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Howdy out there.

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Thank you for tuning in to Austin

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Signal. I'm your host Jerry Cunnell.

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We are kicking off South by

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Southwest 2026 and coming

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to you live today from Scholz

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Garten. Make some noise out there!

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Excellent. Well we have a jam-packed

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show to share with you so we're

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just gonna jump right in and get it

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started by talking

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to our first guest.

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This is a first for us here on

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Austin Signal, someone with their

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own day.

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February 9, 2012 was recognized by

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the City of Austin as Shaky Graves

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Day. And 14 years later, still

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celebrated here in town most

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recently, this February

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at Hole in the Wall.

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He's also one of the featured guests

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at our upcoming and first ever KUT

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Festival that is happening in May.

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Please help me welcome to the show,

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Shaky Graves.

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Hello, hi, South by

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Southwest. Yeah, South By Southwest.

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Speaking of that, I wanted to ask

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you if you remember your first South

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by South West, whether as a

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performer or just an attendee.

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No, I don't.

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That's a good sign.

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That means you had fun.

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This is like the frog in the boiling

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water thing. I mean, I grew up here,

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so it was like South by Southwest

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would kind of happen around me and I

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would be confused.

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It was a lot smaller when I was

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smaller.

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that really, where I

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was out like grinding in the streets

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playing music at all sorts of weird,

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in the backs of people's houses into

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like made up venues and schools and

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stuff, that was like 2013,

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2012.

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12, something like that.

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And now here in 2026, you still

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enjoy being a part of South by

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Southwest?

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Now I feel like an elderly man

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where it's like, this is my one day

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of South by Southwest and I'm out

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wearing, you can't see on the radio,

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like really shiny pants. Yeah,
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them, yeah.

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It's, this all I got.

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This is my One Day.

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I'm doing this and then I have a

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show tonight at Sagebrush.

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Okay, well thanks for doing it big

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here with us on Austin Signal.

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There was some news this month that

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you're coming out with a new project

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in a couple of months.

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Tell us a little bit about it,

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what's it called, and how long

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you've been working on it.

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cetera.

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It's a record that I built mostly

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on tape, like at my house, and

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really a record

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that came out of this

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strange time in my life where I

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became a father two years ago,

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thanks.

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side of some weird parallel universe

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mirror thing where I'm like, oh, I

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see, and people are like, one of us.

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all messed up.

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my late nights for like waking up at

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six 45 and changing diapers

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and doing weird stuff.

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production and sound of this new

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I, in every way possible.

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little windows kind of in between

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taking her to like daycare in the

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morning and being like, I

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gotta do something with my life.

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accidentally making this record that

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I love that's, I'm gonna remember

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forever cause it's about this weird

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time in my life and

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of snapshots like the last

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one was like very much in

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looking back just came out of

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COVID and Of course, all

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of those songs are like, what is the

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world gonna be?

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silly, confused anthems.

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you know, it's about how strange

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by, you now.

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reassuring now that you have a

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daughter and she might hear this

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work later and, you know, take a

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little bit of solace in it?

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her in the you know afterwards

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when I looked at it all it was like

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I look forward to her being able

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to hear kind of the Since

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I made it at the house You can like

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hear our yard in it a lot and

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just like Kind of ambient stuff

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and she was in the back seat of the

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car when I would listen to all the

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mixes and stuff So i'm like maybe

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somewhere this will seep into her

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little brain.

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care Yeah, but you were

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there is gonna be awesome

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left. We have a lot to share with

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you today on Austin Signal, but I

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wanted to ask you, it's sort of a

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two-part, you can answer whichever

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What's something that you've learned

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about songwriting or about

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fatherhood that was different

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than what you initially anticipated

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at the outset?

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think that you have to kind of

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generate bizarre experiences.

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kind mine a lot of

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suffering for songwriting.

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I think that's an easy thing.

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It's like a lot, the first songs

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that I had were kind of heartbreak

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oriented, you know?

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into a rut where you manufacture

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bizarre things to happen

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in your life. And, uh,

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and then write songs about them.

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factor in that that could work with

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good things happening in your life

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as well. So I think the kind of

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fatherhood angle, it's been

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the worst, best thing that has ever

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I feel like I'm still getting my

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brain messed up by a girl, but now

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she's like a foot and a

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it helps to write what you

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know and and right now

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what I know is kind of this

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Small world I'm trapped in so

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writing about that actually felt

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better than than trying to

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Tackle the like what is

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existence in the war machine and

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blah blah blah.

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Funness, Etc., is coming out May

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15th. Hopefully we can have you back

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on the show to explore a little bit

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more of that. That'd be great.

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In a couple weeks before the release

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of that album, he's going to be

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joining us for the first ever KUT

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That is happening the first weekend

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This is ShakyGraves.

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Thank you for kicking off the show

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with us. Make some noise.

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What's up, Gary?

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Hi, this is Jimmy Mass, Program

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Director with KUT, and you are

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listening to The Austin Signal.

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Today is the first day of South by

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Southwest 2026, and here's

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everything you need to know

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so that you can pretend you were

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here the whole time.

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The festival turns 40 this year, and

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for the first time ever, the Tech

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Conference Film Festival and Music

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Festival are all running at the

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Seven days of organized chaos

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and it all started earlier today.

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convention center used to be.

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will have clubhouses scattered at

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different hotels and venues around

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downtown to serve as hubs for each

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track versus one single

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On the conference side, the opening

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keynote is happening right now with

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Wallace. She's my age and she's

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bestsellers, Mattering and

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Never Enough.

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It all has me wondering if I

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matter and if I will ever measure

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Meanwhile, the red carpet is rolling

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out in front of the Paramount for

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the world premiere of I Love

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Boosters this evening that stars

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Kiki Palmer, Will Poulter,

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and Demi Moore.

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That's directed by Boots Riley,

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who's a South by Southwest veteran,

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appearing here a few times over the

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live music venues fill up with acts

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I don't have to show you any

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activations on Congress Avenue,

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brand experiences that could be fun

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the big premieres is unlikely, but

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and films, and oftentimes the

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stars show up to those as well.

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Streets are closed on Congress

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Avenue. There are probably free

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whiskey tastings, and perhaps

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someone just ran into their favorite

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director at a taco truck.

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I once stood in line behind John

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Legend for 15 minutes at the JW

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Marriott Starbucks.

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It happens at South By.

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And I'll be navigating it all week

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long so that you don't have to.

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I'm Jimmy Maas.

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You're listening to The Austin

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Signal.

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And today we're coming to you live

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from Scholz Garten.

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Thank you for joining us here

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in person and out there on the

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radio.

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The tragic murder of Mariah Wilson

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almost four years ago here in Austin

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and the subsequent investigation by

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local law enforcement is the focus

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of the new documentary, The Truth

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and Tragedy of Mariel Wilson.

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The world premiere of the film is

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happening at 6.15 tonight at the

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Long Center.

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Marina Zenovich is the director of

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the documentary.

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Evan Hayes produced the project and

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they're joining us on Austin Signal.

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Welcome to the show.

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Thanks for having us.

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Thanks for havin' us.

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So I would like for y'all

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to take a little bit of time and

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talk about who Mariah Wilson

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was. She's obviously become the

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victim in this very tragic story,

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but tell us a little about her.

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Marina, you wanna start?

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Oh, Evan can start.

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Evan, okay, let's start with Evan.

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Marino was this, Mariah was

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this incredibly ascendant

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professional cyclist.

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She was on this

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kind of stratospheric trajectory

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as an athlete.

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She had what I felt like

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was kind of superpower in terms

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of her work ethic,

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but she also was raised

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by this kind fiercely

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loving family in this

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very small town in Vermont.

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And so...

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You know, part of the emotional

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impact of working on this film

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was meeting

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the Wilson family,

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Karen and Eric and her brother Matt,

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and through their eyes, really

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being able to see a full picture

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of this human.

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And that's why we

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decided to make this film, to bring

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some humanity to

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an incredibly tragic story.

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Yeah, and the credits to your film

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say it was inspired by an article

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with the same name.

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How did this story come across your

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desk and what stood out about it

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that you wanted to make a

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documentary about it?

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Well, I think first for me,

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you know, there was a lot of press

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about the event at the time

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that primarily focused

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on the darkness of

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what happened.

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But I think when some of

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the longer form pieces came out,

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especially an article in Bicycling

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Magazine written by Rowan Garrity

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that the family

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participated in, that was

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an article that I read sitting in

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bed next to my wife and started

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to cry.

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I have a 16-year-old daughter,

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it hit very close to home,

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and I immediately called Marina,

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who I knew of and

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was a huge admirer of,

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and that's how it started.

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Well, Mariah's parents and her

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brother feature heavily in the

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documentary.

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How did y'all get connected with the

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family and how willing were they to

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share their story with you?

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They were very willing, I mean,

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surprisingly so.

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It was, it was,

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there's such an open,

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direct family

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who really, I think,

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trusted Evan and me,

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but it was I

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think all her friends and

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everyone we interviewed was so

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invested in the story.

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It's really a story about

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her and...

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What happened to her.

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And it's a very deep.

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Yeah, it is. It's really deep.

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I watched it last night, and the

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film features a lot of archival

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recordings from the family, some

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audio, and lots of video.

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How did that trove of recordings

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shape the project, the end

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project that y'all made?

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Well, we were looking to,

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we wanted to hear her voice as much

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as possible, so it

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definitely shaped the film.

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I mean, we want to make this a

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film about grief and how a family

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deals with grief, and

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I think we succeeded.

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I agree. No, I think at the end

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of the day, having participants

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who are willing to

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share that much with you as a

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filmmaker, being able to

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include these home movies of

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Mariah as a baby,

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to see her get

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on skis for the first time,

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to understand the adversity that

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she faced in her journey as

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an athlete.

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And little moments at home

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that we all experience that are

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completely innocuous.

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You know, this archive allowed

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us to explore those and

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really, again, juxtapose this

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kind of tragic

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story with something that

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we feel at the end of the film

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gives you a sense of positivity

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in terms of what Mariah

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felt, what she believed

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in, the values the family have, And

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also.

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How much she loved being on the

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bike, which I

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think is not a small aspect

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of what this movie explores.

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And true crime stories can be,

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a lot of times, maybe end on

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a sadder note.

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You mentioned that you wanted to

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make a true crime story that wasn't

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like all the others.

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Why was that a gold of yours?

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Number one, Marina and I

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both have long careers.

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We've made a really diverse

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set of films over the course of

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our time in

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entertainment.

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Neither of us make true crime films.

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And so for us, this is

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really an important,

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I think, look at

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a story through a

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lens that has a lot more

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humanity to it.

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And therefore much

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more impactful.

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And I think for this community, in

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Austin in particular,

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who experienced this tragedy

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firsthand,

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our hope is that this film

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kind of celebrates that other side

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and people can look

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at it not just through the lens of

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the darkness, right?

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We only have about a minute left, so

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can you tell our listeners who might

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be looking to catch the film, how

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they can catch it this week in town?

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Yeah, it's playing tonight at the

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Long Center, 6.05,

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615. 615 Get

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there at 6.5, though, just to make

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sure, yeah.

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Maybe earlier.

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Yeah, maybe a little earlier.

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No, then it's flying Friday night

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also at

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another theater.

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You said the Wilson family will be

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in town.

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The Wilson's family's here now.

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This is their first time back in

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Austin since the trial wrapped

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up. So it's a kind of

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emotional moment

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to come back to Texas.

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But at the same time, they're here

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to celebrate the film and they're

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gonna be doing a Q and A with us

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afterwards tonight.

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Okay, The Truth and Tragedy of

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Mariah Wilson has its world premiere

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at 6.15 tonight at the Long Center.

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We have been speaking with Marina

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Zinovich, director of the

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documentary, and Evan Hayes, who

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produced the project.

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Thank you for making the time.

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Have a great South by Southwest.

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Thank you. Thank you too, thanks.

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This is Korey Pereira,

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Audio Area Head here at UTRTF,

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and you are listening to Austin

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Signal.

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So specifically Foley involves

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watching a picture on the

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screen and having a Foley artist

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perform those actions you see.

