Austin spent $22 million to renovate the Barton Springs Bathhouse.
Why does it sometimes smell like sewage?
Why is the rotunda locked when it was supposed to open last October?
For #ATXplained, I dug into city emails, contracts and millions in spending.
www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
Why does it sometimes smell like sewage?
Why is the rotunda locked when it was supposed to open last October?
For #ATXplained, I dug into city emails, contracts and millions in spending.
www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
Why is Austin's $22 million Barton Springs bathhouse renovation taking so long?
The city set out to restore the historic gateway to Barton Springs. For our ATXplained project, we take a look at the ballooning costs, finger-pointing and architectural tradeoffs.
www.kut.org
October 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Austin spent $22 million to renovate the Barton Springs Bathhouse.
Why does it sometimes smell like sewage?
Why is the rotunda locked when it was supposed to open last October?
For #ATXplained, I dug into city emails, contracts and millions in spending.
www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
Why does it sometimes smell like sewage?
Why is the rotunda locked when it was supposed to open last October?
For #ATXplained, I dug into city emails, contracts and millions in spending.
www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
There are still a handful of tickets left for @kutnews.bsky.social's ATXplained Live in two weeks.
We'll be at the Bass Concert Hall on April 29.
Get your tickets before they're gone!
texasperformingarts.evenue.net/events/ATX
We'll be at the Bass Concert Hall on April 29.
Get your tickets before they're gone!
texasperformingarts.evenue.net/events/ATX
April 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
There are still a handful of tickets left for @kutnews.bsky.social's ATXplained Live in two weeks.
We'll be at the Bass Concert Hall on April 29.
Get your tickets before they're gone!
texasperformingarts.evenue.net/events/ATX
We'll be at the Bass Concert Hall on April 29.
Get your tickets before they're gone!
texasperformingarts.evenue.net/events/ATX
Austin pals: Our next ATXplained Live show is coming up on April 29 at the Bass Concert Hall.
Tickets go on sale Friday (or are on sale now, if you're a sustaining member of @kutnews.bsky.social)
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Tickets go on sale Friday (or are on sale now, if you're a sustaining member of @kutnews.bsky.social)
texasperformingarts.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncom...
January 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Austin pals: Our next ATXplained Live show is coming up on April 29 at the Bass Concert Hall.
Tickets go on sale Friday (or are on sale now, if you're a sustaining member of @kutnews.bsky.social)
texasperformingarts.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncom...
Tickets go on sale Friday (or are on sale now, if you're a sustaining member of @kutnews.bsky.social)
texasperformingarts.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncom...
Had a wonderful time last night at @kutnews.bsky.social ATXplained.
April 30, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Had a wonderful time last night at @kutnews.bsky.social ATXplained.
Austin folks: our next ATXplained Live is coming up THIS THURSDAY at Bass Concert Hall.
So many cool things planned for this show — great new stories and a ton of surprises.
It’s our 10th show — you should be there!
TICKETS: texasperformingarts.evenue.net/event/UTP26/...
So many cool things planned for this show — great new stories and a ton of surprises.
It’s our 10th show — you should be there!
TICKETS: texasperformingarts.evenue.net/event/UTP26/...
May 19, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Austin folks: our next ATXplained Live is coming up THIS THURSDAY at Bass Concert Hall.
So many cool things planned for this show — great new stories and a ton of surprises.
It’s our 10th show — you should be there!
TICKETS: texasperformingarts.evenue.net/event/UTP26/...
So many cool things planned for this show — great new stories and a ton of surprises.
It’s our 10th show — you should be there!
TICKETS: texasperformingarts.evenue.net/event/UTP26/...
Austin friends — tickets to our Oct. 29th ATXplained Live show go on sale FRIDAY. Please come!
Brand new stories that begin with your questions about Austin's people, places and culture.
If you've been before, tell a friend! Help us keep this thing going!
texasperformingarts.org/event/atxpla...
Brand new stories that begin with your questions about Austin's people, places and culture.
If you've been before, tell a friend! Help us keep this thing going!
texasperformingarts.org/event/atxpla...
August 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Austin friends — tickets to our Oct. 29th ATXplained Live show go on sale FRIDAY. Please come!
Brand new stories that begin with your questions about Austin's people, places and culture.
If you've been before, tell a friend! Help us keep this thing going!
texasperformingarts.org/event/atxpla...
Brand new stories that begin with your questions about Austin's people, places and culture.
If you've been before, tell a friend! Help us keep this thing going!
texasperformingarts.org/event/atxpla...
Well, I made fun of the City of Austin for not knowing the difference between a regular deer crossing sign and an elk crossing sign for years, whenever we would pass this, but I guess they put it up for actual reasons:
April 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Well, I made fun of the City of Austin for not knowing the difference between a regular deer crossing sign and an elk crossing sign for years, whenever we would pass this, but I guess they put it up for actual reasons:
Tickets are on sale now! Join us!
texasperformingarts.org/event/atxpla...
texasperformingarts.org/event/atxpla...
January 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Tickets are on sale now! Join us!
texasperformingarts.org/event/atxpla...
texasperformingarts.org/event/atxpla...
Final rehearsals for tomorrow night’s ATXplained Live at Bass Concert Hall!
Still some tickets left!
texasperformingarts.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncom...
Still some tickets left!
texasperformingarts.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncom...
April 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Final rehearsals for tomorrow night’s ATXplained Live at Bass Concert Hall!
Still some tickets left!
texasperformingarts.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncom...
Still some tickets left!
texasperformingarts.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncom...
Construction on the historic bathhouse at Barton Springs Pool started in February 2024 and was initially expected to be complete by mid-2025.
www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
Why is Austin's $22 million Barton Springs bathhouse renovation taking so long?
The city set out to restore the historic gateway to Barton Springs. For our ATXplained project, we take a look at the ballooning costs, finger-pointing and architectural tradeoffs.
www.kut.org
October 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Construction on the historic bathhouse at Barton Springs Pool started in February 2024 and was initially expected to be complete by mid-2025.
www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
Our ATXplained live show is one week from today! The Austin lore we have gathered.. the depths we have plumbed...
Let's just say it will be a night like no other.
Join us at the Bass on the 21st!
texasperformingarts.org/event/atxpla...
Let's just say it will be a night like no other.
Join us at the Bass on the 21st!
texasperformingarts.org/event/atxpla...
ATXplained Live
<p>KUT’s award-winning ATXplained project is coming back to the stage with brand new stories based on questions from the Austin comm
texasperformingarts.org
May 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Our ATXplained live show is one week from today! The Austin lore we have gathered.. the depths we have plumbed...
Let's just say it will be a night like no other.
Join us at the Bass on the 21st!
texasperformingarts.org/event/atxpla...
Let's just say it will be a night like no other.
Join us at the Bass on the 21st!
texasperformingarts.org/event/atxpla...
Ready for another great ATXPlained. Always one of the best nights of the year in Austin.
May 22, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Ready for another great ATXPlained. Always one of the best nights of the year in Austin.
Love Austin? Wanna know more about it? You should come to #ATXplained!
This live show is SO much fun. I've watched them (and performed in one last year) and I always come away knowing a ton more fun stuff about this city.
Join us! www.kut.org/austin/2025-... @kutnews.bsky.social
This live show is SO much fun. I've watched them (and performed in one last year) and I always come away knowing a ton more fun stuff about this city.
Join us! www.kut.org/austin/2025-... @kutnews.bsky.social
a sign that says keep austin weird next to a texas map
ALT: a sign that says keep austin weird next to a texas map
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January 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Love Austin? Wanna know more about it? You should come to #ATXplained!
This live show is SO much fun. I've watched them (and performed in one last year) and I always come away knowing a ton more fun stuff about this city.
Join us! www.kut.org/austin/2025-... @kutnews.bsky.social
This live show is SO much fun. I've watched them (and performed in one last year) and I always come away knowing a ton more fun stuff about this city.
Join us! www.kut.org/austin/2025-... @kutnews.bsky.social
Donn’s Depot and Hole in the Wall won for most iconic public women’s restroom in Austin at ATXPlained tonight.
May 22, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Donn’s Depot and Hole in the Wall won for most iconic public women’s restroom in Austin at ATXPlained tonight.
An Austinite wondered if her grandfather was the oldest WWII vet in town. So she asked @kutnews.bsky.social's #ATXplained.
I talked to 104 year old George Burson in the process of answering the question. He spent 9 months in a Nazi POW camp after his B-17 was shot down.
www.kut.org/life-arts/20...
I talked to 104 year old George Burson in the process of answering the question. He spent 9 months in a Nazi POW camp after his B-17 was shot down.
www.kut.org/life-arts/20...
July 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
An Austinite wondered if her grandfather was the oldest WWII vet in town. So she asked @kutnews.bsky.social's #ATXplained.
I talked to 104 year old George Burson in the process of answering the question. He spent 9 months in a Nazi POW camp after his B-17 was shot down.
www.kut.org/life-arts/20...
I talked to 104 year old George Burson in the process of answering the question. He spent 9 months in a Nazi POW camp after his B-17 was shot down.
www.kut.org/life-arts/20...
A great episode about a topic dear to me: #Austin sidewalks. kutkutx.studio/atxplained/w...
Why do sidewalks in Austin sometimes just end? (archive episode) - KUT & KUTX Studios - Podcasts
In this story, originally from our Sept. 2022 ATXplained Live show, KUT’s Audrey McGlinchy investigates why Austin sidewalks sometimes just kinda stop. In the middle of a block. And she does battle wi...
kutkutx.studio
August 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A great episode about a topic dear to me: #Austin sidewalks. kutkutx.studio/atxplained/w...
can't wait to assign @mcglinchyreports.bsky.social 's "Who was Austin’s first female lifeguard?" in class. such a great entry point to Public History research: curiosity, interviewing, archives, fact-checking, and following unexpected leads! kutkutx.studio/atxplained/w...
