On this West Texas Talk, Rachael Vasquez sits down with Thollem McDonnas, an acoustic pianist and composer and ACVilla, an experimental filmmaker - known together as Silver Ochre. The duo brought their project Who Are US to Marfa as part of a residency with Marfa Live Arts. Jennie Lyn Hamilton, director of Marfa Liver Arts also participated in the interview. Hosted by for KRTS

Tonight on West Texas Talk, University of Texas professor and McDonald Observatory astrophysicist Karl Gebhardt talks black holes, dark energy and the potential for many more galaxies than scientists have previously predicted. Hosted by Mark Glover for KRTS

On this West Texas Talk, Rachel Monroe sits down with Dublin based author, musician, publisher, educator, public speaker, and broadcaster Jonathan Creasy.

The main topic of discussion is Creasy's latest work The Black Mountain Letters: Poems and Essays - in which he highlights the renowned artists and instructors at Black Mountain College, one of the most fabled experimental institutions in art education and practice.

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AUSTIN, Texas---In this segment of West Texas Talk, Lorne Matalon speaks with Dr. Michael Webber, deputy director of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. Webber is a prolific author, having written hundreds of scientific articles, columns and books including op-eds in the New York Times and features in Scientific American.

The topic is the link between energy and water, how stresses on one can damage the other and what solutions exist to ease stresses on water and power in the southwest. Webber explores the connection between water and energy in his latest booktitled, "Thirst for Power: Energy, Water and Human Survival."

Webber cites examples such as Elephant Butt... Hosted by Lore Matalon for KRTS

On his West Texas Talk, Rachel Monroe sits down with Alfredo Corchado - Author, Journalist, Mexico City Correspondent for the Dallas Morning News and current Lannan writer in-residence - about his works past, present and upcoming. Hosted by Rachel Monroe for KRTS

On tonight's West Texas Talk, Jackson Wisdorf sits down with accomplished singer-songwriter Tish Hinojosa - before her gig at Railroad Blues in Alpine - to talk about her upbringing, inspirations, and successes throughout her career and beyond.

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For this episode of West Texas Talk, host Rachael Vasquez speaks with Caitlin Murray, director of Marfa Programs and archivist for Judd Foundation, as well as Flavin Judd, son of the late Donald Judd, and curator and co-president of Judd Foundation about the Foundation's new book Donald Judd: Writings - co-published with David Zwirner books - which is a comprehensive collection of Judd's writings. Hosted by Rachael Vasquez for KRTS

In this West Texas Talk,  lawyers Porscha Brown and Brian Jacobi from the El Paso-based Paso Del Norte Civil Rights Project, part of the Texas Civil Rights Project, spoke with Tom Michael about solitary confinement and other issues present in prisons across Texas.

This episode of West Texas talk originally aired in April 2016. Hosted by Tom Michael for KRTS

Tonight on West Texas Talk, we speaks with Mando Rayo. He's the self-declared Taco Journalist and co-author of a new book called Tacos of Texas -- a printed tour of the recipes, stories, and people behind some of the best tacos the state has to offer.

We talk about the quintessential tacos found in Midland and Odessa -- and how they change as you move westward toward El Paso. He also tells us about some of the people behind West Texans' favorite tacos, and the sometimes blurry line between tacos and burritos.

Mando and his co-author Jarod Neece are bringing their book tour to El Paso on November 19th. You can find more information about the book and their book tour at the Tacos of Texa... Hosted by Travis Lux for KRTS

On today's West Texas Talk, we learn about energy reform in Mexico and its affect on social and political change and the challenge and opportunity for U.S. and Texas energy companies in Mexico's domestic oil and gas markets under planned Mexican energy reform.

Lorne Matalon speaks with Tony Payan, director of the Mexico Center at the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston and Mexico scholar. Payan posits that the 2013-14 decision by Mexico allowing foreign energy companies to enter Mexico's energy development was prompted by the reality that Pemex, Mexico's state-owned energy agency, needs foreign expertise and capital to retool its under-performing energy sector.... Hosted by Lorne Matalon for KRTS