At one point, this tower was Austin’s main communication link to the outside world. Decades later, is it a landmark — or an eyesore — for the neighborhood?
March 7, 2024
Episodes
November 22, 2024
Introducing 24 Hours in Austin
TXplained wants to share a new podcast with you. 24 Hours in Austin tries to answer the question: What does a day in the life of Austin, Texas sound like?
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October 17, 2024
Why are people dropping flour in weird patterns around Austin?
Our question asker noticed it happening at Boggy Creek Trail. But the explanation is weirder — and more fun! — than you might think.
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October 3, 2024
Why hasn’t Bob Schneider ever had a Top 40 hit?
We investigate why “Austin treasure” Bob Schneider has seen big success on the local scene, but hasn’t seemed to crack into the world of huge mainstream “success”.
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September 19, 2024
How is Big Stacy Pool naturally heated?
It’s the hot to Barton Springs’ cold. Why is Big Stacy warm year-round?
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September 5, 2024
Were there ever alligators in Zilker Park?
A generation of Austinites’ memories all line up: several alligators right in Zilker Park in the 1980s. Is it some kind of mass delusion or could it be true?
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August 29, 2024
What’s the story behind this insert from a 1975 ZZ Top album?
In 1974, Austin was host to an epic — and epically messy — concert at UT’s Texas Memorial Stadium. This is the story from people who were there.
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August 22, 2024
Why is there a display about Jasper Johns on the side of a Jason’s Deli in San Marcos?
A mysterious poster about a famous artist with no connections to Texas — or Jason’s Deli — leads us on a hunt for who made the thing — and why on Earth they put it there.
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August 8, 2024
There used to be a pet cemetery in Pflugerville. What happened to the animals?
Where the pain stops and the good memories begin.
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