Fronteras

By Texas Public Radio

Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.


Category: Government

Open in Apple Podcasts


Open RSS feed


Open Website


Rate for this podcast

Subscribers: 10
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 40

Description

"Fronteras" is a Texas Public Radio program exploring the changing culture and demographics of the American Southwest. From Texas to New Mexico and California, "Fronteras" provides insight into life along the U.S.- Mexico border. Our stories examine unique regional issues affecting lifestyle, politics, economics and the environment.

Episode Date
‘We are resilient people’ — Border Narratives Project aims to shift the perspective on binational communities
May 17, 2024
Fronteras: ‘We need to know who we are’— MACRI enters 5th year in highlighting Mexican American civil rights
May 10, 2024
Taco-Poet Eddie Vega talks inspirations, belonging, and new title as San Antonio Poet Laureate
May 03, 2024
New book series preserves indigenous foods and traditions of South Texas and Northeastern Mexico
Apr 26, 2024
Fronteras: 'Our own government was working against them' — Declassifying FBI files on the Latino civil rights movement
Apr 19, 2024
‘We were not communists’ — A dive into FBI surveillance of Cesar Chávez and the United Farm Workers movement
Apr 12, 2024
‘Singing from a deeper place’ — Singer Lisa Morales talks life, inspirations ahead of TPR concert
Apr 05, 2024
Fronteras: ‘Thirty Talks Weird Love’ fuses time travel with poetry in a love letter to Juárez, femicide victims, and the author’s younger self
Mar 28, 2024
‘Agua es vida’ — Todos Agua festival celebrates the significance of water through poetry, art and music
Mar 22, 2024
‘There aren’t simple answers’ — Examining the cause of ongoing violence in the Mexican border city of Juárez
Mar 14, 2024
Fronteras: ‘Downtown Juárez’ argues against one-dimensional view of violence, abuse and exploitation in the Mexican border city
Mar 08, 2024
Fronteras: Local activists, historians, and writers say San Antonio’s historic West Side goes far beyond its outlaw history
Mar 01, 2024
Fronteras: A different perspective to tales of murder, mayhem and vice on San Antonio’s historic West Side
Feb 23, 2024
Fronteras: ‘Can We Know the Sound of Forgiveness’ blends art, music, and spoken word to explore the complexities of existence
Feb 16, 2024
Fronteras: Migration Policy Institute says Biden’s presidency mired by border crisis narratives despite 535 immigration actions
Feb 09, 2024
‘Segundo de Febrero’ exhibit embraces duality of Chicano culture and life
Feb 02, 2024
Local San Antonio students gain new perspective on U.S.-Mexico relations through Mexico City trip
Jan 26, 2024
Drug wars, militarization of Mexico and the border, and the future of the Mexican presidency
Jan 19, 2024
‘It’s a binational issue’ — The myths and realities of drug smuggling on the U.S.-Mexico border
Jan 12, 2024
Fronteras: ‘This is U.S. History’ — Exhibit 'Life & Death on the Border' sheds light on state-sanctioned violence against Mexicans in Texas
Jan 05, 2024
Fronteras: ‘Life and Death on the Border’ exhibit highlights the buried history of anti-Mexican violence in Texas
Dec 29, 2023
San Antonians mentored by journalist María Martin say her legacy will ‘live beyond’
Dec 22, 2023
Remembering María Martin — a pioneer in uplifting the voices of Latinos in journalism
Dec 15, 2023
Fronteras: ‘Recognizing the sacredness of the food’ — Taking a deep dive into the impact of indigenous food and ingredients
Dec 08, 2023
Fronteras: ‘Indigenous food is not disconnected’ — A conversation about the Native American influence on South Texas cuisine
Dec 01, 2023
‘Latinx art is American Art’ — A walkthrough of Latino artworks on display at the McNay Art Museum
Nov 24, 2023
The McNay Art Museum’s first curator of Latinx art talks ‘renaissance’ of Latino artists and art
Nov 17, 2023
Fronteras: 'I belong to this history' — Rio Grande Valley scholars showcase civil rights history in public space
Nov 10, 2023
‘Becoming Texas’ podcast revisits the Texas epic from its pre-colonial past to its emerging cultura
Nov 03, 2023
New podcast explores undertold narratives that challenge the Texas myth
Oct 27, 2023
‘Daughters of Latin America’ breaks barriers to showcase the words of women over five centuries
Oct 20, 2023
Fronteras: New anthology highlights the 'exquisite and brilliant' works of Latine women across genres and generations
Oct 13, 2023
Fronteras: 'Mexico was a safe haven’ — The hidden history of enslaved people who found freedom across the border
Oct 06, 2023
Fronteras: ‘Immigration is not charity; it’s necessity’ — CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service talks advocacy & compassion
Sep 29, 2023
‘Tacos of Texas’ podcast serves up its third season on the roots of Texas-Mexican foodways
Sep 22, 2023
The words of Chicana poets sing in the Chicana Art Song Project
Sep 15, 2023
Fronteras: Oral histories highlight the untold struggles for social justice in Black and Brown communities across Texas
Sep 08, 2023
‘It goes beyond food’—Third-generation pitmaster continues family’s legacy through barbecue
Sep 01, 2023
Unique dialect of Caló‘ reflects hard-fought human experiences of Chicano borderland barrios
Aug 25, 2023
Do you translate for a non-English speaking member of your family at the doctor's office or at a restaurant? You're probably a language broker.
Aug 18, 2023