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Texas StandardHow an AI data center is driving a housing crisis in Abilene
What really happened that led to a sudden and largely unprecedented shutdown of the airspace and the airport in El Paso? We’ll dive in on today’s Texas Standard.With just days to go before early voting begins in the Texas primaries, Blaise Gainey of The Texas Newsroom gets us up to speed on the Democratic race between U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico, as well as a GOP showdown featuring Sen. John Cornyn, AG Ken Paxton and U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt.Also, Discord tells users it will begin age verification. Push...
2026-02-1251 minTexas StandardTexas readies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Dueling ballot challenges in Tarrant County: Why longtime Texas politics-watchers say they’ve never seen anything like it.A look at a teacher’s alleged sexual misconduct and a new state law that could wind up costing a local school district millions. We’ll dive into whether other school districts could be on the hook as more victims seek accountability.Tech expert Omar Gallaga explains a controversy over explicit images generated by X’s AI tool, Grok.And a check-in on where Texas is at amid preparations for the FIFA World Cup.
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2026-01-1550 minTexas StandardTamales in Texas: A holiday debate with deep roots
Millions of student loan borrowers are bracing themselves for big changes. We’ll have details on the end of the so-called SAVE program and why experts worry millions of student loan borrowers may be forced into default.
As some Texas cities cut funding for homeless services, a look at one approach from nonprofits: giving cash directly to people who need it.
With Netflix in the news this week, tech expert Omar Gallaga notes some users are already spotting a change in how they stream the service at home as mobile casting is discontinued.
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2025-12-1151 min
Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV2025 Guest Thought ExperimentsOnce again again, we made some of our Valued Guests stick around after their tapings and muse about TV in our version of a What If? Find out where their imaginations took them in this very special yearly EHG tradition!GUESTS👤 Sarah Baker👤 Omar Gallaga👤 Daniel D’Addario👤 Kari Race👤 Krystal Farmer👤 Stephanie Green👤 Adam Grosswirth👤 Brandi Brown👤 Taylor Cole👤 Robert Krut👤 Jessica Morgan👤 Adam Sternbergh👤 Mark Blankenship👤 Eve Batey👤 David Bunting👤 Nick Rheinwald-JonesTOPICSLead Topic: 🧠 Guest Thought ExperimentsSUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG...
2025-12-0355 minTexas StandardTexas director Richard Linklater talks latest film ‘Nouvelle Vague’
At stake? Prices for consumers, billions in business activity, and the scope of presidential power. A Texas perspective as the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the case against President Trump’s tariffs.The Wall Street Journal says “Amazonification” has come for Texas-based Whole Foods. A look at what that means.Look! Up in the sky! Is that thing still legal? Texas drone pilots are closely watching talk of new restrictions. Tech expert Omar Gallaga tells us what’s up.And Texas director Richard Linklater’s new film “Nouvelle Vague” is a loving ode to French New Wave cinem...
2025-11-0651 minTexas StandardUneven ICE notifications raise concerns
Some local law enforcement offices in Texas get a heads-up when ICE is coming to town, but others don’t. We’ll dig into why.There’s new evidence that, no surprise, the online world isn’t always so great for today’s teens. Advice from tech expert Omar Gallaga on making it safer.Gov. Greg Abbott has a new challenger for the 2026 election. What we expect out of a campaign from Austin Democrat Gina Hinojosa.Taco journalist Mando Rayo shares what he’s learned from a few women in the culinary world.A conversation with author...
2025-10-1650 minTexas StandardWhere was the acting FEMA head during the July 4 floods?
An investigative report claims as Texas flooded on the July 4 weekend, the head of FEMA couldn’t be reached. We’ll hear more about a reported slow response from acting administrator David Richardson and what it meant for Texas during the Hill Country floods.Concerns are rising in higher ed over millions of federal dollars for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) on hold, with no end in sight.The latest on lawsuits challenging Texas’ new law for the Ten Commandments in the classroom.Tech expert Omar Gallaga has the latest on a deal that would keep TikTok in the U...
2025-09-2550 minTexas StandardPushback in Mexico against SpaceX expansion
The latest on the dismissal of a Texas A&M professor and the removal of two top administrators after political pressure over what was being taught in a children’s literature class – an incident that has led to concern about academic freedom.The impact of SpaceX launches in South Texas is felt across the border in Mexico, where some officials are even weighing legal action against the company.Tech expert Omar Gallaga on how Facebook is bringing back one of its earliest features, the “poke,” to appeal to Gen Z.The use of facial recognition technology in Juáre...
2025-09-1150 min
City Cast AustinHow AI Is Changing AustinWhether you love it or, like host Nikki DaVaughn, hate it, AI is here in Austin to stay. From the tech giants like Meta, Google, X, and Microsoft to new startups that open up shop every single day, we’re home to hundreds of companies and thousands of techies working on the next era of artificial intelligence. But how does it impact Austinites? Who’s paying attention and providing oversight into how this new technology is used? And what’s next? Local tech writer Omar Gallaga joins City Cast Austin to fill us in on it all.
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2025-06-2333 min
Book and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #199: 'Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning,' Season 2 of 'The Rehearsal,' and a report from CannesAfter a two-week hiatus, the BFG Podcast is back, and the culture belongs to us as usual. Host Neal Pollack has returned from his anniversary trip to the Continent, and Stephen Garrett was in Europe as well, covering the Cannes Film Festival like he has done every year since before he can remember. This year, Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme D'Or for his film 'It Was Just An Accident,' the sixth straight year a film distributed by Neon has taken the prize. Neal and Stephen discuss that and then Stephen does a speedy run-through of...
2025-05-2840 minTexas StandardAs the clock winds down, Texas lawmakers scramble to pass key bills
A look at the behind-the-scenes dealmaking happening at the Texas Capitol with less than two weeks until lawmakers gavel out on June 2.
How proposed cuts to SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, would impact Texans.
Apple has a plan to make it possible to use your laptop, phone and even smartwatch with brain control. Tech reporter Omar Gallaga says it’s no gimmick and could bring serious accessibility benefits.
Plus: A new coach, a new star – and a bumpy takeoff for the Dallas Wings.
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2025-05-2250 min
City Cast HoustonWhat Happened to Our Beloved Whataburger?There was a time when host Raheel Ramzanali celebrated every birthday at Whataburger with a patty melt. But now, as the Texas legend marks its 75th anniversary, he swears it’s just not the same. So, he’s talking to Omar Gallaga, an independent Texas-based writer, about whether Whataburger has changed since it was bought by a Chicago company in 2019 and went national. Plus, we’ll hear from some loyal fans and their favorite memories.
Stories we talked about on today’s show:
What happened to Whataburger?
Whataburger brings back two menu favorites for its 75...
2025-05-2130 minTexas StandardFarmers in Texas face mounting losses as lawmakers propose relief
An $8 billion funding bill for public schools has passed the Texas House. But is it enough? Where lawmakers stand on education spending.After a string of weather disasters, a bill could bring financial relief to impacted farmers.A new book, “Rethinking Medications: Truth, Power, and the Drugs You Take,” examines a shift in trust over federal guidance. Author Dr. Jerry Avorn joins with more.In the not-too-distant future, iPhones may not be made in China. Omar Gallaga has the latest on talk of a shift in production.Also: Taco podcaster Mando Rayo shares cookbook picks that...
2025-05-0100 minBook and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #196: 'Sinners' and 'Black Mirror' Season 7No half-measures on the podcast this week as we cover some of the year's best content. On the movie side, we talk about 'Sinners,' Ryan Coogler's mind-blowing 1930s historical Delta blues movie–with vampires. Stephen Garrett hadn't even heard of this movie until about two weeks ago, and it was a five-star shocker for him. Neal Pollack, equally skeptical, equally and totally blown away. Coogler delivers a show-stopping musical number at the movie's midpoint, at which point a ton of vampire mayhem sets in and completely transforms the narrative. But it's testimony to how amazing Sinners is that th...
2025-04-2339 minBook and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #193: 'The Studio,' 'Death of A Unicorn,' and Bill BurrTV, movies, and politics get the full BFG Podcast treatment this week. First up, Omar Gallaga stops by the podcast dome to talk with Neal Pollack about 'The Studio,' Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's terrific Apple+ satire about Hollywood and the movie business. Neal calls it "the best constructed TV comedy since Veep.' Omar compares this "ongoing panic attack" to The Larry Sanders Show and Curb Your Enthusiasm. It's a fine lineage, and it features the best Martin Scorsese cameo you'll ever see. Omar points out how "cinematic" the show is, and it's hard to disagree. This...
2025-04-0341 minTexas StandardCracking the mystery of sea turtles’ ‘lost years’
A new survey gives some strong indications what Texans make of the 47th president and what that portends for Texas Sen. John Cornyn’s re-election prospects.Apple and Microsoft have followed Google in renaming the Gulf of Mexico on their maps after a Trump executive order. Tech journalist Omar Gallaga explains what’s behind the change, and whether it fits into a broader shift in Silicon Valley.For decades, scientists have struggled to track young sea turtles between hatching and adulthood. Now, researchers may have some answers.And: Elon Musk is making headlines in D.C...
2025-02-1351 min
Extra Hot Great: This Week In TVDoes SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night Actually Go Far Enough?With Saturday Night Live about to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its series premiere, Peacock has assembled four documentary specials about how the show is made. Do any of them really advance our knowledge about this comedy institution? Omar Gallaga returns to talk about it. Around The Dial takes us through Severance, A.P. Bio, Playing For Peanuts, and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Omar pitches the Shōgun episode "Crimson Sky" for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time about who stayed standing from series premiere to finale. Finish t...
2025-01-221h 16Book and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #181: 'Squid Game 2' and 'Pop Culture Jeopardy!'Games take the podium on this week's edition of the BFG Podcast. Show host and perennial game-show contestant Neal Pollack welcomes Jessica Babbitt, who was recently his opponent (or at least their teams faced each other) on Amazon Prime's 'Pop Culture Jeopardy!' This is a unique view into the sick and twisted minds of game-show contestants. Just kidding, it is about as wholesome a conversation as you'll ever hear. But you will learn how to prepare for a quiz show, how to work with a team on a quiz show, and how impossible it is to ring in...
2025-01-0836 minBook and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #178: 2024 TV Year In ReviewThe year has ended, somewhat mercifully, and it wasn't the best year for TV, either. Strikes, endless streaming service turnover, and leftover COVID production and script delays led to one of the oddest and most scattershot years in TV history. Our TV critics, Matthew Ehrlich, Omar Gallaga, Scott Gold, and Neal Pollack cover it all.There is plenty of good to mine. Omar loved shows like 'Fallout' and 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith', but he and Neal talk in detail about Julio Torres's 'Fantomas' and John Mulaney's 'Everybody's In L.A.' Scott pops in to join the...
2024-12-1937 minBook and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #176: 'Breath of Fire,' 'A Man on the Inside,' and a plague of people misbehaving in movie theaters Neal Pollack sounds the alarm on this week's episode of the BFG Podcast, and brings in the big guns in the form of Richard Rushfield, columnist for The Ankler. Together they form a united front against the scourge of people talking, singing, texting, and otherwise being rude in movie theaters. Shame on Cynthia Erivo and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson for encouraging people to misbehave during their smash hit blockbusters. Cringe as Neal and Richard discuss their strategies to humiliate offenders. Imagine what it must be like to be members of their family. Glory is theirs, but a hero walks...
2024-12-0440 min
Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV2024 Guest Thought ExperimentsOnce again, we made some of our Valued Guests stick around after their tapings and muse about TV in our version of a What If? Find out where their imaginations took them in this very special yearly EHG tradition!GUESTS👤 Alan Sepinwall👤 Brandi Brown👤 Caroline Lefloch👤 Sarah Baker👤 Alison Herman👤 Adam Grosswirth👤 Taylor Cole👤 Omar Gallaga👤 Krystal Farmer👤 Dan Cassino👤 David Wiebe👤 Eve Batey👤 Monty Ashley👤 Andy Dehnart👤 Alex Collins👤 Daniel MacEachern👤 Kari Race👤 Nick Rheinwald-Jones👤 Jessica Morgan👤 Devindra Hardawar👤 Stephanie GreenTOPICSLead...
2024-12-0450 minBook and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #155: 'The Bikeriders' and new seasons of 'House of the Dragon' and 'The Boys' Host and editor Neal Pollack has returned from the World Series of Poker, where he did pretty well, not great, but pretty well, to deliver steaming-hot pop-culture takes on a new episode of the BFG podcast.Neal came home from Las Vegas and immediately started mainlining as much TV as possible. The first priority was a new season of House of the Dragon, now airing on Max. Omar Gallaga, the world's greatest House of the Dragon recapper, joins Neal to talk about season 2. Neal loves HOD, he finds it reminiscent of the early seasons of Game of...
2024-06-2738 minBook and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #152: 'Furiosa,' 'Hit Man,' and 'Back To Black'BFG goes to the movies this week even if no one else is. We cover three recent releases with the comprehensiveness they deserve.Stephen Garrett is back from Cannes to review 'Furiosa' with host Neal Pollack. He calls it "one of the great prequels ever made," and Neal can't really disagree. Yet there's an element of surprise missing from this 'Fury Road' origin story that has left it somewhat high and dry with audiences. Chris Hemsworth really chews the scenery, Anya Taylor-Joy does a lot of grunting, and there are plenty of exploding glider attacks on truck...
2024-05-3041 minBook and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #151: 'Megalopolis,' a report from Cannes, 'Fallout,' and a book on nuclear warIt's the end of the world and the end of an empire on this week's podcast. We know that sounds heavy, but host Neal Pollack and his guests, BFG contributors Omar Gallaga and Stephen Garrett, keep it relatively light.First up, Omar Gallaga joins Neal to talk about 'Nuclear War: A Scenario,' a book by Annie Jacobsen that scared the hell out of him, and will scare you, too. Jacobsen posits what would happen if a "Mad King," like, say, the one currently in North Korea, decided to test the limits of their nuclear arsenal. The...
2024-05-2031 min
Extra Hot Great: This Week In TVShould You Let Parish Take The Wheel?AMC's latest prestige drama, Parish, features Giancarlo Esposito as a retired wheelman trying to do former associate Skeet Ulrich a favor, and we're thrilled Omar Gallaga is parking it on the panel to talk about the show. Does the show do anything with 2010s crime-show cliches? Who has notes on car-chase credibility? And on a scale of one to ten plastic babies, how "Nawlins" is the show? Later, we're going Around The Dial with Taskmaster's seventeenth season, Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, and how to rewatch Boardwalk Empire; and finding out whether Tara's Canon pitch for This Fool is worth one...
2024-04-031h 32Book and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #143: 'Spaceman,' 'The Tourist,' and an Oscar rant We are finally clear of the Oscars, and host Neal Pollack leads off this week's podcast with an audio version of his rant we published early this week. The Oscars are for the special people, not for the regulars of life. And yet we keep falling into their trap, because we love to watch movies.We do not, however, love to watch 'Spaceman' starring Adam Sandler. Omar Gallaga reviewed Spaceman for us and just does not buy Adam Sandler as a sad Czech astronaut in an alternative 1980s. Dan Friedman actually read the book upon which Spaceman...
2024-03-1329 minBook and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #132: 'Poor Things' and our best and worst TV of 2023 roundtable It's the last BFG podcast of the year, and we wrap it up with a year's-end roundtable with Omar Gallaga and Scott Gold, who offer their TV-watching perspective with host Neal Pollack, who watches TV 18 to 20 hours a day. Best shows include 'Reservation Dogs,' 'Succession,' 'Scavenger's Reign,' and a sitcom called 'Primo' which Neal has never heard of but which you should watch. Worst shows include Season 3 of 'The Witcher,' 'Squid Game: The Challenge,' and Omar's controversial selection of the final season of 'The Other Two.' The critics also did not like the...
2023-12-2840 minBook and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #127: 'The Marvels,' 'The Holdovers,' Nate Bargatze, and Taylor Tomlinson The culture goes up, and the culture goes down, and the BFG Podcast covers it all. On the downward slope this week is the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which has suffered its first genuine bust with 'The Marvels.' The world is not entirely sure how to handle this phenomenon but host Neal Pollack and guest Scott Gold tackle it. They both agree that Iman Vellani is quite delightful as Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel, but the rest of the cast seems to be phoning it in. The cringe-inducing musical sequence in the middle does the movie no favors, though the...
2023-11-1539 minBook and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #123: Taylor Swift, the Talking Heads, 'The Morning Show,' and Season 2 of 'Loki' This week's BFG Podcast is a nutrient-rich stew of content, sure to appeal to young and old alike.Nothing could be more relevant than the opinions of two middle-aged men regarding Taylor Swift. Stephen Garrett actually saw the Taylor Swift "Eras" concert movie, and while he admires the music and the songwriting, found the stagecraft to be a little managed and almost cold, while acknowledging that this is a generation-defining event. BFG editor Neal Pollack is far too cheap to pay the $19.89 ticket, but he did see the reissue of 'Stop Making Sense,' the Talking Heads concert movie from 1984...
2023-10-1841 minBook and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #122: Wes Anderson and Roald Dahl, 'Reservation Dogs,' and 'Gen V' Host Neal Pollack is all-in on streaming TV this week. He welcomes Michael Washburn to the BFG Podcast to discuss four new short films by Wes Anderson that adapt classic, if lesser-known, Roald Dahl short stories. Michael is less sold on Anderson's cinematic style, but he admits that these short Netflix films really do justice to Dahl's work. Both he and Neal are happy that this 20th Century humorist is getting such broad play, beyond Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The Roald Dahl cinematic universe is very much alive in Wes Anderson's hands.Reservation Dogs, the Native American comedy, has...
2023-10-1227 min
Radical Respect a book by Kim ScottS2 Episode 10: Disrupting PrejudiceUnlike bias, prejudice is a conscious belief, usually incorporating an unfair and inaccurate stereotype. When addressing prejudice, “It” statements are a useful way to draw a boundary between a person’s freedom to believe what they want and their right to impose their beliefs on others. In this episode, Kim and Wesley speak with Omar Gallaga, who shares his own past experience with prejudice as a young journalist attending college in Oklahoma.Omar L. Gallaga is a technology culture writer based in Central Texas. He's written for the Wall Street Journal, Wired, Texas Monthly, The Washington Post, CNN, NPR, R...
2023-07-2236 minBook and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #108: 'Asteroid City,' 'Black Mirror,' and 'Secret Invasion'In this week's space-tinged episode of the BFG podcast, Neal Pollack welcomes JP Guinn to discuss 'Asteroid City,' the delightful new Wes Anderson film that pays homage to the 1950s in many different ways. Neal liked the goofy songs, JP loved the off-kilter humor, they both enjoyed the stop-motion animation. According to our critics, who are not all critics but are the best critics, this was a delightful addition to the Wes Anderson canon, and they discuss the film delightfully.The new season of 'Black Mirror' is a bit more of a mixed bag. Omar Gallaga joins Neal to...
2023-06-2643 minBook and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #105: 'Across the Spider-Verse,' 'The Little Mermaid', and 'I Think You Should Leave With Tim RobinsonIt's a blockbuster podcast this week as host Neal Pollack returns from the well-managed wilds of America to once again parse the culture with our ace critics. Stephen Garrett is back from Cannes to review 'Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse,' the sequel to an Oscar-winning animated film from five years ago. Stephen marvels, literally, at the exciting animation, the fun action set pieces, and the genuine heartfelt emotion of the script. Neal finds a lot to admire in the movie but thinks it's a little too much and also he has a heart of stone and despises genuine emotion...
2023-06-0642 min
The Rational MiddleExploring the Crisis of Immigrant Child Labor with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Policy Director at the American Immigration Council, speaks with host Omar Gallaga about the growing challenge of migrant child labor violations in the United States.
2023-05-1023 minThe Rational MiddleChanging the Way We Think About Immigrants: Douglas Hotlz-EakinDouglas Holtz-Eakin is an American economist. He was formerly Director of the Congressional Budget Office and chief economic policy adviser to Senator John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign. Holtz-Eakin is the president of the American Action Forum, a conservative policy institute. Douglas joins host Omar Gallaga to discuss how we can reframe the thinking around immigrants and their economic impact in America.
