Sinopsis
A weekly podcast from the San Antonio Express-News
Episodios
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Episode 143: Record collector needs a new home for his 113,000 vinyl albums
01/08/2021 Duración: 13minStaff writer Rene Guzman joins the show to discuss his latest article on a San Antonio area record shop owner whose illness has forced him to find a new home for his collection of over 100,000 vinyl records.
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Episode 142: Longhorns impending split from the Big 12
26/07/2021 Duración: 14minTexas Longhorns insider Nick Moyle breaks down the Longhorns' move to leave the Big 12 conference to join the SEC.
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Episode 141: Separating Fiesta from a painful history
21/07/2021 Duración: 15minColumnist Elaine Ayala joins the show to discuss her column on the painful history of Fiesta san Antonio and what can be done to cut those ties.
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Episode 140: The Trial of Otis McKane
20/07/2021 Duración: 20minCourts reporter Elizabeth Zavala joins the show to talk about the ongoing capital murder trial of Otis McKane, charged with capital murder in the shooting of Police Det. Benjamin Marconi
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Episode 139: Why are suicides in the military on the rise?
15/07/2021 Duración: 16minSuicides in the armed services hit a record 571 in 2020. The cause is a mystery to Pentagon officials. Senior reporter Sig Christenson talks about military suicides in the COVID era. Related reading: Military suicides in COVID era hit a new high
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Episode 138: An uninsured nurse's battle with COVID-19
02/07/2021 Duración: 13minJustin Vine delayed going to the hospital for as long as he could because he had no insurance. He endured weeks on a ventilator, a two-month coma, vivid hallucinations and the fear of what it all might cost him. Reporter Lauren Caruba and photographer Lisa Krantz talk about the year they spent covering Justin's story. Read more: COVID nearly killed this uninsured nurse. A year later, he's still recovering.
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Episode 137: Death in the desert
01/07/2021 Duración: 16minThe harsh West Texas desert is claiming more migrant bodies as smugglers send more through the remote terrain. Correspondent Dudley Althaus talks about his latest report for the Express-News: Death in the desert.
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Episode 136: Corrupt former Mexican governor learns his fate
24/06/2021 Duración: 14minSpecial correspondent Jason Bush breaks down the federal trial of Jorge Juan Torres López, who served as interim governor of Mexico’s Coahuila state for much of 2011. López is the first public official to be sentenced in a massive corruption investigation that began nearly a decade ago in San Antonio. Read more: Three-year prison term for former Mexican governor who laundered bribe money in Texas
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Episode 135: How a civilian at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph rigged $2 billion in contracts
17/06/2021 Duración: 21minExpress-News writer Guillermo Contreras lays out a kickback scheme that landed a Randolph civilian worker in federal court in San Antonio for wire fraud conspiracy. Even after Keith Alan Seguin retired from the government in 2017, the scheme is the largest military graft case to come out of San Antonio in at least a decade. Read more: Bribery case at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph has a major defense contractor under scrutiny Ex-Air Force civilian admits taking $2.3 million in bribes for rigging big contracts
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Episode 134: Bexar County, Black Rifle Coffee Co. and a controversial boat
16/06/2021 Duración: 13minReporter Scott Huddleston lays out the ongoing confrontation between Bexar County commissioner, the sheriff and Black Rifle Coffee Co. over a $32,000 donation for a boat. Read more: Sheriff Salazar urges everyone to ‘chill’ in wake of social media firestorm over Black Rifle Coffee Co. donation
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Episode 133: Finally Fiesta: San Antonio's citywide celebration is back
11/06/2021 Duración: 15minStaff writers Rene Guzman and Deborah Martin join the show to discuss the return to Fiesta. Read more: Finally Fiesta: San Antonio's citywide celebration is back for a summer fling
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Episode 132: An 'amazing 48 hours' inside the Texas House
03/06/2021 Duración: 16minReporters Jeremy Wallace and Cayla Harris, from the Express-News Austin bureau, share their experiences during the “amazing 48 hours” inside the Texas House of Representatives as Democrats strategized the historical walkout against the controversial SB7.
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Episode 131: San Antonio's tourist attractions lack workers to serve them
28/05/2021 Duración: 12minTravel and tourism reporter Randy Diamond joins the show to talk about the tourism industry's struggle to employ staff as COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease.
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Episode 130: "Blue Hole Wisdom," a new book about the nuns who founded University of the Incarnate Word
16/05/2021 Duración: 16minMetro columnist Elaine Ayala joins the show to talk about Bridget McDermott Flood's new book "Blue Hole Wisdom" about the nuns who founded Incarnate Word University
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Episode 129: Tim Duncan's Hall of Fame induction
15/05/2021 Duración: 12minExpress-News sports columnist Mike Finger reflects on Tim Duncan's career as a member of the San Antonio Spurs as well as his legacy in the pantheon of NBA all-time greats.
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Episode 128: San Antonio rapper Southside Hoodlum making waves beyond his hometown
15/05/2021 Duración: 16minExpress News features reporter Rene Guzman joins the show to talk about his time with San Antonio rapper Southside Hoodlum.
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Episode 127: Revisiting Prop B
06/05/2021 Duración: 09minStaff writer Emilie Eaton joins the show to speak on the now defeated Proposition B.
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Episode 126: Near East Side’s restaurant and bar boom
06/05/2021 Duración: 12minStaff writer and part of the Express-News Taste team Mike Sutter joins the show to talk about the restaurant and bar boom on the near east side.
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Episode 125: SpaceX in Boca Chica and Brownsville
28/04/2021 Duración: 14minExpress-News staff writer Brandon Lingle breaks down his time reporting on SpaceX in Boca Chica and Brownsville.
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Episode 124: Gregg Popovich questions NBA owners
15/04/2021 Duración: 17minExpress-News sports columnist Mike Finger discusses Spurs coach Gregg Popovich's latest comments on social justice. Read his full column: As Gregg Popovich questions NBA owners, he finds an uncomfortable truth