KXAN Catalyst

About KXAN Catalyst

Catalyst is a specialty unit within the KXAN investigative team focused on ”digital-first” storytelling that aims to spark positive change in society. The group takes a multi-platform, innovative approach to each project, including this KXAN Catalyst Podcast.

Publisher

KXAN Investigates

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Apr 2019

Latest episode

1 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 46 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S8 E4: Victimology of the Rainey Street Ripper

   As social media speculation swirls, Austin police partner with an expert in serial killers and their hunting grounds to dispel rumors of a predator near Lady Bird Lake.

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   22 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S8 E3: Folks Having Their Drink Spiked

   After losing loved ones in Lady Bird Lake, families push Austin leaders for years to implement new safety initiatives surrounding alcohol and the downtown waterway.

3. 

   15 Feb 2026

   S8 E2: Saw My Brother’s Body Floating

   Mitchell Gutierrez speaks out about his brother’s Lady Bird Lake drowning, his family’s fight for answers and why he believes a serial killer is behind the deaths.

Inside a recent episode

S8 E4: Victimology of the Rainey Street Ripper

Published 1 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] What is an aberration? What is a jump or a spike suggesting that we have some outside influence at play? This is what we did with the missing women. Just determine what was the normal number of missing women over time. And then we found this spike beginning in 95 and then just getting higher over the next three, four years. So from that 58, how do you determine if there is the likelihood of a serial killer or not? So we take a look again for these jumps. How is this anything different from what we've seen as a normal pattern or the base rate? His team's conclusion? There's likely no serial killer drowning people in Lady Bird Lake. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

35 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 19 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

18

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

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