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In this episode of The Texan Recap, Senior Audio Producer Jack Lewellyn chats about “Soon Moon," an eclipse-inspired art show hosted by UT’s Visual Arts Center. Plus, UT and the City of Austin work to collect and donate used eclipse glasses. Reported by Analise Pickerrell and Erika Pernis. Hosted by Jack Lewellyn. Edited by Aislyn Gaddis. Cover art by Emma Berke. Music by Top Flow Productions.

In the midst of stressful college life, UT students find comfort in the form of furry friends with their emotional support animals, or ESAs. In this episode, Audio Producer Mercy Solis talks to three ESA owners to learn about them and their pets. You can see photos of the pets and their owners at www.thedailytexan.com. Reported and produced by Mercy Solis, with additional editing done by Aislyn Gaddis. Cover art is by Analise Pickerrell and is based on portraits by Manoo Sirivelu. Music is Chevalet by idokay.

In this People of UT episode, Audio Producer Joseph Sweeney talks to Hiram Garcia — a UT alumnus and independent video journalist. Most known for livestreaming protests, Garcia's work has been featured in major publications such as PBS, CBS 60 Minutes, the BBC and The New York Times. Reported and produced by Joseph Sweeney. Cover shot by Manoo Sirivelu and designed by Carla Garcia Leija. Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

In this episode of The Texan Recap, Senior Audio Producer Jack Lewellyn chats about Texas Theme Park Engineering and Design's new immersive game experience. Reported by Atahan Koksoy. Hosted by Jack Lewellyn. Edited by Aislyn Gaddis. Cover art by Emma Berke. Music by Top Flow Productions.

Meet Longhorn Essentials, where The Daily Texan will teach you everything you need to know as you take your first steps into adulthood. In the first episode, Senior Audio Producer Lillian Vest talks budgeting. Reported and produced by Lillian Vest. Cover art by Ana Campos. Music is Dippler by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).

In this People of UT episode, Audio Producer Jake Gripp talks to Tom Palaima — a UT professor with a passion for Bob Dylan's music. He teaches the signature course Bob Dylan and the Social-Historical Imagination, or as Palaima likes to put it, Dylanology. Reported and produced by Jake Gripp. Cover shot by Manoo Sirivelu and designed by Carla Garcia Leija. Music Credits The Engagement by Silent Partner Montauk Point Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode of The Texan Recap, Senior Audio Producer Jack Lewellyn chats about UT’s NAIC student organization choosing to move its annual powwow off campus. Plus, UT engineering students win the Student Startup and Innovation Awards at SXSW. Reported by Naina Srivastava and Helen Li. Hosted by Jack Lewellyn. Edited by Aislyn Gaddis. Cover art by Emma Berke. Music by Top Flow Productions.

In this episode of The Texan Recap, General Audio Producer Amrutha Mummidi chats about the new sculpture at Pease Park. Plus, how UT supports Muslim students during Ramadan. Reported by Aaron Sullivan and Tyler Pullum. Hosted by Amrutha Mummidi. Edited and supervised by Jack Lewellyn. Cover art by Emma Berke. Music by Top Flow Productions.

In this episode of The Texan Recap, General Audio Producer Amrutha Mummidi chats about the student-run blind dating show, "KUPID." Plus, earlier this month, Austin Development Services requested public feedback on a proposed ban on any future bedrooms built without windows. Reported by Paisley Garza and Abby Breyfogle. Edited and supervised by Jack Lewellyn. Cover art by Emma Berke. Music by Top Flow Productions.

Each Valentine's Day, Crushgram recipients get to pick up a bottle of Crush Soda — or they can opt for a flower if you're one of the first 1,000 attendees — and a note gifted to them by a friend or loved one. In this episode, hear from three Crushgram recipients about what their Crushgram meant to them, and from Campus Events + Entertainment about what goes on behind the scenes. Reported by Angela Santos and Edly Termilien. Hosted by Angela Santos. Edited by Aislyn Gaddis. Cover art is by Michele Pinilla.

In this episode of The Texan Recap, General Audio Producer Amrutha Mummidi chats about student Katherine Snedeker's Gray for Glioblastoma Foundation, which was recently an official charity partner for the Austin Marathon. Plus, UT’s Disability Cultural Center is celebrating its first full year on campus. Reported by Chloe Ching and Emily DeMotte. Edited and supervised by Jack Lewellyn. Cover art by Emma Berke. Music by Top Flow Productions.

In this episode of The Texan Recap, Senior Audio Producer Jack Lewellyn chats about Celine Halioua, a UT alumna who founded a company working towards lengthening the lives of dogs, and country artist and sophomore Kylie Hernandez, who recently transferred to UT from Nashville to grow her music career. Reported by Mara Ramazanoglu and Flora Farr. Hosted by Jack Lewellyn. Edited by Aislyn Gaddis. Cover art by Emma Berke. Music by Top Flow Productions.

In this episode of The Texan Recap, Senior Audio Producer Jack Lewellyn chats about the UT Ancestral Appreciation and Culture Committee's Lunar New Year celebration, and The Miakan-Garza Band continues to send in requests for the repatriation of remains that UT has not yet returned. Reported by Joey Clark and Aaron Sullivan. Hosted by Jack Lewellyn. Edited by Amrutha Mummidi. Cover art by Emma Berke. Music by Top Flow Productions.

In this episode of The Texan Recap, Senior Audio Producer Jack Lewellyn chats about efforts to preserve The “Muny," a historic Austin golf course, and an Austin-based therapy dog nonprofit that is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Reported by Maryam Ahmed and Sarah Cooley. Hosted by Jack Lewellyn. Edited by Aislyn Gaddis. Cover art by Emma Berke. Music by Top Flow Productions.

Swamp House is a cozy one-story house on a dead-end street in North Campus — it's also a music venue, but the founder wants it to feel like you're just in your friend's backyard. Like you're at home. In this episode, Senior Audio Producer Lillian Vest chats with the founder, performers and attendees of the newly opened student-run music venue to learn what makes Swamp House so special. Hosted and produced by Lillian Vest. Cover courtesy of Swamp House. Music recorded at Swamp House.

In this episode of The Texan Recap, Senior Audio Producer Jack Lewellyn chats about a realty company's plans to revitalize "Dirty" Sixth Street and a student's small business that supports charity. Reported by Olivia Dilley and Sabrina Ye. Hosted by Jack Lewellyn. Edited by Aislyn Gaddis. Cover art by Emma Berke. Music by Top Flow Productions.

What makes a rivalry? In this episode, Associate Audio Editor Melody Jones explores what shapes and fuels these competitive relationships in real life and fiction. Hosted and produced by Melody Jones. Cover art by Aislyn Gaddis. Music is Brer Krille, Tidal Foam and Kestral by Blue Dot Sessions.

Anyone who wants to eat healthy or understand where their food comes from must first navigate an ever-growing sea of buzzwords. In this episode, Audio Producer Patrick M. Davis explores regenerative agriculture to see what the phrase means past an advertisement. Hear from a food systems expert, a chicken farmer and from UT's very own microfarm. Reported by Patrick M. Davis. Cover art by Emma Berke. Music is "Kilkerrin" by Blue Dot Sessions.

In this episode of The Texan Recap, Audio Producer Jack Lewellyn chats about Texas National Pan-Hellenic Council's biannual Hump Night event. Reported by Tyler Pullum. Hosted by Jack Lewellyn. Edited and supervised by Aislyn Gaddis. Cover art by Emma Berke. Music by Top Flow Productions.

In this Texan Overtime talk show episode, Audio Producer Alistair Manliguez chats with Texan sports reporters about the coming end of the volleyball and football seasons. Hosted and produced by Alistair Manliguez. Guests are General Sports Reporter Lauren Hightower and Associate Sports Editor Evan Vieth. Music by Blue Dot Sessions.