Less than a year after historic flooding, more historic flooding. Some in Houston wonder is this the new normal? We’ll have more on the flooding that brought large parts of one of the nations largest cities to a standstill. Also, federal rule changes to an abortion drug. Some saw it as a way around Texas’ recent abortion restrictions…is it working out that way? The booming urgent care business –on the operating table already. We’ll hear why. And a funny thing about the governor’s appointees…that may not be so funny. Those stories and lots more on todays Texas Standard:
Archives for April 2016
This Song: Thao Nguyen // BUHU
Thao Nguyen from Thao and the Get Down Stay Down talks about her love for Lucinda Williams‘ song “Drunken Angel” and the power of the “good hurt.”
Then Juan Mendez Barjau, Clellan Hyatt and Jeremy Rogers of the Austin band BUHU talk about everything from the importance of good headphones to the placement of Dave Grohl’s drumming to the necessity of love in music.
Check out Thao and the Get Down Stay Down’s new Record A Man Alive
Watch Thao and the Get Down Stay Down on VuHaus
Listen to Thao Nguyen’s MyKUTX Guest DJ Set
Check out BUHU’s new record Relationshapes
Listen to BUHU’s Studio 1A set
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Listen to the songs featured in episode 36 of This Song.
Herby Hancock & Wayne Shorter (4.17.16)
Collaborations are special gifts in life connect us, not only to the present moment with another, but also to a shared sense of the past. In the latest installment of Liner Notes, Rabbi and jazz historian Neil Blumofe talks about the partnership between Herby Hancock and Wayne Shorter, and what their work together can teach us today.
Texas Standard: April 18, 2016
The NY primary’s tomorrow, but the big winner already: Ted Cruz. Donald Trump says the system is rigged, and he may be right. We’ll explore. Plus in a small town near San Antonio scenes like those from the film scarface…what is the Texas Mexican Mafia? And why the crackdown now? Also from science fiction to fact: researchers in Texas develop a force field. And now so can you. Plus with the age of ranchers on the rise, a new call to action: I want my ranch TV. Those stories and lots more on todays Texas Standard:
Dr. Edward E. Baptist (Ep. 19, 2016)
Producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Edward E. Baptist, Associate Professor in the department of History at Cornell University and author of The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism.
Higher Ed: Should Math Be a College Requirement?
Math: we love it; we hate it; we cannot live without it. A Higher Ed podcast listener had read a National Public Radio piece on a book that argues against requiring advanced Math in school. That listener – who’s studying Mathematics education – was inspired to write in and ask: Should Math be a college requirement? Does Math add significant value to a college curriculum? Can students become lifelong learners without taking Math? KUT’s Jennifer Stayton and Southwestern University President Dr. Ed Burger explore those questions in this episode of Higher Ed. Ed’s a mathematician, so you know it’s going to be a lively discussion about the role and utility of Math in college curricula. But you might be surprised to hear whether or not he thinks it ought to be required. Be warned: you may need a little of that algebra you learned in school to solve the newest puzzler; it’s unveiled in this episode.
This episode was recorded on March 28, 2016.
The Peasantry: Blain Snipstal (Ep. 13)
Raj Patel, Tom Philpott and Rebecca McInroy talk with peasant farmer Blain Snipstal about the history of agriculture and racism in America, power, food sovereignty, La Via Campesina, land, and much more.
Monarchs
One of the prettiest moments of the year in Texas? The Monarch migration. That was the inspiration for Typewriter Rodeo’s Kari Anne Roy as she wrote this week’s poem.
Texas Standard: April 15, 2016
Amid reports of child deaths and top level departures, a shakeup at Child Protective Services. But is CPS beyond repair? Also New York’s upcoming primary may be getting all the headlines, but closer to home, there’s a bitter behind the scenes battle for delegates in Texas…we’ll hear what’s happening. And how ya gonna keep em down on the server farm given the cost of energy? As cloud computing grows, Texas searches for ways to take a load off the grid. Plus a party like its 1891…a search for the soul of San Antonio’s Fiesta… and much more… on todays Texas Standard:
KUT Weekend – April 15, 2016
Leadership changes at the Texas agency responsible for abused and neglected kids. Uber may not be following the current city rules for identifying Uber drivers. For Texans, building business ties with Cuba isn’t a sprint, it’s a decades-long marathon. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
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Ending Relationships
Why is it so hard to get out of a relationship that just isn’t working? It might be a job that you don’t like, or a friendship or partnership that is not okay. You want out, but can’t seem to cut the ties.
In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke, talk about some of the psychology behind why it can be tough to get out, and what to do about it.
