After Cameron Wright confessed to assaulting Aliah Hernandez in 2014 in a New Braunfels, Texas hotel room, both the officer assigned to Aliah’s case and Aliah’s friends and family thought it was an open-and-shut case. But two grand juries declined...
Is Katey a witch? Quigley begins to think so as they listen to “Lore” this week. This episode recounts stories of witches that has Katey and Quigley discussing the historical events they were obsessed with as kids and Quigley’s dislike of the host’s...
Before entering college, expectations and a vision of college life are conveyed through interactions with movies and the media. But what happens when those expectations aren’t met and things go differently? Miriam Belmonte tells her story, along...
Most people know that they’re being watched in some capacity, from targeted Instagram ads to traffic cameras. Researchers are working to find ways to use AI-based surveillance technologies ethically to advance public good, like monitoring low water...
For the final episode of season one, hear from Lillian Mills, the dean of the McCombs School of Business. In this episode, you’ll hear her thoughts on how to build community in business, what she would say to the undergraduate version of herself and...
In December 2014, Aliah Hernandez, a trans woman, told police she was assaulted after revealing her gender identity to a man whom she met up with at a hotel in New Braunfels, Texas. In the first episode of Queer Texas, a four-part “Forsaken” series...
In honor of “Check Out this Podcast’s” producer and editor Mackenzie Matwick’s final recording, Katey, Quigley and Mackenzie listen to Mackenzie’s favorite podcast, by the New York Times Opinion Desk. This episode of “Matter of Opinion”...
Sports writer Christine Brennan talks about what it’s like to be the first woman sports writer at the Miami Herald and the first female to cover Washington’s NFL team as a staff writer, as well as her relationship with her father and women in sports...
In growing cities like Austin, Texas, neighborhood development is a hot topic of conversation — new high-rise apartments and retail options appear in what feels like each week. In the midst of this urban growth, a less concrete addition to...
Everyone’s familiar with AMBER Alert — the notifications sent out when a child is missing or kidnapped and in danger. But what many don’t know is that the system was created because of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was abducted while riding her...
