Stories from Deep in the Heart

We are students, teachers, and producers working together - deep in the heart of Texas - to create radio documentaries about the people and places that shape our lives. This is a project of Texas Folklife, a state-wide non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and presenting the diverse cultures and living heritage of the Lone Star State. Generous funding provided by the City of Austin's Cultural Arts Division & Telecommunications & Regulatory Affairs GTOPS, Texas Commission on the Arts, Humanities Texas, the Still Water Foundation, and major funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes a great nation deserves great art.

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Austin celebrates Juneteenth

Juneteenth, which commemorates the abolition of slavery in Texas, was celebrated on the streets of East Austin...

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oh heeeeeey america

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Who We Follow

The Rodeo

Kealing Middle School youth producers

Welcome to the Texas rodeo, where the bbq is delicious, the smell is ripe, and…. assault rifles are auctioned off? Yeehaw?

The Great Dane Rescue Project

Kealing Middle School Youth Producers

A youth reporter describes her family’s passion for an Austin-based Great Dane rescue project. Ruff!

The Fight

Kealing Middle School Youth Producers

A middle schooler with hopes of joining the MMA explores the physical & mental rigors of boxing in this experimental sound-rich essay. By Kealing Middle School youth producers.

Fran V. Dan

Kealing Youth Producers

FRAN V. DAN

Two iconic Austin burger joints created by a dueling divorced couple, Kealing youth producers report on how Fran and Dan’s hamburgers might be succumbing to Austin’s growth.

"Franklinstein BBQ"

By Kealing Middle School Youth Producers

FRANKLINSTEIN BBQ

By Kealing Middle School Youth Producers

Youth producers at Kealing Middle School investigate the talents of pitmaster extraordinaire, Aaron T. Franklin, who has created a “monster” on Austin’s East Side.

Teachers in School vox pop

Kealing Middle School Youth Producers

VOX POP | LISTEN UP!

Teachers, stop giving us sass: what were you like in school??

Super Powers Vox Pop

Kealing Middle School Youth Producers

Vox Pop | Listen Up!

If you had super powers….

Life on Other Planets Vox Pop

Kealing Middle School Youth Producers

VOX POP | Listen Up!

If there were life on other planets…..

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF FRANKLIN BBQ!

Coming soon: an awesome featurette on what it takes to feed 300+ daily at Franklin BBQ. By our Kealing Youth Producers.