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THORNE DREYER / JOURNALISM / Central to the new Rag’s voice is to retain the levity of the original
By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / December 1, 2025 Since editors Ava Hosseini and Kira Small — with the help of managing editor Grant Lindberg — started their seemingly modest endeavor to resurrect the underground newspaper, The Rag, that … Continue reading
MICHAEL MEEROPOL / ECONOMY / Is there a danger that the stagflation of the 1970’s is coming back?
By Michael Meeropol / The Rag Blog / June 4, 2025 (Michael Meeropol and Houston-based historian John Moretta will discuss this commentary and related material on Rag Radio, KOOP-FM in Austin, Friday, June 6, 2025, from 2-3 p.m. It will … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970's, Economics, Economy, John Moretta, Keynes, Michael Meeropol, Stagflation, Thorne Dreyer
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THORNE DREYER / INTERVIEW / Ronnie Dugger: The Reporter
Ronnie Dugger. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog. By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / May 29, 2025 (On Friday, May 30, 2-3 p.m., Rag Radio is rebroadcasting our June 8, 2012 interview with the late Ronnie … Continue reading
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Tagged Deaths, Interview, Journalist, Making Waves, Obituary, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, Rag Radio Interviews, Ronnie Dugger, Texas Observer, The Rag Blog, Thorne Dreyer
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ROBERT COTTRELL / BOOKS / A Trip Through the Long Movement
A Review of Thorne Dreyer’s new book, ‘Notes From the Underground’ By Robert Cottrell / The Rag Blog / April 9, 2025 Notes From the Underground: 77 Articles That Bring the Past to Life, the second collection of Thorne Dreyer’s … Continue reading
The Orange Show Presents ‘Old Weird Houston’
Events include presentation by ‘Rag Blog’ editor Thorne Dreyer. By Pete Gershon | The Rag Blog | March 17, 2023 HOUSTON — Houston at mid-century was a place where anything seemed possible, from an air-conditioned domed stadium to a monument … Continue reading
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Tagged Fine Arts, Houston Events, Houston History, mydolls, Orange Show, Pete Gershon, Rag Bloggers, Thorne Dreyer
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THORNE DREYER | REMEMBRANCE | Daniel Jay Schacht, July 4, 1945 – December 22, 2022
Danny was involved in a precedent-setting landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court. By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | January 24, 2023 With tributes from friends John R. Herrera and Roger Baker In September 2015, our mutual friend … Continue reading
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Tagged Danny Schacht, Houston Activists, John Herrera, Obituary, Radical History, Rag Bloggers, Remembrance, Roger Baker, Sixties, Thorne Dreyer, U.S. Supreme Court
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BOOK TALK | With Thorne Dreyer and Don Carleton
Please join us for a 45-minute visit with Don Carleton, executive director of the Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas, and Thorne Dreyer, author of Making Waves: The Rag Radio Interviews. Making Waves was a selection … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Briscoe Center, Don Carleton, Making Waves, Thorne Dreyer
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THE RAG BLOG | BOOKS | Honorees Thorne Dreyer, Alice Embree to make presentation at Texas Book Festival Nov. 5 in Austin
By The Rag Blog | The Rag Blog | Oct. 28, 2022 Thorne Dreyer, author of Making Waves: The Rag Radio Interviews and Alice Embree, who wrote the feminist memoir, Voice Lessons, will give a presentation at the Texas Book … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Books, Making Waves, Texas Book Festival, Thorne Dreyer, Voice Lessons
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BRUCE MELTON | CLIMATE | Sequoias burn: Ongoing collapse of the unburnable
The dead giants command a most unswerving attention. By Bruce Melton | The Rag Blog | September 22, 2022 Bruce Melton will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio Friday, September 23, from 2-3 p.m. CT on KOOP 91.7-FM in … Continue reading
THE RAG BLOG : BOOKS | Thorne Dreyer’s ‘Making Waves’ and Alice Embree’s ‘Voice Lessons’ chosen for Texas Book Festival
By The Rag Blog / September 8, 2022 Thorne Dreyer and Alice Embree are among a group of almost 300 American authors, many of them nationally known bestselling writers, who were announced at an “author reveal” event on September 7, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Making Waves, Rag Bloggers, Texas Book Festival, Thorne Dreyer, Voice Lessons
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ROBERT C. COTTRELL : BOOKS | Thorne Dreyer’s ‘Making Waves: The Rag Radio Interviews’
‘Making Waves’ is a significant work, displaying dexterity through penetrating discussions. By Robert C. Cottrell | The Rag Blog | June 1, 2022 Followers of The Rag Blog should be thoroughly delighted with the release of a vital new volume, … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Books, Briscoe Center, Making Waves, Rag Radio, Rag Radio Interviews, Robert C. Cottrell, Thorne Dreyer
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THORNE DREYER : DOCUMENTARY FILM | Documentary about LNS wins prestigious national award
Film with Austin ties wins NETA award for Best Cultural Documentary. Watch the film here. By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | February 4, 2022 Under the Ground: The Story of Liberation News Service, an 80-minute documentary film produced … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary Film, Liberation News Service, LNS, Rag Bloggers, Thorne Dreyer, Under the Ground
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