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Around Town, StoryCorpsMargaret Zynda and Nancy WatsonMargaret Zynda recently sat down in the booth with one of her four children, Nancy Watson. Nancy says that her mother is "the youngest 84-year-old I know." The two talked a lot about Margaret's life, including her memories of being a wife and mother in mid-century America.... |
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StoryboardAustin, Views and BrewsViews & Brews: Thinking SmarterJoin us this Monday at 6:00 p.m. for the next KUT's Views and Brews: Thinking Smarter with Art Markman, UT Psychology Professor and blues musician, and Bob Duke, UT Music Professor, are interested in presenting ways that musicians learn—and consider that process as a way that people might learn more effectively in general. In other words, the two would explore why this specialized mode of study (music learning) has valuable lessons to teach all types of learners, from traditional students to CEOs.
Performance by Dr. Markman and perhaps Dr. Duke and/or other blues musicians Markman performs with. host Rebecca Mcinroy.
It's free and open to the public. Seating is limited so get there early. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., event starts at 6... |
Arts Eclectic
Glengarry Glen Ross
David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning Glengarry Glen Ross returns to the Austin stage this weekend, courtesy of the fine folks at A Chick and A Dude Productions. Set in the high pressure,...
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StoryboardAustin
Broadcast: Thelonious Monk and the Art...
It’s been 30 years since one of the legends of the jazz world passed away, leaving in his wake, some of the most celebrated and remembered tunes of the last century.
This Sunday at 5:00 we’ll pay tribute to Thelonious Monk with a one hour special Views and Brews Remix here on KUT 90.5. If you...
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StoryboardAustin
From The Archives: Max Roach
During the month of February, as we observe Black History Month, we’re taking the opportunity to dig into the KUT archives and bring you some of the incredible voices that have joined us over the past 50 years on our airwaves.
Our second recording in this series is from a conversation our own...
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StoryboardAustin, What We're Watching
What We’re Watching: Nuit Blanche
With Valentine’s Day upon us there was no shortage of material for us to consider for What We’re Watching. There are great short videos everywhere you look on the web that celebrate love and romance. But the more we looked, the more we knew we had to get your eyes on this wonderful short film...
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Around Town, StoryCorps
Daniel and Mary Myers
Today we'll hear from Daniel and Mary Myers, who were married in Austin last year. Their path to marriage was a long one, spanning Chicago to Austin. They met nearly two decades ago and became friends; after Daniel moved away from Chicago a few years later, he and Mary continued to run into each...
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StoryboardAustin
From The Archives: Coretta Scott King
During the month of February, as we observe Black History Month, we're taking the opportunity to dig into the KUT archives and bring you some of the incredible voices that have spoken on the University of Texas of Austin campus over the past 50 years. Our first recording in this series is from...
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Around Town, StoryCorps
Stephanie Stillman and Summer Spisak
Today we'll be hearing from Stephanie Stillman, who sat down in the Airstream recently with her wife, Summer Spisak. Stephanie and Summer talked about their life together in Austin, and Stephanie shared memories about her childhood days, about realizing she was gay, and about her connection with...
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StoryboardAustin, Views and Brews
Views and Brews Remix: Thelonious Monk...
Thelonious Monk is an original and unique voice in the shaping and the sound of American music. Both his compositions and his inimitable piano playing continue to confound and resound decades after their inception, bringing us to ask questions -- how far can one go when listening to your own muse?...
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Around Town, StoryCorps
Mary Anne Notzon and Ulan Notzon
The StoryCorps mobile booth was in Austin recently collecting stories from your fellow central Texans. The Airstream has now left town, but we’ll continue airing the stories recorded there every Monday and Wednesday morning here on KUT and archiving them here.
Today we'll hear from Mary Anne...
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Arts Eclectic
Proof
David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize winning play Proof opens this weekend at Black Box Theatre. This unique venue, a 90-seat theater space located on the fourth floor of 901 Trinity Street in downtown Austin, is home to Trinity Street Players, who have been producing works there for the past few...
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Around Town, StoryCorps
Nora Miranda and Bernardino Miranda
Nora Miranda of Cedar Creek was born in 1960 and was raised not by her parents but by her grandfather (whom she called Popo) and her aunts and uncles. She recently sat down with her son Bernardino in the StoryCorps mobile booth and shared some memories of growing up with her grandfather....
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Around Town, StoryCorps
H. H. Wright and Sean Guess
H.H. Wright of Rogers, Texas was born in 1924. He saw the Great Depression as a young boy and later, as a young man, he served his country in the second world war. He recently sat down with his grandson, Sean Guess, in the StoryCorp mobile booth and shared a few memories, including this remembrance...
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