Olivia Aldridge
@oaldridge.bsky.social
Journalist in Austin, TX, covering health care for KUT, Austin's NPR station.
Fellow Austinites: has the surgeon general's advisory about alcohol and cancer risk lent some extra significance to your Dry January? I reported on this for @kutnews.bsky.social www.kut.org/health/2025-...
Austin's Dry January gets a boost from surgeon general’s alcohol warning
A new report from the outgoing U.S. surgeon general warns about the cancer risk associated with drinking alcohol — and it comes at a time when a so-called “sober curious” movement is already brewing c...
www.kut.org
January 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Fellow Austinites: has the surgeon general's advisory about alcohol and cancer risk lent some extra significance to your Dry January? I reported on this for @kutnews.bsky.social www.kut.org/health/2025-...
Last summer, a team of producers @kutnews.bsky.social spent 24 hours with the mental health specialists who answer calls for Austin 911. I wrote a little about this experience here—and you can hear more by listening to the final episode of our 24 Hours in Austin podcast. kutne.ws/3DPvDZT
Behind the scenes of mental health calls at Austin's 911 call center
A team of KUT producers spent a day with clinicians who field calls from Austinites in crisis. Here is a snapshot of what they learned.
kutne.ws
January 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Last summer, a team of producers @kutnews.bsky.social spent 24 hours with the mental health specialists who answer calls for Austin 911. I wrote a little about this experience here—and you can hear more by listening to the final episode of our 24 Hours in Austin podcast. kutne.ws/3DPvDZT
KUT now has a super comprehensive landing page featuring all things I-35, thanks to the work of @kutnathan.bsky.social. An essential resource as the highway expansion progresses in Austin! www.kut.org/i-35-expansi...
Everything you need to know about Austin's I-35 expansion
The overhaul of I-35 in Austin will cost more than $5 billion, displace over 100 homes and businesses, and take about a decade to complete. Love it or hate it, the expansion will ripple through the en...
www.kut.org
December 4, 2024 at 10:12 PM
KUT now has a super comprehensive landing page featuring all things I-35, thanks to the work of @kutnathan.bsky.social. An essential resource as the highway expansion progresses in Austin! www.kut.org/i-35-expansi...
May as well use my inaugural post over here to encourage local pals to listen to KUT's new podcast 24 Hours in Austin. It's out today! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
24 hours on 6th Street during SXSW: Part 1
Podcast Episode · 24 Hours in Austin · 11/14/2024 · 51m
podcasts.apple.com
November 14, 2024 at 8:36 PM
May as well use my inaugural post over here to encourage local pals to listen to KUT's new podcast 24 Hours in Austin. It's out today! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...