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This is the sermon from Sunday June 28th, 2026 from Peace of Christ Church in Round Rock, Texas. Rev. David Stippick, Pastor of Community, Preaches the first Gather Sunday sermon in the Touching Grass Series. In it he explores the value of of the ordinariness of our everyday lives, and how we can make sacred meaning of them.
This is the Peace of Christ Church, in Round Rock, Texas, sermon from Pride Sunday 2026. Rev. David Stippick, Pastor of Community, preaches on the value of Chosen Family in the Queer community.
You know there is a gap between how your team trains and how your team performs. You've felt it. Gabe Rivera felt it too, and instead of talking about it, he built a system to close it. Full-time SWAT officer, Lead Faucet Tactical instructor, and founder of Mindset Tactical Solutions, Gabe sits down with Scott at the Texas Tactical Police Officers Association Conference in Round Rock, Texas to walk through eighteen years of hard lessons: how to vet instructors without getting burned by theory masquerading as experience, how competition shooting exposed gaps that thousands of hours of tactical courses never revealed, and how a small group of motivated cops turned a text thread into a sold-out law enforcement shooting match movement spreading from Southern California to Tennessee to TTPOA.This isn't a conversation about chasing classifications or social media clout. Gabe is relentlessly mission-focused: make the people around you better, lead by example, and build a culture where your weakest link is not weak for long. He breaks down how his agency went from a one-time thirty-two-hour active shooter block to annual refreshers, quarterly reps, and academy-level integration, and how the same forward-thinking philosophy is now driving a USPSA club, an intro-to-competition course for cops, and an intra-team quarterly competition with a plaque and serious bragging rights on the line.If you are a SWAT officer, a range sergeant, a team leader, or any cop who has ever wondered whether competition shooting is worth your time, this episode gives you the full picture, from Gabe's first humbling match experience alongside JJ Racaza to the stage-design lessons learned from rain-soaked stages at TTPOA this week. The roadmap is here. The people willing to help are already lined up. The only thing left is for you to start.Scott and Gabe also get into what it actually takes to put on a law enforcement match from scratch: finding a USPSA club willing to partner, building walls out of nothing, managing squad flow so nobody is standing around for eight hours, and leaning on sponsors like Howitzer Clothing to make the economics work. Whether you want to attend one of these matches or host one in your region, you'll leave this episode knowing exactly where to begin.In this episode: • Vetting instructors on tactics means prioritizing people whose techniques have been stress-tested for real, not just proven effective in Sims houses: one-off experiences are worth learning from, but not worth re-engineering your entire SOP around • Gabe's agency moved from a single thirty-two-hour active shooter block to academy-level integration plus annual refresher training plus quarterly reps after a post-incident debrief trip to Dallas surfaced the gap between their readiness and what actually-trained agencies were doing • Competition shooting exposed performance gaps that thousands of hours of tactical classes and certificates never did: the move to 'one match a month' then 'every match I can shoot' followed directly from realizing that class environments reward relative performance, while matches reveal absolute performance • The intra-team competition format Gabe built scores each team's top three shooters PLUS its bottom two, forcing accountability at the weakest link rather than letting high performers mask squad-wide deficiencies • The Southeast law enforcement match in Tennessee was the proof-of-concept Gabe and his crew replicated in the Southwest: copy the model, learn from their stage-flow lessons (including a full-service staff-reset format), and let the virus spread region by region • A USPSA section chair approved Gabe's agency-affiliated club to run official classifiers inside law enforcement courses, meaning cops can get their USPSA member number and classification within a course environment specifically designed around duty gear and relevant skill sets • Intro-to-competition classes for cops specifically address the three barriers Scott hears most: fear of DQ, not understanding stage planning, and not knowing how to sign up, and Gabe's model walks officers through a live match with coaching squad support their first time out • Sponsors like Howitzer Clothing (Eric Foss, Project Blue Lion) are funding JJ Racaza team courses and law enforcement match infrastructure outright, and USPSA clubs with materials and range facilities are the key first partnership to secure when replicating this model anywhere in the countryChapters: 0:39 Iron Sights intro and show mission 1:09 Welcoming Gabe Rivera and Scott's personal history with him 5:56 Gabe's background: 18 years in LEO and full-time SWAT 6:27 Origin of Mindset Tactical Solutions and active shooter training 8:15 Lead Faucet Tactical and the instructor vetting process 9:38 Dallas debrief, annual training evolution, and closing the readiness gap 24:26 What 'vet your instructors' actually means in practice 29:47 First exposure to competition shooting and Ben Stoeger's course 31:37 Training with JJ Racaza and the decision to go all-in on competition 44:03 Building a competition culture inside the agency 51:03 Launching the Southwest LEO match and learning from Tennessee 1:24:13 USPSA classification inside LEO courses and what is nextMentioned: Gabe Rivera — Owner and instructor of Mindset Tactical Solutions, full-time SWAT officer with eighteen years in Southern California law enforcement, and Lead Faucet Tactical instructor; primary guest of this episode. Dan Brokos — Founder of Lead Faucet Tactical; mentioned as someone Gabe assists as an instructor and who was teaching in Southern California during the week of the TTPOA conference. Ben Stoeger — World-class competition shooter whose Los Angeles-area private course required a USPSA B classification for entry, giving Gabe his first serious exposure to high-level practical shooting in 2015. JJ Racaza — World-class competition shooter who invited Gabe to shoot a match after training together, and who later ran private performance shooting courses for Gabe's SWAT team, funded in part by Howitzer Clothing. Cody — Referenced as a helpful contact associated with the Southeast law enforcement shooting match in Tennessee whose team provided guidance and support to the Southwest match organizers. Sean Griffith — Described as a top-ten shooter in the world who helped design stages for the TTPOA match and is cited as an example of elite-level competitors willing to invest time in helping law enforcement get into competition. Eric Foss — Associated with Howitzer Clothing and Project Blue Lion; credited with sponsoring JJ Racaza's private course for Gabe's team at no cost to the agency and with funding law enforcement match infrastructure. Anthony Coley — Mentioned as a recent Iron Sights guest whose attitude of asking for help openly was cited as a model for the law enforcement match-building community. Dustin Mowry — Named as a previous Iron Sights guest and one of the people involved in the TTPOA match effort whom Gabe has known since approximately 2015. Chancey Pogue — Named as a previous Iron Sights guest involved in the TTPOA match collaboration alongside Gabe. Bryan Williams — Named alongside Dustin Mowry and Chancey Pogue as a previous Iron Sights guest involved in the TTPOA match effort.
Cam Cook doesn't arrive in Morgantown with potential. He arrives with production.The senior running back from Round Rock, Texas, led all of college football in rushing last season, piling up 1,659 yards and turning himself into one of the most sought-after players in the transfer portal.Now, Cook brings that talent to West Virginia, where he'll be counted on as a centerpiece of Rich Rodriguez's high-powered offense.In this episode, the "Guys" sit down with Cook to trace his remarkable journey—from an underutilized recruit to the nation's leading rusher—and learn what fuels his confidence, work ethic and relentless running style. He also shares why Morgantown became the right destination and what he hopes to accomplish this season.If you're wondering what West Virginia's backfield could look like this fall, this conversation provides an inside look at the player expected to carry the load.Plus, the crew unwraps a surprise package from music star Charles Wesley Godwin, Hoppy delivers his latest Obvious Observations, and listener questions once again drive another entertaining edition of Textual Healing.