2023-04-0517 minBook and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #097: 'John Wick Chapter 4,' 'Swarm,' and 'Party Down'In this week's essential episode of the BFG podcast, Neal Pollack welcomes not one, but two Gallaga brothers into the pod dome to talk about the culture. First up, Pablo Gallaga, who reviewed 'John Wick: Chapter 4' for us. Pablo felt like the movie took a little long to get going. But once it gets going, it contains some legendary set pieces that will remain iconic as long as the projectors roll in theaters. "If you like action movies, you're not going to do better this year than John Wick 4," Neal says. Truth!Omar Gallaga had the tougher assignment of...
2023-03-2938 minThe Rational MiddleThe Problems inside Detention Centers: Mary Yanik and Homero LópezWe have two guests on the podcast this week! Homero López is the legal director at Immigration Services and Legal Advocacy (ISLA) in Louisiana. ISLA is the primary legal services provider for detention centers across Louisiana. We also have Mary Yanik. Mary is the director of the Tulane Immigrant Rights Clinic. She specializes in assisting immigrant workers including victims of labor trafficking and in defending the constitutional rights of immigrants. Homero and Mary join new host Omar Gallaga to discuss the Biden administration's supposed consideration of reinstating detaining of migrant families, the current conditions of...
2023-03-0823 minBook and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #088: 'The Last of Us,' 'Velma,' 'House Party,' and 'A Man Called Otto'BFG Editor-in-chief Neal Pollack rounds up the best culture critics in the world once again for this week's show. Let's start with Omar Gallaga, talking about 'The Last of Us.' Neal doesn't play many video games and is afraid of zombies and hates apocalypses. Omar has no such aversions, and 'The Last of Us,' which broke video-game fans' hearts, appears to be ready to do the same in the excellent HBO adaptation. Omar reserves praise for Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, who play the series leads, and likes the clever intro that explains the fungus outbreak that...
2023-01-2446 min
Extra Hot Great: This Week In TVMaking Mushroom For The Last Of Us
Chernobyl's Craig Mazin has teamed with Neil Druckman, creator of the video game The Last Of Us, to adapt said game as a post-apocalyptic drama series; Omar Gallaga is here to discuss the series premiere! Around The Dial takes us through MILF Manor (a real show, not a 30 Rock gag); Alice In Borderland, a whole pile of Nordic crime dramas, and the British true crime period piece Stonehouse. Omar pitches South Side's S01.E03: Turner Buys A Building, for induction into the Canon. Then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Non-Regulation Game Time that stays...
2023-01-181h 20
Daily Tech News ShowMake 3D TVs Cool Again - DTNS 4400TV selection has never been better but how do you know you’re getting the best deal? Robert Heron is here with his picks for best Holiday shopping deals on TVs. Plus move over foldable LCD screens and make way for LG’s stretchable displays! And Wired’s Omar L. Gallaga wrote a story called “It’s Time to Make 3D TVs a Thing Again”. Is there a big enough demand for 3D TVs or is it an answer to a question no one asked?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robert Heron, Roger Chang, Joe.Link t...
2022-11-2132 min
Jane Q. PublicS3E1: Omar GallagaSeason 3 of the Jane Q. Public podcast kicks off with a new format!
In this episode, Q welcomes journalist and longtime friend Omar Gallaga to the show to discuss his experience in media before, during and after the digital revolution.
Gallaga is a veteran journalist with more than two decades at The Austin-American Statesman. Today, he is a freelancer with bylines at Texas Standard; Texas Monthly; and The Washington Post.
Find Omar Gallaga online at:
Terribly-Happy.com
Twitter (@omargee)
Instagram (@omargee)
2022-08-0854 min
INFLUENCEXtrades: Stock Trading Communities of DiscordThe finance world can seem buttoned-up, even intimidating. But journalist Omar Gallaga found an unlikely (but entirely logical) place for armchair stock market tycoons to share tips and make big plays: Discord.But this community dispenses with the "finance bro" trappings of other day trading services. Xtrades is about learning, teaching, and dare we say it: having fun with the stock market. In the wake of Gamestop, crypto crashes, and the NFT boom, Xtrades is a chill place for legit financial exploration.Omar wrote a compelling piece about his journey to becoming a compensated moderator...
2021-11-081h 03
Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV(Baby-)Sitting With Becoming YouIt might not be Olivia Colman's highest-profile streaming series this week, but Apple TV+'s Becoming You, which explores how the first 2000 days of our lives shape our futures, is perfectly on-brand: expensive, gorgeously shot, and not quiiiiite essential. Omar returns to the guest chair to talk about the series' limited concept of diversity; whether the show made him miss his kids' first years; and what a visual subtweet of Brooklyn parents looks like. After that, we moved on to Colman's other big gig in Around The Dial as Tara talked about The Crown (plus Candy Land, and alas...
2020-11-181h 39
The Blotter Presents154: Surviving Jeffrey Epstein and The Con[CW: The episode reviews series that discuss sexual assault, harm to children, and suicide. Please listen with care.]
Omar Gallaga returns to discuss two very grim and infuriating properties, starting with Lifetime's Surviving Jeffrey Epstein, which centers the survivors of Epstein's monstrousness while also indicting a society that let him manipulate it with shocking impunity. It's a good docuseries that's also a difficult sit, and the rare discussion of the case of late that had the capacity to tell us something new.
The Con also told us something new, about a different kind of predatory behavior...
2020-08-121h 06
Deliberate Freelancer#50: Technology and Tools to Work from Home, with Omar GallagaToday's guest is Omar Gallaga, a technology and culture freelance writer from the Austin, Texas, area. Omar has been writing about technology for years. He has written for NPR, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and Hispanic Magazine. He spent 21 years as a reporter and editor for the Austin American-Statesman—where he helped launch the Spanish-language newspaper ¡ahora sí!, as well as a personal tech section called Technopolis and two podcasts, called "Statesman Shots" and "I Love You So Much," which he co-hosted. Omar helped create NPR's "All Tech Considered" segments, and he can be hear...
2020-04-0938 min
PathsWhy Does Netflix Produce so Much Shit?Welcome to another episode of Millennialism. Today, I am joined by Omar Gallaga, who is a technology, culture, and entertainment writer working online, in print, podcasts, and other mediums. He has written articles for Rolling Stone magazine, CNN, The Washington Post, and The Austin Statesman, but now works as a freelance writer. I brought him on to talk about one of his most recent articles, “Netflix Originals Are Just Bad Enough to Destroy It,” about the increasing competition among different streaming services and the problem of mediocre content. In the last few years, we have very much embraced the stre...
2019-11-2251 min
The Blotter Presents101: The Old Man & The Gun and Incendiary: The Willingham CaseI'm so glad I could finally welcome Omar G to the TBP guest chair...and that it was to talk about David Lowery's The Old Man And The Gun, a charming joint about a senior bank robber and escape artist, Forrest Tucker, that flew totally under our radar last year. It shouldn't fly under yours, though; it's fun, smart about managing story, and elegantly shot, and an American legend is having the time of his life in his last go-round. And the movie's based on a New Yorker story by the great David Grann...
...as is the...
2019-06-1958 min
Extra Hot Great: This Week In TVExorcising Our Demons With Los EspookysComedy writer/performers Ana Fabrega and Julio Torres have brought HBO a new sitcom about a "horror group" that creates practical horror effects for ridiculous reasons (Fred Armisen's hardly in it, we swear!), and Omar Gallaga has returned to discuss it with us! Around The Dial clicks through Younger, Comedy Central's new sketch show Alternatino With Arturo Castro, the upcoming Amazon series Undone, and the third seasons of Claws and Jessica Jones. For her Extra Credit topic, Corey asks us each to choose a title from the AFI's top 100 films and turn it into a TV series. Omar presents...
2019-06-191h 29
I Love You So Much: The Austin360 PodcastACL Fest 2018 Dispatch #3: Talking festival fashion with Teysha owner Sophie EckrichThis is Sophie Eckrich's seventh ACL as the owner of Teysha, an Austin-born shoe and accessory company that uses handmade textiles from Guatamala, Panama and Colombia in shoes, bags, earrings and more. Omar L. Gallaga and Addie Broyles chatted with her about what it's like on the festival fashion circuit, why Austin City Limits has its own style and what fashion trends she's seen this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-10-0705 min
I Love You So Much: The Austin360 PodcastBONUS: big changes and what's next for 'I Love You So Much'We have some news, listeners. "I Love You So Much" co-hosts Tolly Moseley and Omar L. Gallaga are leaving the show. The co-creators of the "Statesman Shots" podcast that preceded this one discuss with co-host Addie Broyles that evolution, what it's been like to podcast in Austin for the last five years and what's next for both of them. But don't despair: all three co-hosts will be back next week for a full "ILYSM" episode including a preview of Austin City Limits Fest, and will be doing short dispatches from Weekend One of ACL Fest as well. More info: h...
2018-09-2712 min
Extra Hot Great: This Week In TVWill You Be Enchanted By Disenchantment?Matt Groening and a passel of ex-Futurama writers have brought Netflix a new animated sitcom set in a fantastical world with elves and personal demons and the like, but did we find Disenchantment enchanting? Omar Gallaga returns to join our discussion! Around The Dial clicks on Netflix's new teen romcom feature film To All The Boys I've Loved Before; Jerry Seinfeld's automotive chat show Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, and Bravo's Below Deck-iverse. Omar makes the case for Detroiters's "Hark Motors" to be inducted into the Nonac, and then we're Hailing various Chiefs in the presidential Game Time America...
2018-08-291h 14
I Love You So Much: The Austin360 PodcastEp. 49: why we love grackles, Austin's other mascotTo help kick off our Austin360 Grackle Week, this week’s grackle-themed episode of “I Love You So Much” brings stories from fellow Austinites who interact with this loud and prolific bird species on an everyday basis. Judith Bailey, who is a volunteer birding guide with the Travis Audubon Society, talks about the biology, geography and behavior of grackles and what it was like playing herself in a grackle-themed Fusebox Festival performance earlier this year.Breaking: Heloise Gold talks to video journalist Reshma Kirpalani what she's learned about Grackles while working on an April Fusebox Festival performance of "Grackle Call," an aud...
2018-07-0640 min
I Love You So Much: The Austin360 PodcastEp. 35: Are you ready for 'Ready Player One?'As "Ready Player One" hits theaters, movie writer Joe Gross explains the Austin connection to the newest Steven Spielberg film and how it depicts a future were virtual reality blurs the line between what's real and what's not. In a chat with Omar L. Gallaga and Addie Broyles, Joe talks about why Spielberg appeared to be having so much fun introducing the film to crowds during its South by Southwest world premiere and how the movie differs from the 2011 book written by Austinite Ernest Cline. Austinite Paula Forbes wasn't born in Texas, but she's been entrenched in the Austin...
2018-03-3040 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 502 South By Southwest InteractiveBrittany Kaiser, Co-Founder, Bueno Capital and CryptoHQ Interview starts at 16:20 and ends at 22:29 South By Southwest Links "Wyoming Passes 5 Pro-Blockchain Laws" at Consensys - March 15, 2018 "Despite some glitches, VR cinema takes a leap forward at SXSW 2018" by Omar L. Gallaga at the Austin American-Statesman - March 15, 2018 "Wyoming's Blockchain Bills: A Very Personal Labor of Love" by Caitlin Long - March 9, 2018 Pressing On: The e-magazine for growing Christians "U.S. State of Wyoming Defines Cryptocurrency 'Utility Tokens' As New Asset Class"rache by Rachel Wolfson at...
2018-03-1744 min
I Love You So Much: The Austin360 PodcastILYSM @ SXSW 2018 #1: We visited HBO's "Westworld" townOmar L. Gallaga and Statesman features editor Sharon Chapman talk about what they saw, tasted and experienced at HBO's massive recreation of Sweetwater, the town from its HBO sci-fi hit "Westworld." Come back for more SXSW daily dispatches over the next few days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-03-0911 min
I Love You So Much: The Austin360 PodcastEp. 33: SXSW 2018 Preview with Joe Gross, Deborah Sengupta Stith and Peter BlackstockEvery year, both the official and unofficial worlds of South by Southwest collide for 10 days, and even though it might be exhausting for “I Love You So Much” hosts Omar L. Gallaga, Tolly Moseley and Addie Broyles, they look forward to it every year. Omar puts this year’s festival in context with previous years, explaining why the pop culture side of the festival grows every year even as the cost of these parties and activations go up. Addie explains why there are more food panels outside the festival than ever this year, including a free four-day event at Trinity Hall t...
2018-03-0849 min
I Love You So Much: The Austin360 PodcastEp. 26: Michael Pollan on LSD's long, strange trip; plus, is Austin getting an pro soccer team?Michael Pollan might be the country's foremost food writer, but he considers himself a nature writer, which makes his forthcoming book only slightly less surprising. "How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression and Transcendence" doesn't come out until May, but Pollan will be in Austin to talk about his career, our ever-evolving relationship with nature, the food industry and, yes, LSD at an event on Feb. 2 at the Long Center. He joined us by phone to explain why he wanted to learn more about psychedelic drugs in the first...
2018-01-1955 min
I Love You So Much: The Austin360 PodcastEp. 12: Advice from Kelly Stocker about enjoying Austin on a budgetThis week, going-out expert Kelly Stocker joins co-hosts Omar L. Gallaga and Tolly Moseley to answer a listener questions about ways to enjoy all that Austin has to offer without breaking the bank. We discuss apps, happy hours, friend etiquette and other ways to approach the high-$$$ cost of having a good time and strategies to afford a fun lifestyle. James White, the founder and owner of Austin's legendary Broken Spoke honkytonk is in for a chat about how it started and survived for 53 years. Author Donna Marie Miller, who wrote a book about The Broken Spoke, is part of...
2017-09-1551 min
Extra Hot Great: This Week In TVThe Orville Crashes And BurnsWe're glad Omar Gallaga returned to Extra Hot Great; we just wish we hadn't inflicted Seth MacFarlane's limp and self-indulgent The Orville on him (and ourselves). Fortunately, things perked up a bit when we went around the dial with Outlander, The Good Place, Ken Burns's latest opus on PBS, and vintage ads by Star Trek. Tara was Insecure about her Canon submission, The Bachelor and Zelda Fitzgerald were our Winners and Losers, and Game Time has a lot more mass appeal than we predict our main topic is going to. Set phasers to kill for an all-new EHG!
2017-09-131h 16
I Love You So Much: The Austin360 PodcastEp. 8: Amy and Steve Simmons on rural renewal in SmithvilleBusiness is booming in the small town of Smithville, and for the first time in more than a decade, the population last year increased. Addie Broyles chats with Amy and Steve Simmons of Amy's Ice Cream at their restaurant, Honey's, about why small town life is attracting entrepreneurial and artistic Austinites. Elsewhere in the show, co-host Omar L. Gallaga visits Austin-based Treehouse to learn how technology and sustainability can benefit your home-improvement projects, and co-host Tolly Moseley introduces an Advice for Austinites segment about how to find attractive, interesting dates if you’re over 50. Learn more about yo...
2017-08-1851 min
I Love You So Much: The Austin360 PodcastEp. 6: Remembering John Kelso, plus Austin's grossest honorThis week, American-Statesman reporter Ben Wear joins co-hosts Omar L. Gallaga and Addie Broyles to remember humor columnist John Kelso, who died last week. We reminiscence on what made Kelso so characteristically Austin and his legacy. Parenting columnist Nicole Villalpando talks back-to-school shopping deals and tips. Alisa Weldon of Well+Done Design discusses her personal journey in a coffee with Addie. And Eric Webb grosses out Omar and co-host Tolly Moseley with an OKCupid survey about the best Austin bathroom in which to have sex. Seriously. More info: http://austin360.com/loveaustin360 Learn more about your ad...
