Black Austin Matters

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.

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The full transcript of this episode of Black Austin Matters is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps.

Richard J. Reddick: I’m Richard j Reddick.

Lisa B. Thompson: And I’m Lisa B. Thompson. And this is Matters. This is season four four of Black Austin Matters. This season we’ll sit down with voices shaping the culture and community of Austin, including

Richard J. Reddick: recording artist Mama Duke, who’s a semi-finalist on America’s Got Talent,

Lisa B. Thompson: Austin native and civic leader Eric Byrd,

Richard J. Reddick: an entrepreneur and Longhorn Legend Fran Harris,

Lisa B. Thompson: who helped lead the University of Texas Women’s Basketball Team to a national championship.

In 1986,

Miles Bloxson: season four of Black Austin Matters starts on May 6th. You can listen on kp.org or wherever you get your podcast.

This transcript was transcribed by AI, and lightly edited by a human. Accuracy may vary. This text may be revised in the future.