March 8, 2013 6:00 am by: Mike Lee
Today on the big 'cast, we're bringing you something from clear on the other side of the cube farm that is the first floor of the KUT Public Media Studios. Texas Music Matters' French Connection had to make the perilous journey from David Brown's cube, which is the sourthernmost work station in the building, all the way over to my cube, which is the northernmost. I can only imagine what an exciting adventure that must have been for this young bit of radio....
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Thanks for stopping by to pick up today's podcast. We hope you find it fresh and tasty and cooked to your liking.
What's on the menu today, you ask? First off, it's a show that's new to us (and therefore, we assume, new to you). It's a cool little thing called The SoCal Byte, which Hawk was excited to find since he's from Southern California himself. This episode is called "A Duck's Worth of Existential Dread," and it's pretty fun.
Then we'll check in with our buddy Rob Rosenthal and his show How Sound. This is the show where Rob takes a behind-the-scenes look at the world of public radio production, and it's usually pretty compelling stuff. On this edition, "The Tale of Lot 180," Rob admits that the piece he's discussing "threw [him] for a loop." From a guy who's... » read more
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Oh gosh and golly, internet pals! Things sure are hopping around here. We've just kicked off our fall 2011 pledge drive, which is always an exciting time at the station; we've got a bunch of volunteers on hand, answering phonecalls from fine folks just like you, the regular staff members all...
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KUT's
O’Dark 30 is back on the bike and bringing you the very best from the world of independent radio production this week. Every Sunday at midnight on Austin's KUT 90.5 and also at 4pm on digital KUT2 we present 3 hours of a little bit of everything from the world of independent radio...
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Listen, folks, we know you're busy people. We know you're all planning ways to sneak out of the office and go down to Zilker park right now. And that's cool; we're not trying to take over your whole weekend or anything. We're just offering you a little something to listen to on the way over to ACL....
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A joyous Tuesday to you all! We're casting a heckuva pod for you fine folks today. We'll get the party started with another edition of
Master Class. Or pal John Pierson will be holding court as always, chatting with a notable member of the movie community. This time around, he's talking...
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Hello, internet friends. We certainly hope you're all safe and sound this Tuesday.
We've got a little something for your mp3 player; today's podcast features some old favorites and a special two-part report from WLRN in Miami.
We'll start things off with O'Dark stalwart the Humble Farmer, who, as...
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Is your mp3 player full yet? If not, then let's fill that bad boy up. If so, then clear some space, man. You've got some O'Dark to listen to!
When he's not out tending his crop of humbleness, the Humble Farmer is dispensing words of wisdom to an undeserving public. He's also an O'Dark...
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It's the cartoon preview for this week's edition of O'Dark 30, in which we still have a bottom locker, we go drinking with vampires and zombies, and the ballet truck comes to town.
KUT's
O’Dark 30 is definitely fighting through the dog days of summer as it heads back out into...
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Hello, interweb friends of ours. We hope you're enjoying the first day of autumn in a reasonable and prudent fashion. To celebrate the start of fall, we've got for you today a podcast that features no mention of the season whatsoever. It does, however, feature our host saying "...none of this is...
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Welcome to O'Dark 30's last podcast of the summer! Autumn officially starts this Friday, so this is your last chance to soak up the summer sun whilst listening to your favorite radio show in pod form. To celebrate the end of summer, we're not just offering you a slice of radio pie to shove on your...
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It's sad but true. This week's edition of the big big show has nothing at all to do with the ACL fest. Still, you've got room in your hearts for both of these weekend events, right? We thought so. On this Sunday's episode of
O'Dark 30, the late night gang is still dying for a vacation...
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Start your weekend with this extra large version of the Friday podcast. Clocking in at a whopping one hour and twenty-three minutes, this is our longest podcast yet; it's pretty much half an episode of the big big show.
Destination DIY features our favorite new public radio theme song,...
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It's the first podcast of September and we're just giddy about the sub-100 degree temperatures that are in this weekend's forecast. We're going to celebrate the relative cool of the upcoming holiday by giving you, free of charge, almost an hour of groovy independent radio production.
We'll get...
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It's the Friday podcast! We're gonna do what we can to help start your weekend off right. Why? Because we care about you, the little people. Honestly, we care about those of you who aren't so little, too. We're just crazy about O'Dark fans of all shapes and sizes around these parts.
To express...
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A happy Tuesday to all our internet friends. We've lovingly prepared a podcast to get you through this oppressively hot day, and we really hope you like it.
Today's 'cast includes three pieces handpicked from a recent full-length O'Dark 30 episode. First in line to entertain you today is...
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