Austin Monitor: Recent Episodes
Austin Monitor
The Austin Monitor is an online news service that covers municipal issues in and around Austin, Texas. Here, we'll post links to our weekly radio show (on KOOP, 91.7FM) and any contributions to local NPR via KUT 90.5FM.
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Niran Babalola and Dr. Fred McGhee debate land use and CodeNEXT. Hosted by Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin.
CodeNEXT consultants John Miki and Peter Park join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin for a chat about the City of Austin's Land Development Code rewrite.
Austin Neighborhoods Council President Mary Ingle and Zoning and Platting Commissioner David King join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about CodeNEXT.
GivingCity publisher and editor Monica Maldonado Williams chats with Central Texas Food Bank President and CEO Derrick Chubbs.
Austin Monitor freelancer Caleb Pritchard chats with Austin Transportation Department director Rob Spillar and Transportation Systems Development Division Manager Annick Beaudet.
Former Austin City Council Member Chris Riley joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about Riley's time in New York, his new urban planning degree, and Austin's CodeNEXT efforts.
Freelance writer Renuka Rayasam joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about her February Austin Monthly feature on the arts--and funding the arts--in Austin, Texas.
Insure Central Texas Director Elizabeth Colvin joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about the Affordable Care Act and potential local implications of a repeal. Kanin is also joined by Health Alliance for Austin Musicians Chief Operating Officer Rachel Blair to chat about her impressions in the wake of the change in federal administrations.
Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin is joined by Monitor editor Liz Pagano, Monitor freelancer Nina Hernandez, and the Austin Chronicle's Michael King for a discussion about the latest in Austin politics.
Austin Monitor freelancer Chad Swiatecki chats with guests Amy Lombardi and Rick Carney about the City of Austin's live music policies.
The Quorum Report's Harvey Kronberg joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about the upcoming Texas Legislative Session.
GivingCity Editor and Publisher Monica Williams joins Monitor Publisher Mike Kanin to chat about her publication and the nonprofit sector in Austin, Texas.
Longtime political advisors Mark Littlefield and Jim Wick join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about polling and how it is used in local elections.
Travis County Central Health President and CEO Patricia Young Brown joins Monitor freelancer Caleb Pritchard to chat about her organization, the UT Dell Medical School, and the organizations' role in the community.
CodeNext Citizens Advisory Group chair Jim Duncan and vice chair Dave Sullivan join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about the rewrite of Austin's Land Development Code.
Incoming Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about her goals for the office, including those that cover its immigration policy.
Safeplace Director of Community Advocacy joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about her work and issues surrounding Austin's criminal DNA processing.
Austin Monitor editor Liz Pagano, politics editor Jo Clifton, and contributor Caleb Pritchard join publisher Mike Kanin to analyze the local results of the 2016 November elections.
Attorney and former Travis County Democratic Party Chair Andy Brown talks with Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin about the Austin/Travis County Sobriety Center.
Austin City Council Member Don Zimmerman joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about his reelection campaign.
In a special podcast-only edition of Austin Monitor Radio, Monitor reporter Caleb Pritchard talks to David Holmes, the challenger in the Travis County Pct. 3 race.
In a special podcast-only edition of Austin Monitor Radio, Monitor reporter Caleb Pritchard chats with incumbent Pct. 3 Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty about his reelection campaign.
Austin City Council Member Sheri Gallo joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about her reelection campaign.
Council Member Delia Garza joins Monitor editor Liz Pagano to chat about her reelection campaign.
Austin City Council member Leslie Pool joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about her bid for reelection.
Austin City Council District 10 candidate Alison Alter joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about her campaign.
Austin City Council member Greg Casar joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about his reelection bid.
Audio from a panel hosted by Glasshouse Policy, KUT Austin, and the Austin Monitor. Guests feature Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo, Austin Chronicle Reporter Mary Tuma, Austin American-Statesman reporter Lilly Rockwell, AFSCME's Carol Guthrie, and City of Austin Director of Human Resources Joya Hayes. Moderated by KUT's Audrey McGlinchy.
D6 Council candidate Jimmy Flannigan joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about his candidacy.
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about policing in Austin against the backdrop of current national concerns.
District 7 Council candidate Natalie Gauldin joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about her campaign.
Austin Monitor reporter Caleb Pritchard sits down with Julia Spann and Belinda Powell to talk about the continuing Travis County courthouse saga.
Austin Mayor Steve Adler joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about a potential November 2016 City of Austin transportation bond.
New Austin Technology Council CEO Barbary Brunner joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the expanding role of the organization.
Austin City Council Member Ann Kitchen joins Monitor reporter Caleb Pritchard for her take on a potential 2016 transportation bond.
Monitor reporter Caleb Pritchard joins publisher Mike Kanin to chat about Council's recent transportation bond vote.
CodeNEXT Advisory Group co-chair Jim Duncan joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin and editor Liz Pagano to talk about the status of the city's land development code rewrite. Sponsored by Austin Water.
Austin Monitor freelancer Caleb Pritchard hosts Austin Mayor Steve Adler's communications director Jason Stanford for a conversation about a potential 2016 City of Austin transportation bond.
LBJ School professor Sherri Greenberg joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about the City of Austin's Smart City challenge application. Show is sponsored by Austin Water.
As part of the Austin Monitor in the Classroom program, a partnership with Google Fiber, we turn Austin Monitor Radio over to five students from Lanier High School. Then, Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin is joined by Lanier students Joseph Correa, David Villalobos, and Diego Alvarez to discuss the program they produced.
The Austin Chronicle's Michael King joins Austin Monitor editor Liz Pagano and Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to take a look at what's been going on with your Austin City Council.
Representatives from Preservation Austin join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to offer their take on historic zoning in the City of Austin.
Austin Independent School District trustees Paul Saldana and Gina Hinajosa join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about a proposed tax swap between the district and the City of Austin. Sponsored by Austin Water.
Monitor publisher Mike Kanin talks with University of Calgary Professor Eliot Tretter about his new book "Shadows of a Sunbelt City: the Environment, Racism, and the Knowledge Economy in Austin." Sponsored by Austin Water.
This is the recording of our April 5 transportation discussion with State Senator Kirk Watson and Austin City Council Member Ann Kitchen.
Austin City Council Member Don Zimmerman joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about abstentions, annexation, and the rest of his term-so-far.
Sometimes controversial Historic Landmark Commissioner Arif Panju joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about historic zoning in the City of Austin.
Travis County GOP Vice Chair Matt Mackowiak joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the organization's controversial new chair, and the question of how it could remove him.
Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin sits down first with Austin Resource Recovery director Bob Gedert to discuss budget concerns raised by the city's Zero Waste Advisory Commission (ZAWC). Then Kanin sits with Zero Waste Advisory Commission (ZWAC)chair Gerry Acuna and former chair Rick Cofer to discuss those same issues.
Urban Transportation commissioner JD Gins joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about options ahead of a potential 2016 City of Austin transportation bond. Sponsored by Austin Water.
Mike Kanin sits down with Travis County Sheriff's candidate John Sisson; Caleb Pritchard sits down with Travis County Sheriff's candidate Todd Redford. Show is sponsored by Austin Water.
In a special one-hour version of the show, Mayor Steve Adler and Council Member Ellen Troxclair join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about Lyft, Uber, and the coming referendum on the rules that govern TNCs in Austin, Texas.
Travis County Sheriff's candidate Don Rios sits down with Austin Monitor reporter Caleb Pritchard.
Candidate for the office of Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about her candidacy.
Austin Monitor freelancer Caleb Pritchard joins Travis County Pct. 3 Commissioner Gerald Daugherty to talk about options for the Palm School and the property it sits on. Austin Monitor radio is made possible by Austin Water.
The Austin Transportation Department's Jim Dale joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the junction of technology, transit, and road planning.
Austin City Council Member Ann Kitchen joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about her thoughts on transportation networking companies such as Uber and Lyft.
Austin Monitor editor Liz Pagano and publisher Mike Kanin chat about they year in City of Austin politics.
Austin Monitor TravCo reporter Caleb Pritchard joins Publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the year in Travis County government and politics.
Council Member Ellen Troxclair joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to discuss TNCs (ahead of a Thursday vote on the matter), and to look back at her first year in office.
The Monitor's Liz Pagano, the Austin Chronicle's Michael King, and the Austin American-Statesman's Lilly Rockwell and Andra Lim join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to look back on the year in Council coverage.
Richard Franklin, community activist and Pct. 1 Commissioners Court candidate, joins Monitor Publisher Mike Kanin to talk about his campaign.
Khotan Shabazi-Harmon of Leadership Austin's 2015 Essential Class joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about her impressions of her class' study of the City of Austin's new 10-1 system.
Jeff Travillion, candidate for the Travis County Commissioners Court Pct. 1 seat joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about his candidacy.
Austin City Council Member Greg Casar looks back at his first months in office, including his efforts as chair of Council's Planning and Neighborhood Committee.
Travis County Pct. 2 Commissioner Brigid Shea and Travis County Tax Payers Union representative Roger Falk join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to debate the question of whether or not to fund the construction of a new Travis County Civil and Family Courthouse.
James Nortey, attorney and 2016 Candidate for the TravCo Commissioners Court Pct. 1 seat, joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about his campaign, issues facing Travis County, and more.
This is the complete audio of our October 6 Beers, Brains, and Betterment discussion about the state of music in Austin, Texas. Present for the discussion were Austin Music People's Jennifer Houlihan, artist, promoter, and generally-involved performer Tee-Double, Austin City Council Member Greg Casar, SXSW brand development honcho and former CoA Music Commission Chair Brad Spies, and Transmission Events General Manager Bobby Garza. The discussion was moderated by Monitor publisher Mike Kanin.
The Sierra Club's Cyrus Reed and City of Austin Electric Utility Commission chair (and former AE employee) Michael Osborne join Monitor Publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the potential of as much as 600mw in additional solar power contracts for Austin Energy.
AMP's Jennifer Houlihan and Assistant Travis County Attorney Tom Nuckols join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin and reporter Caleb Pritchard to talk about the county's new mass gathering permit regs.
Austin Mayor Steve Adler joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the City of Austin's fiscal year 2015-16 budget.
Austin/Travis County EMS Chief of Staff Jasper Brown and EMS Employees Association head Anthony Marquardt join Monitor reporter Tyler Whitson to discuss staffing issues faced by the agency.
Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin sits with the Huffington Post's Jason Cherkis to talk about Cherkis' work and the state of media in general.
Austin City Council Member Sheri Gallo joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about her first months in office, the Bull Creek tract, Austin Oaks PUD, and much more.
This is the complete audio from the Monitor's July 27, 2015 BBB, a discussion about ImagineAustin, CodeNEXT, and the economic implications of it all. Panelists are Steven Yarak, Jeff Jack, Jim Robertson, and Jim Duncan.
John Armbrust and Emily Morrison join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about their Austin Achieve charter school and charter education in general.
Travis County Intergovernmental Relations Coordinator Deece Eckstein and political consultant Mark Littlefield join Monitor freelancer Caleb Pritchard for a look at the immediate political future for Travis County electeds.
Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District General Manager John Dupnik joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk groundwater, groundwater policy, and much more.
Austin Music People's Jennifer Houlihan joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the state of music in the "live music capital of the world."
The Austin Chronicle's Michael King and the Austin American-Statesman's Lilly Rockwell join Monitor editor Liz Pagano and publisher Mike Kanin to talk about life under the new Austin City Council.
TravCo IGR honcho Deece Eckstein joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the local municipal impact of laws passed (and not)by the just-ended 84th Texas Legislature.
Austin City Council Member Ora Houston joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about her first few months in office, her policy priorities, and much more.
Council members Pio Renteria and Ann Kitchen join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk Accessory Dwelling Units.
Austin City Council Member Leslie Pool (District 7) talks about her first months on Council with Monitor publisher Mike Kanin
This is the full audio from the Monitor's April 2015 UT Dell Med School panel discussion. Guests for the evening were Med School dean Clay Johnston, Austin Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo, Travis County Central Health President and CEO Trish Young Brown, and Civic Analytics' Brian Kelsey.
Austin Monitor editor Liz Pagano and publisher Mike Kanin interview Austin Mayor Steve Adler on his first 100 days in office.
AISD Trustee Paul Saldana joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin and reporter Courtney Griffin to talk system equity, resources, and more. Sponsored by Kerbey Lane Cafe. Audio is embedded below.
Monitor freelancer Caleb Pritchard interviews Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt and Travis County Strategic Planning Manager Belinda Powell about the County's proposed downtown Courthouse plan, and other County-managed real estate interests. Sponsored by Kerbey Lane Cafe.
D3 Council Member Pio Renteria joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to discuss his first weeks in office, eastside gentrification, and more.
Austin City Council Member Greg Casar joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about his first three months in office.
The Complete Audio of Monitor publisher Mike Kanin's live interview with Austin Mayor Steve Adler. Portions of the interview were broadcast on KOOP on Wednesday, February 25.
District 2 Austin City Council Member Delia Garza joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the proposed 20 percent City of Austin homestead tax exemption.
Austin Firefighters Association President Bob Nicks joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about recent developments that put the union, looking for its first contract since 2012, back at the bargaining table with Austin City Management.
Austin Chronicle News Editor Michael King and Monitor Editor Liz Pagano join Monitor Publisher Mike Kanin to talk early days of the new, 10-1 Austin City Council
Travis County Pct. 2 Commissioner Brigid Shea joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about Sh45, property tax appraisals, the potential new Travis County Civil and Family Courthouse and more. This podcast version includes a bonus discussion about water policy.
Isabelle Headrick of Accessible Housing Austin joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the City of Austin's Source of Income discrimination ban.
The Austin Apartment Association's Robbie Robinson joins Monitor Publisher Mike Kanin to discuss recent Council legislation that banned the use of source of income as a means to deny tenant occupancy--and the organization's opposition to the move.