Archives for May 2015

KUT Weekend – May 8, 2015

A debate over whether kids should be arrested for skipping school…..trailer park residents band together to form a neighborhood association….and the tax cut debate at the Texas legislature. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

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The Texas Coast

Texas is big and the landscape is varied. One of the destinations getting a lot of attention this time of year is the Gulf Coast. That was Typewriter Rodeo’s Kari Anne Roy’s inspiration this week.

Egocentric Bias

Why do think we contribute more in a group situation than we actually do? In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology of egocentric bias. It can be pretty destructive, but not necessarily in ways we predict.

The Ticket: Hillary Clinton Officially Joins the 2016 Race; Ep. 3

This week on The Ticket: We’ll break down the presidential announcement video from Hillary Clinton and interview Garry Mauro, a 4-term Texas Land Commissioner, state campaign director for multiple presidential candidates, and unofficial (for now) worker on the Clinton 2016 campaign.

The Ticket, a weekly presidential podcast from KUT News and the Texas Tribune hosted by KUT’s Ben Philpott and the Tribune’s Jay Root, breaks down the week’s campaign action and brings you interviews with people who make a living working on, covering or commenting on the political campaigns.

A Tribute to Ron Banks (Ep. 21, 2015)

In Black America presents a conversation with the late Ron Banks, who passed away in 2010. A Detroit native, Banks was lead singer and a founding member of The Dramatics.

KUT Weekend – May 1, 2015

Saying goodbye to Highland Mall….new science on man-made earthquakes challenges Texas regulations….and the billion dollar Quinceañera industry. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

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Drones

It’s seems like at least weekly these days that we hear about a new way someone is using drones. That was the inspiration for this week’s Typewriter Rodeo poem by David Fruchter.