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ATXplained

By: Matt Largey

In this story, originally from our Sept. 2022 ATXplained Live show, KUT’s Audrey McGlinchy investigates why Austin sidewalks sometimes just kinda stop. In the middle of a block. And she does battle with Shel Silverstein.

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ATXplained

By: Matt Largey

Kathryn Stacer had a question about her grandfather. We try to find an answer, but also consider whether the answer even matters.

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ATXplained

By: Matt Largey

Talk about “Old Austin” — this was Austin before it was Austin. So why was it named after a city in Belgium? We try to find out.

ATXplained

By: Matt Largey

Inconsistent rain forecasts have led to conspiracies about a rain-blocking dome that covers the city. The truth lies in an age-old fault.

ATXplained

By: Matt Largey

Only San Francisco and Portland, Oregon have more gay people per capita than Austin. So why don’t we have any lesbian bars?

ATXplained

By: Matt Largey

Laurel Seymour’s grandmother, Binnie Ruth Seymour, says she was the first woman to become a city lifeguard in Austin. Audrey McGlinchy looks at the record to see if Grandma Binnie is telling the truth.

ATXplained

By: Matt Largey

94 year-old Reta Ward has been calling all the Texas state lawmakers for decades to weigh in on everything from water policy to school vouchers. One Capitol staffer wanted to know more about her.

ATXplained

By: Matt Largey

Austin’s crown jewel has bought people together from all walks of life to enjoy a day in the sun. But before 1962, that wasn’t the case.