Podcast appearances and mentions of Austin Public Library

“Young people in Paris, 1948”   Chatter rolls into the new year with Claude, Jamie, and Torie. David's off covering the Commanders' big win over Tampa Bay.  Even without David, Claude and Jamie break down the big game (something about 4th downs).  Following “Chatter on Sports,” COB alum David Wright Falade zooms in to share his latest, “The New Internationals.”  Focused on an often over simplified chapter in history, “The New Internationals” explores the complex and intertwined lives of young people imagining a better world.  David goes “Going Local” with the Twin Oaks branch of the Austin Public Library system, down the street from where he lives and a terrific community hub.

We're pulling out all the stops for the first annual Freedom to Read Day of Action on Saturday, October 19th! Hear from libraries in Los Angeles, San Diego, Hoboken, NJ and Austin, TX about what they're doing to promote the freedom to read. And, if you're in Brooklyn, meet us on the steps of Central Library this Saturday for a book rally!You can read the transcript here. Further resources:Join Brooklyn Public Library on October 19th for our Freedom to Read Day of Action! Or check out events across the country.Visit San Diego Public Library and LA County Library online to learn about their Freedom to Read Day of Action events. And you can brush up on the California Freedom to Read Act. You can read the New York Times story about SDPL's LGBTQ+ book displaysLearn more about Hoboken Library and the book sanctuary movement. Austin Public Library has events planned for October 19th, and a new podcast called Save the Books!

To kick things off, Mark, Melynda and Ed, talk about some local issues including the homeless problem around the Austin Public Library and an AISD Vice Principal who wrestled a student. They also hit on some national issues such as Voter Registration, the Dockworkers Union strike and the situation in the Middle East. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“I see my job as trying to soothe the trauma that teenagers don't know they have yet because everybody's so busy telling them that they don't.” - A.S. KingThe older we get, the more we understand that life is impossible to actually understand. Things are not often straightforward, and the more we do discover, the more we realize there is to discover. But when we read, we want to relate, to see the words on a page and have them reflect the world back at us in a way that makes it feel more digestible. A.S. (Amy Sarig) King has found that the only way to really do that is to make the mirror as absurd as the real thing. In today's American political realm, the word weird is taking on a new layer of meaning. But for Amy, weirdness has always been a lifeline. For her and her characters. She draws on weirdness and absurdity to tap deeper into the trauma her characters face. From anger to misplaced guilt, sadness to grief, and a general sense of overwhelming anxiety, teens have so much to process. And nothing peeves Amy like adults' dismissal of these experiences, of this trauma, for teens. She is passionate about challenging that norm, validating teens, and offering a surreal mirror to help them understand the world as it truly is: weird.A.S. King is a prolific, unique writer best known for "Dig," "Ask the Passengers," "Please Ignore Vera Dietz," and "The Collectors." She has received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Edgar Award, and the Printz Honor—twice. Her work often combines surrealism with raw emotional depth, offering a fresh perspective on the human experience.In this episode, she critiques pointless teen shaming by adults, discusses why surrealism resonates with young readers, and shares her advocacy for LGBTQ+ youth through Gracie's House, a nonprofit named after her late daughter. She also reveals how her cheese tattoo led to an insight into humaneness.***Connect with Jordan and The Reading Culture @thereadingculturepod and subscribe to our newsletter at thereadingculturepod.com/newsletter. ***Keeping it on brand and consistent, Amy offers us a truly unique reading challenge with a bizarrely loveable title. Weird stuff that's totally readable, may be old, but it's really good. Hear me out. That's Amy's pitch and title for her reading challenge.  It's a good one! Find out more for yourself at thereadingculturepod.com/as-king.***This episode's Beanstack Featured Librarian is Alana Graves, a Librarian and Summer Experience Coordinator at Austin Public Library. She recounts an adorable mermaid story from one of her summer programs.ContentsChapter 1 - Sci-Fives and Reading (Pennsylvania)Chapter 2 - Embracing the StrangeChapter 3 - The Job of ValidationChapter 4 - Gracie's House, Gracie's HandsChapter 5 - Surrealism, For RealChapter 6 - Pick The LockChapter 7 - Weird stuff that's totally readable, may be old, but it's really good. Hear me out.Chapter 8 - Beanstack Featured Librarian - Alana Graves (Austin Public Library)LinksThe Reading CultureThe Reading Culture Newsletter SignupA.S. KingGracie's HouseHome | Kurt VonnegutGod Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | GoodreadsFollow The Reading Culture on Instagram (for giveaways and bonus content)Beanstack resources to build your community's reading cultureJordan Lloyd BookeyHost: Jordan Lloyd BookeyProducers: Jackie Lamport  and Lower Street MediaScript Editors: Josia Lamberto-Egan, Jackie Lamport, Jordan Lloyd Bookey

Nathan Cutietta sits down with Dr. Liliana Guerrero, an Assistant Professor of Voice at the Butler School of Music. She shares insights into creating the free kid's opera workshop Meet the Opera.Meet the Opera" is a six-week series of interactive workshops by Austin Opera and the University of Texas at Austin's Butler School of Music, held at various Austin Public Library branches. Each workshop, lasting about an hour, focuses on different aspects of opera, including singers, story, set designers, orchestra, and choreography. Participants engage in live performances, educational activities, and creative projects related to the theme of each workshop. 

Nathan Cutietta sits down with Associate Professor of Musicology, Charles Carson at the Butler School of Music. He shares insights into creating the free kid's opera workshop Meet the Opera.Meet the Opera" is a six-week series of interactive workshops by Austin Opera and the University of Texas at Austin's Butler School of Music, held at various Austin Public Library branches. Each workshop, lasting about an hour, focuses on different aspects of opera, including singers, story, set designers, orchestra, and choreography. Participants engage in live performances, educational activities, and creative projects related to the theme of each workshop. 

Natalia Talkowska shares her journey from Poland to London's startup ecosystem and how her insatiable curiosity led her to transform lives through visual storytelling. Interviewed at the Austin Public Library, Natalia delves into her mission of connecting people and making them feel seen and understood. She recounts the pivotal encounter with Darren Robson, a mentor who fundamentally shaped her career and personal growth. Natalia also discusses her approach to visual thinking as a strategic tool for distilling complex challenges and empowering decision-making within businesses. Throughout the conversation, she emphasizes the importance of human connection, creativity, and storytelling in an increasingly digital world. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in innovative problem-solving, personal development, and the evolving role of AI in creativity. Thanks to Dave Birss for the recommendation.Time Codes00:00 Intro01:46 The Impact of Mentorship and Personal Growth02:08 Exploring the Roots of Creativity and Connection04:40 The Transformative Power of Curiosity and Networking05:39 The Entrepreneurial Leap: Support and Strategy10:40 Reflecting on Legacy and Future Ambitions18:32 Strategic Storytelling and Visual Thinking Explained20:05 Unlocking Creativity in the Corporate World20:33 Why Visual Storytelling Works for Businesses21:38 Overcoming Brand Fear with Creative Solutions22:45 The Power of Simplifying Complex Ideas23:10 Developing a Unique Methodology for Engagement26:19 The Journey of Visual Storytelling and Its Impact33:14 Navigating the Future of Storytelling in the AI Era40:28 Advice for Navigating Uncertainty and Embracing Creativity44:35 Final Thoughts and the Importance of Community Social Links WebsiteLinkedinIGYouTube Links Books:The Creative ActMovie:The Matrix Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Librarian Christina Nelson from the Austin Public Library draws from her experience overseeing collections and acquisitions to share how to get your book into libraries, how to coordinate an author event at your local library, and how authors and libraries support each other. Find our show notes at greenleafbookgroup.com/episode80

In matters of law, Cato was a stickler. In matters of principle, Cato was uncompromising. His opponents found him exhausting. Even some of his friends thought he was impossible.Yet as we wrote about recently, people who bumped into him in the street were always surprised. By how nice he was. By how low key he was. There was the man who struck Cato in the baths, not aware of whom he was fighting with, only to be unceremoniously forgiven by the great Roman he had assaulted. There were the local dignitaries who didn't notice the powerful politician in their midst, and were gently reminded that future visitors might not be as easy-going as Cato. Again, few would have described the meticulous Cato as low maintenance, but in an important way–which is to say, ironically in unimportant things–he was. We should follow this example.---And in today's Ask Daily Stoic, Ryan addresses questions after a talk he gave to employees at the new Austin Public Library about how he curates his bookstore, the importance of having a physical space for books, the huge benefits that reading out loud provides for your brain, and more.You can watch the full speech and Q&A on the Daily Stoic YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUY7igobTqY ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail

We kick off Season 2 with Ayshea Khan, former Asian American Community Archivist at the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library and current Equity & Inclusion Coordinator at the Austin Equity Office. Ayshea's worked in Austin as a storyteller, facilitator and community archivist for over 10 years and has been a longtime volunteer and collaborator with the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) and is proud to serve as their current Board President. She believes deeply in the history of Black, Indigenous and People of Color as a site for healing, organizing and building a more humane future. Topics covered: • Plant caretaking and their health being a reflection on your own health. • The initial migration patterns of Asian Americans into Austin from the 1800s to 1950s. • What spurred the Austin History Center to start collecting the histories of Austin's communities of color.• Anti-Asian legislation and conferences around land ownership held in Austin in the 1920s and 1930s and protests led by local Chinese immigrants to stop racist legislation from passing. • Ayshea's journey in the film industry, archiving industry and relationship with her own Asian American identity today. Referenced Materials this Episode: • Zilker Botanical Japanese Garden• Ng Family and the Sam Wah Cafe• South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)• Asian American Archive Collection at the Austin History Center

Recorded in August 2017 at the Yarborough Branch of the Austin Public Library. Chencho Flores passed away in January 2021 due to complications of COVID-19 at the age of 91. At the time of this interview, Chencho was 88 years old and had just started his own Conjunto earlier that year after a long tenure with Conjunto Los Pinkys. This in-depth conversation, which we believe to be the only recorded interview with the very shy and humble Mr. Flores, covers his life, his musical beginnings in the 1940s, the changes he's seen in Austin during his lifetime, his time in bands with Ben Garza and his brother Frank Flores, how he joined Los Pinkys, and finally his own band. In January 2020, Chencho, along with brother Frank, bajo sexto player Vicente Alonzo, drummer Augie Arreola, and bassist John Majalca, were inducted into the Tejano ROOTS Hall of Fame in Alice, Texas. After his passing in 2021, Chencho was featured on the PBS NewsHour during a segment remembering lives lost to COVID-19. The Austin Chronicle and the Austin American-Statesman wrote long-form obituaries about him. Rancho Alegre honored Frank and Chencho at the 2022 Rancho Alegre Conjunto Music Festival with a lifetime achievement award. Frank, though frail and ill, appeared in person to accept the award. And even got up and danced with his wife. He passed away in December 2022, also at the age of 91. Songs played: Buscandote - Frank Flores y Su Conjunto Puñal Del Olvido Viva Seguin Morena La Causa Fuiste El Pajuelazo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rancho-alegre/support

