Texas Business and Culture from Texas Monthly

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In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following articles highlighting Texas business and culture are now available in a bundle as an audio download:

* "The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw" by Michael Hall, read by Matt Bull
* "Dreaming of Her" by Pamela Colloff, read by Staci Snell
* "He Ain't Going Nowhere" by John Spong, read by Bruce DuBose
* "A Home of Last Resort" by Sonia Smith, read by Mallorie Rodak
* "The Shelf Life of John Mackey" by Tom Foster, read by Matt Bull

"The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw" by Michael Hall is the layered story of one of the most influential cultural figures in Texas -- a generous godfather to a generation of rappers, an entrepreneur of Houston's mean streets, and the master of a scene fueled by codeine cough syrup and hip-hop beats.

"Dreaming of Her" by Pamela Colloff is the exclusive oral history of Selena Quintanilla Perez, as recalled by her closest family and friends.

"He Ain't Going Nowhere" by John Spong profiles Guy Clark, the godfather of Nashville songwriters.

"A Home of Last Resort" by Sonia Smith reports on a doomsday community for the rich under construction in Ector, Texas.

"The Shelf Life of John Mackey" by Tom Foster is the exclusive story that led up to that momentous decision for Whole Foods to sell itself to Amazon.

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About the author

PAMELA COLLOFF is a senior reporter at ProPublica and a writer-at-large at The New York Times Magazine. Prior to joining ProPublica and the Times in 2017, she was an executive editor and staff writer at Texas Monthly.

MICHAEL HALL has won two Texas Gavel Awards from the State Bar of Texas and three Stephen Philbin Awards from the Dallas Bar Association since joining Texas Monthly in 1997. He was named the CRMA's Writer of the Year in 2015.

SONIA SMITH has reported on convict cowboys at the Angola Prison Rodeo, celebrity magazines in Moscow, and aerial hog hunting in Knox City, Texas.

JOHN SPONG is a Senior Editor at Texas Monthly, whose work has appeared in numerous collections, including Best Food Writing 2012 and The Best American Sports Writing 2009.

TOM FOSTER is an Editor at Large at Inc. Magazine and Texas Monthly, as well as a Contributing Editor at Popular Science.

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