The Austin Chronicle Show: August 27, 2021 by AustinChronicle published on 2021-08-27T19:32:24Z We're back! It's been a long year and a half since The Austin Chronicle Show, our weekly news and culture program on KOOP Radio, went on hiatus due to the pandemic. But we've revived the show and are taping from home now. Big thanks to KOOP's Bob Dailey for cleaning up not just our ums and ahs but our home's regular soundtrack of dog barks and garbage trucks. In this week's episode, I interview Arts Editor Robert Faires about this week's cover story reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the LBJ Presidential Library & Museum, as well as LBJ's evolving legacy as a progressive leader. One of Johnson's major achievements in office was the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a piece of legislation that's been much in the news as this summer a dozen-plus states have passed new laws that make it harder to vote. In the second of the show, I speak with News Editor Mike Clark-Madison about voter suppression efforts here in Texas and nationwide. Genre Podcast
