/tags/this-is-my-thing This Is My Thing en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-07-01/this-is-my-thing-encaustic-painting In this episode of This Is My Thing, we'll talk with artist Carol Aaron about her love for an art form that's millennia old but not that well known outside the art world. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-07-01/this-is-my-thing-encaustic-painting Michael Lee /life-arts/2025-06-17/this-is-my-thing-go In 1979, while he was in grad school, a young Bart Jacob was introduced to the ancient board game Go. He didn't know at the time that it would become a lifelong obsession. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:05:00 GMT /life-arts/2025-06-17/this-is-my-thing-go Michael Lee /life-arts/2025-06-03/this-is-my-thing-underwater-torpedo-league Lesley Murray grew up as a competitive swimmer. Then, a couple of years ago, she took a Deep End Fitness class and discovered Underwater Torpedo League. Now she has a sport and a community that she loves. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:05:00 GMT /life-arts/2025-06-03/this-is-my-thing-underwater-torpedo-league Michael Lee /life-arts/2025-05-20/cowboy-golf Several years ago, while looking for ways to improve at golf, Steve Merritt created a game on his property in Wimberley, Texas. Before long, that game had a name -- Cowboy Golf. And not long after that, Cowboy Golf had an annual event played by Steve and three of his oldest friends. Tue, 20 May 2025 08:00:00 GMT /life-arts/2025-05-20/cowboy-golf Michael Lee /life-arts/2025-05-06/permanent-jewelry We talk with Lyzz Donelson, who retired from her job as an Austin firefighter a couple of years ago and surprised herself by falling into the world of jewelry making. Tue, 06 May 2025 11:00:00 GMT /life-arts/2025-05-06/permanent-jewelry Michael Lee /2025-04-08/this-is-my-thing-meteorites On this episode of This Is My Thing, we talk with Mendy Ouzillou about his fascination with meteorites and get a tour of part of his large collection. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:40:00 GMT /2025-04-08/this-is-my-thing-meteorites /life-arts/2025-03-25/this-is-my-thing-cake Kim Vidrine loves her group of friends and she loves cakes. So six years or so ago, she created Cake Club as a way to celebrate both. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 13:35:58 GMT /life-arts/2025-03-25/this-is-my-thing-cake Michael Lee /life-arts/2025-03-11/this-is-my-thing-ceramics Michael Young dabbled in ceramic making back in the 1980s, then after a 35-year hiatus, he returned to the hobby. Now his dining room is a ceramics studio and he spends his time trying to create perfect polyhedrons from clay. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:33:11 GMT /life-arts/2025-03-11/this-is-my-thing-ceramics Michael Lee /life-arts/2025-02-11/this-is-my-thing-community-singing In this episode of 'This Is My Thing,' we talk with Sarah Bentley about her love of community singing. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:36:59 GMT /life-arts/2025-02-11/this-is-my-thing-community-singing Michael Lee /life-arts/2025-01-28/this-is-my-thing-lightsaber-choreography On this episode of This Is My Thing, we talk with Addie and Ben Ruth about their shared love of lightsaber choreography. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:45:00 GMT /life-arts/2025-01-28/this-is-my-thing-lightsaber-choreography Michael Lee