ATXplained
By KUT & KUTX Studios
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Episodes: 131
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What about Austin has you curious?
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Is Steiner Ranch really full of swingers?
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May 16, 2024 |
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Where have Austin’s Indigenous people gone? (archive episode)
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May 02, 2024 |
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Why do bluebonnets grow so well along MoPac?
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Does Austin have a rat problem? Maybe. But this reporter sure does.
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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How does Thomas J. Henry make any money when he spends so much on ads all over Austin?
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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A tower has loomed in Austin’s Clarksville neighborhood for 72 years. What does it do?
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Why are some Austin sidewalks red?
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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What’s the oldest tree in Austin?
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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What happened to the time capsule UT Austin buried at Centennial Park?
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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What happened to Juarez-Lincoln University in downtown Austin?
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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What are those towers for in West Austin and why are they all there?
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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What’s the story behind the colorful Maria de la Luz Cemetery in South Austin?
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Why is Lala’s Little Nugget in Austin always decorated for Christmas?
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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What’s the oldest music venue in Austin?
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Why does the Texas Legislature meet for only 140 days every two years?
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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What are the weirdest laws in Texas?
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May 25, 2023 |
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‘Is Austin hiding their elderly?’ What’s the average age of its residents?
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May 19, 2023 |
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Who is ‘Moody,’ and why is everything in Austin named after them?
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May 11, 2023 |
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For mouth painter Jared Dunten, the trick is to just keep going
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May 04, 2023 |
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What happens to all that stuff you throw in compost bins in Austin?
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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How much of the stuff we put in the blue bin in Austin actually gets recycled?
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Why is the two-step danced differently in Austin than in other parts of Texas?
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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What’s the story behind the abandoned house by Dell Medical School?
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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What happened to Brian Vargo almost 50 years ago? His niece is still looking for answers.
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Is Austin’s Paramount one of only a few century-old theaters still operating in the country?
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Why do sidewalks in Austin suddenly end?
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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What happened to the Zilker Park minitrain?
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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How did H-E-B’s Combo Loco get its name?
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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What was the grandstand on the shores of Lady Bird Lake in East Austin used for?
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Black houses are so hot right now. But are they hotter?
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Why are lane lines so hard to see on Austin’s roads?
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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What’s the deal with that out-of-place 10-story building in southwest Austin?
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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What’s the most valuable thing in a museum in Austin?
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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What’s the story behind the Camino Real in Hays County?
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Get tickets now for the next edition of ATXplained Live on Sept. 28!
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Is there really a buried treasure in Walnut Creek Park?
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Saying goodbye to Austin’s Godfather of Clubbing
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Is Treaty Oak still alive?
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Who maintains and decorates the teeny-tiny traffic median on Enfield Road?
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Why is there no speed limit on the new 183 tollway in East Austin?
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Where have Austin’s Indigenous people gone?
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Was there ever a tug-of-war over Austin’s Congress Avenue Bridge?
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Why don’t more Austin restaurants make their own tortillas?
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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What’s the story behind this weird sculpture next to MoPac?
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Why Is It Legal To Be Topless In Public In Austin?
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Why Are There So Many Caterpillars Hanging From The Trees This Spring?
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Who Is Herman the Singing Plumber?
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Who Is Buried In This Cemetery On 51st Street In Austin?
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Why Do Some People Not Develop Cedar Allergies For Years?
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Who Has The Ninja Style And Kung Fu Grip To Spray-Paint Austin’s Most Visible Graffiti?
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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What’s Story Behind The ‘Will You Marry Me?’ Mural That Was On South Lamar?
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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What Is The History Behind Polling Locations In Grocery Stores In Austin?
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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Austin’s Club Scene Has A Godfather. Here’s His Story.
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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Who Writes The ‘Funny Little Messages’ On Signs Along Austin Roads?
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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What Happened To The Last Man On Rainey Street?
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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We’re Doing A Live Show! Last Chance To Get Tickets.
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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Who Started Austin’s 37th Street Christmas Light Tradition?
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Who Is The One Chatty Guy Who Works At The Post Office In East Austin?
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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What’s The Best Way To Get Into The Chilly Waters Of Barton Springs?
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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How Did Lake Travis’ Sometimes Islands Get Their Name?
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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Have Ride-Hailing Services Like Uber And Lyft Reduced Drunk Driving In Austin?
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Sep 06, 2019 |
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Who Is This Texas ‘Ambassador’ Who Works At The Capitol Visitors Center?
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Sep 02, 2019 |
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Why Do Lifeguards At Austin’s City Pools Blow Their Whistles At Break Time Like That?
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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Who Is This Woman Who Helps Older Austinites Stay Socially Connected?
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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Who Cleans Up The Bat Guano Under The Congress Avenue Bridge?
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Aug 06, 2019 |
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Why Are There No Billboards On MoPac?
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Jul 26, 2019 |
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Why Does The Top Of Austin’s Tallest Building Look ‘Unfinished’?
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Jul 12, 2019 |
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Who Is That Guy With The ‘Giant Bird’ In South Austin?
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Jul 10, 2019 |
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Answering the Unanswerable With KUTX’s John Aielli — Episode 1
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Jun 24, 2019 |
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Who Is The Man In Southwest Austin Who Fostered Over 100 Babies With His Wife?
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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Why Is Austin’s ‘Official’ Pride Festival In August — And Not June, Like Most Everyone Else’s?
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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Who Is The Motorcycle Rider Who Does Wheelies Around Town In Pool Floaties?
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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Who’s That Krispy Kreme Employee Who’s So Positive All The Time?
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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What’s The Real Story Behind Dan’s Hamburgers And Fran’s Hamburgers?
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May 28, 2019 |
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People Keep Moving To Austin. But Where Are They Coming From?
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May 16, 2019 |
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How Did Texas Become The Only State With Its Own Toast?
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May 09, 2019 |
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How Do Musicians Make The Cut For The Austin City Limits TV Series?
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May 01, 2019 |
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Who Is The Crossing Guard Who Waves To Everyone Near Mendez Middle School?
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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What Ever Happened To Austin’s ‘Spamarama’?
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Mar 14, 2019 |
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So, About The Origin Of ‘The Live Music Capital Of The World’… We Were Wrong. Here’s The Real Story.
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Mar 11, 2019 |
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The Last Man On Rainey Street
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Feb 14, 2019 |
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Who Were The Streets In This North Austin Neighborhood Named After?
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Jan 17, 2019 |
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Why Is MoPac Traffic So Much Worse In The Afternoon Than In The Morning?
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Jan 10, 2019 |
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When Can You Call Yourself A Real Austinite? Y’all Had Some Ideas.
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Dec 18, 2018 |
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Who Are Those People Who Ride Horses Around Downtown Austin?
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Dec 12, 2018 |
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Why Is Austin’s Foliage So Amazing This Fall?
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Nov 29, 2018 |
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TELL US: When Can You Call Yourself A “Real” Austinite?
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Nov 27, 2018 |
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Why Are There So Few Homes With Basements Around Austin?
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Oct 18, 2018 |
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What Ever Happened To Austin’s Long-Running Aqua Fest?
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Oct 04, 2018 |
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We’re Doing A Live Show! Come Be A Part Of It!
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Aug 24, 2018 |
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How Did These Tropical Fish Wind Up Thriving In Austin’s Waller Creek? 🐠
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Jun 28, 2018 |
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Why Are You Not Allowed To Swim In Lady Bird Lake?
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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Is It Bee Cave Or Bee Caves? And Where Are The Bees? 🐝
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May 31, 2018 |
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What’s The History Behind That Bell Tower On Cesar Chavez?
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May 24, 2018 |
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What’s That Weird-Looking Tower Up On 51st Street?
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May 11, 2018 |
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What’s The Difference Between Ranch-To-Market And Farm-To-Market Roads?
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May 04, 2018 |
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What’s The Story With This Tiny Cemetery In The Highway Median?
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Apr 24, 2018 |
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What’s The Story Behind The Different Tags On Trees Around Austin?
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Apr 20, 2018 |
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Why Do So Many Self-Storage Places Keep Popping Up In Austin?
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Apr 11, 2018 |
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Can You Get A Refund If The MoPac Toll Lanes Aren’t Moving At 45 MPH?
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Apr 04, 2018 |
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Why Is The Map On The Floor Of The Austin Airport Full Of Misspellings?
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Mar 08, 2018 |
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Who’s That Distinctly Texan Voice Behind The Crosswalk Signals Around Austin?
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Mar 01, 2018 |
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Raiders of the Lost Archive: Is This Building Off Shoal Creek A Top-Secret Warehouse?
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Feb 23, 2018 |
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Is It Really Legal To Walk Down The Street With A Beer In Austin Neighborhoods?
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Feb 15, 2018 |
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Dan Is Moving To Austin. He Asked Us For Book Recommendations. You Had Plenty.
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Feb 06, 2018 |
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What Are Capitol View Corridors?
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Feb 02, 2018 |
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How Do Emergency Alert Systems Work In Austin?
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Jan 25, 2018 |
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Why Was I-35 Designed As A Double-Decker Through Central Austin?
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Jan 19, 2018 |
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Who Started Decorating The Loop 360 Christmas Trees? 🎄
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Jan 10, 2018 |
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What’s Up With The ‘Doors To Nowhere’ At Austin’s New Central Library?
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Jan 04, 2018 |
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Why Does This Big Metal Flower In Patterson Park Open And Close?
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Nov 30, 2017 |
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What’s The Deal With The Abandoned Home Depot On St. John’s?
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Oct 27, 2017 |
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Is It Legal To Post Homemade ‘No Parking’ Signs In Front Of Your House?
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Oct 18, 2017 |
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Why Aren’t West Lake Hills, Sunset Valley And Rollingwood Part Of Austin?
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Sep 20, 2017 |
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What Happened to First Street?
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Aug 24, 2017 |
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Why Are There So Many Mattress Stores In Austin? 🛏
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Aug 08, 2017 |
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Why Is Hippie Hollow Clothing-Optional?
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Jul 31, 2017 |
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What The Heck Are Those Blue Panels Along The Lamar Underpass?
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Jun 29, 2017 |
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What’s Up With Those Handmade ‘We Buy Houses’ Signs Around Austin?
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Jun 01, 2017 |
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Were There Convicts On Convict Hill?
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May 11, 2017 |
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The History, Mystery and Misery of MoPac
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Jan 13, 2017 |
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Why Are There So Many Crickets Around Austin This Time of Year?
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Oct 13, 2016 |
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Why Does It Take So Long to Get Anything Built in Austin?
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Sep 28, 2016 |
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🎼How Did Austin Become the ‘Live Music Capital of the World’? 🎶
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Sep 21, 2016 |
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Why Are Grocery Stores So Hot for Hatch Chile Peppers? 🌶
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Aug 24, 2016 |
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Is Austin Still Keeping It Weird?
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Jul 28, 2016 |
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What Happens To Austin’s Recycling? ♻️
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May 26, 2016 |
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Everything You Wanted To Know About Grackles
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Mar 31, 2016 |
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What’s the Story Behind the ‘Fair Sailing Tall Boy’ Memorial?
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Mar 11, 2016 |
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Why Aren’t Austin’s Stoplights Synchronized? Actually, They Are. 😕
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Feb 17, 2016 |
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Why Is Austin’s African-American Population Declining?
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Jan 27, 2016 |