After Mathias Svalina lost a job as a teacher he needed to find a quick way to pay the bills. So he started a business delivering dreams in the middle of the night -- by bike. It's called Dream Delivery Service.

Tonight on West Texas Talk, Mathias tells host Elise Pepple how the project came about, stories from the road, and why he prefers not to know too much about his clients. Hosted by Elise Pepple for KRTS

Tonight on West Texas Talk, host Elise Pepple chats with Jack Torrey and Page Burkum --the brothers behind the band known as The Cactus Blossoms.

They talk about how they started playing professionally, the role of storytelling in their music, and where the name the Cactus Blossoms comes from. They also play a few songs. Hosted by Elise Pepple for KRTS

I Love Dick is an Amazon television series about the mutual attraction that married couple  Chris (played by Kathryn Hahn) and Sylvère (played by Griffin Dunne) have for a man named Dick (played by Kevin Bacon) -- the founder of the fictional Marfa Institute. It's based on the 1997 novel by Chris Kraus of the same name.

The pilot premiered on Amazon back in August, and the team is about to wrap up filming on location in Marfa this weekend.

Tonight on West Texas Talk, host Elise Pepple sits down with Sarah Gubbins -- co-creator, executive producer, and writer of I Love Dick. They talk about how the show came to be, why Sarah found the Kraus' original novel so compelling, and ho... Hosted by Elise Pepple for KRTS

Jessica Koslow is the chef and owner behind the famous Los Angeles restaurant Sqirl. She's also the author of a new cookbook called Everything I Want to Eat, which has been showered with all kinds of complimentary quotes. Oliver Strand at the New York Times, for example says: "I want to eat everything in Everything I Want to Eat," and "Ms. Koslow’s cooking defies easy categorization. The Venn diagram of Sqirl is the intersection of health food and diner food and Michelin-starred kitchens..."

On this edition of West Texas Talk, Elise Pepple sits down with Koslow and her creative partner Scott Barry to talk about food memories, dream projects, their other obsessions and their impressions... Hosted by Elise Pepple for KRTS

Storytellers from across the country converged on Midland this weekend for the 2016 Midland Storytelling Festival.

Today on West Texas Talk, Elise Pepple sits down with two of the festival's storytellers, Charlotte Blake Alston and Donald Davis. They share a few stories and talk about how they got into professional storytelling, muse not only on the magic of storytelling but also why it's so important.

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On this edition of West Texas Talk, Jackson Wisdorf sits down with Joel Holmberg, Dwyer Kilcollin Anna Mayer, and Thomas Mcdonell.

They are four of the eight artists showcasing their works at Grey Goo Gardens, the last of four exhibitions conceived for Arturo Bandini’s year-long installation in the courtyard of Ballroom Marfa.

The Opening Reception is Friday, December 9, 2016 from 6-9 pm at Ballroom Marfa - The exhibit runs through February 5, 2017. Hosted by Jackson Wisdorf for KRTS

All this week, Marfa Live Arts has been facilitating a monologue and scene study workshop    at Marfa Jr. High.  Seventh and eighth graders have been bringing personal experiences to life through monologues which will be performed by local adults at 7pm at the Crowley Theater on Friday (12/09/16).

Today on West Texas Talk, we're joined by several who have participated in this collaborative project.

Jennie Lynn Hamilton, director of Marfa Live Arts

Wayne Hamilton, visiting artist in residence

Tais Chanez, monologue author and eighth grade student

Andrea Torres, monologue author and eighth grade student

John Aguero, monologue author and eighth grade student

Oscar ... Hosted by Elise Pepple for KRTS

Rudy Garza used to dream about visiting Marfa. But as a barber based in San Antonio, never managed to find the time until this past weekend.

On this episode of West Texas Talk, he sits down with Elise Pepple to talk about barber culture, his most memorable cut, and his impressions of the town he wanted to visit for so long. Hosted by Elise Pepple for KRTS

In the latest of our station's astronomy series of West Texas Talks, host Mark Glover sits down with Karl Gebhart of the McDonald Observatory to talk about a wide range of astronomical topics. Hosted by for KRTS

On this segment of West Texas Talk, we speak with security analyst Alejandro Hope in Mexico City about a Mexico that is hunkered down waiting for the new U.S. administration to formally assume power.

During the U.S. presidential campaign, President-elect Trump said he'd either rework or scrap the North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) and expand the border wall. NAFTA's end would damage the Mexican economy and the idea of expanding the existing wall is considered an insult.

Between 2008 and 2011, Hope held a number of executive positions at the Center for Investigation and National Security (CISEN), Mexico’s civilian intelligence agency.

From 1998 through 2000, Hope served as chief... Hosted by Lorne Matalon for KRTS