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Behind the Latest AISD Controversy and an Eventful Week for Austin Restaurants
Behind the Latest AISD Controversy and an Eventful Week for Austin Restaurants
LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Community Radio

Jan. 28, 2022

Spotlighting Rapper J Soulja and Filmmaker Bill Morrison
Spotlighting Rapper J Soulja and Filmmaker Bill Morrison
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Jan. 21, 2022

Austin Restaurants Deal With Another COVID Wave and the Austin Music Poll Needs Your Votes
Austin Restaurants Deal With Another COVID Wave and the Austin Music Poll Needs Your Votes
LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Community Radio

Jan. 14, 2022

The Race to Replace Greg Casar
The Race to Replace Greg Casar
LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Community Radio

Jan. 7, 2022

On Punk Rock, and the Passing of Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington
On Punk Rock, and the Passing of Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington
LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Community Radio

Jan. 1, 2022

LISTEN: Why Did Adil Dghoughi Die?
LISTEN: Why Did Adil Dghoughi Die?
Plus, the latest from Explosions in the Sky and Balmorhea

Dec. 10, 2021

The Unsubtle Art of Self-Promotion, Plus Unconventional Holiday Movies
The Unsubtle Art of Self-Promotion, Plus Unconventional Holiday Movies
LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Community Radio

Dec. 3, 2021

Election Watch: Who’s Running?
Election Watch: Who’s Running?
LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Community Radio 

Nov. 19, 2021

What the Heck Is Going on With Delta-8?
What the Heck Is Going on With Delta-8?
LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Community Radio

Nov. 12, 2021

Elections Post-Mortem and the Devastating Impacts of Texas' Near-Total Abortion Ban
Elections Post-Mortem and the Devastating Impacts of Texas' Near-Total Abortion Ban
LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Community Radio

Nov. 5, 2021

Rewilding Zilker Park and Reveling in Halloween
Rewilding Zilker Park and Reveling in Halloween
LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Community Radio

Oct. 29, 2021

On Being Dead, and Getting Pumped for Oscar Movie Season
On Being Dead, and Getting Pumped for Oscar Movie Season
LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Radio

Oct. 22, 2021

Breaking Down the November 2 Ballot
Breaking Down the November 2 Ballot
LISTEN: Chronicle news staff discusses the upcoming election

Oct. 15, 2021

This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i> on KOOP 91.7 FM
This Week on The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP 91.7 FM
Checking in on protester lawsuits and Austin FC's first season

Oct. 8, 2021

LISTEN: ACL Artists to Watch
LISTEN: ACL Artists to Watch
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Oct. 1, 2021

Why You Should Care About Redistricting
Why You Should Care About Redistricting
LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP 91.7 FM

Sept. 24, 2021

Reveling in Heartless Bastards' New Album and the Return of the Fall Arts Season
Reveling in Heartless Bastards' New Album and the Return of the Fall Arts Season
LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP FM

Sept. 17, 2021

How Do You Solve a Problem Like I-35?
How Do You Solve a Problem Like I-35?
LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Radio

Sept. 10, 2021

On Murder Indictments and the Rise of Emo-Rock Nostalgia
On Murder Indictments and the Rise of Emo-Rock Nostalgia
LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Radio

Sept. 3, 2021

LBJ's Legacy and the Rise of Voter Suppression Laws
LBJ's Legacy and the Rise of Voter Suppression Laws
The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP FM returns

Aug. 27, 2021

We Have an Issue: <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i> Returns to KOOP Radio
We Have an Issue: The Austin Chronicle Show Returns to KOOP Radio
Our pandemic-forced hiatus is finally over!

Aug. 19, 2021

Listen Now: 2020-21 Austin Music Poll Finalists Spotify Playlist
Listen Now: 2020-21 Austin Music Poll Finalists Spotify Playlist
Sample Austin’s finest in 40 songs

Jan. 13, 2021

Q&A Hole: You Can Be Reincarnated into Anything
Q&A Hole: You Can Be Reincarnated into Anything
…except a human

May 18, 2020

<i>The Austin Chronicle</i> Can Be Delivered to Your Door
The Austin Chronicle Can Be Delivered to Your Door
Kevin Curtin shows you how it's done, kinda

May 13, 2020

<i>The Austin Chronicle</i> Is Still All Around You
The Austin Chronicle Is Still All Around You
Find one of our 700 distribution locations all around town

May 8, 2020

Q&A Hole: My Time-Traveling Future Self Wants Me to Do What?
Q&A Hole: My Time-Traveling Future Self Wants Me to Do What?
Insane theoretical positions musicians as would-be assassins

May 4, 2020

How to Craft a Quarantine Pipe Out of Your Random Fruits and Veggies
How to Craft a Quarantine Pipe Out of Your Random Fruits and Veggies
Kevin Curtin makes a DIY pineapple bong, pepper pipe, & yam bowl

April 20, 2020

VIDEO: Austin Under Quarantine
VIDEO: Austin Under Quarantine
The Chronicle photographers capture a sheltered city

April 15, 2020

Coronavirus Impacts in Austin
Coronavirus Impacts in Austin
The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP FM talks COVID-19

March 13, 2020

On Air: Election Post-Mortem, Project Connect Preview
On Air: Election Post-Mortem, Project Connect Preview
Plus: Emily Beyda discusses her novel The Body Double

March 6, 2020

Talking Progressive Women in Politics With Royce Brooks
A Conversation With Royce Brooks
Annie's List exec director joins us on air, plus Kevin Curtin on the AMAs

Feb. 28, 2020

This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>: The Dirt on Compost
This Week on The Austin Chronicle Show: The Dirt on Compost
How and why to do it... and what can go wrong

Feb. 21, 2020

U.S. Senate Candidate Forum on Climate Change Livestream
U.S. Senate Candidate Forum on Climate Change Livestream
VIDEO: Texas Interfaith Advocacy Conference hosts candidates today

Feb. 17, 2020

Picking Shades of Blue in the 2020 Texas Dem Primary
Picking Shades of Blue in the 2020 Texas Dem Primary
The Austin Chronicle Show takes a look at the March 3 ballot

Feb. 14, 2020

Video: ATX6 Addresses “That Gun In Your Hand”
Video: ATX6 Addresses “That Gun In Your Hand”
Local music ambassador project addresses school shootings

Feb. 12, 2020

A Closer Look at the D.A.'s Handling of Sexual Assault Cases
A Closer Look at the D.A.'s Handling of Sexual Assault Cases
Also: Austin's first African-American genealogy conference

Feb. 7, 2020

This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>: It's All About Design
All About Our Redesign
Art Director Jason Stout and Publisher Nick Barbaro on the air

Jan. 31, 2020

Check Out the New <i>Q&A Hole</i> Trailer
Check Out the New Q&A Hole Trailer
Kevin Curtin chats up Sabrina Ellis, Abhi the Nomad, Ray Benson, & more

Jan. 28, 2020

Sloke One and Billie Buck Discuss Their Art This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>
Sloke One and Billie Buck Discuss Their Art This Week on The Austin Chronicle Show
Graffiti and gig poster art take the stage in new exhibits

Jan. 24, 2020

Why Does the Governor Want to Keep Refugees Out of Texas?
Writer Tim Stegall on the Chronicle Show
The Austin Chronicle Show examines resettlement, and punk

Jan. 17, 2020

How to Be a Better Austin Citizen in 2020
How to Be a Better Austin Citizen in 2020
The News staff takes to KOOP to discuss ways to be more civic-minded

Jan. 10, 2020

A Closer Look at the Music Poll Ballot on This Week's <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>
A Closer Look at the Music Poll Ballot
Exploring the nominees for Best Song, plus Free Week picks

Jan. 3, 2020

This Week on <I>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>: Climate Emergency, and a Calamitous Conclusion to <i>Star Wars</i>
Climate Emergency, and Bad Star Wars
Texas Impact talks COP 25, plus our review of The Rise of Skywalker

Dec. 20, 2019

Decoding Land Use and the DipDipDip Tatsu-ya Experience on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>
Decoding Land Use and the DipDipDip Tatsu-ya Experience on The Austin Chronicle Show
Nothing to sweat here

Dec. 13, 2019

COP25: Greta Thunberg Addresses the Climate Change Conference
Greta Thunberg Addresses Conference
VIDEO: Climate activist and badass teenager rises above, again

Dec. 13, 2019

COP25: Community-Based Climate Adaptation
Decoding Climate Adaptation
VIDEO: What will it take to adapt to the new normal?

Dec. 12, 2019

COP25: Sister Jayanti Kirpalani on What Brings Her Courage When the Confronting Climate Crisis
Sister Jayanti Kirpalani on What Brings Her Courage
A better world is still within our grasp, faith leader says

Dec. 12, 2019

COP25: Holding the U.S. Accountable for its Ruinous Impacts on the Climate
Holding the U.S. Accountable
WATCH: A Texan anti-fracking activist on life in the Permian Basin

Dec. 11, 2019

COP25: We Can’t Keep Global Warming Capped at 1.5 Degrees Celsius If Oil & Gas Don’t Do Their Part
COP25: We Can’t Keep Global Warming Capped at 1.5 Degrees Celsius If Oil & Gas Don’t Do Their Part
VIDEO: There’s no wiggle room for adding more fossil fuel production

Dec. 10, 2019

COP25: The Fossil of the Day Award
COP25: The Fossil of the Day Award
VIDEO: Another day, another ignominious win for America

Dec. 10, 2019

COP25: Women as Agents of Change in the Climate Crisis
Women as Agents of Change
VIDEO: Increasing the role of women in climate change mitigation

Dec. 9, 2019

COP25: How to Talk to Texans About the Climate Crisis
How to Talk About the Climate Crisis
Texas is a renewable energy leader. Let’s celebrate that.

Dec. 9, 2019

COP25: The Fossil of the Day Award Goes to...
U.S. and Russia Tie for Fossil of the Day
VIDEO: Who’s the best at being the worst? Grab a mirror.

Dec. 6, 2019

COP25: Youth Behind the Fridays for Future Movement Speak
Young People Power a Movement
Greta Thunberg's #Climatestrike continues to inspire

Dec. 6, 2019

A Closer Look at the Texas Primary Ballot on This Week's <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>
A Closer Look at the Texas Primary Ballot on This Week's The Austin Chronicle Show
Plus: Previewing sci-fi film fest Other Worlds

Dec. 6, 2019

COP25: Decoding Carbon Markets
COP25: Decoding Carbon Markets
VIDEO: Is carbon trading the solution, or a shell game?

Dec. 6, 2019

COP25: Housing Rights and Climate Change
Housing Rights and Climate Change
Where two crises – climate and housing – meet: "Catastrophe."

Dec. 5, 2019

How Texas Impact Turns Faith Into a Tool for Progress
Turning Faith Into a Tool for Progress
VIDEO: See Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy / Texas Impact's reports from the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP25

Dec. 5, 2019

COP25: Members of Frontline Communities Describe Life in a Sacrifice Zone
What It's Like Living in a Sacrifice Zone
VIDEO: Permian Basin residents on how the landscape has altered

Dec. 4, 2019

COP25: Faith and the Climate
COP25: Faith and the Climate
VIDEO: What faith leaders are doing to advocate for change

Dec. 4, 2019

COP25: A Three-Way Tie for "Fossil of the Day" Award at the UN Climate Change Conference
"Fossil of the Day" Award
VIDEO: Which country is the best at being the worst?

Dec. 3, 2019

COP25: When It Comes to Climate Change, What Does "Loss and Damage" Mean?
Climate Change: Loss & Damage
VIDEO: Texas Impact unveils Climate Policy 101

Dec. 3, 2019

COP25: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Addresses UN Climate Change Conference
Nancy Pelosi Speaks at Climate Conference
VIDEO: U.S. Congressional delegation in Madrid for climate talks

Dec. 2, 2019

Counterprogramming Black Friday on This Week's <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>
Counterprogramming Black Friday on This Week's The Austin Chronicle Show
Wild Bill's Honky Tonk Holidaze in studio, plus Co-Lab's "Texas Toast"

Nov. 29, 2019

AISD School Closures, Racism at APD, and More on This Week's <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>
School Closures and Racism at APD
Also: What to watch in movie theatres Thanksgiving Day

Nov. 22, 2019

This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>: The Rodney Reed Case
LISTEN: The Rodney Reed Case
Can new evidence and a flood of support stop Reed's execution?