The word “dynamic” gets thrown around like it means fast feet and reckless decisions, but that's not what we see in real CQB. From the TTPOA conference floor in Round Rock, Texas, we take live questions and pull the conversation back to what actually keeps people alive: strong foundational skills, honest accountability, and the ability to move from task to task with zero delay when the fight starts.We dig into what makes a shoot house useful for law enforcement training and what quietly sabotages learning, from obvious bullet traps to target setups that let people memorize “the right answer.” We talk about how to build a progression that develops visual discipline, decision-making, and scoring standards, plus why many real shootings look like officers “shooting the situation” instead of shooting their vision. If your team wants better performance, we argue you have to stop chasing fancy scenarios and rebuild the foundation that tactics sit on.We also get very specific for the officers paying their own way. If you only have 100 rounds for a range day, we lay out a clear plan that balances predictive doubles, reactive shooting, movement, and a final live check of your dry work. And we close with a hard truth about culture: after action reviews only work when people own mistakes, cut excuses fast, and walk out as a stronger team.If you would like to train with TTPOA, here is the training link: https://ttpoa.org/advanced-trainingTTPOA Partnerships:Jorge Pastore Foundation Law Enforcement training is essential for preparing officers to effectively and safely perform their duties. Everyone benefits from training, and by providing greater access to meaningful tactical training, we improve the lives of officers and the safety of our community. JPF was founded to honor the sacrifice of Officer Jorge Pastore and his passion for training. We are proud to provide foundation-sponsored classes at no or low cost to law enforcement officers in various areas, including firearms training, defensive tactics & wellness. In addition, we provide funding to officers seeking training outside of the central Texas area when approved by their department or association. https://www.jpastorefoundation.com/The American Warrior AssociationThe American Warrior Association (AWA) is a faith-driven, research-based nonprofit dedicated to healing moral injury among service members, veterans, first responders, and their families. We provide faith-based healing, practical support, and comprehensive wellness programs to foster lasting resilience and spiritual strength.https://www.awa-usa.org/programs/explore-awa-programs
You have heard the arguments a thousand times and every time you hear them, something in your gut says it doesn't add up. In this episode, recorded live at the TTPOA conference in Round Rock, Texas, Iron Sights collaborated with the TTPOA Podcast host Brandon Hernandez and cohost Matt Smith to sit down with Matt Pranka for an honest conversation about training.Matt pulls zero punches on the dynamic versus deliberate debate, the real definition of CQB as a tactic, why slow is NOT safe when the fight is opposed, and how foundational skills are the only real safety mitigation factor your team has. You'll walk away understanding why your shoot house training may be building bad habits, what targets are actually doing to your vision discipline, and how a predictive shooting framework built around doubles, triples, and reactive shooting should be driving your 100-round range session.The Q&A portion adds ground-level perspective of a small-agency officer who built his own live-fire shoot house from scratch just to get his community access to real training. His questions on shoot house construction, target discrimination, and bridging the gap from patrolman to operator kick off a conversation that just keeps getting deeper. And threaded throughout all of it is the culture piece: loyalty, willingness, owning your mistakes in the AAR, and why the guys who refuse to admit they were wrong are the ones who never make it. This one is a labor of love, and it shows.In this episode:• Dynamic CQB is not fast movement across the ground, it is the speed at which you go from one task to the next with zero delay, and training pace must be significantly faster than execution pace so that real-life speed feels controlled, not chaotic• Shoot houses built with bullet traps eliminate a critical processing element: when operators can see the trap, they already know where the target is, removing the visual discrimination loop of demeanor, hands, and decision that mirrors real encounters• A shoot house SOP should be a simple three-page document with graphics that standardizes corner-fed versus center-fed rooms, hallway attacks, and door procedures before any contingency or procedure documents are layered on top• Force-on-force fails most often because role players maintain vigilance for only the five minutes before the team enters, so the most realistic FoF uses opposing SWAT teams cocked for 45 to 120 minutes who are caught off guard when surprise is given up• The 100-round range session breakdown: 40% predictive doubles (always preceded by 5 to 10 dry reps per block), 30% reactive multi-target shooting, 20% movement including lateral and shooting on the move, 10% live verification of whatever you are working in dry fire• Dry fire sessions should cap at 10 to 15 minutes of full cognitive and grip intensity, because sustained focus beyond that window is where the intensity drops and bad habits are grooved, and multiple short sessions accumulate more quality volume than one long unfocused one• The triangle of CQB principles, surprise then speed then violence of action, is ordered intentionally: if surprise is never given up, speed is not required, but the moment surprise is lost, speed and violence of action must immediately fill the gap• The most important character trait in a teammate is loyalty, not to the individual but to shared values and standards, because unlike shooting skill or fitness it cannot be trained, programmed, or faked, and it is the one trait that is essentially hard-coded by the time someone joins a teamChapters:0:10 Iron Sights intro and mission statement0:56 Live at TTPOA: setting the scene1:58 George Pastore Foundation and the podcast booth11:27 Justin Torres and Battlegrounds CQB House12:17 Building a better shoot house for law enforcement17:40 Targets, visual discrimination, and shoot house training29:42 Dynamic vs. deliberate: the real definitions31:45 True CQB speed: task-to-task efficiency40:26 Loyalty, willingness, and what makes a good teammate1:01:50 The 100-round training session blueprint1:09:17 When slow is justified: surprise, darkness, and standoff1:30:38 AARs as a culture-shifting training toolMentioned:Matt Pranka — Returning guest, practical shooting and CQB instructor, keynote speaker at the TTPOA conference, and the primary subject matter expert in the episode's CQB discussion.Justin Torres — Owner of Battlegrounds CQB House in San Antonio and a police officer with a small local agency, who built his own shoot house to bring training access to smaller departments.Kim Pastore — Runs the Jorge Pastore Foundation and partnered with the TTPOA and Iron Sights team to build and fund the conference podcast booth.Chris Palmer — Friend of Matt Pranka and prior TTPOA keynote speaker, mentioned in the context of shooting review videos where officers misremember their own actions on body cam footage.Dan Collosanto — Referenced as the person who invited Matt Pranka to be the TTPOA keynote speaker, jokingly described as someone who 'fucked up' by giving Matt the slot.Jordan — Owner of Arise Manufacturing, who direct-mills Matt Prankla's personal pistols so no optic plate is needed.Zach Harrison — Owner-operator of Ascension Training Group was seated in the audience at the podcast booth and asked the question about the value of AARs in law enforcement training culture.Hwansik Kim — Cited by Matt Pranka as an example of a shooter who achieved top national-level match finishes on approximately 2,000 total rounds by mastering dry fire methodology.Jeff Mau — From Tenicor, he appeared on a prior Iron Sights episode alongside Matt Pranka and John Valentine.Mike Pannone— Mentioned as having co-taught a course in California with Matt Pranka, after which both appeared on a previous Iron Sights episode.
JOB FAIR-CON is back and bigger than ever! On July 22, 2026, veterans, transitioning service members, spouses, and Central Texas job seekers join us for the third annual JOB FAIR-CON at Kalahari Resorts in Round Rock. With more than 200 employers ready to hire, on-site interviews, career counseling, and resume assistance, you may find your next career opportunity. Learn how the Texas Veterans Commission Employment Services team offers services all year round, to get you ready to take the next step toward a rewarding civilian career.
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In this episode of the Principles of Change podcast, presented by Raptor Technologies, host Dr. Amy Grosso sits down with Lynda Garinger, principal of Hopewell Middle School in Round Rock, Texas, to explore what school safety looks like throughout the entire school day. Their conversation examines the routines, systems, and relationships that support a safe learning environment.KEY POINTS:1. School safety is supported with consistent adult presence, clear routines, and supervision that help students feel protected throughout the day.2. Proactive strategies help students regulate emotions, reduce escalation, and stay engaged in learning.3. Safe school communities balance security with belonging so every student feels seen, valued, and supported.
Apple and Google both announced new parental controls for their iOS and Android devices within days of each other. Ironic? Probably not. Will these new controls be revolutionary? Probably not. In this episode, Kelly highlights the pressure these companies face to prove they can protect children. Meanwhile, Apple’s press release shows that they are still positioning themselves as the authority on what children need, while continuously pointing back to parents, saying, “This is your job – you can limit, you can control, you can approve, you can monitor…” Should new and improved parental controls be a permission slip to allow your child to have an iPhone? Should a new (and easier) Screen Time interface with expert recommendation change how you limit and monitor? How can parents think biblically about screen time? How big a deal is screen time anyway? All these things and more in today’s show. YouTube: How We Spend Our Day (1920-2026) Articles referenced: Apple previews new child safety features New expanded Android parental controls to support families around the world Scripture referenced: 1 Thessalonians 5 Proverbs 22:6 Matthew 22:37 James 1:27 Upcoming Events: Great Homeschool Convention – Round Rock, Texas July 9-11 Kelly & Ryan will both be leading workshops and Brave Parenting will have an exhibitor booth JUST RELEASED: The Managing Media Creating Character STUDENT Study Guide! An 8-week biblical study examining how character is impacted by media and technology. The study can be done individually, in a small group, or even as homeschool curriculum! Great for middle school, high school, and young college students to develop Christlike character, which can then guide their use of media and technology. Get your copy of the STUDENT Study Guide today! Need a kids-safe phone? Pinwheel is our favorite! Book a Speaking Event!! Buy the UPDATED book: Managing Media Creating Character (2024 Revised & Updated). Also available on Audible. Get Kelly’s new Study Guide & Workbook, with video teachings for small groups. Check out our brand new Brave Parenting Merch Sign up for the Brave Bullet Points newsletter! This helps us communicate what’s happening without social media – a win for everyone!
In this episode of the #DoorGrowShow, property management growth experts Jason Hull and Sarah Hull discuss why they're reinventing DoorGrow Live and moving away from the traditional "sit and take notes" conference model toward a more immersive, action-oriented experience built for real business transformation. They dive into the problem with most industry events: property managers leave inspired but overwhelmed by pages of ideas they never implement, and explain why execution, in-person collaboration, and human connection are becoming more valuable than ever in today's AI-driven world. Jason and Sarah also unpack the growing impact of AI on business, why human relationships are quickly becoming the true competitive advantage, and how surrounding yourself with growth-minded operators can completely change the trajectory of your property management company. Instead of just learning new strategies, attendees at DoorGrow Live will work directly on their businesses, connect with innovative operators, and leave with momentum, clarity, and real progress already in motion. You'll Learn [00:01] Introduction to DoorGrow Live [03:10] Why Conferences Often Fail [08:00] AI, Human Connection, and Growth [14:20] Why In-Person Transformation Matters [22:10] What Makes DoorGrow Live Different [31:00] Building Real Relationships in Property Management Quotables "Transformation happens in person, not by watching videos in some sort of platform or going to YouTube." "Your business is gonna be the sum of the five business owners that you are the most connected with, not the sum of the five AI tools that you use the most." "You've got to be around people that are real, that are doing real things in the real world, getting real results." Resources DoorGrow and Scale Mastermind DoorGrow Academy DoorGrow on YouTube DoorGrowClub DoorGrowLive Transcript Jason Hull (00:01) All right, hello everybody, I'm Jason Hull. This is Sarah Hull, the owners of DoorGrow, the world's leading and most comprehensive coaching and consulting firm for long-term residential property management entrepreneurs. For over a decade and a half, we have brought innovative strategies. For 17 years plus, we have brought innovative strategies and optimization to the property management industry. At DoorGrow, we are on a mission to transform property management business owners and their businesses. want to transform the industry, eliminate the BS, build awareness, change perception, expand the market, and help the best property management entrepreneurs win. Now let's get into the show. All right, Sarah, what are we chatting about today? We're going to talk about Door Grove Live. That is coming up. So go in and change it right now because this is at least the fourth podcast episode in a row that you've done. with that and I said go in and change it and then you don't and then you read it again the next time. Yeah I don't think the appropriate time to fix your script is during the show. I know. I doubt they want to hang out while I'm making changing the script. think it She hates the phrase decade and a half. think that sounds like a long time but she likes 17 years. She's very particular. It sounds better than decade and a half. like, okay, I don't know. It's ambiguous. There you go. It's All right, tell them about Dorgor Live. Let's talk about Dorgor Live. So we've got our ⁓ annual, we usually do this as a conference and this year we're making it less conferencey and more workshopy. Conferency workshoppy Conferency workshoppy so the reason the reason is a lot of times when people go to a conference and we're included in this We'll get to a conference You know, you're listening to the speakers. You're sitting in on the sessions. You're networking with people You're getting a whole bunch of different ideas and a lot of times what we hear From so many people who attend is why I've had so many ideas, you know, I have 32 pages of notes Well, that's great. How does that translate though? So what you just did is you got 32 pages of notes, all these great ideas, so much great content, and you gave yourself this never ending to-do list. And then you get back to reality, back home, back in your business, and then you go, wow, I have no idea when I'm going to do any of these things. I just don't know. They're all great ideas. I should do them. And also, that's a lot of time. because there's so many ideas. have 32 pages of notes. That's a ridiculous amount of things to do. So what we decided to do is, all right, what if we just made it so that people can be in the room and take action right then and there? So that by the time you leave the conference, so you'll spend two days at the event, by the time you leave this two-day event, you will already have taken action on things. So instead of going to a conference and getting a really long to-do list that you may or may not ever implement, you can go, you can be in the room, you can work through things right there with the leaders of the workshops. So what if I can work on my business in the room alongside my peers who are you know, in the same industry and in the same sector as I am. So that's what we've decided to do this year is make sure that you guys walk away with. not only a plan, you will of course get a plan, you will get a lot of great ideas, will get, you know, you'll still get a bunch of notes, you're still gonna get all of that. However, you'll be able to walk away saying, hey, at this event, you know, here was what my business was before and I spent two days working on the business and now here are things that are already different because I came to this event. So that was our thought. And that's what we're going to do for you guys this year. So we already have some of these workshops in mind, how we're going to structure them, who's going to lead them. We've got some really good ones in store for you. ⁓ And some of the sponsors are going to be leading some of these workshops as well so that they can again do the same thing, get you to take action right then and there so that you can walk out of that room with a different business than it was when you walked in. Cool. And what's the focus? On which workshop? Well, the sponsors with everything else. think there's definitely an AI forward focus that's definitely been very hot. It's definitely the case with the vendors that we have sponsoring. We've got some awesome sponsors already for this event. they're going to be showcasing. We're always showcasing the best tools. And Dorgalive. And so a lot of our clients are the innovators in the industry that are getting on board with the best tools. ⁓ I hear about every new property management tool, system, software, five-coated piece of garbage, like you name it. Everybody's reaching out telling me, hey, I've got this thing. I want to give it to your audience. So we hear about all this stuff and we bring the best stuff to Door to Live. And ⁓ we also just because we're connected to hundreds of property management companies, and we're always getting feedback, and we've got 3,000 in our Facebook group, and we're always hearing what's hot in the market, in the industry right now that people are having good results with, and our clients are like a whole bunch of guinea pigs trying stuff out all the time. I think we've got some tech forward kind of movers and shakers in the space, so. So there's that. And like Sarah was saying, a lot of you, you go to an event, you go to a conference, and you get this massive to-do list or a list of ideas. And then you come back to your team and you pull out your idea grenade of all your stuff and you pull the pin on it with your teeth and you throw it into the middle of the room, say, we're doing all this. And your team are like, great, I don't like you anymore. And I'm not excited about this. And I already have enough work. Thank you, jerk. And now I have even more. And they're not excited about this because you're not. You're not rolling this stuff out in the right way. And so we're gonna help you walk away with action. The other thing is this in-person is gonna become more and more important. Human connection is gonna become more and more important. So at our events, we're shifting our focus to more and more connection and less and less preach, less and less just somebody talking at you and you writing down ideas. We're getting you connected with others. You're creating relationships. These relationships can change your life. And we attract really great people at DoorGrow. Our clients are awesome. And so if you want to be in the room, that's where transformation happens is in the room, not on Zoom. Transformation happens in person, not by watching videos in some sort of platform or going to YouTube. Transformation also doesn't happen just by talking to AI endlessly. AI can only take you so far. how many of you I'm sure listening have been down the rabbit hole I have where you just go deep into the dark hole of AI and you're talking forever and you're like, man, I have all these great ideas and now I'm implementing all this cool stuff. then like two months later, you walk out of that hole and you're like, hey, I'm not any farther ahead. I've just been having lots of conversation with something that isn't even real, right? You've got to be around people that are real, that are doing real things in the real world, getting real results. And do they use AI? Yes. But you're going to collapse time significantly. You can't just be talking to AI because AI is manipulative. AI will give you, make you sound like you're amazing and make you think you're amazing. And everybody else's stuff sounds like it's amazing too. The only stuff you know is real, like you might have this really amazing ⁓ SEO report from some sort of AI coaching thing for property managers. And it could be complete garbage, but you'll go and do it and it sounds really good. And all the AIs will like, yeah, that sounds pretty good when you ask them about it, but it might not be what's bleeding edge or what's actually working right now. And if everybody could do it, then just by talking to Claude, then everybody would have done it. already by now, so that's not even a competitive advantage anymore. that's my two minute rant on everybody going down the AI rabbit hole. And I'm not anti-AI like Sarah knows, I like using AI tools, but you've got to put them in the right context and you've got to make sure that you're really creating relationships with humans because no matter how good AI gets, your quantum computer of a brain and its level of intuition, and its level of processing information still is better than talking to Claude. And being connected with other people that have those type of brains, humans, can be really effective for you and for your business. And your business is gonna be the sum of the five business owners that you are the most connected with, not the sum of the five AI tools that you use the most. So, cool, all right. What else should we say about Door to Life? That's our plan for Door Girl Live this year. So if you are listening and you are already one of our Mastermind clients or one of our Dorm Machine clients, then good news for you is your ticket is included already. You have a ticket. Yay. Just register an RSVP for it. If you're not, for some reason, one of our clients already in the mastermind or the dorm machine. You're missing out. are. You are definitely missing out. But if you're wanting to go to the conference and you're maybe just not you're not ready to do the dorm machine, you're not ready to do the mastermind, maybe it is even what you need right now. That's that's totally fine, too. But if you'd like to grab a seat in the room and be around some other property managers who are doing really cool things in their businesses, ⁓ or just meet some great people who think outside of the box, who think bigger, who think differently, ⁓ and make sure that you're not falling behind in this crazy world, especially with AI now. Then you can still grab a ticket. So go to doorgrowlive.com. and then you can make sure that you register and grab your ticket. You can do that. There will be a link to click on there. And I believe it'll take you to eventbrite, so you'll see that. Grab your ticket on there. And then you'll want to make sure that you book your accommodation. So the event itself will be on a Friday and a Saturday, October 9th and 10th. October 9th and 10th. A Friday and Saturday. held here in the North Austin, Texas area. The city is Round Rock. North Austin, Texas is easier to remember. ⁓ And it's at Kalahari Resort. We have done our event there for the past few years. It is a great venue. They take great care of our group, which is why we continue to book there. what's great is that the hotel is connected to the convention center. and everything that you could possibly need is right there on property. So the... Fun stuff. Yes, the room is there, the event center is there, the rooms are nice, and then it also has a whole bunch of other things. So if you would like to bring your family, you can absolutely do that, and your family can go enjoy the whole rest of the resort while you are at the conference. So... Keep that mind. It is very family friendly. It is the ⁓ largest indoor water park in the nation and they have all kinds of things there. Like they have mini golf and escape rooms and a whole arcade. They have the indoor water park. There's an outdoor water park too, if you like some of that Texas sun. They've got all kinds of games and bowling and laser tag. Kind of like this adventure ropes course too. Super fun. Yes. I don't know if it's like an obstacle. Yeah, you're like strapped into it, but you you go through it's pretty cool. yes, there's a lot of cool stuff. Tom Flury's, the arcades. There's all kinds of things there. So your family will have a great time. They will probably be very thankful that they got to go, especially if you have kids. Kids love the water park and it's a you write it off as a business expense. So Let the business pay for the family to go. I think when you book, especially when you use, I think they do it all the time, but I know for sure when you book at Calahari through the room block that we have, then they include tickets to the water park for you included in that. So make sure that if you're interested in coming, one, you get registered, and two, consider bringing your family because they will love it. We've had clients bring their kids and then kind of the kids go out and they hang out together and they kind of do their own thing and they kind of like pop in the room every once in a while but most of the time they just spend you know going and having fun and the kids have a blast and it's great because everything's right on property so you don't have to worry how am I gonna get my kids there and how are they gonna get back and forth they're gonna walk because it's on property so great, great, great convention center. And it's so convenient having everything on site plus the restaurants are on site too. And the food is great. and a spa. If you're a spa person like I am, nice spot too. So if you want to see, get an idea of what this kind of looks like, ⁓ our events in general, they're intimate, they're connective. It's not like a massive group. It's not just somebody speaking at you. It's some of the coolest people I think in the industry. These are growth minded people. Most of them are investing thousands of dollars on a regular basis to just grow and improve themselves. And so you can go take a look at some of the photos of our past DoorGrow Live events by going to photos.doorgrow.com if you want to get a feel for what it looks like. ⁓ But yeah, make sure you're there. It's gonna be awesome. Okay, cool. So if you're needing time to work on the business, not in the business, doing the property management stuff, there's time for that. You'll always have time for that. So if you're needing to work on the business or figure out how to stop working in the business as many of you are, and I know you are, this will be a great event for you to attend. So my calendar is October 9th and 10th. It's a Friday and Saturday. Go to doorgrowlive. and you can book your accommodations and grab your ticket. Cool. And you know, this isn't for every property manager. Our key focus are long-term residential, third party, and if that's you, we would love to have you out. And this is for contribution-focused people, people that want to benefit and help others, that want to make connections, that want to make friends, that are willing to share. And as our late mentor, Aaron Stokes, would say, your breakthroughs are on the other side of embarrassment. So the goal is to come here and be the coolest person in the room. This is for people to come and handle tough stuff and to get breakthroughs. Breakthroughs happen when you're in the room. And this is for people that are willing to get vulnerable, even if it's in front of others, because they know these others can help them. They can help you get unstuck. They can help you solve the problem. There are people there, sometimes with 1,000 plus doors, that have solved problems that you need to solve. I was trying to hold it in and... Just have that cough climb right out. So... I'm joking on a peanut. Oh. Because I ate peanuts right before I came on the ship. Okay. It was a good decision. That's good decision making. Yeah. Okay. Do you need the Heimlich? Are you okay? I think I'm Alright, that's good. Probably I'd like to keep you around. Thanks. Okay. So that's Dorgalife. ⁓ We're also related to that, we started doing intensives for our mastermind, these in-person really intimate events, and we also do our onboarding in person ⁓ in our mastermind. We have these jumpstart sessions where we're able to help people really get their profit margins up, create financial space, free up massive amounts of time, ⁓ clear out bloat and waste in their business. We've just seen inside so many companies and helped so many people do this stuff. If there's any problem you're struggling with between zero to a thousand plus doors, we can help you get this stuff dialed in and everybody gets breakthroughs. And so that's what we do at DoorGroves. So if that's interesting to you, reach out. ⁓ And anything else we should say? All right, then we'll cut to the outro. Anything you want me to change in this one? All right, I don't think so. Well, no, there's things we should update, it's fine for now. For a decade and a half. We've been, okay, just kidding. If you've ever felt stuck or stagnant. Why are you so mean to me? All right, those listening, who is mean to who? Who is mean to who? All right. So if you felt stuck or stagnant and you want to take your property management business to the next level, reach out to us at doordoor.com. We have this new program she mentioned, the door machine, for those that haven't heard our episode about that. We add the doors and you manage them. It's the coolest offer ever. So if you want somebody that's proven to just grow a business, we can do that. Our salesperson will walk around in your market and grow your business. ⁓ So there's no excuse to not grow your business now. There's no excuse. None. Zero. We will train the person. Zilt. We don't even have to. Coach you on how to do it. We'll get somebody else to do it for you, right? And everybody wins. It's awesome, awesome idea. So for free training on how to get unlimited leads for free, if you're just struggling for leads, text leads to 512-648-4608. Also, you can join our free Facebook community just for property management business owners at doorgrowclub.com. And if you want tips, tricks, ideas, and to learn about our offers, can subscribe to our newsletter by going to doorgrow.com slash subscribe. And if you found this even a little bit helpful, don't forget to subscribe and leave us a review. We'd really appreciate it. Until next time, remember the slowest path to growth is to do it alone. So let's grow together. Bye everyone. Deck it in half.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The initial draft version of the Texas Democratic Party platform - to be debated and modified during this week's convention in Corpus Christi - covers a broad variety of topic areas, providing a launchpad for what promises to be a spirited session. The final version, as of the conclusion of the session, should be posted here: https://www.texasdemocrats.org/platformA harrowing story from Round Rock shows that Texas women facing problematic pregnancies are still subject to severe health risks due to the reluctance of doctors to treat them under our state's abortion laws: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/22/texas-miscarriage-abortion-ban-hospital-complaint/No surprise here - FEC filings show that, as suspected, money flowing through "Lead Left PAC" into the campaign of flawed Democratic candidate Maureen Galindo - and others like her across the country - originated with a conservative financial source: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/21/fec-republican-meddling-democratic-primaries-00969281Progress Texas is the official media partner of the 2026 Texas Democraic Convention in Corpus Christi: https://www.texasdemocraticconvention.com...And, we're co-hosting a warmup happy hour on Thursday June 25 at The Goldfish with the Texas Progressive Caucus: https://www.texasprogressivecaucus.org/2026_convention_happy_hourProgress Texas is expanding into both broadcast radio - including a new partnership with KPFT-FM in Houston! Make a tax-deductible contribution to our radio initiative HERE, and to our Spanish expansion HERE. Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
Toy Story 5 is capitalizing on a truly devastating part of our culture: the loss of childhood to technology. In this briefing, Kelly highlights some of the most important aspects of the movie to help parents grasp the weight of what it depicts. Can a tablet be the problem with kids no longer playing, and the solution to making more friends? What does it mean to grow up too fast? Is gaming the same as playing? Is the age of toys really over? Articles referenced: Plugged In: Toy Story 5 Scripture referenced: Proverbs 22:6 Upcoming Events: Great Homeschool Convention – Round Rock, Texas July 9-11 Kelly & Ryan will both be leading workshops and Brave Parenting will have an exhibitor booth JUST RELEASED: The Managing Media Creating Character STUDENT Study Guide! An 8-week biblical study examining how character is impacted by media and technology. The study can be done individually, in a small group, or even as homeschool curriculum! Great for middle school, high school, and young college students to develop Christlike character, which can then guide their use of media and technology. Get your copy of the STUDENT Study Guide today! Need a kids-safe phone? Pinwheel is our favorite! Book a Speaking Event!! Buy the UPDATED book: Managing Media Creating Character (2024 Revised & Updated). Also available on Audible. Get Kelly’s new Study Guide & Workbook, with video teachings for small groups. Check out our brand new Brave Parenting Merch Sign up for the Brave Bullet Points newsletter! This helps us communicate what’s happening without social media – a win for everyone!
We live in a culture where it seems that the generations are at war with one another, families are falling apart – some going no contact, and children are increasingly without skills, purpose, and hope. Perhaps this is because we’ve lost sight of the benefits that intergenerational relationships bring. What children need to learn and experience is not what the internet offers. They need the slow, offline activities that grandparents can teach. They need to be reminded of their roots and to receive a heritage of faith, traditions, memories, virtue, and skills. In today’s podcast, Kelly argues for the essential role grandparents play in children’s lives. Both parents and grandparents listening will receive encouragement and practical steps to restore relationships, establish screen-free relational time between grandparents and grandchildren, persevere with kids who may resist slow, character-building activities, and understand why this is part of God’s design for the family. Articles referenced: The Troubling Rise of Family Estrangement Effects of grandparents' involvement on young children's resilience Socioemotional Engagement with Grandchildren: Associations with Loneliness and Quality of Life Grandparents Can Teach What the Internet Cannot Scripture referenced: Deuteronomy 4:9 Psalm 78:4-7 Proverbs 17:6 Psalm 127:3 Proverbs 13:22 Ephesians 2:10 Ruth 4:14-17 Upcoming Events: Great Homeschool Convention – Round Rock, Texas July 9-11 Kelly & Ryan will both be leading workshops and Brave Parenting will have an exhibitor booth JUST RELEASED: The Managing Media Creating Character STUDENT Study Guide! An 8-week biblical study examining how character is impacted by media and technology. The study can be done individually, in a small group, or even as homeschool curriculum! Great for middle school, high school, and young college students to develop Christlike character, which can then guide their use of media and technology. Get your copy of the STUDENT Study Guide today! Need a kids-safe phone? Pinwheel is our favorite! Book a Speaking Event!! Buy the UPDATED book: Managing Media Creating Character (2024 Revised & Updated). Also available on Audible. Get Kelly’s new Study Guide & Workbook, with video teachings for small groups. Check out our brand new Brave Parenting Merch Sign up for the Brave Bullet Points newsletter! This helps us communicate what’s happening without social media – a win for everyone!
Happy Pride! Grab a brick! This week we share with you the delightful story of a queer drag aerialist and vaudevillian from a century ago who lived and died in Round Rock, Texas, a lawsuit against an anime convention where guys got sick after drinking "foot juice," and an Am I The Asshole story about a singer at a gay wedding who was, according to her, just too good. Peeves: Heterosexuals and "healthy" sodas. COOL SHIRTS AND STUFF, ON SALE! PRIDE, POLITICAL, AND PETTY DESIGNS https://bitchenboutique.dashery.com Promo: Brew Crime Podcast https://brewcrime.com/ (Want to swap show promos? Email us!) We love you for listening! Please take a moment to rate and review us, and earn a STICKER! (Everyone loves stickers!) And please subscribe or add us to your favorites list on your favorite platform so you never miss a show! And share us with your cool friends, not the lame ones. Questions? Comments? Complaints? Write to us at PitneyAndAmelia@gmail.com! Check out our various socials etc at https://linktr.ee/bitchenboutique Who the heck are Pitney and Amelia? A gay guy and his fat friend talking about everything! We've got 40 YEARS of stories to share about stuff we love, stuff that annoys us, people we've known, places we've been, and things we've seen. Geeky, silly, and always opinionated. NAMES ARE CHANGED TO PROTECT THE GUILTY! We may be awful, but we're right! Here, queer, and in your ear. Every other Friday. The Bitchen Boutique is all about mental health and openness and honesty and if you're in crisis and in the US, call or text 988, or go to 988lifeline.org to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. And if you just need some friends, you've got two right here. Edited, engineered, produced, and promoted by Amelia. LGBTQIA+ | Comedy | GenX | Fandom | Horror | Spirituality | Mental Health #pridemonth #barbette #fanimeconfootjuice # #petpeeves #LGBTQIAplus #Comedy #GenX #Fandom #Horror #Spirituality #MentalHealth
AI tools can perform incredible feats of computation. They can also displace human relationships, outsource learning, distort reality, and pretend to have wisdom. Christian families have a responsibility not to conform to the patterns of this world (Rom 12:2) but to test everything, hold on to what is good, and reject what is evil (1 Thes. 5:21). In this episode, Kelly provides a four-pillar biblical framework for evaluating AI tools and whether they are appropriate or beneficial for children. The four pillars are (1) Imago Dei, (2) Attributes of God, (3) Truth, and (4) Formation. Each pillar offers a preventative or protective measure and a practical application question parents can use to disciple children in the age of AI. Articles referenced: Here’s why graduates are booing commencement graduation speakers this year There is Already a Word for the Deep Moral Failures of AI Scripture referenced: Psalm 8:4-5 Isaiah 40:25-28 Proverbs 9:10 James 1:2-4 Romans 5:3-4 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 Resources referenced: Foundation Worldview Webinar: AI, ChatGPT, and Your Kids: A Biblical Framework for New Technology Foundation Worldview Attributes of God Curriculum Upcoming Events: Great Homeschool Convention – Round Rock, Texas July 9-11 Kelly & Ryan will both be leading workshops and Brave Parenting will have an exhibitor booth JUST RELEASED: The Managing Media Creating Character STUDENT Study Guide! An 8-week biblical study examining how character is impacted by media and technology. The study can be done individually, in a small group, or even as homeschool curriculum! Great for middle school, high school, and young college students to develop Christlike character, which can then guide their use of media and technology. Get your copy of the STUDENT Study Guide today! Need a kids-safe phone? Pinwheel is our favorite! Book a Speaking Event!! Buy the UPDATED book: Managing Media Creating Character (2024 Revised & Updated). Also available on Audible. Get Kelly’s new Study Guide & Workbook, with video teachings for small groups. Check out our brand new Brave Parenting Merch Sign up for the Brave Bullet Points newsletter! This helps us communicate what’s happening without social media – a win for everyone!
Congrats to Jonesboro, winner of its third UIL softball title in a row and the only Centex team to take home a trophy this year. Of this trio of the Eagles, Midway and Bosqueville, who is best equpped to be right back here next year?In baseball, the Robinson Rockets play for the state title Friday. Can they bring home the crown against Brock in Round Rock?Brice wrote this week about a state champion he covered 30 years ago: the 1996 Brenham Cubettes, who beat Midway 1-0 in the softball state title game. But what are some of the other favorite teams we've covered?It's June now, and we're finally post-graduation after a flurry of activity. We were all 18 once — even Chad. Let's dish out some life advice for these new graduates.------Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On June 16, 2023, Haleigh Breann Murphy dropped her two-year-old son off with her sister so she could enjoy a weekend with friends.The 22-year-old Army veteran had recently been medically discharged due to a hip injury, but she was already building a new future for herself. Haleigh was working toward her real estate license, had enrolled in business school, and was focused on creating a better life for herself and her young son.But after a night out in the Austin and Round Rock area, Haleigh vanished. She never returned to pick up her son, never checked in with family, and never responded to calls, texts, or social media messages.Her disappearance was completely out of character, and nearly three years later, her family is still searching for answers.What happened to Haleigh Breann Murphy? And where is she today?***************Follow us for case updates & information: Facebook: www.facebook.com/wherearetheypodcast Instagram: @thewherearetheypodcast Email me: Canwefindthem@gmail.com Join our online detective group at Patreon & help support the families of the missing: www.patreon.com/wherearetheypodcastSupport our mission: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wherearethey
The Austin police department has launched an investigation into the death of a man who was found stuffed in a trash can over the weekend as APD says they were called to the area around Packsaddle pass and Ben White on Saturday for a welfare check, and officers arrived on scene and found the man -- identified as 59-year-old duc vo -- who they say was "clearly deceased.” , Two men from Houston are accused of pulling a jewelry store heist in Round Rock after police say Javon Davis and Leslie Lavun Jones were arrested in connection to a robbery at Marc Robinson jewelers at the Round Rock premium outlets back in April as court documents say the two men were part of a group of masked robbers who entered the store and started smashing display cases with hammers before stealing a large amount of high-end jewelry. Georgetown police are again urging residents to lock their vehicles and secure their firearms as they investigate 20 vehicle burglaries that occurred over the weekend across four neighborhoods, including the theft of seven firearms after burglaries took place late at night in the village, Fairhaven, Teravista and Summercrest neighborhoods. Of the vehicles targeted, six were confirmed locked and six were confirmed unlocked.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Booker's current record is 2700 with 169 losses, this morning all of Austin is rooting for Can't Beat Booker with Steve in Round Rock, Texas!!! LET'S WELCOME HIM TO AUSTIN'S FAVORITE POP CULTURE TRIVIA GAME...CAN'T BEAT BOOKER!!!
In one of the fastest-growing communities in the country, public safety is struggling to keep pace with the pavement. Billy Colburn, past president and election manager for IAFF Local 3082, joins the America's Work Force Union Podcast to sound the alarm on a critical staffing crisis in Round Rock, Texas. Despite a study revealing the department has 0% capability of meeting national safety standards for fires at nursing homes and apartment complexes, the union's push for Proposition B faced a wall of political opposition. Colburn breaks down the "not for self, but for others" mission and the frustrating reality of a city that prioritizes multi-million dollar walking trails over basic fire apparatus staffing. Key highlights from this episode: The 10% Standard: Why Round Rock currently fails to meet the "two-in, two-out" safety rule for residential fires. The $5.6 Million Disconnect: A look at city spending priorities and why walking trails are being built while fire response times lag. An Unexpected Rivalry: The story behind the local police union's reversal on Proposition B—despite the plan quietly funding 30 new police positions. The Post-Election Path: What comes next for IAFF Local 3082 after the unofficial May 2nd results.
Tonight's guest, Paulette, shares a lifetime of strange and deeply personal experiences, calling in from Canada. Her story stretches back to childhood on a quiet Texas barrier island, where early moments of fear and confusion would later take on a different meaning. At 19, during a summer night outside Round Rock, Texas, Paulette and several friends witnessed a disc-shaped object descend from the sky, zigzag across the horizon, and land behind a barn. What began as curiosity quickly turned into overwhelming fear as they attempted to approach the site, only to be driven back by something they could not explain.More information on this episode on the podcast website:https://ufochroniclespodcast.com/2026-2/One Life | One Story (Promo)A podcast about real people's lives, each episode centers on a single person and a defining experience,Listen on all podcast apps: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EE7HbNItkQQbJdtZCHt88Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-life-one-story/id1861678226Spreaker:https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/one-life-one-story--6823002If you enjoy this podcast, please support the show with a virtual coffee:https://ko-fi.com/ufochroniclespodcastFollow and Subscribe on X to get ad-free episodesX: https://x.com/UFOchronpodcast/Want to share your encounter on the show?Email: UFOChronicles@gmail.comOr Fill out Guest Form:https://forms.gle/uGQ8PTVRkcjy4nxS7Podcast Merchandise:https://www.teepublic.com/user/ufo-chronicles-podcastHelp Support UFO CHRONICLES by becoming a Patron:https://patreon.com/UFOChroniclespodcastAll Links for Podcast:https://linktr.ee/UFOChroniclesPodcastThank you for listening!Like share and subscribe it really helps me when people share the show on social media, it means we can reach more people and more witnesses and without your amazing support, it wouldn't be possible.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ufo-chronicles-podcast--3395068/support.
Tonight's guest, Paulette, shares a lifetime of strange and deeply personal experiences, calling in from Canada. Her story stretches back to childhood on a quiet Texas barrier island, where early moments of fear and confusion would later take on a different meaning. At 19, during a summer night outside Round Rock, Texas, Paulette and several friends witnessed a disc-shaped object descend from the sky, zigzag across the horizon, and land behind a barn. What began as curiosity quickly turned into overwhelming fear as they attempted to approach the site, only to be driven back by something they could not explain.More information on this episode on the podcast website:https://ufochroniclespodcast.com/2026-2/One Life | One Story (Promo)A podcast about real people's lives, each episode centers on a single person and a defining experience,Listen on all podcast apps: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EE7HbNItkQQbJdtZCHt88Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-life-one-story/id1861678226Spreaker:https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/one-life-one-story--6823002If you enjoy this podcast, please support the show with a virtual coffee:https://ko-fi.com/ufochroniclespodcastFollow and Subscribe on X to get ad-free episodesX: https://x.com/UFOchronpodcast/Want to share your encounter on the show?Email: UFOChronicles@gmail.comOr Fill out Guest Form:https://forms.gle/uGQ8PTVRkcjy4nxS7Podcast Merchandise:https://www.teepublic.com/user/ufo-chronicles-podcastHelp Support UFO CHRONICLES by becoming a Patron:https://patreon.com/UFOChroniclespodcastAll Links for Podcast:https://linktr.ee/UFOChroniclesPodcastThank you for listening!Like share and subscribe it really helps me when people share the show on social media, it means we can reach more people and more witnesses and without your amazing support, it wouldn't be possible.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ufo-chronicles-podcast--3395068/support.
Join Suz and Rob this week as we look at the paranormal crossover none of us was expecting in 2026, the Hairy Man of Round Rock. This creature is allegedly a Bigfoot creature AND a ghost! Is there really any saving us from a 9-foot-tall Bigfoot ghost??Let us know what you think!All our links here - https://www.linktr.ee/spookyafMusic: Dank Halloween by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the 961st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are back for a special episode to discuss the recent Grand Jury verdict regarding The Lodge Card Club in Round Rock, Texas. Spoiler Alert: It was good news for Doug Polk and company as potential charges were dismissed, and seized funds and equipment will be returned. Not only that, the cardroom has plans to reopen as soon as possible. It was the best case outcome considering the situation, and the poker world, including co-owners Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme, celebrated en masse. There are still a lot of lingering questions as to what may come next, but the crew dives into it all in this episode. A new PokerNews Podcast drops every Thursday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode! Time Stamps *Time Topic* 00:00 | Welcome to the show 00:28 | Charges dropped 02:28 | Doug Polk shares the good news 05:00 | Was it a witch hunt? 06:45 | The Lodge Card Club issues statement 07:45 | Another legal win for Texas poker 10:26 | Is this good long term? 11:00 | Poker community celebrates 15:30 | Brad Owen & Andrew Neeme 17:10 | WSOPC at Texas Card House 18:30 | Influencers & Live Stream
Guests:President Susan Kimball and Board Chair Eustacio Lara are two of the driving forces behind the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce—and if you think that just means ribbon cuttings and name tags, think again. Between them, they've got a front-row seat to the growth, grit, and growing pains of one of the fastest-evolving communities in the Texas Hill Country.Susan brings a sharp eye for community connection and the kind of leadership that keeps local businesses not just surviving, but actually working together. Eustacio (Deep Eddy Vodka Tasting Room) pairs that with a grounded, real-world perspective on what it takes to build relationships that matter—whether it's with small business owners, new residents, or the folks who've been here long before Dripping Springs was cool.Together, they sit at the intersection of business, community, and change—where big ideas meet small-town values. If you want to understand what's really happening behind the scenes in Dripping Springs—what's working, what's not, and where things are headed—these are two people who don't just talk about it… they help shape it.Monologue:Oak Hill Overpass Opens To Cheers!Suds Brothers Cleans Up Dripping SpringsBusiness Struggles in AustinIronman Drowns At TX RaceRobots Run Us Into The GroundSaying what needs to be said and broadcasting straight outta Dripping Springs, Steve Mallett and Michelle Lewis serve up unfiltered, unforgettable conversations with the most interesting folks you've never heard of-yet. From wild small-town stories and Hill Country gossip to sharp takes on real life, they mix humor, heart, and a healthy dose of Texas gSend us Fan MailMallett Integrity Team-Austin TexasTop ranked Real Estate team located in Austin Texas. Selling from Round Rock to Dripping Springs. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThe Best Realtor in Dripping Springs? The #1 choice is the Mallett Integrity Team, led by Steve Mallett. Local experts and results-driven service-Cedric Mills, Carlisle Kennedy, Maury Boyd, and Michelle Lewis.SouthStar Bank a tradition of full-service community banking for over 100 years. Your neighborhood Bank. Stop by a branch today! The Deep Eddy Vodka Tasting Room in the TX Hill Country just outside Austin, TX, welcomes over 75K visitors annually and sits within the former bottling plant. Family Friendly Fun in the Hill Country. Black Slate Construction /Black Slate Roofing-Locally owned and operated in Austin, TX! Over a decade of experience-their skilled team delivers high-quality construction/roofing and exceptional service.Follow us, leave a review and TELL A FRIEND!AppleInstagramWebsite
Booker's current record is 2687 with 169 losses, this morning all of Austin is rooting for Can't Beat Booker with Dillon in Round Rock, Texas!!! LET'S WELCOME HIM TO AUSTIN'S FAVORITE POP CULTURE TRIVIA GAME...CAN'T BEAT BOOKER!!!
Texas is running out of water, and you won't believe the price tag to fix it, as a new report shows that cities across Texas will need to spend 174-billion dollars over the next 50 years to avert a water crisis. Perry Fowler, who heads the Texas water infrastructure network, says that's a huge jump from the previous price tag, the environment was the main focus of a town hall event yesterday where dozens of people turned up to learn more about the proposed expansion of Mopac from Cesar Chavez to Slaughter lane, critics of the plan, including some high school students, tell CBS Austin they don't believe the mobility authority has done enough studies on what impact the mopac project could have on the environment while CTRMA's environmental study shows that the project would have "no significant impact" to water, wildlife, and nearby areas like lady bird lake, and the hunt continues for a group of smash-and-grab thieves who hit the Marc Robinson jewelry store at the Round Rock outlet mall on Tuesday after video shows eight masked people enter the store, attack an employee with pepper spray, and then smash display cases filled with high-end jewelry and rolex watches.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the opening hour of Wednesday's show, Mark, Melynda, & Ed discuss a South Austin woman who was attacked by dogs, Round Rock considering digital billboards, and the City of Houston amending their policy on I.C.E..See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week on The Warmup, we're covering: - Forney vs Kingwood in Girls 6A-D2 State Soccer Championship- Keller vs Round Rock in Girls 6A-D1 State Soccer Championship- Grapevine vs Lake Creek in Girls 5A-D2 State Soccer Championship- Walnut Grove vs Smithson Valley in Girls 5A-D1 State Soccer Championship- Celina vs Salado in Girls 4A-D1 State Soccer Championship- Walnut Grove vs College Station in Boys 5A-D1 State Soccer Championship- Plus an interview with Corsicana Infielder Easton Autrey and much more! Allegro Marinade Soulman's Bar-B-Que
Easter asks a surprising question: how can an empty tomb be the most wonderful news the world has ever heard?
Mark, Melynda and Ed discuss President Trump saying he won't put ground troops in Iran, Round Rock residents voting on their firefighters' safety plan, and American teenagers gambling more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to the Freedom Church Podcast! We believe every person matters to God! Freedom Church is a multi-ethnic church located in the heart of Round Rock, Texas. You will hear a relevant word that you can use in your day-to-day life. We believe God has great things in store for the future of Freedom Church.If your NEW HERE, would like to GIVE or follow along with our VIRTUAL SERMON NOTES click below to use our ALL ACCESS PASS. Its everything you will ever need in one convenient place.ALL ACCESS PASS:https://freedom.cls.coSupport the show
Liza Moore reads her poem "Under Van Gogh's Stars," and Johanna Caton, O.S.B., reads her poem "Little Dog" from our current Winter issue. Liza Moore is an artist and storyteller who resides with her husband and son in Round Rock, TX. She has created three children's books, and some of her artwork, poetry, and essays have been published in various journals, including Fathom Mag, Ekstasis Magazine, EcoTheo Review, Apple Valley Review, Thimble Lit Mag, Humana Obscura, St. Katherine Review, and Calla Press. To learn more about Liza and her creative work, please visit https://campsite.bio/liza_moore_art.Johanna Caton, O.S.B, is a Benedictine nun of Minster Abbey, in Kent, England. Her poems have appeared in a number of publications, including The Christian Century, St. Austin Review, Ekphrastic Review, Amethyst Review, One Art, Today's American Catholic, Fathom, Fare Forward, Windhover, The Catholic Poetry Room, and in two anthologies published by Amethyst Press: All Shall be Well, Poems for Julian of Norwich and Thin Places and Sacred Spaces. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee.
Tonight, Feb. 23, 2026, we are able to say that we will be sharing President Trump’s State of the Union address tomorrow night, timed perfectly with our Trump Phenomenon show. Many thanks to all of the good folks in the magnificent Republic Broadcasting Tower in Round Rock, Texas who coordinated the President’s timing with our show, once again! Just skimming across huge patriot stories today, we touched upon Tucker Carlson’s immensely important interview, in Jordan, with two amazing Palestinian Christians. Also we talk about Tucker’s takedown of a sputtering American Ambassador to Israel, Mike “Cuckabee”. Also touched upon is the assassination of Charlie Kirk, shortly after Ameerica’s Christian Zionists and Israel’s Zionists realized that Kirk was announcing to the world that he was done with Zionist war, in every form of warfare, against anyone opposed to their fanatical delusions. I was extremely fortunate to be at Kirk’s Student Action Summit (along with 8,000 young people there) when Kirk told Carlson and Megyn Kelly to “go max” on the ugliness of Zionist control in America and extermination in Gaza and the West Bank at Kirk’s final important event in Tampa, Florida in July 2025.
Welcome to the Freedom Church Podcast! We believe every person matters to God! Freedom Church is a multi-ethnic church located in the heart of Round Rock, Texas. You will hear a relevant word that you can use in your day-to-day life. We believe God has great things in store for the future of Freedom Church.If your NEW HERE, would like to GIVE or follow along with our VIRTUAL SERMON NOTES click below to use our ALL ACCESS PASS. Its everything you will ever need in one convenient place.ALL ACCESS PASS:https://freedom.cls.coSupport the show
2-10-26 Tonight we're talking with Roger Wanner, owner and meadmaker at WA Meadwerks in Long Island, NY. Roger is the founder and mead maker of W A Meadwerks. Founded in 2018, they have experienced rapid growth in the early years of operation and disappointment in the post COVID years. After right-sizing the operation and focusing on small batch production, as they did when founded, they've added a new fan base and are reshaping the way mead is perceived and enjoyed. W A Meadwerks will be celebrating its 8th anniversary this year with a focus on barrel aged meads. The celebration starts on Mead Day, Aug 1st and ends on their anniversary Sept 8th. To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@Gotmead X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GotMead JOIN CHAT ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/zEKNujQTtM Listen in! This player will show the latest episode: Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees. Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, join to ask a question on the show, or via X @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! The show runs from 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) for about 2 hours every other Tuesday starting Jan 13, 2026. To join live, you can use this link, and here are instructions on how to join in. Once you enter the waiting room, we get a notification and will bring you in! Upcoming Shows Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events Feb 11 - Green Mountain Mashers, Essex Junction, VT - Traditional Mead Night with Man Made Mead Sensory Tests Feb 12 - Bardic Wells Meadery, Montague, MI - Mead & Mehndi Feb 12 - Valhalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT - Jam session Feb 12 - Thirsty Bee Meadery, Tomball, TX - Larry Lane Live music Feb 13 - Starrlight Meadery at the Honeysuckle Tea House, Chapel Hill, NC - Valentines Mead Tasting Feb 13 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Make Your Own Mosaic Heart Feb 13 - Hex Meadery, Kaukauna, WI - Anniversary Party Feb 13 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Paint and Drink: Valentine Animal Feb 14 - Bee Immortal Mead, Round Rock, TX - Valentines Mead Workshop Feb 14 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Valentines Murder Mystery Dinner Feb 14 - Southern Origin Meadery, Canon, GA - Couples Painting Each Other (Tiktok trend) Feb 15 - Meduseld Meadery, Lancaster, PA - Meadery Dance Feb 15 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Acoustic Jam - Mike Rocke Folk Music Feb 15 - Chubby Cheeks Meadery, Temecula, CA - Pet and Paint - Valentines Day Fundraiser! Feb 18 - Lancashire Mead Company at the Jorvik Viking Centre, York, UK - Mead Tasting event Feb 19 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sepulpa, OK - Fiber Crafting Feb 21 - Monks Meadery, Atlanta, GA - Exhibition Armored Combat Feb 21 - Wyrd Leather and Mead, Portland, OR - Expedition 33 Mead Up Feb 21 - W A Meadwerks, Lindenhurst, NY - Mead Becomes Her - cult cinema and themed cocktails Feb 26 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sepulpa, OK - Karaoke Night Feb 28 - Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI - Drink Mead, Learn Things: Anatomy of a Killer: When Doctors Become Predators Mar 5 - Crafted Artisan Meadery, Mogadore, OH - Paint and Sip Mar 20-21 Valkyrie's Horn Mead Competition, Minneapolis, MN - entries open! Mar 28 - Zymarium Meadery, Orlando, FL - Bonsai and Cheers with L&J Nursery Mar 28 - Folklore Brewing and Meadery, Dothan, AL - Dothan Songwriters Festival April 11 - Mershon's Artisan Cider, Stoughton, WI - Wisconsin Cider and Mead Festival April 11 - Wild Blossom Meadery, Chicago, IL - Wine Run 5k April 19 - Crafted Artisan Meadery, Mogadore, OH - Make a Sand Art Terrarium You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com
Eh, Yo! This week we dive into Pixel Palace Arcade with the owner Zane. Pixel Palace Arcade has been around for a little over a year now and is located in Round Rock, Texas. Zane has always had the dream of opening up and arcade, just over a year ago he made that dream a reality. Zane and his partners opened up Pixel Palace Arcade in Round Rock, Texas so the community had a cool arcade to hang out at. They keep Pixel Palace Arcade strictly nostalgic sticking to the 80's and 90's theme. Pixel Palace Arcade has a great selection of retro games, trash movies playing on the TV's and tons of arcade and gaming decorations. Zane documented the whole journey from finding games to opening the doors and he tells us all about what it took and what you should do if you want to open your own arcade. If you ever find yourself near Austin and want to go check out a great retro arcade swing by Pixel Palace Arcade in Round Rock. If you like what we are doing here at Indie Arcade Wave don't forget to like, share, and subscribe. It means the world to us and will help the wave grow, so we can ride it together.If you are looking to buy new or used Stern pinballs, Food Fight Frenzy, Ice Cold Beer Remakes, Claw Machines, or Indie Arcade Games email me at Indiearcadewave@gmail.com.Indie Arcade WavePinballs: https://compulsivepinball.com/Website: https://www.indiearcadewave.comAlan-1 Games: https://alan-1.com/?aff=13Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IndieArcadeWaveTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@indiearcadewaveInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/indiearcadewave/Discord: https://discord.gg/6GntJQN Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6dFWBTnIroJdBla3hi9SAK Pixel Palace ArcadeWebsite: https://pixelpalacearcade.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pixelpalacearcade/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pixelpalacearcade
Welcome to the Freedom Church Podcast! We believe every person matters to God! Freedom Church is a multi-ethnic church located in the heart of Round Rock, Texas. You will hear a relevant word that you can use in your day-to-day life. We believe God has great things in store for the future of Freedom Church.If your NEW HERE, would like to GIVE or follow along with our VIRTUAL SERMON NOTES click below to use our ALL ACCESS PASS. Its everything you will ever need in one convenient place.ALL ACCESS PASS:https://freedom.cls.coSupport the show
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
2-3-26 We're doing a pre-recorded episode today! We are talking with Krzysztof Jarek and Mateusz "maTEJ" Błaszczyk, meadmakers and founders of the Mead Madness Cup and the European Mead Makers Association. Kings of Mead represent the powerhouse duo of Krzysztof Jarek and Mateusz "maTEJ" Błaszczyk, two recognizable mead authorities in Europe. Hailing from Poland—the global heart of mead tradition—both have been crafting mead for over 15 years, blending deep-rooted heritage with modern innovation. As cornerstones of the global mead community, they launched their YouTube channel over 8 years ago, becoming pioneers in digital mead education and inspiring a generation of makers worldwide. As Master MJP (Mead Judging Programme) judges, they have trained the vast majority of European mead judges, conducting certification courses across the UK, South Korea, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Spain, Norway, Italy, and Mexico. Their leadership is fundamental to the industry: Mateusz "maTEJ" Błaszczyk is the visionary initiator of both the European Mead Makers Conference (EMMcon) and the Mead Madness Cup. He is also a published author of books on mead making. Krzysztof Jarek has served as the Director of the Mead Madness Cup since 2019, overseeing its growth into one of largest and most prestigious competitions. In a landmark move for the industry, Kings of Mead are coming to the USA this year to conduct the first-ever MJP (Mead Judge Programme) training in the United States. This historic event marks a bridge between the ancient traditions of Europe and the vibrant, growing American mead scene. To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@Gotmead X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GotMead JOIN CHAT ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/zEKNujQTtM Listen in! This player will show the latest episode: Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees. Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, join to ask a question on the show, or via X @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! The show runs from 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) for about 2 hours every other Tuesday starting Jan 13, 2026. To join live, you can use this link, and here are instructions on how to join in. Once you enter the waiting room, we get a notification and will bring you in! Upcoming Shows Feb 10 - Roger Wanner - W A Meadwerks - New York Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events Feb 5 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Trivia Night Feb 6 - Red's on 7th, Delavan, WI - Meads and Masterpiece - mead tasting and wine glass painting Feb 6 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Grown Up Book Fair Feb 6 - Chubby Cheeks Meadery, Temecula, CA - Halo Mega Bowl LAN party Feb 8 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Acoustic Jam with Mike Rocke Feb 8 - Drinking Horn Meadery, Flagstaff, AZ - Beeswa Candle Making Valentine Workshop Feb 13 - Starrlight Meadery at the Honeysuckle Tea House, Chapel Hill, NC - Valentines Mead Tasting Feb 13 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Make Your Own Mosaic Heart Feb 13 - Hex Meadery, Kaukauna, WI - Anniversary Party Feb 13 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Paint and Drink: Valentine Animal Feb 14 - Bee Immortal Mead, Round Rock, TX - Valentines Mead Workshop Feb 14 - Southern Origin Meadery, Canon, GA - Couples Painting Each Other (Tiktok trend) Feb 18 - Lancashire Mead Company at the Jorvik Viking Centre, York, UK - Mead Tasting event Feb 19 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sepulpa, OK - Fiber Crafting Feb 21 - Monks Meadery, Atlanta, GA - Exhibition Armored Combat Feb 28 - Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI - Drink Mead, Learn Things: Anatomy of a Killer: When Doctors Become Predators Mar 20-21 Valkyrie's Horn Mead Competition, Minneapolis, MN - entries open! Mar 28 - Zymarium Meadery, Orlando, FL - Bonsai and Cheers with L&J Nursery Mar 28 - Folklore Brewing and Meadery, Dothan, AL - Dothan Songwriters Festival April 11 - Mershon's Artisan Cider, Stoughton, WI - Wisconsin Cider and Mead Festival You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com
Welcome to the Freedom Church Podcast! We believe every person matters to God! Freedom Church is a multi-ethnic church located in the heart of Round Rock, Texas. You will hear a relevant word that you can use in your day-to-day life. We believe God has great things in store for the future of Freedom Church.If your NEW HERE, would like to GIVE or follow along with our VIRTUAL SERMON NOTES click below to use our ALL ACCESS PASS. Its everything you will ever need in one convenient place.ALL ACCESS PASS:https://freedom.cls.coSupport the show
1-27-26 Tonight we're talking with Ryan Carlson again. He had a lot of information, and we just ran out of time last time! Ryan is a Colorado mead maker who has been making mead for quite a while. Those of you who have listened to the early GML episodes may remember him. He has been quiet publicly for a few years, dealing with personal things, but during that quiet time, he's also been doing a lot of learning and experimentation to deepen his mead making expertise. I'll just let Ryan tell you himself: Hi, my name is Ryan. Some of you will know me from the mead world going back a long way. Some of you won't know me at all — and that's just fine. I was very active in mead for many years, right up until around 2020. Then life hit hard. Multiple things at once. Survival mode. For about five years I was mostly just circling the drain and trying to stay upright. Things are finally closer to normal now, and I guess you could say I'm back in the saddle. I've been a successful meadmaker for a long time. I'm a certified judge. I've taught hundreds of people — maybe more — how to make good mead. I love teaching, but I'm picky about it. I only teach what I've lived. I only teach what I can prove. If someone wants receipts, I can bury Mount Rushmore with them. I also teach mead in a way most people have never experienced. From here forward, I'll be approaching things a little differently. We're going to “get small.” We're going to pretend we're a single-celled yeast and jump down inside Mead City. We'll look at fermentation from the inside of the vessel outward and change our perspective completely. Mead is going to do what mead does. Yeast is going to do what yeast does. When we actually understand the science and biology, our job isn't control — it's assistance. We learn when the window opens, and when it does, we can hand the yeast exactly what they need so they can do the job they were already built to do. Most of the time, when people don't understand what's happening, they get in the way. They step on the yeast without realizing it. They try to force outcomes that biology simply doesn't allow, and they miss the chance to co-create. My goal is to help raise everyone's bar by changing perspective first, then layering in real science and real biology — not folklore, not wives' tales, and not parroted bad science. If you want to understand mead well enough that you don't have to beg for recipes anymore — recipes that often produce mediocre results at best — then this is a good place to sit down with us and learn the craft the way it's actually lived. To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@Gotmead X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GotMead JOIN CHAT ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/zEKNujQTtM Listen in! This player will show the latest episode: Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees. Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, join to ask a question on the show, or via X @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! The show runs from 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) for about 2 hours every other Tuesday starting Jan 13, 2026. To join live, you can use this link, and here are instructions on how to join in. Once you enter the waiting room, we get a notification and will bring you in! Upcoming Shows Feb 10 - Roger Wanner - W A Meadwerks - New York Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events Jan 29 - Valhalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT - Live Music by Bozeman Area String Jams Jan 29 - Bardic Wells Medery, Montague, MI - Henna Party by Bohemian Awakenings Jan 29 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sepulpa, OK - Karaoke Night Jan 30 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Paint and Drink: First Snowflake Jan 31 - St. Ambrose Meadery, Beulah, MI - Barefoot Music party Feb 5 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Trivia Night Feb 6 - Red's on 7th, Delavan, WI - Meads and Masterpiece - mead tasting and wine glass painting Feb 6 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Grown Up Book Fair Feb 6 - Chubby Cheeks Meadery, Temecula, CA - Halo Mega Bowl LAN party Feb 8 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Acoustic Jam with Mike Rocke Feb 8 - Drinking Horn Meadery, Flagstaff, AZ - Beeswa Candle Making Valentine Workshop Feb 13 - Starrlight Meadery at the Honeysuckle Tea House, Chapel Hill, NC - Valentines Mead Tasting Feb 13 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Make Your Own Mosaic Heart Feb 13 - Hex Meadery, Kaukauna, WI - Anniversary Party Feb 13 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Paint and Drink: Valentine Animal Feb 14 - Bee Immortal Mead, Round Rock, TX - Valentines Mead Workshop Feb 14 - Southern Origin Meadery, Canon, GA - Couples Painting Each Other (Tiktok trend) Feb 18 - Lancashire Mead Company at the Jorvik Viking Centre, York, UK - Mead Tasting event Feb 19 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sepulpa, OK - Fiber Crafting Feb 21 - Monks Meadery, Atlanta, GA - Exhibition Armored Combat Feb 28 - Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI - Drink Mead, Learn Things: Anatomy of a Killer: When Doctors Become Predators Mar 20-21 Valkyrie's Horn Mead Competition, Minneapolis, MN - entries open! Mar 28 - Zymarium Meadery, Orlando, FL - Bonsai and Cheers with L&J Nursery Mar 28 - Folklore Brewing and Meadery, Dothan, AL - Dothan Songwriters Festival April 11 - Mershon's Artisan Cider, Stoughton, WI - Wisconsin Cider and Mead Festival You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com
