Texas Troubador - Nanci Griffith
From ARTSEDGE | Part of the Gulf Coast Highway series | 07:30
Nanci Griffith and her music explain the Texas Troubador tradition
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Episode 41: Open Case
From Criminal | Part of the Criminal series | 23:29
Since 1965, there’s been an unsolved murder in Houston, Texas. The main suspect managed to disappear and police were never able to find him. The case is still considered open. In 1997, a couple of accountants decided to look into the murders, and were able to uncover evidence that the police missed. They think they’ve solved the mystery.
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Since 1965, there’s been an unsolved murder in Houston, Texas. The main suspect managed to disappear and police were never able to find him. The case is still considered open. In 1997, a couple of accountants decided to look into the murders, and were able to uncover evidence that the police missed. They think they’ve solved the mystery.
Hidden Kitchens Texas
From The Kitchen Sisters | Part of the Hidden Kitchens series | 59:00
Hidden Kitchens Texas, a new hour of lively, sound-rich stories from Peabody Award-winning producers, The Kitchen Sisters, KUT Austin, and NPR. Hosts Willie Nelson and Dallas-born actress Robin Wright Penn, along with singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Los Lonely Boys, and some extraordinary tellers take us across Texas and share their own hidden kitchens. Stories of cowboy kitchens, ice houses, chili queens, the tamale lady at Fuel City in Dallas, the birth of the Frito, the birth of the 7-Eleven, the birth of the frozen Margarita, the first barbeque pit on the moon, musician's kitchens, cotton picker's kitchens, Czech sausage makers, the garage kitchens of the Vietnamese in Houston, deep fried fuel from biodiesel kitchens, and so much more. All the big issues play out in these wild and moving Texas kitchen stories -- oil, land, food, family, elders, war, work, immigration -- issues that touch the lives of listeners everywhere. It's radio that tastes real good.
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KUT 90.5 FM Austin and NPR present Hidden Kitchens Texas, a new hour-long special produced by the Peabody Award-winning Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson & Nikki Silva). Host, Willie Nelson, Dallas-born actress Robin Wright Penn, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Los Lonely Boys, along with some extraordinary tellers, take us across The Lone Star State in this new special. Stories of cowboy kitchens, cotton picker's kitchens, oil barrel barbeques, ice houses, chili queens, the birth of the Frito, the birth of the 7-Eleven, the birth of the Slurpee, the birth of the frozen Margarita, the first barbeque pit on the moon, all laced with a soulful array of Texas music. Intimate, historic, offbeat, and wild. So many issues we all share play out in these Texas kitchen stories--oil, land, food, family, elders, war, work, immigration--issues that touch the lives of listeners everywhere.