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This month, Salvage Vanguard Theater is presenting the world premier of Adara Meyer’s 'Tryouts'. The play takes a satirical look at femininity and motherhood, drawing inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Virgin and Child with St. Anne” and Sigmund Freud’s dubious analysis of the painting. Actors Luxy Banner and Paige Tautz and director Diana Lynn Small talk about the play.

Maybe you’ve heard that advice (it actually feels a little out of step these days) that you should not discuss politics or religion “in polite company.” Considering what is in the news these days, that could be pretty hard to pull off. So, can we keep critically important conversations going, but keep them polite? Junice and Rock Rockman are Central Texas life and relationship coaches, certified b...

Jenrette alone with her husband Melvin Jackson Jr have been nominated for Emmy’s. They are the first African American married couple in the awards 70-year history to both earn Emmy Award nominations in the same year - Jenrette for her role in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ in the same category as Cicely Tyson, Viola Davis and Diana Rigg for ‘Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series’ and Jackson as ‘Outs...

The StoryCorps mobile booth was in Austin in January, and we’re bringing you some of the stories that were recorded there. Locally recorded stories will air on Monday mornings during Morning Edition and archived here. Sandra Kroger spent some time in the StoryCorps mobile booth with her daughter, Carolyn Kroger Estes. They shared a lot of family stories, including Sandra’s memories of being a chil...

We might fancy ourselves as responsible, socially conscious people, but when new technologies such as communal scooters are introduced into our environments all that can easily fly out the window. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology of scooter culture in Austin.

Choosing a major. It is a rite of passage for higher education students, and it can feel like a ... dare we say it ... major decision with lifelong implications. In this episode of KUT's podcast "Higher Ed," Southwestern University President Dr. Ed Burger and KUT's Jennifer Stayton discuss what could - and sometimes should - go into choosing a major plan of study, and why there may be more flexibi...

All this month, the Austin Scottish Rite Theater is presenting the bilingual musical play 'Rosita y Conchita,' which is quickly becoming a Dia de los Muertos tradition. Actor Megan Ortiz and musicians Alexis Herrera and Chris Ledesma talk about the show.

In 1982, Hollingsworth-Baker joined Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, Delta Mu Zeta chapter. She immediately began working in that chapter and has held numerous positions on the local, state, regional, and national levels.

Poet Ada Limón talks with poet and novelist Carrie Fountain about her new book "The Carrying," and what it means to write intimately as a woman. We also hear from her snoring wonderdog Lily Bean.

Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy along with Lawrence Wright, staff writer for The New Yorker and author of "The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11," and Jamal Khashoggi of The Washington Post, to talk about how identities, relationships, imaginations, and policies are shaped and understood through various media lenses, to illuminate what truths are hidden by the facts. Special thanks for makin...

We might feel like we've been duped when we believe a lie someone has told us, and we may want to crawl in a hole when we share "fake news" on Facebook. But in actuality, we have evolved to trust vs. to question, which is why our tendency toward credulity if easily taken advantage of. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology of what is kn...

We might feel like we've been duped when we believe a lie someone has told us, and we may want to crawl in a hole when we share "fake news" on Facebook. But in actuality, we have evolved to trust vs. to question, which is why our tendency toward credulity if easily taken advantage of. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology of what is kn...

The StoryCorps mobile booth was in Austin in January, and we’re bringing you some of the stories that were recorded there. Locally recorded stories will air on Monday mornings during Morning Edition and archived here. Carol Walker was joined in the StoryCorps mobile booth by her son David. She remembered stories of her long career doing service work overseas. She began her work in 1954 and it has...

A provocative column this year in The Chronicle of Higher Education laments the rise of what the author calls the "promotional intellectual." Dr. Jeffrey J. Williams of Carnegie Mellon University believes the old adage in academia of "publish or perish" has evolved into "promote or perish." In this episode of KUT's podcast "Higher Ed," Southwestern University President Dr. Ed Burger and KUT's Jenn...

This weekend, En Route Productions is presenting CB Goodman’s new play '*some humans were harmed in the making of this show.' It involves drag, puppetry, and self-help testimonials and was inspired by the life and death of Topsy the elephant, who was publicly executed in 1903. Actors Ellie McBride, Andrew Rodriguez, and Katy Taylor and writer/director CB Goodman talk about the show.

In April of 2018, Chester opened his pharmacy in an underserved neighborhood in Northwest Jacksonville, Fl. The area was the same neighborhood his grandfather grew up in decades ago. According to Chester – it’s all about sowing a seed into the community. Many of its residents don’t have cars, and getting to a pharmacy to get their medicine can become a major challenge.

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KUT’s Audrey McGlinchy looks at recent policies local elected officials have passed to address evictions – and what other cities have done.

At times, school might feel like it is all about evaluations - tests, grades and comments. Some people take criticism in stride and use it to fuel efforts to learn what they have not mastered. But others are so derailed by even the slightest negative comment that they cannot focus on learning the material at hand. In this episode of KUT's podcast "Higher Ed," Southwestern University President Dr....

The StoryCorps mobile booth was in Austin in January, and we’re bringing you some of the stories that were recorded there. Locally recorded stories will air on Monday mornings during Morning Edition and archived here. Garland O’Quinn graduated from West Point, was a member of the 1960 Men’s Olympic Gymnastics Team, spent years as a professor at UT El Paso, and has written books on the subjects of...

When and why do we take risks? What goes into the process of remaking yourself at any age or stage of life? What is the role of grief when we talk about reinvention? These are some of the questions we discussed with Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke at a recent Views and Brews at The Cactus Cafe. On this episode of Two Guys on Your Head we hear just a little bit from that conversation about reinven...

In the first three months of 2018, 11,000 families were evicted from their homes in Travis County. KUT’s Audrey McGlinchy followed one woman who was evicted and had nowhere to go.

Last year, there were about 44,000 evictions in Travis County. As judges will tell you, the majority of these cases are because a family can no longer afford to pay rent. KUT’s Audrey McGlinchy has the story of how one family’s eviction meant moving out of Austin entirely.

Murphy was the first African American woman to be appointed to a judgeship in the state of Texas – she later became the presiding Judge of the Austin, TX Municipal court. Prior to joining the municipal court, for eight years - she practiced law part time and for five years she was head of the government department of Huston-Tillotson College – now Huston-Tillotson University.

The Austin Center for Grief and Loss serves children and adults who are experiencing grief and loss due to death, divorce or other life-altering event. It offers individual counseling services on a sliding scale basis along with peer support groups for specific types of losses at no charge. More than 2,750 social workers, counselors, child life specialists, nurses and chaplains have received train...