Austin Found Podcast

By Austin American-Statesman

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 shar... more

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The podcast currently has 88 episodes available.

Austin Found Podcast episodes:

June 29, 2020 Ep. 17 The person who discovered the origins of writing lives right here in Austin.
Denise Schmandt-Besserat’s theory that it started out with counting still holds.

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13min
June 22, 2020 Ep. 16 Where did we eat out 45 years ago in Austin?
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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25min
June 15, 2020 Ep. 15 East Avenue was "La Calle Ancha” - where Austin cultures met
Now impenetrable Interstate 35, it was a wide, parklike avenue around which white, black, Latino and Asian communities clustered.

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13min
June 08, 2020 Ep. 14 Hyde Park was Austin’s first masterplanned suburb.
Speedway and streetcars connected this Victorian village to Austin’s center.

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22min
June 01, 2020 Ep. 13 When Waller and Shoal creeks collided
A big storm in 1915 sent waves roaring through the populated canyons of the two creeks, wreaking destruction.

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24min
May 26, 2020 Ep. 12 San Antonio was not the only town with Spanish missions. Think Austin.
In 1730, three Spanish missions were planted on the Colorado River near what is now Austin. But where?

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16min
May 17, 2020 Ep. 11 It’s not about the chicken fried steak
Or is it? Austinites tend to remember the dish at places such as Raw Deal and Texas Tumbleweed

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16min
May 11, 2020 Ep. 10 Dives and greasy spoons: Stallion Drive Inn and Soap Creek Saloon
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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21min
April 27, 2020 Ep.09: In 1922, twin tornados slammed into Austin
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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10min
April 21, 2020 Ep.08: Tree rings of Austin growth unite the city
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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26min

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How many episodes does Austin Found Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 88 episodes available.

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