Tejano star Shelly Lares joins Elaine Ayala and talks about her childhood friend, Selena Quintanilla Perez, and sings a cappella.

Rebecca Flores might have retired from the state leadership of the United Farm Workers, but there's still lots of activism to do, protecting sunflowers and Brackenridge Park among them.

Close confidant and former son-in-law to César Chávez joins metro columnist Elaine Ayala to discuss the past, present and future of the farmworkers movement.

In this “Nosotros” episode, Elaine talks with Sarah Gould of the Mexican American Civil Rights Institute, an entity launched during the pandemic but closing in on its fifth anniversary with exciting news.

University Health CEO George Hernandez, who’ll retire this year, looks back to the beginning of a now-sprawling public health system.

A veteran of San Antonio peace initiatives and interfaith dialogue, the Rev. Ann Helmke sees through another blessing of the city’s peacemakers.

Author, filmmaker and the first Latinx Rhodes Scholar, John Phillip Santos is now helping UTSA build a new school of borderland studies. It’s about time.

Christopher Carmona, visiting professor of Mexican American Studies and English at Our Lady of the Lake University, explores the movement of young Chicano academics who’ve brought to light the state-sanctioned violence by Texas Rangers against Mexican American and Tejano landowners. It happened at the turn of the 20th century. That gave birth to the Refusing to Forget research project and a landmark exhibition, “Life and Death on the Border,” on view through March at the OLLU library.

Throughout its half-century, the Intercultural Development Research Association has worked to one end – making equal educational opportunity a reality. In this episode of “Nosotros,” IDRA president and CEO Celina Moreno says that fight is far from over.

Ernie Zuniga used to get up at 2:30 a.m. every morning to anchor FOX News First, a morning TV show he helped create. In May, he signed off and walked away from that show of his own accord. We catch up on the reasons for his departure and what he’s up to now on the latest episode of ¡Nosotros!.

Remember former Councilman Roberto Treviño? He has reinvented himself as executive director of the San Antonio Philharmonic. And it sounds good.

2024 Fiesta Rey Feo and retired Air Force Colonel John McFadden Sr. talks about his history as a fighter pilot, raising scholarship money as Rey Feo, and the healing journey that led him to pursue his PhD.

Elaine Ayala interviews chef, author and filmmaker Adán Medrano about his books, his film, his upbringing on the West Side of San Antonio, and the art of food.

San Antonio's first Latina councilwoman and one-time mayoral candidate joins Elaine Ayala to reflect on her long career as a politician, community advocate and mentor.

Elaine talks with film critic Kiko Martinez about how he got his start reviewing movies and his particular interest in Latinos in the entertainment industry.

Elaine talks with Natalie Gamez – the first openly gay Fiesta Queen – about her turn as Fiesta royalty, her well-known family, and her participation in the upcoming Pride parade.

The first openly gay Latina judge in Bexar County joins Elaine to discuss her history, Pride month celebrations, and the ongoing saga of the Pride flag she once displayed in her courtroom.

San Antonio's first lady sits down with Elaine for a wide-ranging conversation on her migrant farm worker roots, her courtship with the future mayor, and her love for San Antonio.

Eduardo Diaz, director of the Smithsonian Latino Center, talks with Elaine about his San Antonio ties and progress on the national museum of the American Latino.

Rebeca Maria Barrera and Merri Longoria Gutierrez discusses the importance of cultural educations for children. and the upcoming celebration of El Día de los Niños that began in San Antonio 25 years ago.

Elaine Ayala discusses Fiesta origins and traditions with cultural anthropologist Michaele Haynes and "Mr. Fiesta" Michael Quintanilla.

Joaquin Castro joins Elaine Ayala for his first extended interview since undergoing cancer surgery. They cover a range of topics including the Spanish boar that might have saved his life.

Executive Director of the American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions joined Elaine Ayala to talk about the organization's origins and its continued efforts to preserve and protect the culture and tradition of Native American tribes.

Southwest Voter Registration Education Project's president Lydia Camarillo looks back at the organization's origins, how the Nixon administration played a role in that; the dramatic increase in Latino voters since 2018, and what population shifts will...

Former San Antonio Mayor and HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros talks about his current projects including a South Side arboretum and West Side education initiatives, and gives his take on local and national races ahead of the midterm elections.