Podcasts about pflugerville

ReRelease RecLess 5 Ep 2 Kristine Stratton - President and CEO of the National Recreation and Parks Association reveals behind the scenes insight into site selection for the yearly NRPA conference, consideration and intention behind yearly offerings, and her personal investment and passion in growing parks and recreation professionals across the country. Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

RecLess 6 Ep 18 Chris Matthews - Division Director - Nature Preserves and Natural Resources at Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation and Outgoing chair for the CPC - Conference Program Committee for the National Recreation and Parks Association Conference. He speaks to serving on and leading the committee, the session proposal and selection background and process, offers tips and advice to create session proposals that stand out, and highlights the benefits and value of volunteering and networking on the committee and at the NRPA conference. Click here to learn more - https://conference.nrpa.org/Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

What does a civil engineer actually design, and can he still crush Minute to Win It on the way to work?Sandy brings on Ryan from Pflugerville for JB and Sandy's Minute to Win It with $300 on the line. Subdivisions, McDonald's pads, and Home Depot sites get explained, then sunrise, triangles, Sacramento, dolphins, Dolly, and GPS push him through a sticky minute and a clean win.If you love The JB and Sandy Show, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a trivia nerd.

RecLess 6 Ep 17 Dale Smith - CEO of Smith Management and Consulting Services, brings a fascinating conversation about leadership with lessons gathered from more than 30 years in the field of parks and recreation, her broad experience including a Board of Regent Instructor for Supervisors' Management School operated by NCSU and the National Recreation and Parks Association, a speaker at national, state, and local conferences, as well as a number of state university classrooms. Get ready to take some notes and get schooled in all things leadership!Click to learn more - https://tilt365.com/Click to learn more - dalesmithconsulting.comShane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

Bastrop, Texas just voted to cover its Flock surveillance cameras and put contract termination on the agenda. Dozens of residents showed up. The city acted in one meeting. Here's how it happened, and how you can do the same thing in your town. In this episode of Live Free Now, John Bush breaks down the Bastrop Flock fight from the inside: the open records requests, the contract clauses nobody read, the difference between the two Flock audit reports that ended Pflugerville's program, and the exact steps activists can use to get automatic license plate readers out of their own cities and counties. Flock isn't the only camera on the pole. This is one battle in a much larger fight against the surveillance state being built around us, and it's one we can win at the local level. WHAT WE COVER: - How Bastrop went from a study committee to a termination vote in two weeks - The two-report trick that hides who's really searching your town's cameras - Why turning cameras off is not the same as ending the contract - The 8-step playbook to remove Flock from your city or county - Why the real goal is banning ALPRs altogether, not just switching vendors Whether you're in a small town or a big city, red county or blue, this is cross-partisan and it's winnable. Over 80 jurisdictions in 28 states have already ended their Flock contracts. Yours can be next. Fighting bad policy is not the ideal way to create greater freedom. The best way is building the alternatives to government and big tech that let us live free right now. If you want to organize beyond politics and help build those alternatives, join us for our next Freedom Cell social dinner at Community Gardens here in Bastrop County: https://www.facebook.com/events/1391604606249179/  Keep up with everything from John at livefree.academy/newsletter  Free daily email.

Dr Jadrian Wooten - Economics Educator at Virginia Tech - award-winning educator and researcher. He is currently a Collegiate Associate Professor at Virginia Tech and the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Economics. He is the author of Parks and Recreation and Economics and a weekly blog known as the Monday Morning Economist. Professionally he serves as an editor for the International Review of Economics Education.Join us for a fascinating discussion about the future of young parks and rec professionals, connecting with the next generation, and trends and patterns that should be noticed in professional and cultural society. Click here to learn more - https://www.jadrianwooten.com/Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

The show talks shredded out coyotes in College Station, Reasons to Celebrate, RAIN!!, Flock Cameras are done in Pflugerville, and more.

Booker's current record is 2,755 with 174 losses, this morning all of Austin is rooting for Karla in Pflugerville, Texas!!! LET'S WELCOME HER TO AUSTIN'S FAVORITE POP CULTURE TRIVIA GAME...CAN'T BEAT BOOKER!!!

RecLess 6 Ep 15 Chamreece Diggs, CPRP, Greensboro, NC Community of Recreation Services Division Manager, speaks to a life long career in parks and recreation, moving into leadership roles, navigating burnout and imposter syndrome  in a healthy way, and programming spaces for her community.Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

RecLess ReRelease 1 Ep 5 - Roslyn Johnson - Director of Parks and Recreation, Annapolis, MD; speaks about the similarities and differences of leadership in small and large agencies, creative professional development for staff, creating staff buy in and her work/life balance in the field of parks and recreation.Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

During one of Pflugerville's Open Mic Nights, Grabstack takes to the stage to tell his life story… a story with as many twists and turns as a Lucy Wow invented-roller coaster!

During one of Pflugerville's Open Mic Nights, Grabstack takes to the stage to tell his life story… a story with as many twists and turns as a Lucy Wow invented-roller coaster!

RecLess 6 Ep 14 - Aaron Dalzot, Program Manager at City of Lake Forest and Steve Cox, Leader of Sports Logistics at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World speak to their shared experiences as employees at Disney World, how they approach hospitality, customer service, leadership, and how great customer service translates to the field of parks and recreation. Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

RecLess - ReRelease of Season 3 Ep 1 - Jen Basham, Director of Parks and Recreation, Burleson, TX; speaks to her philospohy and systems for building culture, promoting and developing leaders from within, and hiring and promoting, while juggling maternity leave. She also speaks to her experience working in agencies of varying sizes and needs, and her experience as a Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) Review Team member. Click here to learn more about CAPRA - https://www.nrpa.org/certification/accreditation/CAPRA/Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

Mighty Mila's new 'Poetry Pe rfume ' forces everyone in Pflugerville to speak in rhymes, and the heroes must find a way to break the curse before the Annual Spelling Bee becomes a lyrical disaster.

Bobby Wonder and Grabstack are called into action when a giant roller-blading dinosaur starts roller-blading around Pflugerville, leaving destruction in its wake. Can Bobby and Grabstack stop this dino disaster before the town is left in prehistoric shambles!?

During a rehearsal for the Town Dance, Pflugerville's socks vanish and are replaced with clunky robot boots. Bobby, Grabstack, and Lucy must trace the chaos back to Mighty Mila before the dance becomes a stomp - disaster.

RecLess 6 Ep 13 Naomi Sosnowski - CPRP, Town of Amherst Youth & Rec Program Supervisor, Buffalo, NY - is a multiple award winner including a recent 2026 Young Professional Externship recipient, the reigning Vice President of the New York State Park and Recreation Society, and podcaster. She speaks to her excitement about new opportunities because of her recent awards, balancing her career life and ambitions with her home life, and her work in the New York parks and rec world. Click to learn more - Rec Technologies - https://www.rec.us/Click to learn more: https://aapra.org/About-AAPRA/News-Announcements/aapra-announces-2026-young-professional-externship-program-recipientsClick to listen - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nysrps-past-present-future-series-ep-1-getting-to-know/id1896562668?i=1000767212240Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

RecLess 6 Ep 12 - Rich DePalma - Executive Director of the Texas Recreation and Park Society - We are excited to be a part of the announcement highlighting his new professional role on RecLess! He speaks about his start as a parks and rec kid to a supporter that has worked with his local parks professionals to enrich his communities and his transition into the role of the executive director in a state network. He offers advice for working with advisory boards, elected officials, policy positions, budget trends, and staying true to his inner beliefs as a professional, while not taking public criticism personally.Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

The Austin Transit Partnership board has given its approval for a contract with Stadler US inc, who will be tasked with designing and building 21 train cars for the planned light rail line with the initial contract will be for $39-million-dollars, but the delivery of all 21 train cars will come with a much larger price tag -- $353-million-dollars, Travis county commissioners this week have unanimously voted to oppose a wastewater permit for a proposed development west of Austin called "white rocks" , nearly three-dozen guns have gone missing from a Pflugerville gun store, and now the federal government is stepping in and the incident happened back on July 2 at GT distributors in Pflugerville as two men reportedly stole 34 glock handguns, and they were driving a stolen vehicle that was later found dumped on the side of the road and since then, none of the guns have been accounted for.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RecLess 6 Ep 11 - Riley DeWitt-Rickards - Park Project Manager at County of San Diego, Department of Parks and Recreation, CAA lover of animals - prehistoric and current, a 30 Under 30 winner, with experience in grant and project management, gathering community feedback, educating the community about the various directions of funding and maintenance, and highlights her journey into parks projects in a large agency. She also speaks to establishing her expertise and authority in the construction world, in a nontraditional position, and within the community as a young, female professional.Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

RecLess 6 Ep 10 Chris Clarke - Director of Parks and Recreation, King George County, VA; a fan and supporter of RecLess, but also a respected professional in a smaller agency, highlights his work continuing special events and the scope of services in a small department, his experience as a professional referee, how podcasts and ongoing learning have shaped his career, and navigating personal milestones and challenges in a professional career. Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

Ed is back! In the opening hour of Thursday's show, Mark, Melynda & Ed discuss Pflugerville saying that no fireworks will be tolerated this year on the Fourth of July and the Federal Government suing Virginia for their gun laws.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RecLess 6 Ep 9 - Clement Lau - Sustainability Policy Advisor, Los Angeles County, CA; speaks to being an Asian American in parks and recreation, an introvert and quiet leader, and his perspective about parks, park uses, and careers, and his journey to a career in city planning and writing. Click here to read more - https://www.prbplus.com/author/clement-lau/https://www.nrpa.org/blog/rooted-in-service-an-asian-american-reflection-on-parks-and-recreation/?IMISTOKEN=kR2tYXuvbEYCs6MWy1PFbSgu2lcM1eoMShane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

RecLess 6 Ep 8 - Jamie Sabbach - Author and President & Principal of 110 Inc. discusses her new book, The Bison Principle, and the legacy of an agency, safeguarding and honest planning against financial difficulties and strain, the role of cost recovery in programming, and responsible fiscal planning and stewardship.Click here to learn more - https://www.110percent.net/Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

RecLess 6 Ep 7 - Emmy Richards, CPRP, Parks & Recreation Director Ashland, VA; discusses her role as a co-founder of the Small Agency Network as part of the National Recreation and Parks Association Connect, serving professionals in agencies representing rural towns and agencies of populations of 30,000 or less. They discuss finding support and connection when the entire full time staff could be one staff member wearing all of the hats for their organization. Support for small agencies is growing with a recurring NRPA magazine column, Small Town Stories, online webinars, the Small Agency network, a scheduled Network meeting at NRPA 2026 in Philadelphia, and sessions geared towards smaller agencies at NRPA. Small Agency Network of NRPA - Join the discussion from NRPA Connect - https://connect.nrpa.org/smallagencyHear more about the Trashed Panda :) - https://youtu.be/sKCn-zJ3bBU?si=RYNCO4sEau8t7DBaShane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

RecLess 6 Ep 6 - Geordie Emmanuel, CPRP, AFO - Recreation Supervisor, Town of Glastonbury, CT. Recent 2026 Young Professional Externship Program Recipient, Geordie speaks to finding passion in the field, inspiring the next generation of parks and rec professionals, professional sacrifices to serve in the field of parks and rec, the benefits of mentorship, attending NRPA conferences, and stepping into leadership roles.Click here to learn more:American Academy of Parks and Recreation Association Extern Program - https://aapra.org/Programs/Extern-ProgramNRPA's 30 Under 30 Program - https://www.nrpa.org/our-work/awards/30-under-30/Academy Mentorship Program - https://aapra.org/Programs/Mentorship-ProgramShane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

RecLess 6 Ep 5, Bryce King, Administrative Services Director, Centerville, UT; speaks to his career in service and the drive that has pushed him to create spaces for others including the Directors Summit - its origin and goal, his involvement with his local Youth Council, persevering through and overcoming difficult job situations, passing his experience on to others, and his passion for community and gathering people together.Click here to learn more: Directors Summit 2027 - https://www.110percent.net/directors-summitYouth Council - https://extension.usu.edu/uyc/Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

RecLess 6 Ep 4 - Lakita Frazier, CPRP, Director of Parks and Recreation at City of Norfolk, VA speaks to being a mentor, future trends in the field, her role in the Women in Parks network (WiPaR), moving into the world of consulting, navigating politics, and her advice to professionals in the field.Click here to learn more - https://www.womeninparksandrecreation.org/Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

In the second hour of Tuesday's show, Mark, Ed, and Don discuss a lawsuit against Cajun Eats in Pflugerville over the lack of security with the callers, then the President of the American Federation of Teachers was caught using $1.4 Million of union money to fund her book.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three teens have been arrested in connection to a shooting spree in south Austin over the weekend, the Austin City Council is discussing scaling back the I-35 cap and stitch project and parents in the Pflugerville school district are upset after district leaders voted to close four elementary schools to address an 11$ million deficit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RecLess 6 Ep 3 - Brian Emelson, CPRE, Director of Parks and Recreation, Victor, NY speaks to a career in a smaller town, making the most of and creating community where you are, and the lasting impact of parks and recreation on a person, professionally and personally.Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

Mighty Mila's new 'Poetry Perfume' forces everyone in Pflugerville to speak in rhymes, and the heroes must find a way to break the curse before the Annual Spelling Bee becomes a lyrical disaster.

RecLess 6 Ep 2 - Joleen Stinson, CPRP Director Dane County Parks, Wisconsin; Matthew Vanderkamp, CPRP, Recreation Director Mequon-Thiensville School District, WisconsinThis episode was recorded live at the Wisconsin Parks and Recreation WPRA 2026 Annual Conference & Trade Show in the Wisconsin Dells, WI.Joleen and Matt speak to stepping into state leadership and volunteer positions that have enriched their professional lives, helped them to make connections, and have kept them in the field. They encourage professionals to get involved and make connections that enrich their lives as they are in the field, speak to their excitement over coming projects, and programs that they have repurposed and marketed for their own agencies. And Rooney joined the guys live from Wisconsin!Click here to learn more - https://www.wpraweb.org/Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

In the opening hour of Wednesday's show, Mark, Melynda & Ed discuss police officers in Washington D.C. who were placed on leave, young people saying the U.S. economy isn't good, and a shooting at a restaurant in Pflugerville.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Booker's current record is 2693 with 169 losses, this morning all of Austin is rooting for Can't Beat Booker with Sarissa in Pflugerville, Texa!!! LET'S WELCOME HER TO AUSTIN'S FAVORITE POP CULTURE TRIVIA GAME...CAN'T BEAT BOOKER!!!

RecLess Season 6, Ep 1 - Vitoria Martin Delgado - Director General of the National Parks & Recreaction Association of MexicoRecLess celebrates 100 episodes with an international superstar who highlights the differences between what parks and recreation can look like on a world wide scale, the influence of USA parks on the Latin culture and vice versa, and the impact of our industry on citizens around the world. Click here to learn more:ANPR Mexico - https://anpr.org.mxWorld Urban Parks - https://site.worldurbanparks.com/Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

RecLess presents: This Parks & Rec Life - Meredith Lawrence and John Stutzman. Meredith Lawrence - MPA, CPRE - Parks & Rec Director/Assistant Public Works Director, Mendota Heights, MN and John Stutzman, former Recreation and Leisure Services Director, City of Saint Peter, MN speak to how they develop their support system, caretake their mental health, and protect their personal family life as single parks and recreation professionals.This Parks & Rec Life is a podcast exploring the impact of a parks and recreation career on the lives of the loved ones of a parks professional. Hosted by Hannah Mize, editor and producer of the parks and recreation podcast RecLess and editor and producer of This Parks & Rec Life, and cohost Shane Mize, Director of Parks and Recreation, Pflugerville, TX.

RecLess presents: This Parks & Rec Life - Jeff and Sarah Achee. Jeff is the Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation in Pflugerville, TX, and Sarah works in non-profit. They discuss growing together in their careers, the addition of their son, Luca, to their lives, and strengthening their support system.This Parks & Rec Life is a podcast exploring the impact of a parks and recreation career on the lives of the loved ones of a parks professional. Hosted by Hannah Mize, editor and producer of the parks and recreation podcast RecLess, and podcast This Parks & Rec Life, and cohosted by Chris Hunter, Superintendent of Park Operations at Mecklenburg County, NC.

RecLess Season 6, Ep 1 - Vitoria Martin Delgado - Director General of the National Parks & Recreaction Association of MexicoRecLess celebrates 100 episodes with an international superstar who highlights the differences between what parks and recreation can look like on a world wide scale, the influence of USA parks on the Latin culture and vice versa, and the placement of parks and recreation on a world wide scale. Click here to learn more:ANPR Mexico - https://anpr.org.mxWorld Urban Parks - https://site.worldurbanparks.com/Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

The 11th Congressional District is one of those wildly gerrymandered and gigantic slices of Texas designed to amplify GOP power in rural areas while diminishing the more progressive voices in our urban areas - in this case, stretching from the Permian oil patch all the way through north Austin and Pflugerville. Just so happens, the long-time GOP nominee is August Pfluger, a lockstep Trump puppet who has gone without a challenger in his last two elections - but not this year. Claire Reynolds is an Austin attorney and part-time Terlingua desert dweller who's standing up as part of an historic statewide stand by Texas Democrats, looking to bring needed change and improvement to the lives of ALL of CD-11's wide range of communities.Learn more about Claire Reynolds and her campaign at https://www.clairereynoldsforcongress.org/.Thanks for listening! Learn more about Progress Texas and how you can support our ongoing work at https://progresstexas.org/.

RecLess presents: This Parks &Rec Life - Shane & Hannah Mize. Shane is the director of parks and recreation for the City of Pflugerville, TX and Hannah is the editor and producer of the parks and recreation podcast RecLess and editor and producer of This Parks & Rec Life. This special episode is guest hosted by Tom Venniro, director of parks and recreation for the City of Hilton Parma, NY, and co-host of Recless, and wife, Melissa Salatino, art teacher and small business owner. This Parks & Rec Life is a podcast exploring the impact of a parks and recreation career on the lives of the loved ones of a parks professional.

During a rehearsal for the Town Dance, Pflugerville's socks vanish and are replaced with clunky robot boots. Bobby, Grabstack, and Lucy must trace the chaos back to Mighty Mila before the dance becomes a stomp-disaster.

RecLess Season 5 Ep 21 Season Finale Pt 2 - Hosted by Jeff Achee, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation, Pflugerville, TX.This episode sponsored by CivicPlus - The Best-Run Local Governments Run on CivicPlus Technology - https://www.civicplus.com/ Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 11-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie.Jay Tryon is an 18-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

Professor Mittens is back with her nastiest scheme yet. She's determined to cause full-blown pet pandemonium across Pflugerville and this time Snoop and Sniffy won't stand a chance to stop her. Or will they? Find out in the Season Finale.

RecLess Season 5 Ep 21 Season Finale Pt 1 - Hosted by Jeff Achee, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation, Pflugerville, TX.This episode sponsored by CivicPlus - The Best-Run Local Governments Run on CivicPlus Technology - https://www.civicplus.com/ Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children.Tom Venniro is the 11-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughter Amelia.Jay Tryon is an 18-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

Meet Jared Stevenson, the longtime Principal of Wieland Elementary in Pflugerville, TX. Jared & I met last year at the TEPSA Conference in Round Rock and he stood out at the event — thoughtful, reflective, engaging, proactive, and more. He'll join me tomorrow on the #ELB podcast, Tueday February 3rd, 2026, at 7:30 EST. We'll talk leadership, mentorship, 2026, cooking, Philly, and more! Tune in LIVE.This podcast is sponsored by IXL Personalized Learning. IXL is used by more than 1 million teachers each day. It is also the most widely used online learning and teaching platform for K-12. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/ELBIXL

After Renee Macklin Good was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minnesota last week, protests erupted across the nation, including right here in Austin. Local protesters have flooded not only the Texas Capitol and Austin City Hall but also out in the suburbs, in Cedar Park, Round Rock, and Pflugerville. On this week's Friday News Roundup, host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by executive producer Eva Ruth Moravec and Leslie Rangel, deputy managing editor at The Barbed Wire, to break down the ongoing demonstrations and what they signal about the growing resistance to federal immigration enforcement. Later, they dig into the sad passing of the Hole in the Wall founder, new ordering rules at Alamo Drafthouse, and why a group of incarcerated women were determined to raise money for a stray cat.  Want some more Austin news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Austin newsletter.  And don't forget– you can support this show and get great perks by becoming a City Cast Austin Neighbor at membership.citycast.fm  Follow us @citycastaustin You can also text us or leave a voicemail.  Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE  Learn more about the sponsors of this January 16th episode: NAMI Central Texas Visit Brenham Texas

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Protests have begun across Texas in reaction to the ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday, including Houston: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/renee-nicole-macklin-good-ice-protests-houston-21283230.php...And Dallas: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2026/01/08/emergency-protest-begins-at-dallas-city-hall-after-fatal-minnesota-ice-shooting/...And Austin, and neighboring Pflugerville: https://www.statesman.com/news/article/austin-protest-minneapolis-ice-shooting-21283395.phpEdinburg Republican Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz joined united U.S. House Democrats in passing a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act premium subsidies yesterday - she's the exception that proves the rule, that Republicans are all but united against Obamacare: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/08/texas-congress-de-la-cruz-vote-aca-extension-bill/Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson has handed the entire Texas registered voter roll over to the Donald Trump DOJ, including sensitive individual identity information: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/09/texas-voter-roll-trump-administration-justice-department-democrats-dnc/This Tuesday, January 13, the Funky East Dallas Democrats (the FEDDs!) will host an online meet and greet with a bunch of Democratic statewide candidates, including Senatorial candidates Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico: https://www.fedds.org/eventinfo/jan1326statewideEarly voting in the March primary starts in mere weeks, on February 17 - the time to research your ballot is right now: ⁠⁠⁠https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2026/texas-march-2026-primary-ballot/?_bhlid=7d8eca3d2a16adc7c9b44185414443fa32be6d84⁠⁠⁠See the full list of 2026 races and candidates, courtesy of Lone Star Left, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Check out our web store, including our newly-expanded Humans Against Greg Abbott collection: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://store.progresstexas.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Progress Texas is expanding into both broadcast radio - including a new partnership with ⁠⁠KPFT-FM in Houston⁠⁠ - and into Spanish language media! Make a tax-deductible contribution to our radio initiative ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠, and to our Spanish expansion ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠.Thanks for listening! Our monthly donors form the backbone of our funding, and if you're a regular, we'd like to invite you to join the team! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

When eerie howls echo from the town's mysterious clocktower each night at 1am, it's up to Snoop and Sniffy to find out the truth behind Pflugerville's newest legend... the legend of the 13th Hour.