2017-08-0448 min
I Love You So Much: The Austin360 PodcastEp. 3: Allison Orr on public pools dance, Andy Serkis and 'Game of Thrones' talkThis week, Forklift Danceworks artistic director Allison Orr visits the show to discuss the group’s newest show, “Bartholomew Swims,” which explores the relationship with public swimming pools, with co-hosts Addie Broyles and Tolly Moseley. Austin360’s Joe Gross interviews Andy Serkis, the actor behind Gollum in “Lord of the Rings” who now stars as Caesar in “War for the Planet of the Apes,” and special-effects wizard Loe Letteri. Joe, co-host Omar L. Gallaga and reporter Phil Jankowski predict what might happen on the new Season 7 of “Game of Thrones.” Parenting writer Nicole Villalpando shares tips on keeping families sane as the summer heat g...
2017-07-1457 min
I Love You So Much: The Austin360 PodcastI Love You So Much TrailerPop-culture interviews, lifestyle discussion and events talk from Austin360 featuring hosts Tolly Moseley, Omar L. Gallaga and Addie Broyles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2017-06-1701 min
Extra Hot Great: This Week In TVStanding Up With I'm Dying Up HereAs I'm Dying Up Here, the series adaptation of a non-fiction book, premieres on Showtime, Omar Gallaga returns to talk about its portrayal of the L.A. comedy scene in the '70s (and precisely how awful its opening credits sequence actually is). Around the dial stops at The Leftovers, Fear The Walking Dead, Amazon's documentary Long Strange Trip, and a retro surprise from Dave. Omar makes the case for us to induct the Ren & Stimpy episode "Space Madness"/"The Boy Who Cried Rat" into the Canon; and then after a discussion of the week's Winner and Loser, it's...
2017-06-071h 29
Extra Hot Great: This Week In TVJoining The Fight With The Walking DeadAMC's return to the zombie apocalypse after a midseason hiatus has us bringing Omar back to talk Negan, King Ezekiel, and zombie dismemberment! The Blotter Presents a look at two Texas true crime stories before stops Around The Dial at Humans, Legion, Imposters, and a vintage ad that might choke you up. Omar makes a case for the induction of the Imposters series finale, "Beyond Life And Death," to The Canon, and then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, names are ALSO the game for Game Time. Wrap a bat in barbed wire and join us!
2017-02-151h 38
Extra Hot Great: This Week In TVGoing Long With Saturday Night LiveOn the eve of the election, Omar Gallaga returns to talk about Saturday Night Live's political comedy, Benedict Cumberbatch's hosting début, and each panelist's personal SNL superlatives! The Blotter Presents a brief (and dismissive) look at Lifetime's scripted movie Who Killed JonBenét?. Around The Dial stops at Ancient Aliens, Planet Earth II, The Crown, and People Of Earth! Omar presents the BoJack Horseman episode "Fish Out Of Water" for submission to The Canon, and then after we address the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time that's in a family way. Set aside 90 minutes (an...
2016-11-072h 11
Extra Hot Great: This Week In TVDelivering A Suspenseful Beating To The Walking DeadNew guest Daniel MacEachern and returning champion Omar Gallaga join us to talk about an apocalyptic cliffhanger!
TOPICS
Lead Topic: 🧟♀️ The Walking Dead
None: 💄 Face Off
Around The Dial: 👶 Call The Midwife
Around The Dial: 🥃 Horace And Pete
Around The Dial: 🇺🇸 Scandal
Around The Dial: 🎸 Vinyl
The Canon: 📹 The Newsroom (Canada)
Winner & Loser: 👍 The Blacklist Famke Janssen
Winner & Loser: 👎 The Emmys Sterling K. Brown, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Game Time: 🧠 Unsung Themes
NOTES
🗒 Full episode notes can be f...
2016-04-051h 31
Beyond The TimelineEpisode 7: Omar Gallaga Interview@IAMtherealCoCo is FINALLY BACK!!
After moving to Austin, Texas...CoCo was able to connect with Latino technology writer and Texas native Omar Gallaga! They discuss technology in Austin, culture in Austin and how it effects the people of color, and the latest hot topics in pop culture!
2016-04-011h 11
TWiT Throwback (Audio)Tech News Today 1406: The Curious Case of the Kickstarted Drone
Gamify your activity tracker, the strange case of the missing kickstarted drone, the 100 best iPhone apps of all time, and more...
Host: Megan Morrone
Co-Host: Christina Warren
Guest: Omar Gallaga
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2015-12-1138 minTWiT Throwback (Video)Tech News Today 1406: The Curious Case of the Kickstarted Drone
Gamify your activity tracker, the strange case of the missing kickstarted drone, the 100 best iPhone apps of all time, and more...
Host: Megan Morrone
Co-Host: Christina Warren
Guest: Omar Gallaga
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.
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Sponsors:
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2015-12-1138 min
Jumping Monkeys (Audio)Omar Gallaga, technology correspondent for Austin American Statesman.
We talk with Omar Gallaga, technology correspondent for Austin American Statesman
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Guest: Omar Gallaga
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
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2008-03-2957 min