ICONMEDIA.ORG
About this original series
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# Episodes
70 episodes -
Rating
TV-G
Episodes of ICONMEDIA.ORG
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Susan Bright Austin Poet
Austin poet Susan Bright reads a selection of her poems during National Poetry Month on Austin News Real, a program on community television.Susan Bright is author of 19 books of poetry, three of which have been recipients of Austin Book Awards. She is the editor/publisher of Plain View Press, which since 1975 has published 100 books. Her work as a poet, publisher, activist and educator has taken her all over the United States. iconmedia's Pam Thompson and Stefan Wray produce Austin News Real i...
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Release date
Mar 5, 2010
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Runtime
58:29
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Iraq Veterans Against The War
In this episode of Austin New Real, Pam Thompson interviews U.S. military veterans Marie Kindlinger, Doug Zachary, and Alan Pogue about the work of Veterans For Peace and Iraq Veterans Against The War. Topics covered include the Winter Soldier event held in Austin and Under The Hood, the new GI coffeehouse near Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. For information on Veterans For Peace see http://www.veteransforpeace.org. For information on Iraq Veterans Against The War see http://ivaw.org.iconmedia's ...
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Release date
May 23, 2009
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Runtime
58:36
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Code Pink & VFP
Fran Hanlon of Austin Code Pink and Doug Zachary of Veterans for Peace joined Pam Thompson of iconmedia on Austin News Real to describe events and the purpose of their organizations. Fran read a Mother's Day poem that was performed on the pedestrian bridge in Austin, Texas in 2008 and showed photos of events that were held all over the country. Doug talked about an event in Washington, DC at the National Archive where banners were hung from the building.
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Release date
May 17, 2009
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Runtime
58:32
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Save The Trees
At a public hearing on Monday, April 20, Susan Bright and John Corry were two of many concerned Austin citizens who spoke out against the plan to remove tagged trees at Barton Springs pool.They join Austin News Real’s Pam Thompson to question the wisdom and motive for such invasive tree removal. Susan Bright is a poet, publisher of Plain View Press, and Save Barton Creek Association board member. John Corry has been an arborist for 25 years. Both are swimmers at Barton Springs.In October 2008,...
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Release date
Apr 26, 2009
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Runtime
58:02
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Austin's Green Energy Future
Mike Sloan, Founder and President of Virtus Energy, discusses the upcoming local election's impact on Austin's Green Energy future. This Austin News Real program features iconmedia footage from the Combined Environmental City Council/Mayoral Candidates Forum held at Austin City Hall on April 9, 2009. It also features City Council candidate interviews shot and edited by Daniel DeLoach of Deloach Films, that are posted on The Austin Clean Energy Blog. Your vote can make a difference for Austin's...
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Release date
Apr 26, 2009
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Runtime
58:34
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Enviros and Geeks
Austin News Real covered several events including the clean up at the Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve in western Travis County, the Backbone Campaign's "Procession for the Future" in Austin on March 14, 2009, City of Austin water sprinkler aimed directly at a temporary electric box in Republic Park, and Austin Bar Camp 4 held during SXSW on Fifth St. also on March 14, as well as shots of Hornsby Bend in eastern Travis County where Dillo Dirt is processed.iconmedia's Pam Thompson and Stefan Wray ...
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Release date
Apr 26, 2009
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Runtime
58:29
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Million Musicians March 09
Singer and guitarist Will T Massey, accompanied by Richard Bowden on violin, performed his song "A Soldier's Love" on this week's Austin News Real program. Both were part of the Million Musicians March for Peace that took place in Austin on March 21, 2009. Along with host Pam Thompson, Will and Richard discussed that event over video footage and photographs. Featured in a number of photographs was Wavy Gravy who was in Austin for a SXSW screening of a documentary about his life. If you missed ...
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Release date
Apr 1, 2009
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Runtime
58:33
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Plutopia 2009
Bon Davis, Technical Producer of Plutopia, talks with Pam Thompson as they watch video footage she shot at Plutopia on March 16, 2009 at the Palmer Events Center in Austin."What was once the SXSW Interactive EFF-Austin Official After Party has morphed into a multifaceted extravaganza called 'Plutopia', an exciting convergence of technology, DIY, music, and art performance." - www.plutopia.orgiconmedia's Pam Thompson and Stefan Wray produce Austin News Real in the studios of channelAustin. This...
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Release date
Mar 24, 2009
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Runtime
58:33
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Dirty Coal
This episode of Austin News Real focuses on Dirty Coal. The first part is a phone interview with James "Guin" McGuinness from Rock Creek, West Virginia, where he is working with www.climategroundzero.org in a campaign to stop mountain top removal strip miniing by coal giant Massey The second part features Public Citizen's Ryan Rittenhouse and Travis Brown of Neighbors For Neighbors, who talk about what's going on with coal strip mining and coal powered electricity generation in Texas. See www....
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Release date
Mar 16, 2009
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Runtime
57:54
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Austin Metro Rail
The new MetroRail train was parked at Saltillo Plaza Station so that folks could walk through it in advance of the commuter rail operation set to begin on March 30, 2009 by Capital Metro. It's called the "Red Line" and can hold almost 200 people and meets up with buses scheduled to stop at the stations to help folks use an intergrated transit system to get around town. Some of the stations have Park & Ride lots to leave your car at so you can catch the train and then the bus. For the schedule ...
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Release date
Mar 15, 2009
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Runtime
58:33
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