This week on The Ticket: We break down the presidential campaign announcement by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and chat with Rubio supporter George Seay, who was Rick Perry’s state finance chairman in the 2012 campaign.
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March 17, 2026
Honey I’m Home: “Insecure” [Live at Scholz Garten]
Another SXSW, another rousing success at Scholz Garten. And all this week, we’re sharing some of our favorite performances with free downloads just for you! Honey, I’m Home may be from Amsterdam, but their shoegaze sound and their wry, thoughtful lyricism will feel like home to Austin listeners. They took the stage at Scholz Garten […]
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March 10, 2026
Francene Rouelle: “september bby”
One of the fastest ways to know that you’re changed is how those around you change. Austin-based pop Francene Rouelle, tackles this in her latest single, “september bby,” a brief, punchy dance tune reminiscent of hyperpop phenoms 100 gecs. Speaking to an unnamed character about her upgraded hair and wardrobe, she drives home the most […]
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February 22, 2026
Dr. Blair LM Kelley (Ep. 13, 2026 re-broadcast)
On this week’s edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a conversation with Dr. Blair LM Kelley, a noted scholar of Black History and the African American experience, Director of the Center for the Study of the American South and The National Humanities Center, and award-winning author of Black […]
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February 2, 2026
Democrat makes surprise win in solid-red Texas district
In a little-watched race, Taylor Rehmet’s surprise win for Democrats in Texas may be a potential warning shot for Republicans in a midterm election year. Is this a one-off, or is the GOP in trouble in the Lone Star State?Also, Texas environmental regulators greenlight what looks like the largest fossil-fueled power plant project in the […]
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January 28, 2026
Salomé Songbird (Co-produced by Amanda Abate): “Trip”
For the last few years, Spoon drummer Jim Eno has run Project Traction, an opportunity for female and non-binary musicians to sit behind the board in the producer’s chair. Past participants include S.L. Houser, Magna Carda’s Megz Kelli, and Kam Franklin. Last May, Eno expanded this project to Colorado, and the first of this new […]
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January 25, 2026
Ralph McDaniels (Ep. 09, 2026 re-broadcast)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with pioneering music video director, DJ and VJ Ralph McDaniels, who in 1983 created Studio 31 Dance Party, a television program presenting recordings of music performances that evolved into the long-running music video program he created and co-hosts, Video Music Box.
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January 18, 2026
Jeffery L. Williams (Ep. 08, 2026 re-broadcast)
On this episode of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson speaks with Jeffery Lorenzo Williams, real estate broker, creator of the shoe and fashion brand JLORENZO, and author of My Feet Are Off The Ground: Turning Tragedy Into Triumph, the inspirational story of his journey from suffering permanent paralysis from an accidental […]
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January 15, 2026
Rita Bliss: “You Can Go” [Sneak Preview]
There’s something uniquely intriguing about the banjo, whether it’s punchy and almost whimsical or subdued and blissful. The new song from Austin’s Rita Bliss is staunchly in the latter, reflective and mantra-like, and a bit melancholic without being despondent. Take this one to heart next time you find yourself being haunted by ghosts from your […]
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