Big Bend National Park could see vehicle barriers, patrol roads under latest changes to border wall plans U.S. Customs and Border Protection updated its map of planned border wall projects to add vehicle barriers and patrol roads to portions of Big Bend National Park on Tuesday. It’s not clear if the…

The Trump administration is once again planning to install physical border barriers within Big Big National Park in West Texas, according to an updated map of “Smart Wall” projects that now shows plans for a “vehicle barrier system” and “patrol roads” in the park. buff.ly/OLElhPj

WindSync explores a century of American musical innovation This all-American program, recorded for the San Antonio Chamber Music Society, includes music by Philip Glass, Kenji Bunch, and a unique arrangement for six performers of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody i...

This was a pretty cool concert to record -- an all-American program, opening with music by Philip Glass, and featuring and a unique arrangement for sextet of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue." You can hear it at the link! www.tpr.org/show/perform...

Actor Amanda Peet says she's 'cancer-free and extremely lucky' Peet is always waiting for the other shoe to drop. Except last year there seemed to be three different shoes, as she faced her parents' deaths and a breast cancer diagnosis.

Amanda Peet, the Fresh Air interview! www.tpr.org/2026-04-15/a...

USAF Mission Winds play Percy Grainger YouTube video by Texas Public Radio

I shot a little one-iphone-camera video today while members of the U.S. Air Force Band of the West played music by Percy Grainger: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuM4...

Almost a decade after the height of the #MeToo movement, intimacy coordinators are a fixture on film sets. As of this year, the job is now covered by SAG-AFTRA, the labor union that represents actors. www.tpr.org/2026-04-13/i...

Given that I seem to have less and less time in the evenings, I have found a new appreciation for old Warner and MGM movies from the 1930s that are somewhere between 65 and 75 minutes long. Last night? JIMMY THE GENT, with James Cagney and Bette Davis, just 1 hr. 7 min.

How I would love to see this as I read it in my head.

Announcing the 2026 @texaspublicradio.bsky.social Cinema Tuesdays series! We are excited to be working with a new host theater this year, @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social Park North. Reservations will be available in early May at TPRcinema.org. We look forward to seeing you at the movies!

The real space science behind 'Project Hail Mary' The science fiction blockbuster wowed audiences with its depiction of space travel and more. Here's what NASA staff and other scientists say about the basis for the amazing events of the film.

The science fiction blockbuster wowed audiences with its depiction of space travel and more. Here's what NASA staff and other scientists say about the basis for the amazing events of the film. (Note: SPOILERS in this article) www.tpr.org/2026-04-12/t...

How about a little Bach for your day? Recorded this week at our @texaspublicradio.bsky.social KPAC 88.3 FM studios: soundcloud.com/texaspublicr...

New documentary film looks at impact of Jewish women in Texas history “Grit and Grace: How Jewish Women Built a Better Texas” explores lesser-known figures in the Lone Star State.

“Grit and Grace: How Jewish Women Built a Better Texas” explores lesser-known figures in the Lone Star State. www.tpr.org/news/2026-04...

While marveling at Artemis II's mission, NPR's film critic went down a rabbit hole about moon-themed movies. Most have nothing to do with space. www.tpr.org/2026-04-09/t...

What Star Trek, space-time, and subatomic particles have in common : Short Wave Subatomic particles, gravity wells and the beginning of the universe – these are difficult and mysterious concepts that are better understood with storytelling and metaphor. That’s exactly theoretical...

What Star Trek, space-time, and subatomic particles have in common www.npr.org/2026/04/08/n...

Eileen Collins' trailblazing journey to the stars is told in the documentary 'Spacewoman' Retired Air Force colonel and NASA astronaut Eileen Collins and filmmaker Hannah Berryman talk about the new documentary Spacewoman.

Retired Air Force colonel and NASA astronaut Eileen Collins and filmmaker Hannah Berryman talk about the new documentary "Spacewoman." www.tpr.org/science/2026...

Live At Jazz, TX The culture of South Texas and America's great gift to the world, jazz music, come together on "Live At Jazz, TX," as Nathan Cone and Doc Watkins host an hour of great music recorded live at Jazz, TX ...

