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We're exploring the ways we find and bring joy into our lives. It’s about the things we do not because it’s a job or a necessity, but simply because we love to do them.

This Is My Thing: Lightsaber Choreography!

KUT Producer Juan Garcia poses with his own lightsaber, January 27, 2025
Juan Garcia
KUT Producer Juan Garcia poses with his own lightsaber, January 27, 2025

On This Is My Thing, we are continuing our mission to talk with people about the things they do just for themselves – not because it’s their job and not because it’s a responsibility, just because they love to do it. The stuff you do because it’s your thing.

On this episode of This Is My Thing, we’re talking with Addie and Ben Ruth about their shared love of lightsabers and lightsaber choreography. This piece was produced by Juan Garcia, who jumped at the chance to talk about Star Wars while on the clock, which is something he’d probably be doing anyway.

On this page, you can listen to the on-air version of the Ruth’s story, but if you check out the KUT News Now podcast feed, you’ll find a much longer version of this piece.

We’ve talked to a lot of other people about their things and those stories will be coming in future weeks. We’re working on stories about ceramics, cake, community singing, and much more. Stay tuned!

And we want to hear from you about the thing you do just because you love it! You’ll find an online form on the main This Is My Thing page where you can tell us about the thing that brings you joy, calms your mind, or feeds your soul in some way.

Mike is the production director at KUT, where he’s been working since his days as an English major at the University of Texas. He produces and hosts This Is My Thing and Arts Eclectic, and also produces Get Involved and the Sonic ID project. When pressed to do so, he’ll write short paragraphs about himself in the third person, but usually prefers not to.
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