Erin Geisler

“The Disconnect: Power, Politics and the Texas Blackout,” a new podcast from the award-winning KUT newsroom in Austin, looks at more than a century of events that led up to the February blackout— and what happens now.

"Tacos of Texas" takes a deep dive into Mexican food culture in Texas – through the lens of America’s love for tacos, shining a spotlight on Texas taco culture and the connective tissue between the people making them and some of the issues Texans are talking about.

“Texas Standard’s” story about the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act won a Barbara Jordan Media Award last month. The story “Full Participation: 30 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act,” reported by Shelly Brisbin, won in the radio category on June 11.

A Martínez, co-host of “Take Two” at KPCC in Los Angeles, joins NPR’s “Morning Edition” as its first Latino host. He joins Rachel Martin, Noel King and Steve Inskeep in the hosting lineup, and will be based with the NPR West team in Culver City, Calif.

After 10 years of managing and booking the Cactus Cafe, KUT and KUTX will revert management to the University Unions on Aug. 31. The Unions plan to keep the Cactus open and the music flowing.

StoryCorps, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of people from all backgrounds and beliefs, will team up with KUT Radio next month as part of its Military Voices Initiative. Together, they will honor Central Texas’s veteran and military community by recording and preserving their stories.

KUT News and “Texas Standard” won six regional Murrow Awards in the Region 6 (Oklahoma and Texas) large market radio category. Regional winners automatically advance to the national Edward R. Murrow Awards competition, which will be presented in October.

As the pandemic hits the one-year mark and Texas lifts its COVID venue occupancy restrictions and mask mandate, season 2 of the “Pause/Play” podcast documents how Austin’s music industry navigates the recovery phase of the pandemic.

During February's Texas Freeze, KUT reporters filed stories from their homes – often without power, while caring for family members and battling broken pipes and freezing temperatures – to deliver clear, accurate information to Central Texans.

We ask Teresa Frontado three questions: What are you listening to these days? Read anything interesting lately? And what are you loving about the ATX lately?