1 00:00:08,550 --> 00:00:10,189 With confirmation of cases of the 2 00:00:10,190 --> 00:00:12,069 New World screwworm in Texas, 3 00:00:12,070 --> 00:00:13,569 plenty of focus is on the potential 4 00:00:13,570 --> 00:00:15,029 impact to the state's cattle 5 00:00:15,030 --> 00:00:15,969 industry. 6 00:00:15,970 --> 00:00:17,629 But they're not the only animals 7 00:00:17,630 --> 00:00:19,329 vulnerable to the parasite. 8 00:00:19,330 --> 00:00:20,649 We're going to have some prevention 9 00:00:20,650 --> 00:00:21,749 tips. 10 00:00:21,750 --> 00:00:23,309 And Texas Republicans dominated the 11 00:00:23,310 --> 00:00:25,289 primaries by going all in on the 12 00:00:25,290 --> 00:00:26,369 MAGA movement. 13 00:00:26,370 --> 00:00:28,069 Now they have to sell that plan to 14 00:00:28,070 --> 00:00:29,889 Texans come November. 15 00:00:29,890 --> 00:00:31,209 We're gonna have more about these 16 00:00:31,210 --> 00:00:33,409 stories coming up on today's show. 17 00:00:33,410 --> 00:00:35,289 The Austin Signal is a production 18 00:00:35,290 --> 00:00:37,409 of KUT News, hosted by 19 00:00:37,410 --> 00:00:38,619 Jerry Quijano. 20 00:00:38,620 --> 00:00:40,639 A comedy game show at Austin's 21 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:42,499 Fallout Theater has segments that 22 00:00:42,500 --> 00:00:44,779 consistently go sideways, 23 00:00:44,780 --> 00:00:46,959 and that's just how they want it. 24 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:48,039 Did I win? 25 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:49,119 Does it matter? 26 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,019 Plus, another excerpt from the 27 00:00:51,020 --> 00:00:53,779 Accent Unmuted storytelling series. 28 00:00:53,780 --> 00:00:55,439 More about all of these stories 29 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:56,399 coming up next. 30 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:58,359 It's right here on Austin 31 00:00:58,360 --> 00:00:59,360 Signal. 32 00:01:07,380 --> 00:01:08,639 Howdy out there. 33 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,779 This is Austin Signal. 34 00:01:10,780 --> 00:01:12,079 Thank you for tuning in to 35 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,859 community-powered public radio KUT 36 00:01:14,860 --> 00:01:16,019 News. 37 00:01:16,020 --> 00:01:18,059 It is Thursday, June 11th. 38 00:01:18,060 --> 00:01:21,059 I'm your host, Jerry Quijanoa. 39 00:01:21,060 --> 00:01:22,459 Texans have made their picks for 40 00:01:22,460 --> 00:01:23,919 which Democrats and Republicans will 41 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:25,399 be on the ballot for the general 42 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:27,339 election come November, which 43 00:01:27,340 --> 00:01:29,339 will decide everything from railroad 44 00:01:29,340 --> 00:01:31,039 commissioner to U.S. 45 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:32,419 Senator to governor. 46 00:01:32,420 --> 00:01:33,839 But what should we make of the 47 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,019 results of the primary And 48 00:01:36,020 --> 00:01:37,799 what do they tell us moving into 49 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:39,239 November? 50 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:40,939 The Texas newsroom's Blaise Ganey 51 00:01:40,940 --> 00:01:42,749 has this story. 52 00:01:42,750 --> 00:01:44,309 The most conservative Republicans 53 00:01:44,310 --> 00:01:46,209 continue to win in Texas, from 54 00:01:46,210 --> 00:01:48,069 Senate nominee Ken Paxton to the 55 00:01:48,070 --> 00:01:49,609 Republican nominee for Railroad 56 00:01:49,610 --> 00:01:51,429 Commissioner Beau French to the 57 00:01:51,430 --> 00:01:53,689 GOP candidate for Attorney General 58 00:01:53,690 --> 00:01:55,609 Maga Mays Middleton, as he 59 00:01:55,610 --> 00:01:56,909 likes to be known. 60 00:01:56,910 --> 00:01:58,409 John Taylor, a political scientist 61 00:01:58,410 --> 00:02:00,089 at the University of Texas at San 62 00:02:00,090 --> 00:02:01,989 Antonio, describes it as The 63 00:02:01,990 --> 00:02:04,229 consolidation of MAGA power In 64 00:02:04,230 --> 00:02:06,029 other words, outmagging the 65 00:02:06,030 --> 00:02:07,589 Republican next to you on the 66 00:02:07,590 --> 00:02:09,508 ballot. That led to the end of 67 00:02:09,509 --> 00:02:10,929 political careers for longtime 68 00:02:10,930 --> 00:02:13,169 incumbents like Senator John Cornyn, 69 00:02:13,170 --> 00:02:14,769 who even claimed to vote with 70 00:02:14,770 --> 00:02:16,829 President Donald Trump 99% 71 00:02:16,830 --> 00:02:17,989 of the time. 72 00:02:17,990 --> 00:02:19,909 Being essentially the 73 00:02:19,910 --> 00:02:21,589 last of the old guard being swept 74 00:02:21,590 --> 00:02:23,049 away. 75 00:02:23,050 --> 00:02:24,929 Anybody who is not 100% MAGA, 76 00:02:24,930 --> 00:02:26,949 100% committed to 77 00:02:26,950 --> 00:02:29,089 Trump, is viewed as disloyal 78 00:02:29,090 --> 00:02:30,029 and therefore must. 79 00:02:30,030 --> 00:02:31,489 Must be purged. 80 00:02:31,490 --> 00:02:32,809 Michael Adams is a political 81 00:02:32,810 --> 00:02:35,309 scientist at Texas State University. 82 00:02:35,310 --> 00:02:37,129 He says voters in Texas officially 83 00:02:37,130 --> 00:02:38,949 moved into a new political era after 84 00:02:38,950 --> 00:02:39,749 the primary. 85 00:02:39,750 --> 00:02:42,029 It sent a clear signal, 86 00:02:42,030 --> 00:02:44,009 I think, to the Republican Party 87 00:02:44,010 --> 00:02:46,109 that the Bush or the 88 00:02:46,110 --> 00:02:47,989 Perry wing of the 89 00:02:47,990 --> 00:02:49,729 Republican Party, what we know as 90 00:02:49,730 --> 00:02:51,429 the institutional Republican Party 91 00:02:51,430 --> 00:02:53,389 or the traditional wing, I think 92 00:02:53,390 --> 00:02:55,069 that has been put to rest. 93 00:02:55,070 --> 00:02:56,689 Outmagging your opponent might have 94 00:02:56,690 --> 00:02:58,269 worked in the primary since those 95 00:02:58,270 --> 00:02:59,809 elections tend to draw out the most 96 00:02:59,810 --> 00:03:02,049 extreme voters in either party. 97 00:03:02,050 --> 00:03:03,489 But Nancy Sims, a political 98 00:03:03,490 --> 00:03:04,769 scientist at the University of 99 00:03:04,770 --> 00:03:06,789 Houston, says Republicans might have 100 00:03:06,790 --> 00:03:08,249 to reconsider how they approach 101 00:03:08,250 --> 00:03:09,079 November. 102 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,299 That's going to be their challenge. 103 00:03:11,300 --> 00:03:13,319 They moved so far to the right to 104 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:15,439 win their nominations that 105 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:17,239 they're going to have to live with 106 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,139 the commercials they made side 107 00:03:19,140 --> 00:03:20,439 by side with Trump. 108 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,019 And, and all the MAGA promises 109 00:03:24,020 --> 00:03:26,139 they made for the general cycle 110 00:03:26,140 --> 00:03:28,159 are not going to popular with 111 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,229 independent voters in my opinion. 112 00:03:30,230 --> 00:03:31,829 There are several reasons for that. 113 00:03:31,830 --> 00:03:33,769 Trump's approval rating is low, gas 114 00:03:33,770 --> 00:03:35,489 prices are soaring, and the country 115 00:03:35,490 --> 00:03:36,529 is at war. 116 00:03:36,530 --> 00:03:38,129 But for the most part, the MAGA 117 00:03:38,130 --> 00:03:39,969 candidates in Texas have ignored 118 00:03:39,970 --> 00:03:41,869 those topics, instead focusing 119 00:03:41,870 --> 00:03:43,829 on hot-button social issues like 120 00:03:43,830 --> 00:03:45,969 gender identity and immigration 121 00:03:45,970 --> 00:03:46,989 enforcement. 122 00:03:46,990 --> 00:03:48,389 And while that strategy worked 123 00:03:48,390 --> 00:03:50,189 during the Republican primary where 124 00:03:50,190 --> 00:03:51,869 only 1.4 million voters 125 00:03:51,870 --> 00:03:54,169 participated, political scientist 126 00:03:54,170 --> 00:03:56,169 Geronimo Cortina with the University 127 00:03:56,170 --> 00:03:58,109 of Houston isn't sure it'll be 128 00:03:58,110 --> 00:03:59,649 so successful with the general 129 00:03:59,650 --> 00:04:00,199 electorate. 130 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,319 Though on the one hand, 131 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:03,320 I don't know, 132 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,379 97% of 133 00:04:06,380 --> 00:04:08,499 folks that did not participate in 134 00:04:08,500 --> 00:04:10,599 the run of election, 135 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:12,459 whether they are 136 00:04:12,460 --> 00:04:14,339 Democrats or Republicans, 137 00:04:14,340 --> 00:04:16,659 support that type of 138 00:04:16,660 --> 00:04:18,179 rhetoric or not. 139 00:04:18,180 --> 00:04:20,119 Making things even more interesting 140 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:21,619 are polls showing the Democratic 141 00:04:21,620 --> 00:04:23,179 nominee for US Senate James 142 00:04:23,180 --> 00:04:25,019 Tallarico beating Paxton 143 00:04:25,020 --> 00:04:27,039 by a few percentage points. 144 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:28,069 Here's Sims again. 145 00:04:28,070 --> 00:04:29,989 Today, if you ask me, 146 00:04:29,990 --> 00:04:32,009 I would say it 147 00:04:32,010 --> 00:04:33,949 looks like Texas may 148 00:04:33,950 --> 00:04:36,649 be competitive for 149 00:04:36,650 --> 00:04:38,509 the first time in 30 150 00:04:38,510 --> 00:04:40,469 years, but that 151 00:04:40,470 --> 00:04:42,669 could shift if Trump's 152 00:04:42,670 --> 00:04:44,918 popularity begins to rise again. 153 00:04:44,919 --> 00:04:46,439 Democrats have their work cut out 154 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:47,679 for them. They haven't won a 155 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,159 statewide race in more than three 156 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:50,299 decades. 157 00:04:50,300 --> 00:04:51,969 Here's Taylor Texas is not 158 00:04:51,970 --> 00:04:54,069 really a red state, it's a low 159 00:04:54,070 --> 00:04:56,029 turnout state, in which you've 160 00:04:56,030 --> 00:04:57,389 got Democrats who, if they would 161 00:04:57,390 --> 00:04:59,449 ever get off their butts and 162 00:04:59,450 --> 00:05:01,209 actually mobilize, could actually 163 00:05:01,210 --> 00:05:02,259 win elections. 164 00:05:02,260 --> 00:05:03,699 I'm Blaze Gainey in Austin! 165 00:05:10,830 --> 00:05:12,889 As the New World screwworm spreads 166 00:05:12,890 --> 00:05:14,649 into Texas, much of the focus has 167 00:05:14,650 --> 00:05:16,549 been on its potential impact on 168 00:05:16,550 --> 00:05:18,669 the cattle industry, but livestock 169 00:05:18,670 --> 00:05:20,429 aren't the only animals vulnerable 170 00:05:20,430 --> 00:05:22,409 to the parasitic fly. 171 00:05:22,410 --> 00:05:23,809 Last week, and a case was confirmed 172 00:05:23,810 --> 00:05:25,569 in a dog in Andrews County, that's 173 00:05:25,570 --> 00:05:27,529 in West Texas, though the dog was 174 00:05:27,530 --> 00:05:28,849 apparently from a household in a 175 00:05:28,850 --> 00:05:31,069 neighboring county in New Mexico. 176 00:05:31,070 --> 00:05:32,669 Here to tell us more about the risk 177 00:05:32,670 --> 00:05:34,689 to pets and how to protect them is 178 00:05:34,690 --> 00:05:36,689 Dr. Rachel Gordon, veterinarian 179 00:05:36,690 --> 00:05:38,169 with Austin Pets Alive. 180 00:05:38,170 --> 00:05:39,349 Dr. Gordon, welcome to the show. 181 00:05:39,350 --> 00:05:40,919 Hi, thanks for having me! 182 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:42,979 So first, it's probably important 183 00:05:42,980 --> 00:05:43,979 to understand how the New World 184 00:05:43,980 --> 00:05:45,679 screwworm is spread. 185 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:47,439 How do animals contract this 186 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:48,299 parasite? 187 00:05:48,300 --> 00:05:50,239 So the main way that it is spread is 188 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:51,739 through the flies itself. 189 00:05:51,740 --> 00:05:53,379 So if you have an animal that's 190 00:05:53,380 --> 00:05:55,399 living outdoors or is outdoor at any 191 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,519 time, the fly only has to 192 00:05:57,520 --> 00:05:59,599 find a little bit of either an 193 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:01,559 open wound or any of 194 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,479 our body's openings, whether that be 195 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:05,099 through the nose, the mouth, the 196 00:06:05,100 --> 00:06:06,979 ears, it just needs to find some 197 00:06:06,980 --> 00:06:09,019 way to contact some tissue and 198 00:06:09,020 --> 00:06:11,269 have time to lay its eggs. 199 00:06:11,270 --> 00:06:13,549 Okay, so why are we seeing this 200 00:06:13,550 --> 00:06:15,389 more amongst livestock than 201 00:06:15,390 --> 00:06:16,819 household pets right now? 202 00:06:16,820 --> 00:06:18,219 So one of the main reasons is 203 00:06:18,220 --> 00:06:20,079 because they do, you know, 204 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,259 live outside and as 205 00:06:22,260 --> 00:06:24,019 farmers do their absolute best to be 206 00:06:24,020 --> 00:06:25,719 able to keep track of everything. 207 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:27,759 A lot of times these can go 208 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:29,719 unnoticed for a little while because 209 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:31,639 there's very slight symptoms that 210 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:33,239 you're seeing in the animals. 211 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:34,939 So you might have some animals that 212 00:06:34,940 --> 00:06:37,379 in terms of a ranching perspective, 213 00:06:37,380 --> 00:06:39,039 they might go down on their feed, 214 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,039 they might down on there produce, 215 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,079 whether that being milk or gain 216 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,109 weight. They might have sores 217 00:06:45,110 --> 00:06:46,309 that are popping up, they might show 218 00:06:46,310 --> 00:06:48,269 up lame. So there's a lot of little 219 00:06:48,270 --> 00:06:50,149 signs that they might see, but 220 00:06:50,150 --> 00:06:52,149 because flies are just part of 221 00:06:52,150 --> 00:06:53,489 the environment out there, they're 222 00:06:53,490 --> 00:06:54,829 definitely at a higher risk for 223 00:06:54,830 --> 00:06:55,679 getting that. 224 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:57,359 What are some things that pet owners 225 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:58,619 should be on the lookout for that 226 00:06:58,620 --> 00:07:00,499 could indicate an infestation and 227 00:07:00,500 --> 00:07:02,259 what should they do if they suspect 228 00:07:02,260 --> 00:07:04,039 maybe their animal, their pet does 229 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:06,279 have the new world screw arm? 230 00:07:06,280 --> 00:07:07,739 So the first thing I would recommend 231 00:07:07,740 --> 00:07:09,639 doing is, if you have an 232 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:11,519 animal that has a recent injury or 233 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:13,419 has a recently surgery, is just 234 00:07:13,420 --> 00:07:14,579 to make sure that you're monitoring 235 00:07:14,580 --> 00:07:17,479 that area for any signs of 236 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:19,399 warmth or inflammation to 237 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:20,979 the area. Mainly you're gonna see 238 00:07:20,980 --> 00:07:23,439 red skin, you might see swelling. 239 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:25,379 In some cases, you will start to 240 00:07:25,380 --> 00:07:27,119 see the wound forming because this 241 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:28,359 is gonna be a very rapidly 242 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:29,779 developing wound. 243 00:07:29,780 --> 00:07:31,779 These worms are really, really good 244 00:07:31,780 --> 00:07:33,699 at finding not just the dead tissue 245 00:07:33,700 --> 00:07:35,609 that normal flies would find. 246 00:07:35,610 --> 00:07:37,069 But also going after the live 247 00:07:37,070 --> 00:07:39,029 tissue. And so it's going to really 248 00:07:39,030 --> 00:07:40,849 affect the animal very quickly 249 00:07:40,850 --> 00:07:42,549 and can turn very dangerous, very 250 00:07:42,550 --> 00:07:43,550 fast. 251 00:07:44,110 --> 00:07:45,449 So being able to keep an eye on 252 00:07:45,450 --> 00:07:47,109 everything so you can see from day 253 00:07:47,110 --> 00:07:48,729 to day and you're able to see that 254 00:07:48,730 --> 00:07:50,029 change immediately. 255 00:07:50,030 --> 00:07:51,869 Now, if you do see those changes, 256 00:07:51,870 --> 00:07:53,209 we would recommend going to follow 257 00:07:53,210 --> 00:07:54,849 up with your veterinarian as soon as 258 00:07:54,850 --> 00:07:56,509 possible because there's a lot of 259 00:07:56,510 --> 00:07:57,729 other things going on right now. 260 00:07:57,730 --> 00:07:59,549 You have the changing seasons. 261 00:07:59,550 --> 00:08:01,309 So the pets can also have some 262 00:08:01,310 --> 00:08:02,489 allergies. You can have some 263 00:08:02,490 --> 00:08:04,009 hotspots showing up. 264 00:08:04,010 --> 00:08:05,409 So it's just really important to be 265 00:08:05,410 --> 00:08:07,049 vigilant looking out for those 266 00:08:07,050 --> 00:08:09,409 symptoms. You might also see some 267 00:08:09,410 --> 00:08:10,409 signs of pain. 268 00:08:10,410 --> 00:08:11,589 So maybe we're limping around. 269 00:08:11,590 --> 00:08:13,169 Maybe we're not eating as much. 270 00:08:13,170 --> 00:08:14,849 We're not moving around as much, so 271 00:08:14,850 --> 00:08:16,969 if you do see any of those symptoms, 272 00:08:16,970 --> 00:08:18,129 I would make sure you follow up with 273 00:08:18,130 --> 00:08:19,929 your vet as soon as possible so that 274 00:08:19,930 --> 00:08:21,449 they can get the help that they need 275 00:08:21,450 --> 00:08:22,609 and get treatment started as soon 276 00:08:22,610 --> 00:08:24,959 possible if it were to be the case. 277 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:26,359 What are some things that pet owners 278 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,679 can do right now to prevent possible 279 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:29,709 infestation? 280 00:08:29,710 --> 00:08:31,789 So one of the things you can do is 281 00:08:31,790 --> 00:08:33,009 to make sure that your pets are 282 00:08:33,010 --> 00:08:34,288 up-to-date on their flea and tick 283 00:08:34,289 --> 00:08:35,389 medications. 284 00:08:35,390 --> 00:08:36,989 The Isoxazoline class of 285 00:08:36,990 --> 00:08:38,428 medications, that's gonna be your 286 00:08:38,429 --> 00:08:40,329 NexGuard, Credelio, 287 00:08:40,330 --> 00:08:41,509 Brevecto. 288 00:08:41,510 --> 00:08:43,548 Those are actually used to 289 00:08:43,549 --> 00:08:45,349 treat, to kill the maggots, but it's 290 00:08:45,350 --> 00:08:47,189 also helpful to prevent them 291 00:08:47,190 --> 00:08:48,749 from happening in the first place. 292 00:08:48,750 --> 00:08:49,829 So making sure that they're up- 293 00:08:49,830 --> 00:08:50,909 to-date on that. 294 00:08:50,910 --> 00:08:52,169 And then just the close visual 295 00:08:52,170 --> 00:08:53,549 monitoring. 296 00:08:53,550 --> 00:08:55,809 If you are traveling to an area that 297 00:08:55,810 --> 00:08:57,809 the screwworm is endemic to, or 298 00:08:57,810 --> 00:08:59,199 they live in such as. 299 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:00,979 Crossing the border into Mexico or 300 00:09:00,980 --> 00:09:02,199 going further down into Central 301 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,279 America, then you 302 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:05,839 might consider maybe not bringing 303 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:07,619 your pet at this time, just to be 304 00:09:07,620 --> 00:09:09,539 extra safe, to make sure that 305 00:09:09,540 --> 00:09:11,399 they're at a lower likelihood of 306 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:12,919 even coming into contact with this 307 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:14,219 potential. 308 00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:15,839 Are have you heard any questions 309 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:17,479 from pet owners here in Austin about 310 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:18,519 the screw arm anything that we 311 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:19,520 haven't asked you about yet? 312 00:09:20,620 --> 00:09:22,799 I know one thing that I have been 313 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,239 asked is, so how 314 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:27,259 quickly would I see the symptoms? 315 00:09:27,260 --> 00:09:29,399 And it is going to vary depending 316 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:31,599 on each case, but typically, 317 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:33,479 you know, it takes about, you now, 318 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:35,379 15 minutes or so for the fly to lay 319 00:09:35,380 --> 00:09:36,699 its eggs, and then within a day, 320 00:09:36,700 --> 00:09:38,439 you'll have those eggs hatched, and 321 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:39,579 over the next week, you'll start 322 00:09:39,580 --> 00:09:40,999 really seeing those symptoms. 323 00:09:42,020 --> 00:09:43,979 So ideally, you would see 324 00:09:43,980 --> 00:09:45,999 it within that first week, but it 325 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:47,039 kind of depends on. 326 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:48,999 Where the fly initially laid 327 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:50,859 the eggs, what all tissue is being 328 00:09:50,860 --> 00:09:52,439 affected and such like that. 329 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:54,419 Okay, and what is 330 00:09:54,420 --> 00:09:56,519 the prognosis for infestation, 331 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:58,839 like what, have we seen many 332 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:01,189 cases of infestations among pets? 333 00:10:01,190 --> 00:10:03,169 So thankfully, not for a very long 334 00:10:03,170 --> 00:10:05,069 time, this is something that, 335 00:10:05,070 --> 00:10:07,209 in vet school, we're learning this 336 00:10:07,210 --> 00:10:08,969 has already been eradicated, so it's 337 00:10:08,970 --> 00:10:10,529 very interesting to be seeing it 338 00:10:10,530 --> 00:10:12,589 coming about, but the 339 00:10:12,590 --> 00:10:14,209 main thing is going to be the 340 00:10:14,210 --> 00:10:15,269 treatment timeline. 341 00:10:15,270 --> 00:10:16,609 So the sooner you're able to get the 342 00:10:16,610 --> 00:10:17,989 treatment, the better the prognosis 343 00:10:17,990 --> 00:10:19,789 is going be, because these maggots 344 00:10:19,790 --> 00:10:21,809 will cause such severe trauma 345 00:10:21,810 --> 00:10:23,389 to the entire body. 346 00:10:23,390 --> 00:10:25,269 We're talking about the 347 00:10:25,270 --> 00:10:27,449 skin, muscle, even bone 348 00:10:27,450 --> 00:10:28,389 going into organs. 349 00:10:28,390 --> 00:10:30,299 So If it does get 350 00:10:30,300 --> 00:10:32,159 to that severity, it really depends 351 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:34,479 on where that wound is. 352 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:35,859 So a wound on the foot's gonna have 353 00:10:35,860 --> 00:10:37,579 a better prognosis than say a wound 354 00:10:37,580 --> 00:10:39,799 the head or the neck area. 355 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:40,679 All right, we have been speaking 356 00:10:40,680 --> 00:10:42,159 with Dr. Rachel Gordon, a 357 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,439 veterinarian with Austin Pets Alive. 358 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:45,679 Dr. Gordon, thank you for your time. 359 00:10:45,680 --> 00:10:46,680 Thank you. 360 00:10:54,090 --> 00:10:56,149 And World Cup 2026 361 00:10:56,150 --> 00:10:57,989 kicks off this afternoon in Mexico 362 00:10:57,990 --> 00:10:59,989 City as the Mexican national team 363 00:10:59,990 --> 00:11:01,889 takes on South Africa. 364 00:11:01,890 --> 00:11:03,409 We had a local preview of the action 365 00:11:03,410 --> 00:11:05,469 yesterday with Juan Diego Garcia of 366 00:11:05,470 --> 00:11:07,229 the Vamos Verde podcast. 367 00:11:07,230 --> 00:11:10,209 You can listen to that at kut.org 368 00:11:10,210 --> 00:11:12,249 slash signal and Juan 369 00:11:12,250 --> 00:11:13,749 and his co-host Jimmy Moss will be 370 00:11:13,750 --> 00:11:15,149 updating the action throughout the 371 00:11:15,150 --> 00:11:17,089 day throughout the tournament right 372 00:11:17,090 --> 00:11:19,089 here on KUT 373 00:11:19,090 --> 00:11:19,909 News. 374 00:11:19,910 --> 00:11:21,649 This is listener-supported public 375 00:11:21,650 --> 00:11:22,649 radio. 376 00:11:22,650 --> 00:11:23,730 We'll be back after a break. 377 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:30,459 You're listening to Austin Signal. 378 00:11:30,460 --> 00:11:32,379 I'm Nammy Sirur, creator of the 379 00:11:32,380 --> 00:11:34,079 live storytelling event Accent 380 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:35,559 Unmuted. 381 00:11:35,560 --> 00:11:37,819 Storyteller Victoria Granduri prides 382 00:11:37,820 --> 00:11:39,799 herself on jumping head first into 383 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:41,919 challenges, until one 384 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:43,799 that nearly took the spirit out of 385 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:44,679 her. 386 00:11:44,680 --> 00:11:46,579 What came to her rescue was one 387 00:11:46,580 --> 00:11:47,859 phrase she kept repeating. 388 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:50,979 It's 2019, and 389 00:11:50,980 --> 00:11:52,620 I'm in the middle of my MBA. 390 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:55,139 Summer break is just around the 391 00:11:55,140 --> 00:11:57,439 corner, and while everyone is 392 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:59,539 scrambling to get an internship, 393 00:11:59,540 --> 00:12:01,279 I decide I wanna do something 394 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:03,139 different, something 395 00:12:03,140 --> 00:12:04,919 more nourishing. 396 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:06,799 One day, I'm on the phone 397 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:08,179 with my little sister, Julia, 398 00:12:09,220 --> 00:12:11,459 and she asks me, 399 00:12:11,460 --> 00:12:12,959 do you wanna climb Kilimanjaro 400 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:13,960 together this summer? 401 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:16,599 I pause. 402 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:19,189 You see, I hate hiking. 403 00:12:19,190 --> 00:12:21,069 I hate camping and 404 00:12:21,070 --> 00:12:23,069 I really hate not showering 405 00:12:23,070 --> 00:12:24,129 after exercising. 406 00:12:25,710 --> 00:12:27,589 Naturally, I answer, let's 407 00:12:27,590 --> 00:12:28,590 do this. 408 00:12:30,140 --> 00:12:31,939 A couple months later, we're on the 409 00:12:31,940 --> 00:12:33,799 plane to Tanzania. 410 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:35,599 I bought my hiking boots a week 411 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:37,499 before the trip, wore 412 00:12:37,500 --> 00:12:40,219 them probably two hours. 413 00:12:40,220 --> 00:12:42,299 I skimmed through the 414 00:12:42,300 --> 00:12:44,319 PDF with the detailed information 415 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:46,699 about our route and remembered 416 00:12:46,700 --> 00:12:47,700 nothing. 417 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:50,719 Thankfully, our 418 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:53,339 guides, Oscar and Devoda, 419 00:12:53,340 --> 00:12:55,319 would brief us every morning. 420 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:57,759 How high, how far, 421 00:12:57,760 --> 00:12:59,959 what to wear. The rest? 422 00:12:59,960 --> 00:13:01,799 Was simple. 423 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:03,979 Walk slowly, breathe 424 00:13:03,980 --> 00:13:05,919 deeply, and enjoy the 425 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:07,159 sights and the company. 426 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:12,739 Every time Joy and I 427 00:13:12,740 --> 00:13:14,679 looked at this immense peak 428 00:13:14,680 --> 00:13:16,759 miles away that 429 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:19,479 never seemed to get any closer, 430 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:21,319 we'd point at it and say to 431 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,320 each other, piece of cake. 432 00:13:25,830 --> 00:13:28,429 It became our thing when 433 00:13:28,430 --> 00:13:30,769 the trail got long, 434 00:13:30,770 --> 00:13:32,649 steep, windy, piece 435 00:13:32,650 --> 00:13:34,029 of cake. 436 00:13:34,030 --> 00:13:36,109 And it worked, honestly. 437 00:13:36,110 --> 00:13:37,949 Our mental state carried us further 438 00:13:37,950 --> 00:13:39,769 than any physical preparation 439 00:13:39,770 --> 00:13:40,770 could have. 440 00:13:42,130 --> 00:13:44,349 Summiting Mount Kilimanjaro happens 441 00:13:44,350 --> 00:13:46,369 in the middle of the night. 442 00:13:46,370 --> 00:13:48,449 You wake up at 12 and start walking 443 00:13:48,450 --> 00:13:49,450 at one in the morning. 444 00:13:50,470 --> 00:13:52,449 It's pitch dark. 445 00:13:52,450 --> 00:13:54,429 And the only thing you can 446 00:13:54,430 --> 00:13:56,379 see is a trail of 447 00:13:56,380 --> 00:13:58,099 light from headlamps, slowly 448 00:13:58,100 --> 00:13:59,860 zigzagging up the mountain. 449 00:14:01,100 --> 00:14:02,959 At that point, my head 450 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:04,799 is pounding, my 451 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,619 lungs feel compressed, 452 00:14:06,620 --> 00:14:08,799 and every decision feels 453 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:10,220 extremely slow. 454 00:14:11,340 --> 00:14:14,149 Imagine going on a hike 455 00:14:14,150 --> 00:14:16,419 during your worst hangover or 456 00:14:16,420 --> 00:14:17,420 food poisoning. 457 00:14:20,100 --> 00:14:22,119 Halfway up, people start 458 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:23,559 throwing up. 459 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:25,940 Altitude sickness is hitting hard. 460 00:14:27,700 --> 00:14:29,739 And Julia, unfortunately, 461 00:14:29,740 --> 00:14:31,659 is a victim of the altitude mountain 462 00:14:31,660 --> 00:14:32,660 sickness. 463 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,259 Her oxygen levels get so 464 00:14:35,260 --> 00:14:37,079 dangerously low, we need to 465 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:38,080 make a call. 466 00:14:38,900 --> 00:14:40,979 She's gonna go back down and 467 00:14:40,980 --> 00:14:42,699 I'll keep climbing with Oscar and 468 00:14:42,700 --> 00:14:43,700 Devota. 469 00:14:45,820 --> 00:14:47,639 Watching her turn back broke 470 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:48,640 my heart. 471 00:14:49,540 --> 00:14:50,999 We'd done everything up till now 472 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,199 together, and I couldn't 473 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,080 imagine finishing this without her. 474 00:14:59,770 --> 00:15:02,169 Now, alone, 475 00:15:02,170 --> 00:15:04,549 every step feels heavier. 476 00:15:04,550 --> 00:15:07,089 I'm cold, dehydrated, 477 00:15:07,090 --> 00:15:08,090 and exhausted. 478 00:15:09,310 --> 00:15:11,169 So, I develop a 479 00:15:11,170 --> 00:15:12,969 strategy to trick my mind to keep 480 00:15:12,970 --> 00:15:13,970 going. 481 00:15:14,350 --> 00:15:17,129 With every step that I take, 482 00:15:17,130 --> 00:15:19,049 I name someone I love. 483 00:15:20,850 --> 00:15:22,709 Mom, dad, 484 00:15:22,710 --> 00:15:25,189 Matias, Joya, 485 00:15:25,190 --> 00:15:27,029 friends, family. 486 00:15:27,030 --> 00:15:28,159 It goes on and on. 487 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:29,160 On a loop. 488 00:15:30,700 --> 00:15:32,459 Three or four hours later, we 489 00:15:32,460 --> 00:15:34,700 finally reach a stopping point. 490 00:15:35,900 --> 00:15:37,859 Relief floods into my body, and 491 00:15:37,860 --> 00:15:39,879 I burst into tears, 492 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:40,880 delirious with joy. 493 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:43,719 Oscar looks at me, 494 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:45,339 utterly confused. 495 00:15:45,340 --> 00:15:46,399 Why are you crying? 496 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:48,719 Because we did it. 497 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:50,219 We made it. We're at the top. 498 00:15:51,540 --> 00:15:53,859 He looks over at Devoda, 499 00:15:53,860 --> 00:15:54,860 back at me. 500 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:57,459 Ah, no. This is tea break. 501 00:15:57,460 --> 00:15:58,779 40 minutes more! 502 00:16:02,130 --> 00:16:04,169 This is what I get for not 503 00:16:04,170 --> 00:16:05,669 memorizing the itinerary. 504 00:16:07,290 --> 00:16:09,549 So I drink my tea, 505 00:16:09,550 --> 00:16:10,550 eat my snack, 506 00:16:11,630 --> 00:16:13,609 and those last 40 minutes 507 00:16:13,610 --> 00:16:15,450 really were a piece of cake. 508 00:16:20,130 --> 00:16:22,709 When I finally reached the summit, 509 00:16:22,710 --> 00:16:24,669 it felt anti-climactic. 510 00:16:25,730 --> 00:16:27,370 I had already had my moment. 511 00:16:31,830 --> 00:16:33,869 Victory wasn't the photo at 512 00:16:33,870 --> 00:16:35,729 the top, it was 513 00:16:35,730 --> 00:16:37,629 every little step that got 514 00:16:37,630 --> 00:16:39,209 me there. 515 00:16:39,210 --> 00:16:41,729 It was learning to slow down, 516 00:16:41,730 --> 00:16:43,150 to be in the moment, 517 00:16:44,910 --> 00:16:47,229 to laugh at the struggle, 518 00:16:47,230 --> 00:16:48,870 and to choose to keep going, 519 00:16:50,050 --> 00:16:51,989 one piece of cake 520 00:16:51,990 --> 00:16:53,269 at a time. 521 00:16:53,270 --> 00:16:54,270 Thank you. 522 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:58,239 That was Victoria Granduri telling 523 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:00,099 her story to a live audience at 524 00:17:00,100 --> 00:17:02,079 a recent Accent Unmuted in Studio 525 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:04,419 1A here at KUT. 526 00:17:04,420 --> 00:17:06,379 I'm Nami Sirur and this is Austin 527 00:17:06,380 --> 00:17:07,380 Signal. 528 00:17:14,099 --> 00:17:15,919 If you want to see some comedy 529 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:17,779 here in Austin, you have 530 00:17:17,780 --> 00:17:19,759 two main options. 531 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:21,559 Heading down to 6th Street, where 532 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:23,499 you'll find a lot of stand-up shows 533 00:17:23,500 --> 00:17:25,598 set up punchline one performer 534 00:17:25,599 --> 00:17:26,979 at a time. 535 00:17:26,980 --> 00:17:29,119 Then there are improv theaters. 536 00:17:29,120 --> 00:17:31,099 Here comedy is more collaborative, 537 00:17:31,100 --> 00:17:34,619 more theatrical, more experimental. 538 00:17:34,620 --> 00:17:36,479 Texas Standard's Sean Saldana takes 539 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:38,339 us to one show where the truth 540 00:17:38,340 --> 00:17:40,809 is stranger than fiction. 541 00:17:40,810 --> 00:17:42,789 Comedian Quaid Petchi is backstage 542 00:17:42,790 --> 00:17:44,329 at Fallout Theater, getting ready 543 00:17:44,330 --> 00:17:45,769 for a big show. 544 00:17:45,770 --> 00:17:46,769 All right, so you're pointing a 545 00:17:46,770 --> 00:17:49,209 plastic gun at my face right now. 546 00:17:49,210 --> 00:17:50,719 It doesn't have an orange tip on it. 547 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:51,999 That's the key right there. 548 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:53,999 You gotta remove the plastic orange 549 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:55,439 part that makes it think it might 550 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:56,359 be. 551 00:17:56,360 --> 00:17:57,659 Fake. 552 00:17:57,660 --> 00:17:59,479 Outside of this show, Petri is a 553 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:00,759 stand-up comic. 554 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:02,719 Tonight, he's a police officer 555 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:04,569 in the dimly lit theater. 556 00:18:04,570 --> 00:18:05,909 Paths for a cop. 557 00:18:05,910 --> 00:18:07,989 Right, I think I have the 558 00:18:07,990 --> 00:18:10,209 somewhat look that like maybe maybe 559 00:18:10,210 --> 00:18:12,619 it was like a rent-a-cop. 560 00:18:12,620 --> 00:18:14,699 Petchy is on the cast of Did I Win, 561 00:18:14,700 --> 00:18:16,539 a monthly show that creator and host 562 00:18:16,540 --> 00:18:18,529 Trenton Bradley describes as... 563 00:18:18,530 --> 00:18:19,769 A game show you would never want to 564 00:18:19,770 --> 00:18:20,649 get pulled on to. 565 00:18:20,650 --> 00:18:22,149 And did I win audience members get 566 00:18:22,150 --> 00:18:24,029 called on stage to play games that 567 00:18:24,030 --> 00:18:25,289 make no sense? 568 00:18:25,290 --> 00:18:27,689 The game can be anything from 569 00:18:27,690 --> 00:18:29,629 maybe a deal or no deal kind of 570 00:18:29,630 --> 00:18:31,629 parody spin-off or something 571 00:18:31,630 --> 00:18:33,389 as wacky as, you know, give somebody 572 00:18:33,390 --> 00:18:34,169 a haircut. 573 00:18:34,170 --> 00:18:35,909 When they arrive, people are told to 574 00:18:35,910 --> 00:18:37,389 put their names in a bucket. 575 00:18:37,390 --> 00:18:39,049 This volunteers them to become 576 00:18:39,050 --> 00:18:40,029 contestants. 577 00:18:40,030 --> 00:18:41,529 Not all of our bits go well. 578 00:18:41,530 --> 00:18:42,549 Like, there was once where they had 579 00:18:42,550 --> 00:18:43,989 somebody come on stage and reach 580 00:18:43,990 --> 00:18:45,769 into a box and identify an item 581 00:18:45,770 --> 00:18:47,469 without looking at it. 582 00:18:47,470 --> 00:18:49,349 The first round, it was a wig. 583 00:18:49,350 --> 00:18:51,369 The second was a fake spider. 584 00:18:51,370 --> 00:18:52,549 Then finally, 585 00:18:52,550 --> 00:18:54,199 The third run was a mousetrap. 586 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:55,559 And when it snapped shut on the 587 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:57,059 person's hand, everybody was 588 00:18:57,060 --> 00:18:59,259 stunned, but it was totally fine 589 00:18:59,260 --> 00:19:01,379 because this contestant was not 590 00:19:01,380 --> 00:19:02,949 a paying audience member. 591 00:19:02,950 --> 00:19:04,449 He was a plant. 592 00:19:04,450 --> 00:19:05,789 He knew that a mousetrap was gonna 593 00:19:05,790 --> 00:19:07,649 close on his hand But he played it 594 00:19:07,650 --> 00:19:09,689 off so well that people 595 00:19:09,690 --> 00:19:11,829 came up to us and were like that 596 00:19:11,830 --> 00:19:12,979 is not funny 597 00:19:12,980 --> 00:19:14,119 Every month, Bradley and his 598 00:19:14,120 --> 00:19:15,659 co-hosts recruit local stand-up 599 00:19:15,660 --> 00:19:17,659 comics to be random people in 600 00:19:17,660 --> 00:19:18,799 the crowd. 601 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:20,699 Their segments go sideways, and none 602 00:19:20,700 --> 00:19:22,639 of this is ever explained to the 603 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:23,279 audience. 604 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:24,519 They know it's a game show, but they 605 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:26,379 don't really know what 606 00:19:26,380 --> 00:19:27,849 that game show entails. 607 00:19:27,850 --> 00:19:29,709 Did I win Blur's reality? 608 00:19:29,710 --> 00:19:30,969 In a way that makes it hard for me 609 00:19:30,970 --> 00:19:32,729 to interview people in the lobby. 610 00:19:32,730 --> 00:19:35,889 We've got a character out here in 611 00:19:35,890 --> 00:19:37,789 the in the foyer that 612 00:19:37,790 --> 00:19:39,809 is claiming to be a journalist 613 00:19:39,810 --> 00:19:40,929 You're saying I look like a 614 00:19:40,930 --> 00:19:41,579 character. 615 00:19:41,580 --> 00:19:42,979 I think you're a character in the 616 00:19:42,980 --> 00:19:44,009 show, that's right. 617 00:19:44,010 --> 00:19:45,569 Bo Banaduchi is a first-time 618 00:19:45,570 --> 00:19:47,529 attendee, and before the show even 619 00:19:47,530 --> 00:19:48,989 starts, he's learned to stop 620 00:19:48,990 --> 00:19:50,679 trusting his own eyes. 621 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:51,619 You don't know what's going to 622 00:19:51,620 --> 00:19:53,299 happen, you can't expect anything. 623 00:19:53,300 --> 00:19:54,979 I am unable to convince Banaduchi 624 00:19:54,980 --> 00:19:56,979 that I am a real journalist, 625 00:19:56,980 --> 00:19:58,179 so I start talking with comedian 626 00:19:58,180 --> 00:19:59,719 Austin Silver. 627 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:01,719 Tonight, he'll play a savant who can 628 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:04,029 identify celebrities by their feet. 629 00:20:04,030 --> 00:20:06,609 But I only know the women's feet. 630 00:20:06,610 --> 00:20:08,429 You don't look like, you look like a 631 00:20:08,430 --> 00:20:09,289 normal guy. 632 00:20:09,290 --> 00:20:11,009 I'm glad that you think that I don't 633 00:20:11,010 --> 00:20:11,849 look like a creep. 634 00:20:11,850 --> 00:20:12,799 I appreciate that. 635 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:14,679 But real people might think that 636 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:15,979 of you as they're walking out of 637 00:20:15,980 --> 00:20:17,189 this building. 638 00:20:17,190 --> 00:20:19,469 You know, I've been humiliated 639 00:20:19,470 --> 00:20:21,749 so much just as a regular comic 640 00:20:21,750 --> 00:20:23,949 that it's 641 00:20:23,950 --> 00:20:25,479 very hard to insult me. 642 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:27,019 Moments later, the audience files 643 00:20:27,020 --> 00:20:28,239 into the theater and the show 644 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:29,519 starts. 645 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:30,639 Bradley and his co-hosts start 646 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:32,259 tossing jello shots into the 647 00:20:32,260 --> 00:20:33,309 audience. 648 00:20:33,310 --> 00:20:34,329 All right, question for this 649 00:20:34,330 --> 00:20:35,609 audience. 650 00:20:35,610 --> 00:20:36,749 I've been sober for six years, 651 00:20:36,750 --> 00:20:37,870 should I relapse tonight? 652 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:40,779 The first game of the night is Guess 653 00:20:40,780 --> 00:20:41,779 Who? 654 00:20:41,780 --> 00:20:43,599 Epstein Files Edition, 655 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:44,639 and the name they pull out of the 656 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:46,049 bucket is Chris. 657 00:20:46,050 --> 00:20:47,129 Has that started? 658 00:20:47,130 --> 00:20:49,219 Oh sh**, is it the man? 659 00:20:49,220 --> 00:20:49,959 Yes! 660 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,289 Is it an actor? 661 00:20:52,290 --> 00:20:53,429 Oh 662 00:20:53,430 --> 00:20:53,979 Okay, thank you. 663 00:20:53,980 --> 00:20:55,359 Yes! 664 00:20:55,360 --> 00:20:56,039 Donald Trump. 665 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:57,040 Ciao! 666 00:20:57,610 --> 00:20:58,889 Couldn't go that easy right from the 667 00:20:58,890 --> 00:21:01,099 start. You gotta try, you gotta try. 668 00:21:01,100 --> 00:21:03,159 Chris is a real audience member, 669 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:04,619 and with the crowd's help, he gets 670 00:21:04,620 --> 00:21:06,539 all of the answers right, which 671 00:21:06,540 --> 00:21:08,399 means that he wins his very own set 672 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,289 of the real board game, Guess Who? 673 00:21:11,290 --> 00:21:12,209 All the way, guys. 674 00:21:12,210 --> 00:21:13,389 Give it up for Chris. I think he 675 00:21:13,390 --> 00:21:14,769 won. Did he win? 676 00:21:14,770 --> 00:21:16,489 For the next segment, Bradley calls 677 00:21:16,490 --> 00:21:18,779 up a woman named Demi Chang. 678 00:21:18,780 --> 00:21:20,979 You're going to fight the- 679 00:21:20,980 --> 00:21:22,580 Fresh can! 680 00:21:23,820 --> 00:21:25,379 Bradley pulls out a mid-sized 681 00:21:25,380 --> 00:21:27,139 plastic can and places it on the 682 00:21:27,140 --> 00:21:28,399 floor. Fight! 683 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:29,419 Fight! 684 00:21:29,420 --> 00:21:31,339 Without hesitating, Chang raises her 685 00:21:31,340 --> 00:21:33,469 leg and kicks it off stage. 686 00:21:33,470 --> 00:21:34,470 Oh 687 00:21:35,930 --> 00:21:37,829 Then comes round two. 688 00:21:38,949 --> 00:21:41,029 One, two, three, 689 00:21:41,030 --> 00:21:42,879 go! Oh, not this trash can. 690 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:44,699 A man wearing a trash can with arm 691 00:21:44,700 --> 00:21:46,459 and leg holes cut out storms into 692 00:21:46,460 --> 00:21:48,319 the theater and stomps onto stage. 693 00:21:50,500 --> 00:21:52,399 He corners Cheng, but 694 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,799 Trenton Bradley does not care. 695 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:56,119 He shoves her into the middle of the 696 00:21:56,120 --> 00:21:57,539 stage. Fight the trash, you're 697 00:21:57,540 --> 00:21:59,479 losing the game! 698 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:00,939 You're losing game! 699 00:22:00,940 --> 00:22:02,519 Finally, Cheng forfeits and heads 700 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:03,959 back to her seat. 701 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:05,819 She is a plant, but the 702 00:22:05,820 --> 00:22:07,519 audience does not seem to notice. 703 00:22:09,270 --> 00:22:11,109 Boo Demi guys, boo Demi, 704 00:22:11,110 --> 00:22:13,069 the trash can wins, the Trash 705 00:22:13,070 --> 00:22:13,969 can wins! 706 00:22:13,970 --> 00:22:15,849 The next person called on stage is 707 00:22:15,850 --> 00:22:17,349 another real audience member named 708 00:22:17,350 --> 00:22:18,319 Alyssa. 709 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,339 So these are pictures of, 710 00:22:20,340 --> 00:22:21,379 we're gonna show you pictures of 711 00:22:21,380 --> 00:22:22,579 celebrity's feet. 712 00:22:22,580 --> 00:22:24,159 Okay. You gotta guess whose feet 713 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:24,699 they are. 714 00:22:24,700 --> 00:22:26,259 I don't know any celebrities so this 715 00:22:26,260 --> 00:22:27,789 is going to be really hard. 716 00:22:27,790 --> 00:22:29,729 Alyssa isn't lying. 717 00:22:29,730 --> 00:22:31,889 She cannot identify any celebrity 718 00:22:31,890 --> 00:22:33,589 feet and neither can anybody else in 719 00:22:33,590 --> 00:22:34,649 the crowd. 720 00:22:34,650 --> 00:22:36,849 They all fail the name LeBron James, 721 00:22:36,850 --> 00:22:39,349 Leonardo DiCaprio, and Yoda. 722 00:22:39,350 --> 00:22:40,869 Of course, the only exception is 723 00:22:40,870 --> 00:22:42,689 comedian Austin Silver, who 724 00:22:42,690 --> 00:22:44,569 can immediately identify the feet 725 00:22:44,570 --> 00:22:46,519 of every woman they show. 726 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:47,379 Margot Robbie. 727 00:22:47,380 --> 00:22:48,520 Margot Robby. 728 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:50,559 Margot. 729 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:51,439 Margot! Yes! 730 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:52,459 Yes! 731 00:22:52,460 --> 00:22:53,999 Silver really leans into this 732 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:55,079 character. 733 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:57,119 He celebrates and cheers, and people 734 00:22:57,120 --> 00:22:58,879 around him are equal parts impressed 735 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:00,899 and horrified. 736 00:23:00,900 --> 00:23:02,339 Eventually though, Silver rallies 737 00:23:02,340 --> 00:23:04,219 the crowd and gets them on his side. 738 00:23:08,220 --> 00:23:09,959 After the show, I check in with Bo 739 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:11,819 Baneducci, the guy who 740 00:23:11,820 --> 00:23:13,479 refused to believe that I was a 741 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:14,579 journalist. 742 00:23:14,580 --> 00:23:16,119 I asked him if any of the segments 743 00:23:16,120 --> 00:23:17,120 seemed planned. 744 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:19,519 No, I don't think there's anything 745 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:20,919 that totally stood out to me as 746 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:21,629 fake. 747 00:23:21,630 --> 00:23:23,369 I gave him an exact breakdown of 748 00:23:23,370 --> 00:23:25,349 what was real and what was staged. 749 00:23:25,350 --> 00:23:27,169 Oh my god, 750 00:23:27,170 --> 00:23:28,509 of course! 751 00:23:28,510 --> 00:23:30,699 I did not even suspect that! 752 00:23:30,700 --> 00:23:32,489 And then he turns to his friend. 753 00:23:32,490 --> 00:23:33,749 I know you're not an actor. 754 00:23:33,750 --> 00:23:34,609 I invited you to this. 755 00:23:34,610 --> 00:23:35,610 Yeah. 756 00:23:36,700 --> 00:23:38,379 Did I Win is part comedy, part 757 00:23:38,380 --> 00:23:39,739 immersive theater. 758 00:23:39,740 --> 00:23:41,839 The humor comes from confusion, 759 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:43,659 awkward moments, and segments that 760 00:23:43,660 --> 00:23:44,879 unravel. 761 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:47,319 It's also hosted by a maniac. 762 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:48,799 If you're in on the joke, it looks 763 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:50,119 like performance art. 764 00:23:50,120 --> 00:23:51,959 If you not, it's just 765 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:53,359 a train wreck. 766 00:23:53,360 --> 00:23:55,259 For KUT's Art Beat, I'm Sean 767 00:23:55,260 --> 00:23:56,319 Saldana in Austin. 768 00:23:57,510 --> 00:23:59,629 And that is it for today's 769 00:23:59,630 --> 00:24:00,849 show. Thank you for tuning in. 770 00:24:00,850 --> 00:24:02,549 There's more about today's stories 771 00:24:02,550 --> 00:24:04,709 in the podcast show notes and 772 00:24:04,710 --> 00:24:06,949 at kut.org 773 00:24:06,950 --> 00:24:08,809 slash signal. 774 00:24:08,810 --> 00:24:10,369 Rayna Sevilla is our technical 775 00:24:10,370 --> 00:24:11,329 director. 776 00:24:11,330 --> 00:24:13,269 Alexandra Hart is our producer. 777 00:24:13,270 --> 00:24:15,229 And Kristen Cabrera is our managing 778 00:24:15,230 --> 00:24:16,269 producer. 779 00:24:16,270 --> 00:24:17,729 I'm your host, Jerry Quijano. 780 00:24:17,730 --> 00:24:19,089 We will be back at the same time 781 00:24:19,090 --> 00:24:21,069 tomorrow. We will talk to you then.