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People United presents coverage of a 2018 Austin mayoral candidates forum, featuring incumbent Steve Adler and two of his challengers, former solar-power salesman Travis Duncan as well as former Austin City Council Member Laura Morrison.

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<p>Playlist 10-2-2018 Under the X in Texas-Host Ted Branson Tuesday's 9-11am KOOP 91.7FM<p>

<p>2019 Ameripolitan Music Award Nominees Special<p>

<p>Birthday Honoree of the Day:  Leon Rausch born today 1927 in Springfield , MO<p>

<p>Playlist 10-2-18 A Blues Groove-Host Ted Branson Tuesday's 8-9am internet only koop.org <p>

<p>Birthday Honorees: Joe Guitar Hughes, Sarah Brown, Ernie Garibay, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Billy Branch, Albert Collins<p>

<p>Remembering RIP Otis Rush 9-29-2018 @ 84 and RIP Victoria Spivey 10-3-1976 @ 69<p>
 

People United features Farah Muscadin, the Police Monitor for the City of Ausitn, on police oversight and accountability in the Texas capital.

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<p>Playlist 9-25-18 Under the X in Texas-Host Ted Branson Tuesday's 9-11am KOOP 91.7FM<p>

<p>In studio live performance with Big Cedar Fever Georgia Parker-acoustic guitar vocals, Nick Lochman-upright bass vocals & Ian Lee fiddle vocals before their gig this weekend at Lockhart Texas Western Swing and BBQ Festival<p>

<p>Playlist 9-25-18 A Blues Groove-Host Ted Branson Tuesday's 8-9am at koop.org <p>

<p>Blues Birthday Honorees: Roy Buchanan, Tarhill Slim, Roosevelt Booba Barnes, Koko Taylor, Joe Guitar Hughes<p>

<p> Remembering RIP Gary Primich, Guitar Slim Green, Bessie Smith and Hosea Hargrove RIP 9-18-2018 @ 88<p>
 

This week Austin-based writer Ed Ward discusses his book Michael Bloomfield: The Rise And Fall Of An American Guitar Hero. Ed has written about music for the Austin American Statesman and the Austin Chronicle and was rock historian for NPR's Fresh Air for three decades. He was on one of the first writing staffs for Rolling Stone and also wrote for Crawdaddy, Creem and other publications.

People United features poet Amanda Johnston on her first full-length collection, Another Way to Say Enter.

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<p>Playlist 9-20-18 The Country Swing & Rockabilly Jamboree-Sub Host Ted Branson in for Rod Moag Thursday's 9-11am KOOP 91.7FM<p>

<p>Birthday Tribute to Hank Williams Sr born 9-17-1923 Mt Olive, Al<p>

<p>Other Birthday honorees: Merrill Moore, Marty Robbins, Jimmy Wakely, Ray Charles, Ted Daffan<p>