Elizabeth McQueen

2 months ago | l8r.it | Elizabeth McQueen

The owners of Black Pearl Books want to make sure readers can find all the books that were banned by school districts in Texas last school year. “If an entity is going to try to restrict access to a title or a book, we are going to try to figure out how to make sure people have access to that book,” said Eric Brooks, who owns the North Austin bookstore with his wife, Katrina.

2 months ago | l8r.it | Elizabeth McQueen

The owners of Black Pearl Books want to make sure readers can find all the books that were banned by school districts in Texas last school year. “If an entity is going to try to restrict access to a title or a book, we are going to try to figure out how to make sure people have access to that book,” said Eric Brooks, who owns the North Austin bookstore with his wife, Katrina.

2 months ago | kutkutx.studio | Elizabeth McQueen

Summary We tell the story of how the National Guard descended on the East Texas oilfield, the chaos that followed, and how a bar fight in Austin helped establish a new system of energy regulation. Then we talk about World War II, and how the deal struck between Texas regulators and oil companies positioned the US to run the world of energy in the post-war era.

2 months ago | l8r.it | Elizabeth McQueen

Harrison Eppright has seen Austin change. Since he was born here in 1955, the city has grown from a sleepy town of around 150,000 people to a bustling city of almost a million. The Austin of his childhood was also racially segregated. At a recent live taping of the "Black Austin Matters" podcast Eppright, who is Black, recounted that time vividly. “At one time movie theaters like the Paramount and the State — Blacks could not attend those movie theaters downtown,” said Eppright.

Nov 13, 2024 | kutkutx.studio | Elizabeth McQueen

Summary Sixth Street in downtown Austin is wild enough on a regular night. But for two weeks every March, it gets even crazier when South by Southwest brings thousands of people to town. We spent 24 hours straight on 6th Street, between Congress and I-35 on March 14-15, 2024. Hear the first half of the day in this episode. KUT Producers: Matt Largey, Ben Philpott, Olivia Aldridge, Nathan Bernier, Chelsea Zhu, Stephanie Federico, Maya Fawaz, Audrey McGlinchy, Andrew Weber and Becky Fogel.