A drug to stop opioid overdoses requires a prescription, now there’s one for all of Texas. We’ll meet the doctor who wrote the script. Also Abortion laws in Texas have the number of doctors in decline and changes in how new doctors are being trained… We’ll hear what rising OB-GYN’s are learning about instead. And Mars needs farmers. Ready to suit up? Nasa launches a new recruitment campaign with retro posters, but they’re quite serious. Plus the international spotlight hits Houston again…we’ll do the numbers on the Copa America. And the vote on Brexit just hours away…could Texit be that far off? A reality check and much more today on the Texas Standard:
Archives for June 2016
Texas Standard: June 20, 2016
A case of friendly fire? More than 50 US diplomats sign a memo of dissent demanding a shift in Syria. Also teachers face police in a standoff on a highway. The result? 6 teachers killed in Oaxaca. We’ll hear what’s behind the protests. Plus an offer to the LGBT community in Houston takes an unexpected twist as hundreds sign up for gun classes. Also one of the most famous names in Texas retail —on the ropes? Plus—more than a dozen police officers on mandatory leave as a department investigates false reports of traffic stops. The officers blame a culture of quotas. All those stories and lots more today on the Texas Standard:
Miles Davis’ Second Quintet (6.18.16)
In addition to his prowess as a musician, Mikes Davis was a master teacher. Inspiring generations of instrumentalists, he is perhaps best known for encouraging a young group that became known as his Second Quintet.
Along with Miles – Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams together contributed to the great furthering of ensemble playing, inspiring and challenging each other towards great expression.
In the second half of the 1960’s, this Second Quintet responded to free jazz and offered an articulation to turbulent times that still resounds in our day.
Spencer Haywood (Ep. 28, 2016)
In Black America presents a 2015 conversation with ground-breaking and record-setting NBA legend Spencer Haywood, on the occasion of his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Higher Ed: Synthesized Thought vs. Original Thought
Eureka – I’ve got it! You know that moment when you feel like you’ve come up with something completely original? Well, consider this: is it actually possible to come up with totally new thinking, given all the information that influences our thought? In this episode of KUT’s podcast “Higher Ed,” Southwestern University President Dr. Ed Burger and KUT’s Jennifer Stayton respond to a listener’s request to compare and contrast synthesized thinking and original thought. In a previous “Higher Ed” episode, Ed and Jennifer talked about creating new ideas. In this episode, Ed and Jennifer follow up with a more in-depth discussion, prompted by a listener who was curious about the intersection of education, creativity, original thought, and synthesized thought. Listen to hear Ed and Jennifer navigate that intersection and to get the solution to the puzzler about cigarette butts. It’s a little more complicated than it sounded at first!
This episode was recorded May 16, 2016.
KUT Weekend – June 17, 2016
Donald Trump comes to Texas while the state’s Democrats rally in San Antonio. Austin police say they’ve made a break in the case of rock throwing on I-35. Why the case of a book crook raiding Austin’s little libraries may never be solved. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend.
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Skeeters
Summertime means you’ll likely spend a lot of time on patios – as long as you aren’t bothered by the buzz (and bite) of mosquitos. Those critters inspired Typewriter Rodeo’s Jodi Egerton to write this week’s poem.
Texas Standard: June 17, 2016
Alamo City is seeing blue…but what about the rest of Texas? Why Lone Star democrats are especially excited as they convene in San Antonio. Also a Native American Tribe in Texas wins a battle with the Federal Government to use Eagle Feathers in Religious Ceremonies…a Tribal leader says the key was Hobby Lobby. We’ll hear why. And the Trans-Pecos pipeline, a done deal? Not so fast: we’ll learn about the unexpected price of eminent domain. And if you take the books, you’re supposed to bring them back: the grinch who’s stealing from little free libraries and what can and can’t be done to stop him. Those stories and lots more today on the Texas Standard:
Guns
In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology behind both sides of America’s ongoing debate about firearms and gun control.
Texas Standard: June 16, 2016
More than 170 arrested, 9 killed, more than 12 months later…not a single trial. But now: no more gag order. A waco biker tells his story today on the Texas Standard. Also: after Orlando, more demands for gun control, blocked by the NRA what some call the most powerful lobby in the country. But is it really? And the Alamo city prepares for a yuge political rally, and a yuge pushback from protesters…how the police chief hopes to keep the peace. Also disaster on the half shell…as the fishing industry feels the after-effects of Texas floods. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
The Ticket: After Orlando, Trump and Clinton Talk Public Safety, But Does Anyone Feel Safer?
