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We’re all awkward at age 13, but some people decide to revisit that time in front of a live audience, in supremely cathartic and hilarious fashion. This week, we welcome "Mortified: Austin" producers, Erica Lies and Katie Moore, who coordinate shows that feature everyday Austinites reading from their old diaries, instant messages or even the songs they wrote to deal with their adolescent and teen emotions. How did reading your old, cringe-worthy, diary entries become a thing? Erica and Katie explain the origins and national explosion of "Mortified," which is now a book, a podcast, a Netflix series, and course a beloved live show, which returns to the Spider House Ballroom on June 15 and 16. ALSO: What’s it like to never stop growing or to sweat uncontrollably? Austin musician Adam Sultan recently started a new podcast, "Friends with Deficits," to talk with friends who deal with everything from multiple sclerosis to gigantism. And in this week's Webb Report, social media editor Eric Webb tells us about Spin, the new downtown Austin ping-pong bar in the old Antone's that started as a social club in New York City in 2007. And in "A Toast," we recommend Courtney Barnett’s new album "Tell Me How You Really Feel," the vegan gastropub Beer Plant, and the Ruth Bader Ginsberg documentary "RBG.: More info: http://austin360.com/loveaustin360
Endelia Obregon sits down to talk with Erica Lies to discuss her heritage as a descendant of a migrant worker and how her family wound up in Austin and what she's experienced here. AHC #3287
Kathleen Cobb sits down with Erica Lies to discuss her family history in Austin. What they experienced here and her memories of the city. AHC #3288
John Anderson sits down with Erica Lies at the Austin Archives Bazaar to discuss his 30 plus years in Austin. He discusses how he wound up at the Texas State Library and Archives and his memories of the city and his workplace. AHC #3290
Gaylon Hecker sits down with Erica Lies at the Austin Archives Bazaar to share more about the University of Texas Band. How are their records preserved? What is being done to save them? Learn about the band's history from Gaylon. AHC 3292
Jake Harding sits down with Erica Lies at the Austin Archives Bazaar to share his personal history and life in Austin Texas. Relive some of the memories of the places that used to be found throughout the city. AHC 3293
An episode all about TV! With zero Game of Thrones watchers. TV critic, writer, and comedian Erica Lies joins Help Wanted to talk about binge watching, how we watch TV these days, the shows she loves (OITNB, The Americans, Please Like Me, Brooklyn 99, all things British, among many others) and what she avoids (shows about dead girls). Plus she tells us about her grudge against the show Prison Break for taking Arrested Development's time slot, Twin Peaks' timelessness, and the correct pronunciation of rooibos (Roy Orbison?) tea. Reg lost 4 pounds and is mad that the world didn't know how great Gilmore Girls was when it originally aired. Valerie thinks Vera Formiga sounds like it would be delicious cheese grated on a plate of pasta.