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The Source
Monday-Thursday from noon-1 p.m. on KSTX

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 analysis on topics that matter to residents of the Alamo City.

Contribute to the conversation:

  • Call or text during the live show at 833-877-8255.
  • Leave a voicemail at 210 615-8982 anytime. Submissions may be played on-air.
  • Email comments to thesource@tpr.org.
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Latest Episodes
  • Election Day is just weeks away. It won’t be long before we’re able to vote in Texas.But there is something sinister going on with our election, something that journalist Ari Berman says is a five-alarm fire for democracy. He says there is definitely a plot to steal the election.
  • Timothy Snyder's "On Freedom" draws on the work of philosophers and political dissidents and conversations with contemporary thinkers. Snyder also lays out how American conservatives have gotten freedom wrong. Also how Donald Trump with Project 2025 is a threat to actual freedom in America. Snyder identifies the practices that will allow us to design a government in which we and future generations can flourish.
  • The Texas near-total abortion ban continues to reveal its unintended consequences that are making childbirth in the state less safe and increasing the rates of infant and maternal mortality.
  • Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar is seeking reelection. Salazar took heat when he went on stage during the Democratic National Convention and blasted Donald Trump for weakening border security.
  • PBS FRONTLINE investigates the lives and views of Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz as they run for vice president. Where did they come from and who do they represent? In a historic election, those who know the candidates best reveal the influences and ideas each would bring to the White House.
  • This Saturday the 9th Annual Monarch Butterfly & Pollinator Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. at Brackenridge Park. Over 30 educational partners will provide hands-on, nature-based experiences for children and adults to over an expected over 3,500 attendees. This is a free event and open to the public.
  • "Chasing The Tide" charts a 370-mile trek across the seven barrier islands of Texas. The series will air on all Texas PBS stations. It highlights efforts by individuals, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies to conserve Texas’ wild coast and future-proof communities at the mercy of the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont says Texas has a chance to turn blue this election and he's in the region to rally support for Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president.
  • “America First”— it’s a slogan that has currency with the right-wing today, but they didn’t coin the phrase. That happened back in 1930s America to serve a movement trying to keep the U.S. from getting involved in fighting the Nazis in Europe. We look at this tipping point in American history—and America as a global power—with historian and author H.W. Brands.
  • 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.