This week on The Austin Chronicle Show, staff writer Michael King swings by to discuss the legendary Texas journalist Molly Ivins, subject of the new documentary Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins. Plus, Food editor Jessi Cape and writer Melanie Haupt have tips for taking your tiny hellions out to dinner in Austin.

FURTHER READING
• Mary Tuma’s interview with Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins director Janice Engel
• Marc Savlov’s 4-star review of the film
• Michael King’s 2003 interview with Molly Ivins and her cowriter (and former Chronicle Politics editor) Lou Dubose on the occasion of their book Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush’s America
• All our 2020 primaries coverage
• Melanie Haupt and Rod Machen’s roundup of kid-friendly restaurants parents won’t hate
• Last chance to vote in round one of The Austin Chronicle‘s “Best of Austin” Readers Poll

SHOW CREDITS
Host: Kim Jones. Guests: Michael King, Jessi Cape, Melanie Haupt. Engineer: Evan Hearn. Theme music: Kevin Curtin and Jonas Wilson.

Catch The Austin Chronicle Show live Fridays, 3pm, on KOOP 91.7 FM.

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This article appears in August 30 • 2019.

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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...