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Celebrating Differences

Ani Colt and Preston "Ty" Tyree

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We are all different and each of us can learn a lot about ourselves by listening to others talk about who they are and how they created the person that we talk with. We do some special series to dig deeper into topics that intrigue us. We tend to keep and open mind so expect some of our content or guests to be different than what you are used to. https://tinyurl.com/jr6wvms2
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103 | 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 Q8n- 4k on Van…
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102 | 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 work for him bu…
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Episode 101 | 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 production by Preston …
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Episode 099 | 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 Spanish. Her busi…
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Episode 098 | 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 Ben Sound Reso…
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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 production of this video:– My …
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In this Episode, number 96, 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 journey by bicycle.…
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Episode 095 | 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 audio production…
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Episode 094 | 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 let you know whe…
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Episode 93 | 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 you better and …
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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 subscribe and we'll …
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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. Please subscribe a…
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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 friend and be sure…
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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. 2026 is the 100 …
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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 on the roof. h…
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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 the link to th…
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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 tuning in! If you …
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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 magazine about the M…
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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 neighborhood in Austin, …
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Episode 83: Ani and I sat down with Sherrie Tatum to talk about her life. We met Sherrie at our Tai Chi group and both decided that it would be fun and interesting to talk with her. We found out that she has written a book and is a fan of both Carl Jung and James Joyce. She suggested some reading options for us and we had a chance to delve deep int…
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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 college. It appea…
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Episode 81 | If this is a typical Millennial then there is hope for our society and the planet. Sara John recently had a skiing crash and broke an ankle and twisted the other knee. That means she came to Austin from her home in Seattle to recuperate at her parent's single story home. Luckily for us she agreed to be interviewed. Sara spent 9 years a…
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Episode 80: Singing for my Summer with Josh Klaus: We are getting close to finishing the third year of our podcast and enjoyed talking with one of our neighbors about his work in the music world and his newest venture: ATX Songwriters Collective. They will be meeting monthly to showcase local singer/songwriters and their music. The venue is the Bar…
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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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Episode 78: Kym Olson Kym Olson is running for the City Council in District 9 and graciously agreed to come sit down in our "Studio" and chat about her self and her agenda. It was fun getting to know her and hear about her concerns and plans. If you live in Austin District 9 and are planning on voting in November you should probably watch this. #mu…
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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/AuthorPoetBirdman3…
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Episode 76: Linda Guerrero has been a teacher and volunteer in many boards and commissions. She just wants to be involved and helping. She is now running for City Council in District 9 and talked with Ani Colt and Ty Tyree about her experience and qualifications. This is worth listening too. #ballotmueller #muelleratx To see the video version of th…
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Episode 74: Kirk Watson was the Mayor of Austin from 1997 to 2001. He went on the be State Senator and spent some time as Dean of the School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston. Now he wants his old job back. Listen to our discussion on what he would do if he got the position again. If you want to see it on YouTube here is the link Suppo…
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Episode 73: Our interview with Joah Spearman, candidate for Austin City Council in District 9. This is the audio file from the live interview and unfortunately we got a slight echo in Joah's feed. The Video Version can be found on our YouTube channel at . We will be video recording our interviews live from now on and placing the audio tracks here. …