1-27-26 Tonight we're talking with Ryan Carlson again. He had a lot of information, and we just ran out of time last time! Ryan is a Colorado mead maker who has been making mead for quite a while. Those of you who have listened to the early GML episodes may remember him. He has been quiet publicly for a few years, dealing with personal things, but during that quiet time, he's also been doing a lot of learning and experimentation to deepen his mead making expertise. I'll just let Ryan tell you himself: Hi, my name is Ryan. Some of you will know me from the mead world going back a long way. Some of you won't know me at all — and that's just fine. I was very active in mead for many years, right up until around 2020. Then life hit hard. Multiple things at once. Survival mode. For about five years I was mostly just circling the drain and trying to stay upright. Things are finally closer to normal now, and I guess you could say I'm back in the saddle. I've been a successful meadmaker for a long time. I'm a certified judge. I've taught hundreds of people — maybe more — how to make good mead. I love teaching, but I'm picky about it. I only teach what I've lived. I only teach what I can prove. If someone wants receipts, I can bury Mount Rushmore with them. I also teach mead in a way most people have never experienced. From here forward, I'll be approaching things a little differently. We're going to “get small.” We're going to pretend we're a single-celled yeast and jump down inside Mead City. We'll look at fermentation from the inside of the vessel outward and change our perspective completely. Mead is going to do what mead does. Yeast is going to do what yeast does. When we actually understand the science and biology, our job isn't control — it's assistance. We learn when the window opens, and when it does, we can hand the yeast exactly what they need so they can do the job they were already built to do. Most of the time, when people don't understand what's happening, they get in the way. They step on the yeast without realizing it. They try to force outcomes that biology simply doesn't allow, and they miss the chance to co-create. My goal is to help raise everyone's bar by changing perspective first, then layering in real science and real biology — not folklore, not wives' tales, and not parroted bad science. If you want to understand mead well enough that you don't have to beg for recipes anymore — recipes that often produce mediocre results at best — then this is a good place to sit down with us and learn the craft the way it's actually lived. To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@Gotmead X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GotMead JOIN CHAT ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/zEKNujQTtM Listen in! This player will show the latest episode: Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees. Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, join to ask a question on the show, or via X @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! The show runs from 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) for about 2 hours every other Tuesday starting Jan 13, 2026. To join live, you can use this link, and here are instructions on how to join in. Once you enter the waiting room, we get a notification and will bring you in! Upcoming Shows Feb 10 - Roger Wanner - W A Meadwerks - New York Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events Jan 29 - Valhalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT - Live Music by Bozeman Area String Jams Jan 29 - Bardic Wells Medery, Montague, MI - Henna Party by Bohemian Awakenings Jan 29 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sepulpa, OK - Karaoke Night Jan 30 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Paint and Drink: First Snowflake Jan 31 - St. Ambrose Meadery, Beulah, MI - Barefoot Music party Feb 5 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Trivia Night Feb 6 - Red's on 7th, Delavan, WI - Meads and Masterpiece - mead tasting and wine glass painting Feb 6 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Grown Up Book Fair Feb 6 - Chubby Cheeks Meadery, Temecula, CA - Halo Mega Bowl LAN party Feb 8 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Acoustic Jam with Mike Rocke Feb 8 - Drinking Horn Meadery, Flagstaff, AZ - Beeswa Candle Making Valentine Workshop Feb 13 - Starrlight Meadery at the Honeysuckle Tea House, Chapel Hill, NC - Valentines Mead Tasting Feb 13 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Make Your Own Mosaic Heart Feb 13 - Hex Meadery, Kaukauna, WI - Anniversary Party Feb 13 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Paint and Drink: Valentine Animal Feb 14 - Bee Immortal Mead, Round Rock, TX - Valentines Mead Workshop Feb 14 - Southern Origin Meadery, Canon, GA - Couples Painting Each Other (Tiktok trend) Feb 18 - Lancashire Mead Company at the Jorvik Viking Centre, York, UK - Mead Tasting event Feb 19 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sepulpa, OK - Fiber Crafting Feb 21 - Monks Meadery, Atlanta, GA - Exhibition Armored Combat Feb 28 - Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI - Drink Mead, Learn Things: Anatomy of a Killer: When Doctors Become Predators Mar 20-21 Valkyrie's Horn Mead Competition, Minneapolis, MN - entries open! Mar 28 - Zymarium Meadery, Orlando, FL - Bonsai and Cheers with L&J Nursery Mar 28 - Folklore Brewing and Meadery, Dothan, AL - Dothan Songwriters Festival April 11 - Mershon's Artisan Cider, Stoughton, WI - Wisconsin Cider and Mead Festival You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com
Mark, Melynda and Ed discuss ICE detaining a 5-year-old, President Trump predicting that another government shutdown is on the way, and a Round Rock man being sentenced for selling machine guns.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, Elizabeth Pittman is joined by theologian, author, and podcast host Bryan Wolfmueller to discuss his newest book with CPH, Finally Free: Three Lessons in the Parable of the Prodigal Son. In this short book, Wolfmueller digs into the popular parable of the Prodigal Son to bring hope and aid to our hurting conscience. Get the book at cph.org/finallyfree. Show NotesIn the parable of the prodigal son, Jesus tells a story most of us know by heart. Yet beneath its familiarity, He exposes three kinds of bondage that touch every human heart: the pull to do whatever we want, the fear that we've sinned too much to be welcomed back, and the quiet pride that trusts in our own goodness. In this episode, author Bryan Wolfmueller talks about his book Finally Free: Three Lessons in the Parable of the Prodigal Son and explores how Jesus uses this beloved parable to reveal our slavery to sin and, more importantly, the freedom He gives through His suffering, death, and resurrection. QuestionsThe parable of the prodigal son is one of the most familiar stories in Scripture. What made you willing to take the risk of writing an entire book on such a well-known text? In Luke 15, Jesus tells three lost-and-found parables in a row. How does the presence of the older brother change the pattern of “lost, found, joy” in the third parable?You argue that the older brother is not a side character but the entire point of the parable. Why do we so often overlook him, and what do we miss when we do?The first slavery you discuss is “Belly Slaves” What is this and how does the younger son illustrate it? Why is this slavery so appealing? How does the younger son illustrate our enslavement to pleasure, desire, and self-rule—and why is that slavery so appealing?What happens when an entire culture succumbs to belly slavery?You say despair, the second slavery, is a theological slavery. Tell us about this.You write that the third slavery, pride, is a two-fold slavery. What do you mean by this?You write that each of us has “a little Pharisee living in our hearts.” What are some subtle ways this Pharisee shows up in our church life and personal faith?About the GuestPastor Bryan Wolfmueller is the pastor at St. Paul and Jesus Deaf Lutheran Churches in Austin, TX. Prior to that he was the pastor of Hope Lutheran Church in Aurora, CO since 2005. He is the co-host of Table Talk Radio, the world's most famous Lutheran theological game show. Bryan has a new hobby every day, but he always comes back to reading about Law and Gospel. Bryan lives in Round Rock, TX with his wife Keri and four children.
Welcome to the Freedom Church Podcast! We believe every person matters to God! Freedom Church is a multi-ethnic church located in the heart of Round Rock, Texas. You will hear a relevant word that you can use in your day-to-day life. We believe God has great things in store for the future of Freedom Church.If your NEW HERE, would like to GIVE or follow along with our VIRTUAL SERMON NOTES click below to use our ALL ACCESS PASS. Its everything you will ever need in one convenient place.ALL ACCESS PASS:https://freedom.cls.coSupport the show
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
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In this episode of Intermittent Fasting Stories, Gin talks to Desiree Slusher from Round Rock, Texas.Are you ready to take your intermittent fasting lifestyle to the next level? There's nothing better than community to help with that. In the Delay, Don't Deny community we all embrace the clean fast, and there's just the right support for you as you live your intermittent fasting lifestyle. You can connect directly with Gin in the Ask Gin group, and she will answer all of your questions personally. If you're new to intermittent fasting or recommitting to the IF lifestyle, join the 28-Day FAST Start group. After your fast start, join us for support in The 1st Year group. Need tips for long term maintenance? We have a place for that! There are many more useful spaces beyond these, and you can interact in as many as you like. Visit ginstephens.com/community to join us. An annual membership costs just over a dollar a week when you do the math. If you aren't ready to fully commit for a year, join for a month and you can cancel at any time. If you know you'll want to stay forever, we also have a lifetime membership option available. IF is free. You don't need to join our community to fast. But if you're looking for support from a community of like-minded IFers, we are here for you at ginstephens.com/community. Desiree is a retired homeschooling mom of 5. She shares her transformative journey with intermittent fasting, which started in June 2019. While Desiree didn't have a history of dieting, she found herself at the very high end of the normal weight range for her height, and she didn't feel good in her body. Then, a friend shared about Gin's approach to intermittent fasting. She discusses her transition from bulletproof coffee to clean fasting, the impact of reading The Obesity Code, and the significant health improvements she experienced. Since beginning IF, Desiree has lost a significant amount of weight and enjoys being at her ideal weight. Desiree emphasizes the importance of community support, her evolving body image, and the role of strength training in her health journey. Her goal is to be both healthy and strong as she ages. She also addresses challenges related to weight fluctuations and possible mold exposure, ultimately encouraging others to embrace intermittent fasting for its numerous health benefits. Takeaways:• Desiree started intermittent fasting in June 2019 after hearing about it from a friend.• Reading The Obesity Code changed her perspective on health and fasting.• Desiree experienced rapid health improvements and weight loss after starting intermittent fasting.• She emphasizes the importance of community support in her fasting journey.• Desiree's body image evolved as she accepted her unique shape and size.• She lost about 25 pounds in six months and felt more energetic.• Desiree began strength training to build muscle and improve her overall health.• She faced challenges with weight fluctuations and health issues related to mold exposure.• Desiree encourages others to try intermittent fasting for its health benefits, regardless of weight loss goals.At the end of the episode, Desiree encourages anyone on the fence to just start, and to embrace the clean fast.Get Gin's books at: https://www.ginstephens.com/get-the-books.html. Good news! The second edition of Delay, Don't Deny is now available in ebook, paperback, hardback, and audiobook. This is the book that you'll want to start with or share with others, as it is a simple introduction to IF. It's been updated to include the clean fast, an easier to understand and more thorough description of ADF and all of your ADF options, and an all new success stories section. When shopping, make sure to get the second edition, which has a 2024 publication date. The audiobook for the second edition is available now! Join Gin's community! Go to: ginstephens.com/communityDo you enjoy Intermittent Fasting Stories? You'll probably also like Gin's other podcast with cohost Sheri Bullock: Fast. Feast. Repeat. Intermittent Fasting for Life. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts. Share your intermittent fasting stories with Gin: gin@intermittentfastingstories.comVisit Gin's website at: ginstephens.com Check out Gin's Favorite Things at http://www.ginstephens.com/gins-favorite-things.htmlSubscribe to Gin's YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_frGNiTEoJ88rZOwvuG2CASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.