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Austin Monitor Radio: James Nortey
James Nortey, attorney and 2016 Candidate for the TravCo Commissioners Court Pct. 1 seat, joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about his campaign, issues facing Travis County, and more. Show is embedded below.
Monitor News & Media • By Michael Kanin • Oct 26, 2015
Austin Monitor Radio: The State of Austin Music
This is the complete audio of our October 6 Beers, Brains, and Betterment discussion about the state of music in Austin, Texas. Austin Music People’s Jennifer Houlihan, artist and Urban Artist Alliance founder Tee-Double, Austin City Council Member Greg Casar,…
Austin • By Michael Kanin • Oct 12, 2015
Austin Monitor Radio: 600 MW of solar power?
The Sierra Club’s Cyrus Reed and city of Austin Electric Utility Commission chair (and former Austin Energy employee) Michael Osborne join Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the potential of as much as 600 megawatts in additional solar…
Energy • By Michael Kanin • Oct 5, 2015
Austin Monitor Radio: Travis County mass-gathering permits
Austin Music People Executive Director Jennifer Houlihan and Assistant Travis County Attorney Tom Nuckols join Austin Monitor Publisher Mike Kanin and reporter Caleb Pritchard to talk about the county’s new mass-gathering permit regs. Show is embedded below:
Local Government • By Michael Kanin • Sep 28, 2015
Austin Monitor Radio: EMS staffing
Austin/Travis County EMS Chief of Staff Jasper Brown and EMS Employees Association head Anthony Marquardt join Austin Monitor reporter Tyler Whitson to discuss staffing issues faced by the agency. Program is embedded below.
Radio • By Michael Kanin • Aug 31, 2015
Austin Monitor Radio: The Huffington Post's Jason Cherkis
Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin sits with the Huffington Post’s Jason Cherkis to talk about Cherkis’ work, and the state of media in general. Show is embedded below.
Monitor News & Media • By Michael Kanin • Aug 24, 2015
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Austin Monitor Radio: Imagine Austin BBB
This is the complete audio from the Monitor’s July 27, 2015 BBB, a discussion about Imagine Austin, CodeNEXT, and the economic implications of it all. Panelists are Steven Yarak, Jeff Jack, Jim Robertson, and Jim Duncan. The audio is embedded…
Radio • By Michael Kanin • Aug 3, 2015
Austin Monitor Radio: Austin Achieve and charter education
John Armbrust and Emily Morrison join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about their Austin Achieve charter school and charter education in general. Show is embedded below:
AISD • By Michael Kanin • Jul 27, 2015
Austin Monitor Radio: Planning Commissioners look ahead
City of Austin Planing Commissioners Stephen Oliver and Jean Stevens join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the future of the commission. Show is embedded below.
Development • By Michael Kanin • Jul 20, 2015
Audio: Whitson talks bike theft on KUT
KUT’s Nathan Bernier interviews the Austin Monitor’s Tyler Whitson about his bike theft story. Audio is embedded below:
Bicycles • By Michael Kanin • Jul 13, 2015
Austin Monitor Radio: TravCo politics with Deece Eckstein and Mark Littlefield
Travis County Intergovernmental Relations Coordinator Deece Eckstein and political consultant Mark Littlefield join Monitor freelancer Caleb Pritchard for a look at the immediate political future for Travis County electeds. Show is embedded below:
Local Government • By Michael Kanin • Jul 12, 2015
Austin Monitor Radio: Groundwater with BSEACD's John Dupnik
Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District General Manager John Dupnik joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk groundwater, groundwater policy, and much more.