The Big Idea: How to Make Texas A Better Place
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Piece Description
If you were going to change the world, you could pick a worse place to start than Texas.
We approached dozens of Texas thinkers and got ideas from the sublime to the futuristic.
Broadcast History
Aired KUT 90.5 FM May 11, 2009
Timing and Cues
The Big Idea: How to Make Texas a Better Place
Cue Sheet
:00-:01:00 Show Open
:06:00-:19:00 Segment One
Incue: Music
Outcue: Stay With us” (plus music)
20:00-39:00 Segment Two
Incue: “welcome Back”
Outcue: “Stay With us.” (plus sting)
40:00-59:00 Segment Three
Incue: I’m Evan Smith
Outcue: Music