Lisa and Rich talk with broadcasting legend John L. Hanson, Jr.
Patricia Bedford
In a conversation with Patricia Bedford, a native of Austin, she shares her amazing journey from being an engineer to becoming a successful business owner and master baker. She also talks about how she keeps her grandmothers’ legacy alive through her work and passion.
Calvin J. Turner
Lisa and Rich speak with Army veteran and entrepreneur Capt. Calvin J. Turner.
Shauntavia Ward
In the first episode of season two, Rich and Lisa talk with social wellness entrepreneur Shauntavia Ward.
Lisa B. Thompson and Richard J. Reddick (Part 2)
We hear the second part of Lisa and Rich interviewing each other about their experiences.
Lisa B. Thompson and Richard J. Reddick
In this episode of Black Austin Matters, Lisa and Rich interview…themselves.
Jahmal Fenner
In this episode, Rich and Lisa talk with LBJ High School football coach Jahmal Fenner.
Priscilla Hale
Rich and Lisa talk with seventh-generation East Austin native and community activist Priscilla Hale.
Ariel René Jackson
We talk with anti-disciplinary film-based artist Ariel René Jackson in this episode of Black Austin Matters.
Riders Against the Storm
In this episode, Lisa and Rich talk with Chaka and Qi Dada, the husband and wife duo who make up the hip-hop group Riders Against the Storm.
Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette
In this episode of Black Austin Matters, hosts Lisa B. Thompson and Richard J. Reddick talk with Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, the outgoing president of Huston-Tillotson University.
Joseph Frilot
Hosts Lisa B. Thompson and Richard J. Reddick talk with IDEA Montopolis teacher Joseph Frilot.
Dr. Sonja Franklin
In this episode, hosts Lisa B. Thompson and Rich Reddick talk with Dr. Sonja Franklin, an optometrist and owner of Modern Eyes in Austin.
Joe Harper, Jr.
On this episode of Black Austin Matters, Lisa B. Thompson and Rich Reddick talk with barber Joe Harper, Jr. about what really happens at the barbershop.
Stephanie Lang
In this episode of Black Austin Matters, hosts Lisa B. Thompson and Rich Reddick talk with writer, community curator and social justice activist Stephanie Lang about her deep roots in Austin, what newcomers misunderstand about Black Austin and preserving history.
Chas Moore
In this episode of Black Austin Matters, hosts Lisa B. Thompson and Rich Reddick talk with Chas Moore, the executive director of the Austin Justice Coalition. His organization has been deeply involved with advocating for racial justice and police reform in Austin and organized some of the largest demonstrations against police violence in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in 2020.
Wilhelmina and Exalton Delco
In the first episode of Black Austin Matters, hosts Lisa B. Thompson and Rich Reddick talk with the Hon. Wilhelmina Delco and Dr. Exalton Delco. Mrs. Delco was the first Black person elected to the Austin ISD board of trustees in 1968 and later became the first Black person elected at-large from Travis County to the Texas House of Representatives, where she served until 1995. Dr. Delco was the first Black person to earn a PhD in zoology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1962. He went on to have a long career at Huston-Tillotson University and Austin Community College.
Trailer: Black Austin Matters
Black Austin Matters is a podcast that highlights the Black community and Black culture in Central Texas. Each month, hosts Richard J. Reddick and Lisa B. Thompson talk with other Black Austinites about their perspectives on what’s happening in their city. We’ll hear from the well-known and the not-so-well-known in Austin’s Black community to find out what matters to them. New episodes each first Wednesday of the month.