Fronteras
Fridays at 12 noon and Sundays at 9 p.m.
"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.
Latest Episodes
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Three San Antonio playwrights were chosen to present their unpublished plays before an audience in an informal setting as part of the Teatro Salon series. -
A new cover story from "Texas Monthly" chronicles the lineage of the Longhorn, from feral breeds in Spain to today’s Texas ranches. -
Tejano music, musicians, and its lasting influences are the focus of the new "Texas Monthly" podcast. -
Co-researchers Jongyeon (Joy) Ee and Patricia Gándara examined how immigration raids under President-elect Trump's first presidency disprupted the educational and mental health of students. -
José Ralat, taco editor at "Texas Monthly," has traveled thousands of miles across Texas writing about tacos, Tex-Mex, and Mexican food and the people behind these fascinating and delicious cuisines. -
"Nepantla Familias" compiles 30 poems, short stories, and essays from Mexican American authors to highlight what it means to live between two cultures, families, and languages. -
Irma Herrera's one-woman play, "Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name?", focuses on issues of identity and the power in making sure our names are pronounced correctly. Herrera, an activist, playwright and former civil rights attorney, shows that how we say a name reveals the preconceived ideas or assumptions we make about others. -
Voces director and founder Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez reflects on the work Voces has done for the last quarter century and the road ahead. -
The Black Navarros project led by St. Mary's University and the San Antonio African American Community Archive & Museum explores slavery in Spanish colonial-era San Antonio, and how the city's prominent Navarro family played a role in slavery in Texas. -
Fronteras: Borderlands Shakespeare Colectiva reimagines the Bard’s iconic works through a nuevo lensThe Colectiva has issued two volumes of "The Bard in the Borderlands," a collection of adaptations of Shakespeare's most iconic work with a borderland twist.