April is Jazz Appreciation Month. Man, I produced over 70 of these shows for @texaspublicradio.bsky.social recorded at Jazz, TX from 2017 - 2025. It was fun. Listen to a few of 'em here: www.tpr.org/show/live-at...

How 50 years of climate change has changed the face of the 'Blue Marble' from space The "Blue Marble" was the first photo of the whole Earth and the only ever taken by a human. Fifty years on, new images of the planet reveal visible changes to the Earth's surface.

Fascinating story of the 1972 ‘Blue Marble’ first complete photo of Earth from space taken by the crew of Apollo 17 on a Hasselbad loaded with 70mm film. There are definite changes seen now, the shrinking of polar ice caps and expanding desertification.

'The Last Temptation of Christ' ... a Panel Discussion A panel discussion on the religious themes of 'The Last Temptation of Christ,' recorded after Texas Public Radio's Cinema Tuesdays screening of the movie on July 12, 2016. Featured speakers: Father

For Good Friday today, here is a thoughtful panel discussion we hosted for @texaspublicradio.bsky.social in 2016 with a Catholic and Episcopal priest on Scorsese’s THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST: soundcloud.com/texaspublicr...

Easter week listening on this morning’s commute.

Night at the ballpark for international play. Flying Chanclas vs. Tecolotes.

A hauntingly beautiful performance by Kitka at Musical Bridges' Unity Fest Kitka is a vocal arts ensemble of women bound by breath, trust, and friendship. They performed a collection of Slavic, Ukrainian and Eastern European songs on Feb. 15 in San Antonio. Hear the full con...

Crazy, hauntingly beautiful sounds here at this concert I recorded last month: www.tpr.org/show/perform...

“I Thought I Blew It”: Henry Thomas on the Audition, Trauma and Movie Magic Behind ‘E.T.’ Before E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial became the most beloved alien movie ever made — before it dethroned Star Wars at the box office, before kids everywhere pointed glowing fingers at each other in suburban backyards — Henry Thomas thought he’d already lost the part.

'E. T.' star Henry Thomas looks back on his breakout role on the 'It Happened In Hollywood' podcast.

"I wasn't ready for the fame," Thomas recalls. One week, agencies wouldn't return his calls because he lived in Texas. Two weeks later, after E.T. hit No. 1, "my phone started ringing."

I just heard him on NPR! I’ll be listening. Thanks for the notice, good to hear from you!

Help cover funeral expenses for Valerie. She hadn't worked in some time. gofund.me/2281e3a7f

Hey friends! I'll be recording this FREE concert at 7pm tonight on the campus of Northwest Vista College. Come hear some new music, and say hello! www.alamo.edu/nvc/calendar...

Saturday at 3 p.m. at the San Antonio Central Library! I’ll be co-hosting a post-show discussion with Trinity University French professor Maxence Leconte. Tickets at: www.afsanantonio.org/events/film/...

How 'One Battle After Another' Leaned on El Paso to Create One of the Year's Biggest Set Pieces YouTube video by TheWrap

El Paso, Texas represent! Happy for ONE BATTLE and the places and faces of far west Texas on screen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kREx...

Oscar Sunday meets Silent Sundays, so I’m looking back at the first Oscars ceremony where F.W. Murnau’s SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS (1927) became the first, and only, film to the win the Oscar for Best Unique and Artistic Picture!

Read: oldfilmsflicker.substack.com/p/sunrise-fw...

Blood Only Means What You Let It: On John Sayles’s Lone Star By Priscilla Page

3/14/96: John Sayles' Lone Star
w/Kris Kristofferson, Chris Cooper ++
More:
@mangiotto.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/interviews/w...
@schimkowitz.bsky.social: www.avclub.com/john-sayles-...
@priscillapage.bsky.social: southwestreview.com/volume-109-n...

TPR’s @normdog1.bsky.social and I are on KPAC 88.3 FM this morning asking you to support classical radio in San Antonio! www.tpr.org/tprmembership

Best picture nominees are leaving theaters sooner than they used to Best picture nominees are spending less time in wide release. But indie theater owners say Oscar season is still a draw.

Best picture nominees are spending less time in wide release. But indie theater owners say Oscar season is still a draw. www.tpr.org/arts-culture...