Texas Standard: April 14, 2016
A Texas high school student wears blackface to a party. From the high school there’s silence, until it becomes national news. We’ll explore. Also there’s a coal mine in south Texas. Environmentalists have fought it for years, unsuccessfully…but now, Native Americans are stepping in. We’ll hear why. And a first of its kind statewide hotline for sexual abuse survivors. And who needs basements? The self storage phenomenon made in Texas reaches critical mass. Also is that a grasshopper in your tortilla? Taking taco’s to the extreme.. All that and more today on the Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: April 13, 2016
What could have been done to save the life of Sandra Bland? Nine months on, an independent commission releases its findings. We’ll explore. Also the state reverses a conviction…you’re free to go, but are you free? The complicated state of exonerations. Plus, t minus two days? Not exactly. A tax break this year you may not remember and few more practical considerations you should bear in mind before tax day. Also, when it comes to Texas, who’s representin? A reality show raises questions about lone stars on the Texas stage, and whether the state has lost the plot. All that and then some today on the Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: April 12, 2016
He’s been investigated by the sate bar, indicted by Collin County, now the Feds have filed charges too. Paxton under pressure. We’ll explore. Also is Julian Castro progressive enough to serve as vice president? We’ll hear about a movement aimed at keeping the Texas Democrat off a potential white house ticket. A new viral threat facing hospitals: as hackers target the medical system. And how much is homelessness a threat to college campuses. A new film challenges what we know about memory, and what we don’t. Those stories and much more on todays Texas Standard:
This Song: Bob Boilen // Mobley
Bob Boilen, host of NPR’s All Songs Considered wrote a new book called “Your Song Changed My Life,” where he interviewed people about songs that changed their lives. What can we say? Great minds think alike!
Listen as he talks about his own life-changing song — the Beatles “A Day in the Life,” which totally opened his mind up to the expansive capabilities of music and art and informed the kind of musician he would become.
Then Austin artist Mobley explores how Kanye West’s “808’s and Heartbreak” showed him how important emotion and vulnerability in music could be and informed the material for his new EP “Some Other Country” which explores his experience of being a black man in America through songs that sound, at first listen, like songs about someone in a bad relationship.
Check out Bob Boilen’s “Your Song Changed My Life”
Check out Bob Boilen’s website where all his music lives
Watch the only existing video of 80’s era Tiny Desk Unit
Watch Mobley’s video for “Solo”
Watch Mobley’s video for “Swoon”
Check out Mobley’s new EP “Some Other Country”
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Listen to the songs featured in this week’s episode.
Texas Standard: April 11, 2016
When is it ok to use Texas taxpayer and campaign funds for travel? Going to an out of state rodeo? Wouldn’t that qualify? We’ll explore. Also prisoners have precious few rights behind bars, but many in Texas are asserting the right to strike. Its led to lockdowns last week. We’ll hear about it. And are plummeting oil prices causing problems at school? We’ll hear about an often overlooked connection. Plus, we’ve heard for years that the robots are taking over…but a rice professor warns, this time its for real. Those stories and much more on todays Texas Standard:
SXSW: Tech & The Future of Food
In this special SXSW edition of The Secret Ingredient, Tom Philpott, Rebecca McInroy and Raj Patel talk about technologies that will shape the future of food. Technologies, as it turns out, that might surprise you, mainly biodiversity, and gender equality.
Listen back to this discussion, recorded live at the Convention Center in Austin, Texas for SXSW 2016.
Roger Goodell and John Wooden (Ep. 18, 2016)
In Black America presents highlights from Super Bowl 50 Week, with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, The Walter Payton Man of the Year finalists, and John Wooden, co-founder of the Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation.
Higher Ed: Roles and Responsibilities of Higher Ed
What are the roles and responsibilities of higher education – if any – in resolving growing inequality in the US and globally? That provocative question from a listener prompted KUT’s Jennifer Stayton and Southwestern University President Dr. Ed Burger to explore the roles and responsibilities of higher ed in general for this episode of KUT’s podcast Higher Ed. Ed and Jennifer talk about the role of higher ed in training and preparing students to tackle all manner of tough issues nationally and around the world. Should higher ed teach what to think? Or how to think? On a lighter note, pass the mangoes; listen on to find out the solution to last episode’s puzzler with ten friends, ten mangoes, and a mango to spare.
This episode was recorded on March 28, 2016.
Chick Corea (4.10.16)
Chick Corea is an American jazz composer and pianist, known for his ability to smoothly glide between jazz standards, avant-garde jazz and fusion. In this edition of Liner Notes Rabbi and jazz historian Neil Blumofe talks about the life and work of Chick Corea, and what his approach to music can teach us today.