Sixth Street in downtown Austin is wild enough on a regular night. But for two weeks every March, it gets even crazier when South by Southwest brings thousands of people to town. We spent 24 hours straight on Sixth Street, between Congress and I-35 on March 14-15, 2024. Hear the first half of the day in this episode.

A team of audio producers from KUT spent the last several months documenting a handful of days in the life of Austin. We spent 24 hours straight in one location, talking to anyone who’d talk to us. We found that as big as Austin has gotten, standing still, it gets a little smaller.