Podcasts about South Congress

In tonight's episode, the Night Owl team returns to Freddo ATX — a cozy café and bar tucked inside a stunning Victorian home at the corner of South Congress and Oltorf in Austin, Texas. In their previous visit, they gathered stories from the owners, staff, and a local ghost tour group that routinely stops at the property. The reports were unsettling: a heavy, foreboding presence on the first floor, strange thuds and disembodied voices, whispered names, phantom footsteps, and sightings of a woman — and even children — in the upstairs windows. The sightings were so frequent, someone once threatened to call CPS. Still, with Freddo only occupying the house since 2021, the staff aren't quite sure what — or who — might be haunting the place. Some point, half-jokingly, to the home's most famous former resident: Walter Tips — a rags-to-riches entrepreneur who rose to become one of Austin's most successful merchants and eventually a Texas state senator. He lived — and died — in this home. But could he still be here? And if so, could there be others trying to make themselves known?Tonight, the team returns to Freddo, joined by not one, not two, but three psychic mediums — all with no prior knowledge of this location and blind to the address until arrival. Their goal: to validate the claims shared in Part I, and perhaps, uncover something entirely new. Photo by Meg BlohmEPISODE SPONSORS:SHADY RAYSThanks, Shady Rays. Get 35% off polarized glasses at shadyrays.com - code NIGHTOWLAG1New subscribers, go to drinkAG1.com/nightowl to get a FREE bottle of AG D3K2, an AG1 Welcome Kit, AND 5 of the upgraded AG1 travel packs with your first order.BETTERHELPThe Night Owl is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/nightowl

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Tonight, the Night Owl is opening a new case—one that takes us to Austin, Texas, where a striking Victorian home, built in 1876 and relocated to South Congress in the 1970s, has quietly stood with its secrets tucked beneath decades of history.Originally built in 1876 for local businessman and senator,  Walter Tips, the house is now home to Freddo ATX, a cozy café and cocktail bar with a growing reputation… not just for its drinks, but for its spirits.Over the years, people have reported strange sensations—feeling watched when no one's around, hearing voices, whispers, loud thuds, and unexplained electrical issues. Doors rattle or swing open on their own. Some guests swear they've seen children staring down from the upstairs windows.And when something unexplainable happens? The staff all say the same thing: “That's just Walter.”In this episode, you'll hear directly from Freddo's three owners, several staff members, and even two local ghost tour guides—each with their own story to tell.Photo by Meg BlohmEPISODE SPONSORS:BETTERHELPThe Night Owl is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/nightowlLUMI GUMMIESGo to LumiGummies.com  and use code NIGHTOWL for 30% off your order.SHADYRAYSThanks, Shady Rays. Get 35% off polarized glasses at shadyrays.com - code NIGHTOWL

For decades, Suzanna Choffel has called Austin home, and found a magical music community among others who play at our local bars and venues. David Garza, who produced her fourth and latest album, called her “the voice of Austin,” and it's not hyperbole, as her diverse influences reflect the richness of Austin's local music scene. She joins host Nikki DaVaughn to share what makes Austin's music scene so special, and why she still loves it even as the city changes. And stay tuned for our special weekly segment, A Mile in Their Boots, featuring a bonus interview with Marc Nathan, a “superconnecter” who helps investors connect with local entrepreneurs.  This is the fourth of five episodes we're doing about the music community in Austin, brought to you by our exclusive launch sponsor, Tecovas. Tecovas knows more than handmade boots and fine Western wear — they've got an ear for great music, too. From legends of the past to rising stars on the scene, they love supporting musicians and music fans right here in Austin. So if you're headed for a good time on the stage or in the crowd, go in good boots from Tecovas. You can hear Suzanna Choffel, along with Alex Marrero and Julie Bouchard, play live at our Austin in Stereo showcase, from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Tecovas store on South Congress.   Want some more Austin news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Austin newsletter.  Follow us @citycastaustin You can also text us or leave a voicemail.  Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE

There are so many different kinds of musicians in Austin, but some should also be considered poets for the talented prose they weave into songs. Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined today by one of Austin's talented vocalists and songwriters, Julie Bouchard, who gets her inspiration for songs from an unexpected source. They discuss how vocalists and songwriters can make it in Austin, what drew Julie to town to begin with, and impart advice on the next generation of Austin musicians. And stay tuned for our special weekly segment, A Mile in Their Boots, featuring a bonus interview with Ricky Brennes, the executive director in charge of Bevo, the University of Texas' mascot.  This is the third of five episodes we'll be doing about the music community in Austin, brought to you by our exclusive launch sponsor, Tecovas. Tecovas knows more than handmade boots and fine Western wear — they've got an ear for great music, too. From legends of the past to rising stars on the scene, they love supporting musicians and music fans right here in Austin. So if you're headed for a good time on the stage or in the crowd, go in good boots from Tecovas. You can hear Julie Bouchard play live at our Austin in Stereo showcase, from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Tecovas store on South Congress.   We'd like to thank Tecovas, who makes our favorite Western wear in town, for being our exclusive launch sponsor.  Want some more Austin news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Austin newsletter.  Follow us @citycastaustin You can also text us or leave a voicemail.  Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE

Being a professional musician in Austin is NOT what it used to be — today's musicians have to juggle multiple gigs, often teach, and have to really work to carve out time to be creative. Today, host Nikki DaVaughn talks to Alex Marrero, a local musician and icon in the Latin fusion music scene, about how he does it all, from performing to teaching to voice artistry and radio show host. Plus, can rising musicians find the same success these days that Marrero has found? And stay tuned for our special weekly segment, A Mile in Their Boots, featuring a bonus interview with Shaun Branigan, a performer at Esther's Follies.  This is the second of five episodes we'll be doing about the music community in Austin, brought to you by our exclusive launch sponsor, Tecovas. Tecovas knows more than handmade boots and fine Western wear — they've got an ear for great music, too. From legends of the past to rising stars on the scene, they love supporting musicians and music fans right here in Austin. So if you're headed for a good time on the stage or in the crowd, go in good boots from Tecovas. You can hear Alex Marrero play live at our Austin in Stereo showcase, from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Tecovas store on South Congress.   We'd like to thank Tecovas, who makes our favorite Western wear in town, for being our exclusive launch sponsor.  Want some more Austin news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Austin newsletter.  Follow us @citycastaustin You can also text us or leave a voicemail.  Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE

This week, one of America's greatest living poets, singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, celebrates the easy beauty of one of Willie's most cherished songs, “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground.” From there she'll get into how inspiring it was to first see Willie do his thing when she moved to Austin in 1974; how weird it was, when she moved back to Austin in the 80s, to live in a run-down apartment complex-cum-artist's colony that Willie owned on South Congress—sharing it with the old boyfriend, Clyde Woodward, she would immortalize in her song, “Lake Charles”—and what an absolute honor it was, twenty years later, to cut a duet with Willie on another of her songs, “Overtime.”

Buckle up, friends, because we're hitting the road on a Southern food odyssey that's as rich in flavor as it is in culture! Starting in the historic heart of Vicksburg, Mississippi, we don't just feed our stomachs at Walnut Hills; we feast on tales of the town and its people. Each forkful of their mouth-watering fried chicken and purple hull peas is a bite of the South's soul, and trust us, their cakes and pepper sauce are the stuff of legends. Our journey doesn't stop there – we venture down to Louisiana, where the cuisine is as vibrant as the jazz that fills the air. At Al Basha, we're talking Greek-Lebanese fare that'll make your heart sing as loudly as the flavors dance on your tongue. Then, it's only fair we pay homage to the iconic Louisiana po'boy at Old Time Grocery, where local bread reigns supreme and is best enjoyed with a cold regional root beer.Our adventure takes a smoky turn in Austin, Texas, the mecca of barbecue aficionados. Here, we'll share how we got caught up in the electric atmosphere of the city, from laid-back Zilker Park to the bustling avenues of South Congress. The real star of the show? The Salt Lick BBQ, where the brisket and ribs are a smoldering testament to Texas' barbecue prowess. We're not just about the meats, though; our visit to H Mart proves we're suckers for the rich tapestry of international flavors that Austin has to offer.Now, if you're itching to get a behind-the-scenes peek at our food escapades, join our YouTube family where we've been whipping up some kitchen magic. From our biscuit-making debut to our daughter's social media savvy, we're serving up more than just audio – we're creating a community. So, pour yourself a glass of sweet tea, grab a taco, and let's toast to the journey. I'm Dave, and I'm Jen, your guides on this delicious audio excursion – thanks for listening and don't forget to check out our support page if you're craving more!Support the show

