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S1E34 The Last Texas Drive-In Picture Show
A Friday-night trip from Waco to Gatesville’s last remaining drive-in theater turns into something less romantic and more revealing, shaped by cold wind, failing audio, and the uneasy mechanics of…
S1E33 An Empty Space: Brazos Theatre of Waco
Creative work doesn’t wait for permission—and it doesn’t wait for the perfect space. Some kinds of work can adapt. Theater can’t—not easily. It takes people, coordination, and a room that lasts long…
S1E32 3 Silos, 2 Wacos & Jesse's Tortilla Factory
A small tortilla factory a few blocks from Waco’s Magnolia Market offers a different way to understand how the city has changed over the past decade. As new development reshapes downtown,…
S1E31 East Waco's Art Vending Machine
A repurposed vending machine at a burger restaurant in East Waco quietly offers a different path for art to move through the city. One purchase leads to an unexpected connection that reveals how…
S1E30 When Crowd Size Becomes the Verdict: Waco’s Texas Music Cafe
Live music doesn’t just unfold onstage; it’s also the story we tell about it afterward. Crowd size shapes our story—and that can influence what we value before we ever walk through the door.From a…
S1E29 Commerce & Community at Waco's Eastside Market
On a windy Saturday afternoon at Brotherwell Brewing, the monthly Eastside Market looks like what it is: a vendor market with local artwork, vintage clothes, food trucks, craft beer. A rack of…
S1E28 Every City's "New Era" is Coming Soon
Cities often describe their futures in the language of renewal, momentum, and turning points. In this episode, Waco’s current downtown redevelopment plan and a forgotten 1970s pedestrian mall reveal…
S1E27 If These Walls Could Talk: Concert Posters, Impermanence & Durability
A visit to a concert poster exhibition at Art Center Waco becomes a starting point for thinking about what happens when things outlive their expiration dates. From disposable event listings to…
Saturday Morning Basketball in Mart, Texas
A Saturday morning youth basketball game in a small rural town outside Waco becomes a lens for thinking about how people share space together. By paying attention to what doesn’t happen—no…
S1E25 A Waco Immigration Enforcement Town Hall and the Language of Reassurance
A recent town hall meeting with McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara was billed as a chance for him to explain his department’s new agreement to work with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.…
S1E24 Balcones Distilling: When Form Stands in for Function
Waco’s Balcones Distilling paused production last summer, but after a recent Saturday afternoon trip to the still-open tasting room, this episode examines what happens when a place continues to…
S1E23 Skellington Curiosities & The Dark Overlords of Waco
From an early visit to Skellington Curiosities to the premiere of The Dark Overlords of Waco documentary, this story traces the slow construction of a community outside Waco’s norms. For people who…
S1E22 Food Trucks, Data Centers & How News Takes Shape in Waco
This episode begins with two stories that seem unrelated—new regulations for food trucks in Waco and a proposed 520-acre data center north of town—but collide once you pay attention to how…
S1E21 Waco's Performing Arts Community Center: Pictures Not in an Exhibition
At the Performing Arts Community Center (PACC), Russell Campbell’s paintings aren’t shown under spotlights or separated from daily use. They hang on a wall where people go to and from classes, work…
S1E20 The Art of Looking: Washington Gallery to Waco Drive
Washington Gallery in downtown Waco has serious art waiting for you. On the surface, it’s simple enough: you see paintings. In practice, the encounter is shaped by pressure about how to look, how to…
S1E19 Crosstown Traffic: Driving Waco's 18th Street Corridor
Most people only see Waco at 75 miles an hour. From Interstate 35, it’s a place you pass through on the way to somewhere else—Baylor’s campus, a few landmarks in the distance, gas stations and…
S1E18 Analog: Waco’s Space to Speak Clearly
The latest Analog event begins as a night of storytelling in an old grocery store now used by University Baptist Church. On the surface, it’s a handful of speakers taking turns at a mic. In reality,…
S1E17 Sergio's Food Truck: Waco's "What, Me Worry?" Moment
Sergio’s Food Truck, once a downtown institution, now sits silent in an alley behind Austin Avenue. And as The Waco Bridge reported, it’s more than the story of another business that’s shut down;…
S1E16 Shorty's Pizza Shack: This Episode is Not About Pizza
Shorty’s Pizza Shack opening a location in Hewitt should be a straightforward story of expansion, but nothing about it is that simple. Instead, this episode looks at how a Baylor student hangout…
S1E15 The Waco Curve: What We Talk about When We Talk about Waco
Waco gets talked about in all kinds of ways—too small, too hyped, too bland, too glossy—and each version clips something essential from the city’s real story. This episode looks past the slogans and…
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