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Reporter and author Steven Hale joins host Marie Cecile Anderson and producer Daniel Sumstine to reflect on this week’s biggest news stories. Steven breaks down Metro’s response to last week’s snowsto...
· 28 min 55 sec
There’s more news about Sixth Street reopening to weekend traffic, and we’re breaking it down today on the Friday News Roundup, along with other stories that caught our eye. Host Nikki DaVaughn is joi...
· 37 min 27 sec
City Cast food and travel contributor Margaret Littman joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to give us the rundown on the best soups in town this winter. From ramen to butternut squash and everything in b...
· 20 min 21 sec
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. may have only visited Austin once during his lifetime, but he left his imprint all over this city, from MLK Boulevard to the Dr. King statue at the UT campus and beyond. Hos...
· 34 min 35 sec
It’s been a few months since Lisa Davis took over at the Austin Police Department, and she’s already made some big tweaks. But what else does she have planned for revamping APD’s approach to transpare...
· 25 min 25 sec
The Supreme Court's 2023 ban on affirmative action in admissions programs for higher education is already impacting Vanderbilt University. Host Marie Cecile Anderson sits down with Brina Ratangee and...
· 23 min 57 sec
After last summer’s rise in hate groups and racist/antisemitic flyers appearing all over town, the Metro Human Relations Commission has launched a new initiative called Humans Over Hate, including an...
· 20 min 43 sec
Today, the 89th Texas Legislative session kicks off at the Capitol Building down on Congress Avenue, and y’all, it’s truly a marathon, not a sprint. So, executive director Eva Ruth Moravec sat down wi...
· 30 min 55 sec
Tennessee ranks 49th on policies that benefit children and families, and quality child care in Nashville is increasingly difficult to access. But as the TN Legislature goes into the 2025 session tomor...
· 20 min 25 sec
Music is an enormous part of Austin’s culture, so doesn’t it seem obvious that Austin would help support the music industry and keep the culture alive? Nicole Kelpadlo, the interim director of the Red...
· 36 min 26 sec
On today’s Friday News Roundup, host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by Kelsey Bradshaw, our Hey Austin newsletter editor, and executive producer Eva Ruth Moravec to talk about these freezing temperatures we...
· 36 min 5 sec
Happy snow day!* Did you know our license plate readers are leaking data? And what’s up with the transit referendum lawsuit? Host Marie Cecile Anderson, new producer Daniel Sumstine, and executive pro...
· 24 min 14 sec
Thinking about quitting drinking, or at least doing Dry January? Killjoy is Nashville’s first booze-free beverage shop, and they’re here for you. Founder Stephanie Styll joins host Marie Cecile Anders...
· 21 min 3 sec
Austin’s food scene has been getting some major attention lately, but Nadia Chaudhury, former Eater Austin editor who’s now editing Eater Northeast, has been on the pulse of it for 10 years. In today’...
· 30 min 54 sec
Tennessee State University’s financial plight dominated the news cycle last year, with stories about the alleged $2.1 billion owed to the school by the state and a series of leadership changes sparkin...
· 30 min 53 sec
Basketball star, Shark Tank alumnus, comedian, entrepreneur, and so much more, Fran Harris, is fully focused on one thing right now: Bringing a Women’s National Basketball Association team to town. Th...
· 36 min 55 sec
Austin’s crazy growth has slowed down, and in some cases even gone negative, with black and Hispanic Austinites, particularly with kids, moving to the suburbs. But there’s so much more to our city’s d...
· 39 min 14 sec
In December, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a challenge to SB1, a 2023 bill passed by Tennessee’s Republican-led state legislature that bans the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgend...
· 35 min 0 sec
Host Nikki DaVaughn checked in with Travis County Judge Andy Brown to find out how the county is spending the voter-approved tax increase for childcare, and when residents can access help. Plus, they...
· 35 min 50 sec
If you’re already thinking about planning vacation travel for the new year, then you’ve gotta follow BNA Cheap Flights on Instagram, a.k.a. Andrea Giordano. She’s sharing her secrets to finding low fa...
· 20 min 42 sec