On this week’s program, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Benjamin Crump, an nationally prominent Civil Rights attorney and advocate, representing clients in important and high-profile cases.In 2015, he became the 73rd president of the National Bar Association.
Archives for June 2018
KUT Weekend – June 22, 2018
Health risks facing migrant children separated from families. Plus, Texas Democrats at their first political convention since Donald Trump was elected president. And Austin’s new police chief says he wants the department to be “trusted and respected by all.” Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
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Rainbow Car Wash Soap
Getting your car clean feels great: not just because it looks nice, or even because the car wash is cool on a summer day. Sometimes, the very act of entering a sudsy, rainbow-colored space is its own reward. That was the inspiration for this Typewriter Rodeo poem.
DNA Testing
As humans, we like to categorize, and with services like Ancestry.com and 23 and Me, we have new ways to figure out where we fit and where we don’t. But what can we really find out that we don’t already know?
In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology of DNA testing.
Texas Standard: June 22, 2018
Texas plastic bag bans get sacked in a unanimous ruling by the Texas Supreme Court. We’ll take a look at the ruling, the reasoning and the impact. And: Warehousing migrants is big business, and right now business is good for those companies. Manny Fernandez of The New York Times joins us. Plus: The president’s proposed a sixth military branch, the space force. Though its not quite ready for liftoff. Science fiction or defense necessity? Those stories and a whole lot more today on the Texas Standard:
Kalu And the Electric Joint: “Get It Right”
Frequent KUTX listeners are likely to the recognize the name Kalu & The Electric Joint; we featured this local group as our Artist of the Month last November, credit in no small part to the fierce vocal chops of frontman Kalu James. Kalu & The Electric Joint blew us away in November with their genre-blurring debut LP Time Undone, a record that has just been distributed worldwide!
Join The Electric Joint tomorrow night at the Mohawk with openers Batty Jr. and The Deer and pick up a vinyl copy of Time Undone (and perhaps a custom Kalu lighter) while you’re there. The show kicks off at 9pm but your weekend starts right now with “Get It Right”.
–Jack Anderson (Host Monday-Wednesday 8-11pm, Saturday 6-10am)
[Photo Credit: Joshua Timmermans]
Texas Standard: June 21, 2018
The president didn’t like the optics, he said, so he signed an executive order. Smoke and mirrors? We’ll take a much closer look at the presidential directive to end family separations and explore what its does and likely does not do. Also the impact of family separation on kids, and how this major story in the U.S. is playing in papers south of the border. And Texas democrats gather for their convention, we’ll have a preview. Plus a look over our shoulder at what the Texas GOP just did. A major change of position on the question of marijuana. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
STARS: “Ship to Shore”
Preceding their deeply emotional break-up song “One Day Left,” Montreal’s Stars gifted the world something fun, upbeat, and light-hearted before their six-month North American tour. Coupled together, the songs create a sort of 500 Days of Summer story, the waxing and waning of love. Though, “Ship to Shore” doesn’t have to be read as a love song. It’s bright and shimmery as all get out. From the steel drum-esque sample in the beginning that expands into a Miami Vice vibe to lyrics about bringing water guns to the park, this song immediately lands your brain on the summer train. Sonically reflecting the synth-centered instrumentation and sound Stars has adopted for their last couple of albums, (“Trap Door” immediately comes to mind) “Ship to Shore” also lives up to the fun, lively-but-controlled energy they’ve radiated from the beginning. You know, like extroverted cool kid energy.
“Ship to Shore” is a single, available now via Last Gang. Catch Stars Tuesday, June 26th at the Mohawk with AJ Lambert.
-Taylor Wallace// Host, Thursdays 8p-11p & Saturdays 2p-6p; Producer, Eklektikos with John Aielli
This Song: John Prine
Songwriting legend John Prine just released, “The Tree of Forgiveness,” his first record of original material in 13 years. He sat down with host Elizabeth McQueen at a live taping of This Song at Waterloo Records to talk about Bob Dylan’s “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll,” songwriting, empathy, and why he had to sequester himself in a hotel to write for the new record.
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Texas Standard: June 20, 2018
How much longer? If there’s growing bipartisan opposition to the policy of separating families at the border, why isn’t congress stepping in? Today on the Standard, Democratic Congressman Vicente Gonzalez of McCallen joins us to talk about gridlock in Washington and heartbreak on the border. Also, fears of an all out trade war with China rising. How it might play out in our own backyard. And how do you spell dynasty? T-E-X-A-S. A Lone Star sweep of the national spelling championships gets people wondering what’s in the water? We’ll find out. And 50 years after the landmark documentary Hunger in America turned a spotlight on San Antonio, we’ll explore its lasting impact. All of that and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
Christina Cavazos: “Forever”
The list of achievements already acquired by 18-year-old Austinite Christina Cavazos reads more like a bucket list of many musicians twice her age. Radio play several times over, gracing several of Austin’s most illustrious stages, and having her choice of some of the country’s most elite programs available to college-bound recording artists. Cavazos’s music and songwriting is folk elegance at its best, earning a reputation for being mature, reflective, and introspective, with each component of every song carefully conceived and placed, culminating a sound that is commanding but controlled. Proving you don’t have to have the amp juiced-up to 8 or a cache of catchy pop melodies to make compelling music, her 3rd EP confirms her place in the Austin songwriter’s spotlight, proving she’s not one of the city’s Americana artists to watch out for, but one you should already have firmly in your crosshairs. Truly, she belongs on a Spotify Essentials playlist alongside Kacey Musgraves and Margo Price.
“Forever” appears on her Mile Marker EP, out now. Catch Christina at the Continental Club Gallery on Thursday, July 5th with Jaimee Harris.
-Taylor Wallace// Host, Thursdays 8p-11p & Saturdays 2p-6p; Producer, Eklektikos with John Aielli
Roger Reeves
“[Poetry] is the only place that I can defy the world,” said poet Roger Reeves when he spoke to poet Carrie Fountain and producer Rebecca McInroy for this edition of This is Just To Say. Thinking of poetry as a place and a practice, rather than the attempt to create the “perfect poem” was just one of the many revelations in their conversation.
Reeves also generously debuted his poem “Children, Listen” now available at poets.org, and he shared one of his favorite poems “Preliminary Question” by Aimé Césaire, from his book Solar Throat Slashed.
Texas Standard: June 19, 2018
Texas Democrats and Republicans introducing legislation to stop the separation of families illegally entering the U.S. With all eyes on what’s happening in South Texas right now, lawmakers of both parties now scrambling to push legislation to deal with whats been described as a humanitarian crisis. But will the bills make a real difference, or is it just for political show as the outrage grows? We’ll take a closer look at what’s being proposed. Also a troubling new report on first responders and suicide, we’ll take a look. And encouraging news to tackle climate change: taking carbon out of the air… is it for real? And if so, how soon will it happen? Those stories and more today on the Texas Standard:
MorMor: “Waiting on the Warmth”
At only twenty six years of age, Toronto producer, pianist and singer Seth Nyquist is already on another plain of introspection. Performing now as MorMor, Nyquist was raised with influences ranging from Nirvana to Wu-Tang Clan to “Strawberry Fields Forever”, yet his solo musical style comes off more like a midway point between Radiohead and Frank Ocean.
MorMor’s debut EP Heaven’s Only Wishful drops this Friday, five songs showcasing Nyquist’s technical perfection on vocals and piano as well as his lyrical life time of mental exploration. Nyquist is certainly comfortable living entirely in his own mind, that said he’s kind enough to share the penultimate track on Heaven’s Only Wishful, “Waiting on the Warmth“.
–Jack Anderson (Host, Monday-Wednesday 8-11pm, Saturday 6-10am)
Texas Standard: June 18, 2018
The Homeland Security chief tweets that the U.S. does not have a policy of separating families at the border: is that fact or fiction? Over the weekend, outrage grows over the so-called zero-tolerance policy on illegal immigration, a drama playing out across south Texas. We’ll talk with the Houston Chronicle’s immigration reporter to hear what she’s learned about how families are separated and what is and isn’t done to get them back together. Also an unusual death penalty appeal: not a plea to spare a life, but for a different method of killing, we’ll explore. Plus: does your teenager know what he or she needs to when it comes to Texas law? Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever: “The Hammer”
After their first five years, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever has hit a serious stride! Each member of this Melbourne quintet came equipped with their own taste and style but when they joined forces in 2013, sparks flew and RBCF’s sound grew. It’s charming but edgy, pleasant but heavy and only three days ago RBCF put out their biggest installment yet.
The ten-song LP Hope Downs was released last Friday, showing off a more rounded out and production heavy landscape than listeners may be used to. The title references a vast mine in rural Australia and the album itself was recorded in the Northern Australian countryside, all lending itself to a wholly naturalistic tone. Check out the album’s climactic closer and rock your head back and forth to “The Hammer”.
–Jack Anderson (Host, Monday-Wednesday 8-11pm, Saturday 6-10am)
Best of “Higher Ed:” Who Knows Best When Choosing Classes?
This episode was originally posted on Nov. 12, 2017.
Our path through formal education is pretty prescribed through the early years. But in middle school, high school, college and beyond, students have more latitude in choosing their own classes and course of study. In this episode of KUT’s podcast Higher Ed, KUT’s Jennifer Stayton and Southwestern University President Dr. Ed Burger discuss who knows best when making those decisions about which classes to take: students? parents? teachers?
When is the right time to hand the reins over to students to make those decisions completely on their own? Ed and Jennifer discuss the various factors that go into putting together a schedule of classes and when parents and teachers should start handing off that responsibility – even if they think the student is about to make a big mistake! They also look at what factors should be considered when picking classes no matter who is choosing. Listen to the full episode and get the newest puzzler (this one is about Jennifer’s favorite mode of transportation – trains).
This episode was recorded Sept. 22, 2017.
Dr. Benjamin W. Nero, DMD (Ep. 28, 2018)
Producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes a conversation with Dr. Benjamin W. Nero, DMD, author of That’s The Way It Was: A Memoir. Dr. Nero discusses his ground-breaking academic and professional career, his forty-five years as an orthodontist, and the positive influence of community and family.
KUT Weekend – June 15, 2018
Texas Republicans hold their first convention since Donald Trump became president. Plus, the Democrat trying to defeat Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. And why can’t you swim in Lady Bird Lake? Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
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Texas Standard: June 15, 2018
A huge lawsuit targeting an entire range of abortion restrictions in Texas. An organizer calls it the big fix, the state says it’s going nowhere. The story coming up on the Texas Standard.
Cities across the lone star state have instituted plastic bag bans–are those laws about to be trashed? A whole lot rides on three little words. We’ll hear why–and what they are.
Also, one year after America’s biggest online retailer announced it was purchasing Texas based Whole Foods- what’s happened to the store’s foodie culture? And what changes are happening in the grocery biz?
Plus the week in Texas politics with the Texas Tribune and a whole lot more.