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The
University of Texas Press is pleased to present our collection of
podcast episodes featuring interviews and conversations with UT Press
authors about the stories behind their books. Hosted by Chris Gondek of Heron & Crane, you may listen to the interviews directly from our web site or through the iTunes store.
Below please find a selection from our spring 2013 and fall 2012 seasons. We are also pleased to feature podcasts that are a part of a new initiative funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation – the Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture Publication Initiative.
We hope you enjoy and return often to hear the newest offerings. A complete list of podcasts can be found on our podcast page.
The Fight to Save Juarez by Ricardo Ainslie
Rico Ainslie’s portrait of Mexico’s bloodiest city offers a gripping, firsthand perspective on the drug war that has claimed more than 40,000 lives since 2007. In this interview, he discusses the toll the drug war has taken on the city of Juarez and the great efforts the former mayor, José Reyes Ferriz, undertook to try and save his community.
Ryan Adams by David Menconi
In this second book in UT Press’ American Music Series, prominent music journalist David Menconi chronicles the rise of singer-songwriter Ryan Adams. In this podcast, Menconi describes how Adams and his band Whiskeytown led the alt-country movement in the 1990s, and shares behind-the-scenes stories.
Below please find a selection from our spring 2013 and fall 2012 seasons. We are also pleased to feature podcasts that are a part of a new initiative funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation – the Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture Publication Initiative.
We hope you enjoy and return often to hear the newest offerings. A complete list of podcasts can be found on our podcast page.
The Fight to Save Juarez by Ricardo Ainslie
Rico Ainslie’s portrait of Mexico’s bloodiest city offers a gripping, firsthand perspective on the drug war that has claimed more than 40,000 lives since 2007. In this interview, he discusses the toll the drug war has taken on the city of Juarez and the great efforts the former mayor, José Reyes Ferriz, undertook to try and save his community.
Ryan Adams by David Menconi
In this second book in UT Press’ American Music Series, prominent music journalist David Menconi chronicles the rise of singer-songwriter Ryan Adams. In this podcast, Menconi describes how Adams and his band Whiskeytown led the alt-country movement in the 1990s, and shares behind-the-scenes stories.
Last Launch by Dan Winters
Dan Winters’ Last Launch showcases breathtaking photographs of the final launches of the shuttles Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. As one of only a handful of photographers to whom NASA granted close access to photograph the launches, Winters talks about that experience and his personal memories of the shuttle program.