Wildfires near Austin continue burning: the Big Sky fire near Fredericksburg has burned nearly 1,500 acres and is 60% contained, the Smoke Rider fire near Dripping Springs burns on as well, now having consumed 1,200 acres and several homes with 70% containment, and a third wildfire has forced evacuations near Wimberley. Austin Fire is pleading with local smokers to keep their lit butts inside their cars. Following the lead of several other Texas cities including Austin, San Marcos city officials announce that their police department will not investigate violations of new abortion bans in Texas. The Alex Jones jury has delivered a verdict, awarding the parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim Jesse Lewis's parents $4.1 million - they had sought $150 million. Two more trials to go for Jones. As of Thursday, Austin has set its third-longest streak for consecutive triple-digit days at 20. Forecast models are predicting a chance of rain this weekend, and Colorado State is predicting potential hurricane relief for Central Texas. We'll believe it when we see it. City officials are considering September as a good starting point for the first pilot run of Austin's guaranteed income program, the first to be tried in Texas. The city is also calling for input on how it should manage Austin's homelessness situation. Local animal shelters, facing overcrowding, are struggling to adhere to Austin's standards as a no-kill city. Austin has been ranked #1 on a new list of cities measured by lowest carbon footprint. Meanwhile Brewing will host a book fair titled "Lagers and Literature" on August 28 to benefit the Inside Books Project, featuring pop-ups by the Austin Public Library, the Harry Ransom Center, Typewriter Rodeo and more. Cameron "Dicker The Kicker" has left the building - leaving a gaping hole in Texas Football's special teams plans. Live music for the weekend: the Hot Summer Nights free local music series continues through Saturday at venues all over the Red River Cultural District and beyond. Friday catch a long-awaited rescheduled show with David Gray at ACL Live, COIN at Stubb's, and Black Pistol Fire at Emo's. Saturday sees Leon Bridges at the Moody Center and Franz Ferdinand at Stubb's. Sunday, Christian Lee Hutson plays the Parish.

High temperature records were broken both Saturday and Sunday, and ERCOT reports that electricity demand in Texas hit an all-time new record high on Sunday afternoon at 74,889 megawatts, topping the prior record set in August of 2019. A bipartisan and potentially filibuster-proof group of U.S. Senators including Texas' John Cornyn have announced an agreement on gun violence, including funding for "red flag" laws and expanded background checks on younger guy buyers. Of this new progress, Matthew McConaughey says it "doesn't mean we have a solution, but it does support more responsible gun ownership". Meanwhile, thousands gathered to rally for gun reform at the Texas State Capitol on Saturday for the second March For Our Lives, which featured similar gatherings across the country. Seven of the 31 members of a white supremacist group who were stopped from interfering with an Idaho Pride event over the weekend are from Texas - only one of the 31 is from Idaho. Blues On The Green's first pair of free shows for this summer are Tuesday and Wednesday - organizers encourage attendees to park at Austin High School or Palmer Events Center and use the shuttles from those locations. Austin Public Library and BookPeople are teaming up for a summer reading series focusing on books that have been banned or challenged in Texas school districts. Austin has a second unionized Starbucks location: the West Campus outlet at 24th and Nueces. Austin's Colton House Hotel has been named one of the top 10 "Hottest New Hotels in the U.S." by TripAdvisor. After a weather delay for a forced third super-regional game against East Carolina, Texas Baseball wins and advances to the College World Series - historic rivals OU and Texas A&M are both in the running as well. Following Austin FC's 4-1 friendly loss to C.F. Pachuca, Landon Cotham at Moontower Soccer says "there's no shame in losing to the Liga MX runner-up, but Austin's performance made it difficult to feel much encouragement". Hot weather continues: 102 expected Monday, which could tie or surpass today's all time record. Heat abates from record levels at mid-week, but remains very high - we may stay below 100 for Tuesday and Wednesday, but triple-digit days resume Thursday.

The Austin Public Library presents a summer program called "banned camp" and the Biden administration is still pursuing green energy. All that and more!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lifelong women's activist, mother, midwife, and family nurse practitioner Mary Lou Singleton joins me for the second time on the podcast, for a nuanced discussion on what women can expect in the face of abortion being criminalized and offers clarity on this highly politicized topic. We get into specific cases of women who faced life-threatening consequences and in some cases death, due to the State criminalizing abortion, including crimes committed against women who endured miscarriages of wanted pregnancies, the paradox of how many life forms thin themselves out, and the inhumane treatment of women by society, who place their babies up for adoption. We discuss medical totalitarianism, what we've learned about snitch culture over that past two years, period tracking apps, State surveillance of women's menstrual cycles throughout history, forced abortions, the harms of pharmaceutical contraception and the difficulty of trying to legislate morality. Mary Lou highlights what women currently have access to, how to start taking responsibility over our sexualities and bodies with fertility awareness methods, knowing the immediate signs of pregnancy, and sourcing necessary materials and herbs so that we and our sisters can maintain bodily sovereignty in the face of criminalization and surveillance culture. Mary Lou has served on the boards of directors of the Midwives Alliance of North America, the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives, the Stop Patriarchy Abortion Rights Freedom Ride, and the Women's Liberation Front. She's sat alongside thousands of women in pregnancy, miscarriage & abortion and brings a comprehensive yet compassionate perspective to the plight of women during these shifting times. The Modern Woman's Guide to Self-Abortion: https://marylousingleton.wordpress.com/2019/05/ Natural Liberty: Rediscovering Self-Induced Abortion Methods: https://amzn.to/3wN6Was Arrests of and Forced Interventions on Pregnant Women in the United States, 1973–2005: Implications for Women's Legal Status and Public Health: https://read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/article/38/2/299/13533/Arrests-of-and-Forced-Interventions-on-Pregnant UPCOMING EVENTS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS: Women Leaving the Left June panel discussion June 10 @ The Austin Public Library: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-leaving-the-left-tickets-335030895427 Autonomous Fertility Workshop (IN-PERSON) with me and Mary Lou Singleton June 11 in Austin, Texas: https://www.whosebodyisit.com/autonomous-fertility-workshop COMPREHENSIVE EPISODE RESOURCE LIST: https://www.whosebodyisit.com/abortion-episode-resources ➢➢➢ SUPPORT THE PODCAST | https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/whosebodyisit?locale.x=en_US 1:1 COACHING SOVEREIGN WOMEN | https://www.whosebodyisit.com/coaching-for-sovereign-women HYPNOSIS FOR HEALING & RADICAL CHANGE | https://www.whosebodyisit.com/hypnosis SHOP ACTIVIST STICKERS | https://www.whosebodyisit.com/shop INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/whosebodyisit/

Statesman former Food Writer Addie Broyles drops in today to tell us about the cookbook donation she and Kitty Crider made to the Austin Public Library.

While our hospitalization average did edge back up into Stage 2 yesterday after hitting Stage 1 for the first time in almost two years on Monday, overall stats remain positive: we've hit new lows for total COVID patients in hospital care and had no new admissions on Monday. Also, Travis County has lifted mask requirements for County government buildings, and Austin Public Library has re-extended its operating schedule - enjoy the lull while it lasts. Most of the damage from Monday's storms impacted Williamson County. Diana Ross plays a children's charity benefit concert in Austin one week from Saturday. Plucker's Wing Bar is set for new locations at home in Austin, plus in San Antonio and Houston, while Uchi plans to expand to Los Angeles. And #2 Texas Longhorns baseball is riding a five game winning streak all the way to Lubbock, where they have a three-game series against Texas Tech starting on Friday.

On this episode of our "Weekly Roundup" podcast, the reporting team discusses state officials revisiting the issue of puberty blockers and transitional surgeries for minors, a Republican race centered around police unions, attorneys for the indicted Austin police officers going to bat for their clients, the Austin Public Library paying students to attend sex-ed seminars, Ken Paxton's former top aides accusing him of making “false and misleading” claims in interviews, Cook Children's Hospital denying their refusal to provide a kidney transplant for an unvaccinated minor, Van Taylor's primary race, Abilene citizens turn in over 10,000 signatures for a petition to outlaw abortion, a legal battle between an El Paso tribe and the state of Texas, and a former Austin mayor running for his old position once again. 

While American Libraries is busy searching for its new podcast host, we thought we'd dip into the vault and re-air some of our most popular episodes. Today we're replaying Episode 35, “Fostering New Businesses,” which originally aired in February 2019. Three years ago, we released this installment to coincide with National Entrepreneurship Week, which this year is being observed February 12–19. The advice in this episode is relevant to trends libraries have been seeing during the pandemic: small businesses are looking for assistance, libraries are pivoting their business resources to the online environment, and many people who lost or quit jobs are turning to entrepreneurship for the first time. In this episode, American Libraries Managing Editor Terra Dankowski interviews Amy Fisher, information and reader services manager, and Morgan Perry, business outreach specialist, both from Mid-Continent Public Library in Missouri. They talk about the how the library's Square One Business Services program helps the community, including a growing food business sector. Next, former Call Number host Phil Morehart speaks with Roosevelt Weeks, director of Austin Public Library in Texas. They discuss how the library's entrepreneurship programs complement the city's vibrant start-up scene.

CNN and Fox report Fentanyl number cause of death for 18-45 year olds Austin going to Stage 4 Texas runs out of monoclonal antibodies Covid+ Isolation time cut in half Austin Public Library won't "ban books" and more! @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

The Austin Youth Poet Laureate program has landed in Austin! We here at Host Publications are thrilled to partner with the Library Foundation and the National Youth Poet Laureate Program led by Urban Word, with additional support from the Austin Public Library, Creative Learning Initiative, and Learn All The Time.  In this episode, we discuss the details of this exciting new program for young writers in Austin, and all of the benefits that it offers them, for their writing, their confidence, and for their engagement with their communities.  We had the opportunity to speak with the inaugural Teaching Artists who ran the application workshops this year, to hear about their experiences in the workshops and to get a better sense of what this program will offer young writers in Austin.    We spoke with Bianca Perez: (she/her) Bianca was born and raised in Mission, Texas – a small southern town bordering Mexico. She is currently an MFA Poetry candidate at Texas State University. Her poems have been published in The New York Quarterly, Re-side Magazine, Magma Poetry UK, ReclamationATX, Psst! Press' The Sappho Diaries, and East French Press. Forthcoming in The Ice Colony Anthology. She is also the co-host of a horror podcast with writer Stephanie Grossman. Her poetry centers on her Latin culture, spirituality, family, and womanhood. We also spoke with Steven Espada Dawson: (he/him) is a writer from East Los Angeles, currently working out of Austin. The son of a Mexican immigrant, he holds an MFA in poetry from Purdue University. He has served as poetry editor for Sycamore Review and Copper Nickel. Winner of the Barriss and Iola Mills Award and the Kneale Award, his poems have appeared recently or are forthcoming in The Adroit Journal, Best New Poets 2020, Colorado Review, Copper Nickel, Gulf Coast, Hobart, Kenyon Review Online, Split Lip Magazine, and Waxwing, among other journals.   We want to encourage any and all interested folks to apply for the Youth Poet Laureate position this year by Sunday, August 15, 2021, at 11:59pm, or to take the Application Workshops next year for a fully immersive creative experience. Head on over to the Library Foundation's website for more information on how to apply, and follow Library Foundation ATX and Host Publications on social media for updates on deadlines, the inaugural winner, readings and the forthcoming chapbook! 

Drawing on the concepts presented in Matt's book, Hooks: Lessons on Performance, Business, and Life from a Working Musician, Debbie joins Matt to discussthe 4-part sequence to learning, identifying Learned Helplessness and Imposter Syndrome, how to identify and allocate your most valuable resources,identifying and managing Frustration Tolerance,strategies for managing difficult team members, bandmates, and associates, and how and when to establish professional and personal boundaries. A licensed mental health counselor and organizational psychologist with extensive field experience, Debbie has advised individual and corporate clients across all industries and established herself as a speaker, instructor, and author since founding her company, Thoughts In Order, in 1997. In 2012 she moved to Austin, Texas, and sharpened her focus to the music industry, digging into the systems that drive every aspect of a music career, including booking, touring, production, marketing and promotion, recording and distribution, copyright and royalties, and the wellbeing and protection of artists and their creative gifts. Her past and current project portfolio range from large-scale conference and festival production to one-on-one consultation and coaching of music creators and industry professionals. Her educational background includes an MS in mental health counseling, MA in industrial/organizational psychology, and BFA in journalism.​​Debbie's latest book, The Organized Musician, helps independent artists around the world to get their act together and live their dream of a career in music. Well-received as the basis of her South by Southwest presentation "Time Management for Musicians," The Organized Musician has become a workbook, touchstone, and traveling companion for artists throughout the U.S. and beyond. Her next book, Modern Music Patronage, will teach music fans how to give substantive support to the artists they love in the post-pandemic age of independent music. Debbie has offered books and courses for her organizing and productivity-industry peers for over twenty years as an educator. She is the author of books including Newbie Pitfalls and Ethical Pitfalls for Professional Organizers; the developer and instructor of "Fundamental Organizing and Productivity Principles," a flagship course of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals, as well as other courses in the NAPO curriculum; and a frequent conference presenter. Debbie is also honored to be a curator of the Austin Public Library's Electric Lady Bird streaming music catalog, a South By Southwest Music Conference Advisory Board member, and a Professional Member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.Matt Wilson gained national exposure as the "Piano Man" in the First National Tour of the Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp's Tony-award-winning musical Movin' Out. In 2005, the Texas State Senate honored Matt with a resolution for his achievements in Fine Arts, and he was accepted to the 2016 - 2018 Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Roster. Matt continues to tour with his band, headlining numerous public, private, and social events of all sizes. In 2021, Matt released his first book, Hooks: Lessons on Performance, Business, and Life from a Working Musician, available on Amazon and iBooks. Support the show

Audit ATX interviews Investigator Mike Yamma about a recent investigative report on fraud and waste at the Austin Public Library.

Van, from the Austin Public Library joins interview with filmmakers and writers Owen Egerton and C. Robert Cargill

Former Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, confirms that our government has been covering up UFOs for years. Listeners comment. A Colorado town is offering $100 to those that want to travel there. A former employee of the Austin Public Library is responsible for $1.3m worth of theft of office supplies and more. Mon 10/12: Hour 4 Photo by Artem Kovalev (https://unsplash.com/@artemkovalev?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/s/photos/ufo?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText)

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President Trump says don’t be afraid of COVID and to not let it dominate your life which is receiving a lot of criticism, a former Austin Public Library employee has been arrested over accusations of the theft of at least $1.3 million in printer toner over a 12-year period, and Gov. Greg Abbott tweets out a possible tease on reopening bars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Welcome to the Let's Eat, Grandma Career Warrior Podcast! Today, we're going to talk about putting your best foot forward when it comes to attending networking events and interviews. Many of us have a best version of our appearance, and we have a worst version of our appearance. This talk explores both and the reasons why we need to show up our best when attending interviews. We discuss clothing, posture, and body language. This episode should inspire you to feel confident and be the absolute best you can be. This episode was taken from a presentation given to job seekers at the Austin Public Library. It is available unabridged with tips for homeless job seekers in our other podcast, Homebound Radio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our first of three episodes about Unstoppable Texas Women, we discuss two women who were great friends, awesome political forces, and very funny Texas women: Ann Richards (our 45th governor) and Molly Ivins (reporter and writer). We'll get into what made them unstoppable, some favorite quotes from each, ordeals they overcame, and their best barbs aimed at the Bush family. We're inspired by Ann Richards and Molly Ivins because they told the truth, worked hard for others, and weren't afraid to be themselves on a public stage.  We start the episode with a round-up of other women notable in Texas history, like Ma Ferguson and Clara Driscoll. Want extra reading? Here's where we did our research: A Texas Monthly article about the legacy of Ann Richards: https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/the-renaissance-of-ann/ Ann Richards's bio from the Texas Politics Project: https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/archive/html/exec/governors/31.html Info and photos of Ann Richards, from the Austin Public Library: https://library.austintexas.gov/ahc/ann-richards-54629 Ann Richards's Keynote Address to the DNC, 1988: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtIFhiqS_TY “The Price of Being Molly Ivins”: https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/the-price-of-being-molly/ “Why We Need Molly Ivins's Wisdom Now More Than Ever”: https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/molly-ivins-raise-hell-film-janice-engel-politics/ Profile of Molly on “Americans Who Tell The Truth”: https://www.americanswhotellthetruth.org/portraits/molly-ivins Profess-Hers is written and created by Allegra Davis Hanna and Misty Wilson-Mehrtens. We produce the show ourselves, with help from Austin Haynes. 

Austin Public Library partnered with Austin Community College to bring vocational educational opportunities to one of its most underserved communities by offering ACC’s Welding Class that allows students to receive a Welding Certification. A generator-powered mobile education pod was brought to students, rather than the other way around, making it much easier for community members interested to attend. This program was able to remove some common barriers to obtaining workforce training and to provide individuals with skills that will lead to jobs, an increase in disposable income, and a better life. Urban Libraries Council 2019 Innovation Winners • Education – Adults, Top Innovator

Josh Wilkinson has planned and executed over a thousand events in his career. He works events at the Austin Public Library’s gorgeous new downtown Central Library branch. Previously, he ran a business for over twenty years as a master of ceremonies for weddings, private events, and galas; he’s also hired, trained, and coached 15 entertainers in public speaking and customer relations skills. He got his bachelors from UT in Radio/TV/Film.

Welcome The BG Podcast! Conversations at the intersection of business, community, and public policy, from the Austin metro and around Texas. Today we speak with Chris Shorter, Austin Assistant City Manger. He and Bingham Group CEO A.J. discuss his past eight months on the job and the work ahead going into 2020. ABOUT CHRIS SHORTER Selected for the position in February 2019, Chris most recently served in leadership roles for the District of Columbia (DC) Government for the past 10 years. These included the district's Director of Public Works; COO for the Department of Health, and as COO and Chief of Staff for the district's Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services. In Austin Chris serves on the leadership team of City Manager Spencer Cronk, directing city departments covering Health & Environment; Culture & Lifelong Learning. These are: Parks and Recreation, Austin Public Health, Austin Resource and Recovery, Animal Services, and the Austin Public Library. Connect with Chris on LinkedIn here. Click here to learn more about Chris and the City's executive leadership. This episode was originally recorded on October 7, 2019. ABOUT OUR SPONSOR Thanks to our podcast sponsor Regions Financial Corporation! Regions is a member of the S&P 500 Index and one of the nation's largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, and mortgage products and services. Through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, it operates approximately 1,500 banking offices and 2,000 ATMs across the South, Midwest and Texas (including 10 branches in the Austin metro). The BG Podcast is produced by BG Media Group, LLC (2019)

Metz Elementary is one of Austin ISD’s oldest schools, established in 1916 on Willow Street in East Austin. At that time, this area was considered to be on the outskirts of East Austin. The School Board that year decided that Spanish-speaking students in that area should attend a separate school where their needs could be better met. In an unprecedented move, many of the Mexican-American parents protested this decision and appealed to the school board to change their decision. The other school was several miles away making transportation extremely difficult and the parents felt that if segregated, their children would not have the same opportunities as the English-speaking students. The School Board quietly dropped the issue and Spanish- speaking students were allowed to attend Metz Elementary School. Metz Elementary continued to serve students in the community for the next 7 and a half decades. Just imagine, this school was educating our youth during the First World War, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. This school was witness to 14 different Presidents during that span of time. In 1989 the school was deemed to be too small and too dilapidated to fit he needs of the community. The old school was demolished in September 1990 and a new school was built in its place and opened in 1992. Today, Metz is rumored to be the most haunted school in Austin. So much so that when you search Metz Elementary on the internet, some of the first things you’ll see pop up are the articles detailing it’s long-standing haunted history. Tonight we’ll hear from former teachers, students and even those who once stepped foot in the old building, and the countless unexplained experiences they had in this historic school. Photo Info: Metz Elementary School, photograph, Date Unknown; https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth125274/ University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.

This episode, we're joined again by Dan Kovalik, human rights and labor lawyer and author of the upcoming book The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela: How the U.S. Is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil, available June 25. Dan recently returned from a trip to Venezuela and Nicaragua, where he assessed the humanitarian situation and effects of U.S. sanctions in those countries.We are later joined by Njera Keith and Kristina Brown of Black Sovereign Nation to talk about the #NoSanctuariesForBlackFutures campaign to demilitarize the Austin Public Library for the good of Black youth.Finally, we hear from Yvette Arrellano, Senior Staff at Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, about the environmental destruction and potential toll on human health taken by the Deer Park fire in Houston.

This episode, we're joined again by Dan Kovalik, human rights and labor lawyer and author of the upcoming book The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela: How the U.S. Is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil, available June 25. Dan recently returned from a trip to Venezuela and Nicaragua, where he assessed the humanitarian situation and effects of U.S. sanctions in those countries.We are later joined by Njera Keith and Kristina Brown of Black Sovereign Nation to talk about the #NoSanctuariesForBlackFutures campaign to demilitarize the Austin Public Library for the good of Black youth.Finally, we hear from Yvette Arrellano, Senior Staff at Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, about the environmental destruction and potential toll on human health taken by the Deer Park fire in Houston.

As a public awareness tool, social media can be used to assist libraries with communication, visibility, and exposure. Tune in to hear how Austin Public Library’s citizens proactively raise awareness of the public library through their Social Media Ambassadors Program, including how APL engages with the community and encourages ambassadors to spread library initiatives. #APLambassador

As Austin Center for Design students, our first major project is executing design research for a real-world client. Ours is Recycled Reads, a used bookstore within the Austin Public Library system. Kelsey, Susi, and Adam describe the insights they've reached, and the client's reaction.

Fearless Service A sermon shared by Rev. Ginger E. Gaines-Cirelli at Foundry UMC, October 21, 2018, the twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost. “Fearless Generosity” series.            Text: Mark 10:35-45  What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?  I don’t remember the first time I heard that question, but it has stayed with me for years.  It’s a powerful question for me—because one of my biggest fears is failure.  Maybe some of you will relate.  The fear of failure can keep me—or any of us—from stepping out and trying something or doing the thing that we really want to do.  I realized at one point that my ability to even name what I really want had atrophied as a side effect of this fear.  I’ve always been in awe of folks who knew what they wanted and weren’t afraid to ask for it—demand it even—those folks who would just go for it.   James and John are those kind of folks.  Hey Jesus, give us cabinet positions in your administration! Jesus—who had just for the third time said that he was going to be arrested, humiliated, killed, and rise again (Mk 10:32-34)—would have had cause to simply respond with a face palm. Really dudes? This is your response to my impending suffering, death, and resurrection?  Maybe James and John just heard the “after three days rise again” part—kinda like lots of us do during Holy Week, thinking that we get to Easter without traveling the road that takes us to and through the tomb…  But Jesus forgoes the facepalm and tries to bring the disciples along.  Even when the others get their backs up over the audacity of their colleagues, Jesus simply reminds all of them what they signed up for: “whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.” (Mk 10:43-45)   To be clear, there is “glory” in following Jesus, the glory of new life and eternal joy and liberating love—but first comes the agony of defeat, of suffering, of death, of failure.  You don’t get to “greatness” in the Kin-dom of God except by serving others, by humbling yourself, by experiencing loss and emptiness.  I wonder if part of the teaching is that the power of self-giving love is the real power.  And self-giving love will intentionally assume a posture of service and of solidarity with those who suffer. Taking such a posture will mean vulnerability; it will invite ridicule from those who don’t understand such a stance, those who believe the only way to get by in this life is to manipulate, overpower, control, or intimidate others.  But the power of self-giving love is the kind of power that works in mysterious ways, making hard hearts tender at least around the edges and chipping away at crusty prejudices and seemingly intractable injustice.   It occurs to me that, living as we do on the other side of the first Easter morning, we might begin to understand that the question to ask is not what we would do if we knew we couldn’t fail, but what failure we’re willing to risk for the cause of love and justice.  Jesus faced into the very worst of the world—took on the full weight of empire’s fury—evidently knowing he would have to lay down his life, in order to bring liberation and new life to all God’s children. Jesus risked absolute failure for the sake of love for the world. This the one we’ve thrown our lot in with.  Our call is to embody the same kind of fearless service as Jesus.   I often get push back on this, hearing some version of, “Jesus had that whole ‘being God’ thing going for him and I’m just me.”  But here’s the thing: we know there are people in the world down through the centuries who reflect the self-giving love of Christ and who remind us that fearless service is not just a nice idea, but is really possible through the love and grace of God.    Last Sunday, we officially named three spaces in our physical plant that honor folks who are part of the fabric of Foundry Church and whose fearless service has impacted the life and witness not only of Foundry but of our denomination and larger world.  Norman and Frances Prince, Arthur and Bernice Flemming, and Bill and Vivian Kirk.  I’ve been particularly thinking about Dr. William Astor Kirk over these past months as the United Methodist Church ramps up to the special called General Conference of 2019 that will impact not only the future of the denomination’s stance related to LGBTQ persons, but also the future of the UMC as a whole. Dr. Kirk is one I wish were still around for me to talk with and to receive counsel from about these weighty matters.   Dr. Kirk is a breathtaking example of our topic today—the kind of self-giving love and fearless service to which we are all called to aspire. Over a lifetime of fighting for justice, he must have risked failure after failure and yet he persevered.  I encourage you to look him up and see what I’m talking about.  Some highlights of his fearless service:   “Upon completing his Master's degree in Government from Howard University in 1974, Dr. Kirk and wife Vivian relocated to Austin, Texas where he assumed the position of professor of Government and Economics at Huston-Tillotson College. Dr. Kirk, active in Austin civic life was an organizer in the local chapter of the NAACP and arranged peaceful protests that led to desegregation of the Austin Public Library and many other public facilities. Dr. Kirk's work against discrimination also focused on the University of Texas where he applied and was admitted to a PhD Program. Dr. Kirk's refusal to study in segregated classes prompted a lawsuit by the Austin chapter of the NAACP. Subsequently Kirk, in 1958…became the first African American to earn and receive a Doctorate in Political Science from the University of Texas.”[i]   Dr. Kirk was the sustaining force in the long but ultimately successful effort to end the “separate but equal” Central Jurisdiction and integrate the United Methodist Church.  He was first Secretary and later Chair of the Committee of Five that set out in 1960 to dissolve the Central Jurisdiction and end the apartheid-like structure of The Methodist Church. “Kirk was chosen as an alternate delegate to represent the church body at the 1964 General Conference of the Methodist Church. At this national meeting, the Church Union Commission voted to maintain its policy of segregation. Kirk was aghast. In his own words he found himself ‘completely dumbfounded. My emotions ranged from deep anger to almost uncontrollable outrage to profound sorrow.’ Kirk responded by passionately and eloquently arguing against this decision. Hours of debate ensued, and finally ‘The Kirk Amendment’ was passed. This amendment established a denominational ‘commitment to end institutional segregation’ within the church. When Southern church leaders challenged this at the 1965 judicial council claiming local autonomy, Kirk argued that the denomination did have the authority to end segregation. His arguments were so effective that the council’s 1965 Judicial Decision No. 232 canonized ‘the creation of a racially inclusive church.’”[ii]   Dr. Kirk’s commitment to civil rights in church and society (he served five presidential administrations) extended to all who are marginalized and oppressed. During Foundry’s “Summer of Great Discernment” around Marriage Equality in 2010, I was told that Bill Kirk is singlehandedly responsible for the inclusion of one of the most important lines in our marriage equality statement. After the first draft was painstakingly prepared and proudly presented to the leadership, Dr. Kirk offered a critical piece of feedback.  Here’s what I was told by one of the principle authors of the final statement: “Bill Kirk pointed out that we were focused on the negative parts of The Book of Discipline and had neglected to include the more positive—and controlling—language from the Constitution [of the UMC].  As soon as he said it, I was like “Of course!” It was immediately satisfying not just [to all the legal minds involved] but all the way around.  Because there was a tremendous amount of anxiety at the time about what would happen if we thumbed our nose at the denomination so pointedly.  It transformed the document into a more affirmative rather than confrontational message. It gave a lot of folks some confidence that we were actually on firm ground.  And I still believe that this argument is the one that may lead us home—that the language of the Discipline if not actually ‘unconstitutional’ is essentially so.  But it took a wise and courageous old veteran of prior UMC equality struggles to point out what our strongest point was—what a whole bunch of us, supposedly smart, people had completely missed.  I will always be grateful. And humbled.”   As I understand it from my predecessor the Rev. Dean Snyder, Dr. Kirk—from his hospital room in 2011—was working on the presentation he’d been invited to make at the 2012 General Conference entitled, “Ending Discrimination in the UMC: How Can the Past Inform the Future?” Sadly, he was unable to make that presentation due to his death in August of 2011.   To a person, all who knew Dr. Kirk attest to the fact that he was unassuming and simply presented himself as a fellow member of Foundry.  This humble stance in day to day relations and his courageous, “all in” commitment to justice and equality for all people amidst great challenges and entrenched prejudice and bigotry are a powerful testimony to the Christ-like, fearless service in which we can all participate.   Dr. Kirk’s witness is an example of the kind of commitment that so many people bring to our shared life here at Foundry.  I am daily humbled to learn of what y’all are out there doing in the world—of the places you go and people whose lives you impact for good and the challenges you face and the sacrifices you make for the sake of doing the right and just and brave thing.  And together as a congregation, we continue to do all we can to offer spiritual sustenance and support for each one of you wherever you serve—whether that is in the classroom, boardroom, bandroom, courtroom, newsroom, studio, backyard, kitchen or street.    Dr. Kirk also embodies our calling as a congregation. Together, as we bring all our experiences, skills, resources, and insights and humbly offer them to God—we are empowered by grace to Love God, love others, and change the world.  Our commitment to social justice and fearless service is a hallmark of Foundry Church and it takes shape in everything from our Great Days of Service to our members and clergy demanding sanctuary for immigrant neighbors, proclaiming Black Lives Matter, promoting common sense gun legislation and climate justice, to feeding hungry people, offering free English as a Second Language classes, tracking down vital documents for unhoused neighbors and decorating the Baltimore-Washington Conference Center with rainbows in protest of unjust treatment of LGBTQ persons.  Fearless service is at the heart of our witness as Foundry church. Our gifts are what fuel this witness of bold service and solidarity.  It’s why I am so proud to tithe—that is give 10% of my income—to Foundry. I’m currently tithing a number between my net and my gross pay with a personal commitment to keep growing the number until, when able, I not only tithe the full amount but surpass it.   People from across the connection look to us to support and raise up voices like Bill Kirk and to show up in force wherever there is injustice to advocate for love, mercy, and justice in the manner of Jesus. This is our calling and our commitment and it is only possible to live into this high calling through the generous financial contributions of each one of us. // I’ve been sitting with the thought that trying to increase our budget for 2019 by hundreds of thousands of dollars might be foolish.  But then I think about the calling that we share and the consequences if Foundry Church falters and of the flame that Spirit is igniting among us that I can feel itching to catch fire in ways as yet unknown.  I think about the resources I know we need to keep momentum going and to fuel the growth that will sustain this great institution called Foundry into the next century and I ask myself, “What failure am I willing to risk as a leader for the sake of love and justice?”  What are we willing to risk? Will we try?   Are we able to serve as Jesus serves? To love as Jesus loves? To give as Jesus gives? The good news is that we can try—without any fear—because even when we fail miserably or experience setbacks as we seek to serve and love and give, God will always hang in there with us and help us not only move through any loss or suffering, but God will take us all the way to glory, all the way to new life.           [i] https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2011-09-15/html/CREC-2011-09-15-pt1-PgE1638-4.htm [ii] https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fki73

What skills does a professional architect bring to high school education? Guest Kelly Foster explains, as he shares his experience as both a practicing architect and a STEM teacher. He discusses his methods in teaching creativity and problem-solving in multiple areas of design, including civil and architectural engineering, architecture, and graphic design. He also analyzes the design of the new Central Library, part of the Austin Public Library system. Guest co-host Rachel also joins the discussion. Related to this episode: • Austin Central Library: https://library.austintexas.gov/central-library • Science poster designed by Kelly Foster, “CAUTION! Science Teacher at Work”: http://www.k12engineering.net/downloads/caution-scienceteacher-kwfstudio.pdf • Project Lead The Way preK-12 STEM curriculum: https://www.pltw.org/ • Project Lead The Way curriculum in civil engineering and architecture: https://www.pltw.org/our-programs/pltw-engineering-curriculum#curriculum-4 • Land surveying on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveying • Hogwarts “Grand Staircase” from the Harry Potter Wiki: http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Grand_Staircase • MC Escher's “Relativity” lithograph showing staircases: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relativity_(M._C._Escher) • Giovanni Battista Piranesi's “Prisons” art: https://new.artsmia.org/exhibition/piranesi-prisons/ • The old Faulk Central Library of Austin: http://library.austintexas.gov/blog-entry/remembering-faulk-central-library-411004 • Brutalism in architecture, on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalist_architecture • Lake Flato, San Antonio-based designers of the Austin Central Library: https://www.lakeflato.com/ • Article on the Technology Petting Zoo at the Austin Central Library: https://www.512tech.com/technology/austin-central-library-hands-gadget-time-drives-the-tech-petting-zoo/mBU2Ik9qSJM6D7ATXNhjKO/ • Weed eater locking mechanism video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpTyp0tXxBA • “A&M” is Texas A&M University. • Article on the housing bubble and crisis of 2008: https://www.businessinsider.com/impact-of-2008-crash-on-housing-2016-2 • The cover art for this episode pictures the underside of stairways in the Austin Central Library, photographed during the conversation. Our closing music is “Yes And” by Steve Combs, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. Support Pios Labs with regular donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs, or send one-time contributions by buying us coffee: https://ko-fi.com/pioslabs. Thanks to our donors and listeners for making the show possible. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com.

John Gillum, Facilities Process Manager at the Austin Public Library, has worked for the library for 38 years. Most of his career has been spent building branch libraries around Austin, 18 to be exact. Years ago, Austin's need for a new downtown public library arose due to population increase and outdated technology. After 4 years of construction, the new Central Library opened on Saturday, October 28th, 2017.  With virtual reality stations, a living rooftop garden, tablets, an art gallery and many more innovative additions, It's safe to say this is the library of the future.    Show Notes HOSTs Lisa Graham - Co-Founder, Notley Dan Graham - Co-Founder, Notley GUESTS John Gillum - Facilities Process Manager, Austin Public Library STUDIO Chez Boom Audio PRODUCTION & EDITING Shayna Brown - Founder,  Episode Sponsor Chez Boom Audio  

The grand opening of the new Austin Public Library is Saturday, October 28 from 10 AM to 6 PM. We discuss many of the exciting features of the library and how you can view them at the grand opening. Our guests on Shades of Green were: Kanya Lyons, Public Information Specialist Sr., Austin Public Library Office of Programs and Partnerships (AOPP). She talks about the grand opening of the new Central Austin Library and some of the exciting features such as special meeting rooms, an outdoor deck for studying and reading, a roof top garden and many other cool features. Lucia Athens, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Austin Lucia Athens is the City of Austin’s first Chief Sustainability Officer. Recognized internationally as an authority on sustainability, she is author of the Island Press book Building an Emerald City: A Guide to Creating Green Building Policies and Programs. She discusses the many eco-friendly and sustainable features of the new library.