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Nashville Scene food writer Chris Chamberlain is back to preview the Scene’s annual Taco Week, taking place Dec. 2-8 at more than 40 restaurants across the city. He’s giving host and hot sauce aficion...
· 18 min 58 sec
Local artist Greta O. is having a huge breakthrough — in just hours, her art will be worn by thousands of runners as they flood Austin’s streets in the 34th annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot. Greta...
· 14 min 35 sec
According to the experts, Tejano music — a true blend of musical styles authentic to Texas — hit its peak in the 1980s and 1990s, and then faded away after the murder of Selena Quintanilla. But it’s b...
· 37 min 45 sec
City Cast Nashville contributor Jenn Harbin of the Hungry Loner writes a column on our website about the best new bars, restaurants, and pop-ups in town every month. She sat down with Marie Cecile And...
· 18 min 3 sec
Thanksgiving kicks off a holiday season that, for many of us, comes with a hefty side dish of anxiety. Should you talk about politics? What should you do if you’re cornered in a conversation and can’t...
· 37 min 35 sec
On today’s episode of City Cast Nashville, Rev. Zach Sasser from The Downtown Presbyterian Church joins us to discuss a cherished Nashville tradition happening this year on Dec. 5th: the Waffle Shop....
· 21 min 21 sec
On today’s Friday News Roundup, it’s acronym day! District 25 Metro Council member Jeff Preptit joins host Marie Cecile Anderson and executive producer Whitney Pastorek to give us his take on Tuesday’...
· 28 min 8 sec
It’s the Friday News Roundup, and the City Cast Austin team is back, sharing the headlines that are on our minds. Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by Hey Austin newsletter editor Kelsey Bradshaw and exec...
· 40 min 1 sec
Lisa Davis has been at the helm of Austin Police Department for about two months, and has already made some big changes — particularly when it comes to transparency. But what other changes does she ha...
· 25 min 25 sec
Host Marie Cecile Anderson sits down with Albert Bender, a local Cherokee activist, historian, attorney, and political columnist. With Metro Parks slated to hand down a decision on the renaming of Cum...
· 25 min 7 sec
Nashville’s favorite weather guys — David Drobny, Andrew Leeper, and Will Minkoff from NashSevereWx — sit down with executive producer Whitney Pastorek to help us prepare for winter and what’s ahead....
· 24 min 31 sec
Why should we care that a tire company decided to honor 45 Austin (and Lockhart) restaurants in the new Michelin Guide of Texas? Host Nikki DaVaughn wasn’t so sure she did — until she heard all about...
· 30 min 16 sec
Our Hey Nashville newsletter editor and token parent Margaret Kingsbury sits down with kidfluencer Laura Hartley, a.k.a. TNLittles on Instagram, to swap suggestions for the best kid-friendly eateries...
· 21 min 43 sec
We’ve talked before about just how much Austinites throw away, but did you know that the city, as a whole, has a goal to get to zero waste by 2040? With holidays around the corner, there’s no time lik...
· 32 min 1 sec
Photographer Isaac Jones and model Elaine Eisinger launched Nashville Creatives Club earlier this year as a safe, curated series of pop-ups for creatives of all backgrounds to collaborate in spaces ar...
· 25 min 14 sec
Maryam Ahmed, a sophomore at The University of Texas at Austin, wasn’t planning on spending her time at college covering protests. Still, she’s owned the beat, reporting for The Daily Texan on the doz...
· 34 min 39 sec
On today’s Friday News Roundup, host Marie Cecile Anderson and executive producer Whitney Pastorek are joined by Nashville Banner Metro reporter Stephen Elliott. He’s catching us up on the happenings...
· 25 min 58 sec
On today’s Friday News Roundup, the City Cast Austin team discusses several headlines that caught our eye: What the Texas Democratic Party chairman said that led to him stepping down, Austin City Coun...
· 35 min 50 sec
Today on City Cast Nashville, we’ve got the 411 on our local 311, otherwise known as hubNashville. Director Erin Williams is here to make sure y’all know all the ways that you can help one another and...
· 20 min 34 sec
The presidential election was touted as “high stakes,” but voter turnout in Texas, and Austin, was relatively low. Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by Blaise Gainey, KUT’s Texas Capitol reporter, to disc...
· 35 min 26 sec