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Send us a text Episode 103 | Heidi rode across America by bike at age 35 and now she has written an amazing book about the experience and what she found on the way. We talked about the book, riding bikes and Heidi's love of slow traveling, a different way of seeing the world and the people she meets. Heidi's experiences are special and her view of …
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102 | Ride/Walk/Bike across Texas | Charlie Gandy
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Send us a text 102 | Charlie Gandy has been doing things to help people for a long time. Now in his sixties he has turned his hand to creating an epic adventure trail across Texas | xTexas. In this episode of Celebrating Differences we review Charlie's accomplishments and set up for a future podcast to talk about the how special this trail will be.…
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Send us a text Louise is in town supporting her daughter who is having her second child. During this time she is giving back by "pet sitting" which also gives her a place to stay. An unusual educational background that includes mud huts and monkeys combined with a genuine enjoyment of people led Louise to her unusual occupation. Welcome Louise into…
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100 | Bicycle Friendly Drivers | Jamie Gaskill
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Send us a text 100 | Jamie Gaskill lives in Fort Collins and is employed by the University of Colorado, But here reach is worldwide. She was the impetus behind the Bicycle Friendly Driver program that is reaching thousands of drivers and cyclists around the globe. She is also an instructor and a coach and a special mom. Enjoy this conversation with…
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99 | Sharing Your Differences | Steven Hardy-Braz
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Send us a text 99 | Had a chance to talk with Steven Hardy-Braz about his life as an advocate/activist. He advocates for people with hearing issues, for bicyclists, and now that he has survived a potentially life ending car/bike crash he is advocating for people with mobility issues. Worth listening to... Equipment List: Video: Main sequence: Zoom …
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98 | Embrace Your Differences | Kelly Evans
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Send us a text 98 | I recently had a chance to sit down with Kelly Evans to talk about his life and ask him about the differences that make his life work for him. He has had many adventures and some serious struggles but mostly maintains a good outlook. We all have a unique journey and Kelly's has covered a lot of ground. The system didn't always w…
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Send us a text Episode 97| Lance Kutnick has reoriented his career from prosecuting some egregious felons to helping people plan for their future. This is an interesting talk about what you can do now to help your family when you pass on. Scion Law is dedicated to keeping you out of trouble with the legal system. Credits:– Video and audio productio…
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96 | Creating a new life! | Sally Acevedo
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Send us a text Episode 96 | Ani Colt had a chance to talk with a new friend and neighbor, Sally Acevedo. Sally was born in New York but grew up in Puerto Rico and brings a wonderfully varied life and work history to our neighborhood. She is working to create a life built around her social media expertise and can create media in both English and Spa…
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95 | Let's figure out how to love yourself | Andrew Doobay
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Send us a text Episode 95 | Andrew left a door hanger on my front door and I knew I needed to talk to him. His hanger said “The Gay Real Estate Agent” I figured that anyone that put themself out in the world like that was certainly worth talking to about Celebrating Differences. Credits:– Video and audio production by Preston “Ty” Tyree– Music via …
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Send us a text Episode 94 | When Ani met Jane Biondi she felt a connection that has blossomed into an ongoing friendship. Jane is a practicing Psychotherapist in Austin, TX and is working to create her space after moving her from California. Credits:– Video and audio production by Preston “Ty” Tyree– Music via Ben Sound Resources used during the pr…
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93 | I believe in the word "and". | April Obersteller
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Send us a text Episode 93 | In this Episode we had a chance to talk with the new Managing Director of woom USA, the US arm of what I believe is the best children’s bike manufacturer in the world. Full disclosure here, I am a part-time employee of woom, working with families to provide a powerful experience for children as they start a wonderful jou…
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92 | Why affordable is so hard! | Greg Anderson
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Send us a text Episode 92| Ani and I had a chance to catch up with a new neighbor, Greg Anderson. He is the person to go to when you need to understand housing and especially affordable housing in Austin. He is active in a lot of areas in Austin and also is a Lecturer at UT. Besides he is funny and articulate and a nice guy. Credits:– Video and aud…
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91 | I'm Worried about Bicycling! | Richard Wharton
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Send us a text Episode 91 | I haven't seen Richard in 10 or 15 years so it was good to catch up. I was somewhat troubled by his evident loss of faith in his world of bicyclist education and training. But we talked about hope at the end and he cited a number of things that make him hopeful...mostly people that he named. Please subscribe and we'll le…
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Send us a text Episode 90 | We had a chance to talk with Jim Marshall author of the book Septemics: Hierarchies of Human Phenomena Analysis, Prediction & Management of Human Affairs. Jim makes a good case that this book presents a new way to discover more about yourself and to make changes that can make your life and the lives of the people around …
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Send us a text Episode 92 : Richard has had an interesting and unorthodox career. Almost all of it in service to the people around him, the people he loves. Now he is embarking on a new career venture that may be for himself but knowing Richard it will end up benefiting many of the rest of us, the people who know, respect and love him. Please subsc…
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Send us a text Episode 91: We talked with Peggy, an individual that has done an amazing number of different things in 30 years and is working on doing more. Welding on Tanks and Pipelines to fixing guitars, to waiting on tables and some of that at the same time. It took Peggy almost 30 years to meet her father. This is a story you need to hear. Ple…
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090 | Restaurant in his Blood | Rudy Rivera
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Send us a text Episode 90 | Rudy Rivera talks about his life growing up in Texas and his amazing food that is available at the Botegga_ATX in the Mueller Neighborhood in Austin. Please subscribe and we'll let you know when we talk with someone else interesting. Thank you so much for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a fri…
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89 | Bicycling Historic Route 66 | Flucke
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Send us a text Episode 89 | Tracy and Peter have been doing the good work in bicycle and pedestrian safety for a long time. It is good that they can take the time to ride the long trips. This is their third really long trip. The first on was from West to East across the country and that one is the subject of Episode 55 of Celebrating Differences. 2…
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88 | Repairing Roofs and Living Well | Justin Ledford
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Send us a text Episode 88 | After I posted a video about the recent hail storm, Justine said he would like to help. He turned out to be an amazing person as well as a good business man that is solving lots of problems for me. He met with the Insurance adjuster and climbed all over my roof. Here is a link to the video version where you can watch him…
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87 | Supporting the SandwYch Generation | Amy Laine.
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Send us a text Episode 87: Amy Laine has created a company that provides a rich trove of assets for people who are coping with aging friends or relatives while also coping with raising children. And it doesn't stop there. Amy's company "SandwYch" also works with anyone that is coping with caregiving tasks that sometimes seem insurmountable. Here is…
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86 | I'll forget this if you'll forget this! | Candice Varley
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Send us a text Episode 86: Candice Varley talks about her life as a middle school teacher and mother of two interesting children. Candice is a neighbor and member of our mature adults group "Wisdom Crew" and can be found in the local Irish Pub, B.D. Riley's on Thursday evenings as her son Egan hosts an Irish Music session. Thank you so much for tun…
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85 | As fair as fair can be | Liz Reingold
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Send us a text Episode 85: Lis Reingold In this episode Ani Colt (my cohost) I caught up with Liz Reingold a neighbor who is working hard to introduce a new, very attractive, monthly publication about the neighborhood. I’m going to let Liz speak for herself about her extensive background in the magazine publishing world and dreams for the new magaz…
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84 | Setting a child up for success | Kylin Murren
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Send us a text Episode 84 | Setting a child up for success | Kaylin Murren You can find Kylin at Starfruit Starshine and her program is Woodland Learners. https://www.starfruitstarshine.com On Facebook she is at Kaylin Ann The video version can be found here In this episode, I connect with Kylie Murren, a neighbor in our wonderful Mueller neighborh…
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83 | Seeing the world at a deeper level | Sherrie Tatum
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Send us a text Episode 82: In this episode, our neighbor Mubeen Khumawala sat down to talk about Ramadan and how he and his family observe this Muslim holy time. Mubeen is a neighbor and part of our amazingly diverse neighborhood. He also talks about his work like with Emerge, a non profit helping children from underserved neighborhoods get into co…
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81 | A Millennial's Take on Business Management | Sara John
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Send us a text Episode 81 | If this is a typical Millennial then there is hope for our society and the planet. Sara John recently had a skiing crash and broke an ankle and twisted the other knee. That means she came to Austin from her home in Seattle to recuperate at her parent's single story home. Luckily for us she agreed to be interviewed. Sara …
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Send us a text Episode 80: Singing for my Summer with Josh Klaus: We are getting close to finishing the third year of our podcast and enjoyed talking with one of our neighbors about his work in the music world and his newest venture: ATX Songwriters Collective. They will be meeting monthly to showcase local singer/songwriters and their music. The v…
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79 | People Just Want to be Heard | Mitch Solomon
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Send us a text Episode 79: Mitch Solomon spent most of his career as an attorney and municipal judge helping people. Our interview with him was an inspiration about how people who are different can work together to make a difference in our community. If you want to watch the video version of this podcast here is the link. Support the show…
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On Politics 08 | City Council District 9 | Kym Olson
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Send us a text Episode 78: Kym Olson Kym Olson is running for the City Council in District 9 and graciously agreed to come sit down in our "Studio" and chat about her self and her agenda. It was fun getting to know her and hear about her concerns and plans. If you live in Austin District 9 and are planning on voting in November you should probably …
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Send us a text Episode 77: Poems Spoken with Birdman313 out of Houston Texas. Had a great time with Birdman313 tonight. We got to know him a little bit and then we had the great pleasure of hearing him read some of his poetry. He has a YouTube site with upwards of 300 poems and videos so it's worth taking a look at it. https://www.youtube.com/c/Aut…
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On Politics 07 | City Council District 9 | Linda Guerrero
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Send us a text Episode 76: Linda Guerrero has been a teacher and volunteer in many boards and commissions. She just wants to be involved and helping. She is now running for City Council in District 9 and talked with Ani Colt and Ty Tyree about her experience and qualifications. This is worth listening too. #ballotmueller #muelleratx To see the vide…
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On Politics! 06 | Austin Mayoral Candidate | Celia Israel
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Send us a text Episode 75: Celia Israel talks about her dream for a better Austin. This is the audio from one of our series of video interviews with candidates running for offices that will be on our ballot in the Mueller neighborhood. The YouTube video can be found here Support the showBy Ani Colt and Preston "Ty" Tyree
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On Politics 05 | Austin Mayoral Candidate | Kirk Watson
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Send us a text Episode 74: Kirk Watson was the Mayor of Austin from 1997 to 2001. He went on the be State Senator and spent some time as Dean of the School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston. Now he wants his old job back. Listen to our discussion on what he would do if he got the position again. If you want to see it on YouTube here is…
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On Politics 04 | City Council District 9 | Joah Spearman
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Send us a text Episode 73: Our interview with Joah Spearman, candidate for Austin City Council in District 9. This is the audio file from the live interview and unfortunately we got a slight echo in Joah's feed. The Video Version can be found on our YouTube channel at . We will be video recording our interviews live from now on and placing the audi…
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72: Festival After Report: Howie Richey and Cynthia Good
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Send us a text Episode 72: Howie Richey and Cynthia Good gave us a joint conversation about their 4,800 mile trip to the Rainbow Gathering and the Oregon County Fair and various places going and coming back. Howie also included some interviews with interesting fair goers at the Oregon Country Fair who seem to catch the flavor of the fair... Support…
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71: Camping at Festivals and Writing about it: Howie Richey
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Send us a text Episode 71: If you love camping and music festivals you'll love this interview with Howie Richey as he gathers experiences to write about his journeys to festivals all over the US. From the 50th Woodstock to the 50 Kerrville to the 50th Rainbow Gathering. We've also posted this as a video over at YouTube the TOWER coffee hour https:/…
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On Politics! 03 | Zo Qadri Candidate for District 9
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Send us a text Episode 70 | Ani and I had a chance to interview Zo Qadri about his run for Austin City Council District 9. He is the youngest candidate in the race and the first Muslim to ever run for City Council. We had a great talk about him and his experience that leads him to think he can do the job. Support the show…
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69: Living sustainably with Ridwell | Madison Madden
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Send us a text Episode 69: This is a quick interview with Madison Madden, Community Manager for Austin. When you look up lively and excited in the dictionary, you'll find a picture of "Mad Mad". The sound may be a little wonky as we lost one of our mics but the message is still great. To see the video of the interview follow this link. Support the …