Brad Stone, Bloomberg News Senior Executive Editor for Global Tech, shares his AI insights from the World Economic Forum in Davos. Wedbush's Dan Ives details his takeaways from the CES conference. Dana Telsey of the Telsey Advisory Group discusses the strength of the US consumer in the wake of retail sales data. Charles Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders ties in Led Zepplein with her markets outlook. Hosted by Tom Keene and Damian Sassower. Get the Bloomberg Surveillance newsletter, delivered every weekday. 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Transcript: This is the Bloomberg Surveillance Podcast. I'm Tom Keane, along with Jonathan Farrell and Lisa Abramowitz. Join us each day for insight from the best and economics, geopolitics, finance and investment. Subscribe to Bloomberg Surveillance on demand on Apple, Spotify and anywhere you get your podcasts, and always on Bloomberg dot Com, the Bloomberg Terminal, and the Bloomberg Business app. He is definitive on Amazon of course, the Trophy book right now Amazon Unbound. Jeff Bezos The Invention of a Global Empire. He joins us from Davos, the meetings of the World Economic Forum at brad Thrilled to have you with Bloomberg Surveillance this morning. Let me cut to the chase. I see AI at Microsoft is countable, revenue, co pilot, azore all the rest of it. And I see a lot of other AI is smoking mirrors. How do you parse between legitimate artificial intelligence future and the makeup, the fantasy, the comedy of it. How do you parse? Oh? Boy, well, thanks Tom for having me. Hi Damien. Look, I've been covering Silicon Valley long enough that I've seen this story play out before. We're at the beginning of a hype cycle. There will be disappointment a lot of you know, the visions of Agi computers that reason that change our world, they seem far fetched, you know. There there we talk about a trough of dissolutionment that will happen. But you're right that there you know that there are real revenues, real benefits. Yesterday, Microsoft announced that it was bringing its open AI powered co pilot to the office seat, so you know at twenty dollars a month, making it available small business as an individual users. That's real. Yeah, brtt I signed up last night. I was going to be reack. Can you see me, Damien? Can you see me do an artificial Intelli get out of the way. Fred. If I look at this, can you say that the Magnificent seven they seem to be away from the hype. How is the Magnificent seven going to create revenue and cash flow out of AI? Yeah? I mean they're the best position because they're they're they're selling the picks and shovels to all the miners. You know, this is Alphabet and Amazon and Microsoft running the world's most powerful cloud services and making basically AI available as a service to every university and startup in consumer goods company that you know wants to use these tools for a variety. It's it could be R and D could be customer service. So you know, even even though that'll be a work in progress there, the revenues will be real. My question for Santia Tom by the way yesterday was you know, do you control any of this. You're you're investors in open AI. You don't even have a board seat. You're like in the back of the bus with a seatbelt, and it's got such peculiar governance. And he said, you know, it's fine, we just want stability. So I don't know if I quite believe it. I think they're outsourcing a key competency. But they're in the cappards seat, the driver's seat because they did make that investment. I'm sure the Amazons and the Googles of the world wish that they hadn't passed up the open AI opportunity when they had the chance. Well, Brad, I appreciate you answering those two questions from that artificial personification of Tom Keen that wasn't really Tom Keen answering those questions, And my question for you is talk to me about deep fake videos X these platforms. What's to stop open AI and chat, GPT and all this artificial nonsense from mudding the waters ahead of the election? Yeah? Well, what it's funny because it is really the talk of the conference that you've got national elections in some seventy seven countries around the world. Half the world's population could head to the polls at the same time as this enormously powerful technology is made available to people, and what's to stop it from being missus? I know this is going to carry a lot of water with our listeners, but you know they are raising their right hand and putting their left hand over their hearts and saying, we're not going to allow our technology to be abusing. They really understand the risks. I mean, I mean do they? I think they do? They? I think they do because we've all seen this movie before and meta its reputation went through the meat grinder because social media was perverted. You know, yesterday, it's no surprise that Sam Altman's here. He spent time with us at the Bloomberg House, and before our interview, they posted a statement on their blog on their election policy and said that chat GPT cannot be used for any political campaign. And they said that images generated by DOLI, their their image maker, will carry a cryptographic watermark to show the providence. And but you know, and my question for Sam was like, these are great intentions. You've got the weight of all the black cat developers trying to break this stuff. How to enforce it where Meta and Google and TikTok have all kind of let failed it with the genie out of the bottle, right And he said, you know, they're aware of the risks. So I do think it's going to be a rocky year with some of these elections, and we're going to see this technology abuse, right, brand I'm sure that no one can forge those crypto water marks. I have one last question. I mean, my colleague Tim Craig had from BI is actually in Davos listening to Altman, and he said, I mean, you know, Paulman obviously spoke and he was talking about how AI will make people more productive. Talk to us a little bit about that narrative. The great worry is that when this technology is fully implemented, that there will be a great dislocation of workers at low level level programmers, customer service agents, you know, in en mass replacement along with productivity, and it will worsen the digital divide, and you'll have countries that are particularly hard hit, and it could lead to further political alienation and you know, maybe more or autocratic government's or real nightmare scenario. So you know, that's the worry. And I think the stewards of this technology, you know, Davos is the land of performative optimism, I kind of like to joke, And so of course they're saying that it's going to increase productivity and we're all going to lead better lives working less. You know, maybe Tom will get to sleep in one one morning when AI kind of takes over. But I don't know. I mean, you know, the I think it will make people more productive, but I think it might replace some jobs as well. More question, I think it's what everyone knows. With your your ownership of Amazon and all you've done with the Amazon unbound, They've gone round trip massive post pandemic collapse. The come back is the next Amazon, Josie's Amazon. Is it going to make total return like we've known over the last decade. Excuse me, so you're asking me about the stock price. I mean it's it's yeah. I mean, look, if I could predict it, I'd probably be in a different line of work. I mean, I do think. You know, Andy Jassey is now a couple of years into his tenure. He is and by the way he's here at Davos, he has pared back some of the excesses of the late stage Bezos that we just saw another round of Laos. This is becoming a very lead and efficient company as he bets on the core competencies, which is AWS and the Amazon marketplace, empowering third party sellers. They've got their work cut out for them. But I do think there's a bit of momentum there. Brad Stone from the meetings of the World Economic Forum, I can't say enough about his new book, Amazon and Bound. Jeff Bezos, The Invention of a Global Empire, Joining us now the Tech Pignata of two twenty four. Daniel Heize joins us in Webbush. He's been traveling ces Las Vegas, joining us today from Warsaw Poland. And what you learn at Las Vegas at cees don't give me the mumbo jumble. What was the backstory in Las Vegas? I thought it's about Ai just how mainstream the technology is getting. I mean, tom My opinion, the biggest cees in the last twenty five years. It shows this AI revolution it's not hype, it's real. It's on the doorstep. I want you to talk Dan Ives, and this is what you don't see folks, as Dan Ives is doing the media blah blah blah by this apple. The gloom crew hates them, but beneath it is careful financial work. Can you quantify what the new announcement of AI over to Microsoft three sixty five, like, can you add up the impact of that to a giant company like Microsoft. It's when you put it together, this is going to be eight hundred billion to a trillion of incremental value to the Microsoft story. I mean they are leading the AI revenlue with the Della and Redman, along with the godfather of AI jents and the video Tom I think the monzation that's happening in Microsoft is still so underappreciated in terms of what we're seeing in the field. Dan they're asking for more money, I mean they're asking for more computing power, more hardware, more technology. They say, this is not just big, it is massive. It is huge. Do you agree with that. I think it's the biggest transformational tech we've seen since Star of the Internet. And that's why enterprises they're lining up. Conversion could be sixty seventy percent. And that's why as Tom's talking about the doomsayers again, you know, obviously negative untech, I think this earning season turns that around because the real monization of AI is here. It starts from the Della and Microsoft and Dan. I mean the real I mean you just said it right there. Don't you need access to data, to unique data sets in order to basically make the AI go. And so when I think of Amazon, okay, find they've got access to consumer data, I think of Microsoft. It's everything else. You know, people on their computer and talk to us about these companies and the data they have access to and how that's going to differentiate them in the environment you're talking about. I mean, it's a new age. And that's why when you look at the cloud, the big hyperscale players, Microsoft, of course, Amazon, Google and others, they've had the data sets, but they haven't had the tools that they can monetize and make intelligence. That that's why the use cases are excluding. That's why this AI revolution right now, I believe it fuels is new tech bull market. I a February second, We're going to get Apple earnings. It's a ballet. I actually sit down with the beverage of my choice folks at the home computer after the surveillance n APP and what's a joy here? Is they release like other firms, a press release that's clear and in English? Dan ies, what are we going to see in the treatment of the four accounting statements from Apple? Four pm, February second. Yeah, look, that's the drum roll, right, And I think when Cooper Tino comes out, the big thing is going to be services. We are looking at team type of growth for services and that's key that could really be incrementally we need that as a one point five to one point six trillion services the margins double out of hardware obviously all focus on iPhone units. Despite obviously many yelling fire in a crowd theater, I actually think it was a pretty strong iPhone unit number. Okay, wait, well, want to get upside of the track now, Dan knows a drill, Damian pick it up here. Okay, But I'm sitting there with the beverage in my left hand, looking at the accounting statement, and the media is not readjusting the currency iPhone sales as mister Ive says, we're pretty darn good. And then you had to figure in dollar currency adjustments. Whoa doom and gloom? I mean, Ives is one hundred percent right about the iPhone of the global market, Tom. I mean, it just passed Samsung as the world's top phone in the full year twenty twenty three. But I mean, Dan, here's my question. What companies are best position to profit from what you're talking about here? I mean, is it the chip makers? I mean what sort of hardware companies? Is it software? I mean, what are you seeing? I think it's software and chips. When you look at names like Microsoft, the Magnificent seven, you can Microsoft, Google, Amazon. Then you look at some of these names like Mango, dB, Salesforce, dot Com and of course a MD with Lisa Sue and chips. This is the start of this tidal wave, A trillion dollars of incremental spend next decade. That's how this is all going to play out. Software and chips leading it. You know, I got one more for you. I mean, if you're a new company with you know, and you're in the AI boom, and you know you've got the talent, and you know you're competing. Where do you want to be located? Do you want to be on the West Coast? Do you still want to be in Palo Alto. I want to be based in a five one two area. Oh. Really, that's new look and that's what that's that's that's a silicon value two dot of you're seeing that boom more and more for AI engineers, and I think that's really started the new age that we're seeing from an AI perspective. Well, we'll help our international audience. What is Michael Dell and Venna down in Austin to the two of you, Damien? When you think five to one two South Congress, I think of South Congress. I think of barbecue. I mean I think of Austin, Texas. I mean that is the Los Angeles. I think of Joe Wisenthal's band myself. I think they're you know, outstanding dan Ees. What's special about Austin, Texas. I Mean, there's a lot of things special about Austin, Texas, but the engineering talent that that's been created there, obviously outside University of Texas, is really unprecedented. It's one of the you know, more and more tech companies from Google to of course Tessa to Meadow moving down there, and it's really becoming a really go to destination for tech leaving the four one five, going to the five one two worldwide on Bloomberg surveillance. And it's time now to make some news. You got a two hundred and fifty dollars price target on Apple. Can we lift that up to day? Miss Graves? I mean, look Tom, I mean you talk the bolt case. This will be a four trillion dollar mark ab we believe by the end of this year. I remember AI. There's zero dollars given for AI in Apple's valuation. That's why this is it. Get that popcorn ready in the key in household when they come out with that AI and au June from Warsaw poland a trooper to be with us in his travels. Dana is a Webush of course, outstanding work by him. It's he's with Webbush Security is optimistic on Apple and computers. Right now, we're going to talk about the pulse of the Christmas holiday this season that we saw. There's just no one better to do with this than Dana at Telsea with all of our heritage at the corner in Fifth Avenue in fifty seventh Street, her family's heritage, and she's done it in securities analysis per year at Dana, you were right, the gloom crew was wrong. What did the people of caution get wrong about retail America into the end of the year. I think overall, and Tom, thank you so much for having me. I think overall. One of the key things that was the difference is we had Christmas that was later this year, so people had more time in order to procrastinate, and so really everything was driven around the event days, whether it was the Black Friday weekend or then that week leading up to Christmas. It's what made the difference. It's not that holiday sales were so great, but goods sold at full price inventory levels only, and sales came in line with expectations for the most part. And as a Dana Telsea Microeconomics Damien sasaw or what she just said there goods sold at full price was to me my observation on it. You know, I'm curious, Dan, I'm curious to here we got some China date overnight, right, I know, I just I'm pivoting away here, but I mean, wow, that economy is sluggish, and I think a lot of the big luxury goods LVMH carrying her mad I mean, they were a pretty big overnight in Europe. Talk to us a little bit about what that GDP figure means to you, what it means to me, especially for luxury and I spoke last week to the CEOs of Neiman, Marcus and Sacks, and they all talked about the slowing and more challenging luxury goods environment. Look at Berbery's numbers, which we were just released at the end of the week last week, it talked about the slowdown and in Europe, the local slowdown spending and you're still not seeing the Chinese come over and spend, whether in Europe or in the US, anywhere near what we had pre pandemic. We're gonna get next week LVMH. And I think all eyes are going to be on what they say about the deceleration globally. Is there Tiffany experiment working out for those of you internationally? We have two blocks away from us, really across the street from where Dana grew up, Tiffany's with one hundred million dollars or so investment by the Arnoul family. Has that experiment been successful for LVMH. It has. Not only has it been successful, but also they garnered profitability much quicker, frankly than when it was a public company. And the way they've done it, they modernized the store, they've modernized the products. They've brought in influencers, celebrities that appeal to younger consumer. Think about it. You're talking about engagement jewelry. When do people get engaged twenties and thirties want to have a store to cater to that demographic. She's just joining us on Bloomberg surveinglist. Dana Telsey, the Telsey Advisory Group. She and Joe Feldman with great work across all of retail. And I know Damien Missus Sassa are called me up. She said, you got to ask about the ani there leathern Red Soul Christian labby Tom Boots one thousand and five hundred ninety five dollars. It's a way to get through the snow drifts. Yeah, no, I'm not in New York City. I'm not worried about demand with Missus Sasa right there. But what I will say and Dana, And this is my question for you. You know, El Nino, right, input costs, margins, you know, talk to me about the impact of El Nino on cotton prices on some of these things. I mean, do you see that kind of trickling through to the bottom line? It does? I mean one of the things keep in mind all the freight expenses and the tailwinds that companies got from lower freight costs in twenty twenty three. Apparel, it's going to benefit with lower cotton costs in twenty twenty four, but maybe not to the same magnitude. We're still going to need some level of sales leverage. And there are two drivers in twenty twenty four. It's about innovation and it's about value. You have those two elements and you'll have a formula to drive sales growth. So talk to us also. I mean on the input side, I mean, what are you thinking here? I mean, gas prices are now ticking up. Obviously we didn't see much evidence of that in the retail sales print. But you know, how does this really impact some of these you know, these large luxury goods companies. I mean, do you see any pack there? I don't for certainly for raw materials, cost increases, luxury goods. Companies have the power frankly of being able to raise price. You're certainly seeing Chanelle do it trying to reach what Ourmez is doing. But all the others you're not seeing price increases like you had, and they're managing their inventory much more carefully. I gotta go get your away from March data. Telsey, tell me about your single best buy when you and Joe Felman get to work. Where's the value? Is it in big box? Is it in middle of the road or is it in lux I think overall, definitely. I think when the weakness and luxury, like any weakness in LVMH, I think that's an opportunity. But really it continues to be about off price and discount. Given what you've seen in the moderation consumer spend a low TJX I mean air Mez, I mean, I guess leading Away is being least affected. Why are they trading at a multiple of forty seven times earnings? Because, frank when you think about something like Ramez, there is so far there is no level of supply where the demand doesn't exceed the supply. Miss yeah, perfect, I mean to interrupt Missus Sassar's on the phone. What's the question? She only shots at the Ponsovecchio in Florence. Tom Now, I mean, you know, I was just in Europe and I have to say, I mean there was a lot of foot track in some traffic in some of these places. And you know you talk about Hugo Boss, you know who had disappointing operating profits. I mean Berber you mentioned them. I think you know, the things seem to be turning around here in Europe. That's good to hear. I think that would help all a luxury. Lisa Mateo's here as well. She wants to ask the question. Lisa Matteo, question here for Dana Telsea to get your retail days started. Ooh, all right, what is the hottest? What should I be looking for? As far as you hear these talks about selling back those fashionable high end pocket books, if I just happened to have one at home, what's the remarket value of something like that? It depends if it's an ermez bag, whatever market value you walked it out of the store of or tried to bring it to someone to sell, it's higher. And for some I've heard it's at least ten percent higher. Even the day it walks out the door, it holds its value. What's the greatest brand destructure into Lisa Matteo's brilliant question, which is the bag Lisa wants to unload this morning? Do you want a higher price? A Birken or a Kelly? Is your bag that you're going to get a higher price? Dana Telsey, thank you. So it's give me a single best buy, please, I need a name here. Give me a single best bike. Go to TJX. Believe me, it's the winner for twenty four and they have the Kelly bag as well. Dana Telsey, thank you, thank you, thank you so much. On the real retail of America now joining us to piece it Together's liz Ane Saunders, chief investment strategist to Charles Schwab, She's in charge their led Zeppelin division or thrilled that you could join today. I look at the market and I need a whole lot of love here, and to me, the whole lot of love is going to come from six trillion dollars in money market funds. How much of that is going to go? At Schwab over to the equity market. I wouldn't necessarily count on a lot of it. I don't think that that should be seen as money that is poised to jump into the equity market. I think a lot of that is stickier money that might have been in other places, including traditional deposits, or in riskier places in order to pick up income that now can be in the safety. And also, yes, six trillion dollars is a record, but we're nowhere near a record as a share of total stock market capitalization. All you have to do is look to the nineteen nineties to see a period where you consistently saw increases in the amount of money and money market funds commensurate with the increase in the stock market, the drivers being different. So I don't view that as some sort of moment in time source of additional funds that would flow into equities. Right now, I'm confused because I get a stream of thought that people are cautious, nervous, and I get another stream of thought that everybody, including damiens ors O Pair, is in the market. Which is it at Schwab, is there an enthusiasm by your clients for equities? I think there's cautious optimism I wouldn't consider it over enthusiasm. In fact, if you look at attitudinal measures of investor sentiment more broadly than Josh Schwab, although at seven trillion dollars we're a pretty big slice of the retail investing universe. But if you look at attitudinal measures like AAII, those are purely attitudinal. It's survey base, and that's jumped around quite a bit, and it's just there tends to be more of a knee jerk reaction to what's going on in the market moment in time. But even within that survey you get the equity exposure, and at times where you've seen bearishness really pick up fairly quickly, it's not met with a similar move down in equity exposure. So I think when looking at sentiment, you've got to look at the marriage between the attitudinal side and the behavioral side. Interesting and of course, in the nine o'clock are here Wall Street time, Damien Sassar has been medicated to tang mimosas have clicked in Damien. No questions to lizan on Indonesia. Okay, I'm not going to channel Robert Planting led Zippelin led Zeppelin now Lizan, but I am going to channel Pink Floyd. I'm gonna channel Roger Waters. Here are the markets comfortably numb to the concept of a FED cut in March? I mean, let's be clear, I mean like, this is unbelievable that you know the markets are priced that way, yet you know it seems to becoming fast becoming consensus. What are your thoughts on that? So we have seen a bit of a shift, particularly with with today's retail sales report. So a week ago, if you look at probabilities in terms of FOED funds future market of what's going to happen at the March FOMC meeting, you were up at around sixty five percent probability. I think that's down to I don't know, fifty seven or fifty eight percent now, and it's been kind of a moving target. So I think the market may slowly be adjusting to what. Frankly, most FED speakers have been trying. The message they've been trying to impart is you know whoa all l squel. It's given what we know now, it is probably not a backdrop supportive of not just starting as soon as March, but the FED providing you know, six rate cuts this year. I think that disconnect still exists, it's just not as wide as it was even a week ago. So then lusanna backuping yields means, I guess from the equity perspective, you want to get a little bit more defensive. What areas of the market would you go to to protect to protect in this type of environment. I mean you would think classic defensive sectors like you know, utilities. I mean, I mean, look at where valuations are there, I mean, what works in your portfolio. Well, so there are the classic defensive sectors like utilities. Then there's this era's defense sectors, which incorporates what I call the growth trio of tech communication service as a consumer discretionary of course, housing all of the Magnificent seven and really all the way back to the early part of the pandemic. That's been this era's defensive type names. And that's because of strength the balance sheet. They don't have to rely on funding in the traditional banking system or even in the capital markets. So defensive is just a descriptor. It's not some well determined type, and it is quality and you know, it's specific to the beginning of your question with this direct relationship in yields, I mean the peak and yields. It gave us the big move up from late July, I mean from late October until the end of the year. But then we saw that bottom end yields, and that meant we saw the market rollover, particularly small caps. And one of the things we've been saying, especially with small caps, do you know there's money that's once to find ideas down the cap spectrum, but do not sacrifice quality, particularly when you go down the cap spectrum. So you want to still have that strength of balance sheet, interest coverage very importantly, especially as yields tick back up again, strong return on equity, have an actual earnings profile, don't be a zombie company or a non profitable company. And I think that's a lesson being taught in the last few weeks. Well, Lazan, I do have one last question there, what about this low volatility factor. I see a lot of investors moving into low VALL as sort of a defensive way of approaching the equity market. Here, how did those sectors screen from a low VALL perspective? So it's a factor that has done well when the other quality factors have been doing well, when you get these moves shifts in expectations for either FED policy or the economy, and you see it reflect and yields. You can go through short periods where you get higher volatility, higher variability as factors that do well. I think those you probably want to fade those lower quality factors, And I think low volatility maybe not as important as it was last twoar but I still think it's in the basket of quality oriented factors. Lisanzi, your iconic work. How for our listeners are viewers on YouTube? How do you avoid a Boeing? How do you avoid a Disney? How do you avoid blue chip stocks that blow up? Well, don't have a heck of a lot of your portfolio invest in any one name or even group of names. So I think that that's one of the messages that come from things like the mag seven. There's nothing wrong. There's a reason why those stocks have done well because they check the boxes on so many of those quality factors. But be mindful of volatility and portfolio based rebalancing. You know a lot of investors do the rebalancing based on the calendar. They might do it once a year, at best once a quarter. But our message has been let your portfolio tell you when it's time to rebalance, even at the individual stock level, where the moves in your portfolio are going to dictate when you add low and trim high. Maybe don't focus so much on doing it at the calendar. Okay, trigger, stop the show. This is the single most important insight of the day for all of you listening and watching. I can't say enough the importance of moving to a Sander's percentage ownership rebail versus a calendar gimmick invented by marketing people that have never owned a share of Anaconda Copper in their life. Liz Anna, what percentage is a vanilla statement? Do you rebail? Is it when something gets the five percent of portfolio? Or is there a Sander's magic number. I don't know that there's a magic number for individual investors. Keeping mind though, that part of the issue with the mag seven and how big they've become as a share of the SMP recently hitting thirty percent, is that even institutional managers, whether it's mutual funds or even ETFs, have perhaps on how much they can own if the S and P. If someone just said, hey, let's create this index and here's what's going to look like. It wouldn't actually pass muster or securities regulations, not to mention the fact that many fund managers can't hold such a large share of those names. So you can use that as maybe not an exact guide for what percent becomes too much, but this notion that there are going to be a lot of institutions that simply have to trim because of their own guidelines on how much they can own of the stock. Just in many cases it's fibers. We've got to interrupt with. And just in from led Zeppelin News, Robert Plant will tour the United Kingdom with Saving Grace. Look for that two thousand and twenty four. I want to see him tour with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones and Jason Bottoms. So that's what I'm waiting for. That's what she's waiting for, and she will be there in the arena when they do that. So well, Lizzie Siders, thank you so much. Subscribe to the Bloomberg Surveillance podcast on Apple, Spotify and anywhere else you get your podcasts. Listen live every weekday starting at seven am Eastern. I'm Bloomberg dot com the iHeartRadio app tune In, and the Bloomberg Business App. You can watch us live on Bloomberg Television and always I'm the Bloomberg Terminal. Thanks for listening. I'm Tom Keen, and this is BloombergSee 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"Get ready for an exciting and entrepreneurial episode of LonelyMans Podcast with hosts Jesse Burlingame and Ben Bosunga. This week, the duo discuss Ben's latest small business venture called Austin Crawls. Tune in as Ben shares the inspiration behind the bar crawl tour company, which takes people on a journey around the popular South Congress area in Austin, Texas. They'll discuss the challenges and rewards of starting a small business, and the joys of pursuing one's passions. With Jesse's insightful questions and Ben's candid answers, this episode is a must-listen for aspiring entrepreneurs and anyone looking to turn their dreams into reality. Join us for a thought-provoking and inspiring conversation with Jesse Burlingame and Ben Bosunga, only on the latest episode of LonelyMans Podcast." - written by ChatGPT Subscribe to the LonelyMans Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes every Friday: http://www.patreon.com/lonelymans MERCH: https://teespring.com/lonelymanspodcast Video available at https://www.youtube.com/lonelymanspodcast Follow us on Instagram LonelyMans - @lonelymanspodcast Jesse Burlingame - @jesse.burlingame Ben Bo - @benbosunga Paul Cyphers - @realpaulcyphers

Love ghost stories? Join our all-female paranormal investigative team as we interview the staff of Crowbar in Austin, Texas. Located on South Congress, this haunt is home to more than a few spirits. Grab your own spirit of choice, curl up, and listen along to the experiences of Crowbar!

Maaaaan this is a big one for me as I have been a fan of MOJOE for many years, and when we sat down to do this they informed me that I had never interviewed them before. Which is something I can't even fathom given the amount of times I have seen them live and how much I have listened to them and such. But I guess that is the case and this edition of Talk So Real is my first real talk with two of my favorites. MOJOE was a walking revolution from San Antonio back in the day. A live band hip hop experience that had it all and could not be questioned. The title of their Classic.Ghetto.Soul album summed it all up, and after a bit of a hiatus (in which rapper Easy Lee started a group called Third Root with MexStep and DJ Chicken George) they are back with a new album about to drop called Ancient Future Soul, which also sums things up. The guys played the record for me and a few other good folks and then we sat down to do the interview in the lovely upstairs portion of Simona's Coffee Bar in the Colton House Hotel on South Congress here in Austin. It really went down as they say. Word to Raf. On this episode we discuss such things as Beyonce and Solange's father Matthew Knowles signing them, Sun Ra, Johnna Lister, why sometimes people including myself and themselves need a hiatus, real soul music, Texas music, the game, we cover a lot of things and I think you will enjoy this one. Please tell a friend to tell a friend to dial into this Talk So Real movement, and thank you so much for your support.

This week I'm speaking with Liz Lambert. If you've visited Austin's South Congress over the last twenty years, chances are you have Liz to thank, though you may not realize it. While the pandemic certainly escalated the migration to the Live Music Capital of the World, the trend began far earlier, and one could argue that a sea foam green motel was the spark that ignited a wildfire.Shortly after leaving the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and returning to her home state of Texas, Liz found herself standing in the parking lot of the Hotel San José with a bottle of champagne in one hand and the keys to front door in the other, with nothing more than instinct and her fundamental understanding of what Christopher Alexander called ‘the quality without a name' to guide her.A trained storyteller, not even Liz could have written the adventure that would follow, which culminated in her transforming over half a dozen properties throughout Texas and Mexico as well as establishing herself as one of the most influential hoteliers of our time, only to see her legacy taken from her in a twist even Liz admits she didn't see coming. It's easy to draw parallels between Liz's experience and that of the town she helped to make famous, but as with any hero's journey, the road back leads to resurrection, and it's safe to say both stories are far from over.Often imitated but never duplicated, please enjoy Liz Lambert on The Days Between..

Several significant wildfires are burning near Austin now, including the Blue Bluff fire near Walter E. Long Park is 85% contained, while the much larger Smoke Rider fire, east of Dripping Springs on the Hays/Blanco County line, is only 30% contained - see the InciWeb map for real-time tracking of wildfires and their progress. All are amidst another pass of potentially record-setting heat today and tomorrow. And while our friends on the Texas coast might not fully agree, Central Texas looks forward to hurricane season for potential drought relief. Parents of Sandy Hook victims testified yesterday in the ongoing defamation damages trial of Alex Jones, saying that conspiracy theories spread by Jones has made their lives "a living hell". Following the closure of Tesoros on South Congress, neighboring Lucy In Disguise is set to close after 38 years. ACC will almost double its spending on compensation for its employees, including a minimum wage hike to $20 per hour.

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Dan Stine, AIA, IES, CSI, CDT, Design Performance, Director of Design Technology at Lake Flato Architects and Melina Phillips, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Project Architect at Lake Flato Architects. Dan and Melina share their experience and insights working on Hotel Magdalena in Austin, Texas. Located in the heart of Austin's South Congress neighborhood, Hotel Magdalena is the first mass timber boutique hotel in North America. It is approximately 104,000 SF, of which 30,000 SF is dedicated to unconditioned spaces, showcasing a major focus of the design: the central courtyard and surrounding mass timber porches. To see project photos and details discussed, visit https://www.arcat.com/podcast (arcat.com/podcast) This project provided unique challenges and opportunities - Austin's lake culture and the site's historical legacy influenced an enhanced outdoor experience, sequencing of waterproofing was complicated by a systems heavy structure, the developer's commitment to the initial vision saved the essence of the project even through a major value engineering effort, and much more. If you enjoy this show, you can find similar content at https://gablmedia.com/ (Gābl Media).

Maaaaan this is a big one for me as I have been a fan of MOJOE for many years, and when we sat down to do this they informed me that I had never interviewed them before. Which is something I can't even fathom given the amount of times I have seen them live and how much I have listened to them and such. But I guess that is the case and this edition of Talk So Real is my first real talk with two of my favorites. MOJOE was a walking revolution from San Antonio back in the day. A live band hip hop experience that had it all and could not be questioned. The title of their Classic.Ghetto.Soul album summed it all up, and after a bit of a hiatus (in which rapper Easy Lee started a group called Third Root with MexStep and DJ Chicken George) they are back with a new album about to drop called Ancient Future Soul, which also sums things up. The guys played the record for me and a few other good folks and then we sat down to do the interview in the lovely upstairs portion of Simona's Coffee Bar in the Colton House Hotel on South Congress here in Austin. It really went down as they say. Word to Raf. On this episode we discuss such things as Beyonce and Solange's father Matthew Knowles signing them, Sun Ra, Johnna Lister, why sometimes people including myself and themselves need a hiatus, real soul music, Texas music, the game, we cover a lot of things and I think you will enjoy this one. Please tell a friend to tell a friend to dial into this Talk So Real movement, and thank you so much for your support. @mojoefamily @mr_easylee @trelovesupreme Ancient Future Soul coming soon. #SATX #AustinTX #sanantonio #Texas #talksoreal #interview #podcast #Mojoe #mojoefamily #AncientFutureSoul #ClassicGhettoSoul #music #hiphop #soul #RnB #ColtonHouse --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pushermania/message

Enoteca on South Congress next to Vespaio is closing and will become a Oaxacan restaurant.

South Congress is continuing to change. But this one isn't as sad as you may think. 

Local developments on guns: Travis County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution asking Governor Greg Abbott to call a special legislative session aimed at preventing future mass shootings yesterday, while Texas Democratic House members hosted town halls on gun violence prevention in both Round Rock and San Marcos. And, the Austin City Council is set to vote on Thursday on raising the minimum age for the purchase of semiautomatic firearms from 18 to 21 locally. The Austin City Council has unanimously approved a proposal from a Dallas real estate developer to execute significant changes in the East 6th Street bar district, including raising the maximum building height along the street. An updated design for the Project Connect transit plan calls for removing vehicle traffic from Guadalupe Street along the western edge of University of Texas campus, making the area open only to people who are walking, biking, riding a bus or using the street's planned light rail system. Trouble continues for the Austin Animal Center as it has significantly exceeded its housing capacity for dogs - an urgent plea for fosters and adopters has been issued. Texas Baseball's opening College World Series game against Notre Dame has been set for Friday night at 6pm - catch it on ESPN. NFL ex's in local business: former Longhorn Kenny Vaccaro is launching a new boutique fashion outlet called Konnect from his South Congress social performance club The Kollective, and former NFL QB Tim Tebow has been named chief mission officer for Austin-based snack bar company NuSkool Snacks. Travis County has been named the second-wealthiest county in Texas by SmartAsset, ranking only behind oil-rich Midland County.

The new conservative think tank at the University of Texas, up until now referred to as the "Liberty Institute", has been formally named The Civitas Institute. Its first director will be UT alum Justin Dyer, who describes himself as a "conservative, straight out of central casting, pro-life evangelical". Adding to the misery of our early heat wave this year is Saharan Dust - along with diminished air quality, however, we should get some great sunsets. Three Austin chefs - Edgar Rico of Nixta Taqueria, Iliana de la Vega of El Naranjo, and Mashama Bailey of The Diner Bar and Grey Market - have been named James Beard winners. Austin Bergstrom International Airport has broken its monthly passenger record for the second month in a row: April's all-time-high count of 1,865,046 surpasses March's total by over 40,000. The number of residents living in downtown Austin surged 79 percent between 2010 and 2020, when it hit 13,648. After a promising start, Capital Metro has announced that it will not bring its transit schedule fully back to pre-pandemic levels after all. The revival of the Austin Opry House off South Congress is approved by the Austin City Council, with caveats about the size of the project. The city's Animal Advisory Commission has passed a vote of no confidence in the director of the Austin Animal Center. Beloved local pizza purveyor Bufalina is set to reopen in the former Frank's Laundry space in East Austin. Austin has been ranked one of the best U.S. cities for hiking, at #30 out of 200. In Texas, we rank only behind El Paso at #18. Portland, Oregon tops the list. Post Malone and Slipknot have announced Austin shows at the Moody Center and Germania Insurance Amphitheater, respectively.

On the cusp of a potentially record-breaking early-June heat wave, local health officials are warning residents to prepare and manage their exposure to high temperatures. The Austin American-Statesman has published a long and harrowing analysis of the potential climate disaster waiting ahead. As new Omicron subvariants are detected in Travis County and COVID positivity rates continue to climb, Austin Public Health is strongly encouraging Austinites to get up to date on booster shots. Round Rock's first-ever Pride Festival over the weekend was a resounding success. Austin is ill-prepared to coordinate with a statewide push by the Texas Department of Transportation to crack down on speeders, as APD continues suffering staffing shortages in its traffic enforcement units. Austin's oldest grocery store, Avenue B Grocery, has finally reopened after a long COVID shutdown - they'll be open Thursday thru Monday from 10am to 7pm. And, Provision Dining House has made its COVID comeback as well, reopening in The Triangle. This week's Austin Chronicle features a survey of design challenges facing the upcoming Project Connect transit effort and the impact they may have on surrounding neighborhoods, including Downtown, South Congress, Lady Bird Lake, the UT area, Riverside and Pleasant Valley, Crestview and North Lamar. The annual HousingWorks Austin report reveals major increases in housing costs and disparities in housing availability between different sections of the city. The Starbucks location at 45th and Lamar has become the first in Texas to unionize, making the Lone Star State the 27th with Starbucks Workers United unions. Texas Longhorns Baseball wins out over Air Force, Louisiana Tech and Dallas Baptist over the weekend at Disch Falk Field, in full domination of the Austin Regional - they now progress to the super-regional round and will take on the winner of today's matchup between East Carolina and Coastal Carolina later this week. And, Austin tops another national list, but this one's not very prestigious: Austinites leave their belongings behind in Uber cars more than riders in any other U.S. city.

Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the suspected killer of pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson, remains at large this morning. Wilson's family has reiterated that Wilson was not involved in a romantic relationship with Armstrong's live-in boyfriend, though she and the man in question had gone swimming together at Deep Eddy Pool just prior to the shooting. A GoFundMe effort has been launched to support Wilson's favorite causes in her memory. City officials are preparing to begin water use restrictions as lake levels continue to drop. Tomorrow is Election Day, deciding runoffs between several candidates for both parties in statewide races. Already committed to the largest direct foreign investment in Texas history, Samsung is indicated even more expansion in Central Texas. Officials at Austin Bergstrom International Airport are employing an unconventional use of Texas' eminint domain law to end the lease of a private company running the airport's South Terminal. A San Antonio chef with six James Beard nominations is preparing to open his first Austin restaurant at the Hyatt Centric hotel on South Congress. The Round Rock Fire Department is holding a fan drive - donations of new box fans for lower-income and elderly residents with air conditioning challenges can be made at any Round Rock FD station. At this year's commencement exercise, Texas ex Emmanuel Acho advises new grads: "Use your thing." In what may have been the "wildest game of the year" including two red cards, Austin FC battles Orlando City to a 2-2 draw. Texas Women's Tennis has brought home a national championship - its fourth as a program and second consecutive title. Texas Baseball wraps its regular season with a home sweep of Kansas and finishes with an all-time program record for home runs at 110. The Horns will face Oklahoma State on Wednesday morning at 9am as the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament begins in Arlington. Wild weather for the next few days, with significant rainfall and cool temps expected between tonight and Wednesday. Longer-range forecasts from NOAA expects warmer and drier than usual conditions for Central Texas through August.

Competing, simultaneous political events on Saturday - a major abortion rights protest and a Donald Trump rally - have led to fears of unrest in downtown Austin. APD Chief Joe Chacon has reiterated that his department's policies have changed since the George Floyd protests in the summer of 2020, and pledges that his officers will keep public safety top of mind. Half of the Austin City Council's members could face an unexpected fall election, pending the outcome of an ongoing lawsuit. A contrast in school districts: Austin ISD students stage a mass walkout in defense of reproductive rights, while Eanes ISD creates a public database to track challenges over library books from offended parents. People continue flocking into Austin as they have for decades - but you might be surprised to learn that there are 15 U.S. metros currently outranking Austin in newcomer growth, including Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. Retail space rent in the South Congress neighborhood has reached $150 per square foot - prices that are similar to storefronts in Manhattan. Schematics for the new Meta tower, which when completed will be Austin's new tallest building, are unveiled. Wait times for TSA security at Austin Bergstrom International Airport have dropped lately - but the summer travel season has yet to really begin. Austin FC are away this weekend at Real Salt Lake - match begins at 8:30pm Central and will be carried by ESPN Plus. Don't forget to look for this weekend's total lunar eclipse, between about 8:30 Sunday night and 1:50 Monday morning - maximum eclipse at 11:11pm Sunday. And hot weather continues - mid-90's Friday and Saturday, 97 on Sunday, 100 on Monday. Slight to moderate rain chances creep into the forecast in about a week, projected now to begin Saturday May 21 and continue for the following week - fingers crossed.

Roe v Wade: A large group of UT students marched from the UT Tower to the Texas Capitol yesterday in protest of the leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe. Demand for emergency contraception products is skyrocketing in the wake of the leak. Concern is also growing in regard to how an overturning of Roe would affect in-vitro fertilization options. Saturday is Election Day! Be sure to make time to vote on Prop A and two proposed state constitutional amendments. A Dripping Springs Middle School teacher and coach has been arrested on charges that he helped female students acquire THC vape products and exchanged inappropriate online messages with them. Two men are jailed and have been charged with second degree felonies after allegedly assaulting a hot dog vendor on East Sixth Street on Wednesday night. A fourth settlement over injuries suffered by a protester during the George Floyd demonstration as a result of Austin PD crowd control tactics has been reached. Harry Styles has booked a monster five-night run at the new Moody Center for this fall. Discussions between neighbors and developers over the revival of the Austin Opry House near South Congress are centering on the venue's size. While discussions continue over the potential demolition of LGTBQ-friendly bars on 4th Street, the razing of the building currently housing the Iron Bear bar will move forward. UT mourns Domino, a beloved cat that has lived on campus for over a decade, following his death at the age of 13. Mighty Fine Burgers is set to add three new locations to its five existing Austin outlets in Dripping Springs, Hutto and Kyle by the middle of 2023. H-E-B's new store in Georgetown will feature its second two-story True Texas BBQ location in the Austin area. Texas Baseball begins a three-game series with West Virginia tonight at Morgantown - if the rain doesn't ruin the fun. And the heat arrives - Austin is dead center of a massive and intense heat wave that will take hold this weekend and persist at least through next week.

We discuss Jason's problems with cruise life, whether Nick should sleep with a listener's wife, and our Daily Draft of Austin roads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics: Liberty Science Center, Blue & Black on Court Street, Wilco at the United Palace Theater, Uptown Garrison, Le Cheile, West 181st Street, trip to Austin, running trails, Veracruz All Natural, Jo's Coffee, South Congress, pool party, The Meteor, Electric Six + Volk at the Continental Club, Guero's Taco Bar, Kalahari Resort in Round Rock, Lazarus Brewing, Zilker Brewing, Latchkey, Meanwhile Brewing, End of an Ear, The ABGB, Golden Goose, The Carpenter, masks at airports and on airplanes, Hot Tuna at Carnegie Hall, Phish at Madison Square Garden, Good and Green Again by Jake Xerxes Fussell, Everything Was Beautiful by Spiritualized.

The Austin music community mourns Daniel Sahad, lead singer of the popular band Nane, who has died at the age of 29. Austin's EMS union and City officials are at odds over contract renegotiations - 26 medics have quit since the beginning of the year over forced overtime and low pay, especially for EMS workers early in their careers. The Austin Independent School District is set to grant pay raises to teachers and classified staff, but is also planning to cut hundreds of other jobs, including support staff for special education and libraries, while facing a record setting state recapture payment of almost 800 million dollars - the Austin American-Statesman has an explanation for that great big bill. Feral hogs, once thought to be a strictly rural problem, have begun encroaching into North Austin. Meanwhile, vampire bats have begun threatening to cross into Texas from Mexico. A downtown redevelopment that threatened to demolish several bars in the traditionally LGTBQ-friendly district on 4th Street may include plans for some of those establishments to be preserved. The nightclub space at South Congress and East Riverside, home only to interesting wall murals for several years, is soon to house a new establishment from the management of Hotel Vegas and Rainey Street's Reina. Robert Plant and Allison Krauss set a date for this fall at the new Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park - tickets go on sale this Friday. A survey of America's most dynamic cities, based on recent employment growth, density of startup activity, average income among other factors has found Austin #7, the only Texas city in the top 25.. And a chance of severe weather on Tuesday is followed by high fire danger on Wednesday.

As of today masks are optional on Austin ISD campuses, Houston and Dallas ISD's have also lifted mask requirements as COVID numbers continue to fall - Austin's official advisory status is dropping fast too, with a reduction to Stage 2 precautions announced on Friday - we were still at Stage 5 just over a week ago. A wave of drug overdoses downtown over the weekend has killed two people and is thought to have been the result of street drugs laced with the veterinary drug xylazine, in addition to suspicion of fentanyl lacing - drugs bought on the street have never been more dangerous. The University of Texas has kicked off a six billion dollar fundraising campaign, the biggest ever of its kind, with $1 billion earmarked for student scholarships and support in response to rising living costs in Austin. A fatal police-involved shooting near a north Austin Motel 6 on Sunday happened in the midst of APD officers investigating a earlier, separate and unrelated shooting in the same area. Recent City efforts to increase safety in the East Sixth Street bar district come almost a decade after a list of improvements was adopted by the Austin City Council back in 2014, but never acted upon. Austin FC sets a new MLS scoring record with 10 goals in just two games with a second consecutive convincing win over Inter Miami, 5-1 at Q2 stadium last night. Cedar Park girls basketball earned their second consecutive 5A state championship in a 45-40 win over Frisco on Saturday. Number 1-ranked Texas Longhorns Baseball suffers its first loss of the season, to UCLA. Late night SXSW attendees near Rainey Street should look for Hot Tacos, which is a Veracruz All Natural taco truck normally stationed in Los Angeles. Bye Bye Birdie - Lucy's Fried Chicken has closed their Burnet road location, due in part to staffing shortages - the original South Congress location and the Lucy's in Cedar Park are still operating. And cooler weather arrives along with the beginning of Austin's usual severe weather season which begins in early March and wraps up in mid-June.

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A waterfront site on Austin's South Congress Avenue moves closer to a major redevelopment. Round Rock awaits the arrival of a popular Austin-based climbing gym. The CI Morning Breakdown is a production of Community Impact Newspaper. It is produced by Olivia Aldridge with editing by Marie Leonard. Weather and allergy reports are sourced from www.weather.com and AccuWeather. Learn more at www.communityimpact.com/podcast/morning-breakdown.

Local COVID hospitalization stats continue dropping, while positives at schools across Texas are still at their highest rate of the entire pandemic. AISD teachers get two extra paid days off, while AISD's most economically-disadvantaged third graders see dismal math testing results. The Austin City Council has delayed its decision on the revival of the Austin Opera House near the South Congress entertainment district. Today is the last day to register for the March primary election - the Texas Democratic Party is printing and distributing 500,000 voter registration forms, making up for what the Texas Secretary of State's office says is a limitation on forms due to supply chain issues. State Rep Eddie Rodriguez draws criticism from local officials for calling opponent and Austin City Council Member Greg Casar out on Casar's role in the lifting of Austin's camping ban in 2019. Samsung comes clean on a major toxic wastewater leak and are hard at work on a cleanup. ThoroughBread Bakery makes Food & Wine's list of the Best Bread In Every State, while a crowdsourcing effort to support employees of the fire-destroyed Texas French Bread exceeds its goals. U-Haul says Austin is the 16th fastest-growing city in the country for 2021 - three of the top five cities are in Florida. Austin's Mother's Milk breast milk bank is in need of donors. Eater.com presents a rundown of what it considers the top 29 tacos in Austin. Rainy weather on Monday preludes a major winter freeze coming Wednesday through Friday - leading to fears of a repeat of last February's statewide energy disaster.

Austin health officials make a slight tweak to our local COVID measurement scale, in which there's good news in a recent drop in daily hospitalizations, but bad news in a 95% spike in new cases and a new record-high CTR. The first U.S. Omicron death is recorded in Harris County - a great idea to get up to speed on vaccinations and boosters now. Franklin BBQ begins a week-long shutdown after a third of its crew tests positive. AISD kindergarten thru third grade teachers will be required to undergo 60 hours of state-mandated reading instruction training - without pay. Travis County Sheriff's deputies stop almost 1,000 speeders during a November crackdown on southern roadways FM 812 and FM 1826. Amazon plans to add 2,000 jobs in Austin over the next few years. A new seafood option is coming to South Congress courtesy of Trudy's. And you thought an expected Christmas afternoon high of 81 was weird - that's been revised to an expected high of 85.

Doctors in Texas continue watching for our first Omicron COVID case, while an appeals court allows Governor Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates in schools to stand, reversing a prior ruling. AISD runs the risk of a state takeover of its Board of Trustees if it fails to achieve improvement at Mendez Middle School next year. Austin City Council grants enforcement powers to our new Office of Civil Rights. A wanted fugitive, a member of the Aryan Circle criminal gang, is arrested at a northwest Austin hotel. Austin's real estate market is forecasted to cool a bit next year, though growth in prices will continue. HEB plans a rebuilding of its store at South Congress and Oltorf, which dates back to 1957, starting in February. The Austin Monitor covers a briefing on Austin's nuanced sound ordinance and permitting process. A pod of alligators kills a dog in Del Valle - turns out the dog was on their turf. And classic Motown groups The Temptations and The Four Tops will a bill at the Bass Concert Hall in May.

Matthew Stafford's wife finds herself in trouble after tossing a pretzel at an opposing teams fan. Le'Veon Bell fills his Twitter bio with a new set of hashtags. Salty says goodbye to the South Congress studios.

Local COVID stats are straining at maximums with new records in overall hospitalizations, and in patients on ventilators - and also, over the last week, a gradual increase in COVID deaths. Austin Public Health expects these numbers to be further exacerbated by the return to live school. Governor Greg Abbott says he's testing negative, 4 days past his initial positive test, while State Rep. Troy Nehls of Houston becomes the latest Texas lawmaker to come down with COVID. Austin Rep. Gina Hinojosa charges on MSNBC that House Republicans are not being truthful about attendance to establish quorum in the chamber, as both sides gear up for what's likely to be a nasty battle over redistricting. No Comply Skate Shop gets a reprieve and cooperation from Austin Community College. Local real estate data may possibly show a beginning of a return to relative stability in the market. Austin FC gets a much-needed win over Portland. Peter Blackstock noticed almost no compliance with masking rules at Gary Clark Jr.'s debut of Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park. The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival returns to its in-person state on September 12. Miami's The Salty Donut makes its Austin debut on South Congress on Friday. Hancock Golf Course is noted in a New York Times piece on walkin' and golfin', with input from Kevin McKinney (we think) of Soulhat.

In this week's interview edition of The Flagship Podcast, we talk to former Texas running back Jeremy Hills, now an elite performance coach, about his new, 20,000-square-foot workout/lifestyle facility - The Kollective - opening off South Congress in mid-August as well as his Pro Stars Camp happening in Austin July 10. Hills takes us through his journey from Texas as a running back (from 2008-11), then to his time as an elite performance coach with Onnit to now going on his own with The Kollective, where he'll help train a high-profile client list that includes NFL stars such as Jalen Ramsey, Derwin James, Kenny Vaccaro, Alex Okafor, Joseph Ossai and many more. In fact, all of those players just named will be part of Hills' Pro Stars Camp in Austin on July 10 as well as Dallas Cowboys rookie linebacker Micah Parsons, Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts, Cardinals' safety Budda Baker, Texans' quarterback Deshaun Watson as well as former Longhorns in the NFL - Quandre Diggs, Malcolm Brown, Malcom Brown and DeShon Elliott will also be part of the camp. "I'm not aware of another camp that has more than 40 active NFL players who will be coaching your kids (ages 6 to 18) about their technique in position drills," Hills told the Flagship Podcast. For more information on the Pro Stars Camp, go to faircatchfoundation.com. Hills said 100 percent of the proceeds from donations ranging from $150 to $500 for the camp will go to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, local Austin Foster Homes and Alex Okafor's Survivor Scholarship Program. (A $500 donation gets participation in the Pro Stars Camp, a signed football and picture with your favorite NFL star in attendance and a VIP meet & greet with all the NFL stars.) Hills goes into detail about all the components of the Kollective, including how he helped recruit top physical therapists and trainers from across the country to join the staff. Hills also has created space at the Kollective for everything from pilates, a lounge area (with a mini-movie theater), 3,000-square feet of space for members to work, studios to record podcasts as well as 175 dedicated parking spaces. Of course, we ask Hills about his thoughts regarding Texas football - where it's been since 2009 - and where it's headed. Hills talks about how Texas has been deficient in developing the mental side of football in addition to the physical side as a reason for the Longhorns "underachieving." But Hills, who introduced new Texas coach Steve Sarkisian at a recent Boys And Girls Clubs of Austin luncheon, is optimistic that UT is headed in the right direction. Hills talks about what made the 2008 and 2009 Texas teams special and why Colt McCoy is a "junkyard dog" still playing quarterback in the NFL ... and more. Hills also talks about his friendship with former Texas student-turned-NFL super agent David Mulugheta of Athletes First and how they've helped each other along the way.  It's a can't-miss interview edition of The Flagship Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Airbnb in Austin ! South Congress

Austin is a booming city and an extremely popular vacation destination right now, which means it's easy to get sucked into tourist traps! This week we're interviewing @austinfoodstagram who knows a thing or two about the best places to stay, dine, drink and play, so tune in to get the Austin local lowdown! Where to stay: Bunk House Hotel Group — Austin Motel, Hotel San Jose, Hotel Saint Cecilia, Hotel Magdalena, Airbnbs in South Congress area Where to eat: Suarte, Uchi, Veracruz Best BBQ: la Barbecue Where to drink: Bungalow, Tipsy Optimist, Garage, Midnight Cowboy, Here Nor There, Duchman Family Winery Things to do: Rent a boat for Lake Austin, Lake Travis, picnic at Zilker Park, attend a live music show (live music all across town) RAPID FIRE Most instagram-able spot: Taquero Mucho Favorite pizza spot: Via 313 Favorite Chicago event: SXSW (March) Favorite coffee shop: Greater Goods Coffee Roasting Co. Favorite wine & cheese spot: House Wine Best season to visit: Spring, Fall Favorite place to get dessert: Gourdough’s Public House Favorite rooftop bar: Tipsy Optimist, P6 Favorite local business: BookPeople, Southern Hippie Tourist trap: I love you so much mural on South Congress

Check out today's sponsor, the Headspace app, for all of your wellness and meditation needs: www.headspace.com/clubcool Barrett and Phil get together to talk about addiction to the SHOP app, break down Justin Bieber's disheveled new lewk, and give a review of Nike's new South Congress shop. On the back half of the pod, the dudes discuss Brendon Babenzien's appointment as J.Crew's new Chief Menswear Designer. Can the former Supreme creative director/brain behind Noah save the flailing brand? Additionally, does this mean our old favorite mall stores are finally buying in to the demand for streetwear? With Kanye's new Gap line coming soon and Jerry Lorenzo's ESSENTIALS line putting up numbers for PacSun, are we entering a potentially exciting era for these accessibly priced stalwarts of men's fashion? Or, are these moves just another example of dinosaurs moving too slowly. Is it too little, too late? Time will tell, but it certainly seems like a conversation that will continue to bubble up. Support the pod so Phil can buy a steamer: www.patreon.com/clubcool FRESH HOT NEW CONTENT DROPPING VERY SOON, PROMISE.

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On this episode of #YouGotThis - Bryson and Jennifer sit down and chat all things Austin Texas. They share favorite place to stay, where to move if you're considering, favorite restaurants, shopping, things to do/see, the lakes, photo spots, ect. If you're considering a trip to Austin or a move, or you're a local looking for a few new spots - this episode is for you!  'You Got This' Bracelet - https://rstyle.me/cz-n/fcjk3wb7h57 Austin Murals / Photo Spots - https://austin.com/guide-to-the-best-austin-street-art-graffiti-murals-and-more-2020-edition/ Things to do in Austin - https://www.austintexas.org/things-to-do/ Flower Wall Photo Address - 11601 Rock Rose Ave #128, Austin, TX 78758 - Places to Live -  Muller, East Side, The Domain, Downtown, Steiner Ranch, Lakeway, Bee Cave, Spicewood, Dripping Springs, Circle C, Westlake, Tarrytown, Rollingwood, Cedar Park, Round Rock.  - Hotels -  The Line, The W, The Four Seasons, The Sonesta, Wayback Cottages, Air B&B.  - Fav Restaurants -  Breakfast - Vivel Crepes, Picnik, Taco Shack, Taco Deli, Elle's Cafe, Kerbey Lane, Juan in a Million, Summermoon, 24 Diner and Juiceland.  Lunch - Cabo Bobs, Torchy's Tacos, Taco Deli and Elle's Cafe. Dinner - Chisos, Lupe Tortilla, True Food, Flower Child, Eddie V's, Trulucks, Il Brutto, Movie House & Eatery, Perlas, Hula Hut, Chuys, The Oasis, The Salt Lick and Tony C's. Desserts - The Baked Bear, Amy's Ice Cream, La Patisserie, Folli Pop. Coffee - Blackrock, Summermoon, Jo's, Panera, Elle's Cafe, Alfed's, Mozart and Peet's.  Gluten Free - Picnik, Bougies Donuts - Grocery Stores - HEB, Wholefoods, Randall's. - Shopping -  Barton Creek Mall, The Domain, The Galleria, 2nd Street, South Congress (Allans Boots). - Things to do / see -  Barton Springs, Lady Bird Lake, Lake Austin, Lake Travis, Zilker Park, The Domain, South Congress, 2nd Street, Mount Bonnell, 360 Bridge, F1 Track, Deep Eddy Distillery.  - Beauty -  Hair Salons - Urban Betty, Culture ATX, Level 12, Blonde Faith.  Nails - Nail Art House. Skin - Austin Skin +, Skin Spirit.  Botox - CeCe at Skin Spirt @derm_nurse Extensions - Amanda Kelly in Houston - Dog Spots -  Zilker Park, Red Bud Isle, Lady Bird Lake Trails.  - Lakes -  Lady Bird, Lake Austin, Lake Travis

Texas gets an uncomfortable reminder of the February winter energy disaster in the form of a springtime power shortage alert from ERCOT. Austin Public Health ends up with over 10,000 leftover vaccination appointments on Monday, leading to calls for changes to our local distribution model. A Round Rock ISD trustee suggests relaxing masking requirements for students on campus. A new map of Austin-area zip codes reveals disparities in vaccination rates across economic strata. As heavy Austin traffic returns, so does the danger of riding rental scooters in traffic - an accident on South Congress on Friday killed a scooter rider. Law enforcement officials from across Texas gather at the Capitol in opposition to "Constitutional Carry". Samsung continues considering Austin for a major new plant. Austin ranks high in a new ranking of cities that millennials love to flee to. And, Z'Tejas Southwestern Grill mounts a comeback in north Austin.

SUPPORT THE POD (& WASHED) BY CHECKING OUT TODAY'S SPONSOR: www.ballsybrand.com (WASHED20 for 20% Off) Phil's back in the lab with Barrett at the Washed Media Studio to discuss how exactly Swiss performance brand ON Running managed to land themselves on the shelves of nearly every store imaginable and on the feet of half the people in the Home Depot gardening center. To be honest, it's not totally clear, and there doesn't seem to be much information available about the label anywhere on the web. So, the dudes also spend time talking about the new Hummer EV (kinda dope?), the new Land Rover Defender (definitely dope), and the new Nike store that's poised to open on Austin's South Congress strip. SUPPORT THE POD: www.patreon.com/clubcool www.instagram.com/clubcoolpod

Candle opens the mail bag, then dives deep into the world of Urban Legends. Badge is out, so he gets a substitute to step in for him. Also on this episode, Candle talks to a conspiracy theorist who takes a hard line vs. the South Congress bats, and finds out the secret to the enigmaticContinue reading "Episode 7. Urban Legends, Vol. 1."

We discuss Anthony Michael Hall apologizing for freaking out on some South Congress pool-goers, Katy vs Jason in $7 Dollars Worth Of Hoobastank, and Dennis De La Pena on how many football games Texas will play this fall.

Indie Lector bookstore: https://www.indielector.store/ South Congress books: https://southcongressbooks.com/ Link to my summer camp website: https://kabeadco.wixsite.com/mysite-2 Congrats to the winner of this book giveaway! If you want to be in the next giveaway email me at kabeadco@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/natalie-gray4/message

First Ben talks about some strategies to regulate emotions, specifically one called Cognitive Reappraisal that helps you change your narrative about the emotions and feelings impacting your life. Then we cover 4 awesome wines that are unheralded, reasonable priced and definitely drinkable. Something with Bubbles Bubbles are good. Bubbles mean it’s a party. And the sound of a cork popping is one of the best sounds out there. The problem is that Champagne can get really expensive or the cheap stuff can leave quite a headache. So what I like to do is go to a different region of Europe that still takes sparking wine with bubbles seriously but without the prestige and price mark up of Champagne France. Some people would say Italy and Prosecco but I like Cava from Spain. The first time I had it was on a family trip we took to Barcelona when I was still in college. The trip was amazing as was the food and wine. I got hooked on Cava and haven’t stopped drinking it since. The sparkler that I like to drink is Isaac Fernandez ‘Biutiful’ Brut Rose Cava. They do everything like the French do by letting the wine have secondary fermentation in the bottle just like champagne but at only $14 a bottle. The fruit is 100% Garnacha which makes it fruity but crisp. I highly recommend it. Rose All Day We love Rose. We loved Rose before it was cool. I give full credit to my wife on that one. There is this awesome seafood restaurant in Austin called Perla’s on South Congress. They have a great patio for people watching and this epic raw bar menu of oysters, crab, shrimp and just generally delicious seafood. We asked for a recommendation for a bottle of wine years ago and the waiter said the Miraval Rose. She totally nailed it and we’ve put it in the rotation since then. It is French but at $17 a bottle still really reasonable. It is a light pink color in a cool looking bottle but this is all about the taste. It is a little floral with an acidic citrusy finish. It is refreshing on a hot day but drinkable year round. The White Wine You’ve Never Heard Of Let’s stay in France because they have been making wine for hundreds of years. They have some epic white wines that are super complex and super expensive made by master wine makers. An unheralded white wine from the Loire Valley is Muscadet (M-U-S-C-A-D-E-T). People don’t know how to say it which will deter people from ordering it or buying it. It is made from this grape called Melon de Borgogne which sounds sweet and gross and probably too similar to muscadine wine which is disgusting. Columbia Valley Cab Napa Valley is probably the wine epicenter of the United States. There are movies and documentaries about it and people go out of their way to visit to taste great wine about an hour north of San Francisco. My wife had her bachelorette party there. It was great and I was jealous. The problem with Napa is how popular it is and that can lead to you paying more for the location on the label than the quality of the wine in the bottle. So just like we went to Spain instead of France for sparkling wine, I recommend going to the Columbia Valley instead of Napa for an awesome Cabernet. One that I love is called Substance Cabernet Sauvignon. It is made from 100% Cabernet grapes and you can get a bottle for $13. They even have it at Costco when you are bulk purchasing 300 rolls of toilet paper. One more tip that I may regret telling you all. There is this great website called Last Bottle. They feature 1 wine per day until it sells out. These guys are based in California and are super connected in the wine scene. It is pretty common to save 30 – 40% off the retail price of the daily wines they feature. I have yet to have a bad wine from Last Bottle --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/calmcash/message

Today I’m talking to Tate Mayeux.  He’s half of the band called Mayeux and Broussard and I love the way he writes songs. He’s got a place called the Long Play Lounge and it’s KILLER.  They’ve got a ton of vinyl records, craft cocktails and craft beers.  It’s an epic hang.  Go check it out at 704 W St Johns Ave right around the corner from where Airport runs into North Lamar.     They’ve got a release coming out at the end of April at the Sage Brush on South Congress.  I’ll definitely be there if the stay at home restriction is not still in place.   If you want to check out the Mayeux & Broussard, you can find them at www.mbtxmusic.com/  For social you can find them at mayeux_broussard on Instagram and Mayeuxandbroussard on Facebook   If you’ve got the gumption, head over to THE BIG GUN SHOW DOT COM and check out what my band is up to these days.  You can also catch us on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube with a handle of thebiggunshowband.  Our most consistent gig is our monthly residency at The Little Longhorn Saloon here in Austin.  Home of Chicken Shit Bingo.  We play the happy hour on the first Friday of every month.  Bring Grandma.  She’ll have a blast   I’ll be back in two weeks and then every other week after that.   Close your eyes. You’re back on that desert island again.  What five records do you have?    http://www.mbtxmusic.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mayeux_broussard/ https://www.facebook.com/mayeuxandbroussard/   https://www.facebook.com/thebiggunshowband/ https://www.instagram.com/thebiggunshowband/ https://www.youtube.com/thebiggunshowband    

We Interview ATX Native Leila Willis Newton at Southside Tattoo off South Congress! We talk the ins and outs of being a tattoo artist in Austin, Women artists dominating the tattoo industry, while getting to know the born Native to Austin as she tattoos some ink on Host TJ's forearm. Co Host (tattoo-free) Barrett adds his hysterical perspective to the bit!Be sure and check out our IGTV video uploaded through our Instagram @B.A.R.Austin and on our Facebook Bar AustinSupport the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/790340.rss)

Thanks for tuning in to the Armor Men's Health Hour Podcast today, where we bring you the latest and greatest in urology care and the best urology humor out there.On Today's episode, Dr. Mistry and Donna Lee discuss their upcoming event, Make America Pee Again (a.k.a. Prostate Carnival).While the idea of a carnival involving your prostate may sound terrifying, this will be an event you do not want to miss!  Join them on November 7th, 2019, at NAU's South Congress location for refreshments and a great opportunity to meet our providers in person. Come out and learn about conditions that affect the prostate, from frequent urination during the night to prostate cancer, and the different treatments available. Dr.  Mistry will present on some of the technologies he uses in his practice, as well as things to consider when making treatment decisions. This event is completely free and open to the public, and a great chance for men over the age of 45 to get their health questions answered. If you enjoyed today's episode, don't forget to like, subscribe, and share us with a friend! As always, be well!

Let's get steamy... Firey .. humid, sexy, risqué, spicy, and all things FIRE Element.   Fire represents transformative energy in its most power forms! This episode was all about transition and signs from nature all relating to transition.   Fire is passion, romance, sexual energy intense emotions like anger, inspiration and vitality. (Straight from Wahe Guru's Healer Training 2019 workbook).   This episode I take you through the connection with the fire element and my trip to Austin Texas.   Full Blog Here! https://www.heyheart143.com/post/ep-11-burning-old-ways-and-a-steamy-summer-s-closing   Austin, TX.   The official motto for Austin Texas is the “Live Music Capital of the World!"   Austin Texas was a beautiful experience. A very large part of my healer training and fire initiation experience.   On the first day we explored South Congress and enjoyed live music at the end of the night while taking in the sights, sounds and the warm summer breeze.   I found the I love you so much mural, 143!       Want to add a caption to this image? Click the Settings icon.       I also found several other I love you's use sprinkled throughout town.     I did not want to stop dancing. It had been a while since I had spent an entire night just letting my hair down, feeling the music and dancing. It felt like I wanted to say welcome back Nataly, welcome back!   We floated to San Marcos River which was both fun and relaxing that same day we went to the bat festival.           Things got emotional unexpectedly.   I meant to speak about this on the podcast but I guess it wasn’t meant to be spoken about and totally glanced over this part of my show notes. While at this festival I started to become very anxious. I felt I was visited from a ghost from my past. It remains a part of the healing process.   I got very angry for allowed the past to come up (fire emotion).   I think this anxiety and pain was supposed to pop up on my trip because the trip was a lot about new beginnings and to me I think I need to be reminded of the old, to be able to bring in the new. I was very upset at myself at the old memories that very temporarily popped up on this trip.   I was also proud because I was not consumed by it, and it was a feeling in passing and for the first time I paused. I set a boundary. I walked away from the crowds. I felt the emotion in the moment. I didn't mask it in any way. I took a deep breath. I happened to be with a good friend who understood what I was going. I felt the feelings and then I felt the next morning I I had released them.   Bats!   The city of Austin has 1.5 million bats migrating each year, and they have built their home under the Congress Avenue Bridge. It happens to be the largest urban colony of bats in North America.             It’s majestic watching them spiral into the summer sky like a world. It’s definitely an unusual tourist attraction I didn't know about.   This is so in line with my summer and the theme of my year.   Doing some research on that spirit animal here is what has come up:   Is says it’s time to prepare for major life changes. Bats can help you if you’re fearful of transition. Bats are misunderstood and they’re associated with the underworld because they only come out at night. They are actually sweet and cuddly and a lesson to not judge a book by its cover.   In China bats represent good fortune and longevity. We'll take it!   This segues to my final day where I checked out the countryside and took a tour of the LBJ ranch and saw President Lyndon B. Johnson's boyhood home. Theme of the day... the Owl!   Owl             We made a stop at the locals farmers market. In Johnson City. I was walking and checking out the booths where I did a total double take. This is where I met Phoenix. YES Phoenix. Could it be more symbolic of rebirth? She was majestic check out the video

Thanks for tuning in to the Armor Men's Health Hour Podcast today, where we bring you the latest and greatest in urology care and the best urology humor out there.In this segment Dr. Mistry and Donna Lee discuss some of the services offered in their practice. Dr. Mistry shares about his background and training, as well as what patients can expect when meeting with a urologist. In particular, Dr. Mistry discusses the vasectomy and vasectomy reversal at NAU Urology Specialists. This procedure comes with a free lifetime semen analysis and is now offered at the newest clinic location on South Congress in Austin, TX.For questions regarding this step in family planning, please visit: Austinvasectomy.comIf you enjoyed today's episode, don't forget to like, subscribe, and share us with a friend! As always, be well! Dr. Mistry is a board-certified urologist and has been treating patients in the Austin and Greater Williamson County area since he started his private practice in 2007.If you have questions for Dr. Mistry or would like to find out more about making an appointment and services offered, please contact us!Phone: (512) 238-0762Email: Armormenshealth@gmail.comWebsite: Armormenshealth.comOur Locations:Round Rock Office970 Hester's Crossing Road Suite 101 Round Rock, TX 78681South Austin Office6501 South Congress Suite 1-103 Austin, TX 78745Lakeline Office12505 Hymeadow Drive Suite 2C Austin, TX 78750Dripping Springs Office170 Benney Lane Suite 202 Dripping Springs, TX 78620

What started as a food truck in 2008 has turned into one of Austin's most recognizable destinations for a good ole tasty hamburger. Ryan Simpson, head of HR at Hat Creek Burger Co. joins us today to share his story and tell us all about the pursuit of their BIG goal; to become the best fast-casual, family friendly restaurant in the country. Cold brewskis were enjoyed from local hotspot Thirsty Planet Brewing Company, located in South Austin off of South Congress.

" South Congress draws plenty of foot traffic to its vibrant stretch of hip boutiques, trendy lodging options and Austin-original eateries. Live music shows abound, including nightly sets at the legendary Continental Club. There's also a picture-postcard vista of the Texas State Capitol. Taking flight every summer evening from beneath the Congress Avenue Bridge is the world's largest urban bat colony. " - South Congress description by Google --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cesar-jaquez8/message

Barrett is joined by Phil and Micah in the stude to shoot the shit about some stories from the weekend. The group chats about Austin, changes on South Congress, and SXSW before segueing in to a conversation about what types of fits they'd get off at various festivals. After Phil and Barrett break down their wishlists, they wrap things up with a final anecdote.

Colleen & Catie's Picks for Spring Break Colleen Place to avoid? Florida, California - Anyplace that’s popular Alternative Spring Break destination? Lake Geneva, Wisconsin - An easy drive from Chicago and not swamped with tourists for spring break. Favorite hotel there? Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, WI - Nice rooms or villas, plus a club Lounge, spa, golf, and skiing. Favorite restaurant? Geneva Chophouse - Steaks, seafood, wine. Be sure to make a reservation (they get busy)! Favorite activity? Skiing, sleigh rides, golf How to save money on a hotel during Spring Break? Book early and look for packages that include breakfast, parking, cocktail hour, and other perks. How to save money on flights/transportation during Spring Break? Drive, don’t fly. Spring break travel tips? Look for cities that aren’t as warm/sunny. Even north in Florida might be a good option, as it’s not as warm. Also, go to places in the off season, and stay during the week vs. on weekends, to save money Catie Place to avoid? Avoid theme parks during spring break. Go when kids are still in school. Alternative Spring Break destination? Austin, Texas Favorite hotel there? Archer Hotel in North Austin - 8 story hotel that mixes Texas limestone and wildflowers with the soul of Austin. Favorite restaurant? Franklin BBQ - Draws lines down the street for their world-renowned brisket. Favorite activity? Barton Springs Pool - A recreational outdoor swimming pool that is filled entirely with water from nearby natural springs. How to save money? Food truck scene. Check out the cluster of trailers on South Congress! Cost of flights? Anywhere from $100 to $350 roundtrip. Spirit or Southwest are generally the best value. Spring Break Travel Tips? Try not to post too much on social media if you are not home. Security wise it alerts people that you and your family are not home. If you’re flying to a popular destination, you should book your flight 90 days in advance before spring break (By December) "What's" with the "Trip Sisters" What’s in Your Suitcase? iPhone XR - Starts at $749 on www.Apple.com With a 6.1-inch Liquid Retina display, a faster core processor while using less power, easy wake gestures, Haptic Touch on the keyboard, and an incredible camera with a variety of features for your best portrait photos yet, this is a must-have for your next vacation! What’s on your phone? Roadtrippers: iPhone & Android - FREE Offers a database of amazing places to help you map out your next road trip (restaurant, hotel, national park, roadside attraction, etc.), giving you a cheaper alternative to flying during spring break. What’s the tip? Dos and Don’ts of flying for Spring Break (Hopper) Don't: Depart on Friday - Friday is the most popular day to depart and the most expensive and flying on Friday will cost you 20% more than flying on Tuesday. Do: Travel mid-week - Tuesday is typically the cheapest day of the week to depart. Plus, hotels will also be cheaper, as Saturday night hotel stays will cost you 4% more than midweek. Don’t: Fly home on Sunday - It will cost you 10 percent more than returning on a Friday. Do: Fly home on Friday - Although Friday is the most expensive day to depart, it's the cheapest day to return. The second cheapest option is Saturday, which will cost you 4% more than Friday. Don’t: Travel during peak spring break travel times - The most expensive times to travel from a U.S. airport this spring are between April 2 and April 15, when flights can have a 25 percent premium. Do: Try to be flexible with arrival/departure days - Even a shift of one week before/after the peak can make a huge difference. Don’t: Wait until the last minute to book your flights. Booking less than two weeks before departure will cost you 25% more than monitoring prices in advance. Booking in the final days will cost you 50% more. Do: Set up a trip watch on Hopper to get alerted about when to book. Don’t: Fly non-stop Do: Fly indirect. Nonstop will cost 8% more than indirect flights.

South Congress business owner Anne Rutt-Enriquez has worked along the city’s top tourist destination for more than 15 years and has much to share about the changing landscape of South Austin and SoCo, as well as the local artist community. Food critic Matthew Odam discusses his favorite restaurants of the year outlined in the latest Austin360 Dining Guide, as well as how Austin’s restaurant scene is changing.

Evan LeRoy's BBQ journey began in the backyard with his dad, took him all the way to New York to cook Texas barbecue, then back to Austin where he made Freedmen's bar one of the premier BBQ destinations in Texas. After a few years at Freedmen's, Evan was ready to strike out on his own. Along with business partners Nathan and Sawyer Lewis, plans were made to open a brewery and restaurant serving Evan's creative menu alongside Lewis' craft beers. While the brewery remains in development, Evan and Sawyer are operating the LeRoy and Lewis BBQ truck parked at 121 Pickle Road next to Cosmic Coffee and Beer in the South Congress area of Austin. Open five days a week for lunch and dinner, Evan and his team of talented cooks (including Brad Robinson who was kind enough along with Evan to join us for this interview) are serving some of the best, most innovative barbecue in Texas; New school BBQ with old school service. With a strong team and a commitment to hyper-local fresh product and the highest quality proteins, the flavor and cooking execution of the LeRoy and Lewis menu is second to none. With rotating items such as sliced beef cheek, Sichuan peppercorn beef ribs, firebox roasted sweet potatoes, and their acclaimed smoked and seared burger (available for dinner only), there is always an interesting and delicious menu available from Evan and crew. Check them out online at https://leroyandlewis.com/ Twitter: @LeRoyandLewis  Instagram: @LeRoyandLewis  121 Pickle Road, Austin Texas (Near S. Congress and just North of Ben White/Hwy 71) Hours: Wednesday - Sunday 11 am - 9 pm

Liz Lambert (@thelizlambert) first purchased a seedy motel on South Congress Avenue 23 years ago, and she transformed it into Hotel San José, which has become known today as the quintessential "Austin" hotel. The success of Hotel San José, which sparked a revitalization in the city's now thriving South Congress district, led her to launch Bunkhouse Group, a hospitality company founded on the pillars of design, music, and community-driven experiences.In the course of chronicling her experiences with the residents of Hotel San José on video camera, she ended up making the Last Days of the San José, a documentary that casts a fascinating light on human relationships in gentrification and urban renewal. You can check out the trailer here, click here to be notified when streaming becomes available, or get a copy of the DVD here.Enjoy!This podcast is brought to you by Soothe.com, the world's largest on-demand massage service. Because I've been broken so many times, I have body work done at least twice a week, and I have a high bar for this stuff. I do not accept mediocrity, and I wouldn't expect you to, either.After much personal testing, I can affirm that Soothe delivers a hand-selected, licensed, and experienced massage therapist to you in the comfort of your own home, hotel, or office in as little as an hour. I was amazed at the quality of service and convenience. Think of it as Uber for massages, available in fifty cities worldwide. Download the app at Soothe.com and use code TIM25 to get $25 off your first massage.This podcast is also brought to you by Peloton, which has become a staple of my daily routine. I picked up this bike after seeing the success of my friend Kevin Rose, and I've been enjoying it more than I ever imagined. Peloton is an indoor cycling bike that brings live studio classes right to your home. No worrying about fitting classes into your busy schedule or making it to a studio with a crazy commute.New classes are added every day, and this includes options led by elite NYC instructors in your own living room. You can even live stream studio classes taught by the world's best instructors, or find your favorite class on demand.Peloton is offering listeners to this show a special offer. Visit onepeloton.com and enter the code TIM at checkout to receive $100 off accessories with your Peloton bike purchase. This is a great way to get in your workouts, or an incredible gift. Again, that's onepeloton.com and enter the code TIM.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form at tim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss

South by Southwest for the first time this year put together a two-day series of panels focusing on LGBTQIA issues or featuring speakers from these communities. On Saturday, Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell, who were the stars of a reality TV show called “The Fabulous Beekman Boys” and own a lifestyle brand out of upstate New York, joined Austinites Anthony Sobotik and Chad Palmatier, the owners of Lick Honest Ice Creams, to talk about what it’s like running a business with your partner on a panel. On Sunday, they hosted an ice cream party at Toms coffeeshop on South Congress, where “I Love You So Much” co-host Addie Broyles caught up with them about their panel, SXSW’s venture into gay programming and what has or hasn’t changed on TV since the Beekman Boys made their debut in 2010. More SXSW dispatches and info: austin360.com/loveaustin360

On Shades of Green we talked about alcohol, and the intersection between sustainability and how it is grown, produced and shipped. We had guests from a local Austin, Texas brewery, winery, and tequila company to talk about the many ways that they try and make their business greener. Our guests were: Josh Hare - Founder and President of Hops and Grain Brewing He fell in love with artfully crafted beer and the fantastic community that supports it when he was living in Boulder, CO in the early 2000’s. He moved to Austin in 2005 to pursue a career in triathlon and the running specialty retail industry and eventually helped to open the city’s most successful running retail store. After searching for beer sponsors all over the state with no success, Hare decided to open his own brewery, focused on the highest quality products and marketing them to an active city loyal to locally produced goods. Since 2011 he has been overseeing the day to day operations of the brewery from recipe & product development to quality management. Since day 1, the mission at Hops & Grain has been to enhance the human experience through the medium that inspires them the most, the artful and deliberate expression of thoughtfully crafted beer. Ross McLauchlan - Founder of the Austin Winery Cooper and I started making wine on the side while working for other wineries (production, sales, tasting room, brokerage, equipment). After we felt like we had the slightest bit of exposure to each avenue of the industry, and had the chops to make good wine, we quit our jobs. Austin had a gap in the market, Texas winemaking was on the rise, but there as a disconnect between the Hill Country wine trail and Austin. We set about getting legal and getting our winery in operation within the city limits. Fast forward 3 years, we have distribution to Whole Foods, Central Market, and a range of local restuarants, bodegas, bars and hotels. We just built out and opened our new winery off South Congress and moved out of our little warehouse slip in the Industrial part of town. On Sustainability: We want to make wine in harmony with nature. We don't propose to save the world, we make an alcoholic beverage, so we want to do that in a non-exploitative way that is beneficial to the environment, the people who produce it, and those who consume it. All of the vineyards we work with are bio-dynamically and/or organically farmed. We work with bee rescue organizations to have pollinators around our vines, ensuring biodiversity in our micro-climate. This contribute to the soil, the aroma, the ambiance, and ultimately influence the nuances of the wine. We up-cycle our spent grape skins (nitrogen-rich fertilizer), make vinegar (and pickles) with of old wine, and give our old barrels to breweries. Plus, we have one wine in a 90% reduced carbon footprint POUCH. Richard Sorenson - Founder of Dulce Vida Tequila According to Sorenson, the concept of sustainability was very strategic in the selection of our tequila production facility. The facility not only had to be capable of making an award winning product, but also had to meet requirements for organic production and overall sustainability measures – being a kind partner to the environment and local community. A complete recapture of all production waste is performed and yields a nutrient-rich soil supplement to the local farming community. Furthermore, as a by-product of waste collection & processing, methane gas is captured, creating an energy source utilized to power the facility.

This Episode is with Laurie Majcher, an amazing missionary and friend with Makarios in the Dominican Republic. You can support Makarios by buying a cup of coffee at Dominican Joes on South Congress, or heading to MakariosInternational.org For Andrew Osenga song info, head to freakychristians.com. You can share this episode via that site, or via itunes. Thanks, y'all!

We follow-up on the results of the Texas queso vs. Arkansas cheese dip battle in the Senate, and check out local tourist trap Guero's to see what their queso has to offer to unsuspecting South Congress visitors.

Go find Kristen at AAPOR! And Margie's Austin tips include the 2nd street warehouse district and South Congress.   Poll of the week Trump is less popular than lice, Nickelback. PPP, you gave us the poll America needed, but didn't know it wanted. PPP on Trump   2016: Controlled Burn Are Sanders voters going to vote for Trump? And is the general really getting closer already? WV exit polls (Dem side) Quinnipiac battleground poll Survey Monkey/NBC Nate  silver goes on tweet rant   Longform is hot! People spend more time with longform on their cells than shorter content. Facebook sends more visitors, while Twitter users are more engaged. Pew on media consumption Pew on FB vs. Twitter   Socialism is not! Is socialism having its moment? Well, not according to Gallup. Gallup data on socialism and capitalism over time   Education: Students don't  think there is too much testing? Unlike everyone else. Gallup poll   Swipe left if you want to go on a date to Arby's. Kristen & Margie are launching a side-hustle of helping with your online profiles. Not really. YouGov on dating app profiles   Key findings: If “Make america great again” doesn't work out, Trump can transition to “Trump: more popular than hemorrhoids” But how popular is trump compared to school testing? Question for further study. Longform is back in! Sort of like other retro habits like canning tomatoes. Or pencils. Is it too early to talk about how too early it is look at general election polling? Not for us! Good thing Margie's not single, because there doesn't seem to be any dating app for people for Dem women who like white wine & oysters on the half shell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Texan Rebecca Darling from R We There Yet Mom? gives us the inside scoop on exploring Austin with kids. She dishes on where to stay, what to do and all the amazing food in Austin. Rebecca gives tips on the best place to view the Congress Avenue bats emerging out from under the bridge at sunset, where to get the best BBQ and how a trash collection can be a fun tourist stop. ON THE PODCAST 0:35 Tamara's girlfriend getaway to Gulf Shores, Alabama 5:00 Where to eat in Gulf Shores, Alabama 9:20 Rebecca Darling from R We There Yet Mom? 11:26 5 week road trip (#Austin2Boston) 12:28 What makes Austin great for families 13:37 A typical Austin itinerary 14:58 Texas State Capit0l 16:15 Zilker Park and Barton Springs Pool 17:40 The Congress Avenue Bats 19:52 Keep Austin Weird 23:35 Where to stay in Austin 26:19 Insider tips 27:40 Where to eat in Austin 34:00 Best place to take a family photo 36:36 Rebecca's favorite travel gear 39:52 App of the Week 41:37 Stay tuned to talk about RV Travel next week!   ABOUT REBECCA DARLING, R WE THERE YET MOM? Rebecca Darling is a freelance travel writer who lives near Austin, Texas. She is a mom of three (15, 13, and 6) who loves to create exceptional memories with her family. Whether that be on the other side of the world or right down the street, her goal is to help families create exceptional memories too. You can find her writing at R We There Yet Mom?, or follow her on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.   VISITING AUSTIN WITH KIDS Austin is known for South by Southwest Interactive in the Spring and Austin City Limits in the fall, but there is so much to offer families from a vibrant Hill Country with hiking and waterskiing, to a ton of history and family attractions. A long weekend is sufficient for exploring the city but ideally families should plan on four to five days. Sometimes families may combine a trip to Austin with a visit to San Antonio.   Texas State Capitol is 131 years old and made of pink granite to create a beautiful building with a whispering gallery, a Texas history museum for kids and memorials. Across the street you will find Bullock Texas State History Museum.   Another must do is to to experience the outdoors at Zilker Park in downtown Austin where you can fly kites and swim in the Barton Springs Pool. Barton Springs Pool is manmade but fed by a natural spring so it is 68 degrees year-round. The springs feed into Town Lake and you can rent kayaks, paddle boards and water bikes. After your water activities, you can ride the Zilker Zephyr, a miniature train with excellent views.   At night, you must see the Congress Avenue bats, which live under the Congress Avenue Bridge from March through October. Every evening at dusk, the bats fly out from under the bridge en masse.   However, don't go to the legendary Sixth Street -- it is for college kids and above. But there are plenty of fun and eclectic shops on South Congress.   Some off-the-beaten path places to visit in Austin: Tom's Coffee Shop with a set up a Tom's shoes and a back yard garden Austin Murals Cathedral of Junk WHERE TO STAY IN AUSTIN Rebecca recommends staying in downtown Austin at the Driskill Hotel on the edge of Fifth and Sixth Street with unique, beautiful rooms. She also likes the Four Seasons by Town Lake and the J.W. Marriott, which are both in great locations to walk to the main sites. WHERE TO EAT IN AUSTIN Rebecca recommends: Franklin BBQ -- great BBQ but really long waits and there are many other options Salt Lick BBQ in Dripping Springs Matt's El Rancho -- Tex-Mex that really caters to the kids with face painting, balloon animals... Home Slice Pizza on South Congress -- NY-style pizza with dough balls for the kids Hopdoddy -- unique burgers BEST PLACE TO TAKE FAMILY PHOTO Greetings from Austin Mural -- on South First and Annie I Love You So Much Mural -- on South Congress on the side of Joe's Coffee house Zilker Park field with downtown Austin and the Congress Avenue bridge in the background Hike up Mount Bonnell and on the northwest side you overlook Lake Austin and the downtown is behind you FAVORITE TRAVEL GEAR Rebecca loves LuLaRoe leggings (just like Kim!) and Tom's shoes because they are comfortable and easy to slip on and off. TIP/APP OF THE WEEK Google Maps is a great app to use when walking around the city to find a walking path to your destination and get voice-guided, turn-by-turn directions. Plus, if you turn it on while you are in WiFi it even works when you have data turned off or if you are out of cell coverage. MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST Planning a girlfriend getaway to Gulf Shores, Alabama  The Beach Club, Gulf Shores Alabama Where to eat in Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Alabama Things to do in Austin, Texas lTip 5 Tips to See the Austin Bats Austin Water Bikes 10 Tips for Families Visiting Krause Springs Cathedral of Junk   FOLLOW US AND SPREAD THE WORD! If you liked this show, please be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play and leave us a review! Have a question or comment? Send us an email or leave us a voicemail at +1.641.715.3900, ext. 926035#   You can also follow our travels on Stuffed Suitcase and We3Travel, or follow the Vacation Mavens on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. Thanks for listening!  

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Another stunt podcast for you, this was recorded on Sunday night after and afternoon of beer and Margaritas on South Congress in Austin - probably the most enjoyable day of the whole festival for me actually, and one which involved no more music than walking past the queue for an Alejandro Escovedo show. What it did involve, however, was breakfast tacos, a splendid Mexican tat shop, a Western supply shop full of incredibly cool cowboy boots and shirts and so on, and then an afternoon sitting in the sun and shooting the breeze with Peej, Vic, Alex from Fatcat and Ben from Instinctive Raccoon.  Oh, and repeatedly having people spill beer on my jeans, there was that as well. Anyhow, in the evening we were joined by Stuart from the Scottish Arts Council (who does a highly passable impersonation of Groundskeeper Willie from the Simpsons) and recorded this rather messy podcast before, erm... going bowling with Broken Social Scene and We Were Promised Jetpacks, sort of.  Actually, that's rather an exaggeration.  We went to a fantastically cool bowling alley place to eat, and then those two bands, who seem to have become friends, wandered in, ate something, said hello and then proceeded to spend the rest of the evening bowling.  I wouldn't recognise Broken Social Scene of course, but apparently that's who they were, and it did lend the evening a slightly surreal tinge. Toadcast #114 - The South by Southcast 01. We Were Promised Jetpacks - It's Thunder and it's Lightning (02.53) 02. The Entrance Band - Grim Reaper Blues (11.33) 03. Shearwater - Black Eyes (20.49) 04. Broken Social Scene - Let's Get Out of Here (Live at Radio Aligre) (24.17) 05. Hudson Mohawke - Fuse (33.59) 06. Midlake - Young Bride (41.31) 07. The Real Heroes - Baby Must've Known (46.07) 08. Plants & Animals - Jacques (56.19) 09. Dan Mangan - Robots (63.09) 10. Gay Witch Abortion - Down With Giants (73.07)