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Episode 72: Howie Richey and Cynthia Good gave us a joint conversation about their 4,800 mile trip to the Rainbow Gathering and the Oregon County Fair and various places going and coming back. Howie also included some interviews with interesting fair goers at the Oregon Country Fair who seem to catch the flavor of the fair... Support the Show.…
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Episode 71: If you love camping and music festivals you'll love this interview with Howie Richey as he gathers experiences to write about his journeys to festivals all over the US. From the 50th Woodstock to the 50 Kerrville to the 50th Rainbow Gathering. We've also posted this as a video over at YouTube the TOWER coffee hour https://youtu.be/bWem9…
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Episode 69: This is a quick interview with Madison Madden, Community Manager for Austin. When you look up lively and excited in the dictionary, you'll find a picture of "Mad Mad". The sound may be a little wonky as we lost one of our mics but the message is still great. To see the video of the interview follow this link. Support the Show.…
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Episode 68: Howie and his cousin are going to drive from Austin to Steamboat Springs CO and then hike into the national forest to attend the Rainbow Gathering that has been going on since Woodstock. It is very unofficial and the Forest Service is gearing up to try and accommodate up to 10,000 people. Then Howie and his cousin will head on to Veneta…
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Episode 66: This episode is a little different because we wandered around the Frankenbike Swap Meet to talk to the people and film the offerings. If you want to see the video version of this please click HERE We spoke with Chris Gross who was the subject of this Episode of our podcast. We also spoke with Anna Locke and Tom Arias who had come all th…
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Episode 65: Ben Rowell talks with Ty about his eclectic path to a job changing communities in Northwest Arkansas and beyond. We talked about a lot of things and so I am including some links to those things. Economic Development Study Young Life OZ Trail System in NW Arkansas LaneShift, the company Ben works with, and Trailblazers, a non profit maki…
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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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Episode 63: Our guest today is Jill Dabbs, Executive Director of Downtown Springdale Alliance in Springdale Arkansas. We met when she came to Austin on a study tour of communities that are creating better places. We talked for a while after the tour and I knew that she would be a great guest for Podcast Celebrating Differences. So join us as Ani an…
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Episode 61: Ani and Ty had the opportunity to talk with Holly Macve, a startlingly good singer/songwriter about her life and work. At 26, she has done more musically than most of us ever get to. Listen as Holly talks about making music. This is the first of our podcasts that was also recorded on video. If you want to watch Holly talk as well as lis…
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Episode 60 - Ani and Truda talk about the ninth and final key in the book Ani authored. This key is titled "Feel and Heal the Planet" and takes on some big questions. There will be one more podcast in this series. The two of them will talk about the epilogue in the book and what Ani learned in the process of putting the book together. Support the S…
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Episode 59: Ani and Truda complete another episode of the Colt and Stansky Show where they dig deeply into the 8th Key to loving yourself in the book Self Love as Spiritual Practice, Nine Keys to Loving Yourself by Ani Colt. They are really amazing together and enjoy the chance to toss out ideas and yes, even to disagree sometimes. Worth listening …
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Episode 58: Colt and Stransky dig deep into the Seventh Key to loving yourself: Receive Yourself. Ani Colt, author of Self Love as Spiritual Practice and Truda Stransky, a Jungian psychoanalyst, are having a great time digging into the Self Love book. As friends they relate and their friendship shows through in these conversations. Truda mentioned …
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Episode 57: Running for Austin City Council: Ben Leffler Welcome to On Politics! A series of podcasts that give us a chance to get know our elected officials better by asking things questions about the things that are important to them. Of course we will also ask about those subjects that are important to us and our neighbors. We are right in the m…
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Episode 56: Ani and Truda jump into a lively discussion of Self Love as they step us through the lessons of Ani’s book Self Love as Spiritual Practice — Nine Keys to Loving Yourself. Here is a link if you would like to buy the book. Self Love It appears that the book is only available in paperback at the present time. In this episode Ani mentions a…
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Episode 55: After knowing Peter for 25 years, it was great to finally meet Tracy and get to know her. They talked about their history and how they decided it would be a great idea to ride a tandem bicycle from the Pacific to the Atlantic. We also had a chance to get to know each other better as they talked about what it took to get their book publi…
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Episode 54: As Ani says, January is a time to settle in and gather strength for the coming year. So Ani and Ty took stock of where we are and what’s next. We throw around a lot of ideas about a possible new venture and all of it is pure speculation… The possibility of creating a live stream “News Hour” for the neighborhood and all the headaches and…
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Episode 53: Ty and Jean Marie have worked and played together off and on for over 20 years. This was a good chance to get together and find out what Jean Marie was doing with her new life as Associate Professor at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA. We talked about her new job, our times together with bicycles. She admits to be approac…
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