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bigcitysmalltown with Bob Rivard

by Bob Rivard
132 EPISODES
Apr 2025
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131. Too Much, Too Fast: San Antonio’s Floods and the Fight to Adapt
Bob Rivard
130. San Antonio Teen Bridges Global Healthcare Gaps Through Access to Specialist Knowledge — ASK
Bob Rivard
129. Inside Launch SA — San Antonio’s One-Stop Resource for Small Business
Bob Rivard
128. San Antonio FC Is Reaching for the World Stage
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127. What If We Replaced Every Lawn in San Antonio?
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126. Mayor Ron Nirenberg on 8 Years of Progress—and What Comes Next for San Antonio
Bob Rivard
125. The Man Behind Brooks: How Leo Gomez Reimagined the Southside
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124. Runoff Edition: Rolando Pablos Makes His Case
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123. San Antonio’s Legal Lifeline: How SALSA Fights for Access to Justice
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122. The Scientist Who Transformed Texas Biomed—and San Antonio’s Scientific Standing
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121. The Case for Thinking Differently About San Antonio (with Rory Sutherland – Live at Geekdom)
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120. Why San Antonio’s Future Starts with Early Childhood Education
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119. The Mayor’s Race: Rolando Pablos on Economic Competitiveness, Poverty, and Cross-Border Partnerships for San Antonio
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118. The Mayor’s Race: Manny Pelaez on Ferocious Advocacy, Economic Growth, and the Future of San Antonio
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117. The Mayor’s Race: Gina Ortiz Jones on Public Service, Equity, and Leading with Data
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116. The Mayor’s Race: Melissa Cabello Havrda on Community, Accountability, and San Antonio's Next Chapter
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115. The Mayor’s Race: Adriana Rocha Garcia on Housing, Opportunity, and the Future of San Antonio
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114. The Mayor’s Race: Beto Altamirano on Infrastructure, Innovation, and San Antonio’s Identity
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113. The Last Word - Tariffs Hit Home in San Antonio
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112. San Antonio's Culinary Legacy: 25 Years of Biga on the Banks
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111. The Last Word - Leave the City Bond Elections Alone
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110. San Antonio’s Model for Homelessness: Why Other Cities Look to Haven for Hope
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109. The Last Word - The City of San Antonio Can’t Hire Everyone
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108. What It Takes to Host the Final Four—Inside San Antonio’s Big Moment
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107. The Last Word - A Legal and Moral Crisis: Texas Public Schools Deserve Better
Bob Rivard
106. Tom Slick’s Legacy: The San Antonio Institution Studying Consciousness
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105. The Last Word - Nonstop: San Antonio’s New Direct Flight to DC
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104. Inside UTSA Honors College: A Different Kind of Higher Education
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103. The Last Word - The Texas Lottery Controversy: Who Wins & Who Loses?
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102. The San Antonio Report at 13: Local News, Elections, & The Future of Journalism
Bob Rivard
101. The Last Word - Bigcitysmalltown is Growing: 100 Episodes & What’s Next
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100. The Future of UTSA with President Taylor Eighmy: Merger, Expansion, & Big Plans for San Antonio
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99. The Last Word - Bexar County Seeks to Expand Mental Health Services—But Will the State Step Up?
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98. Public School Funding in Texas: What San Antonio’s Business Leaders Want Lawmakers to Fix
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97. The Last Word - Will Texas Be Ready for the Next Disaster? The Fight Over FEMA
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96. How a Baggage Handler Became One of San Antonio’s Most Iconic Artists
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95. The Last Word - San Antonio City Council’s Failed Vote to Fund Abortion Travel
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94. Will the Immigration Crackdown Impact San Antonio? A Legal Expert Weighs In
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93. The Last Word - The Gulf of Neighbors
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92. Meet San Antonio’s New Family-Friendly Art Residency: Parts & Labor
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91. The Last Word - Texas Legislature Opens the 89th Legislative Session
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90. Taking Off: What’s Next for San Antonio’s International Airport
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89. The Last Word - 2025: A Big News Year for San Antonio and Texas
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88. What’s Ahead for bigcitysmalltown: Telling San Antonio’s Story in 2025
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87. VIA's Jeff Arndt Rides off
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86. The State of Cycling in San Antonio
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85. Bexar County's Year with David Marquez
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84. Craig Garnett: Uvalde’s Newspaper Publisher
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83. Chris Cullum and San Antonio's Culinary Legacy
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82. San Antonio Artist Oscar Alvarado Always Thinks Big
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