Ep. 49: why we love grackles, Austin's other mascot

To help kick off our Austin360 Grackle Week, this week’s grackle-themed episode of “I Love You So Much” brings stories from fellow Austinites who interact with this loud and prolific bird species on an everyday basis. Judith Bailey, who is a volunteer birding guide with the Travis Audubon Society, talks about the biology, geography and behavior of grackles and what it was like playing herself in a grackle-themed Fusebox Festival performance earlier this year.Breaking: Heloise Gold talks to video journalist Reshma Kirpalani what she's learned about Grackles while working on an April Fusebox Festival performance of "Grackle Call," an audiovisual performance inspired by Austin's birds. We also get to hear a story from longtime Austinite Brady Coleman, whose life was actually saved by a grackle. (No, really.) And then, co-hosts Tolly Moseley, Addie Broyles Omar L. Gallaga join in on the bird chatter in a conversation about whether grackles should replace bats as the true mascot of the city, in a nod to Grackle Week stories by Pam LeBlanc and Nicole Villalpando. In our “Toast” recommendations, we love Pixar's new “Bao" short, "Queer Eye" star Jonathan Van Ness’ podcast, “Getting Curious,” and the Netflix stand-up special "Nanette" from Australia's Hannah Gadsby. More info: http://austin360.com/loveaustin360 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices