Celebrating Differences

Send us Fan Mail Episode 88 | After I posted a video about the recent hail storm, Justine said he would like to help. He turned out to be an amazing person as well as a good business man that is solving lots of problems for me. He met with the Insurance adjuster and climbed all over my roof.  Here is a link to the video version where you can watch him on the roof. https://youtu.be/RpVFthDy0rM?si=K...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 87: Amy Laine has created a company that provides a rich trove of assets for people who are coping with aging friends or relatives while also coping with raising children. And it doesn't stop there. Amy's company "SandwYch" also works with anyone that is coping with caregiving tasks that sometimes seem insurmountable.  Here is the link to the video vers...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 86: Candice Varley talks about her life as a middle school teacher and mother of two interesting children.  Candice is a neighbor and member of our mature adults group "Wisdom Crew" and can be found in the local Irish Pub, B.D. Riley's on Thursday evenings as her son Egan hosts an Irish Music session.  Thank you so much for tuning in! If you enjoyed this epi...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 85: Lis Reingold In this episode Ani Colt (my cohost) I caught up with Liz Reingold a neighbor who is working hard to introduce a new, very attractive, monthly publication about the neighborhood.  I’m going to let Liz speak for herself about her extensive background in the magazine publishing world and dreams for the new magazine about the Mueller neighborhood. Thank you s...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 84 | Setting a child up for success | Kaylin Murren You can find Kylin at Starfruit Starshine and her program is Woodland Learners. https://www.starfruitstarshine.com On Facebook she is at Kaylin Ann The video version can be found here In this episode, I connect with Kylie Murren, a neighbor in our wonderful Mueller neighborhood in Austin, TX. Kylie is creating wonderful s...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 83: Ani and I sat down with Sherrie Tatum to talk about her life. We met Sherrie at our Tai Chi group and both decided that it would be fun and interesting to talk with her.  We found out that she has written a book and is a fan of both Carl Jung and James Joyce. She suggested some reading options for us and we had a chance to delve deep into compassion, spirituality and f...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 82: In this episode, our neighbor Mubeen Khumawala sat down to talk about Ramadan and how he and his family observe this Muslim holy time. Mubeen is a neighbor and part of our amazingly diverse neighborhood. He also talks about his work like with Emerge, a non profit helping children from underserved neighborhoods get into college. It appears the Emerge is doing so amazing...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 81 | If this is a typical Millennial then there is hope for our society and the planet.  Sara John recently had a skiing crash and broke an ankle and twisted the other knee. That means she came to Austin from her home in Seattle to recuperate at her parent's single story home. Luckily for us she agreed to be interviewed. Sara spent 9 years at Amazon but has now moved...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 80: Singing for my Summer with Josh Klaus: We are getting close to finishing the third year of our podcast and enjoyed talking with one of our neighbors about his work in the music world and his newest venture: ATX Songwriters Collective.  They will be meeting monthly to showcase local singer/songwriters and their music. The venue is the Barrel O' Fun in the local Ala...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 79: Mitch Solomon spent most of his career as an attorney and municipal judge helping people. Our interview with him was an inspiration about how people who are different can work together to make a difference in our community. If you want to watch the video version of this podcast here is the link . Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Episode 78: Kym Olson Kym Olson is running for the City Council in District 9 and graciously agreed to come sit down in our "Studio" and chat about her self and her agenda. It was fun getting to know her and hear about her concerns and plans. If you live in Austin District 9 and are planning on voting in November you should probably watch this. #mueller #district9 #ballo...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 77: Poems Spoken with Birdman313 out of Houston Texas. Had a great time with Birdman313 tonight. We got to know him a little bit and then we had the great pleasure of hearing him read some of his poetry. He has a YouTube site with upwards of 300 poems and videos so it's worth taking a look at it. https://www.youtube.com/c/AuthorPoetBirdman31355/videos If you would lik...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 76: Linda Guerrero has been a teacher and volunteer in many boards and commissions. She just wants to be involved and helping. She is now running for City Council in District 9 and talked with Ani Colt and Ty Tyree about her experience and qualifications. This is worth listening too. #ballotmueller #muelleratx To see the video version of this podcast go to this link Suppor...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 75: Celia Israel talks about her dream for a better Austin. This is the audio from one of our series of video interviews with candidates running for offices that will be on our ballot in the Mueller neighborhood. The YouTube video can be found here Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Episode 74: Kirk Watson was the Mayor of Austin from 1997 to 2001. He went on the be State Senator and spent some time as Dean of the School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston. Now he wants his old job back. Listen to our discussion on what he would do if he got the position again. If you want to see it on YouTube here is the link Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Episode 73: Our interview with Joah Spearman, candidate for Austin City Council in District 9.  This is the audio file from the live interview  and unfortunately we got a slight echo in Joah's feed.  The Video Version can be found on our YouTube channel at . We will be video recording our interviews live from now on and placing the audio tracks here. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Episode 72: Howie Richey and Cynthia Good gave us a joint conversation about their 4,800 mile trip to the Rainbow Gathering and the Oregon County Fair and various places going and coming back. Howie also included some interviews with interesting fair goers at the Oregon Country Fair who seem to catch the flavor of the fair... Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Episode 71: If you love camping and music festivals you'll love this interview with Howie Richey as he gathers experiences to write about his journeys to festivals all over the US. From the 50th Woodstock to the 50 Kerrville to the 50th Rainbow Gathering. We've also posted this as a video over at YouTube the TOWER coffee hour  https://youtu.be/bWem9Dv_4JI # rainbowgather...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 70 | Ani and I had a chance to interview Zo Qadri about his run for Austin City Council District 9. He is the youngest candidate in the race and the first Muslim to ever run for City Council. We had a great talk about him and his experience that leads him to think he can do the job.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Episode 69: This is a quick interview with Madison Madden, Community Manager for Austin. When you look up lively and excited in the dictionary, you'll find a picture of "Mad Mad". The sound may be a little wonky as we lost one of our mics but the message is still great. To see the video of the interview follow this link. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Episode 68: Howie and his cousin are going to drive from Austin to Steamboat Springs CO and then hike into the national forest to attend the Rainbow Gathering that has been going on since Woodstock. It is very unofficial and the Forest Service is gearing up to try and accommodate up to 10,000 people.  Then Howie and his cousin will head on to Veneta OR to the Oregon Country Fair t...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 67: Ty gets a chance to talk with Brian Cavenari, who represents Kokua bikes in the US and Japan. Brian lives in Hawai'i and they met in 2009 when Ty was in Oahu conducting a League Cycling Instructor seminar.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Episode 66: This episode is a little different because we wandered around the Frankenbike Swap Meet to talk to the people and film the offerings. If you want to see the video version of this please click HERE We spoke with Chris Gross who was the subject of this Episode of our podcast. We also spoke with Anna Locke and Tom Arias who had come all the way from San Antonio to take pa...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 65: Ben Rowell talks with Ty about his eclectic path to a job changing communities in Northwest Arkansas and beyond. We talked about a lot of things and so I am including some links to those things. Economic Development Study Young Life OZ Trail System in NW Arkansas LaneShift , the company Ben works with, and Trailblazers , a non profit making a difference in young people...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 64: Our interview with Tom Wald, candidate for Austin City Council in District 9. This is the audio file from the live interview that can be found on our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/te_SioAYeDQ. We will be doing our interviews live from now on and placing the audio tracks here. Support the show