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So I'd say the biggest misconception

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is that when you watch a film,

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all the sounds you're hearing were

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captured on set.

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But the reality is

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a set is a really noisy place.

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It's then in post-production that

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the world begins

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to sound like what

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you hear Or when you go down to

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a movie theater or turn on Netflix.

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All right, we are now standing on

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the brand new-ish Foley

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stage here at Texas

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Moody.

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So a Foley Stage is a space where

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our students can come in, look up

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at the screen, and

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then be able to perform

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all the actions that characters are

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doing on screen.

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So I'd say the coolest part of this

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is we do actually have multiple

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Foley pits.

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So if a student wants to walk in the

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dirt, we have a

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box where they can

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walk on dirt.

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And if they need to walk on

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leaves...

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They can do that too.

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The back of the room, we have

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multiple baker's racks full

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of hundreds and hundreds of props.

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The idea here is we kind of gave the

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students a starting point so

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that they can.

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Find a number of sounds they need

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for their given project.

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So whether you need a motorcycle

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helmet.

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00:17:26,819 --> 00:17:27,819
Or a purse?

572
00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:31,380
Or an old school telephone,

573
00:17:33,460 --> 00:17:34,739
our students can do that right here

574
00:17:34,740 --> 00:17:35,740
in this space.

575
00:17:36,780 --> 00:17:38,999
When someone has a specific project

576
00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:42,039
where they have a straw hat in it,

577
00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:43,319
they're gonna go to Goodwill or

578
00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,179
their closet and find a straw Hat.

579
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And we encourage them to leave that

580
00:17:47,100 --> 00:17:48,939
here for the next students

581
00:17:48,940 --> 00:17:50,060
that come into the space.

582
00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,559
This is Korey Pereira,

583
00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:55,739
sound artist and audio area head

584
00:17:55,740 --> 00:17:57,719
here at the University of Texas at

585
00:17:57,720 --> 00:17:58,499
Austin.

586
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And this is Austin's signal.

587
00:18:03,390 --> 00:18:04,409
This is Austin Signal.

588
00:18:04,410 --> 00:18:05,889
Welcome back to our South by

589
00:18:05,890 --> 00:18:06,769
Southwest special.

590
00:18:06,770 --> 00:18:08,569
We are live at Scholz Garten.

591
00:18:08,570 --> 00:18:09,729
Let me hear you out there.

592
00:18:12,330 --> 00:18:14,189
Probably a few thousand people, but

593
00:18:14,190 --> 00:18:15,889
the microphone's only picking up a

594
00:18:15,890 --> 00:18:17,289
few of them.

595
00:18:17,290 --> 00:18:18,549
South by Southwest has plenty of

596
00:18:18,550 --> 00:18:19,769
official ways to spend your time

597
00:18:19,770 --> 00:18:20,769
here in Austin.

598
00:18:20,770 --> 00:18:23,169
You've got music, TV, and film,

599
00:18:23,170 --> 00:18:24,889
but an officially unofficial pastime

600
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is, of course, eating all the foods

601
00:18:26,590 --> 00:18:28,009
when you're here. I mean, everybody

602
00:18:28,010 --> 00:18:29,589
has to eat somewhere.

603
00:18:29,590 --> 00:18:31,429
And with the Michelin Guide's recent

604
00:18:31,430 --> 00:18:33,189
recognition of Texas-based eateries,

605
00:18:33,190 --> 00:18:34,269
we wanted to highlight some of the

606
00:18:34,270 --> 00:18:35,309
folks who have earned the

607
00:18:35,310 --> 00:18:37,149
recognition of Bib Gourmand,

608
00:18:37,150 --> 00:18:39,269
highlighting both quality and

609
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affordability.

610
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So we're going to host a little

611
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roundtable here on the radio.

612
00:18:42,580 --> 00:18:44,639
Joining us on stage now is Janie

613
00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:46,619
Ramirez, executive chef of Dai

614
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Dua. Janie, thanks for being here.

615
00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:49,039
Thank you for having me.

616
00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:50,519
We are joined by Chris Krinsky.

617
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He is the chef and owner of Ramen

618
00:18:52,140 --> 00:18:53,408
Del Barrio. Hi, Chris.

619
00:18:53,409 --> 00:18:54,029
How's it going?

620
00:18:54,030 --> 00:18:54,969
It's going well.

621
00:18:54,970 --> 00:18:56,829
And we also have Daniela de

622
00:18:56,830 --> 00:18:58,629
Lima Hernandez and Rosa de Lima

623
00:18:58,630 --> 00:19:00,349
Hernández. They are the chefs and

624
00:19:00,350 --> 00:19:02,329
owners at La Santa Barbacha.

625
00:19:02,330 --> 00:19:03,139
Thanks for joining us.

626
00:19:03,140 --> 00:19:04,509
Thank you so much for inviting us.

627
00:19:04,510 --> 00:19:06,029
So I'll start with you all over

628
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here.

629
00:19:07,130 --> 00:19:08,209
Just in case our listeners aren't

630
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that familiar, tell us a little bit

631
00:19:09,470 --> 00:19:10,769
about your restaurant and how long

632
00:19:10,770 --> 00:19:12,079
you've been here in Austin.

633
00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:13,899
Well, we moved here in different

634
00:19:13,900 --> 00:19:14,679
years.

635
00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:16,579
I did it in 2017.

636
00:19:16,580 --> 00:19:17,359
Mm-hmm.

637
00:19:17,360 --> 00:19:19,159
2020. Okay, a couple years.

638
00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:20,699
And then we are a family that moved

639
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from Mexico.

640
00:19:21,900 --> 00:19:23,899
My dad moved first,

641
00:19:23,900 --> 00:19:25,459
and then he's the one that bring us

642
00:19:25,460 --> 00:19:26,519
over here.

643
00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:28,019
And with the business, we've been

644
00:19:28,020 --> 00:19:30,239
doing this for five years, and

645
00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:32,099
we started because we wanted

646
00:19:32,100 --> 00:19:34,199
to keep our family together.

647
00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:35,819
Moving to a new country is not

648
00:19:35,820 --> 00:19:37,639
always easy. Having

649
00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:40,258
different jobs and different hours.

650
00:19:40,259 --> 00:19:42,179
We sometimes struggle to

651
00:19:42,180 --> 00:19:43,859
see our mom or dad.

652
00:19:43,860 --> 00:19:45,699
That was the, that's why

653
00:19:45,700 --> 00:19:47,539
we started it because I

654
00:19:47,540 --> 00:19:48,959
rarely see my mom or my dad and it's

655
00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:49,919
like, let's have a business

656
00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:52,079
together. We did it in Mexico and

657
00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:54,099
then we can be all together

658
00:19:54,100 --> 00:19:56,159
on a Sunday or cooking or.

659
00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:56,840
Do you guys like each other?

660
00:19:56,841 --> 00:19:57,739
Do you guys like each other enough to
spend all

661
00:19:57,740 --> 00:19:58,500
the time with each other?

662
00:19:58,501 --> 00:19:59,829
With each other? Well, at the

663
00:19:59,830 --> 00:20:01,869
beginning it was hard to

664
00:20:01,870 --> 00:20:04,049
run businesses in the family, but we

665
00:20:04,050 --> 00:20:05,369
really enjoyed to be together

666
00:20:05,370 --> 00:20:06,999
creating things.

667
00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:08,759
And you started with your food truck

668
00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:09,599
on Manor right?

669
00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:10,509
That was your first location?

670
00:20:10,510 --> 00:20:12,499
Oh, no, it wasn't South Congress.

671
00:20:12,500 --> 00:20:13,679
South Congress.

672
00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:14,879
Okay. And now you have two

673
00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:16,119
locations. Where are those locations

674
00:20:16,120 --> 00:20:16,120
at?

675
00:20:16,121 --> 00:20:17,999
We have one on West 6th Street

676
00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:19,859
and then the first

677
00:20:19,860 --> 00:20:22,199
one on Main Road.

678
00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:23,979
And how is that going?

679
00:20:23,980 --> 00:20:25,159
How long has that second location

680
00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:25,829
been open?

681
00:20:25,830 --> 00:20:27,389
You can, like, a month.

682
00:20:27,390 --> 00:20:28,209
Oh, OK.

683
00:20:28,210 --> 00:20:29,189
So that's a little bit less than a

684
00:20:29,190 --> 00:20:29,950
year. Less than a a year, yeah.

685
00:20:29,951 --> 00:20:31,259
And how has that been?

686
00:20:31,260 --> 00:20:32,079
It's been good.

687
00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:33,559
Yeah, it's different people, but

688
00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:35,199
it's so cool.

689
00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:36,479
Very cool. Well, thanks for being on

690
00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:37,719
the show. We'll get back to you here

691
00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:38,519
in a little bit.

692
00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:40,059
I'm going to turn it over to Janie

693
00:20:40,060 --> 00:20:41,699
Ramirez from Die Due.

694
00:20:41,700 --> 00:20:42,979
Janie, tell us a little bit about

695
00:20:42,980 --> 00:20:44,319
your restaurant.

696
00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:45,619
I'm Dai Due.

697
00:20:45,620 --> 00:20:46,659
It's also a manor road.

698
00:20:46,660 --> 00:20:47,799
We're kind of neighbors.

699
00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:49,079
Very cool.

700
00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:50,979
We do a lot of wild game

701
00:20:50,980 --> 00:20:53,259
we cook a lot invasive species,

702
00:20:53,260 --> 00:20:54,939
it's all about working with our

703
00:20:54,940 --> 00:20:55,940
community and

704
00:20:56,940 --> 00:20:58,959
It's very seasonal lots

705
00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,159
of grilling of meats and

706
00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:02,179
seasonal produce

707
00:21:02,180 --> 00:21:04,099
It sounds like very Texas, you know,

708
00:21:04,100 --> 00:21:04,640
grilling of meats.

709
00:21:04,641 --> 00:21:05,250
In Perry, Texas.

710
00:21:05,251 --> 00:21:07,249
You're sort of the statesman of the

711
00:21:07,250 --> 00:21:08,469
groups up here.

712
00:21:08,470 --> 00:21:09,949
I believe Raman and DiBlario maybe

713
00:21:09,950 --> 00:21:11,549
like five or six years, roughly

714
00:21:11,550 --> 00:21:13,309
three as sea time flies with the

715
00:21:13,310 --> 00:21:14,389
pandemic and everything.

716
00:21:14,390 --> 00:21:16,029
How long has Dai Dui been around?

717
00:21:16,030 --> 00:21:17,849
The brick and mortar is

718
00:21:17,850 --> 00:21:19,949
11 and a half years now, and

719
00:21:19,950 --> 00:21:21,889
as a business concept they started

720
00:21:21,890 --> 00:21:23,829
at the farmers market I think

721
00:21:23,830 --> 00:21:25,689
15 years ago,

722
00:21:25,690 --> 00:21:27,529
doing like supper clubs and farmers

723
00:21:27,530 --> 00:21:30,289
market like small plates and

724
00:21:30,290 --> 00:21:31,889
they're like ferments and sausages

725
00:21:31,890 --> 00:21:33,609
and butcher classes and that kind of

726
00:21:33,610 --> 00:21:33,719
thing.

727
00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:34,859
And how long have you been with the

728
00:21:34,860 --> 00:21:36,459
restaurant? 11 and a half years.

729
00:21:36,460 --> 00:21:37,279
OK, OK.

730
00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:38,559
And I understand you've done a lot

731
00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:39,859
of jobs while you've been there.

732
00:21:39,860 --> 00:21:41,479
I have. OK, yeah.

733
00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:42,679
All of them? Yeah.

734
00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:43,459
What does that include?

735
00:21:43,460 --> 00:21:45,579
I started as a part-time prep cook

736
00:21:45,580 --> 00:21:47,279
and like a month after they opened

737
00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:49,299
and then I became the

738
00:21:49,300 --> 00:21:51,399
PM Sue and then the CDC and

739
00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:53,279
then the executive chef for a

740
00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:53,769
while now.

741
00:21:53,770 --> 00:21:55,799
Okay, what is CDC?

742
00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:56,909
The Chef de Cuisine.

743
00:21:56,910 --> 00:21:58,229
Okay, and what was the one before

744
00:21:58,230 --> 00:21:58,959
that? PMC?

745
00:21:58,960 --> 00:21:59,859
Oh, sous-chef.

746
00:21:59,860 --> 00:22:01,219
Sushi. OK, OK.

747
00:22:01,220 --> 00:22:02,699
Sorry, I'm learning. No, no, no.

748
00:22:02,700 --> 00:22:04,219
No. Just see, it's helpful for our

749
00:22:04,220 --> 00:22:05,339
listeners out there as well, because

750
00:22:05,340 --> 00:22:07,039
I definitely knew what that mean.

751
00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:08,859
But I just wanted to explain it to

752
00:22:08,860 --> 00:22:09,959
the listeners. OK, well, thank you

753
00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:10,859
for coming out for a little bit,

754
00:22:10,860 --> 00:22:12,459
Janie. And Chris, I wanted to wrap

755
00:22:12,460 --> 00:22:14,279
up with you because, you know,

756
00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:15,659
these other two locations have sort

757
00:22:15,660 --> 00:22:16,899
of brick and mortars have an

758
00:22:16,900 --> 00:22:18,259
established location.

759
00:22:18,260 --> 00:22:19,159
But tell us what's going on with

760
00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:20,089
your restaurant right now.

761
00:22:20,090 --> 00:22:21,929
Yeah, so Raman del Barrio

762
00:22:21,930 --> 00:22:23,009
is in a bit of a transitional

763
00:22:23,010 --> 00:22:24,929
period. We were inside of the Hano

764
00:22:24,930 --> 00:22:26,989
World Market up on Palmer Lane.

765
00:22:26,990 --> 00:22:28,449
That unfortunately closed at the end

766
00:22:28,450 --> 00:22:30,149
of 2025.

767
00:22:30,150 --> 00:22:31,229
And we've been building our brick

768
00:22:31,230 --> 00:22:33,109
and mortar over on Metric

769
00:22:33,110 --> 00:22:34,209
and Kramer now.

770
00:22:34,210 --> 00:22:35,489
Hopefully, we'll be open in the next

771
00:22:35,490 --> 00:22:36,209
few months here.

772
00:22:36,210 --> 00:22:38,089
Yeah, I saw on a recent social

773
00:22:38,090 --> 00:22:40,029
media post that you're having maybe

774
00:22:40,030 --> 00:22:41,349
a little trouble with the permitting

775
00:22:41,350 --> 00:22:43,349
process. How close are

776
00:22:43,350 --> 00:22:45,329
you to maybe opening up the doors

777
00:22:45,330 --> 00:22:46,789
and what has that been like?

778
00:22:46,790 --> 00:22:50,009
Yeah, it's been a really, it

779
00:22:50,010 --> 00:22:52,269
has been a big journey to

780
00:22:52,270 --> 00:22:54,089
find out all the different pieces of

781
00:22:54,090 --> 00:22:55,049
running a restaurant that aren't

782
00:22:55,050 --> 00:22:56,549
just being a cook, which is what I'm

783
00:22:56,550 --> 00:22:57,889
actually good at, you know?

784
00:22:59,130 --> 00:23:00,849
I'd say we had a few different

785
00:23:00,850 --> 00:23:02,509
issues with the construction permits

786
00:23:02,510 --> 00:23:04,489
come through, and mostly are

787
00:23:04,490 --> 00:23:06,369
minute details, but really

788
00:23:06,370 --> 00:23:07,809
the issue is, you now, when you

789
00:23:07,810 --> 00:23:09,269
submit something with the city, it

790
00:23:09,270 --> 00:23:10,229
is not like you hear back from them

791
00:23:10,230 --> 00:23:11,809
in a few days, it like a 28-day

792
00:23:11,810 --> 00:23:13,689
cycle, so even if they just want me

793
00:23:13,690 --> 00:23:15,329
to change out, say like a two-inch

794
00:23:15,330 --> 00:23:16,719
pipe to a three inch pipe.

795
00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:17,779
I won't hear about it for another

796
00:23:17,780 --> 00:23:18,159
three weeks.

797
00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:19,539
Then that sounds pretty simple,

798
00:23:19,540 --> 00:23:21,119
right? It would be like one for the

799
00:23:21,120 --> 00:23:22,959
other. If only.

800
00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:24,819
So what has been the most difficult

801
00:23:24,820 --> 00:23:27,479
part about learning the

802
00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:29,059
parts that aren't being a chef,

803
00:23:29,060 --> 00:23:29,939
essentially?

804
00:23:29,940 --> 00:23:31,499
Well, you know, I had a really

805
00:23:31,500 --> 00:23:33,439
incredible opportunity to open RDB

806
00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:35,519
when I was only 24 years old, and

807
00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:37,019
I was a line cook at the time.

808
00:23:37,020 --> 00:23:38,939
And I think it was really the

809
00:23:38,940 --> 00:23:41,059
process of learning how to be both a

810
00:23:41,060 --> 00:23:42,659
business owner and a leader

811
00:23:42,660 --> 00:23:44,279
overnight, right?

812
00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:46,239
Having people older than me work

813
00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:48,199
in my kitchen and

814
00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:49,919
to garner their respect, I had to

815
00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:51,499
show them that I was serious, right.

816
00:23:51,500 --> 00:23:53,039
I had show them I cared about the

817
00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:54,999
food that we were there trying to

818
00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:56,809
do something meaningful.

819
00:23:56,810 --> 00:23:59,029
And to curate a team of people that

820
00:23:59,030 --> 00:24:00,509
really care about the product has

821
00:24:00,510 --> 00:24:02,169
been one of the most rewarding

822
00:24:02,170 --> 00:24:03,469
experiences, but challenging as

823
00:24:03,470 --> 00:24:03,969
well.

824
00:24:03,970 --> 00:24:05,389
Okay, we are speaking with Chris

825
00:24:05,390 --> 00:24:07,309
Krinsky, Janie Ramirez,

826
00:24:07,310 --> 00:24:09,229
as well as Rosa and Daniela de

827
00:24:09,230 --> 00:24:10,169
Lima Hernandez.

828
00:24:10,170 --> 00:24:12,009
You're listening to Austin Signal.

829
00:24:12,010 --> 00:24:13,929
We're doing a special one-hour live

830
00:24:13,930 --> 00:24:15,669
episode out at Scholz Garten.

831
00:24:15,670 --> 00:24:16,649
So if you happen to be in the

832
00:24:16,650 --> 00:24:18,029
downtown area and you're hearing us

833
00:24:18,030 --> 00:24:19,649
on your radio, get down here.

834
00:24:19,650 --> 00:24:21,769
It's a great time, and you obviously

835
00:24:21,770 --> 00:24:23,749
maybe are tuning in on the app

836
00:24:23,750 --> 00:24:25,809
or online at kut.org.

837
00:24:25,810 --> 00:24:27,089
We appreciate you all.

838
00:24:27,090 --> 00:24:28,969
And so now I wanna make it a kind of

839
00:24:28,970 --> 00:24:30,229
a round table. We've talked to

840
00:24:30,230 --> 00:24:32,039
everybody a little bit individually.

841
00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:33,879
The reason that we wanted to kind

842
00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:35,679
of get this roundtable together was

843
00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:37,179
that you've all been recognized for

844
00:24:37,180 --> 00:24:38,439
a Bib Gourmand Award, which

845
00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:39,959
highlights quality and

846
00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:41,339
affordability.

847
00:24:41,340 --> 00:24:43,159
And affordability is always a big

848
00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:45,579
topic of concern here in Austin,

849
00:24:45,580 --> 00:24:46,799
specifically normally around

850
00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:48,379
housing, right? Housing is the big

851
00:24:48,380 --> 00:24:50,219
deal, but obviously food

852
00:24:50,220 --> 00:24:53,359
as well, because there are lots of

853
00:24:53,360 --> 00:24:54,619
ways to spend your money.

854
00:24:54,620 --> 00:24:56,039
And we know that our listeners are

855
00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:57,919
looking for ways to maximize their

856
00:24:57,920 --> 00:24:59,839
dollars. So, I want to, this is

857
00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:01,589
a question for anybody here.

858
00:25:01,590 --> 00:25:03,009
And if you have, if you want to

859
00:25:03,010 --> 00:25:04,309
speak, just raise your hand or start

860
00:25:04,310 --> 00:25:05,289
talking.

861
00:25:05,290 --> 00:25:06,989
But I want to talk about how

862
00:25:06,990 --> 00:25:09,169
important, or how much

863
00:25:09,170 --> 00:25:11,809
you all are stressing

864
00:25:11,810 --> 00:25:13,489
keeping your product affordable so

865
00:25:13,490 --> 00:25:15,369
that you can continue to make it

866
00:25:15,370 --> 00:25:17,349
accessible to more people here

867
00:25:17,350 --> 00:25:18,409
in Austin.

868
00:25:18,410 --> 00:25:19,869
Does anybody want to start?

869
00:25:19,870 --> 00:25:20,929
What about, let's start with you,

870
00:25:20,930 --> 00:25:21,189
Chris.

871
00:25:21,190 --> 00:25:22,189
Sure.

872
00:25:22,190 --> 00:25:23,909
So, you know, at least with ramen

873
00:25:23,910 --> 00:25:25,969
del barrio, ramen is a

874
00:25:25,970 --> 00:25:27,489
fast, casual food in a traditional

875
00:25:27,490 --> 00:25:28,769
sense.

876
00:25:28,770 --> 00:25:30,629
And as a relatively young

877
00:25:30,630 --> 00:25:32,589
person, I

878
00:25:32,590 --> 00:25:34,409
strive to still keep kind

879
00:25:34,410 --> 00:25:36,149
of a broke college kid mindset for

880
00:25:36,150 --> 00:25:37,369
my own pricing.

881
00:25:37,370 --> 00:25:39,429
I think that no matter what meal

882
00:25:39,430 --> 00:25:41,269
you get, if you're spending under

883
00:25:41,270 --> 00:25:43,069
$20 and you leave full, then that's

884
00:25:43,070 --> 00:25:44,029
still a good value, no matter

885
00:25:44,030 --> 00:25:45,089
whether it was tacos,

886
00:25:46,110 --> 00:25:47,989
sopa, you know, ramen, whatever

887
00:25:47,990 --> 00:25:50,439
the case may be, across any...

888
00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:51,959
Cuisine because I think a lot of

889
00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:53,899
different cultures foods get

890
00:25:53,900 --> 00:25:55,719
kind of a stigma of what should

891
00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:56,999
be cheap versus what should be

892
00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:58,119
expensive and I don't think that's

893
00:25:58,120 --> 00:25:59,759
necessarily fair to the foods and

894
00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:01,479
the cultures themselves.

895
00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:02,979
I kind of give myself a price point.

896
00:26:02,980 --> 00:26:04,919
If you leave a restaurant and

897
00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:06,799
you're full under 20 bucks, that's

898
00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:07,800
a good deal.

899
00:26:08,380 --> 00:26:09,639
I think there's a lot incredible

900
00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:11,599
food in this town and Austin gets

901
00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:13,659
a lot criticism for the

902
00:26:13,660 --> 00:26:15,559
overall affordability of it.

903
00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:17,539
I think so much of the food

904
00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:20,719
that deserves all the praise in the

905
00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:21,939
world. It's just locked behind a

906
00:26:21,940 --> 00:26:22,979
price point that just isn't

907
00:26:22,980 --> 00:26:23,980
accessible.

908
00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:26,559
And although it's, you know, it's

909
00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,379
easy for me to say because ramen

910
00:26:28,380 --> 00:26:29,479
is a numbers game, right?

911
00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:30,799
It's a cheap product, you sell it at

912
00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:31,919
volume and that's how you turn a

913
00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:33,079
profit.

914
00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:34,359
That may be the formula that I'm

915
00:26:34,360 --> 00:26:36,019
already in, but regardless, I would

916
00:26:36,020 --> 00:26:37,619
much rather get rich serving the

917
00:26:37,620 --> 00:26:39,449
many than serving the few.

918
00:26:39,450 --> 00:26:40,229
Excellent.

919
00:26:40,230 --> 00:26:41,489
Do you all want to follow up on

920
00:26:41,490 --> 00:26:43,649
that? I know that maybe,

921
00:26:43,650 --> 00:26:45,569
I think there is sometimes a stigma

922
00:26:45,570 --> 00:26:47,549
associated when a business runs out

923
00:26:47,550 --> 00:26:49,249
of a food truck. There's like, oh, I

924
00:26:49,250 --> 00:26:50,869
should only pay a certain amount of

925
00:26:50,870 --> 00:26:52,189
money because I'm going to a food

926
00:26:52,190 --> 00:26:53,190
track.

927
00:26:53,710 --> 00:26:55,589
You all have a specialty in

928
00:26:55,590 --> 00:26:57,189
barbacoa, right?

929
00:26:57,190 --> 00:26:59,149
So as we

930
00:26:59,150 --> 00:27:00,989
know about grilling meats, like meat

931
00:27:00,990 --> 00:27:02,369
is becoming more expensive and more

932
00:27:02,370 --> 00:27:05,309
expensive. How do you stay

933
00:27:05,310 --> 00:27:07,249
cognizant or try to focus

934
00:27:07,250 --> 00:27:09,069
on keeping your prices

935
00:27:09,070 --> 00:27:10,429
affordable for your customers?

936
00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:13,479
I mean the main goal to do

937
00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:15,939
this in Cerro Barabacoa

938
00:27:15,940 --> 00:27:18,779
is make affordable

939
00:27:18,780 --> 00:27:20,619
and for everybody, so we cook

940
00:27:20,620 --> 00:27:22,519
for everybody and we wish

941
00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:24,459
we can keep as much as

942
00:27:24,460 --> 00:27:26,359
we can, I wish we came

943
00:27:26,360 --> 00:27:28,399
the same prices and accessible

944
00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:30,319
for anybody that

945
00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:32,239
comes and visit our trucks.

946
00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:33,639
That's why one of the reason we

947
00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:35,659
still have the trucks as

948
00:27:35,660 --> 00:27:37,259
business owners starting from

949
00:27:37,260 --> 00:27:38,539
nothing.

950
00:27:38,540 --> 00:27:40,479
Not even having the money to invest

951
00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:41,959
when we first started.

952
00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:43,559
It's really, really hard to build

953
00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:45,199
what we have.

954
00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,259
And of course, prices

955
00:27:47,260 --> 00:27:49,299
went up and prices are always

956
00:27:49,300 --> 00:27:51,179
changing. And we're trying to

957
00:27:51,180 --> 00:27:53,519
keep always the same quality,

958
00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:55,339
fresh products, everything

959
00:27:55,340 --> 00:27:57,459
we make on hand, which is

960
00:27:57,460 --> 00:27:59,399
the most important thing that we

961
00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:01,339
make with our time and with

962
00:28:01,340 --> 00:28:03,099
our team, taking care of them.

963
00:28:03,100 --> 00:28:05,139
Trying to do all of those things

964
00:28:05,140 --> 00:28:07,049
and still Of

965
00:28:07,050 --> 00:28:09,169
course, focusing on our clientele

966
00:28:09,170 --> 00:28:11,269
and our community and make it

967
00:28:11,270 --> 00:28:13,109
for everybody is a

968
00:28:13,110 --> 00:28:15,089
big, big challenge.

969
00:28:15,090 --> 00:28:17,189
Everybody is talking about it and

970
00:28:17,190 --> 00:28:19,109
they don't sometimes believe

971
00:28:19,110 --> 00:28:20,949
that we work so hard in the

972
00:28:20,950 --> 00:28:22,929
back and the kitchen

973
00:28:22,930 --> 00:28:24,769
and then the pricing to make

974
00:28:24,770 --> 00:28:26,749
this dish or this taco

975
00:28:26,750 --> 00:28:28,989
to look so beautiful and

976
00:28:28,990 --> 00:28:30,829
also make that memory

977
00:28:30,830 --> 00:28:31,830
for you.

978
00:28:32,430 --> 00:28:34,409
And of course, everything really

979
00:28:34,410 --> 00:28:36,349
expensive And then we're still.

980
00:28:36,350 --> 00:28:38,169
I am very grateful that people can

981
00:28:38,170 --> 00:28:40,909
go and spend their money and

982
00:28:40,910 --> 00:28:42,989
change that game a little bit

983
00:28:42,990 --> 00:28:45,049
of not having just

984
00:28:45,050 --> 00:28:46,169
the tacos.

985
00:28:46,170 --> 00:28:48,149
They have more than the tacos

986
00:28:48,150 --> 00:28:50,089
in our plate and we really

987
00:28:50,090 --> 00:28:51,949
trust what we do and we

988
00:28:51,950 --> 00:28:53,609
are so grateful that the people can

989
00:28:53,610 --> 00:28:55,709
still visit us and we

990
00:28:55,710 --> 00:28:57,589
will continue working hard

991
00:28:57,590 --> 00:28:59,769
to keep accessible

992
00:28:59,770 --> 00:29:02,369
and affordable prices because

993
00:29:02,370 --> 00:29:04,399
we love our community so much.

994
00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:05,719
Yeah, keeping those prices

995
00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:07,779
accessible while also taking

996
00:29:07,780 --> 00:29:09,439
care of what needs to be taken care

997
00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:10,859
of. It is still a business at the

998
00:29:10,860 --> 00:29:12,259
end. What about you, Jane?

999
00:29:12,260 --> 00:29:13,619
Do you have anything to add to this

1000
00:29:13,620 --> 00:29:14,700
general conversation?

1001
00:29:15,970 --> 00:29:17,909
Um, we are like maybe

1002
00:29:17,910 --> 00:29:19,809
a little less fast casual.

1003
00:29:19,810 --> 00:29:21,049
It's a little bit more upscale.

1004
00:29:21,050 --> 00:29:23,289
And so, and also we source

1005
00:29:23,290 --> 00:29:24,709
only locally.

1006
00:29:24,710 --> 00:29:26,029
And so everything is very expensive

1007
00:29:26,030 --> 00:29:27,269
and we're constantly having

1008
00:29:27,270 --> 00:29:29,409
conversations, um,

1009
00:29:29,410 --> 00:29:31,689
within the management about,

1010
00:29:31,690 --> 00:29:33,049
is this a realistic thing that we

1011
00:29:33,050 --> 00:29:34,809
can put on a menu if it's going to

1012
00:29:34,810 --> 00:29:36,049
cost this much money because it

1013
00:29:36,050 --> 00:29:37,789
feels sometimes offensive to have to

1014
00:29:37,790 --> 00:29:39,899
charge a price because we have to

1015
00:29:39,900 --> 00:29:41,639
everything at daydewy requires so

1016
00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:43,399
many hands to make it because we're

1017
00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:44,659
making everything from scratch and

1018
00:29:44,660 --> 00:29:46,019
we have to pay all of these people

1019
00:29:46,020 --> 00:29:47,300
and we've to pay rents.

1020
00:29:48,500 --> 00:29:50,379
And for instance, we ended up making

1021
00:29:50,380 --> 00:29:51,899
the decision to take chicken off of

1022
00:29:51,900 --> 00:29:53,179
our menu because the price of

1023
00:29:53,180 --> 00:29:54,819
chicken had gone up so much.

1024
00:29:54,820 --> 00:29:56,339
It was like, I can't sell half of a

1025
00:29:56,340 --> 00:29:58,099
chicken for $40.

1026
00:29:58,100 --> 00:29:59,919
And I'm not saying that people can't

1027
00:29:59,920 --> 00:30:01,819
do it. I'm saying for us, it just

1028
00:30:01,820 --> 00:30:03,819
didn't feel okay to

1029
00:30:03,820 --> 00:30:04,599
do that anymore.

1030
00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:06,499
And so we're just constantly making

1031
00:30:06,500 --> 00:30:08,299
those kinds of decisions.

1032
00:30:08,300 --> 00:30:10,499
But what I will say, at least at

1033
00:30:10,500 --> 00:30:12,799
Daijiri, we're,

1034
00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:14,279
even if things seem more expensive,

1035
00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:15,479
you're definitely getting a deal

1036
00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,819
because your food is like,

1037
00:30:17,820 --> 00:30:19,019
ethically sourced.

1038
00:30:19,020 --> 00:30:20,839
It's made by all the

1039
00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:22,979
people in our community and

1040
00:30:22,980 --> 00:30:25,019
it's made someone who lives down the

1041
00:30:25,020 --> 00:30:27,579
road and it grown by, you know,

1042
00:30:27,580 --> 00:30:29,019
it's, I'm sorry.

1043
00:30:29,020 --> 00:30:29,340
No, no.

1044
00:30:29,341 --> 00:30:30,769
No, no, I think you're just making

1045
00:30:30,770 --> 00:30:33,089
this is an Austin product

1046
00:30:33,090 --> 00:30:33,519
and you know.

1047
00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:33,969
Yeah.

1048
00:30:33,970 --> 00:30:35,129
In this day and age where you have

1049
00:30:35,130 --> 00:30:37,089
to choose very wisely

1050
00:30:37,090 --> 00:30:38,949
how to spend your money, it's always

1051
00:30:38,950 --> 00:30:41,069
encouraged to support the community.

1052
00:30:41,070 --> 00:30:42,609
And obviously your restaurant is

1053
00:30:42,610 --> 00:30:45,209
doing that, and so the people who

1054
00:30:45,210 --> 00:30:47,129
patronize your restaurant are in

1055
00:30:47,130 --> 00:30:49,249
turn supporting those businesses as

1056
00:30:49,250 --> 00:30:50,869
well. You mentioned the number of

1057
00:30:50,870 --> 00:30:52,709
hands that are going into

1058
00:30:52,710 --> 00:30:53,549
creating these things.

1059
00:30:53,550 --> 00:30:54,649
How many people work at your

1060
00:30:54,650 --> 00:30:55,529
restaurants? Let's start with you,

1061
00:30:55,530 --> 00:30:56,789
Janie. How many, how many people are

1062
00:30:56,790 --> 00:30:58,629
employed at Dai Duet?

1063
00:30:58,630 --> 00:30:59,029
Roughly.

1064
00:30:59,030 --> 00:31:00,949
Uh, including front of the house,

1065
00:31:00,950 --> 00:31:01,899
probably.

1066
00:31:01,900 --> 00:31:03,389
Okay, and you, Chris?

1067
00:31:03,390 --> 00:31:05,249
So we left the market with

1068
00:31:05,250 --> 00:31:06,649
about nine total employees.

1069
00:31:06,650 --> 00:31:08,749
That'll probably jump to like 15

1070
00:31:08,750 --> 00:31:09,609
by the time we're in the new.

1071
00:31:09,610 --> 00:31:11,329
Okay, excellent, and y'all?

1072
00:31:11,330 --> 00:31:13,269
I will have like 12, plus all

1073
00:31:13,270 --> 00:31:15,289
my family around,

1074
00:31:15,290 --> 00:31:17,639
so probably like 16, 18.

1075
00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:19,419
Okay, yeah, so night of varying

1076
00:31:19,420 --> 00:31:19,599
sizes.

1077
00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:21,819
And we also have a lot of

1078
00:31:21,820 --> 00:31:23,379
people from the city that we have

1079
00:31:23,380 --> 00:31:25,319
connect with that they help us to

1080
00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:27,219
run events or if

1081
00:31:27,220 --> 00:31:28,879
you have something else going on

1082
00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:30,329
they jump and help.

1083
00:31:30,330 --> 00:31:31,489
Excellent. Well, that was kind of my

1084
00:31:31,490 --> 00:31:32,409
next question.

1085
00:31:32,410 --> 00:31:34,169
You were saying earlier that the

1086
00:31:34,170 --> 00:31:35,709
Austin food scene maybe gets a

1087
00:31:35,710 --> 00:31:37,569
little criticism, but

1088
00:31:37,570 --> 00:31:39,669
I wanted to hear about, I see

1089
00:31:39,670 --> 00:31:41,369
there are some social media

1090
00:31:41,370 --> 00:31:43,549
influencers who are very active in

1091
00:31:43,550 --> 00:31:45,429
sharing what's going on in here.

1092
00:31:45,430 --> 00:31:47,189
So what has the reception been like

1093
00:31:47,190 --> 00:31:49,109
from the community here in

1094
00:31:49,110 --> 00:31:50,409
Austin and the kind of

1095
00:31:50,410 --> 00:31:51,769
collaboration? I'll start over here

1096
00:31:51,770 --> 00:31:52,539
with you all.

1097
00:31:52,540 --> 00:31:54,599
I'm so happy to

1098
00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:56,419
talk about it because one of

1099
00:31:56,420 --> 00:31:58,019
the most important person that has

1100
00:31:58,020 --> 00:31:59,899
been helping us is right

1101
00:31:59,900 --> 00:32:00,659
in front of me.

1102
00:32:00,660 --> 00:32:01,520
Oh really, who is it?

1103
00:32:01,521 --> 00:32:04,029
I want to thank Patrick Diaz.

1104
00:32:04,030 --> 00:32:06,189
He's been such a good

1105
00:32:06,190 --> 00:32:07,829
friend and a voice for the community

1106
00:32:07,830 --> 00:32:08,869
as well.

1107
00:32:08,870 --> 00:32:10,849
So an example is his

1108
00:32:10,850 --> 00:32:11,649
job.

1109
00:32:11,650 --> 00:32:12,949
There has been a lot of good

1110
00:32:12,950 --> 00:32:14,289
opportunities.

1111
00:32:14,290 --> 00:32:16,509
We have been helped

1112
00:32:16,510 --> 00:32:18,489
through the platform where

1113
00:32:18,490 --> 00:32:20,389
we can talk, show

1114
00:32:20,390 --> 00:32:22,489
what's behind our projects

1115
00:32:22,490 --> 00:32:24,449
or we can like literally

1116
00:32:24,450 --> 00:32:26,309
move our voice or

1117
00:32:26,310 --> 00:32:28,269
our food and our idea

1118
00:32:28,270 --> 00:32:30,509
of this project faster.

1119
00:32:30,510 --> 00:32:32,549
So we are very grateful to how we've

1120
00:32:32,550 --> 00:32:34,229
been connecting with more people.

1121
00:32:34,230 --> 00:32:36,129
And it's very, it's so

1122
00:32:36,130 --> 00:32:38,069
genuine, like the people we

1123
00:32:38,070 --> 00:32:40,089
have met, it's also about

1124
00:32:40,090 --> 00:32:42,309
who are you as a person,

1125
00:32:42,310 --> 00:32:44,329
who are you as business owner,

1126
00:32:44,330 --> 00:32:45,869
and what are your intentions?

1127
00:32:45,870 --> 00:32:47,589
And I believe that whenever you do

1128
00:32:47,590 --> 00:32:49,069
good things, good things happen to

1129
00:32:49,070 --> 00:32:51,469
you. And then that is

1130
00:32:51,470 --> 00:32:53,709
one of the things I always keep and

1131
00:32:53,710 --> 00:32:54,829
remind myself.

1132
00:32:54,830 --> 00:32:56,729
And then, yeah, I'm very happy that

1133
00:32:56,730 --> 00:32:58,049
we have meet a lot of people through

1134
00:32:58,050 --> 00:32:58,619
our journey.

1135
00:32:58,620 --> 00:33:00,099
I'd love to hear that because, yeah,

1136
00:33:00,100 --> 00:33:01,199
it appears, at least on social

1137
00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:02,499
media, that there's a very

1138
00:33:02,500 --> 00:33:03,759
collaborative environment here in

1139
00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:05,879
Austin, people are always doing, you

1140
00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:07,319
know, things with one another.

1141
00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:08,559
And speaking of which, Chris, you've

1142
00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:10,439
been without a brick and mortar, but

1143
00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:11,619
you have been pulling off some

1144
00:33:11,620 --> 00:33:13,079
residencies that have sure helped

1145
00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:15,139
you, you to continue to

1146
00:33:15,140 --> 00:33:16,899
have hope as you move towards the

1147
00:33:16,900 --> 00:33:17,899
opening of your place.

1148
00:33:17,900 --> 00:33:20,019
Yeah, I think what

1149
00:33:20,020 --> 00:33:22,259
I love the most about the

1150
00:33:22,260 --> 00:33:24,179
food industry here in town

1151
00:33:24,180 --> 00:33:25,499
and the way I've been able to

1152
00:33:25,500 --> 00:33:27,419
interact with it is the sheer number

1153
00:33:27,420 --> 00:33:28,979
of opportunities I've had to step

1154
00:33:28,980 --> 00:33:30,639
into someone else's kitchen and

1155
00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:32,599
learn from them or vice

1156
00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:34,899
versa. They come into my kitchen and

1157
00:33:34,900 --> 00:33:36,519
so many different flavors and

1158
00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:37,520
techniques.

1159
00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:40,019
In every other universe, I'd still

1160
00:33:40,020 --> 00:33:41,759
be a line cook working and learning

1161
00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:43,619
for somebody else, and the

1162
00:33:43,620 --> 00:33:44,679
fact that I have my own business

1163
00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:45,669
here kind of...

1164
00:33:45,670 --> 00:33:47,529
Sets me up to enforce my own

1165
00:33:47,530 --> 00:33:48,369
learning curve, right?

1166
00:33:48,370 --> 00:33:49,389
Like if I wanna learn how to break

1167
00:33:49,390 --> 00:33:50,789
down fish, I gotta put fish on the

1168
00:33:50,790 --> 00:33:51,790
menu.

1169
00:33:52,850 --> 00:33:54,229
And having the opportunity to meet

1170
00:33:54,230 --> 00:33:56,129
so many different chefs and learn

1171
00:33:56,130 --> 00:33:58,149
from their technique and there's

1172
00:33:58,150 --> 00:34:00,129
so many ways to do things.

1173
00:34:00,130 --> 00:34:01,629
And the collaborative effort that

1174
00:34:01,630 --> 00:34:03,449
I've had, and especially now

1175
00:34:03,450 --> 00:34:05,009
when I don't have a brick and

1176
00:34:05,010 --> 00:34:06,869
mortar, I don't have a place of

1177
00:34:06,870 --> 00:34:08,129
operations, the amount of people

1178
00:34:08,130 --> 00:34:09,448
that have reached out to me that.

1179
00:34:09,449 --> 00:34:11,329
Have given me the opportunity to

1180
00:34:11,330 --> 00:34:13,229
keep continuity going

1181
00:34:13,230 --> 00:34:14,888
for Raman del Barrio has been

1182
00:34:14,889 --> 00:34:16,169
incredible. My friends at Yellow

1183
00:34:16,170 --> 00:34:18,029
Ranger hosted us for a full

1184
00:34:18,030 --> 00:34:19,988
month, running lunch service over

1185
00:34:19,989 --> 00:34:21,009
there.

1186
00:34:21,010 --> 00:34:22,908
And then Maria La Plancha over here

1187
00:34:22,909 --> 00:34:24,369
on MLK.

1188
00:34:24,370 --> 00:34:25,849
And then maybe the Barbacha Girls

1189
00:34:25,850 --> 00:34:27,630
will let me do something, you know.

1190
00:34:28,889 --> 00:34:30,129
People right here yeah absolutely

1191
00:34:30,130 --> 00:34:32,309
but you know these

1192
00:34:32,310 --> 00:34:34,269
these kind of of collaborative

1193
00:34:34,270 --> 00:34:35,388
efforts have been what have allowed

1194
00:34:35,389 --> 00:34:37,249
me to bankroll you

1195
00:34:37,250 --> 00:34:38,689
know those nine employees i've been

1196
00:34:38,690 --> 00:34:39,749
taking care of them financially

1197
00:34:39,750 --> 00:34:41,729
without any income of my own

1198
00:34:41,730 --> 00:34:43,229
it's just kind of been part of the

1199
00:34:43,230 --> 00:34:45,109
upstart costs but people

1200
00:34:45,110 --> 00:34:46,349
reaching out and giving me these

1201
00:34:46,350 --> 00:34:48,309
opportunities have taken a huge

1202
00:34:48,310 --> 00:34:50,149
stress off my shoulders and it just

1203
00:34:50,150 --> 00:34:52,069
reminds me and

1204
00:34:52,070 --> 00:34:53,709
of just how strong of a community we

1205
00:34:53,710 --> 00:34:55,049
have amongst chefs and industry

1206
00:34:55,050 --> 00:34:56,338
people here in town.

1207
00:34:56,339 --> 00:34:57,119
Very good.

1208
00:34:57,120 --> 00:34:58,799
Well, we only have about a minute

1209
00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:00,579
left. Is that correct over there?

1210
00:35:00,580 --> 00:35:01,539
About a minute left.

1211
00:35:01,540 --> 00:35:02,479
Okay. Well then I'm just going to do

1212
00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:03,659
a rapid fire.

1213
00:35:03,660 --> 00:35:04,699
If you could do like a

1214
00:35:04,700 --> 00:35:05,859
recommendation of a place where

1215
00:35:05,860 --> 00:35:07,039
somebody should eat in town that's

1216
00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:08,479
not your restaurant.

1217
00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:09,459
Chris, you're shaking your head.

1218
00:35:09,460 --> 00:35:10,539
So what's your recommendation?

1219
00:35:10,540 --> 00:35:12,239
Yeah, so this place is actually a

1220
00:35:12,240 --> 00:35:13,479
block from where I live, so I'm

1221
00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:14,679
spoiled.

1222
00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:16,519
But Old Alley Hot Pot up

1223
00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:17,739
on Metric Boulevard.

1224
00:35:17,740 --> 00:35:19,619
It is the most authentic, high

1225
00:35:19,620 --> 00:35:21,259
quality Chinese hot pot experience

1226
00:35:21,260 --> 00:35:22,499
possible. It's not an all you can

1227
00:35:22,500 --> 00:35:24,179
eat, but for being in Alacarte, it's

1228
00:35:24,180 --> 00:35:25,319
an extraordinarily affordable

1229
00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:27,539
experience. You'll spend like

1230
00:35:27,540 --> 00:35:29,499
30 to 40 bucks per head and you will

1231
00:35:29,500 --> 00:35:30,459
leave incredibly stuffed.

1232
00:35:30,460 --> 00:35:31,919
And it is a focused environment.

1233
00:35:31,920 --> 00:35:33,019
Okay. It's the closest thing to

1234
00:35:33,020 --> 00:35:33,809
going to China.

1235
00:35:33,810 --> 00:35:35,119
Hey, Janie.

1236
00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:36,759
My current obsession right now is

1237
00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:37,879
pea ties on airport.

1238
00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:39,219
Okay, it's so good.

1239
00:35:39,220 --> 00:35:40,459
I've eaten there like three times in

1240
00:35:40,460 --> 00:35:41,329
a week. It's fantastic

1241
00:35:41,330 --> 00:35:42,909
That's the best recommendation, real

1242
00:35:42,910 --> 00:35:44,369
quick, recommendation.

1243
00:35:44,370 --> 00:35:46,329
Well, I love barbecue and

1244
00:35:46,330 --> 00:35:48,429
especially Mediterranean

1245
00:35:48,430 --> 00:35:50,289
food, so probably KG BBQ

1246
00:35:50,290 --> 00:35:52,129
is so good, yeah

1247
00:35:52,130 --> 00:35:52,609
I love it.

1248
00:35:52,610 --> 00:35:53,709
All right, well, we have been

1249
00:35:53,710 --> 00:35:54,949
speaking with Daniela de Lima

1250
00:35:54,950 --> 00:35:56,969
Hernandez and Rosa de Lima Hernandez

1251
00:35:56,970 --> 00:35:58,829
of La Santa Barbacha, Chris

1252
00:35:58,830 --> 00:36:00,769
Krinsky of Ramen del Barrio and

1253
00:36:00,770 --> 00:36:02,589
Janie Ramirez of Die Due.

1254
00:36:02,590 --> 00:36:04,089
Thanks so much for spending this

1255
00:36:04,090 --> 00:36:04,979
time with us. We appreciate y'all.

1256
00:36:04,980 --> 00:36:06,039
Thank you so much for having me.

