Spamarama was an Austin fixture for decades before the cook-off and celebration of all things Austin weird disappeared 12 years ago. This weekend, the event returns to the Moontower Saloon, and founder David Arnsberger joined me in the studio to talk about why Spam sparks such strong opinions, how he’s seen Austin change since starting the festival in the 1970s and why Spamarama was never really about Spam in the first place. 

Ep 86: Spamarama returns with David Arnsberger

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“Gentrified” creator Tia Willams chats with Austin360 radio hosts JB Hager and Whitney Stropp about the inspiration behind her five-episode series focused on the lives of three black millennials in East Austin.

Ep 114: 'Gentrified’ series creator on life and change in Austin

Austin360 editor Eric Webb chat's with Kate Urquiola about how she and her husband Iker met at Austin's beloved ABGB waterhole. And got engaged there. And got married there, too.

Ep 113: Love and pizza— An Austin couple ties the knot at the ABGB

Conrad Keely and Jason Reece of the band more-or-less Austin-based outfit ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead talk with Austin360's Joe Gross about their just-released 10th album, longevity and the band turning 25 this year. 

Ep 112: Trail of Dead on longevity and their new album

Austin famously relaunched the modern roller derby movement nearly 20 years ago, and today, two leagues dominate the sport. The Texas Rollergirls, which skate on a flat track, and Texas Roller Derby, one of only a handful of banked track leagues in the country. TXRD, as it is known, has a new season starting this month, and we brought in Jenna Johnson, a veteran member of the Cherry Bombs, to talk about what it takes to make it in derby, why the sport has grown so much in popularity and how this skater-owned league continues to thrive.

Ep 111: Hell on Wheels - What it takes to skate in the Texas Roller Derby

Austin American-Statesman music writer Deborah Sengupta Stith chats with Austin360 January Artist of the Month, Harry Edohoukwa, about the powerful songs on his debut album, “Fire on the Mountain,” how his Nigerian heritage influences his sound and why he doesn’t do party rap.  

Ep 86: Spamarama returns with David Arnsberger

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