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Today we continue with an important root word in Caló that’s come in up previous episodes: madre. We’ve already used madre for two other expressions:…

Órale, the expression 'dale shine' is the feature for this episode of Caló. The literal translation is "make it shine or stand out." But what it means is,…

The Caló word for this episode is remangar, which means to steal. It comes from the Kalé, or Iberian Romaní, word for the same, mangar. A close-sounding word in Spanish is manga, which means sleeve. Since Spanish and the Iberian Romaní language are both of Indo-European origin, it is possible that sleeve and steal, as in put something under your sleeve, are of the same origin. To be sure, remangar in Rio Grande Caló is used in reference to light theft: only objects you can hide in your hand, sleeve, pocket, pant leg, or memory allow for a remango.

Drawn by people, dogs or, later, horses, travois were a mainstay of traditional Native American life in the West. Up through the 19th century, nomadic peoples used these sleds – typically fashioned of two long poles lashed together into an A-frame – to transport their belongings.

Making art is fun. But there's a lot more to it. It might serve an evolutionary purpose — and emerging research shows that it can help us process difficult emotions and tap into joy.

Ledecky, the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history, won her first medal of these Games with a bronze in the 400-meter freestyle. She finished three seconds behind Australian Ariarne Titmus.

This morning on Talk at Ten, we're pleased to present 4 originally produced radio stories from Marfa ISD students Michaela Serrano, Karina Marquez,…

KRTS speaks with guitarist Daniel Bachman, currently on tour in support of his latest release for the Tompkins Square record label, Seven Pines. The…

Radio journalist Lorne Matalon joins us on Talk at Ten today to discuss his interesting reporting career, and his current reporting project with Marfa…

Hector Galán is our guest during this first week of West Texas Talk. Galán is a prolific documentary filmmaker and a native of San Angelo, Texas whose…