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Joining host Austin Meek for this episode is Andrea Kosar, Executive Director of the Cen-Tex Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Due to weather conditions, we had to pull from the Downtown Depot archive for the February 3 broadcast. This episode of Downtown Depot with Waco Mayor Dillon Meek originally aired January 6, 2026.Host Austin Meek welcomes Waco Mayor Dillon Meek (no relation) to talk about the strides the city has made in the past year, and discuss the exciting challenges and opportunities facing Waco in 2023. Lear...

In Episode 141 of Downtown Depot, show host Austin Meek interviews former Baylor and NFL quarterback Cody Carlson. Cody shares lessons learned from his playing career, his continuing work with GXG Exchange connecting Baylor student-athletes with businesses opportunities, and his vision for equitably developing the bustling Elm Avenue corridor of East Waco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

In Episode 141 of Downtown Depot, show host Austin Meek interviews former Baylor and NFL quarterback Cody Carlson. Cody shares lessons learned from his playing career, his continuing work with GXG Exchange connecting Baylor student-athletes with businesses opportunities, and his vision for equitably developing the bustling Elm Avenue corridor of East Waco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

Joining host Austin Meek this week is musician Dave Innis. Dave is best known for being a part of the country band Restless Heart. Dave and his wife have retired to Waco, and are now becoming influential members of the local music scene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...

Host Austin Meeks talks with Aaron Williams, the owner of MC Art Supplies on Washington Avenue. They talk about the challenges he faced in purchasing and growing an existing business, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In this episode, host Austin Meek is joined by Soledad Bautista. Sol is the new Director of Professional Development and Community Outreach for Creative Waco. We'll learn about her path that lead her to Waco, and an exciting new project called the Air Collaborative. This is a program that sparks arts and business collaboration, invites curiosity, and leads to the exchange of skills and ideas by br...

In this episode, host Austin Meek talks with barbecue pit master Phil Helberg of Helberg Barbecue. They talk about how he developed his business and his art, and what it meant to be named one of the top 50 barbecue joints in the state in Texas Monthly magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...

On this edition of Downtown Depot, host Austin Meek talks with Swayze Ray, creative director and editorial stylist. Conversations include talking about opening a storefront during covid, closing the store front during covid, and ways to support Waco‘s artistic community even if you aren’t the one willing to take the risk. Also on the program, Dr. Hannah Ermon, one of the competitors of dancing wit...

Host Austin Meek is joined by Austin Hooper, residential real estate expert, to talk about what's happening with inflation rates and the local housing stock in Waco. Before then he focuses on multi family living, interviewing Caitland Rodgers, a brand new developer on the Elm Ave., corridor providing 49 new apartments, including affordable housing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Host Austin Meek's guest is Jenny Passavant. Jenny is a fashion designer and co-owner of the fresh cut flower shop, Bloom. They talk about her experience working with manufacturers overseas for Ralph Lauren and how she decided to turn her floral hobby into a business. But before that interview, we check in with Megan Davis of Waco Parks and Recreation for The Word on the Street. Learn more about y...

Austin's guest for this episode is multi disciplinarian Bryan Fonville. Bryan is an executive at a local bank and shares his thoughts on rising interest rates as well as the various local groups to which he donates his time. Plus, The Word on the Street features Samuel Thomas and Louis Hunter, co-founders of the upcoming Deep in the Heart Film Festival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

On this edition of Downtown Depot, host Austin Meek interviews John Bible, CEO and Executive Director of the CenTex African-American Chamber of Commerce. John talks about creating business opportunities in black neighborhoods and how the organization has changed under his leadership. And, the Word on the Street segments features Bradyn Braziel and Ethan Truman of the Silent House Theater company....

In Episode 123 of Downtown Depot, show host Austin Meek interviews Wannika Muhammad. Wannika goes in-depth about her 30-year trucking career and later details the ways East Waco has gentrified in the midst of the city’s revitalization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pr...

In this episode, host Austin Meek talks with filmmaker Chris Charles Scott, and focuses on Scott's documentary about Baylor basketball - Ode to Joy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Central Texas music artist Pirscription joins host Austin Meek to talk about his roots in West, how he's been working to connect Waco's Hip Hop scene, and his new album, just released this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Austin Meek's guest is Shelley Gay, owner of Olive Door Imports in downtown Waco. She talks about her love of 19th & 19th century European antiques, and how she's approaching community building, as a recent Wacoan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell...

Austin Meek has a year opening conversation with Waco Mayor Dillon Meek. They talk about the many strides the city has taken over the past year, and about what's coming up in 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .