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Join KLRU in the studio for a Texas Monthly Talks taping with 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer. Evan Smith talks with the legendary newsman about his career and journalism today. Taping starts at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, November 13. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. RSVP here

Join KLRU in the studio for a Texas Monthly Talks taping with Director Richard Linklater. Evan Smith talks with the Texas filmmaker about his career and his  next project, Me and Orson Welles, which hits theaters November 25. Taping starts at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4. Doors open at 11 a.m. RSVP here

Join KLRU in the studio for two Texas Monthly Talks tapings on Friday, October 30.

First, Evan Smith talks with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. This taping starts at 9:45 a.m.; doors will open at 9 a.m. RSVP for the Madeleine Albright taping here.

Nest, Smith sits down with New York Times columnist and author Gail Collins. This taping starts at 11:45 a.m.; doors will open at 11 a.m. RSVP for the Gail Collins taping here.

Join KLRU in the studio for a Texas Monthly Talks taping with Francisco Cigarroa, the Chancellor of The University of Texas System. Evan Smith talks about the state of education with Cigarroa at 3:15 p.m. on Monday, October 19. Doors open at 2:45 p.m.
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Texas Monthly Talks with Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne
7 p.m. Thursday, October 8
also airs at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, October 11

For more than 15 years, E. J. Dionne has shared his opinions about politics, the media and the role of religion in public life with the The Washington Post’s readers. He also serves as a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, writes popular books about politics and frequently shares commentary with NPR, This Week and Meet the Press. Join us to learn more about the latest news from Washington, and the latest opinions from Dionne.

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The Washington Post Columnist E.J. Dionne from Texas Monthly Talks on Vimeo.

Join KLRU in the studio for a Texas Monthly Talks taping with political analyst and columnist EJ Dionne. Evan Smith talks politics with Dionne at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, September 24. Doors open at 4 p.m.
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Join us in the studio for a Texas Monthly Talks taping with Texas Tech coach Mike Leach. Evan Smith talks football with Leach at 1 p.m. on Monday, August 24. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.RSVP here

Program: Texas Monthly Talks
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Thursday, July 30
Get Evan Smith’s introduction on the Cronkite page of Texas Monthly Talks’ Web site

An encore of a 2006 episode featuring the legendary newsman repeats Thursday on KLRU or watch it now.

Broadcast Journalist Walter Cronkite from Texas Monthly Talks on Vimeo.

Program: Texas Monthly Talks
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Thursday, June 11
Also airs: Sunday, June 14, at 12:30 p.m.
Watch episodes online at klru.org/texasmonthlytalks or klru.tv

Legal Journalist Jeffrey Toobin from Texas Monthly Talks on Vimeo.

Sometimes you plan, and sometimes you get lucky. When we asked Jeffrey Toobin, the lawyer turned New Yorker writer and CNN senior legal analyst, to be a guest on this show, we had no idea that his time with us, during a long-planned trip to Austin, would coincide precisely with what can only be regarded as seismic news in his world: President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the United States Supreme Court. (more…)

Program: Texas Monthly Talks
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Thursday, June 4
Also airs: Sunday, June 7, at 12:30 p.m.
Watch episodes online at klru.org/texasmonthlytalks or klru.tv

Austin writer Bud Shrake passed away earlier this year. Shrake taped an episode of Texas Monthly Talks in January 2008 during which time host Evan Smith said “If the assemblage of undeniably talented outlaws, renegades, malcontents, and misfits who emerged from the iron triangle of Paschal High School, Texas Christian University, and the Metroplex newspaper business amounts to a Fort Worth mafia, this week’s guest is surely the don: the most talented outlaw, renegade, malcontent, and misfit of the bunch — the one with the longest life in the world of writing at various levels and in various media, and the one whose work, more than that of any other, continues to surprise and delight.” Read more of Smith’s comments on Shrake here or watch the complete interview:

Writer Bud Shrake | Texas Monthly Talks from Texas Monthly Talks on Vimeo.