24 Hours in Austin

We spend all night and all day with a small team of crisis counselors from Integral Care, who answer the phones at Austin 911. They answer thousands of calls a year, talking to their fellow Austinites on what might their worst days. This episode was recorded June 26-27, 2024. KUT producers: Matt Largey, Olivia Aldridge, […]

All-night coffee shops in Austin are a dying breed. But Bennu Coffee is keeping the lights on. Join us for our around-the-clock visit to the location at Congress and Riverside on May 20, 2024. KUT Producers: Matt Largey, Greta Díaz González Vázquez, Becky Fogel, Maya Fawaz, Audrey McGlinchy, Stephanie Federico, Andrew Weber, Kailey Hunt, Nathan […]

Nobody wants to be at the airport. At least not any longer than they have to. We spent 24 hours at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport— from 9 a.m. on May 6 to 9 a.m. on May 7 — to experience everything that happens there.

Last time, we spent all day on Sixth Street during South by Southwest. Now it’s time for the night. And we mean all night. Follow along from 7pm on March 14, 2024 to 7am on March 15.

Sixth Street in downtown Austin is wild enough on a regular night. But for two weeks every March, it gets even crazier when South by Southwest brings thousands of people to town. We spent 24 hours straight on Sixth Street, between Congress and I-35 on March 14-15, 2024. Hear the first half of the day in this episode.

A team of audio producers from KUT spent the last several months documenting a handful of days in the life of Austin. We spent 24 hours straight in one location, talking to anyone who’d talk to us. We found that as big as Austin has gotten, standing still, it gets a little smaller.