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226 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA behind-the-headlines look at San Antonio’s most talked about stories, with exclusive interviews you won’t want to miss.
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March Madness and more with Jenny Carnes | EN Depth
March 20, 2024 17:06 - 49 minutesSan Antonio Sports President and CEO Jenny Carnes talks with members of our editorial board about this year's brackets, next year's Final Four in the Alamo City and a milestone for nonprofit. Suggested reading: Pasley: It's 'Women Making History Month' in college basketball Jenny Carnes selected to succeed Russ Bookbinder as San Antonio Sports head Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Beyond the game: At the top of their field | EN Depth
March 08, 2024 13:30 - 33 minutesThree female athletic directors, Triva Corrales (Judson ISD), Suzette Arriola (East Central ISD) and Rose Ann Martinez (Harlandale ISD), join high school sports reporter David Hinojosa for a San Antonio Express-News High School Roundtable discussion on how they became athletic directors, how they manage in a male-dominated field and issues they have faced in their ascension to their schools’ top athletic position. The roundtable, in conjunction with Women’s History Month, is part of an ongoin...
Express-News Athletes Roundtable | EN Depth
February 29, 2024 13:00 - 30 minutesThree student-athletes in our local sports community join high school sports reporter Ronald Harrod for the first San Antonio Express-News Athletes Roundtable. UTSA’s Elijah Frizell and Isaiah Walker, and former East Central girls basketball player Asia Prudhomme discuss their experiences as Black athletes. Suggested reading: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
UTSA Football Coach Jeff Traylor | EN Depth
February 27, 2024 16:49 - 51 minutesUTSA Head Football Coach Jeff Traylor sits down with members of the Express-News editorial board for a wide-ranging interview to discuss the future of the program, NIL money and what it takes to compete at the highest levels of Division I college football. Suggested reading: UTSA's Jeff Traylor makes adjustments, additions to coaching staff Transfer portal, NIL prompt UTSA to alter approach to early signing period Frank Harris set to aid UTSA's NIL effort, stepping in as vice president of Ci...
High school coaches roundtable | EN Depth
February 09, 2024 15:37 - 30 minutesThree leaders in our local sports community join high school sports reporter Ronald Harrod for the first San Antonio Express-News Coaches Roundtable. Wagner girl basketball coach Annissa Jackson, Roosevelt football coach/athletic coordinator Matt Carroll, and Sam Houston football coach Jeremy Williams delve deep into their experiences as Black coaches, exploring the unique challenges and triumphs that have shaped their coaching journeys. This Coaches Roundtable is not just about the game; it...
AEW, Thunder Rosa on Collision course
December 14, 2023 21:00 - 29 minutesExpress-News sports editor Nick Talbot interviews Thunder Rosa about her possible return at AEW’s Collison on Dec. 23 at the Frost Bank Center. The two discuss her injury, her championship win in San Antonio, her ventures outside of wrestling and the state of AEW’s women’s division. Suggested reading: San Antonio pro wrestler Thunder Rosa may make history in her hometown during AEW Dynamite on March 16 AEW women’s champion Thunder Rosa raising funds for Uvalde Catch us everywhere: Nick Ta...
The road to prosperity for South Texas | San Antonio Forward
November 09, 2023 16:44 - 33 minutesSan Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza Jr. and South Texas Business Partnership President and CEO Rebecca Viagran discuss how to work regionally to address infrastructure needs and cultivate economic development. SUGGESTED READING: Viagran: To pave way for prosperity, upgrade South Bexar's infrastructure More about the San Antonio Forward series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Future of Work in South Texas and Beyond | San Antonio Forward
October 04, 2023 20:24 - 34 minutesBeto Altamirano, CEO and co-founder of Irys, and chairman and co-founder of the Better Futures Institute, talks about the potential to develop a dynamic workforce in San Antonio and the South Triangle region. REQUIRED READING: The San Antonio Forward project Powerhouse potential: Why San Antonio should care about a different Texas Triangle Why the I-35 corridor is the unsung hero of the American household Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The South Texas Triangle, an emerging international economic powerhouse | San Antonio Forward
September 21, 2023 20:19 - 39 minutesBeto Gomez and David Robinson Jr., guest scholars with University of Texas at San Antonio’s Urban Future Lab, explain why San Antonio’s future is interwoven with the Rio Grande Valley and Monterrey, Mexico through our cultural, demographic and economic ties. REQUIRED READING: Powerhouse potential: Why San Antonio should care about a different Texas Triangle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
207. High School Football Preview
August 21, 2023 18:23 - 31 minutesSan Antonio Express-News sports writers David Hinojosa and Ronald Harrod discuss the start of high school football season. This preview dives into San Antonio area high schools such as Steele, Judson Boerne, Brennan, Raegan, Smithson Valley, and Brandeis. The duo also discusses top area players such as Chad Warner, James Peoples, Antonio Meza, Freddie Dubose, Ty Hawkins, and Michael Terry III. Required reading: Steele’s 2023 season outlook: https://www.expressnews.com/sports/high-school San...
206. Remembering Red McCombs
February 25, 2023 21:20 - 23 minutesFormer Councilman and Chamber of Commerce President Joe Krier and developer Marty Wender talk about their mentor Red McCombs, who passed away this week at 95. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
205. Eat the Street
January 26, 2023 06:00 - 22 minutesThe Express-News Taste Team joins the show to discuss their latest project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
204. The Hayden
January 12, 2023 20:27 - 31 minutesExpress-News taste team hosts Hayden owner Adam Lampinstein and executive chef Bill Corbett to talk about their popular Pastrami, expansion plans, and their philosophy when developing a menu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
203. Sam Houston High School 'The Wiz'
January 12, 2023 00:34 - 8 minutesFive years in the making, “The Wiz” was the first musical to be produced at Sam Houston in at least three decades, They faced technical and financial challenges, delays in set construction and costume design, and competing demands on students, many of whom had little or no experience in live theater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
202. UPickEm College football show
December 14, 2022 22:51 - 29 minutesSports editor Nick Talbot hosts UT beat writer Nick Moyle and UTSA beat writer Greg Luca to talk championships and bowl games! https://www.expressnews.com/sports/high-school/u-pick-em/?contestid=834405#registration/login Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
201: Best Day Ever at the Pearl
December 12, 2022 18:55 - 43 minutesThe Express-News taste team joins the show to bring you what a "Best Day Ever" looks like at the Pearl! These are the best places to eat, drink and have a good time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
200: Big minor league news
November 03, 2022 18:21 - 15 minutesSports editor Nick Talbot and Greg Luca bring discuss the latest in the world of minor league sports teams in San Antonio like the new XFL team, SAFC's success, and the ownership shakeup of the Missions baseball team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
199: Dia De Muertos
October 28, 2022 17:36 - 33 minutesExpress-News columnist Elaine Ayala is joined by UTSA Professor Emerita Ellen Riojas Clark. Together, they discuss the history of Dia de Muertos and give some do's and don'ts to help celebrate the holiday respectfully. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
198: The shooting of Erik Cantu
October 21, 2022 21:01 - 12 minutesExpress-News metro editor Greg Jefferson and reporter Michelle Del Rey discuss the shooting of 17-year-old Erik Cantu at the hands of a now-former SAPD officer." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
197: UTSA and UT football preview
October 21, 2022 18:41 - 19 minutesExpress news UPickEM college football show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
196: Hearstlab Texas
October 14, 2022 16:53 - 21 minutesThis week on EN Depth Express-News publisher Mark Medici and Hearstlab Scout Lisa Gillespie join the show to discuss Hearstlab and its mission to provide cash investments and and services to early-stage women-led start-ups! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 195: Overplayed Food trends
October 05, 2022 19:59 - 22 minutesTaste Team members Chuck Blount and Paul Stephen join the show to talk churros, "authenticity" in food and food trends that need to go away! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Investment Insider Guide
September 23, 2022 16:15 - 50 minutesWe sat down with our Investment Guide partners to chat about the market, financial advice and more. Listen to the special episode of EN Depth, sponsored by Federal Employee Benefits, here: www.mysa.com/investmentguide Sponsor disclaimer: https://bit.ly/3Bv7WB8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 194: 'Beyond my control': A woman's two-year battle with long COVID
August 22, 2022 23:23 - 1 hourRosario Neaves is a 42-year-old San Antonio woman who became severely ill with long COVID 2 1/2 years ago, early in the pandemic. Since then, she’s made 16 emergency room visits and been hospitalized twice. She’s battled shortness of breath, pulse rates so high she feared a heart attack, intolerance to heat, and profound weakness that some days left her unable to get out of bed. 'Beyond my control': A San Antonio woman's two-year battle with long COVID Learn more about your ad choices. V...
