Recently, KZSM.org has expanded the scope of our Monday and Friday noon News Specials to cover demonstrations, movements for police reform, and Black Lives matter. We talked with San Marcos City Council Member Mark Rockeymoore and Dr. Dwight Watson, author of “A Change Did Come: Racial, Social and Political Transformation of the Houston Police Department, 1930-1990,” and we continue to seek interviews with activists and experts.
The events of the past three weeks, along with the continued threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, prompt all of us the look closely at ourselves, our relationships, and our responsibility to the larger community. Throughout the week, KZSM.org offers live broadcasts that invite reflection and thought.
On Mondays from 3-4 p.m., “The Veterans Hour” concentrates on those who served and their families. Hosts Dee Bartlett and Steve Jones provide discussion and resources to help with the sometimes-difficult adjustment to civilian life.
On Tuesdays from 4-5 p.m., host Priscilla and guests on “Bookmarked” review and consider all kinds of reading—fiction, spiritual guides, memoirs, and self-help books—a range of works that invite you to laugh, cry, or think.
On Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m., “The Big Sad” offers a light-hearted take on the serious subject of depression. “While it is a comedy show, we are hoping to help people out,” says co-host Raymond Cabrera.
Thursdays from 3-5 p.m. explores the many unexpected connections between “Philosophy and Popular Music” with host Paul Wilson, philosophy professor and former member of The Association. What principles drive a musician’s choice of style? Is the truest art the most fleeting in time, like music or a drawing on a dusty car?
On Fridays from 7-8 p.m. “We the People” invites listeners to become engaged locally with reports and interviews about issues affecting San Marcos and Hays County. As host Rob Roark reminds us, “you may not be able to make a difference at the federal level, but you can at the local, regional, and state level.”
The hosts of all these shows prepare their comments and questions, come into the studio, wipe down equipment, and do their best to give you something to think about—with no reward beyond their own satisfaction at making a contribution. Volunteers sustain our programming, but space and equipment cost money, and KZSM. org is a self-supporting non-profit. To help sustain our programming, find the “donate” button on our website, KZSM.org. Tune in, stay in, help out.
