By Kimberly ClayProgram Director As a Hispanic-serving institution and a school with a large population of Latinx students, DACA and immigration policy impacts Texas State University, the faculty and students that call it home. For years, DACA has allowed undocumented students who were brought to the U.S. as children to get an education and start their careers. These DREAMers are now facing uncertainty about the future of their education and […]
By Kimberly Clay Programming Director Program Director, Kimberly Clay, got a chance to interview songwriter and musician Holly Miranda over the phone in the KTSW studio. Holly is currently on tour across the U.S. and will be traveling abroad to perform music from her latest album, Mutual Horse. Holly talked about the experience writing and recording the songs on this album, and the emotions and experiences that influence her art.
By Kimberly Clay Program Director Education of incarcerated populations have shown to decrease recidivism rate and opens opportunities for those released from prison. Dr. Adam Key, Johnathan Lollar and Cesar Bernal dive into a discussion with Dr. Rebecca Farinas and Kimberly Clay on ways that education changes prison communities and the role of empathy as a teaching tool. For more ways to get involved, join Johnathan and Cesar with Texas […]
By Kimberly Clay Other Side Drive Executive Producer In people’s court, prosecutors and defense attorneys are absent and individuals represent themselves. These courts are often referred to as “inferior courts,” or lower courts, because of the simplicity of what they handle and the way they function. However, they can play an important role in allowing us to rethink legal theory and the way the judicial system operates. Dr. Vincent Luizzi […]
By Kimberly Clay Other Side Drive Executive Producer The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with 2.3 million people in American prisons, and in the past few decades there has been an unsettling increase of women in prison. In this podcast, we cover the topic of injustices faced by women in the prison, the role of motherhood when families are separated by the justice system, and […]
By Iris Gonzalez Other Side Drive Segment Producer Space! Adventure! Mash ‘em up and season with some good ol’ rootin’, tootin’ and lootin’ to get Spaceventure! An original air series by Iris Gonzalez. In “Spilot,” we meet Nikhil Patel, a sprightly human Martian who’s just about ready to face the consequences of a nearly deadly past blunder… or at least he was before a member of the ultra-fearsome Botan Empire […]
By Kimberly Clay Other Side Drive Executive Host Before heading to Valentino’s on the Square in downtown San Marcos, Faux Fiction stopped by KTSW to talk their tour, their new EP and the experience of traveling to places they’ve never been before. They band had just driven in from New Orleans, Louisiana, to come chat with Kimberly and Haley about their trip across America. You can stay up to date with […]
By Kimberly Clay Program Director Ramiro Verdooren and Cristian Sigler of the Rotten Mangos called in to the KTSW studio on Thursday, January 18th as they were on their way to their show at Walter’s out in Houston. The Austin duo have a big trip ahead of them with shows in New Orleans and several cities in Florida, the Carolinas, and Tennessee. The two talked about their tour, plans for […]
By Kimberly Clay Other Side Drive Executive Host Garrett Buss and Norma Villatoro talked with Rebecca and Christian about what it took to start their organization on campus and how they’re grown through their live comedy events. To keep up to date with what they’re doing or if you’re interested in joining them at their meetings, check out their upcoming events on their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/TxstateComedy/
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