On this episode of West Texas Talk we hear from Carey King on the state of renewable energy in Texas. King is the assistant director of the energy institute at the University of Texas at Austin which looks at the technology, policy and economics of energy.

West Texas has long been recognized as a focal point for the state's surging oil and gas industry. But along the winding stretches of highway heading west on I-10, wind turbines dot the horizon. The state, while being a prominent source fossil fuels, is also a leader in renewable energy.

In 2016, Texas produced more wind energy than the next 3 states combined. But experts say part of what has stymied the industry's growth hist... Hosted by for KRTS

We bring you the second part of stories from the Marfa Transom Traveling Workshop. Transom has cultivated hundreds of audio producers who are making radio, podcasts, and much more. The class was taught by Rob Rosenthal and Matt Largey, KUT's Managing Editor. 

The students came here to produce stories about people in the Big Bend in just a single week. You’ll hear about a traveling veterinarian, a post office worker, a certain restaurateur/musician/Justice of the Peace, and a spur collector.

These students who produced these stories are Margot Wohl, Brantley Hightower, Rachel Stevens, and Andrea Gibbs.

Margo Wohl lives in San Diego and is working towards a PhD in neuroscience. ... Hosted by Diana Nguyen for KRTS

We bring you the first part of stories from the Marfa Transom Traveling Workshop. Transom has cultivated hundreds of audio producers who are making radio, podcasts, and much more. The class was taught by Rob Rosenthal and Matt Largey, KUT's Managing Editor. 

The students came here to produce stories about people in the Big Bend in just a single week. You’ll hear about a policeman, an outdoors man, an aspiring winemaker, a bartender, and a glider pilot.

The students who produced these stories are Bridget Mulcahy, Christine Fennessy, Elizabeth Stewart-Sevry, Kathleen Mcgovern, and Sally Beauvais.

Bridget Mulcahy produces political podcasts in Washington DC and is largely self-tau... Hosted by Diana Nguyen for KRTS

Rob Rosenthal has taught hundreds of students with Atlantic Public Media's Transom Story Workshop - a celebrated program that has taught radio fundamentals to numerous audio producers. The website is a resource for those looking to learn the ins and outs of making radio.

For the first time ever, Rosenthal came to Marfa to teach a traveling workshop hosted by this station. Students visited from around the country to learn and produce stories about people who live in the Big Bend - all in a single week.

In this conversation, Pepple and Rosenthal discuss how he got into radio, the workshop, and what makes audio storytelling special.

"Think about how long we've been communicating in... Hosted by Elise Pepple for KRTS

On this edition of West Texas Talk, a conversation with local musician FullyMaxxed (Max Ferguson) about creating and producing the unique sound of electronically-focused funk music in Far-West Texas.

FullyMaxxed, who hails from the bordertown of Presidio, has been making music since 2013 - mostly from his "bedroom studio". He is also a full-time student, studying music at Sul Ross State University.

His latest EP, Until Then, sees a slight departure from his earlier "drop-focused" electronic music, and is available now on most streaming services. Hosted by Jackson Wisdorf for KRTS

Sue Roseberry is the Executive Director of the Midland Storytelling Festival. In this interview, she talks about how she became a storyteller and the organization's upcoming events. Roseberry also shares a personal Christmas story.

A night with Donald Davis, Story Unplugged, will take place on December 8, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church (800 West Texas Avenue, Midland, Texas). The program will begin at 7 pm.

Community Concerts will take place on December 9, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church (800 West Texas Avenue, Midland, Texas). Times are 10:00 am, 11:15 am, and 7:30 pm. Hosted by Elise Pepple for KRTS

Israel Mendoza de Levario has dedicated decades of his life towards researching his indigenous Jumano ancestry - a heritage many West Texans fail to acknowledge, even though DNA tests show that some 90% of people living in the Presidio-Ojinaga have indigenous blood. On this episode of West Texas Talk, we chat with De Levario about his self-published books and plans for a museum that focuses on the indigenous history of West Texas.

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On this edition of West Texas Talk, a conversation with political journalist and Lannan writer-in-residence, Matthieu Aikins.

Aikins is writer who reports on South Asia and the Middle East for magazines like Harper's, Rolling Stone, and the New Yorker - In 2008, Aikins traveled overland from Uzbekistan to Afghanistan, where he began his career reporting from the region.

His half-Asian features and command of Persian allowed him to blend in as an Afghan, and Aikins began filing stories while traveling in local transportation and sleeping in roadside tea houses.

His breakthrough article came in late 2009, with the story The Master of Spin Boldak, published in Harper's Mag... Hosted by Rachel Monroe for KRTS

Professor Jason Lagapa discusses UT PB’s “Boom or Bust” writing workshop and the collaboration with Permian High School. The project aims “to help promote understanding of the Permian Basin’s energy and economic resources from a humanistic perspective.” This project is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and includes a speaker series, writing workshops, and book clubs.

In the coming year, the project will continue its speaker series, book club, and writing workshops.

This station is partnering with UTPB to feature essays from the writing workshop on Marfa Public Radio. In this program, you hear personal essays from Permian High School students Corni Ortega... Hosted by Diana Nguyen for KRTS

In this interview, Director Kalautie JangDhari talks about the challenges for the West Texas Veterans Affair System due to the rural nature of the geography it serves.

This year, the system received a 1-star rating out of 5 (the lowest score possible) for the second year in a row. The Strategic Analytics for Improvement and Learning Value Model (SAIL) is a system for summarizing hospital system performance within Veterans Health Administration. The assessment is based on measures such as death rate, complications, and patient satisfaction, as well as overall efficiency and physician capacity at individual VA Medical Centers.

JangDhari explains the measures significantly affecting ... Hosted by Diana Nguyen for KRTS