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August 24, 2016

Why Are Grocery Stores So Hot for Hatch Chile Peppers? 🌶

By: Kate McGee

Austin’s love affair with Hatch chile peppers comes and goes every August. Did you ever wonder why grocery stores get so excited about Hatch?


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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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July 25, 2024

Why do all the new skyscrapers in Austin look blue?

Let’s take a moment to reflect on the color of Austin’s contemporary skyline.

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July 11, 2024

Why do lifeguards at Austin’s pools blow their whistles like that? (archive episode)

It’s break time. Everyone out of the pool. But what’s that sound?

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