In the last episode of Season 2 of Black Austin Matters Lisa and Rich talk all things Trinidadian with Executive Director of iACT Simone Talma Flowers. She shares her experiences growing up in Trinidad, what faith means to her and some of her favorite recipes.
Faith
Fresh Returns!
This week on The Breaks:
- Cohost Fresh Knight is back!
- Confucius and Fresh discuss the recent death of Biz Markie, and talk about the relatively young life span of many rappers.
- Both hosts explain how they feel about posthumous albums after the recent posthumous release of “Faith” from Pop Smoke.
- You’ll hear the hosts reactions to Coi Leroy’s Freestyle on XXL Freshman Cypher.
- Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that “Space Jam: A New Legacy” is good and the millennials who have criticisms of the movie need to get over it.
- In his Confucius Says segment, Confucius explains why he doesn’t agree with the DaBaby’s decision to try and teach a lesson to kids who were trying to sell him candy at an inflated price.
Texas Standard: February 9, 2021
An historic trial in the senate as the second impeachment of Donald Trump gets underway. We’ll look at the mechanics of the process and Texas’ role. Also, he was a newspaper columnist who became well known in North Texas politics and eventually- a U.S. congressman. More on the passing of Ron Wright and what comes next. And thousands of dollars for a single COVID-19 test? Lawmakers being asked to look into charges at freestanding ERs. We’ll also hear from a woman who made it her mission to deliver free fruits and veggies to communities with fewer healthy options. During this pandemic, her deliveries now more crucial than ever. All of that and a whole lot more today on the Texas Standard:
V&B – The Performance of Prayer
Join playwright and novelist Kirk Lynn, Rabbi Neil Blumofe and KUT’s Rebecca McInroy in a discussion about the role of prayer today, and what the idea and act of prayer teach us about how we understand our world, one another, and ourselves.
Texas Standard: July 4, 2017
As Texas goes, so goes the nation? Lawrence Wright makes that argument in a new piece in the New Yorker magazine. He’ll break down his reporting. Also scientists in San Antonio are learning about how the brain’s two halves talk to each other and how that chatter could lead to a better understanding of devastating conditions. And are special needs students the best group to test “private school choice” in Texas? A policy expert weighs in ahead of the start of the special legislative session. Those stories and lots more today on the Texas Standard:
12th & Chicon: Keep the Faith
The community surrounding the Mission Possible Church may be changing, but its role to serve people, all of them, remains steadfast and strong. Much like many of the area’s businesses and support centers.
Hope and Motivation
Does hope actually motivate us to change? A listener sent in this question and we thought we would explore the answer.
In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about how effective hope is when we want change.
Texas Standard: October 19, 2015
Rallying the faithful, shape of things to come? As GOP presidential candidates flock to Texas, a buzzphrase emerges. Also if past is prologue, only two or three of every hundred Texans will decide on changes to the Texas constitution and we’ll all be living with those changes. If you think you might want to have a say in the matter then we’ve got a rundown of what’s up for grabs as voting gets underway today. And a plan to help with the high price of college: free course anyone? We’ll have details today on the Texas Standard: