Send us a text 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 to a start up (Parachute Health) that is working to streamline the process of getting the Durable Medical Eq...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 81
Send us a text 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 Alamo Drafthouse theater. For the first couple of shows they will keep them free but encourage people to suppor...
Jan 12, 2023•32 min•Season 4Ep. 80
Send us a text 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...
Dec 23, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 79
Send us a text 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 #ballotmueller Please subscribe so you will be notified when we post more interviews with the candidates you will be v...
Oct 14, 2022•43 min•Season 2Ep. 78
Send us a text 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 like to see the video version of this podcast click this link Remember if you want to be notified when we post...
Oct 13, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 77
Send us a text 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 Support the show...
Oct 03, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 76
Send us a text 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...
Aug 23, 2022•43 min•Season 3Ep. 75
Send us a text 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...
Aug 10, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 74
Send us a text 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...
Aug 02, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 73
Send us a text 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...
Jul 29, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 73
Send us a text 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 # rainbowgathering, #woodstock Support the show...
Jul 28, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 71
Send us a text 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...
Jul 26, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 70
Send us a text 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...
Jul 07, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 69
Send us a text 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 that has also been held for over 50 years. I've counted at least 7 stages and I expect there will be man...
Jun 29, 2022•12 min•Season 3Ep. 68
Send us a text 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...
Jun 28, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 67
Send us a text 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 part and with Robin Stallings, Executive Director of Bike Texas who was hosting the event on their new p...
May 31, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 66
Send us a text 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's lives. Support the show...
May 12, 2022•56 min•Season 3Ep. 65
Send us a text 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
Apr 23, 2022•38 min•Season 3Ep. 64
Send us a text Episode 63: Our guest today is Jill Dabbs, Executive Director of Downtown Springdale Alliance in Springdale Arkansas. We met when she came to Austin on a study tour of communities that are creating better places. We talked for a while after the tour and I knew that she would be a great guest for Podcast Celebrating Differences. So join us as Ani and I jump into a conversation with an amazing person. Her description of the work that is on-going in Northwest Arkansas is eye opening....
Apr 21, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 63
Send us a text Episode 62: Ani and Truda finalize their in-depth review on Ani's Book Self Love as Spiritual Practice, Nine Keys to Loving Yourself. Support the show
Apr 07, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 62
Send us a text Episode 61: Ani and Ty had the opportunity to talk with Holly Macve, a startlingly good singer/songwriter about her life and work. At 26, she has done more musically than most of us ever get to. Listen as Holly talks about making music. This is the first of our podcasts that was also recorded on video. If you want to watch Holly talk as well as listen here is a link. Holly Macve Support the show...
Mar 22, 2022•50 min•Season 3Ep. 61
Send us a text Episode 60 - Ani and Truda talk about the ninth and final key in the book Ani authored. This key is titled "Feel and Heal the Planet" and takes on some big questions. There will be one more podcast in this series. The two of them will talk about the epilogue in the book and what Ani learned in the process of putting the book together. Support the show...
Mar 14, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 60
Send us a text Episode 59: Ani and Truda complete another episode of the Colt and Stansky Show where they dig deeply into the 8th Key to loving yourself in the book Self Love as Spiritual Practice, Nine Keys to Loving Yourself by Ani Colt. They are really amazing together and enjoy the chance to toss out ideas and yes, even to disagree sometimes. Worth listening to. #SelfLove #spiritual #choices #growth Support the show...
Mar 07, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 59
Send us a text Episode 58: Colt and Stransky dig deep into the Seventh Key to loving yourself: Receive Yourself. Ani Colt, author of Self Love as Spiritual Practice and Truda Stransky, a Jungian psychoanalyst, are having a great time digging into the Self Love book. As friends they relate and their friendship shows through in these conversations. Truda mentioned the author Shakti Gawain and her books. Here is a link to her website Ani's book Self Love as Spiritual Practice is available on Amazon...
Feb 21, 2022•43 min•Season 3Ep. 58
Send us a text Episode 57: Running for Austin City Council: Ben Leffler Welcome to On Politics! A series of podcasts that give us a chance to get know our elected officials better by asking things questions about the things that are important to them. Of course we will also ask about those subjects that are important to us and our neighbors. We are right in the middle of the 2022 primary season and are going to be talking with some of the people who are running for office in Austin, TX. Austin i...
Feb 17, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 57
Send us a text Episode 56: Ani and Truda jump into a lively discussion of Self Love as they step us through the lessons of Ani’s book Self Love as Spiritual Practice — Nine Keys to Loving Yourself. Here is a link if you would like to buy the book. Self Love It appears that the book is only available in paperback at the present time. In this episode Ani mentions a book she loves, Power vs. Force, the Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior by David R. Hawkings. Support the show...
Feb 11, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 56
Send us a text Episode 55: After knowing Peter for 25 years, it was great to finally meet Tracy and get to know her. They talked about their history and how they decided it would be a great idea to ride a tandem bicycle from the Pacific to the Atlantic. We also had a chance to get to know each other better as they talked about what it took to get their book published and what they learned from both the trip and writing the book. Here is a link to see their website and purchase the book. https://...
Jan 30, 2022•59 min•Season 3Ep. 55
Send us a text Episode 54: As Ani says, January is a time to settle in and gather strength for the coming year. So Ani and Ty took stock of where we are and what’s next. We throw around a lot of ideas about a possible new venture and all of it is pure speculation… The possibility of creating a live stream “News Hour” for the neighborhood and all the headaches and detail work that would entail. Please send comments to ty.tyree@waaoinc.org . Support the show...
Jan 20, 2022•38 min•Season 3Ep. 54
Send us a text Episode 53: Ty and Jean Marie have worked and played together off and on for over 20 years. This was a good chance to get together and find out what Jean Marie was doing with her new life as Associate Professor at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA. We talked about her new job, our times together with bicycles. She admits to be approaching 3,000 geocache finds. Please send comments to ty.tyree@waaoinc.org. In the show we talked about a way to get started on writing yo...
Jan 10, 2022•58 min•Season 3Ep. 53
Send us a text Episode 52: The team of Colt and Stransky investigate the meaning of the fifth key in the book Ani Colt authored: Self Love as Spiritual Practice, 9 Keys to Loving Yourself. At about 26 minutes in, Ani talks about “Spiritual v Religious”. There is a recent article printed in VOX about a poll to try and get a handle on this issue. https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/11/10/16630178/study-spiritual-but-not-religious Here is an excerpt from that article: “Yet, each of the people I spo...
Jan 05, 2022•42 min•Season 3Ep. 50
