Anti-ICE Protests, Alamo's Ironic Rule Change, & Texas Prison Cat
After Renee Macklin Good was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minnesota last week, protests erupted across the nation, including right here in Austin. Local prote...
16 Jan 41min
Could Kendra Scott Jewelry Exist Without Austin?
Kendra Scott rose to fame right here in Austin, building what is now a billion-dollar jewelry company. But there's more to her story than business success. Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by Texas Month...
15 Jan 21min
How to Make Friends in Austin as an Adult
Is your New Year's resolution to make new friends? Don’t worry Austinites, City Cast Austin has got you covered. Host Nikki DaVaughn gets the lowdown on how to make friends as an adult with Erinn Knig...
14 Jan 30min
What Will Austin’s Word of the Year Be in 2026?
At the end of every year, major dictionaries crown an official “Word of the Year.” This year’s picks included “slop,” “rage-bait,” and “parasocial.” So naturally, the team started wondering, what woul...
13 Jan 29min
What 9-1-1 Calls From July’s Floods Reveal
About 10 people and 200 homes were lost in the July flooding on Sandy Creek, many of which were in Travis County. After millions of dollars spent and earmarked for recovery efforts, and nearly six mon...
12 Jan 23min
Teachers Fight Back, Sixth Street’s Glow-Up, and Free Week Is Here
Austin city staff has settled on a recommendation for redesigning Sixth Street, and there’s one thing missing in this bicycle-friendly town: Bike lanes. In today’s Friday News Roundup, host Nikki DaVa...
9 Jan 39min
The Double-Murder Austin Forgot
On January 8, 1969, two University of Texas students were brutally murdered and the city of Austin barely noticed. Amid the nation’s first modern mass shooting, political violence littering the end of...
8 Jan 28min
How the U.S. Takeover of Venezuela Will Impact Texas Oil
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump arrested and captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, vowing to seize control of the country's rich oil industry. But the impacts of this international es...
7 Jan 23min
