If you've ever wondered how Krys chooses who she talks to or what she wants to talk about, this is your chance to find out. Every weekend Krys will share highlights from the conversations she had that week and offer a behind the scenes look at the creation process of Think. On this week’s episode: a conversation about the history of Texas exceptionalism, an economic model based on slavery and race and how the history of slavery in Texas shaped today.

Check out more conversations about history and Blackness in America:

America Was Built By Black Labor: https://think.kera.org/2019/02/06/america-was-built-by-black-labor/

We Know About Tulsa — But What Happened To Other Black Wall Streets?: https://think.kera.org/2021/06/15/we-know-about-tulsa-but-what-happened-to-other-black-wall-streets/

The Black Roots of Beer Culture: https://think.kera.org/2021/03/11/the-black-roots-of-beer-culture/

How Cars Changed Black Life In America: https://think.kera.org/2019/02/06/america-was-built-by-black-labor/