My First Marathon
Tim Gibney tells us about running his first marathon.
Aqua Fest, Years Ago
Long-time Austinite Mary Lou Gibson shares a fond memory of Aqua Fest.
Angry Fireants: Flora also hears unusual stories from the kids' parents.
Working at a daycare center, Flora Luna hears some interesting stories from the kids.
Angry Fireants
Working at a daycare center, Flora Luna hears some interesting stories from the kids.
By the Hammer of Thor!
Austin artist and musician Thor Harris explains how he got his name.
I Bring You Fire!
When Mike Judge was picking music for his movie Beavis and Butthead Do America, he learned a little something about Austin.
On Thanksgiving One Day
Veronica Albright shares a holiday memory.
Summer vs. Not-Summer
Chicago native and longtime Austinite Ivan offers this helpful tip in distinguishing summer from not-summer.
The Key to Happiness
When Rachel Robinson moved to town, the late, great Molly Ivins taught her the key to happiness in Austin.
The Sound of Squash
Australia native and honorary Texan Don Murphy presents the sound of his favorite sport, squash.
The Great Blue Heron (ID#500)
Rosemary Vaughn had a little bit of a Wild Kingdom situation in her backyard.
I Love the Texas Capitol
Cathie Gail isn't a native Texan, but that doesn't stop her from loving the Capitol.
Noisy Chocolate
Tom Pedersen's in the chocolate business. His product is tasty, but also pretty noisy to make.
Soundscape: Foundry
Bill Gilstrap presents the sounds of Bastrop's Deep in The Heart Art Foundry.
Soundscape: Movie Projector
The sound of the Frankenstein-style movie projector at the Dobie Theater.
Soundscape: Preschool
Andrew Urbanus presents the sound of a typical day at Habibi's Hutch preschool
Soundscape: Mahjong
Lisa Quay works at the Dell Jewish Community Center, where she loves to hear the ladies playing mahjong.
First encounter with the 7-11
Veena Gondhalekar and her roommate, both new to America at the time, discovered 7-11 in an interesting way.
Soundscape: Printmaking
Theresa Bond presents the myriad sounds involved in making art prints by hand.
Soundscape: 83-year-old cash register
Larry Gorman loves the sounds of the antique cash register at his favorite feed store.
Soundscape: Keyboard factory
An Austin company called Open Labs designs and builds keyboards. It makes for a noisy office enviroment.
Soundscape: Tango
Heidi Melz presents the sounds of tango.
The Beaver Skull
It sounds like a Christmas fable co-written by O Henry and Charles Addam, but it's really a true story that happened to Austinite Jeanette Scott.
Soundscape: Windchimes
Rasika Harshey loves her unique windchimes.
Baby Banjo
Rich LeGrand and his wife, Christina Chan, gave their baby an unusual name.
Soundscape: Martial Arts in the Morning
The varied sounds of an early morning martial arts class.
Soundscape: Austin Aircoolers
Joyce Snodgrass is one of the many aircooled vehicle enthusiasts who gather monthy on South Congress Avenue.
Soundscape: Dogs at the Front Door
Sherri Whitmarsh is greeted at the door every evening by her four small dogs.
Soundscape: Doorbell
Talbot's house doesn't have a typical, boring doorbell. It's a little something extra.
Soundscape: Chickens at Boggy Creek Farm
Marc Airhart visits Boggy Creek Farm for the produce and the chickens.