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V&B – Jazz & The Art of Popularity Nov 22, 2016

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It’s after the election. How do we decide who represents us? Who is in, and who is out? Must something be sacrificed to be popular? As we examine the concepts of popularity, fandom, polling, and analytics, we will speak about the creation of culture and the allure of personality in our lives, through the lens of the Downbeat Magazine jazz polls throughout the years. Why is Miles Davis so good? Which Miles Davis do we mean? As we cull our playlists, how much patience do we really have to become connoisseurs, or to discover something new? In this episode of Views & Brews, KUT’s Rebecca McInroy joins Rabbi and Jazz Historian Neil Blumofe in an examination on jazz and the art of popularity.

V&B – The Psychology of Civic Engagement Nov 09, 2016

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Everything from what motivates people to vote, to why we’re much more politically polarized today than we’ve ever been. In this discussion, KUT’s Rebecca McInroy joins KUT’s Two Guys on Your Head (Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke) and The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life to take a look at “The Psychology of Civic Engagement.”

V&B – Hoover Alexander [Part Two] Nov 03, 2016

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Explore the past, present and future of food in Austin with local legend Hoover Alexander alongside the hosts of The Secret Ingredient (Raj Patel, Tom Philpott and Rebecca McInroy). Hoover’s long career in cooking tracks incredible changes that have taken place in Austin— from The Night Hawk, to Good Eats, to Hoover’s—and his perspective can shed light on what gentrification means for the culinary life of our city.

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V&B – Hoover Alexander [Part One] Nov 03, 2016

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V&B – The Future of Theater Oct 24, 2016

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In this episode of Views & Brews, join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy in conversation with Kirk Lynn, Steve Moore, Katherine Catmull, Adrienne Dawes, Liz Fisher and Paul Soileau to talk about the past, present, and future of theatre. What is the role of theatre today? How can theatre help us understand authenticity, society, identity and ourselves? And what are the possibilities for re-thinking theatre in our fast changing technological landscape?

V&B – Brain Briefs Book Launch [Part Three] Oct 13, 2016

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It’s a three-part discussion with KUT’s 2 Guys on Your Head, celebrating one great book! Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy in conversation with Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke to talk about their new book Brain Briefs: Answers to the Most (and Least) Pressing Questions About Your Mind. We’ll talk about everything from how to overcome writers block, to why time seems to speed up as we age.

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V&B – Brain Briefs Book Launch [Part Two] Oct 13, 2016

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V&B – Brain Briefs Book Launch [Part One] Oct 13, 2016

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V&B Extra – Crisis in Music [Part One] Oct 11, 2016

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