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Austin Found Podcast
by Austin American-Statesman
Do you love Austin as much as we do? Find out how it became the city it is today via Austin Found, a podcast from journalist and history buff Michael Barnes and radio personality J.B. Hager. They share the stories behind the stories about the people, places, culture and history of the inimitable Texas capital.
Episodes
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Ep. 87 She Broke the Good Ol' Boy Network With a Smile
Jacquelyn McGee - a former star athlete, outstanding teacher, and the first woman to run a large urban high school in Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 86 Zach Theatre at 99
The standard history - which Zach has touted and which we have repeated - states that Austin's regional theater was born in 1932. Not so it turns out. According to contemporary stories in newspaper archives now easily available online, what eventually became Zach premiered as the Austin Community...
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Ep. 85 Austin Symphony at 109
Among the secrets to the Austin Symphony's longevity: Its fiscal austerity, its capable leadership, and its willingness to disappear for a long period of time. Here we dig into the history of the Austin Symphony and its survival, including the last couple of years of the pandemic and its impact....
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Ep. 84 The Neill-Cochran House Museum Pt. 2
West Campus-area house constructed by Austin master builder Abner Cook — since 1958, it has been preserved and operated by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Texas. Museum director Rowena Dasch shares with us the history of one of Austin's oldest homes, some...
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Ep. 83 The Neill-Cochran House Museum Pt. 1
West Campus-area house constructed by Austin master builder Abner Cook — since 1958, it has been preserved and operated by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Texas. Museum director Rowena Dasch shares with us the history of one of Austin's oldest homes, some...
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Ep. 82 We Turn the Clock Back 20,000 Years
In Florence, on the border of Bell and Williamson counties, is the Gault Site, a vast archaeological treasure trove that dates back some 20,000 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 81 The Lego State Capitol
In August of 2019, Pflugerville residentBen Rollman and a team of Lego enthusiasts arrived at the Texas State Capitol visitors center to deliver a Lego Masterpiece replica of our State Capitol. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 80 Land, love, work, family and loss made Salt Lick barbecue
We've all been there, love it, and share with pride Salt Lick barbecue with friends visiting Austin. You might be surprised and just how far back it goes and the history and traditions of this hill country landmark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 79 Volume 4 of Indelible Austin has arrived
We are excited to announce that Volume 4 of "Indelible Austin" by Michael Barnes has made it to publication, which is not only great for Austin preservation, but for sharing many great stories in upcoming episodes of Austin Found. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 78 Iconic Austinite - Lonnie Limón Pt. 2
Lonnie Limón could have worked anywhere in the country after graduating from the University of Notre Dame. But eventually, Limón moved to back to Austin, where he is closer to relatives — more than 3,500 of them. The Limóns and the Estradas — the latter is his mother's family — have lived in...
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Ep. 77 Iconic Austinite - Lonnie Limón Pt. 1
Lonnie Limón could have worked anywhere in the country after graduating from the University of Notre Dame. But eventually, Limón moved to back to Austin, where he is closer to relatives — more than 3,500 of them. The Limóns and the Estradas — the latter is his mother's family — have lived in...
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Ep. 76 The Trick to a Fruitful Life - Ramón Galindo
One secret to Galindo's success had nothing to do with sleight of hand. One of the founders of the Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce, founder of Ace Tailors, and downtown landowner, Galindo left quite a footprint in shaping Austin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 75 An Outlandish Poet
Robert Lord was "the somewhat outlandish 'poet' who had a column in the Austin American Statesman back in the late 1960s and early '70s. Google has not turned up anything on this man. Interviewing Statesman colleagues from that era turned up nothing. Who was this mystery poet? Learn more about…
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Ep. 74 Iconic Austinite - Shannon Sedwick - Esther's Follies Pt. 2
Co-founder and performer since the very begging of Esther's Follies unique sketch comedy troupe, Shannon Sedwick joins Austin Found to share their story. You might also be surprised at how many iconic places she has been a part of, including Liberty Lunch and The Tavern. Learn more about your ad...
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Ep. 73 Iconic Austinite - Shannon Sedwick - Esther's Follies Pt. 1
Co-founder and performer since the very begging of Esther's Follies unique sketch comedy troupe, Shannon Sedwick joins Austin Found to share their story. You might also be surprised at how many iconic places she has been a part of, including Liberty Lunch and The Tavern. Learn more about your ad...
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Ep. 72 LBJ's Congressman and Judge
Did you know that exactly one native Austinite was nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court? And not that long ago, historically speaking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 71 Austin before IBM
During the early 1960s, before the arrival of IBM in 1967, the entire workforce in Travis County hovered around 80,000. Today, the tech industry alone employs more than 120,000 workers in Central Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 70 Iconic Austinites - Harrison Eppright pt. 2
Manager of Visitor Services/Tour Ambassador at Visit Austin, Harrison discusses growing up in East Austin and shares his passion for Austin architecture and it's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 69 Iconic Austinites - Harrison Eppright pt. 1
Manager of Visitor Services/Tour Ambassador at Visit Austin, Harrison discusses growing up in East Austin and shares his passion for Austin architecture and it's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 68 The Klan was not always underground
The Ku Klux Klan has emblazoned a long historical scar on Texas. At one point during the 1920s, the group was almost a daily fact of life. It took an effort by crusaders such as future Texas Gov. Dan Moody to quell the tide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 67 Lighting the Tree for Over 50 Years
According to a 1967 article, the Zilker Christmas Tree was concieved by Mrs. Alden Davis, special chairwoman of Yule Fest, which, along with Trail of Lights, celebrated its 50th in 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 66 Over 50 Years of High Standards
KMFA, which is not over 50 years old, was built on high standards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 65 An Austin Gallery since 1993
Stephen L. Clark Gallery, a story that reaches back to 1993. Clark, former owner of the Waterloo Ice House group, opened the spot that pulls together so many strands of Austin Culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 64 Biggest of the Big Time
A populist palace from the beginning, the Paramount was the biggest of big-time venues in Austin, at least from 1915 until late in the 20th century. As the theater has since passed 100 years old, it is crucial to recall that the grande dame of Congress Avenue--frequented by all social and…
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Ep. 63 Murder, Suicide, and a Historic Juror
"Virgil Oliver---first Negro in the South to serve on a jury." Could that possibly be true? Did Austin play such a dramatic role in the struggle for civil rights? Well, yes and no. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 62 Josefina Zamarripa, mother of 14, raised her children while advocating for East Austin
A little over a month after they said goodbye to their mother, 10 of the Zamarripa children gathered in their childhood home on Tillery Street. Now in their 50s, 60s and 70s, they showed two guests the spots in the house that made family history. One sibling might disagree with another, but with…
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Ep. 61 Meet Mary Arnold, the godmother of Austin's green movement
Along with allies such as Shudde Fath, Roberta Crenshaw, Dorothy Richter, Scotty Sayers, Ben Crenshaw, Bill Bunch and others, Arnold showed that steady, smart and well-informed environmental and neighborhood activism can change the city forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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Ep. 60 Faith Kept for 150 Years
The legacy of an Austin church. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 59 The birth, growth and history of Lakeway
Surprisingly, Lakeway has been well documenting and preserving it's short history. A west Austin hotbed for retiree's and now young prosperous families, we give you a brief history of Lakeway, Tx. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 58 Iconic Austinites - Eddie Wilson Pt. 2
Eddie Wilson was the founder of the legiondary Armadillo World Headquarters that shaped Austin as a music town. After AWH he purchased Threadgill's which continued the music heritage of our city. We run through a listener submitted list of great Austin restaurants that are now gone and gather...
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Ep. 57 Iconic Austinites - Eddie Wilson Pt. 1
Eddie Wilson was the founder of the legiondary Armadillo World Headquarters that shaped Austin as a music town. After AWH he purchased Threadgill's which continued the music heritage of our city. We run through a listener submitted list of great Austin restaurants that are now gone and gather...
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Ep. 56 Life Down at the Poor Farm
What we know know as Tarrytown was once a poor farm in the late 1800's. It was for paupers, convicts, and farmhands, some looking for work, some looking for food in tough times. It was even used for some criminals to pay off debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 55 No, It's the Heat!
As much as we love Austin, dealing and adjusting to the heat is a very real consideration, especially with so many moving here. Can you handle it? Not sure? Give this a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 54 The Mystery of the Downtown Castle on the Hill
This Victorian mansion, known as Chateau Bellevue, is home to the Austin Woman's Club, formed by female leaders in the 1920's. However, not the only castlelike structure in Austin, we explore more in the Austin surroundings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 53 Sex, Drugs, and Jazz
Between World War 1 and the Great Depression, the Jazz Age picked up where Guy Town's vices left off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 52 Recent passing of iconic Austinites that shaped our city and culture
Teresa Lozano Long, major philanthropist, longtime educator and community leader, died at age 92. Austin civil rights pioneer, school namesake, church co-founder, business leader and lifelong educator Bertha Sadler Means died at age 100. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 51 What happened to the Native Americans in Texas?
Texas is home to just three surviving small reservations, two of which, the Alabama-Coushatta in East Texas and the Kickapoo on the Rio Grande, were set aside for immigrant Native Americans, meaning the remnants of tribes what were forced into Texas from their original homelands in the eastern...
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Ep. 50 The Vietnam War Split Austin Wide Open
During the 1960's, Austinites, found themselves in a unique position. Many remained loyal to the man who had served as their congressman, senator, vice president and president. Others, played a part in the local protest movement against the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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Ep. 49 Two of Austin's oldest houses
You know one — the French Legation — as the “oldest house in town.” Locals and tourists love this Creole-style home that rests on a steep crest; it was built for Alphonse Dubois de Saligny, France’s chargé d’affaires to the new Republic of Texas. You are probably familiar with the other handsome...
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Ep. 48 “Forty Years of East Austin Evolution” about Black East Austin newspaper
Austin leaders wanted more integration in the 60’s and didn’t know where to find black owned business and started a black registry. In 1973, the Villager was born. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 47 ‘A natural-born progressive’: Enter the modernist world of Texas Black architect John S. Chase
Any alert observer passing along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Chestnut Avenue in East Austin inevitably notices two revolutionary sites. One is the David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with its dramatically escalating roofline, color-block windows and soaring modernist steeple. The…
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Ep. 46 A Holy Land, Deaf Smith and the Texas School for the Deaf
The story of Deaf Smith, a war hero and the fight to preserve the Texas School for the Deaf, the oldest continuously operated school in the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 45 Ballet at the Armadillo World Headquarters
You've heard the stories of the legendary Armadillo, where hippies and rednecks co-mingled... oh, and ballet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 44 116 Years of German-Austin Music. The Saengerrunde Hall
German settlers in Austin formed a traditional singing group as early as 1852. The tradition continues today at the Saengerrunde Hall at 1607 San Jacinto Street, adjacent to Scholtz Garden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 43 Closing up shop. The Frisco Shop
Known for comfort food such as beef tips, chicken-fried stea, chicken and dumplings, and icebox pie, the Frisco Shop was part of the Night Hawk chain, which Harry Akin, mayor of Austin from 1967 to 1969, started in 1932. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 42 How did 2.8 Million trees get planted around Austin?
During the past 30 years, TreeFolks has set down more than 2.8 million trees in the Austin area. Tree Folks now works with a 1.2 Million dollar annual budget planting trees around Austin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 41 Secrets of the Buford Tower
The Buford Tower conceals three secrets. The graceful, six-story Italianate structure poised above Lady Bird Lake is a fire tower without any fires to fight and a bell tower without any real bells. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 40 From golf to racehorses: The many lives of Austinite Walter Benson, 103
Over the course of more than a century, Austinites have known Benson as many things. Among them: adventurous youth, World War II veteran, textbook publisher, thoroughbred breeder and polished social dancer. Yet it has been his legendary golf game that has followed Benson through much of his life....
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Ep. 39 Austin activist Shudde Fath over 100: A life well spent
Some citizens are honored merely for reaching the centennial mark. The Bastrop-born-and-reared Shudde Bess Bryson Fath has been spearheading causes for more than half her life, even before the fire station plan sparked her public outrage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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Ep. 38 Sam the Space Monkey
Little-known fact: One of the earliest space travelers from Earth was an Austin Native. Sam the Space Monkey was born in 1957 at the Balcones Research Center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Do you love Austin as much as we do? Find out how it became the city it is today via Austin Found, a podcast from journalist and history buff Michael Barnes and radio personality J.B. Hager. They share the stories behind the stories about the people, places, culture and history of the inimitable Texas capital.
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