Who was Austin's first female lifeguard? - KUT & KUTX Studios - Podcasts
Binnie Ruth Seymour says she was the first woman to become a city lifeguard in Austin. We look at the record to see if she's telling the truth.
kutkutx.studio
June 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
can't wait to assign @mcglinchyreports.bsky.social 's "Who was Austin’s first female lifeguard?" in class. such a great entry point to Public History research: curiosity, interviewing, archives, fact-checking, and following unexpected leads! kutkutx.studio/atxplained/w...
It's the penultimate day of @kutnews.bsky.social's membership drive.
No sugar coating it, tough times in media. But what we do, from incisive local reporting, to podcasts like The Disconnect to community events like ATXplained, is truly special.
Pitch in if you can!
donate.kut.org
No sugar coating it, tough times in media. But what we do, from incisive local reporting, to podcasts like The Disconnect to community events like ATXplained, is truly special.
Pitch in if you can!
donate.kut.org
Donate Now - KUT 90.5 Austin's NPR Station
donate.kut.org
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It's the penultimate day of @kutnews.bsky.social's membership drive.
No sugar coating it, tough times in media. But what we do, from incisive local reporting, to podcasts like The Disconnect to community events like ATXplained, is truly special.
Pitch in if you can!
donate.kut.org
No sugar coating it, tough times in media. But what we do, from incisive local reporting, to podcasts like The Disconnect to community events like ATXplained, is truly special.
Pitch in if you can!
donate.kut.org
Patrick Radden Keefe; colleagues who get it; Crystal Bridges Art Museum; hiking; four new Texas state parks (Mustang Island, Goliad, Lost Maples, Davis Mountains); the ATXplained live show at the Paramount; feeling more able to deal with cold weather +
December 30, 2023 at 3:55 PM
Patrick Radden Keefe; colleagues who get it; Crystal Bridges Art Museum; hiking; four new Texas state parks (Mustang Island, Goliad, Lost Maples, Davis Mountains); the ATXplained live show at the Paramount; feeling more able to deal with cold weather +
A very, very entertaining listen. I wish I could have been there - with lots of water and ice packs.
kutkutx.studio/atxplained/w...
kutkutx.studio/atxplained/w...
What’s the story behind this insert from a 1975 ZZ Top album?
In 1974, Austin was host to an epic — and epically messy — concert at UT’s Texas Memorial Stadium. This is the story from people who were there.
kutkutx.studio
September 10, 2026 at 10:45 PM
A very, very entertaining listen. I wish I could have been there - with lots of water and ice packs.
kutkutx.studio/atxplained/w...
kutkutx.studio/atxplained/w...
🤠 Austin has 14 sister cities across the globe. Here's what that means
https://www.kut.org/austin/2026-08-27/austin-tx-sister-cities-international-atxplained
— KUT Austin
https://www.kut.org/austin/2026-08-27/austin-tx-sister-cities-international-atxplained
— KUT Austin
Austin has 14 sister cities across the globe. Here's what that means
Source: KUT Austin
www.kut.org
August 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🤠 Austin has 14 sister cities across the globe. Here's what that means
https://www.kut.org/austin/2026-08-27/austin-tx-sister-cities-international-atxplained
— KUT Austin
https://www.kut.org/austin/2026-08-27/austin-tx-sister-cities-international-atxplained
— KUT Austin
Great ATXplained on MSP. Go listen to the live riffed version on this story on their podcast feed.
www.kut.org/life-arts/20...
www.kut.org/life-arts/20...
How did Austin's 'Master Pancake' get started?
After Mystery Science Theater 3000 was canceled, fans in Austin mourned. A little movie theater downtown called the Alamo Drafthouse decided to take up the mantel — but with a twist.
www.kut.org
July 31, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Great ATXplained on MSP. Go listen to the live riffed version on this story on their podcast feed.
www.kut.org/life-arts/20...
www.kut.org/life-arts/20...
Currently at intermission at the latest ATXplained. Always one of the best nights of the year.
texasconnect.utexas.edu/2025/03/24/k...
texasconnect.utexas.edu/2025/03/24/k...
KUT’s ATXplained Live brings local journalism to the stage - Texas Connect
For University of Texas Staff and Faculty
texasconnect.utexas.edu
October 30, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Currently at intermission at the latest ATXplained. Always one of the best nights of the year.
texasconnect.utexas.edu/2025/03/24/k...
texasconnect.utexas.edu/2025/03/24/k...
Headed to see ATXplained put on by KUT. Always one of the best ways to spend an evening in Austin.
April 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Headed to see ATXplained put on by KUT. Always one of the best ways to spend an evening in Austin.