In this episode, Celia Sampaio interviews Dress Warm, a young band taking the Austin music scene by storm. They discuss their plans to spread their indie pop sound and how that sound came together. Listen along to hear their charming laughs, quips...
Everybody loves bread. Texans are no different. Since humans first started cultivating wheat in the Fertile crescent 10,000 years ago, bread developed from an agricultural anomaly to a mainstay of the European diet to the sort of bread at your local...
In this episode, Avery Hough investigates the most notorious legend of Dallas: the lady of White Rock Lake. Join her as she dives deep into the lake’s history and hauntings and goes ghost hunting herself with paranormal investigators.
The city of Austin is known for its extensive urban tree canopy, and that canopy continues to grow thanks to the work of the nonprofit TreeFolks. In this episode, Keaton Peters talks to TreeFolks — and some of the folks they help out — about their...
When influencer Jenna Palek moved to Austin, Texas, she was stuck in a boring routine. To get out of her funk, she decided to start Fun on Weekdays, a movement that grew from a podcast to a Facebook group to a full-scale event planning organization...
Between July 2021 and June 2022, Texas banned 801 books in 22 school districts, according to a report from PEN America, a nonprofit fighting to protect free expression. This never-ending battle against books has affected authors, librarians...
In this episode, Marissa Greene explores the rich history and delicious flavors of kolache and klobasniky, staples in Texas cuisine, and she’ll help you sift through the history of how Czech immigrants came to settle in Texas and brought their sweet...
Most people only head to Brownsville, Texas, for a beach day or … to visit the SpaceX launch site. But, have you ever stopped to think about how SpaceX is really affecting the small town, or what else it has to offer? Rio Grande Valley native...
At a church in South Austin, a vending machine stocks something much more vital than snacks: Narcan, a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. This is the story of the movement that brought the first Narcan machine to Austin and how the city...
In 1991, Austin, Texas was named the “Live Music Capital of the World.” Since then, legends such as Willie Nelson and Stevie Ray Vaughan helped the city grow into a hotspot for Texas art and culture. But today, many of Austin’s iconic music...