Nov. 15, 2019

Listen: Media Roundtable With Journos From KUT, <i>The Texas Observer</i>, & the <i>Chron</i>
Media Roundtable
Talking shop on this week's The Austin Chronicle Show

Nov. 8, 2019

This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>: What Austin Is Doing to Combat Global Warming
What Austin Is Doing About Global Warming
Plus a look at an innovative program helping combat veterans via song

Nov. 1, 2019

This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>: Texas Book Festival Picks
It's Texas Book Festival Time
Team Faires previews the literary event of the year

Oct. 25, 2019

This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>: Heavy Metal and the Late Chad Holt
Heavy Metal and the Late Chad Holt
Inside Iron Age frontman Jason Tarpey’s other job forging swords

Oct. 18, 2019

This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>: Abbott Threatens Austin With the Hammer Again
Abbott vs. Austin
Plus: Why the land-use code matters, and previewing Staple!

Oct. 11, 2019

Q&A Hole: Bring Any Musician Back From the Dead
Q&A Hole: Bring Any Musician Back From the Dead
…but now they’re in your band forever

Oct. 11, 2019

This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>: ACL Fest Picks
ACL Fest Picks
Three festival veterans share recomendations for the aural onslaught

Oct. 4, 2019

This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>: On the Campaign Trail With Beto O'Rourke
On the Campaign Trail With Beto O'Rourke
Plus: More TribFest picks, and our favorite movies made by women

Sept. 27, 2019

This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>: The Big Cheese
The Big Cheese
Jessi Cape hosts and talks veganism and Plano with Wayne Alan Brenner

Sept. 20, 2019

Unpacking AISD's Plan for School Closures on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>
Unpacking AISD's Plan for School Closures on The Austin Chronicle Show
"School Changes" unveiled, plus Michael Ray Charles' new solo show

Sept. 13, 2019

This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>: SASS Is Back
SASS Is Back
Central Health, and the salad dressing that came back from the dead

Sept. 6, 2019

This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>: Remembering Molly Ivins
Remembering Molly Ivins
Plus, how to negotiate dining out with kids

Aug. 30, 2019

This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>: What's Next for Marijuana in Texas
What's Next for Marijuana in Texas
Kevin Curtin and Jessi Cape talk weed, hot sauce, and summer songs

Aug. 23, 2019

Q&A Hole: Austin Musicians vs. the Grim Reaper
Q&A Hole: Austin Musicians vs. the Grim Reaper
What game would you choose to challenge death?

Aug. 21, 2019

This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>: Mike Clark-Madison on the City Budget and Rock Photographer Martha Grenon
The City Budget and Martha Grenon
Why you should care about how the city spends your money

Aug. 16, 2019

Q&A Hole: Music for First Contact
Q&A Hole: Music for First Contact
What song would you play for a lost tribe?

Aug. 14, 2019

This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>: Pride, and a Lost Nudie Arthouse Film Found
Pride and a Lost Erotic Art Film Found
We talk queer rights, Bill Paxton's trippy first movie, and Silver Jews

Aug. 9, 2019

Q&A Hole: Unwilling Alien Espionage
Q&A Hole: Unwilling Alien Espionage
Billie Buck: “Teleport me to the cheese factory”

Aug. 7, 2019

This Week on <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i>
Homelessness and The Living Coast
Austin Sanders explains the city's new approach to homelessness

Aug. 2, 2019

New <I>Chronicle</I> Video Series <i>Q&A Hole</i> Blindsides Austin Musicians With Bizarre Hypotheticals
Q&A Hole Blindsides Musicians With Bizarre Hypotheticals
Staff writer Kevin Curtin's late-night musings brought into the light

July 31, 2019

Tune in to <i>The Austin Chronicle Show</i> on KOOP 91.7
Immigration and Our Favorite Crime Books and Movies
Weekly half-hour radio show will air Fridays at 3pm

July 24, 2019

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