Spamarama was an Austin fixture for decades before the cook-off and celebration of all things Austin weird disappeared 12 years ago. This weekend, the event returns to the Moontower Saloon, and founder David Arnsberger joined me in the studio to talk about why Spam sparks such strong opinions, how he’s seen Austin change since starting the festival in the 1970s and why Spamarama was never really about Spam in the first place. 

<p><strong>Spamarama was an Austin fixture for decades before the cook-off and celebration of all things Austin weird disappeared 12 years ago. This weekend, the event returns to the Moontower Saloon, and founder David Arnsberger joined me in the studio to talk about why Spam sparks such strong opinions, how he&rsquo;s seen Austin change since starting the festival in the 1970s and why Spamarama was never really about Spam in the first place. </strong></p>

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