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06.29.2017
Statesman Shots Finale: Goodbye, and hello
Well, it’s goodbye to all of that, dear listeners. After three and a half years doing “Statesman Shots,” Omar and I, Tolly, are saying farewell. BUT! That’s only because we’ve got something new — that other podcast we’ve been telling you...
06.20.2017
Our new podcast: ‘I Love You So Much’
A few months ago, we told you we’d let you know when we were ready to announce our new podcast, the one that will succeed “Statesman Shots.” Welp, folks, that time has come. The new show is called “I Love...
04.21.2017
Statesman Shots Ep. 143: Well hi, y’all
Did ya miss us? It’s true: we’ve been on a little break for a while. But not without a reason. In today’s episode, Statesman food writer Addie Broyles joins Omar and Tolly to discuss why we’ve been so hush-hush…and to...
03.14.2017
Statesman Shots @ SXSW 2017 #5: Should we be offended by appearance-coaching tech?
How’s your South by Southwest going? We conclude our week of “Statesman Shots” dispatches from SXSW with a take from Tolly Moseley and Addie Broyles on some technology at the Expo Hall that maybe says more about society and its...
03.13.2017
Statesman Shots @ SXSW 2017 #4: Downtown surfing and the cast of “Animal Kingdom”
Yo, you can surf in downtown Austin right now. What’s happening? “Animal Kingdom” (TNT’s new show about a crime family clan in Southern California) and its stars have set up shop on the corner of Congress and Fourth Street, where you...
03.12.2017
Statesman Shots @ 2017 SXSW #3: Do politics belong at South by Southwest?
Joe Biden. James Comey (cancelled but not forgotten). Cory Booker. Jessica Shortall. These are just a few of the South by Southwest speakers scheduled that have made headlines leading up to it. It sure seems like a lot of SXSW...
03.11.2017
Statesman Shots @ 2017 SXSW #2: Los Pollos Hermanos and other TV activations
There was no chicken, but plenty of curly fries when we visited the Los Pollos Hermanos activation downtown to celebrate the return of AMC’s “Better Call Saul” (itself a prequel to “Breaking Bad,” where the character Gus Fring’s chicken restaurant...
03.10.2017
Statesman Shots @ 2017 SXSW #1: Kasita’s Tiny House
Two and a half years ago, Jeff Wilson, aka “Professor Dumpster,” decided to make a radical lifestyle shift: he would move into a dumpster. A professor of environmental science at Huston-Tillotson, he resided in said dumpster for an entire year....
03.09.2017
Statesman Shots #142: Our Super SXSW 2017 Preview Special!
On the show this week: It’s SOUTH BY, peeps. What are you doing? What Internet famous pets are you selfie-ing? We got you. Big programming themes (politics), the evolution of the festival into a culture conference, and interesting pop-up offshoots (Twin Peaks!)....
02.23.2017
Statesman Shots #141: Deborah Sengupta Stith on Red River and Austin’s homeless; the rise of Yeti
On the show this week: Kevin Curtin’s story on Red River clubs and homelessness in Austin Chronicle, “Red River Clubs Grapple With Downtown Homelessness” prompts a frank discussion with Statesman’s Deborah Sengupta Stith with her response to the story. Also, how to plan...
02.16.2017
Statesman Shots #140: Matthew Odam on Eberly and Austin’s evolving restaurant scene
On the show this week: Austin restaurant critic Matthew Odam, his big review of Eberly, Austin’s “golden age” of restaurants (and if it’s about to end), Melissa McCarthy and the politics of SNL, who are enjoying the best ratings they’ve had...
02.09.2017
Statesman Shots #139: Alyssa Vidales on cosplay, PAX 2017 and the Nintendo Switch
On the show this week: Alyssa Vidales, our producer(!), on cosplay culture, cosplay and gender, PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) 2107, game consoles that let you feel things, like the Nintendo Switch, social gaming, how to insulate yourself from every day’s crazy news,...
02.02.2017
Statesman Shots #138: Joe Gross on 2017’s Oscar nominees
It’s time to immerse ourselves in all the movies a lot of haven’t seen (but want to) as the Academy Awards approach! Our favorite movie expert Joe Gross joins us to weigh in on each of the Best Picture nominees,...
01.26.2017
Statesman Shots #137: Sharon Mays on bringing back Baby Greens and finding joy
On the show this week: Sharon Mays, owner of Baby Greens, on shutting her business down then bringing it back, why she opened a salad drive-thru, what it was like running for Austin City Council both as a native and as...
01.19.2017
Statesman Shots #136: Kelly Krause on Marie Kondo’ing your life
On the show this week: Kelly Krause, programming manager for SXSW, on Marie Kondo-ing her life, how she became a konvert, the new minimalism, what Marie will be talking about at SXSW 2017, things you should “kondo or keep,” Eric...
01.13.2017
Shots on Breakfast for Dinner Podcast: an excerpt
Remember Dago and Nicole from Episode 94 last year? The charming hosts of Austin’s Breakfast for Dinner Podcast invited us (Omar and Tolly) to their show and you can hear the nearly two-hour conversation over on their site or wherever...
12.22.2016
Statesman Shots #135: Tom and Christi Moseley on returning to Austin three decades later
On the show this week: TOLLY’S PARENTS, Tom and Christi Moseley, what it’s like to live in Austin, leave, and return 30 years later, Austin in the 80s, going to school while raising a toddler, bucket list suggestions for Austin in 2016,...
12.15.2016
Statesman Shots #134: Sister Temperance on tarot and psychics; Addie Broyles on holiday cooking inspo
On the show this week: Sister Temperance Tarot, the art of tarot reading, why Sister Temperance (our dear friend, Angeliska Polachek) came out of the “broom closet,” what the tarot deck actually means, Dolly Parton and why to see legends while they’re...
12.08.2016
Statesman Shots #133: Carrying Hope and Phil Jankowski on an AMC Rambler and ’90s Austin comedy
On the show this week: How a 1964 AMC Rambler named Elizabeth drove Austin’s comedy scene to the 21st century, ’90s Austin, old car stories, Carrying Hope, a local nonprofit that helps kids in the foster care system, what it’s like being...
12.01.2016
Statesman Shots #132: Adrienne Dawes and Maggie Maye on ‘Doper Than Dope’
On the show this week: “Doper Than Dope,” the local, live, ’90s-inspired comedy show from writer/director Adrienne Dawes, comedian (and reformed Topo Chico imbiber) Maggie Maye, who stars in the show, “In Living Color” and “House of Buggin,” fly girls, our...
11.17.2016
Statesman Shots #131: Joe Barlow on being entertaining for The CW Austin
On the show this week: Joe Barlow, abundantly charming entertainment report at The CW Austin, Stephen Colbert, comedy in the wake of the election, wellness and self-care, Deeds Not Words, “Better Things,” which just finished its first season on FX, “Next...
11.10.2016
Statesman Shots #130: Anya, Robin Hood, Maid Marion and more at Sound on Sound Fest
Huzzah, m’lady! Good morn to you! Wouldst thou pass a turkey leg to mine hand? We thank thee! Yep, we got a little Ren Faire up in this episode as we visited on Day 2 of Sound on Sound Festival,...
11.03.2016
Statesman Shots #129: Lois Kim on Texas Book Festival; ‘Black Mirror’ + election ennui
On the show this week: The Texas Book Festival this weekend, actor/woodworker Nick Offerman being here for it, lit crawl on Cesar Chavez, what we’re reading right now, “Black Mirror” season 3, social media and the election, Marina Abramovic, Lady Gaga,...
10.31.2016
Video: What’s fantastic about Fantastic Fest?
Back in episode 127 of the show, we spoke to film critic Joe Gross and “Shots” producer Alyssa Vidales about what films to look out for that came out of this year’s Fantastic Fest. Now, Alyssa has a video for...
10.27.2016
Statesman Shots #128: Jessica Arjet on clown culture; Donald King on Austin’s historic black cemeteries
On the show this week: clown sightings in Austin, the pro-clown perspective, The Hideout’s Jessica Arjet on the history of clowns, black cemeteries in Austin, Don King on historical walking tours in east Austin, St. Edward’s Shared Studios portal project, “Atlanta” on FX,...
10.20.2016
Statesman Shots #127: John Spottswood Moore on ‘When We Were Live,’ Fantastic Fest highlights
On the show this week: Austin filmmaker John Spottswood Moore, the golden age of public access TV in Austin, John’s upcoming documentary “When We Were Live” about ’80s and ’90s Austin public access, the first time Sixth Street was ever open...
10.13.2016
Statesman Shots #126: Stephanie Bergara and Bidi Bidi Banda at KUT Studio 1A
On the show this week: Shots broadcasts from KUT’s Studio 1A, Stephanie Bergara and her Selena tribute band Bidi Bidi Banda, how she started it, tribute bands we wish would happen, including ’90s R&B, balancing a day job and your...
10.09.2016
Shots @ ACL Fest 2016: Tolly’s Festival Fashion Report
You mean people go to Austin City Limits Festival for the music? We’re in it for the people-watching! Tolly fills us in on some of this year’s fashion trends at ACL — what are people wearing and what did some...
10.08.2016
Shots @ ACL Fest 2016: An important debate about airbeds
Are airbeds, those long fabric sacks that catch air and can be lain upon, the best thing to happen to Austin City Limits Festival or a pox upon the event? Candidates Omar L. Gallaga and Tolly Moseley engage in a spirited...
09.29.2016
Statesman Shots #125: ‘Two Guys On Your Head,’ and Eric Webb on ACL Fest 2016
On the show this week: Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke from “Two Guys On Your Head,” their new book “Brain Briefs,” how to spot a liar, two truths and a lie, ACL Fest 2016 preview, acts we’re excited about,...
09.22.2016
Statesman Shots #124: Virginia Heffernan on ‘Magic and Loss’ plus robots you live with
On the show this week: the Internet as art, author Virginia Heffernan of the New York Times and other tony publications, her fascinating book about the Internet “Magic and Loss,” why the web is so ugly, the Internet as infectant, where...
09.15.2016
Statesman Shots #123: S U R V I V E on ‘Stranger Things’& music writing, Eric Webb on millenial whoop
On the show this week: Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of S U R V I V E, who scored “Stranger Things,” their upcoming tour, how the Duffer Brothers found them, and how they got their synth start, what “Stranger...
09.09.2016
Statesman Shots #122: Adrian Villegas on Latino Comedy Project’s ‘Gentrif*cked’
Guess what, Austin? You got “Gentrif*cked!” That’s the premise of a new show from the freshly reunited sketch troupe Latino Comedy Project performed last week at Out of Bounds Comedy Festival. The troupe’s artistic director Adrian Villegas joins us this...
09.01.2016
Statesman Shots #121: Amelia Raley + Valerie Ward on Sweet Ritual, Trump in ATX, Cocks Not Glocks
On the show this week: Austinites Amelia Raley and Valerie Ward, their vegan ice cream shop Sweet Ritual, things from the past to bring back, vintage trends to stop immediately, Donald Trump in Austin, #CocksNotGlocks protest in Austin, Ah Sing Den, Frank Ocean’s...
08.25.2016
Statesman Shots #120: Amy Gentry on ‘Good As Gone’ & cities as characters
On the show this week: New thriller “Good As Gone” by local author Amy Gentry, summer shutdowns including Qui, Gawker, and (possibly) “Inside Amy Schumer,” cities as characters, including Houston, Dallas, and the 19th century English countryside, “The Tick” pilot on...
08.18.2016
Statesman Shots #119: Nicole Villalpando on back-to-school; ‘Stranger Things’ & nostalgia
On the show this week: Raising Austin writer Nicole Villalpando on cutting through the summer glaze, setting the tone for the school year, things to do before school starts, “Stranger Things,” nostalgia-fueled entertainment, including “Gilmore Girls” and “Freaks & Geeks,” only...
08.11.2016
Statesman Shots #118: Sixth Street Shooting + Mike Holp on drone photography
On the show this week: the recent shooting on Sixth Street, Andy Langer’s article “It’s Time to Talk About Sixth Street, pro tips for watching The Olympics, drone photographer Mike Holp, taking aerial drone pictures, crop circles, Suicide Squad, “Call Your...
08.02.2016
Video flashback: visiting the ‘Mr. Robot’ installation during SXSW
It seems like only yesterday, but maybe that’s just what our unreliable brains want us to think. In March, we checked out the “Mr. Robot” Coney Island installation at South by Southwest and now that the show is well into...
07.28.2016
Statesman Shots #117: Laura Aidan on Prohibition Creamery
What could possibly be more summer than combining a cocktail with cool, creamy ice cream? Nothing, that’s what, so we set to find out whether the alcoholic ice cream at the new Prohibition Creamery lived up to the advanced hype. (Massive...
07.21.2016
Statesman Shots #116: Jodi and Owen Egerton on ‘This Word Now’
On the show today: Austin creative powerhouse couple Jodi and Owen Egerton, their new book “This Word Now,” Pokémon Go, we pretend to be Pokémon, Ashley Madison’s new, unintentionally funny ad campaign, “Absolutely Fabulous,” how to update (or not) ’90s cultural objects,...
07.14.2016
Statesman Shots #115: Evelyn From The Internets and Matthew Odam on Otoko
On the show today: Evelyn from the Internets, Beyoncé finding and discovering her vlogs, then playing one of them on a giant screen during her tour, Statesman restaurant critic Matthew Odam, matching your social needs to your restaurant, and teeny...
07.07.2016
Statesman Shots #114: Rooster Teeth’s Burnie Burns and Gavin Free on ‘The World’s Greatest Head Massage’
Who wouldn’t want to travel to India to have the head-massage experience of a lifetime? Two Austinites, Burnie Burns and Gavin Free from the wildly popular Rooster Teeth collective, got to do it for a new documentary, “The World’s Greatest...
06.30.2016
Statesman Shots #113: Addie Broyles on food appropriation, Eric Webb on Selena Gomez
On the show today: black bbq, food appropriation, culinary wokeness, online dating when you’re 30+, selena gomez, media literacy, comments sections, the new OJ Simpson documentary, a new podcast about race and identity, and we open nominations for the summer 2016...
06.23.2016
Statesman Shots #112: Kevin Tong on Info-Rama
On the show today: Artist and gentleman adventurer Kevin Tong and his upcoming “Info-Rama” show, are dumb dads over?, Austin’s (alleged) rock thrower, “Orange is the New Black,” sensory-deprivation tanks, and a tiny bit (not nearly enough, in fact) of...
06.16.2016
Statesman Shots #111: Workout! with Erica Nix; Chris Gerben on ‘man-dates’
On the show today: Workout! with Erica Nix, a “Friday Night Lights” reunion at Panther Field, a little Crucifictorious with Landry Clarke (aka Jesse Plemmons), being on “This American Life,” Chris Gerben on man-dates and making friends as an adult....
06.02.2016
Statesman Shots #110: Andrea Valdez on being Texan, Richard Weiss on gender-neutral bathrooms
On the show today: How to be a Texan, Andrea Valdez from Texas Monthly, gender neutral bathrooms and the Alamo Drafthouse with its architect, Richard Weiss. Plus! Richard sings Radiohead at the Statesman, and it’s totally beautiful. Andrea is the editor of TexasMonthly.com...
05.19.2016
Statesman Shots #108: Andy Langer and Mehcad Brooks on Austin music & acting
On the show today: Andy Langer! Mehcad Brooks! SUPERGIRL renewed! And a very spicy papaya salad! First up, esteemed Austin music journalist Andy Langer got his start at The Daily Texan. Now, he writes for Esquire. He also books “Blues...
05.16.2016
Shots Bonus Pod: Mindful Driving with Meditation Bar’s Lauren Foreman
On Episode 107 of “Statesman Shots,” one of our segments led you in a Mindful Driving session with Meditation Bar’s Lauren Foreman. But that was a shortened version of our journey through Friday MoPac traffic in Austin. So here now...
05.12.2016
Statesman Shots #107: Lauren Foreman on the Meditation Bar
Meditation has been around for millennia, but now, it has its own bar in Austin. That’s right, a meditation…bar. Meditation Bar opened up in Austin the wake of the Paris attacks, and operated for free through 2015 as a place...
05.05.2016
Statesman Shots #106: Alan Graham on Austin’s homeless
In the wake of Haruka Weiser’s homicide, an uproar of social media activity emerged regarding Austin’s homeless. Part of it was a slight misunderstanding – Haruka’s alleged killer was not actually, chronically homeless, and was technically listed as a runaway with the...

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Statesman Shots » Statesman Shots episodes episodes:

Statesman Shots Finale: Goodbye, and hello

Our new podcast: ‘I Love You So Much’

Statesman Shots Ep. 143: Well hi, y’all

Statesman Shots @ SXSW 2017 #5: Should we be offended by appearance-coaching tech?

Statesman Shots @ SXSW 2017 #4: Downtown surfing and the cast of “Animal Kingdom”

Statesman Shots @ 2017 SXSW #3: Do politics belong at South by Southwest?

Statesman Shots @ 2017 SXSW #2: Los Pollos Hermanos and other TV activations

Statesman Shots @ 2017 SXSW #1: Kasita’s Tiny House

Statesman Shots #142: Our Super SXSW 2017 Preview Special!

Statesman Shots #141: Deborah Sengupta Stith on Red River and Austin’s homeless; the rise of Yeti

Statesman Shots #140: Matthew Odam on Eberly and Austin’s evolving restaurant scene

Statesman Shots #139: Alyssa Vidales on cosplay, PAX 2017 and the Nintendo Switch

Statesman Shots #138: Joe Gross on 2017’s Oscar nominees

Statesman Shots #137: Sharon Mays on bringing back Baby Greens and finding joy

Statesman Shots #136: Kelly Krause on Marie Kondo’ing your life

Shots on Breakfast for Dinner Podcast: an excerpt

Statesman Shots #135: Tom and Christi Moseley on returning to Austin three decades later

Statesman Shots #134: Sister Temperance on tarot and psychics; Addie Broyles on holiday cooking inspo

Statesman Shots #133: Carrying Hope and Phil Jankowski on an AMC Rambler and ’90s Austin comedy

Statesman Shots #132: Adrienne Dawes and Maggie Maye on ‘Doper Than Dope’

Statesman Shots #131: Joe Barlow on being entertaining for The CW Austin

Statesman Shots #130: Anya, Robin Hood, Maid Marion and more at Sound on Sound Fest

Statesman Shots #129: Lois Kim on Texas Book Festival; ‘Black Mirror’ + election ennui

Video: What’s fantastic about Fantastic Fest?

Statesman Shots #128: Jessica Arjet on clown culture; Donald King on Austin’s historic black cemeteries

Statesman Shots #127: John Spottswood Moore on ‘When We Were Live,’ Fantastic Fest highlights

Statesman Shots #126: Stephanie Bergara and Bidi Bidi Banda at KUT Studio 1A

Shots @ ACL Fest 2016: Tolly’s Festival Fashion Report

Shots @ ACL Fest 2016: An important debate about airbeds

Statesman Shots #125: ‘Two Guys On Your Head,’ and Eric Webb on ACL Fest 2016

Statesman Shots #124: Virginia Heffernan on ‘Magic and Loss’ plus robots you live with

Statesman Shots #123: S U R V I V E on ‘Stranger Things’& music writing, Eric Webb on millenial whoop

Statesman Shots #122: Adrian Villegas on Latino Comedy Project’s ‘Gentrif*cked’

Statesman Shots #121: Amelia Raley + Valerie Ward on Sweet Ritual, Trump in ATX, Cocks Not Glocks

Statesman Shots #120: Amy Gentry on ‘Good As Gone’ & cities as characters

Statesman Shots #119: Nicole Villalpando on back-to-school; ‘Stranger Things’ & nostalgia

Statesman Shots #118: Sixth Street Shooting + Mike Holp on drone photography

Video flashback: visiting the ‘Mr. Robot’ installation during SXSW

Statesman Shots #117: Laura Aidan on Prohibition Creamery

Statesman Shots #116: Jodi and Owen Egerton on ‘This Word Now’

Statesman Shots #115: Evelyn From The Internets and Matthew Odam on Otoko

Statesman Shots #114: Rooster Teeth’s Burnie Burns and Gavin Free on ‘The World’s Greatest Head Massage’

Statesman Shots #113: Addie Broyles on food appropriation, Eric Webb on Selena Gomez

Statesman Shots #112: Kevin Tong on Info-Rama

Statesman Shots #111: Workout! with Erica Nix; Chris Gerben on ‘man-dates’

Statesman Shots #110: Andrea Valdez on being Texan, Richard Weiss on gender-neutral bathrooms

Statesman Shots #108: Andy Langer and Mehcad Brooks on Austin music & acting

Shots Bonus Pod: Mindful Driving with Meditation Bar’s Lauren Foreman

Statesman Shots #107: Lauren Foreman on the Meditation Bar

Statesman Shots #106: Alan Graham on Austin’s homeless