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The Source

David Martin Davies

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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Migration is the opportunity at the border

The Source ·

2024/04/16

The coverage of migration at the border frequently skips over a very important point. The people who show up at the border want to work. And the United States needs workers. The federal reserve is crediting migration for boosting the economy and avoiding a recession.But what can the Biden administration do to take full advantage of the migration opportunity at the nation’s doorstep?

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How public broadcasting changed America

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2024/04/15

In Shadow of the New Deal: The Victory of Public Broadcasting (U Illinois Press, 2023), Josh Shepperd looks at the people, institutions, and influences behind the media reform movement and clearinghouse the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) in the drive to create what became the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio.

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Councilman Pelaez on SA Reproductive Justice Fund

The Source ·

2024/04/15

Should the city of San Antonio fund people going out of state for a legal abortion? District 8 Councilman and candidate for mayor, Manny Pelaez, supports the Reproductive Justice Fund, but not if it pays for evading the Texas' abortion ban. Pelaez joins us to discuss why he says the city council should not be involved in this divisive issue.

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Are you familiar with the public art in downtown San...

The Source ·

2024/04/11

Five local artists worked with the San Antonio River Foundation to design and install public art pieces across the San Pedro Creek Culture Park.

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In the grip of a heart attack: How to recognize the...

The Source ·

2024/04/10

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Nearly one in every four deaths is attributed to it, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Knowing the warning signs is crucial.

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The human cost of the U.S. border policy

The Source ·

2024/04/09

Just 70 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border is a land littered with the dead who feel short in their attempt to find a better life in the United States. Brooks County, Texas is a barren scrub brush desert that U.S. immigration policy takes advantage of to raise the death toll for migrants. And the numbers of fatalities keep rising.

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How we are throwing our planet away

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2024/04/08

What happens to our trash? Why are our oceans filling with plastic? Do we really waste 40 percent of our food 65 percent of our energy? Waste is truly our biggest problem, and solving our inherent trashiness can fix our economy, our energy costs, our traffic jams, and help slow climate change—all while making us healthier, happier and more prosperous.

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Eclipse Day Cometh

The Source ·

2024/04/04

On Monday the moon will block out the sun and put parts of Texas into darkness. The day of the total solar eclipse is almost here. And we are being gripped by Eclipse mania. If you haven’t made your plans, it’s not too late to find a front-row seat to the greatest show not on earth.

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Climate change means big trouble for small town America

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2024/04/03

The discussion of the climate crisis can be too abstract. Data warns us of an overheated future, but it's hard to communicate the seriousness and the urgency to take action. But look around now and you will see the changes to our seasons and from the accumulating damage from worsening weather disasters—and the people who are being forced to pick up the pieces if they can. Stories from the front line of the climate crisis from small town America

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Looking for the off-ramp from the highway trap

The Source ·

2024/04/02

Every major American city has a highway tearing through its center. Seventy years ago, planners sold these highways as progress, essential to our future prosperity. Instead, they divided cities, displaced people from their homes and chained us to our cars. Nowhere is this more visible than in Texas, up and down I-35. Where is the off ramp from the highway trap?

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Pig kidney transplantation: what it means for the future

The Source ·

2024/03/30

More than 100,000 people in the U.S. need an organ transplant, but there is a shortage of donors. Could the solution be found in pigs? The early success of the first transplant of a pig kidney into a living human points to a future when xenotransplantation could be routine.

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Was the COVID pandemic a turning point?

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2024/03/28

It was about this time four years ago that we were all witnessing the spread of COVID-19 and the response —masks, social distancing and a lot of uncertainty. We are still healing from that societal experience. We got some things right and some things wrong. What did we learn from the COVID pandemic?

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How gutting the Voting Rights Act increased the...

The Source ·

2024/03/27

The difference in turnout between white and nonwhite voters has soared since 2008, especially in regions once covered by strict Voting Rights Act protections. A new report from the Brennan Center shows since the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder, the white-Black voter turnout gap has widened.

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San Antonio is addressing the removal of unhoused camps

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2024/03/27

Parts of San Antonio are seeing more and more unhoused encampments. The city is actively trying to remove them saying they are a problem of health and safety. But then these encampments quickly return. What is happening with unhoused encampments? What’s a humane and progressive solution?

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Can San Antonio-to-Austin commuter rail get back on...

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2024/03/26

Talks are beginning again with hopes to develop a San Antonio-to-Austin commuter rail. The previous Lone Star Rail District effort failed, but could new leadership make the difference?

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How to question authority for social change

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2024/03/25

Asking the right questions can help us think more clearly, be better leaders, have richer conversations, and bridge divides. It’s questions that generate new ideas and solve problems. Asking the right questions helps make better decisions and judgments. So how do you get into the question mindset and challenge conventional thinking?

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Trump follows an authoritarian blueprint that...

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2024/03/21

Donald Trump’s campaign promises follow a pattern of other strongmen who have overthrown their nations’ democracies. “The Origins of Elected Strongmen,” explores how parties that promote a leader’s personal agenda threaten democracy.

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Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales on Texas...

The Source ·

2024/03/21

A proposed rule by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton would allow him to remove some district attorneys who do not provide additional reporting on certain cases. Paxton’s rule would require some district and county attorneys report on prosecuting violent crimes. Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales joins us to give his reaction.

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Buy Low - Sell High! How the grocery store could be...

The Source ·

2024/03/20

Dynamic pricing is a strategy that businesses use to change prices based on external factors like market demand, season, supply changes, and price bounding. Product prices can adjust continuously in minutes in response to real-time supply and demand. Now dynamic pricing is coming to grocery stores. What do we need to know?

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Is 4 days too weak for the work week to work?

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2024/03/20

Senator Bernie Sanders is calling for a four-day work week to compensate the labor force for the booming economy for the super wealthy. But some labor experts say the move wouldn't have all the gains being promised.

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