Ep. 31: Michael Barnes on Austin's indelible history

Statesman culture writer Michael Barnes, joins us to talk about his new volume of "Indelible Austin: Selected Histories," a compilation of profiles and histories about everyday Austinites, neighborhoods, families, business owners and subcultures that, together, create our booming, vibrant city. Also: Wendi Aarons, one of our favorite Austin humorists whose work appears in McSweeney's and other publications, has been teaching classes on humor writing, and she joined Tolly and Omar to explain how she hones her own skills and why writing short jokes for Twitter is as fun as ever. Plus: Marvel's "Black Panther" is finally here, and crowds are packing theaters to watch it. In a segment with film critic Joe Gross, the longtime comics fan says he knew the movie was going to be a success when he finished watching it the first time and immediately wanted to watch it again. He explains why the film resonates with so many audiences. In A Toast: a NYT Magazine story, "What Teenagers are Learning from Online Porn," MTV's "Teen Wolf" and 'zines at the Austin Central Library. More info: austin360.com/loveaustin360 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices