/02/12

Setting goals is a proven way to level up in life—whether in your career or in your personal life. Understanding how to achieve milestones is a way to transform. And there is a science to making those goals stick with a step-by-step approach to turn your dreams into a reality. Caroline Adams Miller is the author of Big Goals: The Science of Setting Them, Achieving Them, and Creating Your Best Life.

Health Alert: measles, flu, COVID spreading

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2025/02/11

There’s a measles outbreak in a West Texas county with one of the lowest childhood vaccination rates in the country. In other parts of the state, the Flu is spreading like wildfire, causing mass absenteeism in schools. COVID numbers are also flaring up. And the rate of TB infections is also climbing higher. And it’s unclear what to expect from bird flu. We’re going to get the latest on the spread of infectious diseases and if we are ready.

49:57

The power and peril of journalism in cinema

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2025/02/11

There are certain genres of movies—like the western or the horror film— where you know what to expect. But what about the movies about journalism? This is the film where a reporter takes on the corrupt establishment and risks all to bring the truth to the people. We take a look at some of the greatest journalism movies in cinema and explore what they say about press freedom in America.

49:15

Neil Shubin takes us to the ends of the earth

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2025/02/09

For three decades, renowned scientist Neil Shubin has been exploring the ice of the Artic and Antarctic looking for clues to how humans evolved, life survived and what future the changing planet might hold. His new book is Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos and our Future."

Why does Trump want Greenland? The power of land and...

The Source ·

2025/02/06

As the world’s population grows, the planet warms, resources dwindle and nations' leaders flex, land is poised to change hands at an increasing rate. Micheal Albertus, author of Land Power, warns that it's time to prepare for a coming global land reshuffle.

Was 1999 the tipping point for trash culture?

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2025/02/05

From pro wrestling and Beanie Babies to Insane Clown Posse and Jerry Springer, author Ross Benes looks at the explosion of low culture in the mass media in the late ’90s. His book 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times reveals its profound impact and how it continues to affect our culture and society today.