Highlights: May 26 to June 1

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Audra McDonald takes the stage in her own concert special, singing personal favorites including selections from her new album, “Go Back Home” on Live from Lincoln Center  at 6 pm Sunday.

Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise for a night of remembrance featuring an all-star line-up performing with National Symphony Orchestra on National Memorial Day Concert at 7 pm Sunday.

Antiques Roadshow at 7 pm Monday discusses Northwest Coast Indian masks in Seattle with appraiser Ted Trotta at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.

On Antiques Roadshow Vintage Atlanta at 8 pm Monday, a collection of documents related to gold legend Bobby Jones sped from an original estimate of $15,000 to a current value of $20,000 to $25,000.

Carole King: The Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize at 7 pm Tuesday.

Constitution USA With Peter Sagal Built To Last? at 8 pm Tuesday travels to Iceland, where after the country’s economic collapse, leaders decided to create a new constitution, looking to the U.S. Constitution for inspiration. This prompts Sagal to consider why our own founding document has lasted more than 225 years.

Frontline Outlawed In Pakistan at 9 pm Tuesday spends five years tracing both Pakistani teenager Kainat Soomro’s odyssey through Pakistan’s broken justice system after she accused four men of gang rape and her alleged rapists’ quest to clear their names.

Independent Lens Detropia at 10 pm Tuesday takes an in-depth look at Detroit, the quintessential American city that suffers from a bad case of post-industrialism that just may rise from the ashes thanks to a dynamic cluster of innovators, entrepreneurs and proud, self-proclaimed “hustlers.”

Nature The Himalayas at 7 pm Wednesday explores the diversity of wildlife and habitats of this mountain chain starring the mysterious snow leopard.

NOVA Manhunt: Boston Bombers at 8 pm Wednesday follows the manhunt, step-by-step, for the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings, and explores the role modern technology — combined with old-fashioned detective work – played in finding the suspects.

NOVA Deadliest Earthquakes at 9 pm Wednesday follows a team of US geologists as they first entered Haiti in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy in 2010.

Overheard With Evan Smith at 7 pm Thursday features Civil Rights leader Marc Morial.

Arts In Context presents Young Composers at 7:30 Thursday. This special concert presents the world premiere of nine new orchestral works composed by Texas students age 18 and younger.

The Daytripper presents Kingsland, Tx at 8:30 pm Thursday. Chet heads to the Hill Country to pick grapes at a winery, go swimming and boating on a scenic lake, and enjoy Italian food on a hill side with a big Texas sunset.

Ellen DeGeneres: The Mark Twain Prize at 9 pm Friday celebrates the work of Ellen DeGeneres, the 15th recipient of The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Cool things down, refresh the senses, and bring on the wildlife with a tour of pond garden designs and fountains, even in small spaces on Central Texas Gardener  Wonder at noon & 4 pm Saturday.

Austin City Limits presents songwriting legend Randy Newman at 7 pm Saturday with a selection of his greatest tunes.

Burt Bacharach’s Best at 8 pm Saturday presents artists performing Bacharach’s hits with rare archival footage and clips from the 1960s-1970s.

Ann Richards School Student Productions

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An alien named Uchi has the most unfortunate speech impediment. When he falls in love with a girl named Layla, he works to overcome his inability to tell her how he feels.

The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders was founded in 2007 and serves grades 6-12. It is a unique public all-girls school in Austin, Texas dedicated to educating young women to become leaders and to provide them with the skills needed to be successful in college and beyond. Ann Richards is a college preparatory school that focuses on challenging its students through rigorous pre-AP and AP courses.

When students at Ann Richards reach ninth grade, they choose one of three pathways to learn about in their four years of high school: Media Technology, Engineering, or Biomedical. Students in the Media Technology pathway create many short films and animations, among other things, over the course of their high school years. KLRU has partnered with juniors from the Media Technology pathway to share a selection of these shorts.

The animations were completed by the sophomores over the course of a semester. Before beginning these projects, students had to develop new skills and learn software programs such as Adobe After Effects and Papagayo. The sophomores had to create original story lines and characters that they would hand draw and paint in Photoshop before beginning to animate. They also dedicated time before and after school as well as on the weekends to complete their animations.

These short films and animations are available at http://video.klru.tv/program/ann-richards-school-student-productions/

Three baby chicks are playing in a field when an owl swoops down and takes one of them. The other two go to great lengths to save their fellow brother chick.

SXSW Flashback 2013

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The newest edition of KLRU’s Lone Star Emmy nominated show, SXSW Flashback, premieres this week! We go back to March for a half hour of SXSW highlights, featuring interviews with 50 Cent, Ian Somerhalder, the Captains from Deadliest Catch, Bruce Campbell, Fred Armisen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Aisha Tyler, and more! And, most importantly, (drum roll, please) Grumpy Cat.  Learn about their experiences here in Austin this year, and about their current projects.

This year we have also added a familiar voice to help guide you through the madness.  KUTX Program Director and Afternoon Host, Matt Reilly, lends his pipes as our show’s narrator.

SXSW Flashback 2013 will air on KLRU on Thursday, May 23rd, at 9:00pm.

Please “like” us on Facebook so we can keep you updated as we post additional video not seen in the broadcast.

You can also watch the broadcast version online on our website.

2013 National Geographic Bee

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Austin fifth grader student Chinmay Murthy, from Paragon Preparatory Middle School, will represent Texas in the 2013 National Geographic Bee airing Friday, May 24 at 1 pm, Saturday, May 25 at 5 pm and Sunday, May 26 at 5 pm. By using materials prepared by the National Geographic Society, students from around the country compete in the annual National Geographic Bee. The National Geographic Bee is constructed to encourage teachers to include geography in their class rooms in order to increase student and public interest in the subject.

Prepare for the 2013 National Geographic Bee and take Take a GeoBee Quiz!

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KLRU Q Saturday at the Movies – 5/18

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KLRU-Q’s Saturday Night at the Movies presents a full-length feature film every Saturday night, plus extra content that gives the evening an exciting spin. Each film explores the work of legendary actors and actresses through many important films from their careers. Here is a peek of what this Saturday has in store:

7:00 Just Seen It – “Episode #205”
Just Seen It is the review show where film school graduates and working entertainment professionals review the newest in theaters, on TV and cable as well as offer industry interviews.

7:30 – On Story “The Heart Of The Superhero“
The creative minds behind the films Thor, The Avengers, Hulk, The Incredible Hulk, Elektra, The Green Lantern, X-Men: The Last Stand, X2, and X-Men: First Class divulge the complexities of memorable heroes and villains, and how some of the best supernatural films tap into the most basic of human elements.

8:00 – Hollywood Stars Film Package “Planet Of The Apes“
An astronaut (Charlton Heston) goes by time warp to a future planet ruled by smart apes who keep humans as slaves.

9:55 – Pioneers Of Television “Science Fiction“
This episode explores how storytellers Gene Roddenberry and Rod Serling (of “The Twilight Zone”) used the future as a stage for modern morality plays, and William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols and other science-fiction stars describe how they prepared to interact on-camera with a malevolent alien force … or, perhaps, a giant radish.

10:55 - Video Games Live
The power and emotion of a symphony orchestra mixed with the excitement and energy of a rock concert and the technology, fun and interactivity of a video game all completely synchronized to amazing cutting edge video screen visuals, state of the art lighting, and special FX.

 

Science Night 5/22

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Nature The White Lions at 7 pm
This is the story of two remarkable and extremely rare white lion cubs on their journey to adulthood. Both are female, sisters born as white as snow in May 2009, in South Africa’s Kruger Park. Growing up on the savanna, they must not only overcome the same survival challenges that all young lion cubs must face, they must also overcome the threats their high visibility brings.

NOVA Secrets Of The Sun at 8 pm
It contains 99.9 percent of all the matter in our solar system and sheds hot plasma at nearly a million miles an hour. The temperature at its core is a staggering 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. It convulses, it blazes, it sings. You know it as the sun. Scientists know it as one of the most amazing physics laboratories in the universe. Now, with the help of new spacecraft and Earth-based telescopes, scientists are seeing the Sun as they never have before and even re-creating what happens at the very center of the Sun in labs here on Earth. Their work will help us understand aspects of the sun that have puzzled scientists for decades. But more critically, it may help us predict and track solar storms that have the power to zap our power grid, shut down telecommunications, and ground global air travel for days, weeks, or even longer. Such storms have happened before-but never in the modern era of satellite communication. SECRETS OF THE SUN reveals a bright new dawn in our understanding of our nearest star-one that might help keep our planet from going dark.

