City Cast Austin

By City Cast

Join Nikki DaVaughn and the award-winning City Cast Austin team every weekday morning to catch up on what’s on Austinites’ minds, from the latest out of City Hall and the Texas Capitol to the buzz abo... more

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May 01, 2025 You Might Also Like: Divorce Dialogues
Introducing The Benefits of Bird Nesting for Children's Stability - with Ann Gold Buscho, Ph.D. from Divorce Dialogues.
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"The key is that it keeps the children stable. It keeps their routines consistent. There's a lot less upheaval and chaos for the children. It's a very child centered approach to separation and divorce." - Ann Gold Buscho
Ann Gold Buscho, a licensed clinical psychologist, is renowned for her expertise in family dynamics surrounding divorce, with a particular emphasis on child-centered solutions. As the author of "The Parents Guide to Bird Nesting: A Child-Centered Solution to Co-Parenting During Separation and Divorce," she advocates for bird nesting as a strategy to mitigate the negative impacts of divorce on children by ensuring stability and consistency in their environment. Buscho underscores the importance of prioritizing children's welfare by setting aside personal conflicts and fostering effective co-parenting through open communication and collaboration. Her work offers practical tools and guidance to help parents navigate the complexities of bird nesting, including addressing financial and logistical considerations, to create a harmonious and supportive arrangement for their children.
Key Takeaways:
• Bird nesting is a child-centered approach to divorce that provides stability and consistency for children.
• Financial and logistical considerations are crucial when implementing a bird nesting arrangement.
• Short-term nesting can have a positive impact on children by offering a stable transition during separation.
• Having clear agreements in place for nesting arrangements is essential for co-parenting success.
• Establishing a clear budget and separate accounts for nesting expenses is crucial for financial stability.
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DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].
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April 30, 2025A Budget Deficit, Replacing Barton Springs Bridge, and Other April City Council Headlines
At the beginning of April, Austin City Council learned that they’d be facing a $33.4 million budget deficit that’s only expected to get larger. Meanwhile, council members finally made a plan to accept $32 million in grant money to replace the bridge over Barton Springs, and add a cool $8 million of the city's own. Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by Amy Stansbury, editor-in-chief of The Austin Common, to talk about all that — plus why outreach teams are crucial to the city’s homelessness response, what we’re doing with a new batch of EPA money, the future for historic Palm Park, and a new AC rule that will keep all Austinites cool this summer.
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April 30, 2025 You Might Also Like: Math & Magic: Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing with Bob Pittman
Introducing Bonus Episode: Building Corporate Culture from Math & Magic: Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing with Bob Pittman.
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Corporate culture is a big buzzword these days, but for our guests it’s integral to how they do business. Bill Koenigsberg, CEO of Horizon Media, feels personally accountable for his employees, while Progressive Insurance CMO Remi Kent shares how the pandemic made her bring her values to the workplace during her time at 3M. WPP’s Christian Juhl shares how the power of culture was a differentiator in business at Group M, while General Motors’ Norm de Greve shares why as CMO of CVS he allowed for a locally-defined culture that varied across stores. Plus, former CMO of Ford Suzy Deering addresses work-life balance.
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April 29, 2025Where To Celebrate Austin’s Patio Season
Austin’s very short-lived patio season is upon us, and now is the time to eat, drink, and be merry under shade trees and umbrellas beneath the not-too-scorching sun. So, executive producer Eva Ruth Moravec is joined by Nicolai McCrary, senior staff writer at The Infatuation, to bring you a guide to Austin’s best patios. We’re getting into which patios have the best food, where to go if you love beer, the best patio for a first date, our favorite spots if you’re working-from-patio, and more. Plus, find out what makes Meanwhile Brewing Co.’s patio Nicolai’s all-time favorite patio in town.
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April 29, 2025 You Might Also Like: Math & Magic: Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing with Bob Pittman
Introducing Hugh Howey: “I write for myself.” from Math & Magic: Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing with Bob Pittman.
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Hugh Howey is an international best-selling author whose work has been published in 40 languages. But he’s not just a writer, he’s an entrepreneur in the purest sense. When Hugh self-published a short story, the world demanded more. Soon enough the income from that one story was enough to quit his job to begin work on what became the now-iconic Silo trilogy. Instead of going the traditional route with a publisher, Hugh stuck with his instinct to self-publish, disrupting an entire industry along the way. His conversation with Bob dives into the inspirations and the dollars behind his decision-making. Plus, he talks about turning Silo into the acclaimed AppleTV+ series, how he ended up in a performance of the Nutcracker, and the sailing trip he’s planning to take around the world.
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April 28, 2025State Employees Return to the Office, Find Limited Parking, Equipment
A few weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered all state agencies to have employees get back to the offices “as soon as practicable,” host Nikki DaVaughn checks in with KUT reporter Andrew Weber to find out how things are going. And, spoiler alert: It’s not great. Texas is the largest employer in Austin, and in early March, thousands of employees started swarming into their offices, straining parking and resources. At one agency, employees have to check out computer monitors to get their work done. So why the frenzied return? We have some ideas.
Learn more about the sponsors of this April 28th episode:
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April 28, 2025 You Might Also Like: Math & Magic: Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing with Bob Pittman
Introducing Ron Howard: “Understand the entertainment value of an idea.” from Math & Magic: Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing with Bob Pittman.
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Ron Howard is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Grammy award-winning film director. With work spanning from comedies like Splash and Parenthood to critically acclaimed dramas like Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon and A Beautiful Mind, he is one of the most popular and prolific filmmakers of the last 50 years. His first on-screen appearance was at just 18 months old and he was cast as Opie on The Andy Griffith Show at age five. By the time he was 10, adults on set predicted he would make a great director; but at the time, it was a major challenge to transition from acting to directing feature films. In his conversation with Bob, Ron shares how he leveraged one green light to make that improbable jump, how his feelings about collaboration have changed over his career, and his advice for young people in the entertainment industry today.
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DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].
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April 25, 2025Why Overdose Deaths Are Declining, 1M in Scholarships for HS Senior, and It’s Eeyore’s Birthday
We’re full of positive news this week on the Friday News Roundup — and there’s truly something for us all to celebrate. After years of rising overdose deaths, the Travis County Medical Examiner announced that accidental overdose deaths and fentanyl deaths both declined in Austin in 2024. Is the $6 million-plus we’ve spent on programs actually working? Plus, the Texas Legislature might actually finally legalize fentanyl testing strips. Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by Hey Austin newsletter editor Kelsey Bradshaw and executive producer Eva Ruth Moravec to discuss that, plus why Austin celebrates a depressed donkey’s birthday, and the exceptional Austin high school senior who’s going to save us all. Oh, and we toss in some weekend picks.
Learn more about the sponsors of this April 25th episode:
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April 25, 2025 You Might Also Like: How God Works: The Science Behind Spirituality
Introducing Origins of Belief from How God Works: The Science Behind Spirituality.
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We often think of belief as a religious or cultural idea that is a hallmark of modern humans. But what if the early sparks of belief burned in our ancestors’ minds long before modern humans walked the earth? What if beliefs about some of the biggest questions out there, like what happens after death, weren’t just pondered by Homo sapiens?
On this episode, evolutionary anthropologist Agustín Fuentes takes us on a journey spanning millions of years, from our primate relatives in the deep past to the complex spiritual and cultural traditions we know today. Along the way, we’ll learn how the capacity for belief has helped shape our species and why it remains a powerful force in our lives today.

Agustín Fuentes is a Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University and the author of the books Why We Believe: Evolution and the Human Way of Being and The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional. Learn more about his work on his website, and be sure to check out his forthcoming book Sex is a Spectrum: The Biological Limits of the Binary, due out in May 2025.

DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].
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April 24, 2025How Austinites Really Feel About the Domain
The Domain tends to invoke a strong feeling in Austinites: We either love it or hate it. Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by Hey Austin newsletter editor Kelsey Bradshaw and executive producer Eva Ruth Moravec to unpack our thoughts on the sprawling mixed-use mall north of town, which we grouped into a few buckets: The good, the bad, and the cringe. But hey, we want to hear your thoughts on The Domain, too!! Text us.
Learn more about the sponsors of this April 24th episode:
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