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68: Road Trip to Festivals | Howie Richey
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Send us a text Episode 68: Howie and his cousin are going to drive from Austin to Steamboat Springs CO and then hike into the national forest to attend the Rainbow Gathering that has been going on since Woodstock. It is very unofficial and the Forest Service is gearing up to try and accommodate up to 10,000 people. Then Howie and his cousin will he…
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Send us a text Episode 67: Ty gets a chance to talk with Brian Cavenari, who represents Kokua bikes in the US and Japan. Brian lives in Hawai'i and they met in 2009 when Ty was in Oahu conducting a League Cycling Instructor seminar. Support the showBy Ani Colt and Preston "Ty" Tyree
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Send us a text Episode 66: This episode is a little different because we wandered around the Frankenbike Swap Meet to talk to the people and film the offerings. If you want to see the video version of this please click HERE We spoke with Chris Gross who was the subject of this Episode of our podcast. We also spoke with Anna Locke and Tom Arias who …
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65 Random Walk to a Career in Service | Ben Rowell
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Send us a text Episode 65: Ben Rowell talks with Ty about his eclectic path to a job changing communities in Northwest Arkansas and beyond. We talked about a lot of things and so I am including some links to those things. Economic Development Study Young Life OZ Trail System in NW Arkansas LaneShift, the company Ben works with, and Trailblazers, a …
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On Politics 02: Austin City Council District 9 | Tom Wald
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Send us a text Episode 64: Our interview with Tom Wald, candidate for Austin City Council in District 9. This is the audio file from the live interview that can be found on our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/te_SioAYeDQ. We will be doing our interviews live from now on and placing the audio tracks here. Support the show…
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63: How culture change happens in Northwest Arkansas | Jill Dabbs
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Send us a text Episode 63: Our guest today is Jill Dabbs, Executive Director of Downtown Springdale Alliance in Springdale Arkansas. We met when she came to Austin on a study tour of communities that are creating better places. We talked for a while after the tour and I knew that she would be a great guest for Podcast Celebrating Differences. So jo…
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Self Love 11: The Epilogue: Colt & Stransky
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Send us a text Episode 62: Ani and Truda finalize their in-depth review on Ani's Book Self Love as Spiritual Practice, Nine Keys to Loving Yourself. Support the showBy Ani Colt and Preston "Ty" Tyree
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61: Irish Singer in Austin for SWSW: Holly Macve
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Send us a text Episode 61: Ani and Ty had the opportunity to talk with Holly Macve, a startlingly good singer/songwriter about her life and work. At 26, she has done more musically than most of us ever get to. Listen as Holly talks about making music. This is the first of our podcasts that was also recorded on video. If you want to watch Holly talk…
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Self Love 10: Feel and Heal the Planet - Colt and Stransky
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Send us a text Episode 60 - Ani and Truda talk about the ninth and final key in the book Ani authored. This key is titled "Feel and Heal the Planet" and takes on some big questions. There will be one more podcast in this series. The two of them will talk about the epilogue in the book and what Ani learned in the process of putting the book together…
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Self Love 9: Self Love in Relationships - Colt and Stransky
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Send us a text Episode 59: Ani and Truda complete another episode of the Colt and Stansky Show where they dig deeply into the 8th Key to loving yourself in the book Self Love as Spiritual Practice, Nine Keys to Loving Yourself by Ani Colt. They are really amazing together and enjoy the chance to toss out ideas and yes, even to disagree sometimes. W…
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Self Love 8: Receive Yourself: Colt and Stransky
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Send us a text Episode 58: Colt and Stransky dig deep into the Seventh Key to loving yourself: Receive Yourself. Ani Colt, author of Self Love as Spiritual Practice and Truda Stransky, a Jungian psychoanalyst, are having a great time digging into the Self Love book. As friends they relate and their friendship shows through in these conversations. T…
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On Politics! 01: Austin City Council District 9: Ben Leffler
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Send us a text Episode 57: Running for Austin City Council: Ben Leffler Welcome to On Politics! A series of podcasts that give us a chance to get know our elected officials better by asking things questions about the things that are important to them. Of course we will also ask about those subjects that are important to us and our neighbors. We are…
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