V&B – The Austin Craft Beer Boom
In this episode of Views & Brews, Tom Philpott, food writer for Mother Jones Magazine and co-host of KUT’s podcast The Secret Ingredient, guest hosts as he talks with: Brannon Radicke, Brian Peters, Brad Farbstein, and John Stecker about the explosion of craft beer in Austin. How has it developed? How do they make it taste so good? And what’s on the horizon for small local breweries?
Texas Standard: June 15, 2016
Only hours after the biggest terrorist attack on us soil since 9/11, do politics trump what should be top priorities? We’ll take a look. Plus, attention deadbeat dads and moms…the division of child support plans to get you off the road. We’ll hear how. Also, most kids love being out of school for the summer…except those who count on school for their midday meals…new research which could help feed hungry young texans. And Dallas has it’s Cowboys, Marfa has it’s lights…Falfurrias has it’s… butter? At least it used to. We’ll hear what’s churning. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
This Song: San Fermin // El Tule
Composer, songwriter and San Fermin bandleader Ellis Ludwig-Leone first heard Paul Simon’s album Graceland when he was five years old. He was entranced by the lyrics and the sounds so much so that he is still affected and influenced by that record today. Listen as he describes why he loves the record and how it’s stuck with him throughout his musical journey.
Then John and Tracy Dell from the Austin band El Tule give host Elizabeth McQueen a lesson in cumbia and explain how music by bands like La Sonora Dinamita, Celso Piña, and Fruko y sus Tesos helped them find their sound as a band.
Watch San Fermin perform “No Devil” backstage at ACLfest on VuHaus
Watch San Fermin perform “Emily” backstage at ACLfest on Vuhaus
Listen to Paul Simon’s new song “Wristband”
Listen to El Tule’s studio 1A Performance
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V&B – The Beat Generation
In this special edition of Views & Brews writer, comedian, and host of The KUT Podcast The Write Up, Owen Egerton leads a discussion about The Beats alongside Steve Wilson, Meg Griffitts, and Francois Pointeau.
Who were The Beats? How did help construct a specific idea of America? And What is the lasting impact of the beat generation today?
Texas Standard: June 14, 2016
It has been described as an unspeakable act, but how we’re speaking about it may say a lot about who we are as a people. We’ll explore. Also would you give up your rights for an insurance discount? So reads the headline in the Dallas Morning news…we’ll hear about a provocative proposal for a state with the third highest home insurance rates in the nation. Plus, 3 things to watch for as Texas democrats convene this week in San Antonio. And Hamlet for Hispanic Boys? A new book puts a Shakespearean Classic in a distinctly Texan setting. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: June 13, 2016
Falling thru the cracks? Like the fort hood shooter, the Orlando gunman had twice been interviewed by the FBI. We’ll explore. Also you too can buy an AR-15…assuming you meet certain basic criteria…but no, the weapon used in yesterday’s massacre was not an automatic. Sorting the fact from fiction over so-called ‘assault rifles’… And the aches and pains of Texas flooding…and we’re not talking about just headaches. Plus the high price of police body cameras…when calculating the costs, are policymakers missing out on a hidden windfall? Those stories and lots more today on the Texas Standard:
Erin Aubry Kaplan, Pt. 2 (Ep. 27, 2016)
In Black America’s John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes a conversation with journalist and columnist Erin Aubry Kaplan, an Los Angeles native who has written extensively about African American and feminist issues and is the author of I Heart Obama.
Higher Ed: Anxiety in Learning
Anxiety seems to come with the territory – at least some of the time – in school. Students worry about tests and grades or about trying to learn material that’s unfamiliar or tough. But does anxiety really have to be part of the learning process? In this episode of KUT’s podcast “Higher Ed,” Southwestern University President Dr. Ed Burger and KUT’s Jennifer Stayton chill out and discuss the role of anxiety in learning. Ed says yes – it’s absolutely possible to keep anxiety out of the learning process. Jennifer is a little doubtful – and a little nervous. Listen on to hear Ed’s advice for getting past those sweaty palms and nervous stomachs, and to hear the new puzzler. This seemingly simple math riddle may not be as easy at it sounds.
This episode was recorded May 16, 2016.
Pathogens: Rob Wallace (Ep. 15)
In this episode of The Secret Ingredient we talk with Rob Wallace, author of “Big Farms Make Big Flu: Dispatches on Infectious Disease, Agribusiness, and the Nature of Science,” about pathogens, zika, bird flu, capitalism, and so much more.