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The Daily Texan Audio episodes

  • Students Speak on Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation

    According to the Human Rights Campaign, this year's legislative record was the most anti LGBTQ+ in recent history. Members of the LGBTQ+ community were face being denied access to healthcare and the ability to compete in sports. UT Students spoke about how these policies made them feel and how to stop these from passing in the future.

    8 min
  • 'Why did I never learn about this holiday?'

    Juneteenth has been celebrated for over 150 years, yet some students never became aware of the holiday until just this year. Students are worried that even though it became a federal holiday, it still won’t be taught in K-12 classrooms.

    6 min
  • Bevo Beats: Hip Hop on the 40 Acres

    This episode of Bevo Beats focuses on the disconnect between the local hip hop scene and the UT campus. Kydd Jones, DJ NickNack, Jordon and Kato Dox help answer whether if it's any easier for UT rappers to gain traction with fellow students. 

    8 min
  • Texan Overtime: Act Like Title IX Exists
    The recent controversy surrounding unequal facilities at the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments brought the conversation about gender inequity in collegiate sports to the forefront. In this episode of Texan Overtime, we take a closer look at this issue, its impact on female student athletes and how fans can support women’s teams.
    Produced by Carly Rose, Austin Cheatham and Mikayla Mondragon. Music by Blue Dot Sessions.
    16 min
  • Bevo Beats: Conversation with Mama Duke
    Audio producer Allison Knodle speaks with Austin rapper, Mama Duke about her experiences getting booked in Austin as a hip hop artist, how she’s found a unique spot in the local scene, and why Austin doesn’t need a sound.
    Music featured on this episode was: Mad and Ghost by Mama Duke
    9 min
  • Bevo Beats: No Room for Hip Hop
    This episode of Bevo Beats explores why hip hop remains on the outskirts of Austin’s music scene and the role venues play in keeping it there. We interview the executive producer of Austin City Limits and booker at Austin venue, Come and Take It Live. Local artists, Riders Against the Storm and Magna Carda share their experiences with discrimination in ATX.
    Music featured on this episode was: Red Lights (Riders Against the Storm), Girlfriend (Flizoshi), Costco (Mike Melinoe) and Talk (The Magna Carda).
    22 min
  • Logging Onto the Sports Scene
    Esports, or electronic sports, have taken the world of sports entertainment by storm…and the Forty Acres is no exception. Student-led Longhorn Gaming is UT’s resident community of collegiate competitive gamers. In this episode of Texan Overtime, we discuss the esports scene on campus, the impacts of COVID-19 on the teams’ season, and the future of esports.
    Produced by Carly Rose, Austin Cheatham and Mikayla Mondragon. Music by Blue Dot Sessions.
    12 min
  • From the Archives: The Mexican American Experience
    Radio’s changed a lot since the ’70s and so has reporting. In this episode of From the Archives, we're going to take a look back at a radio show called the Mexican American Experience and the life of reporter Rosa-Linda Fregoso as we join her in her journey as both an activism-oriented journalist and as a student parent.
    14 min
  • Bevo Beats: The Last of the Waller Creek Boys
    Powell St. John performed with Janis Joplin during her time at UT in the band, The Waller Creek Boys. After St. John graduated with an art degree from UT, he continued pursuing music and was inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame in 2005. He and Joplin’s music is being released on vinyl later this year.
    11 min
  • From the Archives: One Year Later
    It's been a year since UT first extended Spring Break for an extra week. That extra week soon turned into a year of Zoom calls, masks and social distancing. In this episode of From the Archives, we're going to look back on our year living with the Coronavirus through the eyes of four UT students.
    Produced by Aurora Berry, Addie Costello, Jackie Ibarra, Carly Rose and Mikayla Mondragon. Music by Blue Dot Sessions.
    9 min

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