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METRO PODCAST | Thorne Dreyer : Visionary artist & storyteller Luis Guerra on Rag Radio
‘As the Huicholes of northern Mexico have demonstrated to me, art is (or should be) a way of praying, of making an offering to the gods.’ Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | June 20, 2014 Our Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Artists, Chicano Activists, Interview, Latino USA, Luis Guerra, Metro, Podcast, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, Storytellers, Texas Writers, Thorne Dreyer
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METRO | Roger Baker : The rise and rise of Austin, Texas
Suburbs experience growth explosion while Austin’s tech bubble could be the next to explode. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | June 3, 2014 AUSTIN — According to Forbes, as reported by KVUE-TV, Austin is the fastest growing city … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Austin Growth, Austin Tech, Dotcom Bubble, Metro, Rag Bloggers, Roger Baker, Suburban Growth
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METRO PODCAST | Thorne Dreyer : Aralyn Hughes, performance artist & ‘Queen of Austin Weird,’ on Rag Radio
Noted Austin storyteller Hughes is the editor of ‘Kid Me Not: an anthology by child-free women of the ’60s now in their 60s.’ Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | June 2, 2014 Our Rag Radio podcast features … Continue reading
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Tagged Aralyn Hughes, Austin History, Austin Weird, Feminists, Interview, Kid Me Not, Metro, Performance Artists, Podcast, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, Sixties, Storytellers, Thorne Dreyer, Women's Liberation
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PODCAST | Nationally-acclaimed novelist Sarah Bird joins us on Rag Radio
Sarah Bird, member of the Texas Literary Hall of Fame, discusses her powerful and critically-praised new work, ‘Above the East China Sea.’ Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | May 22, 2014 Our Rag Radio podcast features nationally-acclaimed … Continue reading
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Tagged Above the East China Sea, American Writers, Austin Authors, Humorists, Interview, Novelists, Podcast, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, Sarah Bird, Thorne Dreyer
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METRO | Roger Baker : The proposed Austin light rail plan as I see it…
…which clearly isn’t the way Mayor Leffingwell sees it, since he cut me off during the CAMPO meeting. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | May 15, 2014 AUSTIN — I make it my regular habit, as a hobby … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Politics, CAMPO, Central Texas, Lee Leffingwell, Light Rail, Metro, Project Connect, Rag Bloggers, Roger Baker, Transportation
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VIDEO | Dan Rather and Robin Rather in lively, far-ranging, and funny Rag Radio interview
Video captures the legendary newsman and the pioneering Austin environmentalist in their first father-daughter interview. Video by Alan Pogue and William Michael Hanks. By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | May 7, 2014 Alan Pogue and Mike Hanks have … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Pogue, Austin History, Broadcast Journalists, CBS News, Corporate Journalism, Dan Rather, Environmental Activists, Houston History, Interview, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, Robin Rather, Save Our Springs, Television News, Thorne Dreyer, Video, William Michael Hanks
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METRO UPDATE | Roger Baker : The continuing Texas drought crisis
By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | May 4, 2014 Roger Baker’s three-part Rag Blog series, “Can Austin survive the current Texas drought,” garnered much attention and was reposted widely, including by the highly-influential Resilience.org. Roger wrote the following … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Water Supply, Climate Change, Global Warming, Metro, Rag Bloggers, Roger Baker, Texas Drought, Texas Drought Series, Texas Politics
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PODCAST | Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias, Austin school trustee and American Catholic priest, on Rag Radio
The Hon. Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias is an East Austin community activist and the first openly-gay member of the Austin school board. Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | April 15, 2014 The Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias — … Continue reading
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PODCAST | Hall of Fame singer-songwriter Eliza Gilkyson on Rag Radio
The delightful and talented Eliza Gilkyson performs on Rag Radio and discusses her approach to songwriting and her new album, ‘Nocturne Diaries.’ Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | April 9, 2014 Hall of Fame singer-songwriter Eliza Gilkyson … Continue reading
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PODCASTS | Filmmaking, pupulism, the attack on public education, and Texas politics on Rag Radio
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Al Reinert with singer Sima Cunningham; pundit Jim Hightower; education activists Julian Vasquez Heilig and Mike Klonsky; and politics with Glenn Smith and Jeff Crosby. Interviews by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | March 31, 2014 Listen … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Reinert, Educational Reform, Filmmakers, Glenn W. Smith, Interviews, Jeff Crosby, Jim Hightower, Julian Vasquez Heilig, Mike Klonsky, Podcast, Populism, Progressive Politics, Public Education, Rag Radio, Screenwriters, Sima Cunningham, Singer-Songwriters, Texas Politics, Thorne Dreyer, UT-Austin
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