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Five police officers are killed in Dallas. The state quietly seeks to create new rules for abortion clinics. Why more festivals and special events might be held outside Central Austin. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
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In election years, the subject of borders inevitably comes up, whether it’s a local race or a national one. That inspired Typewriter Rodeo’s David Fruchter to write this week’s poem.
A deadly day in Dallas. At least 5 killed, four police and a DART officer, and several others wounded. What happened in North Texas last night? Details continue to come in. We’ll try to paint a picture of what we know of events and how they unfolded. And reactions to Dallas, the governor offering up backup law enforcement and regular Texans offering up sentiments of shock and sorrow. Plus carrying while black. Does the right to carry arms put some people at greater risk than others? And veteran suicides. New numbers out this week that make clear the issue is serious. We’ll break down the statistics. We’re following these stories and more… today on the Texas Standard:
Texas versus New York. There’s clearly a bit of a rivalry there and it may just have heated up over a hot-button issue. Plus Texas Senator Ted Cruz has been quieter since suspending his campaign for president… but his political machine hasn’t slowed down… it may just be re-tooling. Also… 1.4 million Texas public education employees and retirees could be affected by Brexit… we’ll explain. And it’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s a… problem. How one Texas Air Force base is trying to co-exist with wildlife… while at the same time protect human lives. And Topo Chico… how the bubbly brand has changed over recent years. That and more on today’s Texas Standard:
A Texas delegate pens an open letter to the head of the national GOP…get out of the way and get ready for a shakeup. A texan plotting to trump Trump at the party convention… we’ll hear her story. Also, if you’re homeschooling kids, do you really have to, if you’re convinced that the rapture is coming? A Texas Supreme Court decision triggers consternation, ridicule, and celebration, we’ll have details. Also check your pulse: are financial worries exacting too high a toll on the health of Texans? Plus, how a big move for a Japanese automaker has triggered what some call the Toyota effect…those stories and much more today on the Texas Standard:
Andra Day begins her This Song conversation by extolling the virtues of Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” and soon ventures into why Ms. Holiday is the Queen Of Jazz and how her relationship with God has been her creative well-spring.
Then Nashville-based singer-songwriter Adia Victoria talks of how her journey from a stifling small-town life to a life in the arts was inspired by Fiona Apple and , in particular, her song “Fast As You Can.”
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Watch Andra Day perform “Rise Up” in Studio 1A live on VuHaus
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Watch Adia Victoria perform “Mortimers Blues” live in Studio 1A on VuHaus
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Listen to songs from Episode 46 of This Song
Ready… Aim… Now what? After calling the gun control sit-in a publicity stunt House GOP leaders prepare for a vote. Plus there was a plan to crack down to crack down on repeat offenders in domestic violence cases. But a new report says in real life, more repeat offenders are getting more lenient treatment, we’ll hear why. And how many cans of mosquito repellent can Texas buy for 30 million dollars? The state’s about to find out in its preemptive war on Zika. And the gap between America’s rich and poor –bigger in San Francisco? Or south Texas? And the Texas slave who became a Mexican millionaire…an overlooked chapter in US history. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
What if British businesses staged their own miniature Brexits and moved to Texas? We’ll explore Governor Greg Abbott’s British Invasion. Plus attention big oil: you’ve been subpoenaed. Why California’s attorney general is investigating some of the biggest names in Texas energy. They promise miraculous cures thru stem cell technology…but experts warn a lot of it’s snake oil. Bogus stem cell clinics and why they’re big in Texas. And ready for a dip? Who wants to be lifeguard? That’s the problem… a lifeguard shortage some are calling a crisis. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a conversation with Dr. John B. Diamond, the Hoefs-Bascom Professor of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education and co-author of Despite The Best Intentions.
“It is the most artificial thing that humans have ever built,” says Appadurai of nationalism. “That seems the most natural.”
In this edition of The Secret Ingredient Weekend, Raj Patel, Tom Philpott and Rebecca McInroy summarize our show with Dr. Arjun Appadurai about food and nationalism – food trucks, Maggi noodles, cook books and much more.
It’s July, and everyone is in the midst of pool parties, fireworks and cookouts. But that also means August is around the corner, so it’s time to squeeze every bit of fun out of the season. That feeling inspired Typewriter Rodeo’s Jodi Egerton to write this week’s poem.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Texas abortion ruling will not immediately reopen clinics. Texas prisoners and prison guards swelter in the summer heat without air conditioning. Austin’s drinking culture can make it hard to be sober. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
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After Brexit and big decisions from the supreme court, remember the gun control sit in? now comes a Gun control redux, we’ll explore. Also seat’s upright and in a locked position? Good. Cuz there’s a shortage of pilots. We’ll hear how the industry hopes to pull out of a tailspin. And you’ve heard of the live music capitol, what about the stolen music gear capitol? Both are in Texas, but one may no longer live up to its billing, we’ll hear why. And No mas cerveza…the challenges facing sober Texans committed to their own kind of independence. Plus a review of politics with the Texas Tribune and more today on the Texas Standard: