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**Austin Found Podcast**

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.

Latest Episodes:

Ep 27 Changing faces of the Tonkawa Sep 18, 2020

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You always hear about the Comanches, but the Tonkawa’s were a big part of Austin.

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Ep. 26 Did you know that the world’s oldest Lion’s Club is in Austin? Sep 08, 2020

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What was the Lions club in Austin and how it shaped some places and things we are familiar with today.

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Ep. 25 Reborn Green Pastures Sep 01, 2020

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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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Ep. 24 Really Underground Austin. A Fallout Shelter in Rollingwood untouched Aug 24, 2020

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A Rollingwood resident has preserved an underground nuclear fallout shelter that remained sealed and untouched for 50 years.

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Ep. 23 American Statesman at 150 Aug 10, 2020

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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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Ep. 22 The Story behind El Azteca Aug 06, 2020

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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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Ep. 21 The Roles of the Palm School Jul 27, 2020

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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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Ep. 20 How to read Austin Cemeteries Jul 20, 2020

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"A Cemetery is like a book, you just have to learn how to read it." - Karen Thompson

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Ep. 19 Brack gave Austin 133 years of medical service Jul 13, 2020

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The old City-County center was the first such public hospital in Texas

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Ep. 18 The fight over MLK Jr. Boulevard Jul 06, 2020

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Hard to believe now that it took such an effort to rename 19th street