1257
00:36:16,530 --> 00:36:18,149
Hi, I'm Kristen Cabrera, managing

1258
00:36:18,150 --> 00:36:20,369
producer for Austin Signal.

1259
00:36:20,370 --> 00:36:21,969
East Austin coffee shop, Mercado Sin

1260
00:36:21,970 --> 00:36:23,789
Nombre, was also a winner of

1261
00:36:23,790 --> 00:36:25,549
a Michelin Bib Gros Monde, an award

1262
00:36:25,550 --> 00:36:26,909
that highlights quality and

1263
00:36:26,910 --> 00:36:27,929
affordability.

1264
00:36:27,930 --> 00:36:29,469
Here's Julian Maltby and Melissa

1265
00:36:29,470 --> 00:36:31,309
Alvear from Mercado sin Nombre

1266
00:36:31,310 --> 00:36:33,109
on this award and their commitment

1267
00:36:33,110 --> 00:36:34,110
to the neighborhood.

1268
00:36:35,670 --> 00:36:37,489
Are two main products that

1269
00:36:37,490 --> 00:36:39,429
we focus on are Mexican coffee

1270
00:36:39,430 --> 00:36:41,469
and Mexican corn, heirloom

1271
00:36:41,470 --> 00:36:42,329
corn.

1272
00:36:42,330 --> 00:36:44,249
We work with a company called Tamoa.

1273
00:36:44,250 --> 00:36:46,649
They are based out of Mexico City.

1274
00:36:46,650 --> 00:36:48,429
Francisco and I believe his wife

1275
00:36:48,430 --> 00:36:50,349
started this company and

1276
00:36:50,350 --> 00:36:51,649
they do really great work with

1277
00:36:51,650 --> 00:36:52,989
farmers across Mexico.

1278
00:36:52,990 --> 00:36:54,869
They get their surplus corn that

1279
00:36:54,870 --> 00:36:56,449
they grow that they don't need for

1280
00:36:56,450 --> 00:36:58,129
themselves and then they sell it

1281
00:36:58,130 --> 00:37:00,029
wholesale to restaurants in the U.S.

1282
00:37:00,030 --> 00:37:01,669
We've been working with them since

1283
00:37:01,670 --> 00:37:03,489
2021 and they're fantastic

1284
00:37:03,490 --> 00:37:04,539
work.

1285
00:37:04,540 --> 00:37:05,999
It comes to the coffee, we have a

1286
00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:07,539
lot of direct relationships with

1287
00:37:07,540 --> 00:37:10,279
farmers across the country.

1288
00:37:10,280 --> 00:37:12,979
Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca,

1289
00:37:12,980 --> 00:37:13,980
Guerrero, everywhere.

1290
00:37:14,900 --> 00:37:16,459
And that one we get to be a little

1291
00:37:16,460 --> 00:37:18,379
bit closer to them, work with

1292
00:37:18,380 --> 00:37:20,339
them, get some profiles and

1293
00:37:20,340 --> 00:37:21,659
varieties that we're interested in

1294
00:37:21,660 --> 00:37:23,539
that show like the whole breadth

1295
00:37:23,540 --> 00:37:25,379
of what Mexican coffee can be

1296
00:37:25,380 --> 00:37:27,299
from your daily drinker,

1297
00:37:27,300 --> 00:37:28,699
you know, chocolatey nutty delicious

1298
00:37:28,700 --> 00:37:30,499
cup to something fruity or a geisha

1299
00:37:30,500 --> 00:37:31,499
or something.

1300
00:37:31,500 --> 00:37:33,529
And Everything that

1301
00:37:33,530 --> 00:37:34,769
happens in between is what's

1302
00:37:34,770 --> 00:37:36,609
exciting to us and keeping it

1303
00:37:36,610 --> 00:37:38,069
at a price point that everybody can

1304
00:37:38,070 --> 00:37:39,070
manage.

1305
00:37:40,030 --> 00:37:42,089
We're really interested in making

1306
00:37:42,090 --> 00:37:44,029
corn and coffee from Mexico

1307
00:37:44,030 --> 00:37:46,109
accessible to everybody, having

1308
00:37:46,110 --> 00:37:48,109
interesting masa products be

1309
00:37:48,110 --> 00:37:50,009
accessible to everyone, and

1310
00:37:50,010 --> 00:37:52,149
we don't want to have

1311
00:37:52,150 --> 00:37:54,029
somebody unable to enjoy what we

1312
00:37:54,030 --> 00:37:55,869
offer. Even in our neighborhood, in

1313
00:37:55,870 --> 00:37:56,969
the Hawley neighborhood, we want

1314
00:37:56,970 --> 00:37:58,189
everybody to be able to enjoy what

1315
00:37:58,190 --> 00:37:59,190
we're trying to do.

1316
00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:01,919
We want to make sure that y'all are

1317
00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:03,199
coming in, celebrating with us

1318
00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:05,099
because this neighborhood is our

1319
00:38:05,100 --> 00:38:06,299
neighborhood, this neighborhood

1320
00:38:06,300 --> 00:38:07,879
predominantly, once upon a time

1321
00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:10,279
Latino, a little bit gentrified now,

1322
00:38:10,280 --> 00:38:11,959
but in relation to prices, how

1323
00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:12,879
somebody from that neighborhood

1324
00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:13,959
again, that has been living there

1325
00:38:13,960 --> 00:38:15,919
50, 60 years can come back and have

1326
00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:17,719
something that they can afford.

1327
00:38:17,720 --> 00:38:18,999
And even then, so some of these

1328
00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:20,699
vendors who I grew up just right

1329
00:38:20,700 --> 00:38:22,719
down the street coming back to

1330
00:38:22,720 --> 00:38:23,759
celebrating, knowing that Mercado

1331
00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:25,200
Sin Nombre is something that, they

1332
00:38:25,201 --> 00:38:26,201
can call their own as well.

1333
00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:29,079
That was Julian Maltby and Melissa

1334
00:38:29,080 --> 00:38:31,359
Avellar of Mercado Sin Nombre.

1335
00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:33,099
I'm Kristen Gavrera and this is

1336
00:38:33,100 --> 00:38:34,100
Austin Signals.

1337
00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:40,319
This is Austin Signal.

1338
00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:41,479
Welcome back to our South by

1339
00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:43,399
Southwest Special live at

1340
00:38:43,400 --> 00:38:45,479
Scholz Garten in downtown Austin.

1341
00:38:45,480 --> 00:38:47,179
Make some noise out there.

1342
00:38:48,440 --> 00:38:50,439
Whoa, the crowd is doing the

1343
00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:52,519
wave. So many people out here.

1344
00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:54,439
We are wrapping up in style.

1345
00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:55,839
And obviously music is an essential

1346
00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:57,659
part of the scene here in town and

1347
00:38:57,660 --> 00:38:59,099
a big part of South by.

1348
00:38:59,100 --> 00:39:00,919
And for more, we are joined

1349
00:39:00,920 --> 00:39:02,759
by the Breaks host, Fresh

1350
00:39:02,760 --> 00:39:04,219
Night and Confucius Jones.

1351
00:39:04,220 --> 00:39:05,879
They are having their South by South

1352
00:39:05,880 --> 00:39:07,679
Breaks official showcase tomorrow

1353
00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:08,679
night. Gentlemen, thanks for joining

1354
00:39:08,680 --> 00:39:09,099
us.

1355
00:39:09,100 --> 00:39:11,149
Thanks for having us once again.

1356
00:39:11,150 --> 00:39:12,589
It's great to talk with you all

1357
00:39:12,590 --> 00:39:13,589
again.

1358
00:39:13,590 --> 00:39:14,789
So I want to hear first off who's

1359
00:39:14,790 --> 00:39:16,249
going to be performing at your

1360
00:39:16,250 --> 00:39:17,449
showcase tomorrow night.

1361
00:39:17,450 --> 00:39:19,429
Tomorrow night, we will have

1362
00:39:19,430 --> 00:39:20,866
the illustrious Kydd Jones,

1363
00:39:22,130 --> 00:39:24,089
Anastasia Hera, who's been a former

1364
00:39:24,090 --> 00:39:26,549
KUTX Artist of the Month, J.

1365
00:39:26,550 --> 00:39:28,669
Soulja, Project Baby JV,

1366
00:39:28,670 --> 00:39:30,569
Los Kemet, who,

1367
00:39:30,570 --> 00:39:32,429
comedian Carlos Miller, said

1368
00:39:32,430 --> 00:39:34,489
was top five Mississippi artist

1369
00:39:34,490 --> 00:39:35,609
of all time.

1370
00:39:35,610 --> 00:39:36,629
Okay. Come out and see him.

1371
00:39:36,630 --> 00:39:39,989
Come out to see him, Ferris,

1372
00:39:39,990 --> 00:39:40,849
jeez, you asked me to do this off

1373
00:39:40,850 --> 00:39:42,029
the top of my head. No, no, no.

1374
00:39:42,030 --> 00:39:43,449
You've done a lot setting up for

1375
00:39:43,450 --> 00:39:43,809
that.

1376
00:39:43,810 --> 00:39:45,249
How many years have y'all done this

1377
00:39:45,250 --> 00:39:46,809
showcase now, this would be the

1378
00:39:46,810 --> 00:39:47,389
eighth one

1379
00:39:47,390 --> 00:39:48,859
Oh, dang!

1380
00:39:48,860 --> 00:39:49,799
Lose count.

1381
00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:51,059
Yeah, no seriously with eight.

1382
00:39:51,060 --> 00:39:52,659
Well you guys are both longtime

1383
00:39:52,660 --> 00:39:53,479
Austinites.

1384
00:39:53,480 --> 00:39:55,019
What is it like hosting your own

1385
00:39:55,020 --> 00:39:56,199
official showcase as part of this

1386
00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:58,219
big South by this worldwide event?

1387
00:39:58,220 --> 00:39:59,479
So there's two different answers,

1388
00:39:59,480 --> 00:39:59,929
I'll tell you mine.

1389
00:39:59,930 --> 00:40:00,939
I'll start with you.

1390
00:40:00,940 --> 00:40:02,579
Easy peasy you know it's not

1391
00:40:02,580 --> 00:40:04,619
stressful you know, it's just we

1392
00:40:04,620 --> 00:40:06,279
do the work we show up and I'm glad

1393
00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:07,329
that people embrace it.

1394
00:40:07,330 --> 00:40:09,149
Okay, let's hear the flip

1395
00:40:09,150 --> 00:40:09,929
side.

1396
00:40:09,930 --> 00:40:11,929
We do the work was his key word in

1397
00:40:11,930 --> 00:40:14,009
there. Yeah, it's work.

1398
00:40:14,010 --> 00:40:15,809
Yeah, yeah. But I will say it is

1399
00:40:15,810 --> 00:40:18,029
rewarding seeing these artists,

1400
00:40:18,030 --> 00:40:19,809
seeing people come out and learning

1401
00:40:19,810 --> 00:40:20,989
about these artists.

1402
00:40:21,990 --> 00:40:23,529
People who are descending upon the

1403
00:40:23,530 --> 00:40:25,169
city who are not from here, from all

1404
00:40:25,170 --> 00:40:27,149
over the world and

1405
00:40:27,150 --> 00:40:29,229
coming into the venue and

1406
00:40:29,230 --> 00:40:30,929
seeing these artist and discovering

1407
00:40:30,930 --> 00:40:33,369
them and becoming fans

1408
00:40:33,370 --> 00:40:34,689
of these artists is always

1409
00:40:34,690 --> 00:40:35,869
rewarding.

1410
00:40:35,870 --> 00:40:37,589
Seeing artists say like I got this

1411
00:40:37,590 --> 00:40:40,009
uptick in streams or people

1412
00:40:40,010 --> 00:40:41,309
was reaching out and asking and

1413
00:40:41,310 --> 00:40:43,009
following me because they were at

1414
00:40:43,010 --> 00:40:45,149
the show and seeing them perform.

1415
00:40:45,150 --> 00:40:46,749
Okay, so you're obviously doing your

1416
00:40:46,750 --> 00:40:48,609
own showcase, but you're both

1417
00:40:48,610 --> 00:40:50,109
DJs on KUTX.

1418
00:40:50,110 --> 00:40:51,889
Who are you excited to see in town

1419
00:40:51,890 --> 00:40:52,890
this week?

1420
00:40:55,100 --> 00:40:56,779
Oh wow, okay.

1421
00:40:56,780 --> 00:40:58,379
Did you really focus your energies

1422
00:40:58,380 --> 00:40:59,899
on setting up the best

1423
00:40:59,900 --> 00:41:01,119
south-by-south breaks that you

1424
00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:01,120
could?

1425
00:41:01,121 --> 00:41:02,909
Christina Aguilera.

1426
00:41:04,320 --> 00:41:05,628
Thank you, here.

1427
00:41:05,629 --> 00:41:07,069
Really? Yeah, it's Skateland.

1428
00:41:07,070 --> 00:41:08,029
My cousin's performing.

1429
00:41:08,030 --> 00:41:09,410
Oh, she's doing, they're doing

1430
00:41:09,411 --> 00:41:10,909
Sounds on Sounds.

1431
00:41:10,910 --> 00:41:12,109
Yeah. Yeah, she doing Sounds On

1432
00:41:12,110 --> 00:41:12,889
Sounds. That's right.

1433
00:41:12,890 --> 00:41:14,389
That is right. Sips on Sips.

1434
00:41:14,390 --> 00:41:16,190
I'm sorry. Sips and Sounds, I

1435
00:41:16,191 --> 00:41:17,609
believe. Sips And Sounds.

1436
00:41:17,610 --> 00:41:18,649
They're not paying us. That's OK.

1437
00:41:18,650 --> 00:41:19,649
It's live radio.

1438
00:41:19,650 --> 00:41:21,669
We're just trying to make our best.

1439
00:41:21,670 --> 00:41:23,349
Who am I looking forward to seeing

1440
00:41:23,350 --> 00:41:25,569
this year? Will Ferrell is here.

1441
00:41:25,570 --> 00:41:26,949
OK. Will Ferrel is in town.

1442
00:41:26,950 --> 00:41:29,529
And I want to see Will Ferrol,

1443
00:41:29,530 --> 00:41:30,769
because I want see just how funny

1444
00:41:30,770 --> 00:41:31,649
Will Ferrell is.

1445
00:41:31,650 --> 00:41:33,509
I haven't seen Will Ferro outside

1446
00:41:33,510 --> 00:41:34,010
of a movie. What do you mean?

1447
00:41:34,011 --> 00:41:34,879
What do you mean you want to see how

1448
00:41:34,880 --> 00:41:36,199
funny he is because he's like a

1449
00:41:36,200 --> 00:41:38,079
sketch comedy artist I

1450
00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:39,579
want to say Will Ferrell.

1451
00:41:39,580 --> 00:41:40,459
Are you gonna try to make him crack

1452
00:41:40,460 --> 00:41:41,259
jokes?

1453
00:41:41,260 --> 00:41:42,879
Tell me a joke right now will

1454
00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:44,969
I'm not sure if wolf is too

1455
00:41:44,970 --> 00:41:46,849
I always ask a rapper to rap on 16,

1456
00:41:46,850 --> 00:41:48,249
why not ask him to crack a joke on

1457
00:41:48,250 --> 00:41:49,250
Spotify? What you mean?

1458
00:41:50,180 --> 00:41:52,119
Okay, let's let's go back to the

1459
00:41:52,120 --> 00:41:53,719
South by South breaks One of the

1460
00:41:53,720 --> 00:41:54,519
artists that you're gonna be

1461
00:41:54,520 --> 00:41:56,419
featuring is here with us at Scholz

1462
00:41:56,420 --> 00:41:58,399
Garten today Let's welcome

1463
00:41:58,400 --> 00:41:59,319
Kydd Jones to the stage.

1464
00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:00,899
Come on up kid

1465
00:42:00,900 --> 00:42:03,909
Austin's cultural ambassador.

1466
00:42:03,910 --> 00:42:05,389
Yeah, kid's going to be joining us

1467
00:42:05,390 --> 00:42:06,429
here. He's walking up the stage

1468
00:42:06,430 --> 00:42:07,929
right now. We only got about 10

1469
00:42:07,930 --> 00:42:08,789
minutes left in the show.

1470
00:42:08,790 --> 00:42:09,889
So we're going to talk a little bit

1471
00:42:09,890 --> 00:42:10,769
with him.

1472
00:42:10,770 --> 00:42:12,769
Your event starts tomorrow at 7 30,

1473
00:42:12,770 --> 00:42:13,770
right?

1474
00:42:14,009 --> 00:42:15,009
7Pm,

1475
00:42:17,230 --> 00:42:18,889
left East Brick Bar, East 6th

1476
00:42:18,890 --> 00:42:19,739
Street, come on out.

1477
00:42:19,740 --> 00:42:20,539
Excellent. Okay.

1478
00:42:20,540 --> 00:42:22,319
Well now we're switching over to a

1479
00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:23,699
Kydd Jones kid.

1480
00:42:23,700 --> 00:42:25,339
We talked with shaky graves earlier

1481
00:42:25,340 --> 00:42:26,959
I mentioned he was our first guest

1482
00:42:26,960 --> 00:42:28,819
with a City of Austin

1483
00:42:28,820 --> 00:42:30,379
day in recognition of him.

1484
00:42:30,380 --> 00:42:32,059
You also had the same recognition

1485
00:42:32,060 --> 00:42:33,959
When was that and and how did that

1486
00:42:33,960 --> 00:42:36,099
feel as a born and raised Austinite?

1487
00:42:36,100 --> 00:42:37,379
It was dope.

1488
00:42:37,380 --> 00:42:39,559
My day is September 1st,

1489
00:42:39,560 --> 00:42:41,539
and it was actually an amazing day

1490
00:42:41,540 --> 00:42:43,399
because I got like a, I got

1491
00:42:43,400 --> 00:42:45,839
a cat that day, and

1492
00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:47,759
I never had a cat before.

1493
00:42:47,760 --> 00:42:49,619
Okay. What's your catch name?

1494
00:42:49,620 --> 00:42:52,199
Well, my cat was named Issi Miyake,

1495
00:42:52,200 --> 00:42:54,339
like after the Japanese designer,

1496
00:42:54,340 --> 00:42:56,399
but Issi ran away, but I got another

1497
00:42:56,400 --> 00:42:56,929
cat though.

1498
00:42:56,930 --> 00:42:58,429
Okay, does that one still with you?

1499
00:42:58,430 --> 00:42:59,209
Yeah. Okay.

1500
00:42:59,210 --> 00:43:00,909
Okay, what's that cat's name?

1501
00:43:00,910 --> 00:43:01,809
Goku.

1502
00:43:01,810 --> 00:43:03,669
Okay Excellent.

1503
00:43:03,670 --> 00:43:05,609
So tell us a little bit about

1504
00:43:05,610 --> 00:43:07,569
the obviously or not

1505
00:43:07,570 --> 00:43:08,709
obviously here in a second you're

1506
00:43:08,710 --> 00:43:10,169
going to perform here to help us

1507
00:43:10,170 --> 00:43:11,209
close out our show.

1508
00:43:11,210 --> 00:43:12,589
What other you're an official artist

1509
00:43:12,590 --> 00:43:14,369
for this year's South by what other

1510
00:43:14,370 --> 00:43:16,069
performances are you doing this for

1511
00:43:16,070 --> 00:43:17,070
this week.

1512
00:43:18,260 --> 00:43:19,739
Just this and tomorrow night I left

1513
00:43:19,740 --> 00:43:20,659
these bar.

1514
00:43:20,660 --> 00:43:22,459
Okay, sounds right, okay.

1515
00:43:22,460 --> 00:43:23,999
Excellent. Well, I wanted to ask you

1516
00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:26,219
about some of the work that you're

1517
00:43:26,220 --> 00:43:28,159
really excited about to produce this

1518
00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:29,619
year. What's going on in your world?

1519
00:43:30,759 --> 00:43:32,419
Lately I've been working on a lot of

1520
00:43:32,420 --> 00:43:33,660
music, been working on my brand, I

1521
00:43:33,661 --> 00:43:35,679
have a clothing line called Onyx

1522
00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:37,079
Dior, pretty much everything that

1523
00:43:37,080 --> 00:43:38,389
I'm in today.

1524
00:43:38,390 --> 00:43:39,719
How long have you been doing that?

1525
00:43:39,720 --> 00:43:40,900
I've been doing it since.

1526
00:43:43,569 --> 00:43:44,889
Yeah, I started doing it in COVID,

1527
00:43:44,890 --> 00:43:45,219
yeah.

1528
00:43:45,220 --> 00:43:46,819
Is that a fun, creative release?

1529
00:43:46,820 --> 00:43:47,659
Is it just something you always
wanted

1530
00:43:47,660 --> 00:43:49,040
to do or just decided to pick up?

1531
00:43:49,041 --> 00:43:50,149
Yeah, it's release therapy to me,

1532
00:43:50,150 --> 00:43:51,609
you know? So I feel like I'm just an

1533
00:43:51,610 --> 00:43:53,489
artist in all ways, so

1534
00:43:53,490 --> 00:43:54,490
whether I'm painting,

1535
00:43:55,730 --> 00:43:57,829
drawing, producing music,

1536
00:43:57,830 --> 00:43:59,469
recording music, it just something

1537
00:43:59,470 --> 00:44:01,509
that I have to do as an artist.

1538
00:44:01,510 --> 00:44:03,169
And you said that, you told me a

1539
00:44:03,170 --> 00:44:04,469
little bit earlier that you made

1540
00:44:04,470 --> 00:44:06,389
some music with Gary Clark Jr.

1541
00:44:06,390 --> 00:44:07,589
And Paul Wall, tell us more about

1542
00:44:07,590 --> 00:44:08,019
that.

1543
00:44:08,020 --> 00:44:10,299
Yes, me and my brother,

1544
00:44:10,300 --> 00:44:11,579
Korey Kendricks, we got a song with

1545
00:44:11,580 --> 00:44:12,759
Paul Wall that'll be dropping later

1546
00:44:12,760 --> 00:44:13,819
on this year.

1547
00:44:13,820 --> 00:44:15,539
It's just a cool, fun record, Texas,

1548
00:44:15,540 --> 00:44:17,069
you know, survived.

1549
00:44:17,070 --> 00:44:18,429
Yeah, yeah.

1550
00:44:18,430 --> 00:44:20,169
How you're I said a born and raised

1551
00:44:20,170 --> 00:44:20,989
Austinite.

1552
00:44:20,990 --> 00:44:22,489
How long have you been coming to

1553
00:44:22,490 --> 00:44:24,659
South by or performing at South by?

1554
00:44:24,660 --> 00:44:25,660
Since forever,

1555
00:44:26,920 --> 00:44:28,099
like, like Shaky was saying.

1556
00:44:28,100 --> 00:44:29,019
You know, when I first started going

1557
00:44:29,020 --> 00:44:30,059
to South By, I was confused.

1558
00:44:30,060 --> 00:44:31,799
I was just going downtown, just

1559
00:44:31,800 --> 00:44:33,319
seeing everybody everywhere and just

1560
00:44:33,320 --> 00:44:34,919
like, you know, what's going on.

1561
00:44:34,920 --> 00:44:36,759
And in my first group

1562
00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:38,699
that I was in when I was 15, that's

1563
00:44:38,700 --> 00:44:40,659
when we first performed at

1564
00:44:40,660 --> 00:44:41,709
South By Southwest.

1565
00:44:41,710 --> 00:44:42,529
Okay, cool.

1566
00:44:42,530 --> 00:44:43,909
Well, I'm not going to tarry any

1567
00:44:43,910 --> 00:44:45,429
longer. We're speaking with

1568
00:44:45,430 --> 00:44:46,629
Kydd Jones. He's going to be at the

1569
00:44:46,630 --> 00:44:48,249
South by South breaks official

1570
00:44:48,250 --> 00:44:50,109
showcase. That's tomorrow at lefties

1571
00:44:50,110 --> 00:44:52,649
brick bar starting at seven o'clock.

1572
00:44:52,650 --> 00:44:54,789
Uh, you can, it's open to everyone.