Episode 193: Bexar county judged stripped of cases
June 13, 2022 18:29 - 27 minutesExpress News courthouse reporter Elizabeth Zavala joins the show to break down how a Bexar County judge was stripped of most of the cases in her docket. Read: Embattled judge in Bexar County stripped of most of her court cases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 192: When a boy is killed by police
June 13, 2022 18:03 - 11 minutesA San Antonio police officer shot and killed a 13-year-old boy, who crashed a stolen car into the police car. Crime journalist Jacob Beltran reports on the incident and ensuing outrage. Read More San Antonio boy killed by police was not a threat, attorney Lee Merritt says Family remembers 13-year-old boy killed by police, demands release of bodycam footage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Puro Politics EP 208: Police officers bully the media in Uvalde
June 07, 2022 17:06 - 25 minutesAn increasingly tense dynamic is developing between Texas police and the media. In recent days, law enforcement officers in Uvalde have blocked reporters from engaging with residents and covering the aftermath of the horrific May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary. Read: ‘That seems overboard’: Out-of-town police in Uvalde block cameras, disrupt coverage of tragedy’s aftermath Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Puro Politics EP 207: Searching for answers after the Uvalde massacre
June 07, 2022 17:01 - 37 minutesThe mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde has devastated a community and shocked the nation. Columnist Cary Clack, who visited Uvalde the day after the massacre, believes something about the response to this shooting feels different. Morning of chaos: A reconstruction of how the Uvalde massacre unfolded Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 191: 2022 Primary runoff election preview
May 24, 2022 16:17 - 19 minutesExpress News metro columnist and host of the Puro Politics podcast joins the show to discuss the Lieutenants Governors race, Bexar county judges race, attorney general race, and district 28 race. Check out the Express-News voters guide for more information on all the primary races Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 190: Why S.A. moms are among hardest hit by national baby formula shortage
May 23, 2022 18:08 - 11 minutesOne of the first to write about the baby formula shortage, reporter Annie Blanks explains why San Antonio has the highest out-of-stock rate for baby formula of any U.S. metro area — and what this means for local families. Read: ‘How am I going to feed her?’: Baby formula shortage peaks in San Antonio, leaving moms scrambling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 189: Vaccine refuseniks and U.S. military readiness
May 19, 2022 11:21 - 20 minutesMilitary reporter Sig Christenson breaks down the ongoing controversy of military personnel refusing to obey vaccine orders. Read: Following orders is an absolute in the military — but with vaxx orders, it absolutely depends Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 188: Alamo College board votes to oust longtime SAC professor
May 16, 2022 16:53 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MBExpress news reporter Danya Perez joins the show to discuss the firing of a longtime San Antonio College professor due to a his involvement with the Texas Academic Decathalon,
Episode 188: Why Alamo Colleges fired a longtime SAC professor
May 16, 2022 16:53 - 21 minutesExpress News education reporter Danya Perez Express elaborates on the firing of a longtime San Antonio College professor due to a his involvement with the Texas Academic Decathalon. Read more: After 25 years, San Antonio College lost a valuable tradition, ousted professor says Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 187: Top 10 San Antonio restaurants in 2022
May 05, 2022 17:34 - 39 minutesExpress News restaurant critic Mike Sutter joins the show to break down his list of the top 10 restaurants in San Antonio! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 186: Busting Texas tax myths
April 23, 2022 11:00 - 14 minutesExpress-News business columnist Micheal Taylor breaks down common myths about the Texas tax system and explains how taxes affect people differently at various income levels. Read: Low-tax Texas? That’s a tall tale, and state’s tax structure leads to fiscal distortions Taxes on wealth don’t impact the rich the way they do the rest of us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 185: Busting Texas tax myths
April 23, 2022 11:00 - 12 minutes - 17.8 MBExpress News business columnist Micheal Taylor breaks down some myths about the Texas taxes system as well as explain how taxes affect people differently at various income levels. Read: Low-tax Texas? That’s a tall tale, and state’s tax structure leads to fiscal distortions Taxes on wealth don’t impact the rich the way they do the rest of us
Episode 185: Exposing San Antonio's health inequities
April 23, 2022 00:39 - 24 minutesHealth care journalist Laura Garcia explains the work behind her special report on the health inequities that have plagued San Antonio and were made worse by the COVID 19 pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 186: Exposing San Antonio's health inequities
April 23, 2022 00:39 - 23 minutes - 32.4 MBHealth care journalist Laura Garcia explains the work behind her special report on the health inequities that have plagued San Antonio and were made worse by the COVID 19 pandemic.
