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Web CrawlersBimbo News: Alligator Boat Captain & Controlling the WeatherPoop volcano, Poltergeist house Airbnb, men stalking internet kids, Lana Del Rey married alligator boat captain, we like Sabrina Carpinter, Marjorie Greene thinks the weather can be controlled, Garth Brooks sexual assault allegations, Menendez Bros show, Melissa saw Megalopolis, and more!Book: This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub-Join our Patreon for video episodes and True Crime episodes every other week!-Intro song: Joren Cain Outro song: Elektrodinosaur-Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com626-634-2069Twitter / Instagram / P...2024-10-071h 04
All the Books!New Releases and More for May 17, 2022This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss This Time Tomorrow, The Cherry Robbers, The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School, and more great books.Follow All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. And sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:This Time Tomorrow by Emma StraubThe Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora R...2022-05-1745 min
She ExploresMothers & Daughters, OutdoorsA celebration of motherhood, outdoors and otherwise. In this episode, you’ll hear from mothers and daughters; it's equal parts a letter of thanks and a guidebook of sorts for a life best lived outdoors.
We asked:
What’s your best memory with your mom outdoors?
What landscapes and outdoor places make you think of your mom?
What do you hope for your children’s relationship with the outdoors?
What outdoor knowledge and advice do you (Mom) want to pass down?
Why is today (Mother’s Day) special to you? Why is it complicated?
We hear fro...2019-05-0851 min
Lana StraubAudio Tour of Martin County Convent, Stanton, TXAn audio tour of the Martin County Covent located in Stanton, Texas. A historical look at the Carmelite Monks and Sisters who established the town in 1882 and how they lived at the monastary.2017-02-1727 min
Lana StraubSibley Nature FestivalNews spot about Sibley Nature Festival held Saturday October 8, 2016. Learn more at http://sibleynaturecenter.org/events/sibley-nature-festival-12016-10-0701 min
Lana StraubRay Hays AudioRay Hays Audio by Lana Straub2016-06-1704 min
Lana StraubBill Funk - SEJ Member Spotlight February 2016SEJ’s Media on the Move Spotlight is on William H. “Bill” Funk for February 2016. Bill began his career in environmental journalism from an unlikely place — law school. After graduating from Vermont Law School with a Master's in Environmental Policy and a JD, Bill decided that instead of litigating environmental issues he’d rather write about them. Coming from a non-traditional journalism background hasn’t slowed his progress as a journalist though – Bill received four, count’em, four fellowships and awards in 2015.
2015 McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute Fellowship: Covering Water in a Changing World
2015 Freelance Travel Fellowship, National Association of Science Writers
2015 Che...2016-04-1404 min
Lana StraubSara Peach - SEJ Member Spotlight January 2016Sara Peach and Campaign Hound
The inaugural 2016 Media on the Move Spotlight is on Sara Peach. Sara has been a member of SEJ since 2008 and is part of a news team that won $150,000 in the Knight News Challenge. Her team won for Campaign Hound, a service that tracks political stump speeches and indexes them by keyword. Campaign Hound was selected for funding from more than 1,000 entries in the Knight News Challenge on elections. Campaign Hound is a spin-off of Capitol Hound, which is being used to track political keywords in the North Carolina state capitol.
Here’s a recent interview wi...2016-04-1404 min
Lana StraubCynthia Barnett - SEJ Member Spotlight March 2016The Member Spotlight Initiative features individual SEJ members and their work, including in some cases testimonials about the value of SEJ membership to their journalism career. SEJ is also interested in featuring media organizations with which the SEJ membership are affiliated, either through employment or as organizational partners.
For information about this project or to request a spotlight feature for yourself, contact SEJ's Media on the Move coordinator Lana Straub.2016-04-1407 min
Lana StraubKaren Schaefer - SEJ Member Spotlight April 2016The Member Spotlight Initiative features individual SEJ members and their work, including in some cases testimonials about the value of SEJ membership to their journalism career. SEJ is also interested in featuring media organizations with which the SEJ membership are affiliated, either through employment or as organizational partners.
For information about this project or to request a spotlight feature for yourself, contact SEJ's Media on the Move coordinator Lana Straub.2016-04-1403 min
Lana StraubTexas is Set to Amend it's Constitution...AgainOn Tuesday, November 3, Texans will go to the ballot box to vote on seven more amendments to the Texas Constitution, which is unlike any other state constitution. Currently there are more than 450 amendments and this Election Day, state legislators are asking you to vote on seven more.
**Originally aired on KXWT 11/02/2015**2015-11-0203 min
Lana StraubLanaStraub-TimeChangesHowWePlayThis is my entry into the 24-hour radio race put on my KCRW. I spent the day with my son finding out how play has changed since I was a kid.2015-08-0904 min
Lana StraubCompressor Station NoiseCompressor Station Noise by Lana Straub2015-07-2201 min
Lana StraubMending the Gender Gap - Fronteras BroadcastThis is a tape of the story as it aired on the Fronteras Desk, June 20-21, 20152015-06-2406 min
Lana StraubRural TelepsychiatryIf you live in a small town in rural Texas, it might be hard to keep secrets. Recent studies show that the stigma associated with going to a doctor for mental health may be keeping potential patients at home. For West Texas Public Radio, Lana Straub reports.2015-06-2301 min
Lana StraubMending the Gender Gap in the Oil & Gas IndustryThis track aired on The Texas Standard 06/18/15 and on the Fronteras Desk June 20-21, 20152015-06-2203 min
Lana StraubMending the Gender GapWomen leaders in the energy industry are working together to bridge the gender gap in the profession.2015-06-0104 min
Lana StraubNational Study shows NO LINK between MMR Vaccine and AutismThis week is Infant Immunization Week. It calls attention to a growing concern. Nationally, and here in West Texas, children are not being vaccinated due to a fear among some parents that the MMR vaccine leads to autism. MMR stands for measles, mumps, and rubella. A study released Tuesday, though, shows no link between autism and the vaccine. Our own Lana Straub has this report.
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=22754442015-04-2201 min
Lana StraubSarah Palin Spot 02 - 13 - 15Sarah Palin was spoke at the UTPB John Ben Shepperd Leadership Distinguished Lecture Series on February 12, 2015 at the Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center.2015-02-1301 min
Lana StraubEnd of the Road for the Tumbleweed?You’re driving on the interstate on a windy West Texas day and all of a sudden out of the corner of your eye, you see something barreling across the road. Before you can react, it hits your car. You’ve just met the tumbling tumbleweed.
It’s an iconic image, and some believe tumbleweeds originated in the West, but they didn’t. They’re actually invaders from Russia, and are called Russian Thistle.
It’s considered a pest by farmers and landowners. According to Midland Naturalist Burr Williams, tumbleweeds are a plant that only grows where the soil is disturbed on...2015-01-2903 min
Lana StraubLive interview with Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Photographer about Project When In TexasHere is my full live interview with Guillermo Hernandez Martinez about his project When In Texas that is focusing on High School Football and what it means to local communities large and small.
Portrait by Heinz Kluetmeier2014-10-1408 min
Lana StraubPHOTOGRAPHER CAPTURES PASSIONS AND TRADITIONS OF TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALLLink to original story http://kxwt.org/photographer-captures-passions-and-traditions-of-texas-high-school-football/
Photo by Guillermo Hernandez-Martinez.
Photographer Guillermo Hernandez-Martinez has been traveling across the state capturing those passions at games in the big cities and small towns alike for a project he’s calling When in Texas.
Lana Straub caught up with him on Friday before the big game.2014-10-1404 min
Lana StraubMy grandmother died from a heart attack-but she didn't have to-neither do you3 days before my 31st birthday my grandmother died of a heart attack. She was 76 and had COPD for most of her life. I should have been prepared for her heart attack, but I wasn't. Each year heart attacks and heart related illnesses claim the lives of more Texas women than any other disease. Most people don’t equate heart attacks with women, so often families are unprepared for the sudden of their loved one. The organization that helped me understand the reasons for my grandmother's heart attack was the American Heart Association.2014-10-0403 minLana StraubMEET TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEMBER BECH BRUUNNow that Proposition 6 has passed, the Texas Water Development will become an integral part of deciding which priority projects get funding. Reporter Lana Straub caught up with Board Member Bech Bruun when he was in Odessa recently. In her interview Bruun discusses how the Texas Water Development Board fits into Proposition 6 funding and where Texans go from here.2014-10-0404 minLana StraubTEXAS STATE CONSTITUTION PROPOSITIONS: PROP 7 - Special Elections in Homerule CitiesHere’s the eighth part of reporter Lana Straub’s series on the proposed Amendments to the Texas State Constitution. This part covers Proposition 7, which deals with special election rules in cities under 5,000 people.2014-10-0404 minLana StraubTEXAS STATE CONSTITUTION PROPOSITIONS: PROP 5 - Reverse Mortgage for SeniorsHere’s the sixth part of reporter Lana Straub’s series on the proposed Amendments to the Texas State Constitution. This part covers Proposition 5, which deals with Texas seniors mortgaging abilities.2014-10-0404 minLana StraubTEXAS STATE CONSTITUTION PROPOSITIONS: PROP 4 - Property Tax Exemption for Disabled VeteransHere’s the fifth part of reporter Lana Straub’s series on the proposed Amendments to the Texas State Constitution. This part covers Proposition 4, which deals with a property tax exemption to partially disabled veterans or surviving spouses2014-10-0404 minLana StraubTEXAS STATE CONSTITUTION PROPOSITIONS: PROP 3Here’s the fourth part of reporter Lana Straub’s series on the proposed Amendments to the Texas State Constitution. This part covers Proposition 3, which deals with number of days aircraft parts can be held temporarily by a business in Texas as part of the “Freeport exemption”.2014-10-0403 minLana StraubTEXAS STATE CONSTITUTION PROPOSITIONS: VOTER ID LAWSHere’s the third part of reporter Lana Straub’s series on the proposed Amendments to the Texas State Constitution. This part covers new Voter ID laws, as explained by the League of Women Voters of Texas.
Texas Secretary of State John Steen will be speaking about the Voter ID laws in Midland at 10:00 AM on Monday, October 28th, at the Permian Regional Planning Commission. Listen to the story here2014-10-0304 minLana StraubTEXAS STATE CONSTITUTION PROPOSITIONS: PROP 2 - Removal of State Medical Education BoardOriginally aired October 25, 2013
Here’s the second part of reporter Lana Straub’s series on the proposed Amendments to the Texas State Constitution. This part covers Proposition 2, which deals with the elimination of a defunct State Medical Education Board and a State Medical Education Fund2014-10-0304 minLana StraubTEXAS STATE CONSTITUTION PROPOSITIONS PROP 1 - Tax Exemptions for KIA US Armed Service SpousesHere’s the first part of reporter Lana Straub’s series on the proposed Amendments to the Texas State Constitution. This part covers Proposition 1, which deals with tax exemptions for spouses of members of the US Armed Services killed in action.2014-10-0304 minLana StraubAN INTRODUCTION TO THE TEXAS STATE CONSTITUTION PROPOSITIONSOriginally Aired October 25, 2013
This is the introduction to the Texas State Constitution Series and explores how a bill becomes a law in Texas and why Texas has so many constitutional amendments2014-10-0304 min
Lana StraubState’s New Voter ID Laws Seeing First Big Test In PrimariesOriginally Aired March 4, 2014
Polling centers are open until 7 pm today for the state’s primary elections, and it’s also the first big test for the state’s new voter ID laws.
Governor Rick Perry signed Senate Bill 14 into law back in 2011. Texas is one of nine states seeing the first major tests of similar laws this year. Reporter Lana Straub spoke with Secretary of State Nandita Berry about the new rules, and what voters need to bring to polling centers today.2014-10-0302 min
Lana StraubAs Healthcare Enrollment Deadline Looms, West Texans Debate ObamacareOriginally Aired March 31, 2014.
Today, Monday March 31st, is the deadline for open enrollment for coverage this year under the Affordable Care Act. Some have said that Texas has been slow to make the transition.
Open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act, the ACA, ends at midnight tonight. While more than 6 million Americans have enrolled in health insurance nationwide, it’s been said that Texas has been more resistant than other states to embrace the new healthcare system.
For KXWT News, Lana Straub spoke with Stacey Pogue, Senior Policy Analyst for the economic research and advocacy group, Center for Public Policy Pr...2014-10-0304 min
Lana StraubPermian Basin Farmers Happy with Late Season RainThanks to Hurricane Odille, parts of the Permian Basin saw significant rains in September. Local farmers welcomed the rain, but hope for sunny skies through the rest of harvest season.2014-09-3001 min
Lana StraubLAKE J.B. THOMAS NEARLY 50% FULL AFTER RECENT RAINSOver the weekend, remnants of Hurricane Odille combined with a low pressure system to create a prolonged rain event in the Permian Basin. Heavy rains flooded much of the Basin, especially along the upper Colorado River in Borden County, near Gail. Water rushed across roads and refilled bone-dry Lake JB Thomas.2014-09-2401 min
Lana StraubKEL SELIGER FACING CHALLENGER MIKE CANON IN DISTRICT 31 SENATE RACEState Senator Kel Seliger is running for re-election, facing challenger Mike Canon in the Republican primary on Tuesday, March 4th. Kel Seliger has been the incumbent State Senator for District 31 for 10 years.
On Tuesday, he faces a challenge from former Midland mayor Mike Canon. For KXWT News, Lana Straub spoke with both candidates on the campaign trail.2014-09-1804 min
Lana StraubCigar - Box - Guitar - MakersTall City Bluesfest marked its fourth year in Midland in late July. One of the reasons for its longevity are the workshops it offers. For KXWT News, Lana Straub visited with some young aficionados of the blues.
Cigar Box guitars are what blues players refer to as “primitive instruments.” And they’ve been around since the Civil War. In late July Cigar Box Maker and blues musician Matt Isbell showed Midlanders just how easy it was to make a cigar box yourself. Isbell, a Memphis, Tennessee native, says he got his desire to work with his hands from his mother. She wa...2014-08-2004 min
Lana StraubLIEUTENANT GOVERNOR RUNOFF CANDIDATES COME TO WEST TEXASIncumbent David Dewhurst has been duking it out with challenger Dan Patrick in an effort to retain his title as Lieutenant Governor of Texas. They’ve traded punches in a series of televised debates and in campaign ads.
Last week, they took their battle to the Midland, where they squared off in front of a roomful of Republican women. For KXWT News, Lana Straub has this report.
One of the biggest issues on the minds of West Texans are roads and water. This is a major point of difference between the two candidates. While both candidates believe groundwater is a pr...2014-05-2303 min
Lana StraubTEXAS STATE CONSTITUTION PROPOSITIONS: PROP 8Here’s the ninth part of reporter Lana Straub’s series on the proposed Amendments to the Texas State Constitution. This part covers Proposition 8, which would add a hospital district in Hidalgo County.2014-05-1004 min
Lana StraubTEXAS STATE CONSTITUTION PROPOSITIONS: PROP 9Here’s the final part of reporter Lana Straub’s series on the proposed Amendments to the Texas State Constitution. This part covers Proposition 9, which would expand the types of sanctions the State Commission on Judicial Contact could assess against a judge or justice.2014-05-1004 min
Lana StraubWest Texas Kids Get Excited About RoboticsWest Texas Kids Get Excited About Robotics by Lana Straub2014-05-1005 min
Lana StraubDestination Imagination at Carver CenterDestination Imagination at Carver Center by Lana Straub2014-05-1003 minLana StraubMichael - Price - Profile - 02 - 11 - 2014I-20 Wildlife Preserve and Jenna Welch Nature Center got a new executive director a few weeks ago. Lana Straub caught up with Michael Price and gives you a glimpse into the new man behind the nature preserve.
Michael Price grew up right down the road in Snyder, Texas and has loved interacting with nature since his childhood. Nowadays, as the new director of the I-20 Wildlife Preserve and Jenna Welch Nature Center, Price channels his passion for nature by helping kids and adults find their own love of nature through activities at the Preserve. As the father of 5, Price brings...2014-04-2203 minLana StraubResidents find Nature in the Big City at the I - 20 - Wildlife - AnniversaryThe I-20 Wildlife Preserve and Jenna Welch Nature center celebrated it’s one year anniversary on Saturday, January 25th. The celebration was a come and go meet and greet with the Center’s new Director, Michael Price. The patrons were given a wonderful day to enjoy the Preserve, with the unseasonably warm 70plus degree temperatures, making the middle of winter Saturday seem like spring. Preserve vistors came from as far away as Oklahoma and Kansas to catch a glimpse of the migrating birds visiting the Playa. Guests got a chance to meet Price as well as board members Ann Hover and...2014-04-2204 minLana StraubGetting to know Environmental Photographer Krista - SchlyerInterview with author Krista Schyler about her book Continental Divide2014-04-2216 minLana StraubTEXAS STATE CONSTITUTION PROPOSITIONS: Prop - 6 - Financing Water in TexasStory on the Texas water finance proposition, Proposition 6, getting the point of view from TX Senator Kel Seliger and TX House Reps Tom Craddick and Tryon Lewis. We also hear from UTPB Political Science Professor Carol Trout and TX League of Women Voters.2014-04-2204 minLana StraubFinding the Good in GoodallStory on Jane Goodall's visit to Midland College2014-04-2206 min
Lana StraubGovernor Perry forms Ebola Task ForceMany are looking to Texas to see how their public health system is responding to the patient in Dallas who is being treated for Ebola. This week Governor Rick Perry gave Executive Orders for the creation of a new Infectious Disease Task Force. For KXWT News, Lana Straub reports.2013-12-3101 minLana StraubSpotlight on Midland Community Theater VolunteersSpotlight on Midland Community Theater Volunteers by Lana Straub2013-07-3104 min