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Texas Extra: When the World Comes to Texas Episode 5

When the World Comes Comes to Texas is a podcast from our partners at KERA in North Texas exploring what it means to bring the World cup to the Lone Star State. We’re sharing these episodes with very Tuesday night through June 16th.

Episode 5: How to Enjoy Every Kick This World Cup

While football might mean something different here in the U.S. (and Texas specifically), it means something much different around the world. And it has so much merch attached to it as well: everything from jerseys, hats and giant banners called tifos. In this episode, Ron and Miranda sit down with Tom Boyce, owner of London Calling and Crossbar Soccer and Beer to talk about bringing soccer culture from across the pond. They also speak with Jason Rosales Sanchez, Christian Lazalde and Braulio Morales, founders of Tifo Market to talk about their soccer kit swap business.

Texas Extra: When the World Comes to Texas Episode 4

When the World Comes Comes to Texas is a podcast from our partners at KERA in North Texas exploring what it means to bring the World cup to the Lone Star State. We’re sharing these episodes with very Tuesday night through June 16th.

Episode 4: Take It to the Streets

We’ve talked about the professional side of soccer, but the sport is much more than elite athletes running around on the pitch in front of millions of fans. There’s also a strong and thriving street soccer culture that contributes to its immense popularity all over the globe. Hugo Gonzalez is the founder and co-owner of Dallas Street Soccer, and he sat down with Ron and Miranda to talk about how street soccer makes the sport more accessible and also how street soccer can bring people together across culture and language barriers.

Texas Extra: When the World Comes to Texas Episode 3

When the World Comes Comes to Texas is a podcast from our partners at KERA in North Texas exploring what it means to bring the World cup to the Lone Star State. We’re sharing these episodes with very Tuesday night through June 16th.

Episode 3: Gooooooooaaaaaaaaaal!

Sports commentary can be one of the most essential parts of the experience of a game, whether you’re watching it on television or listening to the play-by-play on the radio. But what does that experience feel like when you’re blind? Elliott Stockdale is the founder of Hear Sport, an organization that provides audio descriptive sports commentary for people who are blind or have low vision. He sat down with Ron and Miranda to talk about how this kind of commentary is different than what you might traditionally hear, and how low vision and blind people can enjoy the games.

Texas Extra: When the World Comes to Texas Episode 2

When the World Comes Comes to Texas is a podcast from our partners at KERA in North Texas exploring what it means to bring the World cup to the Lone Star State. We’re sharing these episodes with very Tuesday night through June 16th.

Episode 2: Raising Pro Players

Did you know that one of the world’s most premier soccer clubs happens to be in North Texas? The FC Dallas Youth Academy was founded in 2005 by the Hunt Family, and it has gone on to produce some of the world’s most elite soccer players. Chris Hayden is the vice president and director for the FC Dallas Youth Academy, and he sat down with Ron and Miranda to talk about the history of the academy and how North Texas’s unique sports culture makes it the perfect environment for training elite athletes.

Introducing: After the Flood

In the early morning hours of July 4th, 2025, floodwaters tore through the Texas Hill Country, catching most people by surprise. More than 130 people died, many of them children. For people who lived through the disaster — and those who lost friends and family — the devastation was unimaginable. And that was just the beginning. 

Reporters from The Texas Newsroom have been talking to survivors of the flood about what happened that night and what it’s been like in the aftermath. This podcast is about their stories and the questions they have. Why did this happen? How could this happen with almost no warning? And could it happen again?

After the Flood is a production of The Texas Newsroom and PBS’ FRONTLINE. Find it wherever you get your podcasts on June 24.

Texas Extra: When the World Comes to Texas Episode 1

When the World Comes Comes to Texas is a podcast from our partners at KERA in North Texas exploring what it means to bring the World cup to the Lone Star State. We’re sharing these episodes with very Tuesday night through June 16th.

Episode 1: Creating a new American Pastime
This isn’t the first time the U.S. has hosted the biggest sporting event in the world. The World Cup came to the country in 1994, and it was then and there that Michael Hitchcock discovered a love for the sport of soccer. Now, Hitch works as a soccer management executive, and he sat down with Ron and Miranda to talk about how soccer went from being a neglected sport to one of major status in the country. 

Black Austin Matters Returns for Season 4 — Premiering Wednesday, May 6

This season, Black Austin Matters continues to spotlight the voices shaping Austin’s culture, history, and future. You’ll hear from recording artist Mama Duke, a semifinalist on America’s Got Talent, Austin native and civic leader Eric Byrd, and entrepreneur and Longhorn legend Fran Harris, who helped lead the Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team to a national championship in 1986.

Black Austin Matters is a listener-supported production of KUT & KUTX Studios in Austin, Texas. You can support this podcast at supportthispodcast.org.

BONUS – It’s Your Turn

On this special bonus episode of (SPF 1000) Vampire Sunscreen, audience members from our recent live taping at The Vortex share what the darkness means to them.

(SPF 1000) Vampire Sunscreen is a listener-supported production of KUT & KUTX Studios in Austin, Texas.

You can help make this podcast happen by donating at supportthispodcast.org.

BLK ODYSSY: Connected To the Frequency

BLK ODYSSY talks about the darkness and reshaping the light, and offers his insight on connecting to the best frequency.

This is a live podcast taping recorded at the Vortex on October 16th, 2025.

(SPF 1000) Vampire Sunscreen is a listener-supported production of KUT & KUTX Studios in Austin, Texas.

You can help make this podcast happen by donating at supportthispodcast.org.

Avery Moore: Getting out of Mind Jail

Comedian Avery Moore discusses the isolation of loneliness and lack of self-worth, and the revelation of actually liking oneself.

(SPF 1000) Vampire Sunscreen is a listener-supported production of KUT & KUTX Studios in Austin, Texas.

You can help make this podcast happen by donating at supportthispodcast.org.

What’s going on with the Live Music Fund?

The Live Music Fund is about to launch applications for its third round of funding. Hear what’s changed with the fund over the years, and what will be new with this next iteration.

Erica Shamaly,  Division Manager for Music and Entertainment within the Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment Division, is featured in this episode.

Find out more on the City of Austin’s Live Music Fund web page.

Find out more information about the Museum of Human Achievement’s Grant Writing Hangouts.

Pause/Play is made possible by listeners like you. You can support the work that Pause/Play does by making a donation at supportthispodcast.org.


Introducing: Austin Signal

Austin Signal keeps the community in-the-know on the latest news and stories from the Central Texas area. Hosted by KUT’s Jerry Quijano, listeners can tune in every weekday to hear stories and topics important to them.

BONUS — The city has millions of dollars to support the Austin music scene. But who gets the money? (rerun)

In preparation for our upcoming update episode about the Live Music Fund, we revisit this episode from 2022, which tells the story of how the framework for the first Live Music Fund was developed.

Find out more about the Live Music Fund on the City of Austin’s website.

Pause/Play is a listener-supported production of KUT & KUTX Studios in Austin, Texas. 

You can support our work by donating at supportthispodcast.org.

Season 2 of (SPF 1000) Vampire Sunscreen starts September 12th.

Season 2 of (SPF 1000) Vampire Sunscreen starts Friday, September 12. On the podcast, host Laurie Gallardo is back to ask one question of her guests: What is the darkness to you? Or, what is dark to you?

In season 2, Laurie talks to musicians Shakey Graves, Kalu James, and the Black Angels’ Alex Maas. She talks to author and podcast host Kate Winkler Dawson, comedian Avery Moore, biological anthropologist Dr. Daniel J. Wescott, and more.

(SPF 1000) Vampire Sunscreen is a listener-supported production of KUT & KUTX Studios in Austin, Texas. You can support this podcast and podcasts like it by donating at supportthispodcast.org.

The Future of Music at SXSW

South by Southwest is changing. The festival has been shortened to 7 days. There is no dedicated music weekend. The convention center is being renovated and won’t be finished for 3 years. So what will music at SXSW 2026 look like? Brian Hobbs, VP of Music at SXSW, sits down to talk about the future of the festival.

Pause/Play is a listener-supported production of KUT & KUTX Studios in Austin, Texas. 

You can support our work by donating at supportthispodcast.org.

BONUS: Terry Lickona from Austin City Limits on what cuts to federal funding for public media mean for TV’s longest running music program.

Terry Lickona, Executive Producer of the Austin City Limits TV show, joins hosts Elizabeth McQueen and Miles Bloxson to talk about how cuts to federal funding for public media are impacting the show.

Learn more about Congress’s decision to rescind over 1 billion dollars it had previously allocated for public media.

You can donate to Austin City Limits by going to austinpbs.org/donate.

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