Ben Henry
Podcast ProducerBen helps make a number of podcasts at Texas Public Radio including The Shakeout, Petrie Dish, and Worth Repeating. In previous lives, he made podcasts at New Hampshire Public Radio, worked as a science news reporter, and briefly entertained a career in marine biology.
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The first mass labor protest by Mexican Americans took place in San Antonio in 1938 and met with harsh resistance from the city’s political establishment. A workforce of mostly Mexican American women picketed for five weeks to seek a living wage and basic workplace protections. -
After three months without flights, the first American Airlines flight took off from the Del Rio International Airport early Wednesday morning. But the future of the airport remains uncertain. -
The rally came about 14 hours after President Donald Trump falsely and prematurely claimed victory in the presidential race. -
The future of commercial air travel in Del Rio, Texas is uncertain after American Airlines suspended flights to the city on Oct. 7.
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Long after recovering from the coronavirus, some survivors report a lingering side-effect: Neighbors, friends, and strangers still fear and distrust them.… -
In the course of just a week, Americans swiveled from one crisis—the pandemic—to a seemingly very different one, the killing of black Americans by police.… -
As businesses in San Antonio take down those big, hand drawn signs that say “closed for quarantine,” they’re grappling with the lingering possibility of a…