1573
00:44:54,790 --> 00:44:55,769
Come on out. We would love to see

1574
00:44:55,770 --> 00:44:57,249
you. We have more information at KU

1575
00:44:57,250 --> 00:44:58,389
T X dot org.

1576
00:44:58,390 --> 00:44:59,689
All right now, kid, you're going to

1577
00:44:59,690 --> 00:45:01,009
perform a little song for us.

1578
00:45:01,010 --> 00:45:02,529
Can you tell us, uh, what you're

1579
00:45:02,530 --> 00:45:03,199
gonna perform?

1580
00:45:03,200 --> 00:45:05,339
It's a song called King.

1581
00:45:05,340 --> 00:45:07,459
It's nowhere online.

1582
00:45:07,460 --> 00:45:08,699
The thing I like to do with my shows

1583
00:45:08,700 --> 00:45:10,739
is there's some songs that

1584
00:45:10,740 --> 00:45:12,379
I, you know, only perform at shows,

1585
00:45:12,380 --> 00:45:13,619
so you gotta come see me.

1586
00:45:13,620 --> 00:45:14,309
Okay.

1587
00:45:14,310 --> 00:45:15,349
So we're getting a special treat

1588
00:45:15,350 --> 00:45:16,769
here on Austin Signal.

1589
00:45:16,770 --> 00:45:18,189
OK, excellent. Well, we are ready

1590
00:45:18,190 --> 00:45:20,229
for you whenever you're ready to go.

1591
00:45:20,230 --> 00:45:21,269
Kydd Jones is going to perform.

1592
00:45:21,270 --> 00:45:22,289
Let's make some noise for him out

1593
00:45:22,290 --> 00:45:23,290
there, please.

1594
00:45:28,530 --> 00:45:29,530
Check check check check

1595
00:45:34,120 --> 00:45:35,479
What's up, y'all?

1596
00:45:35,480 --> 00:45:36,480
I go by the name of Kydd Jones,

1597
00:45:38,419 --> 00:45:39,560
representing Austin, Texas.

1598
00:45:48,669 --> 00:45:51,049
Lord knows, do we really?

1599
00:45:51,050 --> 00:45:52,709
I must have been a king in my past

1600
00:45:52,710 --> 00:45:53,549
life.

1601
00:45:53,550 --> 00:45:54,869
I must've done some things to come

1602
00:45:54,870 --> 00:45:55,749
in last, right?

1603
00:45:55,750 --> 00:45:56,929
Took me out the woods, got me

1604
00:45:56,930 --> 00:45:58,629
addicted to the fast life.

1605
00:45:58,630 --> 00:45:59,869
That was fast, right.

1606
00:45:59,870 --> 00:46:01,549
400 years of a youngin' getting some

1607
00:46:01,550 --> 00:46:02,789
act right.

1608
00:46:02,790 --> 00:46:04,209
Now act light.

1609
00:46:04,210 --> 00:46:05,629
I ain't in a position to better my

1610
00:46:05,630 --> 00:46:06,789
condition.

1611
00:46:06,790 --> 00:46:08,049
Sell my soul to them folks, but had

1612
00:46:08,050 --> 00:46:09,109
no condition.

1613
00:46:09,110 --> 00:46:10,429
Never needed, could've been a

1614
00:46:10,430 --> 00:46:11,829
penitentiary tenant.

1615
00:46:11,830 --> 00:46:13,649
Riding tenant, made it home, still

1616
00:46:13,650 --> 00:46:14,529
living.

1617
00:46:14,530 --> 00:46:15,869
Who knew can catch a death sentence,

1618
00:46:15,870 --> 00:46:17,269
feel trippin'.

1619
00:46:17,270 --> 00:46:18,609
I'm a dark little youngin' in the

1620
00:46:18,610 --> 00:46:20,689
field with it Modern day Emmett

1621
00:46:20,690 --> 00:46:22,609
Tillwis will give you chills I

1622
00:46:22,610 --> 00:46:24,029
just popped another, I don't wanna

1623
00:46:24,030 --> 00:46:26,209
feel They wonder why we lootin'

1624
00:46:26,210 --> 00:46:28,069
steel, tryin' to heal Breonna

1625
00:46:28,070 --> 00:46:30,289
Taylor tears, I ain't cried in years

1626
00:46:30,290 --> 00:46:32,489
Oh, yeah

1627
00:46:32,490 --> 00:46:34,309
Breonna Taylor tears, I

1628
00:46:34,310 --> 00:46:35,789
ain't cry in years, y'all

1629
00:46:43,430 --> 00:46:45,309
Rihanna Taylor tears, I ain't cried

1630
00:46:45,310 --> 00:46:47,469
in years, y'all,

1631
00:46:47,470 --> 00:46:48,489
yuh

1632
00:46:49,569 --> 00:46:51,529
I must've been a king in my past

1633
00:46:51,530 --> 00:46:53,169
life, dawg No reparations, being

1634
00:46:53,170 --> 00:46:54,909
black could be a tax write-off I

1635
00:46:54,910 --> 00:46:56,409
worked the great ship like Kanye,

1636
00:46:56,410 --> 00:46:57,909
could remember my last night off

1637
00:46:57,910 --> 00:46:59,829
Used to keep me an eye, now I keep a

1638
00:46:59,830 --> 00:47:01,509
mask like song Heard it deep in the

1639
00:47:01,510 --> 00:47:02,510
vine, I'm deep in-

1640
00:47:09,970 --> 00:47:11,509
The sign scene was a child, young

1641
00:47:11,510 --> 00:47:12,929
and chain gang.

1642
00:47:12,930 --> 00:47:14,329
Thought I was doing fine before the

1643
00:47:14,330 --> 00:47:15,489
pain came.

1644
00:47:15,490 --> 00:47:16,969
Thought I doing fine, before the

1645
00:47:16,970 --> 00:47:19,069
paint came. Pull it over, hands up.

1646
00:47:19,070 --> 00:47:20,329
Black man, bang, bang.

1647
00:47:20,330 --> 00:47:22,429
Do it over hands up, black man,

1648
00:47:22,430 --> 00:47:23,430
nah.

1649
00:47:25,330 --> 00:47:27,149
Rihanna Taylor tears, I ain't

1650
00:47:27,150 --> 00:47:28,310
cried in years, y'all

1651
00:47:35,820 --> 00:47:37,819
Breonna Taylor tears, I ain't cried

1652
00:47:37,820 --> 00:47:38,820
in years, y'all

1653
00:47:56,900 --> 00:47:58,199
I go by the name of Kydd Jones,

1654
00:47:59,620 --> 00:48:00,620
shout out KZ.

1655
00:48:17,400 --> 00:48:19,279
Shout out to producer of this beat,

1656
00:48:19,280 --> 00:48:20,280
Adrian Casada.

1657
00:48:26,430 --> 00:48:28,389
The breaks, my boys

1658
00:48:30,700 --> 00:48:32,869
Jerry Quijano My

1659
00:48:32,870 --> 00:48:33,870
boy

1660
00:48:34,710 --> 00:48:35,869
Finally got to meet the goat

1661
00:48:47,790 --> 00:48:49,569
Make some noise out there, Scholz

1662
00:48:49,570 --> 00:48:50,570
Garten.

1663
00:48:50,750 --> 00:48:51,371
Thank God, thank God, Thank God.

1664
00:48:51,372 --> 00:48:53,449
That was Kydd Jones right here on

1665
00:48:53,450 --> 00:48:55,769
Austin Signal on KUT News,

1666
00:48:55,770 --> 00:48:57,729
90.5 on the KUT app

1667
00:48:57,730 --> 00:49:00,269
and online at kut.org.

1668
00:49:00,270 --> 00:49:01,829
Again, Kid is going to be performing

1669
00:49:01,830 --> 00:49:04,089
at the South by South Breaks

1670
00:49:04,090 --> 00:49:05,669
showcase. It's happening at Lefty's

1671
00:49:05,670 --> 00:49:07,429
Brick Bar tomorrow night at seven

1672
00:49:07,430 --> 00:49:08,949
o'clock. We'll have more information

1673
00:49:08,950 --> 00:49:11,089
in the show notes for our podcast.

1674
00:49:11,090 --> 00:49:12,209
Kid, thank you.

1675
00:49:12,210 --> 00:49:13,029
Fresh Confucius.

1676
00:49:13,030 --> 00:49:14,169
Thank you for joining us.

1677
00:49:14,170 --> 00:49:15,049
Thank you, man.

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And thank you out there for tuning

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in. KUTX started the morning

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out at Scholz Garten today, bright

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and early at 8 o'clock, I believe.

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They're going to be back tomorrow at

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7.30, doors open tomorrow

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and Saturday as well.

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They're gonna be out at the Rivian.

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00:49:29,210 --> 00:49:30,909
They have a lot more going on this

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00:49:30,910 --> 00:49:32,869
week as a part of South

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00:49:32,870 --> 00:49:33,849
by Southwest.

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And I want to say thank you to

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Scholz Garten and everyone who's

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00:49:36,830 --> 00:49:38,149
been tuning in today.

1692
00:49:38,150 --> 00:49:40,169
It's been a great crowd and a

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00:49:40,170 --> 00:49:42,089
great time here bringing the

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00:49:42,090 --> 00:49:44,289
Austin signal to the community.

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00:49:44,290 --> 00:49:45,669
I want to thank all of our guests.

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We talked to Shakey Graves, to

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Marina and Evan, the director

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00:49:49,170 --> 00:49:51,169
and producer of the documentary,

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00:49:51,170 --> 00:49:52,769
The Truth and Tragedy of Mariah

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00:49:52,770 --> 00:49:54,829
Wilson that is premiering tonight at

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00:49:54,830 --> 00:49:57,049
615 out at the Long Center.

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00:49:57,050 --> 00:49:58,889
We also talked to chefs

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00:49:58,890 --> 00:50:00,829
from Die Due, Ramen Del

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Barrio, and La Santa Barbacha,

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00:50:03,470 --> 00:50:04,869
and of course, Kydd Jones and the

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00:50:04,870 --> 00:50:05,949
Breaks as well.

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We want to think you for tuning in

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00:50:07,630 --> 00:50:09,249
and spending part of your Thursday

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00:50:09,250 --> 00:50:10,109
with us.

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00:50:10,110 --> 00:50:11,769
Austin Signal. Is gonna be back

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00:50:11,770 --> 00:50:13,269
tomorrow at one o'clock and we're

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00:50:13,270 --> 00:50:14,769
gonna have even more South by

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00:50:14,770 --> 00:50:16,329
Southwest coverage.

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00:50:16,330 --> 00:50:18,169
Keep bringing that to you

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00:50:18,170 --> 00:50:20,249
all week long.

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00:50:20,250 --> 00:50:21,589
Rayna Sevilla is our technical

1717
00:50:21,590 --> 00:50:23,509
director, Kristen Cabrera is our

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00:50:23,510 --> 00:50:25,569
managing producer, and Jimmy Maas

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00:50:25,570 --> 00:50:26,949
is our showrunner.

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00:50:26,950 --> 00:50:28,889
Special thanks to Rene Chavez

1721
00:50:28,890 --> 00:50:30,969
and Jake Perlman and everyone who

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00:50:30,970 --> 00:50:32,349
made this show possible.

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We're coming to you live from the

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00:50:33,390 --> 00:50:34,269
Scholz Garten.

1725
00:50:34,270 --> 00:50:36,149
Always a tricky wicked, but

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00:50:36,150 --> 00:50:38,009
we made a good run of it

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today.

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00:50:38,930 --> 00:50:40,229
Thank you to Scholz Garten, thank

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00:50:40,230 --> 00:50:42,209
you to our live audience, and thank

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00:50:42,210 --> 00:50:43,789
you for tuning in, spending part of

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00:50:43,790 --> 00:50:45,529
your Thursday afternoon here with

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00:50:45,530 --> 00:50:47,549
us. We hope you have a fantastic

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00:50:47,550 --> 00:50:50,589
South by Southwest 2026.

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00:50:50,590 --> 00:50:52,049
We'll see you out on the town.

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I'm your host, Jerry Quijano.

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We will talk to you tomorrow.