Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces millions in grants to address school safety concerns after a recent shooting, but what about mental health? We’ll take a look at the details. Also, Texas headlines have been dominated by the upcoming one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey. But Harris County voters seem unmotivated to make a trip to the polls to vote on future flood prevention plans. We’ll look at why. And the smallest shrimpers on the Texas Gulf coast may have taken the biggest hit from Harvey. We’ll hear their stories. Also, what was your most uncertain moment during the storm? That’s the question we asked Texans. Plus a top tier college football coach briefly sidelined. What it says about the state of sports leadership. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
Archives for August 2018
We’re Doing A Live Show! Come Be A Part Of It!
Join us on Friday, September 21 at 7 p.m. at the Texas Union Theater on the UT campus.
Details and tickets (they’re free) are right here.
Enchiladas
When it’s 100 degrees in the shade, most folks look for a cool drink or two. But if you’re a Texan, you’ll also want something to eat with that – something spicy and cheesy and delicious. That was the inspiration for this Typewriter Rodeo poem.
Riders Against the Storm: “OverUnder”
If you’ve heard people saying “RAS Day” out loud but haven’t bothered to look it up, you may think everyone’s talking about some department store promotion…
Rest assured, RAS Day began back in 2013 when the City of Austin proclaimed August 29th as Riders Against the Storm Day. This dynamic husband-wife duo has been pushing their fierce, socially conscious hip hop for years now and in that time Chaka and Qi Dada have coordinated two regular (and popular) events: Body Rock ATX and RAS Day. This family-friendly festival celebrates its third year with a lineup that includes Saul Williams, Trouble in the Streets, and DJ Chicken George of Third Root.
It’s happening all day tomorrow, 3-11pm at Kenny Dorham’s Backyard, where you can also count on food tastings, interactive activities and more. Now, you obviously can’t have celebrate RAS Day without Riders Against the Storm! They’ll be kicking off RAS Day tonight with Body Rock at North Door, but let’s get started early with a new single (and corresponding music video) from RAS, co-produced by fellow KUTX favorite Walker Lukens, “OverUnder”.
Praise (Rebroadcast)
“Hey, you know, you’re really good at that.” That feels good to hear, doesn’t it?
Praise always feels good to hear, but not all praise motivates us to try new things, challenge ourselves or deal with failure.
In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke discuss how to praise in a productive and meaningful way.
Texas Standard: August 23, 2018
Treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors: how does hush money fit in to the formula for impeachment? We’ll take a look. Also, fears of an upswing of violence on the border. We’ll hear what’s happening and why. And since 2016, law enforcement officials and social media companies have taken steps to curtail fake news and foreign hackers. With the midterms fast approaching, how well is the fight faring? Our Digital Savant Omar Gallaga takes a look. Also, the deer industry up in arms over state efforts to limit where the animals roam. Plus our weekly trip tip takes us to South Padre Island and we’re just getting started. Turn it up! It’s Texas Standard Time!
Teddy Glass: “Carrion” [PREMIERE]
If local music lovers don’t already know what Teddy Glass is all about, that’ll be transparent by the end of the week.
Chief songwriter Peter Shults felt an extra special connection to his fellow Hello Wheels member Josh Halpern, who joined the group as a drummer and added an extra level of dynamics to Shults’ compositions. After that, it was only a matter of time until the musical chemistry between Shults and Halpern tempered itself into the psych-soul-fuzz duo that is Teddy Glass.
This palatable pair has been busy lately! Teddy Glass enjoyed a brief tour before returning for a boat-afloat album release party this past Sunday. They joined us in Studio 1A on Monday and just yesterday Teddy Glass continued their series of of single premieres on Billboard before a live set at Cheer Up Charlie’s. It’s all culminating in the release of their debut eight-track album Nights and Weekends, due out tomorrow. We couldn’t help but hop on the KUTX-clusive opportunity to break Teddy Glass’s last single before Nights and Weekends comes out, so kick back to the premiere of “Carrion”!
-Jack Anderson
Money and Happiness (Update)
A few months ago, we rebroadcast an episode on Money and Happiness. The show focused on research into whether money brings happiness. The researchers’ conclusion was that money helps, but happiness is contingent on what we spend it on. If we buy experiences rather than things, chances were we would be happier people.
Turns out that can be true, but only for the rich.
In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about updated research on money and happiness, and what this reveals about the way research is conducted.
Texas Standard: August 22, 2018
Guilty: two former top aides to Donald Trump. But what do the convictions mean for the presidency and American politics going forward? We’ll take a look. Also, a felon can’t hold public office in Texas according to state law, but a man convicted of voluntary manslaughter is on the ballot for Austin city council. The how, why, and what it might mean for Texas elections. And the UNT professor try ing to set a Guinness world record for the longest history lecture ever delivered…Texas history, of course. Plus the case for a Texas monument to two heroes in a bass boat. Commentator W.F. Strong explains his rationale. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
This Song: Beach House
Alex Scally from the dream pop duo Beach House explains how he learned to love a bad note in Bob Dylan’s “Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” and how that experience showed him the beauty of imperfection and errors in music.
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Rubblebucket: “Annihilation Song”
When a romantic relationship ends in the middle of a musical one, there’s potential for both bad and good (lookin at you, White Stripes and Fleetwood Mac).
