Inside Austin Podcast

On this edition of Inside Austin Executive Director of Austin Wildlife Rescue, Jules Maron joins host Brian Fitzgerald to discuss their response to Hurricane Beryl and how this time of year is the busiest for them even without the impact of a hurricane. They also talked about how we in the community can help both in the event of a natural disaster and under normal circumstances.

For this Sunday's show host Brian Fitzgerald is joined on Inside Austin by Margaret Koch from the Bullock Texas State History Museum. They talk about how the Bullock tells the story of Texas in a fun and entertaining space and how you can make a day of going to the museum with all of the things they offer. The two of them also discussed how we can be a part of the museum and how we can help.

Chief Operations Officer and Veterinarian Katie Luke from the Austin Humane Society joins host Brian Fitzgerald on this edition of Inside Austin. They discuss the efforts to deal with the influx of pets they received from the Houston area due to Hurricane Beryl and how we can help. They also talked about what you and your furry best friend can do to be prepared for an emergency and it being kitten season.

Michelle Marx from Our Future 35 joins host Brian Fitzgerald for this segment of Inside Austin to discuss the Cap and Stitch Project for the yet to be built I-35 expansion. They talk about how the planned construction will join two sections of Austin that have been separated by the highway and how we can have a say in the project by taking their survey.

I Live Here, I Give Here's Executive Director Piper Stege Nelson joins host Brian Fitzgerald on Inside Austin this week to discuss the results of the March 6th-7th Amplify Austin day of giving. They talked about the way I Live Here, I Give Here helps so many local nonprofits and how they raised $10million this year.

For this segment of Inside Austin host Brian Fitzgerald has a conversation with the new Chief Meteorologist from KXAN, Nick Bannin about the changes in his job and the Family Eldercare Summer Fan Drive happening on July 12th.

Lucy Fernandez from Austin Pets Alive joined host Brian Fitzgerald on this segment of Inside Austin. Lucy is the Program Manager for the PASS program and she joined the show to talk about how weather can impact your furry friends and ways to be prepared for an emergency when it comes to their pets.

On this edition of Inside Austin host Brian Fitzgerald is joined by Ann Ciccolella and Gabe Cruz from Austin Shakespeare. They discussed their Richard III performances and the fact that they don't just perform Shakespeare material. The trio also talked about the various programs that Austin Shakespeare has to spark interest with kids.

Host Brian Fitzgerald and We Are Blood's Nick Canedo sit down with Sarah Hammel from the Austin Humane Society, Elle Ignatowski from Tree Folks, and Amelia Long from Central Texas Food Bank to discuss the annual Giving Double campaign. If you donate blood or platelets in the month of June, We Are Blood will make a monetary donation in your name to one of those organizations.

Texas Poet Laureate Amanda Johnston joins host Brian Fitzgerald on this segment of Inside Austin. She joined the show to discuss Torch Literary Arts' upcoming Carrying the Torch event on June 20th and the history of Juneteenth.