Every community has individuals who function as a hub that bring ideas and people together to make the big gay carousel spin around.
Today we’re joined by Kate X Messer (the “X” is silent) – a cultural nexus for Austin, Texas, talk show host for Austin Community Radio and senior editor for the Austin Chronicle.
Kate came to the Texas capital 18 years ago to cover the South by Southwest Music Festival, and fell in love with the city and uncovered a different side to her sexuality. In some ways, SXSW helped Kate go gay.
Listen as we talk with Kate about the changing face of LGBT media and the impact the enormous music festival has had on the local scene. Plus, how did the Austin Chronicle come to put me, Fausto Fernós and former Texas Governor the late Ann Richards on the cover of their August 1995 issue?
Join us as we recap of the delicious Gay Bi Gay Gay queer music festival and a look back at Chances, the best lesbian bar in Texas, if not the world.
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Here is Fausto’s 1993 interview with Linda Montano on his award winning cable access show, “El Chow de Faustina.”
Thanks for that nugget! I haven’t cried from laughing in ages!!! Am not sure that’s the way to clear out the nasal passages.
Great show! As a fellow Austinite I would like to say thank you to Kate. People like you make Austin the great place it is whether you be gay, straight, hippie, alt, etc.
baaaaw… listening to all these shows from Austin makes me wish i was back there instead of being in lame ol boring Georgia..sure its nice and quaint in Savannah but Austin is like x10 more awesome.
they still run that little Zilker train for the kiddies btw…I used to ride it all the time as a kid.
Hey, Chickengirl, I’m in Savannah, too! You don’t go to SCAD, do you?
And this was a great show! It’s so much fun to hear stories from Fausto’s past.
The series of podcast from Austin have been fantastic; keep up the great work!!