Austin Found Podcast https://www.statesman.com en-US Do you love Austin as much as we do? Find out how it became the city it is today via Austin Found, a podcast from journalist and history buff Michael Barnes and radio personality J.B. Hager. They share the stories behind the stories about the people, places, culture and history of the inimitable Texas capital. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7c3406a0-0e58-11f0-88a4-635a9cc7da2f/image/91aa6a55eda1e4d13f09ade759518e20.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Austin Found Podcast https://www.statesman.com no episodic Austin American-Statesman Do you love Austin as much as we do? Find out how it became the city it is today via Austin Found, a podcast from journalist and history buff Michael Barnes and radio personality J.B. Hager. They share the stories behind the stories about the people, places, culture and history of the inimitable Texas capital. Hearst Austin Media, LLC robbie.farias@statesman.com Ep. 87 She Broke the Good Ol' Boy Network With a Smile https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-87-she-broke-the-good-ol-boy-network-with-a-smi Jacquelyn McGee - a former star athlete, outstanding teacher, and the first woman to run a large urban high school in Texas.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Aug 2022 13:53:07 -0000 Ep. 87 She Broke the Good Ol' Boy Network With a Smile full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 87 She Broke the Good Ol' Boy Network With a Smile Jacquelyn McGee - a former star athlete, outstanding teacher, and the first woman to run a large urban high school in Texas.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jacquelyn McGee - a former star athlete, outstanding teacher, and the first woman to run a large urban high school in Texas. 

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]]> 970 no Ep. 86 Zach Theatre at 99 https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-86-zach-theatre-at-99 The standard history - which Zach has touted and which we have repeated - states that Austin's regional theater was born in 1932. Not so it turns out. According to contemporary stories in newspaper archives now easily available online, what eventually became Zach premiered as the Austin Community Players in 1921. That troupe turned into the Austin Little Theatre in 1927. It took the name Austin Civic Theater in 1949 and Zachary Scott Theater Center in 1967. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 24 Jul 2022 22:48:06 -0000 Ep. 86 Zach Theatre at 99 full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 86 Zach Theatre at 99 The standard history - which Zach has touted and which we have repeated - states that Austin's regional theater was born in 1932. Not so it turns out. According to contemporary stories in newspaper archives now easily available online, what eventually became Zach premiered as the Austin Community Players in 1921. That troupe turned into the Austin Little Theatre in 1927. It took the name Austin Civic Theater in 1949 and Zachary Scott Theater Center in 1967. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The standard history - which Zach has touted and which we have repeated - states that Austin's regional theater was born in 1932. Not so it turns out. According to contemporary stories in newspaper archives now easily available online, what eventually became Zach premiered as the Austin Community Players in 1921. That troupe turned into the Austin Little Theatre in 1927. It took the name Austin Civic Theater in 1949 and Zachary Scott Theater Center in 1967.

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]]> 938 no Ep. 85 Austin Symphony at 109 https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-85-austin-symphony-at-109 Among the secrets to the Austin Symphony's longevity: Its fiscal austerity, its capable leadership, and its willingness to disappear for a long period of time. Here we dig into the history of the Austin Symphony and its survival, including the last couple of years of the pandemic and its impact.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 19 Jul 2022 04:36:39 -0000 Ep. 85 Austin Symphony at 109 full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 85 Austin Symphony at 109 Among the secrets to the Austin Symphony's longevity: Its fiscal austerity, its capable leadership, and its willingness to disappear for a long period of time. Here we dig into the history of the Austin Symphony and its survival, including the last couple of years of the pandemic and its impact.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Among the secrets to the Austin Symphony's longevity: Its fiscal austerity, its capable leadership, and its willingness to disappear for a long period of time. Here we dig into the history of the Austin Symphony and its survival, including the last couple of years of the pandemic and its impact. 

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]]> 914 no Ep. 84 The Neill-Cochran House Museum Pt. 2 https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-84-the-neill-cochran-house-museum-pt-2 West Campus-area house constructed by Austin master builder Abner Cook — since 1958, it has been preserved and operated by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Texas. Museum director Rowena Dasch shares with us the history of one of Austin's oldest homes, some stories from a living resident, Mary Cochran Bohls and updates us on the happenings as a museum including a recent discovery that it might include Austin's only intact slave quarters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:28:38 -0000 Ep. 84 The Neill-Cochran House Museum Pt. 2 full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 84 The Neill-Cochran House Museum Pt. 2 West Campus-area house constructed by Austin master builder Abner Cook — since 1958, it has been preserved and operated by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Texas. Museum director Rowena Dasch shares with us the history of one of Austin's oldest homes, some stories from a living resident, Mary Cochran Bohls and updates us on the happenings as a museum including a recent discovery that it might include Austin's only intact slave quarters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices West Campus-area house constructed by Austin master builder Abner Cook — since 1958, it has been preserved and operated by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Texas.

Museum director Rowena Dasch shares with us the history of one of Austin's oldest homes, some stories from a living resident, Mary Cochran Bohls and updates us on the happenings as a museum including a recent discovery that it might include Austin's only intact slave quarters.

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]]> 2138 no Ep. 83 The Neill-Cochran House Museum Pt. 1 https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-83-the-neill-cochran-house-museum West Campus-area house constructed by Austin master builder Abner Cook — since 1958, it has been preserved and operated by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Texas. Museum director Rowena Dasch shares with us the history of one of Austin's oldest homes, some stories from a living resident, Mary Cochran Bohls and updates us on the happenings as a museum including a recent discovery that it might include Austin's only intact slave quarters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 05 Jul 2022 13:00:00 -0000 Ep. 83 The Neill-Cochran House Museum Pt. 1 full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 83 The Neill-Cochran House Museum West Campus-area house constructed by Austin master builder Abner Cook — since 1958, it has been preserved and operated by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Texas. Museum director Rowena Dasch shares with us the history of one of Austin's oldest homes, some stories from a living resident, Mary Cochran Bohls and updates us on the happenings as a museum including a recent discovery that it might include Austin's only intact slave quarters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices West Campus-area house constructed by Austin master builder Abner Cook — since 1958, it has been preserved and operated by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Texas.

Museum director Rowena Dasch shares with us the history of one of Austin's oldest homes, some stories from a living resident, Mary Cochran Bohls and updates us on the happenings as a museum including a recent discovery that it might include Austin's only intact slave quarters.

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]]> 1869 no Ep. 82 We Turn the Clock Back 20,000 Years https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-82-we-turn-the-clock-back-20-000-years In Florence, on the border of Bell and Williamson counties, is the Gault Site, a vast archaeological treasure trove that dates back some 20,000 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:00:00 -0000 Ep. 82 We Turn the Clock Back 20,000 Years full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 82 We Turn the Clock Back 20,000 Years In Florence, on the border of Bell and Williamson counties, is the Gault Site, a vast archaeological treasure trove that dates back some 20,000 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In Florence, on the border of Bell and Williamson counties, is the Gault Site, a vast archaeological treasure trove that dates back some 20,000 years.

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]]> 890 no Ep. 81 The Lego State Capitol https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-81-the-lego-state-capitol In August of 2019, Pflugerville residentBen Rollman and a team of Lego enthusiasts arrived at the Texas State Capitol visitors center to deliver a Lego Masterpiece replica of our State Capitol.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0000 Ep. 81 The Lego State Capitol full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 81 The Lego State Capitol In August of 2019, Pflugerville residentBen Rollman and a team of Lego enthusiasts arrived at the Texas State Capitol visitors center to deliver a Lego Masterpiece replica of our State Capitol.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In August of 2019, Pflugerville residentBen Rollman and a team of Lego enthusiasts arrived at the Texas State Capitol visitors center to deliver a Lego Masterpiece replica of our State Capitol.  

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]]> 845 no Ep. 80 Land, love, work, family and loss made Salt Lick barbecue https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-80-land-love-work-family-and-loss-made-salt-lic We've all been there, love it, and share with pride Salt Lick barbecue with friends visiting Austin. You might be surprised and just how far back it goes and the history and traditions of this hill country landmark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Jun 2022 23:18:50 -0000 Ep. 80 Land, love, work, family and loss made Salt Lick barbecue full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 80 Land, love, work, family and loss made Salt Lick barbecue We've all been there, love it, and share with pride Salt Lick barbecue with friends visiting Austin. You might be surprised and just how far back it goes and the history and traditions of this hill country landmark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We've all been there, love it, and share with pride Salt Lick barbecue with friends visiting Austin. You might be surprised and just how far back it goes and the history and traditions of this hill country landmark.

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]]> 850 no Ep. 79 Volume 4 of Indelible Austin has arrived https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-79-volume-4-of-indelible-austin-has-arrived We are excited to announce that Volume 4 of "Indelible Austin" by Michael Barnes has made it to publication, which is not only great for Austin preservation, but for sharing many great stories in upcoming episodes of Austin Found.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Apr 2022 05:28:16 -0000 Ep. 79 Volume 4 of Indelible Austin has arrived full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 79 Volume 4 of Indelible Austin has arrived We are excited to announce that Volume 4 of "Indelible Austin" by Michael Barnes has made it to publication, which is not only great for Austin preservation, but for sharing many great stories in upcoming episodes of Austin Found.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We are excited to announce that Volume 4 of "Indelible Austin" by Michael Barnes has made it to publication, which is not only great for Austin preservation, but for sharing many great stories in upcoming episodes of Austin Found.

 

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]]> 1110 no Ep. 78 Iconic Austinite - Lonnie Limón Pt. 2 https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-78-iconic-austinite-lonnie-lim-n-pt-2 Lonnie Limón could have worked anywhere in the country after graduating from the University of Notre Dame. But eventually, Limón moved to back to Austin, where he is closer to relatives — more than 3,500 of them. The Limóns and the Estradas — the latter is his mother's family — have lived in Central Texas since the late 19th century. More than 100 years ago, some members of the two clans moved into Austin proper, where they labored as cab drivers, shop clerks, and domestic workers before starting businesses and turning out community leaders. The two families are almost universally familiar to longtime Austinites, especially in East Austin. Lonnie joins the show to tell his family story, share memories of old East Austin as told by his family elders and give us his thoughts on the ever-changing community his family shaped.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:06:22 -0000 Ep. 78 Iconic Austinite - Lonnie Limón Pt. 2 full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 78 Iconic Austinite - Lonnie Limón Pt. 2 Lonnie Limón could have worked anywhere in the country after graduating from the University of Notre Dame. But eventually, Limón moved to back to Austin, where he is closer to relatives — more than 3,500 of them. The Limóns and the Estradas — the latter is his mother's family — have lived in Central Texas since the late 19th century. More than 100 years ago, some members of the two clans moved into Austin proper, where they labored as cab drivers, shop clerks, and domestic workers before starting businesses and turning out community leaders. The two families are almost universally familiar to longtime Austinites, especially in East Austin. Lonnie joins the show to tell his family story, share memories of old East Austin as told by his family elders and give us his thoughts on the ever-changing community his family shaped.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Lonnie Limón could have worked anywhere in the country after graduating from the University of Notre Dame. But eventually, Limón moved to back to Austin, where he is closer to relatives — more than 3,500 of them.

The Limóns and the Estradas — the latter is his mother's family — have lived in Central Texas since the late 19th century.

More than 100 years ago, some members of the two clans moved into Austin proper, where they labored as cab drivers, shop clerks, and domestic workers before starting businesses and turning out community leaders.

The two families are almost universally familiar to longtime Austinites, especially in East Austin.

Lonnie joins the show to tell his family story, share memories of old East Austin as told by his family elders and give us his thoughts on the ever-changing community his family shaped. 

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]]> 1630 no Ep. 77 Iconic Austinite - Lonnie Limón Pt. 1 https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-77-iconic-austinite-lonnie-lim-n-pt-1 Lonnie Limón could have worked anywhere in the country after graduating from the University of Notre Dame. But eventually, Limón moved to back to Austin, where he is closer to relatives — more than 3,500 of them. The Limóns and the Estradas — the latter is his mother's family — have lived in Central Texas since the late 19th century. More than 100 years ago, some members of the two clans moved into Austin proper, where they labored as cab drivers, shop clerks, and domestic workers before starting businesses and turning out community leaders. The two families are almost universally familiar to longtime Austinites, especially in East Austin. Lonnie joins the show to tell his family story, share memories of old East Austin as told by his family elders and give us his thoughts on the ever-changing community his family shaped.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:44:33 -0000 Ep. 77 Iconic Austinite - Lonnie Limón Pt. 1 full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 77 Iconic Austinite - Lonnie Limón Pt. 1 Lonnie Limón could have worked anywhere in the country after graduating from the University of Notre Dame. But eventually, Limón moved to back to Austin, where he is closer to relatives — more than 3,500 of them. The Limóns and the Estradas — the latter is his mother's family — have lived in Central Texas since the late 19th century. More than 100 years ago, some members of the two clans moved into Austin proper, where they labored as cab drivers, shop clerks, and domestic workers before starting businesses and turning out community leaders. The two families are almost universally familiar to longtime Austinites, especially in East Austin. Lonnie joins the show to tell his family story, share memories of old East Austin as told by his family elders and give us his thoughts on the ever-changing community his family shaped.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Lonnie Limón could have worked anywhere in the country after graduating from the University of Notre Dame. But eventually, Limón moved to back to Austin, where he is closer to relatives — more than 3,500 of them.

The Limóns and the Estradas — the latter is his mother's family — have lived in Central Texas since the late 19th century.

More than 100 years ago, some members of the two clans moved into Austin proper, where they labored as cab drivers, shop clerks, and domestic workers before starting businesses and turning out community leaders.

The two families are almost universally familiar to longtime Austinites, especially in East Austin.

Lonnie joins the show to tell his family story, share memories of old East Austin as told by his family elders and give us his thoughts on the ever-changing community his family shaped. 

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]]> 1603 no Ep. 76 The Trick to a Fruitful Life - Ramón Galindo https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-76-the-trick-to-a-fruitful-life-ram-n-galindo One secret to Galindo's success had nothing to do with sleight of hand. One of the founders of the Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce, founder of Ace Tailors, and downtown landowner, Galindo left quite a footprint in shaping Austin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 27 Feb 2022 03:04:00 -0000 Ep. 76 The Trick to a Fruitful Life - Ramón Galindo full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 76 The Trick to a Fruitful Life - Ramón Galindo One secret to Galindo's success had nothing to do with sleight of hand. One of the founders of the Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce, founder of Ace Tailors, and downtown landowner, Galindo left quite a footprint in shaping Austin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One secret to Galindo's success had nothing to do with sleight of hand. One of the founders of the Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce, founder of Ace Tailors, and downtown landowner, Galindo left quite a footprint in shaping Austin.

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]]> 779 no Ep. 75 An Outlandish Poet https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-75-an-outlandish-poet Robert Lord was "the somewhat outlandish 'poet' who had a column in the Austin American Statesman back in the late 1960s and early '70s. Google has not turned up anything on this man. Interviewing Statesman colleagues from that era turned up nothing.  Who was this mystery poet? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Feb 2022 04:46:38 -0000 Ep. 75 An Outlandish Poet full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 75 An Outlandish Poet Robert Lord was "the somewhat outlandish 'poet' who had a column in the Austin American Statesman back in the late 1960s and early '70s. Google has not turned up anything on this man. Interviewing Statesman colleagues from that era turned up nothing.  Who was this mystery poet? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Robert Lord was "the somewhat outlandish 'poet' who had a column in the Austin American Statesman back in the late 1960s and early '70s. Google has not turned up anything on this man. Interviewing Statesman colleagues from that era turned up nothing.  Who was this mystery poet?

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]]> 639 no Ep. 74 Iconic Austinite - Shannon Sedwick - Esther's Follies Pt. 2 https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-74-iconic-austinite-shannon-sedwick-esthers-fol Co-founder and performer since the very begging of Esther's Follies unique sketch comedy troupe, Shannon Sedwick joins Austin Found to share their story. You might also be surprised at how many iconic places she has been a part of, including Liberty Lunch and The Tavern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Feb 2022 23:20:00 -0000 Ep. 74 Iconic Austinite - Shannon Sedwick - Esther's Follies Pt. 2 full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 74 Iconic Austinite - Shannon Sedwick - Esther's Follies Pt. 2 Co-founder and performer since the very begging of Esther's Follies unique sketch comedy troupe, Shannon Sedwick joins Austin Found to share their story. You might also be surprised at how many iconic places she has been a part of, including Liberty Lunch and The Tavern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Co-founder and performer since the very begging of Esther's Follies unique sketch comedy troupe, Shannon Sedwick joins Austin Found to share their story. You might also be surprised at how many iconic places she has been a part of, including Liberty Lunch and The Tavern.

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]]> 1231 no Ep. 73 Iconic Austinite - Shannon Sedwick - Esther's Follies Pt. 1 https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-73-iconic-austinite-shannon-sedwick-esters-foll Co-founder and performer since the very begging of Esther's Follies unique sketch comedy troupe, Shannon Sedwick joins Austin Found to share their story. You might also be surprised at how many iconic places she has been a part of, including Liberty Lunch and The Tavern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:56:00 -0000 Ep. 73 Iconic Austinite - Shannon Sedwick - Esther's Follies Pt. 1 full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 73 Iconic Austinite - Shannon Sedwick - Esther's Follies Pt. 1 Co-founder and performer since the very begging of Esther's Follies unique sketch comedy troupe, Shannon Sedwick joins Austin Found to share their story. You might also be surprised at how many iconic places she has been a part of, including Liberty Lunch and The Tavern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Co-founder and performer since the very begging of Esther's Follies unique sketch comedy troupe, Shannon Sedwick joins Austin Found to share their story. You might also be surprised at how many iconic places she has been a part of, including Liberty Lunch and The Tavern.

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]]> 1277 no Ep. 72 LBJ's Congressman and Judge https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-72-lbjs-congressman-and-judge Did you know that exactly one native Austinite was nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court? And not that long ago, historically speaking.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Jan 2022 03:45:30 -0000 Ep. 72 LBJ's Congressman and Judge full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 72 LBJ's Congressman and Judge Did you know that exactly one native Austinite was nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court? And not that long ago, historically speaking.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Did you know that exactly one native Austinite was nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court? And not that long ago, historically speaking. 

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]]> 716 no Ep. 71 Austin before IBM https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-71-austin-before-ibm During the early 1960s, before the arrival of IBM in 1967, the entire workforce in Travis County hovered around 80,000. Today, the tech industry alone employs more than 120,000 workers in Central Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 02 Jan 2022 21:12:32 -0000 Ep. 71 Austin before IBM full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 71 Austin before IBM During the early 1960s, before the arrival of IBM in 1967, the entire workforce in Travis County hovered around 80,000. Today, the tech industry alone employs more than 120,000 workers in Central Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices During the early 1960s, before the arrival of IBM in 1967, the entire workforce in Travis County hovered around 80,000. Today, the tech industry alone employs more than 120,000 workers in Central Texas.

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]]> 1133 no Ep. 70 Iconic Austinites - Harrison Eppright pt. 2 https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-70-iconic-austinites-harrison-eppright-pt-2 Manager of Visitor Services/Tour Ambassador at Visit Austin, Harrison discusses growing up in East Austin and shares his passion for Austin architecture and it's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 18 Dec 2021 23:54:39 -0000 Ep. 70 Iconic Austinites - Harrison Eppright pt. 2 full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 70 Iconic Austinites - Harrison Eppright pt. 2 Manager of Visitor Services/Tour Ambassador at Visit Austin, Harrison discusses growing up in East Austin and shares his passion for Austin architecture and it's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Manager of Visitor Services/Tour Ambassador at Visit Austin, Harrison discusses growing up in East Austin and shares his passion for Austin architecture and it's history.

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]]> 1694 no Ep. 69 Iconic Austinites - Harrison Eppright pt. 1 https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/iconic-austinites-harrison-eppright-pt-1 Manager of Visitor Services/Tour Ambassador at Visit Austin, Harrison discusses growing up in East Austin and shares his passion for Austin architecture and it's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 28 Nov 2021 02:52:00 -0000 Ep. 69 Iconic Austinites - Harrison Eppright pt. 1 full Austin American-Statesman Iconic Austinites - Harrison Eppright pt. 1 Manager of Visitor Services/Tour Ambassador at Visit Austin, Harrison discusses growing up in East Austin and shares his passion for Austin architecture and it's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Manager of Visitor Services/Tour Ambassador at Visit Austin, Harrison discusses growing up in East Austin and shares his passion for Austin architecture and it's history.

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]]> 2091 no Ep. 68 The Klan was not always underground https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-68-the-klan-was-not-always-underground The Ku Klux Klan has emblazoned a long historical scar on Texas. At one point during the 1920s, the group was almost a daily fact of life. It took an effort by crusaders such as future Texas Gov. Dan Moody to quell the tide.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Nov 2021 17:43:59 -0000 Ep. 68 The Klan was not always underground full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 68 The Klan was not always underground The Ku Klux Klan has emblazoned a long historical scar on Texas. At one point during the 1920s, the group was almost a daily fact of life. It took an effort by crusaders such as future Texas Gov. Dan Moody to quell the tide.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Ku Klux Klan has emblazoned a long historical scar on Texas. At one point during the 1920s, the group was almost a daily fact of life. It took an effort by crusaders such as future Texas Gov. Dan Moody to quell the tide. 

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]]> 965 no Ep. 67 Lighting the Tree for Over 50 Years https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-67-lighting-the-tree-for-over-50-years According to a 1967 article, the Zilker Christmas Tree was concieved by Mrs. Alden Davis, special chairwoman of Yule Fest, which, along with Trail of Lights, celebrated its 50th in 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:38:48 -0000 Ep. 67 Lighting the Tree for Over 50 Years full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 67 Lighting the Tree for Over 50 Years According to a 1967 article, the Zilker Christmas Tree was concieved by Mrs. Alden Davis, special chairwoman of Yule Fest, which, along with Trail of Lights, celebrated its 50th in 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices According to a 1967 article, the Zilker Christmas Tree was concieved by Mrs. Alden Davis, special chairwoman of Yule Fest, which, along with Trail of Lights, celebrated its 50th in 2014.

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]]> 1170 no Ep. 66 Over 50 Years of High Standards https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-66-over-50-years-of-high-standards KMFA, which is not over 50 years old, was built on high standards.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Oct 2021 02:49:38 -0000 Ep. 66 Over 50 Years of High Standards full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 66 Over 50 Years of High Standards KMFA, which is not over 50 years old, was built on high standards.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices KMFA, which is not over 50 years old, was built on high standards. 

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]]> 881 no Ep. 65 An Austin Gallery since 1993 https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-65-an-austin-gallery-since-1993 Stephen L. Clark Gallery, a story that reaches back to 1993.  Clark, former owner of the Waterloo Ice House group, opened the spot that pulls together so many strands of Austin Culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Oct 2021 05:02:34 -0000 Ep. 65 An Austin Gallery since 1993 full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 65 An Austin Gallery since 1993 Stephen L. Clark Gallery, a story that reaches back to 1993.  Clark, former owner of the Waterloo Ice House group, opened the spot that pulls together so many strands of Austin Culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Stephen L. Clark Gallery, a story that reaches back to 1993.  Clark, former owner of the Waterloo Ice House group, opened the spot that pulls together so many strands of Austin Culture.

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]]> 840 no Ep. 64 Biggest of the Big Time https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-64-biggest-of-the-big-time A populist palace from the beginning, the Paramount was the biggest of big-time venues in Austin, at least from 1915 until late in the 20th century. As the theater has since passed 100 years old, it is crucial to recall that the grande dame of Congress Avenue--frequented by all social and economic classes, although in segregated seating for its first 50 years--hosted some of the top showbiz names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 21 Sep 2021 18:01:00 -0000 Ep. 64 Biggest of the Big Time full Austin American-Statesman Biggest of the Big Time A populist palace from the beginning, the Paramount was the biggest of big-time venues in Austin, at least from 1915 until late in the 20th century. As the theater has since passed 100 years old, it is crucial to recall that the grande dame of Congress Avenue--frequented by all social and economic classes, although in segregated seating for its first 50 years--hosted some of the top showbiz names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A populist palace from the beginning, the Paramount was the biggest of big-time venues in Austin, at least from 1915 until late in the 20th century. As the theater has since passed 100 years old, it is crucial to recall that the grande dame of Congress Avenue--frequented by all social and economic classes, although in segregated seating for its first 50 years--hosted some of the top showbiz names.

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]]> 1161 no Ep. 63 Murder, Suicide, and a Historic Juror https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-63-murder-suicide-and-an-historic-juror "Virgil Oliver---first Negro in the South to serve on a jury." Could that possibly be true? Did Austin play such a dramatic role in the struggle for civil rights? Well, yes and no. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Sep 2021 01:16:00 -0000 Ep. 63 Murder, Suicide, and a Historic Juror full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 63 Murder, Suicide, and a Historic Juror "Virgil Oliver---first Negro in the South to serve on a jury." Could that possibly be true? Did Austin play such a dramatic role in the struggle for civil rights? Well, yes and no. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices "Virgil Oliver---first Negro in the South to serve on a jury." Could that possibly be true? Did Austin play such a dramatic role in the struggle for civil rights? Well, yes and no.

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]]> 819 no Ep. 62 Josefina Zamarripa, mother of 14, raised her children while advocating for East Austin https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-62-josefina-zamarripa-mother-of-14-raised-her-c A little over a month after they said goodbye to their mother, 10 of the Zamarripa children gathered in their childhood home on Tillery Street. Now in their 50s, 60s and 70s, they showed two guests the spots in the house that made family history. One sibling might disagree with another, but with so many eyewitnesses to that history, a shared narrative emerges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Aug 2021 03:20:01 -0000 Ep. 62 Josefina Zamarripa, mother of 14, raised her children while advocating for East Austin full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 62 Josefina Zamarripa, mother of 14, raised her children while advocating for East Austin A little over a month after they said goodbye to their mother, 10 of the Zamarripa children gathered in their childhood home on Tillery Street. Now in their 50s, 60s and 70s, they showed two guests the spots in the house that made family history. One sibling might disagree with another, but with so many eyewitnesses to that history, a shared narrative emerges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A little over a month after they said goodbye to their mother, 10 of the Zamarripa children gathered in their childhood home on Tillery Street.

Now in their 50s, 60s and 70s, they showed two guests the spots in the house that made family history. One sibling might disagree with another, but with so many eyewitnesses to that history, a shared narrative emerges.

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]]> 1021 no Ep. 61 Meet Mary Arnold, the godmother of Austin's green movement https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-61-meet-mary-arnold-the-godmother-of-austins-gr Along with allies such as Shudde Fath, Roberta Crenshaw, Dorothy Richter, Scotty Sayers, Ben Crenshaw, Bill Bunch and others, Arnold showed that steady, smart and well-informed environmental and neighborhood activism can change the city forever.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Aug 2021 02:22:37 -0000 Ep. 61 Meet Mary Arnold, the godmother of Austin's green movement full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 61 Meet Mary Arnold, the godmother of Austin's green movement Along with allies such as Shudde Fath, Roberta Crenshaw, Dorothy Richter, Scotty Sayers, Ben Crenshaw, Bill Bunch and others, Arnold showed that steady, smart and well-informed environmental and neighborhood activism can change the city forever.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Along with allies such as Shudde Fath, Roberta Crenshaw, Dorothy Richter, Scotty Sayers, Ben Crenshaw, Bill Bunch and others, Arnold showed that steady, smart and well-informed environmental and neighborhood activism can change the city forever. 

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]]> 1061 no Ep. 60 Faith Kept for 150 Years https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-60-faith-kept-for-150-years The legacy of an Austin church. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 20 Jul 2021 19:17:20 -0000 Ep. 60 Faith Kept for 150 Years full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 60 Faith Kept for 150 Years The legacy of an Austin church. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The legacy of an Austin church.

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]]> 807 no Ep. 59 The birth, growth and history of Lakeway https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-59-the-birth-growth-and-history-of-lakeway Surprisingly, Lakeway has been well documenting and preserving it's short history. A west Austin hotbed for retiree's and now young prosperous families, we give you a brief history of Lakeway, Tx. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Jul 2021 04:07:11 -0000 Ep. 59 The birth, growth and history of Lakeway full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 59 The birth, growth and history of Lakeway Surprisingly, Lakeway has been well documenting and preserving it's short history. A west Austin hotbed for retiree's and now young prosperous families, we give you a brief history of Lakeway, Tx. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Surprisingly, Lakeway has been well documenting and preserving it's short history. A west Austin hotbed for retiree's and now young prosperous families, we give you a brief history of Lakeway, Tx.

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]]> 823 no Ep. 58 Iconic Austinites - Eddie Wilson Pt. 2 https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-58-iconic-austinites-eddie-wilson-pt-2 Eddie Wilson was the founder of the legiondary Armadillo World Headquarters that shaped Austin as a music town. After AWH he purchased Threadgill's which continued the music heritage of our city. We run through a listener submitted list of great Austin restaurants that are now gone and gather Eddie's thoughts and memories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Jul 2021 06:03:24 -0000 Ep. 58 Iconic Austinites - Eddie Wilson Pt. 2 full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 58 Iconic Austinites - Eddie Wilson Pt. 2 Eddie Wilson was the founder of the legiondary Armadillo World Headquarters that shaped Austin as a music town. After AWH he purchased Threadgill's which continued the music heritage of our city. We run through a listener submitted list of great Austin restaurants that are now gone and gather Eddie's thoughts and memories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Eddie Wilson was the founder of the legiondary Armadillo World Headquarters that shaped Austin as a music town. After AWH he purchased Threadgill's which continued the music heritage of our city. We run through a listener submitted list of great Austin restaurants that are now gone and gather Eddie's thoughts and memories.

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]]> 1718 no Ep. 57 Iconic Austinites - Eddie Wilson Pt. 1 https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-57-iconic-austinites-eddie-wilson Eddie Wilson was the founder of the legiondary Armadillo World Headquarters that shaped Austin as a music town. After AWH he purchased Threadgill's which continued the music heritage of our city. We run through a listener submitted list of great Austin restaurants that are now gone and gather Eddie's thoughts and memories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Jun 2021 04:03:00 -0000 Ep. 57 Iconic Austinites - Eddie Wilson Pt. 1 full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 57 Iconic Austinites - Eddie Wilson Pt. 1 Eddie Wilson was the founder of the legiondary Armadillo World Headquarters that shaped Austin as a music town. After AWH he purchased Threadgill's which continued the music heritage of our city. We run through a listener submitted list of great Austin restaurants that are now gone and gather Eddie's thoughts and memories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Eddie Wilson was the founder of the legiondary Armadillo World Headquarters that shaped Austin as a music town. After AWH he purchased Threadgill's which continued the music heritage of our city. We run through a listener submitted list of great Austin restaurants that are now gone and gather Eddie's thoughts and memories.

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]]> 2049 no Ep. 56 Life Down at the Poor Farm https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-56-life-down-at-the-poor-farm What we know know as Tarrytown was once a poor farm in the late 1800's. It was for paupers, convicts, and farmhands, some looking for work, some looking for food in tough times. It was even used for some criminals to pay off debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Jun 2021 04:28:27 -0000 Ep. 56 Life Down at the Poor Farm full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 56 Life Down at the Poor Farm What we know know as Tarrytown was once a poor farm in the late 1800's. It was for paupers, convicts, and farmhands, some looking for work, some looking for food in tough times. It was even used for some criminals to pay off debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What we know know as Tarrytown was once a poor farm in the late 1800's. It was for paupers, convicts, and farmhands, some looking for work, some looking for food in tough times. It was even used for some criminals to pay off debt.

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]]> 763 no Ep. 55 No, It's the Heat! https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-55-no-its-the-heat As much as we love Austin, dealing and adjusting to the heat is a very real consideration, especially with so many moving here. Can you handle it?  Not sure?  Give this a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Jun 2021 04:34:00 -0000 Ep. 55 No, It's the Heat! full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 55 No, It's the Heat! As much as we love Austin, dealing and adjusting to the heat is a very real consideration, especially with so many moving here. Can you handle it?  Not sure?  Give this a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices As much as we love Austin, dealing and adjusting to the heat is a very real consideration, especially with so many moving here. Can you handle it?  Not sure?  Give this a listen.

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]]> 727 no Ep. 54 The Mystery of the Downtown Castle on the Hill https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-54-the-mystery-of-the-downtown-castle-on-the-hi This Victorian mansion, known as Chateau Bellevue, is home to the Austin Woman's Club, formed by female leaders in the 1920's. However, not the only castlelike structure in Austin, we explore more in the Austin surroundings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 22 May 2021 19:12:30 -0000 Ep. 54 The Mystery of the Downtown Castle on the Hill full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 54 The Mystery of the Downtown Castle on the Hill This Victorian mansion, known as Chateau Bellevue, is home to the Austin Woman's Club, formed by female leaders in the 1920's. However, not the only castlelike structure in Austin, we explore more in the Austin surroundings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This Victorian mansion, known as Chateau Bellevue, is home to the Austin Woman's Club, formed by female leaders in the 1920's. However, not the only castlelike structure in Austin, we explore more in the Austin surroundings.

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]]> 782 no Ep. 53 Sex, Drugs, and Jazz https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-53-sex-drugs-and-jazz Between World War 1 and the Great Depression, the Jazz Age picked up where Guy Town's vices left off.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 May 2021 15:01:49 -0000 Ep. 53 Sex, Drugs, and Jazz full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 53 Sex, Drugs, and Jazz Between World War 1 and the Great Depression, the Jazz Age picked up where Guy Town's vices left off.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Between World War 1 and the Great Depression, the Jazz Age picked up where Guy Town's vices left off. 

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]]> 1304 no Ep. 52 Recent passing of iconic Austinites that shaped our city and culture https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-52-recent-passing-of-iconic-austinites-that-sha Teresa Lozano Long, major philanthropist, longtime educator and community leader, died at age 92. Austin civil rights pioneer, school namesake, church co-founder, business leader and lifelong educator Bertha Sadler Means died at age 100.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Apr 2021 20:41:47 -0000 Ep. 52 Recent passing of iconic Austinites that shaped our city and culture full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 52 Recent passing of iconic Austinites that shaped our city and culture Teresa Lozano Long, major philanthropist, longtime educator and community leader, died at age 92. Austin civil rights pioneer, school namesake, church co-founder, business leader and lifelong educator Bertha Sadler Means died at age 100.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Teresa Lozano Long, major philanthropist, longtime educator and community leader, died at age 92.

Austin civil rights pioneer, school namesake, church co-founder, business leader and lifelong educator Bertha Sadler Means died at age 100.

 

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]]> 1120 no Ep. 51 What happened to the Native Americans in Texas? https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-51-what-happened-to-the-native-americans-in-tex Texas is home to just three surviving small reservations, two of which, the Alabama-Coushatta in East Texas and the Kickapoo on the Rio Grande, were set aside for immigrant Native Americans, meaning the remnants of tribes what were forced into Texas from their original homelands in the eastern United States What happened, then, to the Caddos, Comanches, Wichitas, Kiowas, Apaches, Karankawas, Tonkawas, Coahuiltecans, Jumanos and other indigenous Texas tribes? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Apr 2021 23:43:44 -0000 Ep. 51 What happened to the Native Americans in Texas? full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 51 What happened to the Native Americans in Texas? Texas is home to just three surviving small reservations, two of which, the Alabama-Coushatta in East Texas and the Kickapoo on the Rio Grande, were set aside for immigrant Native Americans, meaning the remnants of tribes what were forced into Texas from their original homelands in the eastern United States What happened, then, to the Caddos, Comanches, Wichitas, Kiowas, Apaches, Karankawas, Tonkawas, Coahuiltecans, Jumanos and other indigenous Texas tribes? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Texas is home to just three surviving small reservations, two of which, the Alabama-Coushatta in East Texas and the Kickapoo on the Rio Grande, were set aside for immigrant Native Americans, meaning the remnants of tribes what were forced into Texas from their original homelands in the eastern United States

What happened, then, to the Caddos, Comanches, Wichitas, Kiowas, Apaches, Karankawas, Tonkawas, Coahuiltecans, Jumanos and other indigenous Texas tribes?

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]]> 1091 no Ep. 50 The Vietnam War Split Austin Wide Open https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-50-the-vietnam-war-split-austin-wide-open During the 1960's, Austinites, found themselves in a unique position. Many remained loyal to the man who had served as their congressman, senator, vice president and president. Others, played a part in the local protest movement against the war.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 02 Apr 2021 14:25:13 -0000 Ep. 50 The Vietnam War Split Austin Wide Open full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 50 The Vietnam War Split Austin Wide Open During the 1960's, Austinites, found themselves in a unique position. Many remained loyal to the man who had served as their congressman, senator, vice president and president. Others, played a part in the local protest movement against the war.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices During the 1960's, Austinites, found themselves in a unique position. Many remained loyal to the man who had served as their congressman, senator, vice president and president. Others, played a part in the local protest movement against the war. 

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]]> 768 no Ep. 49 Two of Austin's oldest houses https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-49-two-of-austins-oldest-houses-in-town You know one — the French Legation — as the “oldest house in town.” Locals and tourists love this Creole-style home that rests on a steep crest; it was built for Alphonse Dubois de Saligny, France’s chargé d’affaires to the new Republic of Texas. You are probably familiar with the other handsome house — Boggy Creek Farm — because of its organic foodstuffs rather than its history.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:12:00 -0000 Ep. 49 Two of Austin's oldest houses full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 49 Two of Austin's oldest houses You know one — the French Legation — as the “oldest house in town.” Locals and tourists love this Creole-style home that rests on a steep crest; it was built for Alphonse Dubois de Saligny, France’s chargé d’affaires to the new Republic of Texas. You are probably familiar with the other handsome house — Boggy Creek Farm — because of its organic foodstuffs rather than its history.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You know one — the French Legation — as the “oldest house in town.” Locals and tourists love this Creole-style home that rests on a steep crest; it was built for Alphonse Dubois de Saligny, France’s chargé d’affaires to the new Republic of Texas.

You are probably familiar with the other handsome house — Boggy Creek Farm — because of its organic foodstuffs rather than its history. 

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]]> 1033 no Ep. 48 “Forty Years of East Austin Evolution” about Black East Austin newspaper https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-48-forty-years-of-east-austin-evolution-about-b Austin leaders wanted more integration in the 60’s and didn’t know where to find black owned business and started a black registry. In 1973, the Villager was born.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:04:22 -0000 Ep. 48 “Forty Years of East Austin Evolution” about Black East Austin newspaper full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 48 “Forty Years of East Austin Evolution” about Black East Austin newspaper Austin leaders wanted more integration in the 60’s and didn’t know where to find black owned business and started a black registry. In 1973, the Villager was born.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Austin leaders wanted more integration in the 60’s and didn’t know where to find black owned business and started a black registry. In 1973, the Villager was born. 

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]]> 773 no Ep. 47 ‘A natural-born progressive’: Enter the modernist world of Texas Black architect John S. Chase https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-47-a-natural-born-progressive-enter-the-moderni Any alert observer passing along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Chestnut Avenue in East Austin inevitably notices two revolutionary sites. One is the David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with its dramatically escalating roofline, color-block windows and soaring modernist steeple. The other is the radically geometrical and cantilevered residence located a bit to the east of the landmark church at MLK and Maple Avenue known as the Phillips House. John Saunders Chase Jr. — the first licensed Black architect in Texas and, in 1952, the first African American to graduate from University of Texas’ School of Architecture — designed all three striking buildings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 14 Mar 2021 01:31:06 -0000 Ep. 47 ‘A natural-born progressive’: Enter the modernist world of Texas Black architect John S. Chase full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 47 ‘A natural-born progressive’: Enter the modernist world of Texas Black architect John S. Chase Any alert observer passing along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Chestnut Avenue in East Austin inevitably notices two revolutionary sites. One is the David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with its dramatically escalating roofline, color-block windows and soaring modernist steeple. The other is the radically geometrical and cantilevered residence located a bit to the east of the landmark church at MLK and Maple Avenue known as the Phillips House. John Saunders Chase Jr. — the first licensed Black architect in Texas and, in 1952, the first African American to graduate from University of Texas’ School of Architecture — designed all three striking buildings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Any alert observer passing along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Chestnut Avenue in East Austin inevitably notices two revolutionary sites. One is the David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with its dramatically escalating roofline, color-block windows and soaring modernist steeple. The other is the radically geometrical and cantilevered residence located a bit to the east of the landmark church at MLK and Maple Avenue known as the Phillips House.

John Saunders Chase Jr. — the first licensed Black architect in Texas and, in 1952, the first African American to graduate from University of Texas’ School of Architecture — designed all three striking buildings.

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]]> 1253 no Ep. 46 A Holy Land, Deaf Smith and the Texas School for the Deaf https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-46-a-holy-land-deaf-smith-and-the-texas-school The story of Deaf Smith, a war hero and the fight to preserve the Texas School for the Deaf, the oldest continuously operated school in the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:39:02 -0000 Ep. 46 A Holy Land, Deaf Smith and the Texas School for the Deaf full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 46 A Holy Land, Deaf Smith and the Texas School for the Deaf The story of Deaf Smith, a war hero and the fight to preserve the Texas School for the Deaf, the oldest continuously operated school in the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The story of Deaf Smith, a war hero and the fight to preserve the Texas School for the Deaf, the oldest continuously operated school in the state.

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]]> 987 no Ep. 45 Ballet at the Armadillo World Headquarters https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-45-ballet-at-the-armadillo-world-headquarters You've heard the stories of the legendary Armadillo, where hippies and rednecks co-mingled... oh, and ballet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 19 Feb 2021 02:13:35 -0000 Ep. 45 Ballet at the Armadillo World Headquarters full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 45 Ballet at the Armadillo World Headquarters You've heard the stories of the legendary Armadillo, where hippies and rednecks co-mingled... oh, and ballet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You've heard the stories of the legendary Armadillo, where hippies and rednecks co-mingled... oh, and ballet.

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]]> 996 no Ep. 44 116 Years of German-Austin Music. The Saengerrunde Hall https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-44-116-years-of-german-austin-music-the-saenger German settlers in Austin formed a traditional singing group as early as 1852. The tradition continues today at the Saengerrunde Hall at 1607 San Jacinto Street, adjacent to Scholtz Garden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Feb 2021 18:08:00 -0000 Ep. 44 116 Years of German-Austin Music. The Saengerrunde Hall full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 44 116 Years of German-Austin Music. The Saengerrunde Hall German settlers in Austin formed a traditional singing group as early as 1852. The tradition continues today at the Saengerrunde Hall at 1607 San Jacinto Street, adjacent to Scholtz Garden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices German settlers in Austin formed a traditional singing group as early as 1852. The tradition continues today at the Saengerrunde Hall at 1607 San Jacinto Street, adjacent to Scholtz Garden.

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]]> 1122 no Ep. 43 Closing up shop. The Frisco Shop https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-43-closing-up-shop-the-frisco-shop Known for comfort food such as beef tips, chicken-fried stea, chicken and dumplings, and icebox pie, the Frisco Shop was part of the Night Hawk chain, which Harry Akin, mayor of Austin from 1967 to 1969, started in 1932. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:16:27 -0000 Ep. 43 Closing up shop. The Frisco Shop full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 43 Closing up shop. The Frisco Shop Known for comfort food such as beef tips, chicken-fried stea, chicken and dumplings, and icebox pie, the Frisco Shop was part of the Night Hawk chain, which Harry Akin, mayor of Austin from 1967 to 1969, started in 1932. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Known for comfort food such as beef tips, chicken-fried stea, chicken and dumplings, and icebox pie, the Frisco Shop was part of the Night Hawk chain, which Harry Akin, mayor of Austin from 1967 to 1969, started in 1932.

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]]> 723 no Ep. 42 How did 2.8 Million trees get planted around Austin? https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-42-how-did-2-8-million-trees-get-planted-around During the past 30 years, TreeFolks has set down more than 2.8 million trees in the Austin area. Tree Folks now works with a 1.2 Million dollar annual budget planting trees around Austin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:00:00 -0000 Ep. 42 How did 2.8 Million trees get planted around Austin? full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 42 How did 2.8 Million trees get planted around Austin? During the past 30 years, TreeFolks has set down more than 2.8 million trees in the Austin area. Tree Folks now works with a 1.2 Million dollar annual budget planting trees around Austin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices During the past 30 years, TreeFolks has set down more than 2.8 million trees in the Austin area. Tree Folks now works with a 1.2 Million dollar annual budget planting trees around Austin

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]]> 1036 Ep. 41 Secrets of the Buford Tower https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-41-secrets-of-the-buford-tower The Buford Tower conceals three secrets. The graceful, six-story Italianate structure poised above Lady Bird Lake is a fire tower without any fires to fight and a bell tower without any real bells. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 19 Jan 2021 02:00:18 -0000 Ep. 41 Secrets of the Buford Tower full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 41 Secrets of the Buford Tower The Buford Tower conceals three secrets. The graceful, six-story Italianate structure poised above Lady Bird Lake is a fire tower without any fires to fight and a bell tower without any real bells. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Buford Tower conceals three secrets. The graceful, six-story Italianate structure poised above Lady Bird Lake is a fire tower without any fires to fight and a bell tower without any real bells.

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]]> 657 no Ep. 40 From golf to racehorses: The many lives of Austinite Walter Benson, 103 https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-40-from-golf-to-racehorses-the-many-lives-of-au Over the course of more than a century, Austinites have known Benson as many things. Among them: adventurous youth, World War II veteran, textbook publisher, thoroughbred breeder and polished social dancer. Yet it has been his legendary golf game that has followed Benson through much of his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 09 Jan 2021 18:56:35 -0000 Ep. 40 From golf to racehorses: The many lives of Austinite Walter Benson, 103 full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 40 From golf to racehorses: The many lives of Austinite Walter Benson, 103 Over the course of more than a century, Austinites have known Benson as many things. Among them: adventurous youth, World War II veteran, textbook publisher, thoroughbred breeder and polished social dancer. Yet it has been his legendary golf game that has followed Benson through much of his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Over the course of more than a century, Austinites have known Benson as many things. Among them: adventurous youth, World War II veteran, textbook publisher, thoroughbred breeder and polished social dancer.

Yet it has been his legendary golf game that has followed Benson through much of his life.

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]]> 1020 no Ep. 39 Austin activist Shudde Fath over 100: A life well spent https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-39-austin-activist-shudde-fath-at-100-a-life-we Some citizens are honored merely for reaching the centennial mark. The Bastrop-born-and-reared Shudde Bess Bryson Fath has been spearheading causes for more than half her life, even before the fire station plan sparked her public outrage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 29 Dec 2020 04:10:00 -0000 Ep. 39 Austin activist Shudde Fath over 100: A life well spent full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 39 Austin activist Shudde Fath over 100: A life well spent Some citizens are honored merely for reaching the centennial mark. The Bastrop-born-and-reared Shudde Bess Bryson Fath has been spearheading causes for more than half her life, even before the fire station plan sparked her public outrage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Some citizens are honored merely for reaching the centennial mark. The Bastrop-born-and-reared Shudde Bess Bryson Fath has been spearheading causes for more than half her life, even before the fire station plan sparked her public outrage.

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]]> 888 no Ep. 38 Sam the Space Monkey https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-38-sam-the-space-monkey Little-known fact: One of the earliest space travelers from Earth was an Austin Native. Sam the Space Monkey was born in 1957 at the Balcones Research Center.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Dec 2020 19:16:21 -0000 Ep. 38 Sam the Space Monkey full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 38 Sam the Space Monkey Little-known fact: One of the earliest space travelers from Earth was an Austin Native. Sam the Space Monkey was born in 1957 at the Balcones Research Center.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Little-known fact: One of the earliest space travelers from Earth was an Austin Native. Sam the Space Monkey was born in 1957 at the Balcones Research Center. 

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]]> 628 no Ep. 37 17 parties that altered Austin https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-37-17-parties-that-altered-austin We look back at parties that altered our fair city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Dec 2020 14:00:00 -0000 Ep. 37 17 parties that altered Austin full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 37 17 parties that altered Austin We look back at parties that altered our fair city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We look back at parties that altered our fair city.

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]]> 1652 no Ep. 36 Why no Gayborhoods in Austin? https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-36-why-no-gayborhoods-in-austin Austin doesn't have--never had--a true "gayborhood," defined as a district with a high density of LGBT residents, businesses, and street life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Dec 2020 19:32:35 -0000 Ep. 36 Why no Gayborhoods in Austin? full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 36 Why no Gayborhoods in Austin? Austin doesn't have--never had--a true "gayborhood," defined as a district with a high density of LGBT residents, businesses, and street life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Austin doesn't have--never had--a true "gayborhood," defined as a district with a high density of LGBT residents, businesses, and street life.

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]]> 813 no Ep. 35 The Watercolors of Austin https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-35-the-watercolors-of-austin A watercolor portrait of Austin's landscape would start with a green wash. Then add splashes of white (limestone) and blue (creeks, rivers, and lakes). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:00:00 -0000 Ep. 35 The Watercolors of Austin full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 35 The Watercolors of Austin A watercolor portrait of Austin's landscape would start with a green wash. Then add splashes of white (limestone) and blue (creeks, rivers, and lakes). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A watercolor portrait of Austin's landscape would start with a green wash. Then add splashes of white (limestone) and blue (creeks, rivers, and lakes).

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]]> 1196 no Ep. 34 Making Guitars for the Greats https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-34-making-guitars-for-the-greats Mark Erlewine is known in Austin and elsewhere as a master of making and repairing guitars. He has created or repaired guitars for Jerry Garcia, Albert King, an dOtis Rush. He has created or repaired custom guitars as well for John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Elvis Costello, Bo Diddley, Johnny Winter, Joe Walsh, John Fogerty, Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:00:00 -0000 Ep. 34 Making Guitars for the Greats full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 34 Making Guitars for the Greats Mark Erlewine is known in Austin and elsewhere as a master of making and repairing guitars. He has created or repaired guitars for Jerry Garcia, Albert King, an dOtis Rush. He has created or repaired custom guitars as well for John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Elvis Costello, Bo Diddley, Johnny Winter, Joe Walsh, John Fogerty, Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mark Erlewine is known in Austin and elsewhere as a master of making and repairing guitars. He has created or repaired guitars for Jerry Garcia, Albert King, an dOtis Rush. He has created or repaired custom guitars as well for John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Elvis Costello, Bo Diddley, Johnny Winter, Joe Walsh, John Fogerty, Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson.

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]]> 683 no Ep. 33 Unlocking West Austin History https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-33-unlocking-west-austin-history When did the Shaw-Pease sale take place? Folklore- along with some surviving newspaper articles and other sources- tell us that Gov. Shivers took possession of Woodlawn from the Pease family and moved in exactly 100 years after the Pease family. Hmmm. Not so fast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Nov 2020 14:00:00 -0000 Ep. 33 Unlocking West Austin History full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 33 Unlocking West Austin History When did the Shaw-Pease sale take place? Folklore- along with some surviving newspaper articles and other sources- tell us that Gov. Shivers took possession of Woodlawn from the Pease family and moved in exactly 100 years after the Pease family. Hmmm. Not so fast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When did the Shaw-Pease sale take place? Folklore- along with some surviving newspaper articles and other sources- tell us that Gov. Shivers took possession of Woodlawn from the Pease family and moved in exactly 100 years after the Pease family. Hmmm. Not so fast. 

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]]> 1331 no Ep. 32 Texans love their H.E.B. https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-32-texans-love-their-h-e-b H.E.B. is celebrating 80+ years of selling food in the Texas capital. With two dozen stores in the area, H.E.B. has earned about 60+ percent of the grocery market in Austin. We've gathered dozens of facts, history, and did-ya-knows about one of Texas' iconic brands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:00:00 -0000 Ep. 32 Texans love their H.E.B. full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 32 Texans love their H.E.B. H.E.B. is celebrating 80+ years of selling food in the Texas capital. With two dozen stores in the area, H.E.B. has earned about 60+ percent of the grocery market in Austin. We've gathered dozens of facts, history, and did-ya-knows about one of Texas' iconic brands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices H.E.B. is celebrating 80+ years of selling food in the Texas capital. With two dozen stores in the area, H.E.B. has earned about 60+ percent of the grocery market in Austin. We've gathered dozens of facts, history, and did-ya-knows about one of Texas' iconic brands.

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]]> 1217 no Ep. 31 Before the Bombings of 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-31-before-the-bombings-of-2018 For a place with a reasonable reputation for public safety, the Austin area has produced some of the most traumatic and sensationally reported crimes in American history.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Nov 2020 03:28:25 -0000 Ep. 31 Before the Bombings of 2018 full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 31 Before the Bombings of 2018 For a place with a reasonable reputation for public safety, the Austin area has produced some of the most traumatic and sensationally reported crimes in American history.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For a place with a reasonable reputation for public safety, the Austin area has produced some of the most traumatic and sensationally reported crimes in American history. 

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]]> 1100 no Ep. 30 A golden age: When concert poster art explained Austin music https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/a-golden-age-when-concert-poster-art-explained-aus Austin’s music posters — especially the psychedelic ones that promoted shows at Vulcan Gas Company, Armadillo World Headquarters and other venues — resembled some of the posters produced in San Francisco at the time.  Some of the most rudimentary pen-and-ink techniques were used in part because they were the least expensive methods at the time and the most easily reproduced.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Oct 2020 18:58:00 -0000 Ep. 30 A golden age: When concert poster art explained Austin music full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 30 A golden age: When concert poster art explained Austin music Austin’s music posters — especially the psychedelic ones that promoted shows at Vulcan Gas Company, Armadillo World Headquarters and other venues — resembled some of the posters produced in San Francisco at the time.  Some of the most rudimentary pen-and-ink techniques were used in part because they were the least expensive methods at the time and the most easily reproduced.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Austin’s music posters — especially the psychedelic ones that promoted shows at Vulcan Gas Company, Armadillo World Headquarters and other venues — resembled some of the posters produced in San Francisco at the time. 

Some of the most rudimentary pen-and-ink techniques were used in part because they were the least expensive methods at the time and the most easily reproduced.

 

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]]> 1032 no Ep. 29 Austin Aqua Festival 1962-1998 https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-29-austin-aqua-festival-1962-1998 Started by the Chamber of Commerce In 1962, Austin Aqua Festival, long before the advent of South by Southwest (1987) or the Austin City Limits Music Festival (2002), it included parades down Congress Avenue and on Town Lake, boating races and skiing showcases, beauty contests and decorated floats, community games and fishing contests, wandering entertainers and craft sellers, food booths and nightly concerts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Oct 2020 01:35:00 -0000 Ep. 29 Austin Aqua Festival 1962-1998 full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 29 Austin Aqua Festival 1962-1998 Started by the Chamber of Commerce In 1962, Austin Aqua Festival, long before the advent of South by Southwest (1987) or the Austin City Limits Music Festival (2002), it included parades down Congress Avenue and on Town Lake, boating races and skiing showcases, beauty contests and decorated floats, community games and fishing contests, wandering entertainers and craft sellers, food booths and nightly concerts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Started by the Chamber of Commerce In 1962, Austin Aqua Festival, long before the advent of South by Southwest (1987) or the Austin City Limits Music Festival (2002), it included parades down Congress Avenue and on Town Lake, boating races and skiing showcases, beauty contests and decorated floats, community games and fishing contests, wandering entertainers and craft sellers, food booths and nightly concerts.

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]]> 1184 no Ep. 28 An Orphanage for African Americans. St. John's Neighborhood https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-28-an-orphanage-for-african-americans-st-johns You've seen St. John's street just off I-35. There was once an orphanage for African Americans and host to the St. John's encampments and the St. John's circuit.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:32:44 -0000 Ep. 28 An Orphanage for African Americans. St. John's Neighborhood full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 28 An Orphanage for African Americans. St. John's Neighborhood You've seen St. John's street just off I-35. There was once an orphanage for African Americans and host to the St. John's encampments and the St. John's circuit.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You've seen St. John's street just off I-35. There was once an orphanage for African Americans and host to the St. John's encampments and the St. John's circuit.

 

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]]> 801 no Ep 27 Changing faces of the Tonkawa https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-27-changing-faces-of-the-tonkawa You always hear about the Comanches, but the Tonkawa’s were a big part of Austin.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 18 Sep 2020 05:55:00 -0000 Ep 27 Changing faces of the Tonkawa full Austin American-Statesman Ep 27 Changing faces of the Tonkawa You always hear about the Comanches, but the Tonkawa’s were a big part of Austin.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You always hear about the Comanches, but the Tonkawa’s were a big part of Austin. 

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]]> 871 no Ep. 26 Did you know that the world’s oldest Lion’s Club is in Austin? https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-26-1916-lions-club-formed-in-austin What was the Lions club in Austin and how it shaped some places and things we are familiar with today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:00:00 -0000 Ep. 26 Did you know that the world’s oldest Lion’s Club is in Austin? full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 26 Did you know that the world’s oldest Lion’s Club is in Austin? What was the Lions club in Austin and how it shaped some places and things we are familiar with today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What was the Lions club in Austin and how it shaped some places and things we are familiar with today.

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]]> 834 no Ep. 25 Reborn Green Pastures https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-25-reborn-green-pastures Built in 1895 and became a dining spot in 1946 in South Austin just a couple miles south of Downtown, it has been serving dinners and cocktails to Austinites for more than 70 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Sep 2020 01:58:52 -0000 Ep. 25 Reborn Green Pastures full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 25 Reborn Green Pastures Built in 1895 and became a dining spot in 1946 in South Austin just a couple miles south of Downtown, it has been serving dinners and cocktails to Austinites for more than 70 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Built in 1895 and became a dining spot in 1946 in South Austin just a couple miles south of Downtown, it has been serving dinners and cocktails to Austinites for more than 70 years.

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]]> 824 no Ep. 24 Really Underground Austin. A Fallout Shelter in Rollingwood untouched https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/really-underground-austin-a-fallout-shelter-in-rol A Rollingwood resident has preserved an underground nuclear fallout shelter that remained sealed and untouched for 50 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Aug 2020 21:34:00 -0000 Ep. 24 Really Underground Austin. A Fallout Shelter in Rollingwood untouched full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 24 Really Underground Austin. A Fallout Shelter in Rollingwood untouched A Rollingwood resident has preserved an underground nuclear fallout shelter that remained sealed and untouched for 50 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A Rollingwood resident has preserved an underground nuclear fallout shelter that remained sealed and untouched for 50 years.

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]]> 984 no Ep. 23 American Statesman at 150 https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-23-american-statesman-at-150 The first edition of what would become the Austin American-Statesman was published 149 years ago today. Over the next year leading to our sesquicentennial, we will periodically look back at the newspaper’s history and its role in Austin’s rise.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Aug 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Ep. 23 American Statesman at 150 full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 23 American Statesman at 150 The first edition of what would become the Austin American-Statesman was published 149 years ago today. Over the next year leading to our sesquicentennial, we will periodically look back at the newspaper’s history and its role in Austin’s rise.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The first edition of what would become the Austin American-Statesman was published 149 years ago today. Over the next year leading to our sesquicentennial, we will periodically look back at the newspaper’s history and its role in Austin’s rise. 

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]]> 859 no Ep. 22 The Story behind El Azteca https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-22-the-story-behind-el-azteca 53 years of serving steak a la Mexicana, chicken mole, soft tacos, menudo and barbacoa de cabeza on East 7th St. This is the story of Jorge Guerra and a welcoming East Austin family owned restaurant that was welcoming and shaped and improved this part of East Austin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Aug 2020 03:07:57 -0000 Ep. 22 The Story behind El Azteca full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 22 The Story behind El Azteca 53 years of serving steak a la Mexicana, chicken mole, soft tacos, menudo and barbacoa de cabeza on East 7th St. This is the story of Jorge Guerra and a welcoming East Austin family owned restaurant that was welcoming and shaped and improved this part of East Austin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 53 years of serving steak a la Mexicana, chicken mole, soft tacos, menudo and barbacoa de cabeza on East 7th St. This is the story of Jorge Guerra and a welcoming East Austin family owned restaurant that was welcoming and shaped and improved this part of East Austin.

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]]> 845 no Ep. 21 The Roles of the Palm School https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-21-the-roles-of-the-palm-school The Swante Palm School is downtown Austin's historical ghost ship. Most Austinites remain unaware of its past as a Republic of Texas ,Confederate, and United States military base and armory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Jul 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Ep. 21 The Roles of the Palm School full Austin American-Statesman The Roles of the Palm School The Swante Palm School is downtown Austin's historical ghost ship. Most Austinites remain unaware of its past as a Republic of Texas ,Confederate, and United States military base and armory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Swante Palm School is downtown Austin's historical ghost ship. Most Austinites remain unaware of its past as a Republic of Texas ,Confederate, and United States military base and armory.

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]]> 1013 no Ep. 20 How to read Austin Cemeteries https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-20-how-to-read-austin-cemeteries "A Cemetery is like a book, you just have to learn how to read it." - Karen Thompson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Ep. 20 How to read Austin Cemeteries full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 20 How to read Austin Cemeteries "A Cemetery is like a book, you just have to learn how to read it." - Karen Thompson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices "A Cemetery is like a book, you just have to learn how to read it." - Karen Thompson

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]]> 1458 no Ep. 19 Brack gave Austin 133 years of medical service https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-19-brack-gave-austin-133-years-of-medical-servi The old City-County center was the first such public hospital in Texas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Ep. 19 Brack gave Austin 133 years of medical service full Austin American-Statesman The old City-County center was the first such public hospital in Texas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The old City-County center was the first such public hospital in Texas

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]]> 1221 no Ep. 18 The fight over MLK Jr. Boulevard https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-18-the-fight-over-mlk-jr-boulevard Hard to believe now that it took such an effort to rename 19th street Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Jul 2020 23:43:32 -0000 Ep. 18 The fight over MLK Jr. Boulevard full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 18 The fight over MLK Jr. Boulevard Hard to believe now that it took such an effort to rename 19th street Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hard to believe now that it took such an effort to rename 19th street

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]]> 832 no Ep. 17 The person who discovered the origins of writing lives right here in Austin. https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-17-the-person-who-discovered-the-origins-of-wri Denise Schmandt-Besserat’s theory that it started out with counting still holds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Ep. 17 The person who discovered the origins of writing lives right here in Austin. full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 17 The person who discovered the origins of writing lives right here in Austin. Denise Schmandt-Besserat’s theory that it started out with counting still holds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Denise Schmandt-Besserat’s theory that it started out with counting still holds.

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]]> 779 no Ep. 16 Where did we eat out 45 years ago in Austin? https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-16-where-did-we-eat-out-45-years-ago-in-austin Turns out there was more than steak, barbecue, Tex-Mex and fried chicken: Austinites were a bit adventurous in the 1970s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Ep. 16 Where did we eat out 45 years ago in Austin? full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 16 Where did we eat out 45 years ago in Austin? Turns out there was more than steak, barbecue, Tex-Mex and fried chicken: Austinites were a bit adventurous in the 1970s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Turns out there was more than steak, barbecue, Tex-Mex and fried chicken: Austinites were a bit adventurous in the 1970s.

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]]> 1458 no Ep. 15 East Avenue was "La Calle Ancha” - where Austin cultures met https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-15-east-avenue-was-la-calle-ancha-where-austin Now impenetrable Interstate 35, it was a wide, parklike avenue around which white, black, Latino and Asian communities clustered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Ep. 15 East Avenue was "La Calle Ancha” - where Austin cultures met full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 15 East Avenue was "La Calle Ancha” - where Austin cultures met Now impenetrable Interstate 35, it was a wide, parklike avenue around which white, black, Latino and Asian communities clustered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Now impenetrable Interstate 35, it was a wide, parklike avenue around which white, black, Latino and Asian communities clustered.

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]]> 752 no Ep. 14 Hyde Park was Austin’s first masterplanned suburb. https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-14-hyde-park-austins-first-real-suburb Speedway and streetcars connected this Victorian village to Austin’s center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Jun 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Ep. 14 Hyde Park was Austin’s first masterplanned suburb. full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 14 Hyde Park was Austin’s first masterplanned suburb. Speedway and streetcars connected this Victorian village to Austin’s center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Speedway and streetcars connected this Victorian village to Austin’s center.

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]]> 1271 no Ep. 13 When Waller and Shoal creeks collided https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-13-when-waller-and-shoal-creeks-collided A big storm in 1915 sent waves roaring through the populated canyons of the two creeks, wreaking destruction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Jun 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Ep. 13 When Waller and Shoal creeks collided full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 13 When Waller and Shoal creeks collided A big storm in 1915 sent waves roaring through the populated canyons of the two creeks, wreaking destruction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A big storm in 1915 sent waves roaring through the populated canyons of the two creeks, wreaking destruction.

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]]> 1385 no Ep. 12 San Antonio was not the only town with Spanish missions. Think Austin. https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/austin-found-ep-12-san-antonio-was-not-the-only-to In 1730, three Spanish missions were planted on the Colorado River near what is now Austin. But where? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 26 May 2020 03:06:00 -0000 Ep. 12 San Antonio was not the only town with Spanish missions. Think Austin. full Austin American-Statesman Austin Found Ep. 12 San Antonio was not the only town with Spanish missions. Think Austin. In 1730, three Spanish missions were planted on the Colorado River near what is now Austin. But where? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In 1730, three Spanish missions were planted on the Colorado River near what is now Austin. But where?

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]]> 923 no Ep. 11 It’s not about the chicken fried steak https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-11-it-s-not-about-the-chicken-fried-steak Or is it? Austinites tend to remember the dish at places such as Raw Deal and Texas Tumbleweed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 17 May 2020 14:00:00 -0000 Ep. 11 It’s not about the chicken fried steak full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 11 It’s not about the chicken fried steak Or is it? Austinites tend to remember the dish at places such as Raw Deal and Texas Tumbleweed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Or is it? Austinites tend to remember the dish at places such as Raw Deal and Texas Tumbleweed

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]]> 901 no Ep. 10 Dives and greasy spoons: Stallion Drive Inn and Soap Creek Saloon https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-10-dives-and-greasy-spoons-stallion-drive-inn-a Austinites cherish their memories of funky old spots for eating, drinking, picking and dancing. Even if the places were less than ideal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 May 2020 17:22:00 -0000 Ep. 10 Dives and greasy spoons: Stallion Drive Inn and Soap Creek Saloon full Austin American-Statesman Dives and greasy spoons: Stallion Drive Inn and Soap Creek Saloon Austinites cherish their memories of funky old spots for eating, drinking, picking and dancing. Even if the places were less than ideal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Austinites cherish their memories of funky old spots for eating, drinking, picking and dancing. Even if the places were less than ideal.

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]]> 1210 no Ep.09: In 1922, twin tornados slammed into Austin https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-09-1922-tornadoes-in-austin The mystery behind a family cemetery plot in southwest Austin led to riveting stories about a double tornado that hit Austin on May 2, 1922. We also discovered how it affected the Bargley family, which was especially hard hit by this natural disaster that killed 13 people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Apr 2020 02:57:00 -0000 Ep.09: In 1922, twin tornados slammed into Austin full Austin American-Statesman Ep.09: In 1922, twin tornados slammed into Austin The mystery behind a family cemetery plot in southwest Austin led to riveting stories about a double tornado that hit Austin on May 2, 1922. We also discovered how it affected the Bargley family, which was especially hard hit by this natural disaster that killed 13 people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The mystery behind a family cemetery plot in southwest Austin led to riveting stories about a double tornado that hit Austin on May 2, 1922. We also discovered how it affected the Bargley family, which was especially hard hit by this natural disaster that killed 13 people.

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]]> 551 Ep.08: Tree rings of Austin growth unite the city https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-08-tree-rings-of-austin-growth Austinite’s generally divide the city between east and west, or less frequently between north and south. What if, instead, we visualized the city as united by circles of historical growth? We could read our past in these tree rings of building trends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 21 Apr 2020 03:48:00 -0000 Ep.08: Tree rings of Austin growth unite the city full Austin American-Statesman Ep.08: Tree rings of Austin growth unite the city Austinite’s generally divide the city between east and west, or less frequently between north and south. What if, instead, we visualized the city as united by circles of historical growth? We could read our past in these tree rings of building trends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Austinite’s generally divide the city between east and west, or less frequently between north and south. What if, instead, we visualized the city as united by circles of historical growth? We could read our past in these tree rings of building trends.

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]]> 1505 no Ep.07: Six days in April 1964 changed Austin forever https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-07-six-days-in-april-1964 Austin never experienced the race riots or other major racial violence of other American cities in the late 20th century, but its road from segregation to civil rights was marked instead by steady, valiant leadership from some pioneers whose names should be better remembered. They were opposed by some people whose names should be remembered for other, less admirable reasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:58:00 -0000 Ep.07: Six days in April 1964 changed Austin forever full Austin American-Statesman Ep.07: Six days in April 1964 changed Austin forever Austin never experienced the race riots or other major racial violence of other American cities in the late 20th century, but its road from segregation to civil rights was marked instead by steady, valiant leadership from some pioneers whose names should be better remembered. They were opposed by some people whose names should be remembered for other, less admirable reasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Austin never experienced the race riots or other major racial violence of other American cities in the late 20th century, but its road from segregation to civil rights was marked instead by steady, valiant leadership from some pioneers whose names should be better remembered. They were opposed by some people whose names should be remembered for other, less admirable reasons.

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]]> 1605 no Ep.06: Did you ever think of Austin as a border town? https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-06-a-different-sort-of-border-town It’s not obvious to the fresh newcomer, but Austin is a border town. It lies on the boundary between the wet farmlands and forests of the East and the dry ranch lands and scrub hills of the West, and a lot of the city’s culture is derived from that contrast, as well as its position between the Catholic and Lutheran South and the Baptist and Methodist North of Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Apr 2020 14:01:00 -0000 Ep.06: Did you ever think of Austin as a border town? full Austin American-Statesman Ep.06: Did you ever think of Austin as a border town? It’s not obvious to the fresh newcomer, but Austin is a border town. It lies on the boundary between the wet farmlands and forests of the East and the dry ranch lands and scrub hills of the West, and a lot of the city’s culture is derived from that contrast, as well as its position between the Catholic and Lutheran South and the Baptist and Methodist North of Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s not obvious to the fresh newcomer, but Austin is a border town. It lies on the boundary between the wet farmlands and forests of the East and the dry ranch lands and scrub hills of the West, and a lot of the city’s culture is derived from that contrast, as well as its position between the Catholic and Lutheran South and the Baptist and Methodist North of Texas.

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]]> 824 no Ep.05: What a character: World War I hero Buck Simpson https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-05-buck-simpson-2nd-most-decorated-ww1-hero You’ve heard of Sergeant York, the most decorated American veteran of World War I. After all they made a hit movie with Gary Cooper as York. But what about Private “Buck” Simpson, an Austin cedar chopper and the second most decorated American veteran from that war? Turns out, he was a character in a family of Central Texas characters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Mar 2020 00:54:00 -0000 Ep.05: What a character: World War I hero Buck Simpson full Austin American-Statesman Ep.05: What a character: World War I hero Buck Simpson You’ve heard of Sergeant York, the most decorated American veteran of World War I. After all they made a hit movie with Gary Cooper as York. But what about Private “Buck” Simpson, an Austin cedar chopper and the second most decorated American veteran from that war? Turns out, he was a character in a family of Central Texas characters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You’ve heard of Sergeant York, the most decorated American veteran of World War I. After all they made a hit movie with Gary Cooper as York. But what about Private “Buck” Simpson, an Austin cedar chopper and the second most decorated American veteran from that war? Turns out, he was a character in a family of Central Texas characters.

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]]> 1062 no Ep.04: The 1918 pandemic that hit Austin in three waves https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-04-1918-pandemic-that-shut-down-austin-for-a-mo “We’ve been here before. In 1918, city officials shuttered Austin for almost a month during the worst pandemic in modern times. We look at how folks are responding locally to the coronavirus crisis and what they can learn from the past." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Mar 2020 18:19:00 -0000 Ep.04: The 1918 pandemic that hit Austin in three waves full Austin American-Statesman Ep.04: The 1918 pandemic that hit Austin in three waves “We’ve been here before. In 1918, city officials shuttered Austin for almost a month during the worst pandemic in modern times. We look at how folks are responding locally to the coronavirus crisis and what they can learn from the past." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices “We’ve been here before. In 1918, city officials shuttered Austin for almost a month during the worst pandemic in modern times. We look at how folks are responding locally to the coronavirus crisis and what they can learn from the past."

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]]> 1028 no Ep.03: Three cops who navigated Austin’s segregated police force https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-03-mal-wiley-leonard-flores-and-ernie-hinkle There was a time, not long ago, when all African-American police officers in Austin served on a separate and definitely not equal East Austin squad patrolling East 11th and 12th streets, mostly on foot. Officers Mal Wiley, Leonard Flores and Ernie Hinkle all served during the 1950s and ‘60s when Austin was a very different city. And they tell their engrossing police stories from very different perspectives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 17 Mar 2020 07:15:00 -0000 Ep.03: Three cops who navigated Austin’s segregated police force full Austin American-Statesman Ep.03: Three cops who navigated Austin’s segregated police force There was a time, not long ago, when all African-American police officers in Austin served on a separate and definitely not equal East Austin squad patrolling East 11th and 12th streets, mostly on foot. Officers Mal Wiley, Leonard Flores and Ernie Hinkle all served during the 1950s and ‘60s when Austin was a very different city. And they tell their engrossing police stories from very different perspectives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There was a time, not long ago, when all African-American police officers in Austin served on a separate and definitely not equal East Austin squad patrolling East 11th and 12th streets, mostly on foot. Officers Mal Wiley, Leonard Flores and Ernie Hinkle all served during the 1950s and ‘60s when Austin was a very different city. And they tell their engrossing police stories from very different perspectives.

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]]> 1271 no Ep.02: 1960s fish kill was our own ’Silent Spring’ https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-02-fish-kill One of the most spectacular fish kills in history hit the Colorado River in 1961 was traced to an East Austin “insect powder” factory. Green activist Rachel Carson told the basic story in “Silent Spring,” but it has been lost to popular memory even as Austin became an environmental mecca. Until now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Mar 2020 01:33:00 -0000 Ep.02: 1960s fish kill was our own ’Silent Spring’ full Austin American-Statesman Ep.02: 1960s fish kill was our own ’Silent Spring’ One of the most spectacular fish kills in history hit the Colorado River in 1961 was traced to an East Austin “insect powder” factory. Green activist Rachel Carson told the basic story in “Silent Spring,” but it has been lost to popular memory even as Austin became an environmental mecca. Until now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One of the most spectacular fish kills in history hit the Colorado River in 1961 was traced to an East Austin “insect powder” factory. Green activist Rachel Carson told the basic story in “Silent Spring,” but it has been lost to popular memory even as Austin became an environmental mecca. Until now.

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]]> 968 no Ep.01: Hunting down the Native American trails of Austin https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-01-native-trails-of-austin What were once were Native American trails are now boulevards and freeways. We can trace the routes taken by Tonkawas, Apaches and Comanches, as well as Spanish, German, Anglo-American and African-American pioneers in Central Texas and how they became the modern roads we know so well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 08 Mar 2020 22:06:00 -0000 Ep.01: Hunting down the Native American trails of Austin full Austin American-Statesman Ep.01: Hunting down the Native American trails of Austin What were once were Native American trails are now boulevards and freeways. We can trace the routes taken by Tonkawas, Apaches and Comanches, as well as Spanish, German, Anglo-American and African-American pioneers in Central Texas and how they became the modern roads we know so well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What were once were Native American trails are now boulevards and freeways. We can trace the routes taken by Tonkawas, Apaches and Comanches, as well as Spanish, German, Anglo-American and African-American pioneers in Central Texas and how they became the modern roads we know so well.

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]]> 1287 no Ep. 00 Austin Found show introduction https://omny.fm/shows/austin-found/ep-00-austin-found-show-introduction Do you love Austin as much as we do? Find out how it became the city it is today via Austin Found, a podcast from journalist and history buff Michael Barnes and radio personality J.B. Hager. They share the stories behind the stories about the people, places, culture and history of the inimitable Texas capital. This episode is an introduction of  what to expect from this show.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Mar 2020 23:20:00 -0000 Ep. 00 Austin Found show introduction full Austin American-Statesman Ep. 00 Austin Found show introduction Do you love Austin as much as we do? Find out how it became the city it is today via Austin Found, a podcast from journalist and history buff Michael Barnes and radio personality J.B. Hager. They share the stories behind the stories about the people, places, culture and history of the inimitable Texas capital. This episode is an introduction of  what to expect from this show.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Do you love Austin as much as we do? Find out how it became the city it is today via Austin Found, a podcast from journalist and history buff Michael Barnes and radio personality J.B. Hager. They share the stories behind the stories about the people, places, culture and history of the inimitable Texas capital.

This episode is an introduction of  what to expect from this show. 

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