When I think about all The Drag has accomplished this year, I feel overwhelmed with pride. We released five podcasts: Devilish Deeds, Crooked Power, Planet Texas, the Hi, How Are You Podcast, and of course, season three of Darkness. Each podcast we create takes more than a year of work. They usually start with ideas scribbled across yellow legal pads…
Read MoreOn this adventure, come with us and take a look around your neighborhood to see the circles that surround us! Written by Xelena González, illustrated by Adriana Garcia, and published by Cinco Puntos Press. Supplementary materials: Word search Find all the circles! Show notes: Sound effects for this episode can be found at Artlist.iO.Narrated by:…
Read MoreOn this journey, follow Tata as she explains the magical origin of her earrings to her granddaughter, Maya. Written and illustrated by Desirèe Calderón de Fawaz and published by Amaranto Press. Supplemental material, such as coloring pages and word searches, can be found at thedragaudio.com. Sound effects for this episode can be found at Artlist.io,…
Read MoreOn this adventure, learn the magical art of folding a taco from magicians, wrestlers, and even a dinosaur! Anyone can learn how to fold and eat this yummy treat. Written by Naibe Reynoso, illustrated by Ana Varela, and published by Con Todo Press. Cómo Doblar un Taco de Naibe ReynosoEn este aventura, aprende el arte…
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The Drag is so excited to welcome six interns to our team this summer! Meet our summer 2021 intern team: Laurie Grobe is a journalism and museum studies senior at UT Austin, and is currently an intern for the Lady Bird podcast. They love stories with a twist ending and collecting more books than they…
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Fenced off by barbed wire on a sprawling plot of land at the end of a bumpy red dirt road sits a ranch-style house, off-white with dark red trim, about an hour’s drive from Austin, Texas. That’s my home. We built it when I was in second grade after my dad decided our red double-wide…
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Written by Gwenny Govea, Zoe Judilla and Drew Van Chau Story Submarine is still chugging along. The team, Gwenny Govea, Zoe Judilla, Drew Van Chau, and Miles Crenwelge pictured above, along with the rest of our members are working on two new episodes now. Look out for the first Story Submarine episode, “Dream Big”, which…
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One of the reasons I chose journalism as a career is because I decided, at some point in college, that I wasn’t cut out for a nine-to-five desk job, and I wanted a career where I could do something new every day. There are many things I wanted out of my journalism career back then…
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Well, hi! You may have seen my name around these parts lately—I’m the new senior producer for The Drag, which means I’m working with all our amazing student teams to make some really cool stuff for all of you. I started at The Drag in mid-January, and I’ve spent the past two months catching up…
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Love is in the air—and so is a bitter winter chill—so it’s the perfect weekend to curl up with your partner, your roommate, your pet or just yourself and catch up on some great podcasts. Since it’s Valentine’s Day weekend, here are some of our podcasts about relationships of all kinds: Romantic relationships, friendships, work…
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