Empower House Radio KXEP-LP

Empower House Radio, KXEP-LP 101.5 FM, is a non-profit, community radio station in San Antonio, TX.. We highlight stories from community advocates, non-profit organizations, local artists/poets/musicians and those fighting for, and creating, positive change in our local community.

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Episodes

Tuesday Apr 23, 2024

Happy Hour - Vanessa Y Rogers, host and producer of the Fabric of Folklore podcast breaks down folklore, fairytales, myths, legends and cryptids as well as the cultural, religious and social significance of these tales. We also talk about how folktales shift meaning over time, countries and cultures. 
Happy Hour is Empower House Radio's series where we look at the lighter side of life, share stories and poems, speak to musicians, artists and historians and cover topics and conversations that are interesting, weird and entertaining. 
Credits:
Host/Producer: Caesar Morales
Armando Estrada is the Radio Station Manager for Empower House Radio. 

Monday Apr 22, 2024

Poet, Author, Educator and Community Advocate, Marisela Barrera, leads a cohort of writers in developing personal stories. The Voices of San Anto is a bi-lingual storytelling series created and put on by Gemini Ink in collaboration with the Latino Collection and Resource Center at the San Antonio Public Library. 

Mandy Lynn Lara

Monday Apr 22, 2024

Monday Apr 22, 2024

Mandy Lynn Lara sits down with us and speaks about how she was able to leave an abusive relationship and how she has used her creativity and poetry to help herself, and others, heal. 
Progress in Motion is Empower House Radio's original series featuring women's stories. We focus on women's journeys and accomplishments, whether it's their journey towards healing and acceptance, entrepreneurial endeavors, dismantling stereotypes, or highlighting amazing feats and proud accomplishments. 
Credits:Host/Producer: Caesar Morales
Empower House Executive Director & Co-Producer: Jenny CastroArmando Estrada is Empower House Radio Station Manager
 

Monday Apr 22, 2024

San Antonio's Poet Laureate, Eddie Vega, guides writers through developing their own personal stories in the series, Voices of San Anto. Voices of San Anto is a bi-lingual story-telling series created and put on by Gemini Ink in collaboration with the Latino Collection and Resource Center at the San Antonio Public Library. 

Monday Apr 22, 2024

Angelina Guajardo pulls from her own experiences as a survivor of domestic violence to help other women in San Antonio in their journeys toward healing and self-worth. Angelina speaks about her own history and how she came to work with Form Communities and Divine Women. 
Progress in Motion is Empower House Radio's original series featuring women's stories. We focus on women's journeys and accomplishments, whether it's their journey towards healing and acceptance, entrepreneurial endeavors, dismantling stereotypes, or highlighting amazing feats and proud accomplishments. 
Credits:Host/Producer: Caesar Morales
Empower House Executive Director & Co-Producer: Jenny CastroArmando Estrada is Empower House Radio Station Manager
 

Thursday Apr 18, 2024

Voices of San Antonio Session 4 - San Antonio's very own Poet Laureate, Eddie Vega, guides a group of writers in writing their own personal stories, recorded by Empower House Radio. Voices of San Anto is a bi-lingual story-telling series created and put on by Gemini Ink in collaboration with the Latino Collection and Resource Center and the San Antonio Public Library. 

Thursday Apr 18, 2024

disABILITY SA - disABILITY SA connects people with all types of disabilities and their families to information about local resources, programs and opportunities that promote independence and inclusion where they live, work and play. Executive Director and co-Founder Melanie Cawthon, and Communications and Outreach Director, Janice Perez, discuss the services they offer and we look at the larger issues regarding disability advocacy in San Antonio. 
Empower Hour: Community and Wellness is our series where we sit down with advocates and leaders, other non-profit organizations and those working to improve social justice, health and wellness, the environment and the communities they live and work in. 
Credits:Host/Producer: Caesar Morales
Armando Estrada is Empower House Radio Station Manager
 

Wednesday Apr 17, 2024

Bloom Project- Ki'Amber Thompson founded the Charles Roundtree Bloom Project having grown up witnessing the ​​unjust policing, incarceration, and environmental inequity in San Antonio. The Charles Roundtree Bloom Project was named in honor of Ki’Amber's cousin, Charles Davonte Roundtree, Jr. also known as “Chop."
Program Director, Gabriela Lopez, speaks to us about the outdoor healing justice program and how the Bloom Project strives to transform the consequences of trauma and oppression that we hold within our bodies, hearts, minds, and spirits through reconnecting with the land and nature to explore, learn, and develop collective healing practices. 
Empower Hour: Community and Wellness is our series where we sit down with advocates and leaders, other non-profit organizations and those working to improve social justice, health and wellness, the environment and the communities they live and work in. 
Credits:Host/Producer: Caesar Morales
Armando Estrada is Empower House Radio Station Manager
 

Kim LeBlanc from SA Film

Wednesday Apr 17, 2024

Wednesday Apr 17, 2024

SA Film- We sit down with SA Film Commissioner and Music Program Manager, Kim LeBlanc. Kim goes through the ins-and-outs of filming in San Antonio and the services available to aspiring and professional filmmakers. Kim also tells us why San Antonio is a great filmmaking city as well as her hopes and plans for making San Antonio a sustainable city for artists and filmmakers. Empower Hour: Community and Wellness is our series where we sit down with advocates and leaders, other non-profit organizations and those working to improve social justice, health and wellness, the environment and the communities they live and work in. 
Credits:Host/Producer: Caesar MoralesArmando Estrada is Empower House Radio's Station Manager
 

Jeff Chandler from Owl Radio

Wednesday Apr 17, 2024

Wednesday Apr 17, 2024

Owl Radio - Jeff Chandler tells us about Owl Radio, the services they provide, and advocacy for the Blind/Low Vision community in San Antonio. Jeff Chandler is the Owl Radio Program Director . Owl Radio is part of the Low Vision Resource Center. At Owl Radio, volunteers read local and national news for those with low or no vision. Owl Radio also sponsors the Low Vision Expo annually. Empower Hour: Community and Wellness is our series where we sit down with advocates and leaders, other non-profit organizations and those working to improve social justice, health and wellness, the environment and the communities they live and work in. 
Credits:Host/Producer: Caesar Morales
Armando Estrada is Empower House Radio Station Manager
 

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