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How is violence perpetuated through economic sanctions, the media, and political decisions and what real peace might look like? Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy along with writer and the Executive Director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, Yousef Munayyer, and economist James K. Galbraith to talk about understanding violence today. The post Understanding Violence Today (Part 2) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

How is violence perpetuated through economic sanctions, the media, and political decisions and what real peace might look like? Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy along with writer and the Executive Director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, Yousef Munayyer, and economist James K. Galbraith to talk about understanding violence today. The post Understanding Violence Today (Part 1) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Rabbi and Jazz Historian Neil Blumofe in conversation with Rebecca McInroy. Musical guests include Alex Coke, saxophone; Derrick Becker, trumpet; Sean Giddings, piano; Roscoe Beck, bass; Brannen Temple, drums. How do we respond to uncertainty and a time of anxiety? By steeping ourselves in Rollins’ confidence and steadfastness, we bear witness to the commanding power […] The post V&B: Sonny Rollins and The Art of Power (Part I) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Rabbi and Jazz Historian Neil Blumofe in conversation with Rebecca McInroy. Musical guests include Alex Coke, saxophone; Derrick Becker, trumpet; Sean Giddings, piano; Roscoe Beck, bass; Brannen Temple, drums. How do we respond to uncertainty and a time of anxiety? By steeping ourselves in Rollins’ confidence and steadfastness, we bear witness to the commanding power […] The post V&B: Sonny Rollins and The Art of Power (Part II) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

NPR’s John Burnett guest hosts this discussion along with Joy Diaz of The Texas Standard, UT Law professor Denise Gilman, and ACC Student and “Dreamer” Cynthia Zapata, to talk about the past, present, and future of immigration in America. Recorded Tuesday, November 7th, 2017 at the Cactus Cafe in Austin, Texas. The post V&B – Undocumented, Illegal, Unauthorized: Immigration and Trump’s America appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Views and Brews Extra is a podcast that brings you all the discussions we have off the Cactus stage. On this episode, KUT’s Rebecca McInroy talks with writer and journalist Mark Bowden, National Correspondent for The Atlantic and author of Black Hawk Down: The Story of Modern War. His latest book Hue: 1968 chronicles the […] The post V&B Extra-Mark Bowden appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Rebecca joins Taisia Kitaiskaia and Katy Horan, author and illustrator (respectively) of the new book Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers, and poet Florinda Bryant  to take a look at what poetry, stories, and myths, can teach us about the construction of a woman’s identity today. Recorded at the Cactus Cafe Tuesday, October 24th, 2017. The post V&B – What Is A Woman? appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

In this live taping of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy for “The Psychology of Uncertainty”. How can we make sense of tragedy, and how can we prepare ourselves emotionally and psychologically for the unpredictable? Recorded at the Cactus Cafe Tuesday, October 10th, 2017. The post V&B – Two Guys on Your Head Live: The Psychology of Uncertainty appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Rabbi and Jazz Historian Neil Blumofe joins a live jazz sextet and KUT’s Rebecca McInroy for a night of great conversation and live music. Through the music of Miles Davis, Abbey Lincoln, Charles Mingus, and others we’ll explore what the tradition of call and response in jazz can teach us about presence, resistance, and the […] The post V&B – Jazz & The Art of Responding appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

The Impossible Presidency author Jeremi Suri joins No End Save Victory author David E. Kaiser along with the eminent economist James K. Galbraith and KUT’s Rebecca McInroy to talk about the history of the presidency from Washington to Trump, and what’s next for the role of the leader of our democracy. The post V&B – The Problem With Power: How The Office of President of The United States Is Set Up To Fail appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

KUT’s Rebecca McInroy joins Chuck Smith from Equality Texas, Carmarion Anderson of The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, Attorney Claire Bow, Professor Shane Whalley from the UT School of Social Work, and Filmmaker Jett Garrison to talk about what it means to be transgender in the current social and political moment and how allies can provide […] The post V&B – Being Trans in Texas: Education, Advocacy and Support appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Join playwright and novelist Kirk Lynn, Rabbi Neil Blumofe and KUT’s Rebecca McInroy in a discussion about the role of prayer today, and what the idea and act of prayer teach us about how we understand our world, one another, and ourselves. The post V&B – The Performance of Prayer appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

A conversation about love, tragedy, hollow earth theory, and the power of humor. KUT’s Rebecca McInroy joins Rabbi Neil Blumofe and host of KUT’s  The Write Up, Owen Egerton. Owen’s new book Hollow explores how we make sense of devastating loss, and face our own mortality in a fragmented world. Rabbi Blumofe will discuss what mystical […] The post Views & Brews: Hollow appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Rebecca McInroy joins investigative reporters Lise Olsen, Neena Satija, and Alain Stephens to talk about the history of investigative journalism in the US and the opportunities and challenges reporters face today. The post V&B: The Past, Present & Future of Investigative Journalism appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy along with Rabbi Neil Blumofe and a live jazz quintet, for a night of great conversation and live music as we explore the legacy and influence of the Brothers Jones. Hank, Thad, and Elvin Jones were each supreme musicians – they were also brothers and represent an important legacy in the […] The post V&B – Jazz & The Art of Family appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

KUT’s Rebecca McInroy hosts the eminent economist James K. Galbraith, and retired U.S. Army Intelligence Officer, historian, and author of JFK and Vietnam, Dr. John Newman. What was Oswald’s relationship with the CIA? What role did Eisenhower play in the assassination of John F. Kennedy? And what do we know and still need to know about this […] The post V&B: JFK and Vietnam – What We Know & Why It Matters appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Join Rebecca McInroy along with Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke as they talk about how we make sense of randomness in our lives, why we have a hard time processing statistics, and why our brains like to connect the dots. The post V&B – Two Guys On Your Head Live: Randomness (or “What If Everything Doesn’t Happen For A Reason?”) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

It’s a story of the most influential movie never made, The Hook! KUT’s Rebecca McInroy joins Dr. Charlotte Canning and a cast of players to talk about the relationship between Arthur Miller and Elia Kazan, Blacklisting in Hollywood, and what this colorful past can teach us about our current social and political moment in the arts. The post V&B – The Hook appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

KUT’s Rebecca McInroy is joined by Guardian columnist Gary Younge, author of “Another Day in The Death of America,” and journalist Alex Hannaford, to talk about the myths and the realities of gun deaths in the US, the media, and how we’ve come to see gun violence as normal. The post V&B: Youth, Family & Firearms appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Saxophonist and innovator Ornette Coleman was a musical trailblazer. Always curious and creative, he inspired a movement of new expression, questioning established practices as he sharpened even the most cutting edge of emotive performance. What do we do with inherited forms? How do we distinguish ourselves and coalesce our vision in the scrutiny and judgment […] The post V&B: Ornette Coleman & The Art of Entrepreneurship appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.