Multi-instrumentalists and vocalists Kalmia Traver and Alex Toth know this all too well; their nearly dozen-year-long relationship began when they formed Brooklyn-based group Rubblebucket in 2007 after meeting as fellow music majors at University of Vermont. Without getting into the nitty gritty, things have recently ended between Toth and Kraver as a couple but their bond through Rubblebucket has never been stronger. This bittersweet breakup and other significant life changes play into the personal nature of Rubblebucket’s most exceptional album to date, Sun Machine.
Rubblebucket is set to release Sun Machine this Friday in advance of a national tour lasting through December. Soak up the poignant but positive energy radiating from Sun Machine and with “Annihilation Song”!
Texas Standard: August 21, 2018
Hubbub in Hub City: after the chancellor of Texas Tech resigns, questions grow along the lines of “was he pushed” and why. We’ll talk “regent-gate”. Also, working and getting ripped off at the same time: after Harvey a wave of workers come forward saying their wages were stolen. We’ll hear what’s being done to help and what isn’t. And condition critical for rural hospitals in Texas closing or on the verge of doing so at an alarming rate. We’ll have details. Also trial in Dallas for a police officer charged in the shooting death of an african american teen: what the case might say about justice in similar incidents. And a lesson from a hurricane on how to save a species. All that and more today on the Texas Standard:
Neil & Liam Finn: “Ghosts”
It’s nothing short of a musical family affair when it comes to New Zealand father-son duo Neil & Liam Finn. Both accomplished musicians in their own right, the blood bond between the elder Neil and junior Liam continues the Finn family legacy with their first ever album together Lightsleeper. The two Finns aren’t alone on Lightsleeper; Neil’s wife Sharon plays bass on two tunes and Liam’s brother Elroy lays down the drums on seven of the album’s eleven. Oh, and no relation to the fine Finns…but Mick Fleetwood makes an appearance on three songs as well.
The heartfelt, loving and truly magical Lightsleeper comes out this Friday and right now you can make your Tuesday a bit more spectral with “Ghosts”!
Texas Standard: August 20, 2018
Hurricane Harvey broke almost every record. What it failed to break: a certain spirit. A year after Harvey’s landfall we’re live from the gulf coast today on the Texas Standard.
Coming to you live from Rockport- the first Texas town to be hit by Hurricane Harvey when it made landfall August 25th 2017.
It was a category 4, causing damage estimated at 125 billion dollars. After Hurricane Katrina, the costliest natural disaster in US history. At its peak, a third of Houston was underwater 39,000 people were forced from their homes into shelters. And though in many ways recovery has been remarkable, the pain and the scars still show. Today we revisit Hurricane Harvey one year on.
Tone Royal: “Late”
San Antonio’s Ray Villarreal spends a good portion of his on-mic time as a sportscaster, but he also moonlights as a hip hop emcee. Onstage and in-studio Villarreal goes by Tone Royal and lyrically he jumps between relaxed and aggressive like it’s nobody’s business. Tone’s been releasing music since 2015 and he put out his latest full-length Late this past February, joining us in Studio 1A not too long afterwards.
Tone Royal’s Birthday Bash is this Saturday at Swan Dive so let’s get the festivities started early with “Late”!
Veronica Brown (Ep. 37, 2018)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Detroit-born singer Veronica Brown about her career as an award-winning Gospel recording artist, and about her equally successful previous career as a Dance and R&B recording artist.
Back To School From The Teacher’s Perspective
School is about to start up again. Parents feel one way about that, students feel another, and teachers feel yet another. That was the inspiration for this Typewriter Rodeo poem.
KUT Weekend – August 17, 2018
The number of public school employees trained to carry guns to school in Texas is set to more than double. Plus, Mexican parents reunited with their undocumented children after spending decades apart. And a veteran Austin audio engineer’s pursuit of the perfect listening room. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
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Mitski: “Nobody”
New York-based singer Mitski Miyawaki has become somewhat of an icon since she started her career in 2012. Well…somewhat might be somewhat of an understatement. Known onstage simply as Mitski, Miyawaki has a certain energy that’s both genuine and charming, something that’s landed her opening spots for The Pixies and Lorde.
With her fifth album, Be The Cowboy, Mitski explored the duality of fame and loneliness in an effort to reconnect with her emotions after an extended period of touring. It’s confident. It’s heartbreaking. It’s Mitski at her finest.
Be The Cowboy came out today so enjoy the full album when you have a chance. Appearing just past the halfway point on Be The Cowboy‘s fourteen tracks is the album’s lead single, “Nobody”.
Texas Standard: August 17, 2018
After President Trump revokes the security clearance of a critic, a famous Texan makes a request of the white house: take mine too! We’ll have more on former UT chancellor Bill McRaven’s Texas-sized rebuke of President Trump. Meanwhile after stalled talks to renegotiate NAFTA, signs of a surprise breakthrough on a trade deal with Mexico although notably not with Canada. At least not yet. Also as cars fill up the streets of Houston, a push to fill the cars. And mandatory paid sick leave goes viral setting up another battle over state versus local control. Those stories and a whole lot more today on the Texas Standard: