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Ep. 57 Iconic Austinites - Eddie Wilson Pt. 1 Jun 28, 2021

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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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Ep. 56 Life Down at the Poor Farm Jun 10, 2021

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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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Ep. 55 No, It's the Heat! Jun 02, 2021

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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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Ep. 54 The Mystery of the Downtown Castle on the Hill May 22, 2021

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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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Ep. 53 Sex, Drugs, and Jazz May 03, 2021

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Between World War 1 and the Great Depression, the Jazz Age picked up where Guy Town's vices left off.

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Ep. 52 Recent passing of iconic Austinites that shaped our city and culture Apr 22, 2021

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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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Ep. 51 What happened to the Native Americans in Texas? Apr 14, 2021

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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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Ep. 50 The Vietnam War Split Austin Wide Open Apr 02, 2021

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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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Ep. 49 Two of Austin's oldest houses Mar 26, 2021

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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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Ep. 48 “Forty Years of East Austin Evolution” about Black East Austin newspaper Mar 18, 2021

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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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