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 MoreIn the midst of one of the biggest music festivals in the country, two UT students spent all of ACL Fest in the sweltering heat to interview rappers, country stars, indie darlings and other musicians to discuss mental health. The Drag partnered with the Hi How Are You Project, an organization dedicated to removing the…
Read MoreBeyond hiring student workers and teaching classes in audio journalism, The Drag is doing its part to make sure all Moody students are able to learn how to write for audio. Seasoned audio journalists from The Drag will be volunteering their time at the Moody College Writing Support Program to help students practice audio journalistic…
Read MoreMy name is Jackie Ibarra and I’m the host of season 3 of Darkness. It’s a true crime podcast about the life and death of Mark Kilroy, a University of Texas pre-med student with a bright future. In 1989, Mark took a trip down to South Padre Island to celebrate the end of midterms and Spring…
Read MoreLady Bird Johnson could never remember the date of her first date with the future president of the United States, Lyndon Baines Johnson. She guessed it was sometime at the very end of August or beginning September. So right around now would be the 88th anniversary of that first date. Last Sunday, I visited The…
Read MoreWritten by Sarah Brager My name is Sarah, and I just finished my summer internship at The Drag. As I’m getting ready to start my sophomore year in the School of Journalism and Media, I feel so grateful to have had the opportunity to work alongside such an amazing team of students and faculty and…
Read MoreOn Sept. 30, 2010, chaos ripped through the South American nation of Ecuador – my home. To this day, the date is fresh on Ecuadorians’ minds. We remember it as 30S, short for 30 de septiembre. Then-president Rafael Correa, who served as president from 2007 to 2017, confronted an angry mob of revolting policemen. Through…
Read MoreNPR launched a college podcast challenge that individually landed two Moody College of Communication students, and staff members of The Drag, a spot as top 10 finalists. Marissa Greene, journalism junior, is one of two finalists from UT with the submission of her podcast Meet Mariachi Paredes. Greene’s story covers the UT Austin’s mariachi ensemble…
Read MoreHi! I am Cesar Perez, the director of Crooked Power, which is set to release this summer. I wanted to write this post because I need to tell you about a brilliant conference I attended over the weekend. The International Symposium on Online Journalism — ISOJ — hosted a panel about the future of audio…
Read MoreEvery music junkie’s favorite debate is ranking an artists’ discography or bickering about knowing an artist before their friend did. Now, what if there was a way to hear other people’s debacles about all things music? The Drag has curated the top 5 music podcasts you need to be listening to. They might even make…
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