Secrets of the Dead Airmen And The Headhunters at 9 pm
This program investigates a fantastic WWII tale of jungle ambushes, extreme engineering, blow darts defenses, and enemy headhunting. In 1945, an American B24 bomber is shot down over Japanese — controlled Borneo. The airmen bail out and survive, only to find themselves isolated and lost in the impenetrable jungle. Briefed to fear the “savage” Dayak inhabitants, the Americans are instead taken in by these tribes and become witness to a compassionate, resourceful people who shatter stereotypes, protect them from the Japanese, and eventually deliver them safely into the hands of an eccentric British Major who orchestrates their rescue by building a bamboo runway deep in the Borneo interior.

 

 

Online discussion on Austin after 10-1

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Watch on KLRU or join our online community discussion starting at 9 pm May 16th. Take part in the online screening now

KLRU’s ongoing dialogue on civic engagement, Why Bother? takes an in-depth look at how the change to Austin City Council’s governing structure will impact voters. Experts and community members from across the city meet to discuss issues that are most important to them, to try to figure out how 10 separate districts will reconcile their differences once the new council is elected.

 

 

Highlights: May 19 to May 25

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Great Performances At The Met presents Rigoletto at 2 pm Sunday. Director Michael Mayer has placed his new production of Verdi’s towering tragedy in Las Vegas in 1960.

Jenny’s own jubilation comes in the form of potential love interest on Call The Midwife Episode #208 at 7 pm Sunday.

Tragedy strikes on the day polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton comes to the store on Masterpiece Mr. Selfridge, Part 8 at 8 pm Sunday.

60′s Pop Flashback: Hullabaloo at 10 pm Sunday returns to the era of go-go dancers, mod mini-skirts and swinging pop-rock sounds.

Antiques Roadshow at 7 pm Monday visits the Space Needle in Seattle and talk about World’s Fair posters.

American Masters at 8 pm Monday takes a look at the life of Mel Brooks, a comedy giant of our time that has earned more major awards than any other living entertainer.

On Protect Your Memory With Dr. Neal Barnard at 9:30 pm Monday, Barnard dives into three simple steps which you can take to derail the degenerative processes that could otherwise derail you and your memory.

Ghost Army at 7 pm Tuesday tells the true story of American G.I’s who ricked the enemy with rubber tanks, sound effects and visual illusions during the World War II.

Constitution USA With Peter Sagal Created Equal at 8 pm Tuesday takes a in-depth look on how the notion sof citizenship, equal protection, due process and personal liberty are being used to fight for same-sex marriage, voting rights, affirmative action and immigration reform.

Frontline The Untouchables at 9 pm Tuesday investigates why Wall Street’s leaders have escaped persecution for any fraud related to the sale of bad mortgages.

On Story presents Explosive Action at 10 pm Tuesday. The writers behind Wanted, The Bourne Ultimatum, Con Air, and Snitch discuss how they use action scenes to further the plot, convey tension, and build toward a satisfying climax.

On Mel Leipzig: Everything is Paintable at 10:30 Tuesday, the renowned realist painter from Trenton, New Jersey is profiled in this documentary filmed over three years by producer Eric Schultz.

Nature presents The White Lions at 7 pm Wednesday. This is the story of two remarkable and extremely rare white lion cubs on their journey to adulthood.

NOVA Secrets Of The Sun at 8 pm Wednesday reveals a bright new dawn in our understanding of our nearest star-one that might help keep our planet from going dark.

Secrets of the Dead  Airmen And The Headhunters at 9 pm Wednesday investigates a fantastic WWII tale of jungle ambushes, extreme engineering, blow darts defenses, and enemy headhunting.

Overheard with Evan Smith presents award-winning American playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner at 7 pm Thursday.

The Daytripper heads to Fort Davis to visit the Davis Mountains and explore the U.S. Fort that helped settle this vast desert at 8:30 pm Thursday.

SXSW Flashback 2013 at 9 pm Thursday presents clips from and info about the films you loved or that slipped under your radar this past year.

You Don’t Know Jack Soo at 9:30 pm Thursday tells the story of the pioneering American entertainer and Oakland native who became the first Asian American to be cast in the lead role in a regular television series, “Valentine’s Day.”

Austin fifth grader student Chinmay Murthy competes in this year’s National Geographic Bee  at 1 pm Friday and 5 pm Saturday.

Rebel: Voces Special Presentation at 9 pm Friday chronicles the story of Loreta Janeta Velazquez, a Cuban-born teenager from New Orleans who fought disguised as a man during the American Civil War.

On Victory Garden presents Urban Oasis at 4:30 Saturday, Jamie Durie  visits a city oasis that sits atop the Frank Gehry – designed Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

Austin City Limits presents alternative rock icon Radiohead at 7 pm Saturday.