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With the end of SXSW comes the end of an era: The Austin Convention Center, as we know it, will never look the same. It’s set to be demolished soon, and a new center won’t reopen until 2029. With an a...
· 37 min 35 sec
The Duck River is the most bio-diverse river in North America, and one of the most endangered in the country. As Middle TN’s growth requires ever more water to be pulled from this important waterway —...
· 23 min 6 sec
Austin City Councilmember Natasha Harper-Madison, entrepreneur and hoops champion Fran Harris, and more Austinities have had a lot to say this SXSW, and we’ve been keeping our eyes on all of it. Plus,...
· 25 min 5 sec
The decision to arrest unhoused individuals living downtown under the state’s rarely-enforced camping law came as quite the surprise to community advocates and Metro officials, as reported in a Nashvi...
· 30 min 40 sec
According to South by Southwest, only about 18 percent of the performers in the music festival are from Austin. So, we wanted to know: How do local musicians feel about the behemoth SXSW? Nikki DaVaug...
· 27 min 27 sec
We’re taking a turn for the grisly and slightly explicit today thanks to our guests, Ed Larson and Henry Zebrowski from the hilarious hit horror podcast Last Podcast on the Left. Ahead of their headli...
· 30 min 5 sec
On March 19, Austin’s first women’s sports bar will open, just in time for the first round of NCAA’s Tournament, in which the Lady Longhorns are ranked No. 1. The 1972’s cofounder Debra Hallum joins N...
· 23 min 58 sec
A SpaceX capsule is scheduled to depart Earth today and head to the International Space Station, where it intends to pick up Middle TN-born astronaut Butch Wilmore and his fellow astronaut Suni Willia...
· 18 min 13 sec
Given the massive success of the Athletes Unlimited pro women’s basketball tourney, the Vanderbilt University women’s team lighting up the court, and a Pat Summitt-inspired proposal for a WNBA expansi...
· 24 min 48 sec
Austin drivers have lots of reasons to despise our local toll road authority, TxTag, and the investigative team at KXAN knows all about it. Recently, reporters revealed that even after the dysfunction...
· 28 min 31 sec
An estimated one in seven of Austin’s short-term rentals is illegally operating, and City Council members are trying to change that. But those efforts have been underway for years, and have been large...
· 23 min 39 sec
The CEO of Nashville General Hospital, the city’s safety net facility, is stepping down amidst controversy this Friday. How did we get here? Nashville Banner reporter Stephen Elliott joins executive p...
· 28 min 5 sec
And now, the exciting conclusion of Metro Council’s two-part Fusus cliffhanger! Nashville Scene columnist Nicole Williams joins us to talk through the latest local news, including poorly-timed cuts to...
· 32 min 48 sec
The Texas Legislature is moving bills along, our state agencies are changing under the Trump administration, and there’s a ton going on in town this weekend. TGIF, y’all, it’s time for the Friday News...
· 38 min 46 sec
Perhaps the most mysterious part of South by Southwest to many folks is the film and television portion — which gets underway this weekend. Did you know that local Austinites qualify for special disco...
· 23 min 32 sec
The Food Section Nashville bureau chief Mark Blankenship joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to discuss his recent article on the out-of-state food traditions that have found a home in our booming culina...
· 20 min 51 sec
Philanthropic giving in Austin has been flat for the past few years on Amplify Austin, a 24-hour period of giving that this year features 750 local nonprofits. But what donors do this year will be a b...
· 25 min 33 sec
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is one of our city’s best tourist attractions, but did you know they’ve got great resources for locals, too? With their annual American Currents exhibit openi...
· 24 min 35 sec
South by Southwest can be intimidating, overwhelming, and ridiculously expensive. But for today’s guest, Austinite Lisa Hernandez, if you’re shelling out for anything at SXSW, you’re doing it wrong. S...
· 39 min 22 sec
Nashville’s experiencing a trash crisis, and our landfills are nearly full — but what if we fixed our old stuff instead of tossing it out? NashVillager contributing writer Emily Siner has been collect...
· 29 min 50 sec