Lone Star Deep Dive

This week, we are actually bringing you an episode from a podcast hosted by journalist Krys Boyd : It's called Think , and it dives deep on topics that would be of interest to those who enjoy Lone Star Deep Dive . Plus, it's based out of KERA studios in Dallas, so it has Texas roots. On the episode we're sharing here, Krys interviews Josh Cowen , author of The Privateers: How Billionaires Created...

On Episode 14, the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast spotlights Dr. Brian M. Ingrassia , an associate professor of history at West Texas A&M University . We asked him to join us to talk about a new series of articles about the Comstock Law of 1873 that is being published by the Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (SHGAPE) , and why that and similar laws may be relevant in to...

On Episode 13 of the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast, we talked to an Amarillo College student that started a voting advocacy group on campus. Danna Gonzalez , President of the Voters Voice Club, shared with us her passion for getting young people involved in politics, engaged with elections, and empowered by making their opinions heard at the polls. Voters Voice is a nonpartisan club open to Amarillo...

On Episode 12 the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast features Catlow Shipper presenting “Utilizing the Run-Off: Shifting to a “Hydro-Local” Approach”, during the Stewarding Our Water Future Conference this year . Catlow Shipek has a MSc in Watershed Management from the University of Arizona and over 15 years of experience in applied watershed management and planning, and policy specializing in urban appl...

On Episode 11 the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast features David Hauls Ph. D. presenting “Playas: Keystone Ecosystems of the Southern High Plains”, during the Stewarding Our Water Future Conference this year . David Haukos Ph. D. is currently the Unit Leader of the Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Kansas State University. Previously, he was the Regional Migratory Management specia...

On Episode 10 the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast features Andrew Millison presenting “Practices to Move from Water Scarcity to Water Abundance”, during the Stewarding Our Water Future Conference this year . Andrew Millison is the founder of Oregon State University’s Permaculture Design program, where he introduced a revolutionary ecological design system into the mainstream university establishment,...

On Episode 9 the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast features Sam Hege presenting “Migrating to the Ogallaga: Using Historical Analysis to Imagine New Hydrologic Cycles”, during the Stewarding Our Water Future Conference this year . Sam Hege Ph. D. is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Program in Agrarian Studies at Yale University. He received his Ph. D. in History from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, NJ,...

On Episode 8 of the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast , host Tonya Kleuskens talks with Darryl Birkenfeld Ph. D., Deputy Director, Ogallala Commons about the Darryl’s 30 plus years of experience with Ogallala Commons, the Stewarding Our Water Future Conference and featured speakers. After serving as Executive Director of Ogallala Commons for twenty years, Darryl Birkenfeld Ph. D. , is currently the Ogal...

On Episode 7, (Part 2) of the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast , host Tonya Kleuskens talks with Dr. Ken Kramer, Ph. D., a writer and Texas water policy specialist. Dr. Kramer currently serves as the “public” representative on the Region H Water Planning Group, which conducts water supply planning for the 15-county area that includes Houston. He is also an “environmental” representative on the stakehol...

On Episode 7 (Part 1) of the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast , host Tonya Kleuskens talks with Dr. Ken Kramer, Ph. D., a writer and Texas water policy specialist, about Water Planning in Texas, Texas water sheds environmental flow and much more. Doctor Kim Kramer, Ph. D., is a writer and Texas water policy specialist. He currently serves as the “public” representative on the Region H Water Planning Gr...

On Episode 6 of the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast , host Tonya Kleuskens talks with Caroline Petti and Leon Lowery about the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 and how the search for a Nuclear Waste Repository was derailed by political agendas and poor nuclear waste siting decisions. In the amending of the NWPA December 22, 1982, Caroline and Leon advocated for the MRS-linkages - that is, the provisio...

On Episode 5 (Part 1) of the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast , host Tonya Kleuskens and Mark Nair talk with Karen D. Hadden about her work as the Executive Director of the Sustainable Energy & Economic Development (SEED) Coalition, which aims to prevent high-level nuclear waste from being stored above ground in Andrews County Texas. Karen D. Hadden is a former high school science teacher. She has...

On Episode 5 (Part 1) of the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast , host Tonya Kleuskens and Mark Nair talk with Karen D. Hadden about her work as the Executive Director of the Sustainable Energy & Economic Development (SEED) Coalition, which aims to prevent high-level nuclear waste from being stored above ground in Andrews County Texas. Karen D. Hadden is a former high school science teacher. She has...

On Episode 4 (Part 2) of the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast , host Tonya Kleuskens talks with League of Women Voter’s of Amarillo member Katie Paul about as she provides an overview of the Civics 101 Program Slide Presentation. Claudia and Katie created Civics 101 to explain the functions of county, city, and state government, along with elections. The Civics 101 Program is available to Civic Groups...

On Eposide 4 (Part 1) of the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast , host Tonya Kleuskens talks with League of Women Voter’s of Amarillo members, Claudia Stravato and Katie Paul about their Civics 101 Program. Claudia and Katie created Civics 101 to explain the functions of county, city, and state government, along with elections. To request the program for your group contact the League of Women Voter’s Ama...

On Episode 3 (Part 2) of the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast , host Tonya Kleuskens and co-host Mark Nair continue the conversation with Dr. Craig Nazor. Dr. Craig Nazor is originally from Ashtabula, Ohio, but has been a resident of Austin, Texas for 36 years. He has a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Texas at Austin, and he has composed, performed, and taught music for most of his lif...

On Episode 3 (Part 1) of the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast , host Tonya Kleuskens and co-host Mark Nair speak with Dr. Craig Nazor. Dr. Craig Nazor is originally from Ashtabula, Ohio, but has been a resident of Austin, Texas for 36 years. He has a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Texas at Austin, and he has composed, performed, and taught music for most of his life. However, he is al...

On episode 2, Lone Star Deep Dive , host Tonya Kleuskens and co-host Mark Nair, talk with Susybelle Gosslee about her experience as the League of Women Voters Texas State Hazardous Waste Chair, her founding of Our Friends Place, a home for girls with little or no personal support, and why she feels it is important for every citizen to vote. Susybelle Gosslee is a member of the League of Women Vote...

On this first-ever episode of the new podcast, Lone Star Deep Dive , host Tonya Kleuskens sits down with the current co-presidents of the Amarillo League of Women Voters to check in on what’s going on with the organization during an important election year. Michelle Hoggatt and Jenny Inzerillo discuss the upcoming primary, the importance of the Nonpartisan Voters Guides and Candidate Forums, and t...