In this episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, host Amy Stansbury continues our series on policing with a look back at the history of policing and police reforms in Austin, Texas. Guests include Chris Harris of Texas Appleseed, former Austin City Council Member Bill Spelman, Chas Moore of the Austin Justice Coalition, and Kathy Mitchell of Just Liberty.

In this episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, host Amy Stansbury kicks off a series about policing in Austin, explaining exactly what changes were made to APD's budget this past summer and sharing an update on what work has been done since. Guests include Chas Moore of the Austin Justice Coalition, Kathy Mitchell of Just Liberty, and City Council Member Leslie Pool.

In this episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, host Amy Stansbury shares the importance of city boards & commissions and explains how you can apply to serve on one. Guests include current board/commission members Rocky Lane & Pooja Sethi, as well as Austin City Council Member Leslie Pool.

In this episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, host Amy Stansbury sits down with public education advocate Laura Yeager to give you a little civics lesson on the importance of local school boards. After that, we interview several of the candidates running in Austin's school board runoff election on December 15th.

In this episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, host Amy Stansbury answers all your voting-related questions and sits down with guest Marissa Rivera for some helpful tips on how you can encourage your friends and family to vote as well!

In this episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, comedian Laura de la Fuente (of Queerantine) joins Amy Stansbury to cohost our conversation with the candidates running for Austin City Council in District 6 (northwest Austin). Topics of discussion include homelessness & the future of transportation in Austin.

In this episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, comedian Meghan Ross (of No One Asked For This) joins Amy Stansbury to cohost our conversation with the candidates running for Austin City Council in District 10 (west Austin). Topics of discussion include homelessness, police reform, CodeNEXT, and climate change in Austin.

In this episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, Diana Gomez (of La Politica) joins Amy Stansbury to cohost our conversation with the candidates running for Austin City Council in District 2 (southeast Austin). Topics of discussion include gentrification/ displacement, police reform, and advancing racial equity in Austin.

In this episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, host Amy Stansbury goes over the basics of Prop A, which, if approved by voters in November, could bring a $7.1 billion transit system to Austin. We also take a deep dive into Austin's transportation history (including 2 failed transit elections & century-old streetcars) & explore how equity is addressed in Prop A. Guests include - Jackie Nirenberg, Jeffrey Wood, Rusty Heckaman, Yasmine Smith.

In the first-ever episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, host Amy Stansbury talks about why voting in local elections is so important, kicking off a series of election-themed episodes to get you prepped for November! Guests include - Austin City Council Member Greg Casar, community activist Carmen Llanes Pulido, and League of Women Voters Community Relations DirectorJennifer Delk.