Episode 184: How to appeal property tax hikes in Bexar County
April 21, 2022 12:00 - 12 minutesBusiness journalist Richard Webner discusses the rise in property tax values, who is responsible for them and how homeowners can fight back. We also talk bout his conversation with Hotel Contessa GM Dan Waters and the future of the hospitality industry downtown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 183: How a Texas law restricting drone cameras was struck down
April 20, 2022 16:34 - 13 minutesExpress News reporter Emilie Eaton breaks down changes to a drone law that restricted San Antonio area journalists and photographers from doing their jobs. Plus, she follows up on last year's report on domestic violence and how a program designed to help domestic violence victims is lacking resources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 182: How San Antonio’s history of redlining stunted opportunities for Latinos, Blacks
April 19, 2022 18:43 - 18 minutesMySA Food and Culture Editor Madalyn Mendoza discusses her groundbreaking work on the continued grip of San Antonio's history of redlining neighborhoods. Read: ‘Tentacles’ of redlining continue to grip upward mobility in San Antonio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 181: A proper Fiesta!
April 01, 2022 19:52 - 12 minutesExpress-News staff writers Rene Guzman and Deborah Martin join the show to talk about Fiesta 2022! We have your guide to the best Fiesta experience There are new routes for parades, and we also discuss the tragic loss of Hispanic Elvis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 180: Jury awards more than $10 million to family of man shot by deputies
March 29, 2022 16:46 - 14 minutesExpress news reporter Guillermo Contreras joins the show to discuss the recent jury verdict regarding the 2015 death of a man shot by Bexar County deputies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 179: Camp Bullis preservation efforts
March 16, 2022 12:51 - 20 minutesWater and environment reporter Elena Bruess joins the show to discuss the federal conservation effort over at Camp Bullis, the fight for who controls water regulation in the area surrounding Medina Lake and when stage one water restrictions will be lifted in San Antonio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 178: Previewing the Texas primary election
February 28, 2022 21:35 - 24 minutesExpress-News columnist Gilbert Garcia joins the show to preview the Texas primary elections on March 1st Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 177: Ukrainian protest in San Antonio
February 28, 2022 20:08 - 27 minutesFeatures reporter Richard Marini and staff photographer Josie Norris join the show and bring us into the process of covering the Ukrainian protest in San Antonio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 176: Seeking justice for executed Fort Sam soldiers.
February 25, 2022 14:52 - 20 minutesExpress news staff writer Sig Christiansen joins the show to discuss the ongoing clemency bid for soldiers executed in 1917. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 175: Express-News Voter Guide
February 18, 2022 15:14 - 18 minutesExpress-News Editorial page editor Josh Brodesky and ED board members Nancy Preyer-Johnson and Brandon Lingle join the show to talk about the work of putting together a comprehensive voters guide for the 2022 Texas primary election Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 174: UTSA football offseason
February 14, 2022 13:22 - 24 minutesExpress News UTSA beat writer Greg Luca joins the show to discuss the UTSA football program's offseason moves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 173: Hill Country Update
February 10, 2022 23:44 - 16 minutesExpress-News Reporter Annie Blanks joins the show to discuss the recent Grand Jury capital murder indictment of a Caldwell County man, as well as the city of Buda's fight against an Austin developer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices