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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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The beauty, poetry and wonder of the human body

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2025/03/11

What does it mean to live in a body? Medicine teaches us how a body functions, but it doesn't help us navigate the reality of living in one. Surgeon Gabriel Weston grappled with the gap between scientific knowledge and unfathomable complexity of human experience. Her new book is ALIVE: Our Bodies and the Richness and Brevity of Existence, where she explores the space between medical science and being.

Searching for a solution to domestic violence in...

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2025/03/10

Domestic violence-related homicides across Bexar County continue to rise. The latest numbers show that in 2023, there were 33 people killed in domestic violence incidents. That number is up from 27 during the prior year. Bexar County Family Violence Prevention Services is encouraging people to speak out and ask for help when needed. How do you think the community can protect victims of domestic violence?

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Insecurity over Social Security

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2025/03/06

A growing number of people are concerned about the future of their Social Security amid all the changes in Washington under the Trump administration. Elon Musk is calling the program a "scam," and there are major staffing reductions— just as millions of baby boomers retire.

Trump's tariffs hit South Texas

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2025/03/05

The Trump tariffs against Mexico are now in place and San Antonio is going to feel the pinch. Expect higher prices for food, construction, gas and more. And then there are the job losses including in trucking, auto manufacturing and agriculture.

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The persistent threat of online hate

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2025/03/03

When the internet was switched on, we were told this was the dawn of the information age. Turns out it was the birth of the disinformation age. There have been efforts to rein in the hate content on social media, but it has failed to stop extremists. Has online hate radicalized America and broken our political system? How can we fix it?Tamar Mitts is the author of "Safe Havens for Hate: The Challenge of Moderating Online Extremism."

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'People Get Ready': Protest Songs

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2025/02/26

New generations of Americans are taking to the street in protest, demanding change and accountability. And they are discovering what protestors of the 1960s and '70s found out— protesting is hard, frustrating and requires sacrifice. But protest songs can help. Songs demanding freedom and justice go back generations and are also being invented today. We hear from Stephen Stacks about his new book The Resounding Revolution: Freedom Song After 1968.

El Paso: America's crossroads city

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2025/02/26

The city of El Paso has long been the strategic location of being a crossroads of Indigenous America, trade routes, and pathways for immigration. It’s where the European conquest of North America began and was a focus of U.S. Manifest Destiny. In the new book The Crossing by Richard Parker, El Paso is recast as the framework city of our American story.

Texas' complicated history

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2025/02/25

Texas history is more than just history. It’s filled with myth— and amnesia—that provides a permission structure which fuels conservative politics. It also has a powerful influence on the nation as a whole. In his book Texas: An American History, Benjamin Heber Johnson shines new light on Texas history—while seeking to balance the dark chapters of Texas history and not letting them overshadow the achievements of the lone star state.

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Kindness for immigrants in the time of mass deportations

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2025/02/24

As mass deportations are underway and the Trump administration is shutting down legal asylum applications, there are those in our community who have decided to reject the cruelty and recognize the humanity of the migrant. The members of the San Antonio Interfaith Welcome Coalition tell their stories of supporting asylum seekers. We hear how San Antonio is still a city of compassion— even today.

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The heart of the onion

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2025/02/19

“Hold the onions.” That's a common request while ordering a meal. But why? What are we missing out on? The humble onion is frequently overlooked and undervalued, but what is even more rich and powerful than its flavor are its stories. We will peel back the delicious layer of the onion and celebrate the cebolla.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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Under Trump are EVs still inEVitable?

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2025/02/04

President Trump signed an executive order ending the Biden EV mandate—but there never was a Biden EV mandate—there was support for helping switch to cleaner, cheaper and more reliable electric vehicles. Today the EV tax credits are still available. Is it too late for Trump to stop the transition to EVs? Wall Street Journal automotive reporter Mike Colias, author of the new book InEVitable: Inside the Messy, Unstoppable Transition to Electric Vehicles, says EVs are upending the auto industry,

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