Listen: Can you afford to die? Exploring alternatives to traditional funeral services
Editor’s note: The San Antonio Report is pleased to feature the weekly bigcitysmalltown podcast hosted by Robert Rivard, co-founder of the Report. We’ll be publishing a brief synopsis of the podcast each Tuesday. Death is a big expense. It could be the largest expense a family will have outside of buying a home. Maura Bobbitt, founder of…
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Listen: Why Goodwill is far more than a secondhand store
Goodwill President and CEO Carlos Contreras wants to more than double the number of graduates from its vocational training academies.
Listen: 40-year-old Texas Research & Technology Foundation to be known simply as VelocityTX
In the latest bigcitysmalltown podcast, VelocityTX CEO Rene Dominguez talks about the future of his Eastside biosciences incubator.
New season of Texas history podcast changes the narrative on the Lipan Apaches
The seventh season of Brandon Seale’s “A New History of Old Texas” podcast explores the past, present and future of the Lipan Apaches.
When Texanity failed: How the state’s independent nature left millions in the cold
In the final episode of “The Engines of Texanity”, the frontier model of energy regulation left Texas out in the cold during Winter Storm Uri.
How Southwest Airlines fought to fly the ‘Love Triangle’ over Texas skies
In the latest episode of “The Engines of Texanity”, Southwest Airlines embraced its underdog persona with catchy marketing that played well in Texas.
How a Texas Instruments engineer’s tinkering led to the creation of the integrated circuit
In the latest episode of “The Engines of Texanity,” Jack Kilby solves an engineering problem that would revolutionize modern computing.
How cooling innovations led to frozen beef, air conditioning and a better life in Texas
The latest episode of “The Engines of Texanity” describes how Texas led the way in getting many of its homes and apartments air-conditioned.
How Spindletop became the birthplace of the Texas oil boom
In the latest episode of “The Engines of Texanity” podcast, Anthony Lucas hires the Hamill brothers to dig an oil well at Spindletop.
How the railroad transported prosperity across post-Civil War Texas
In the latest episode of the “Engines of Texanity” podcast, the advent of the railroad helped make Texans wealthier than they had ever been.
How a series of food failures led a Texas entrepreneur to develop condensed milk
In the latest episode of the “Engines of Texanity” podcast, Gail Borden deploys his ingenuity to the successful production of condensed milk.
How the Colt revolver became a ‘peacemaker’ across the Texas frontier
In the latest episode of the “Engines of Texanity” podcast, the Colt Revolver becomes a psychological engine across the Texas frontier.
How cotton has left a vital yet problematic legacy in Texas history
In the latest episode of the “Engines of Texanity” podcast, cotton proves to be the best hope for the economy of 19th century Texas.