True Crime’s Ethical Dilemma
What begins as a search for a murder ends as a hard look at the murky ethics of "nonfiction" crime storytelling.
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The Texas Miracle #18: Our Best 40 Minutes (So Far)
From a chili-related query on our inaugural episode to ruminations on police violence to Wendy Davis on abortion politics, it's a Miracle retrospective.
The Texas Miracle #17: Killer Robots and Taco Horses
What the future might look like now that the Dallas police force has experimented with a killer robot, plus Texas trivia with a French twist.
The Texas Miracle #16: The Texas Tea Party’s Last Service
Does disarray in the Dallas GOP spell doom for the Texas Republican Party? Plus a woman who's literally dead of the 2016 election, and another round of Stump-A-Ferner trivia.
The Texas Miracle #14: Make Pokemon Great Again
Texas country artist Coffey Anderson talks about his viral police video, plus the best Pokemon Go tips from Texas journalism's biggest Poke-fan.
The Texas Miracle #13: Would Jesus Say Black Lives Matter?
This week on the podcast: Our resident theologian unpacks the Beatitudes for the 'Blue Lives Matter' crowd, while Prairie View remembers Sandra Bland on the anniversary of her death.
The Texas Miracle #12: Whose Lives Matter?
This week on the podcast: In the wake of official responses to the Dallas attacks on police, whose lives really matter?
The Texas Miracle #10: The Day That Shook the Capitol (Literally)
Take a walk down memory lane (in pink sneakers) and remember Wendy Davis' epic filibuster with the former senator herself — and a cast of tearful Texans.
The Texas Miracle #9: What is Texas Country Music?
Austin singer-songwriter and 'Texas country sweetheart' Kelly Willis gives us a lesson in Lone Star twang.
Observatory Podcast No. 5: Fatal Attraction
Genevieve Keeney discovered her life’s work after a series of untimely deaths.