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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.

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Ep. 17 The person who discovered the origins of writing lives right here in Austin. Jun 29, 2020

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Denise Schmandt-Besserat’s theory that it started out with counting still holds.

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Ep. 16 Where did we eat out 45 years ago in Austin? Jun 22, 2020

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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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Ep. 15 East Avenue was "La Calle Ancha” - where Austin cultures met Jun 15, 2020

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Now impenetrable Interstate 35, it was a wide, parklike avenue around which white, black, Latino and Asian communities clustered.

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Ep. 14 Hyde Park was Austin’s first masterplanned suburb. Jun 08, 2020

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Speedway and streetcars connected this Victorian village to Austin’s center.

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Ep. 13 When Waller and Shoal creeks collided Jun 01, 2020

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A big storm in 1915 sent waves roaring through the populated canyons of the two creeks, wreaking destruction.

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Ep. 12 San Antonio was not the only town with Spanish missions. Think Austin. May 26, 2020

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In 1730, three Spanish missions were planted on the Colorado River near what is now Austin. But where?

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Ep. 11 It’s not about the chicken fried steak May 17, 2020

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Or is it? Austinites tend to remember the dish at places such as Raw Deal and Texas Tumbleweed

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Ep. 10 Dives and greasy spoons: Stallion Drive Inn and Soap Creek Saloon May 11, 2020

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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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Ep.09: In 1922, twin tornados slammed into Austin Apr 27, 2020

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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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Ep.08: Tree rings of Austin growth unite the city Apr 21, 2020

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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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