Join decorated columnist Elaine Ayala as she hosts a diverse cadre of guests to discuss history, culture, and politics.
Latest episodes
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23 min
Sarah Lucero’s journey from the anchor desk to the Ironman
For nearly 20 years, Sarah Lucero kept us informed as a KENS 5 news anchor. Then, at the peak of her career, she walked away from TV news. Since then, she’s reinvented herself as a…
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46 min
Catching up with Former San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros
Former Mayor Henry Cisneros has for decades been a visionary voice in reshaping San Antonio. Most recently, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by the government of Japan —…
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31 min
Our Lady of the Lake University is turning the old into the new
Dr. Abel Antonio Chávez, president of one of San Antonio's oldest private universities, has an old convent and a long-shuttered elementary school on his hands. He's infusing new en…
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23 min
Deborah Knapp on retirement and Robert Redford
The longtime anchor, who recently retired from KENS5, stopped by “¡Nosotros! with Elaine Ayala” to look back on her life, her career and an early encounter with the Hollywood star.…
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28 min
San Antonio mayoral candidate Gina Ortiz Jones explains herself
If you think she’s still a mystery, that she hasn’t been quite open enough, or San Antonian enough, mayoral candidate Gina Ortiz Jones examines how she sees herself and reasons beh…
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49 min
Reintroducing Ana Sandoval | ¡Nosotros!
The former councilwoman stepped down in 2023 to focus on a daughter who’s now 3, and Sandoval is back to her roots grounded in the environment. Suggested reading: Ana Sandoval's NA…
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33 min
Arboretum San Antonio generating buzz
Adriana Quiñones is leading the charge to establish the second-largest public green space in Texas, and doing it through the lens of equity. Arboretum photos by Oscar Williams and…
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34 min
Fiesta’s origins as dark as the nation’s
Two education scholars examine the troubling roots of San Antonio’s annual Fiesta festivals and events, while still recalling the joys of the season. So, it’s complicated.Suggested…
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38 min
The promise of the Alamo Colleges with Chancellor Mike Flores
Right before another $1.3 million was raised to erase financial barriers to higher education, Alamo Colleges chancellor Mike Flores examines what's ahead for the quickly expanding…
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30 min
An unlikely duet: A trumpet player and anti-DEI politics
Ricardo Lazaro, a young San Antonio musician, never expected to get embroiled in a Washington controversy and “60 Minutes” in an act of resistance.Suggested reading:Young San Anton…
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41 min
"Dreaming in Drag" with San Antonio's Drag Sisters
Elaine Ayala hosts drag sisters Lyn-Z and Armani Andrews, who were both involved in DreamWeek's first-ever gathering about San Antonio's drag community.Suggested reading:Legendary…
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43 min
An emotional Roland Gutierrez talks vouchers, voting and Uvalde
Never shy around the microphone, Texas State Sen. Roland Gutierrez shares his thoughts on the current state of affairs with ¡Nosotros! host Elaine Ayala.Suggested reading:How Uvald…
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30 min
A new form of PTSD is on the rise in the era of Trump
It doesn’t impact any one group. It’s a PTSD that’s being experienced across the country. It’s President Trump Stress Disorder.Suggested reading:We’re suffering from a new form of…
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49 min
Remembering Johnny Canales
Legendary Tejano music TV host Johnny Canales died last year, leaving a great, big hole in the lives of his wife Nora Canales and their daughters. She talks here about how they're…
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46 min
2024 in our rearview mirror
A panel of newsies join Elaine Ayala’s ¡Nosotros! podcast to discuss some of the top stories of 2024 and one of the most provocative stories about San Antonio’s progress as a big c…
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34 min
The new guy at Texas Monthly's Texas Country Reporter
J.B. Sauceda wasn’t even born when “Texas Country Reporter” first went on the air. The longtime Austinite is now helming it, in its 53rdseason. He’s also hosting a new podcast, “Vi…
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36 min
Jacque Callanen looks back on nearly two decades of elections in Bexar County | ¡Nosotros!
As longtime Bexar County elections chief Jacque Callanen wraps up her last election, she also looks back at the changes during her tenure.Suggested links:Latinas for Kamala were ou…
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38 min
2024 Epilogue: The November Election with UTSA prof. Jon Taylor
Perhaps it’s still too soon after the November election to have a better handle on a second Trump administration. But, so far, it looks glum, says UTSA political scientist Jon Tayl…
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32 min
Día de Muertos with Dr. Ellen Riojas Clark
This week on ¡Nosotros! we revisit a previous interview Express-News Columnist Elaine Ayala conducted with UTSA professor emerita, Dr. Ellen Riojas Clark. Together they discuss the…
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42 min
'Despacito' star Luis Fonsi answers a prayer
Mine. The international superstar was in town for just 24 hours – this time – and gave “Nosotros” a half-hour of it. Two years ago, he filmed a movie here, and he was back for the…