Inside Austin Podcast

For this week's Inside Austin host Brian Fitzgerald sat down with Kevin Brackmeyer from Skillpoint Alliance and Jennifer Cobb who graduated from the program for another in our Two Sides series of interviews. Skillpoint Alliance is a nonprofit workforce development organization that provides no-cost, fast-paced job training in the HVAC, electrical, plumbing and manufacturing industries to low-income and underserved people living in Central Texas.

On today's Inside Austin host Brian Fitzgerald is joined by Ali Verderber and Robert Faires from the upcoming Austin Symphony Orchestra's celebration of Jerry Goldsmith's movie compositions in a performance called Movie Music Magic.

Guest host Juliet from Majic 95.5 has an in depth conversation with Jennifer Sublett and Kelly Zimbelman from Art Bra Austin and the Breast Cancer Resource Center about this year's event and how a diagnosis changes your life. They also talked about the creative process of making a bra for the event an the inspiration for designing the garment in the first place.

For this edition of Inside Austin host Brian Fitzgerald talks with Cameron O'Keefe and Andy Rinella from Tenderling Design about their first ever Camp Scribble. They also discuss what it's like to be professional artists and how that will make this art camp a little different than most others.

For this installment of Inside Austin host Brian Fitzgerald is joined by Vanessa Olsen to talk about how the Downtown Austin Alliance helps maintain the downtown Austin that we know and love but also help it grow and change. They also discussed the upcoming Future of Austin Event on May 15th and how we can be involved in helping shape the city.

Host Brian Fitzgerald and co-creators of the ATX TV Festival Caitlin McFarland and Emily Gipson sit down to talk about a love of television and how much the medium and the way we consume it has changed over the years. They also previewed the upcoming 13th Season of the ATX TV Festival and discussed the inspiration to start the event. 

The ATX TV Festival runs from May 30th through June 2nd.

On this edition of Inside Austin host Brian Fitzgerald sits down with Javier Valdez from the National Alliance on Mental Health to talk about May being Mental Health Awareness Month and the resources they offer from their peer based services.

If you are struggling with a mental health crisis, call or text 988

Zoe Berris from Austin Pets Alive joins host Brian Fitzgerald on this episode of Inside Austin to discuss their expanded partnership with Dog is Our Copilot and the new transportation hub that has started operation in Elgin. 

With there being changes to the location and date of the Texas Autism Walk Shannon Mantrom rejoins the show to ask for Central Texas' help. She talked with host Brian Fitzgerald about how hard it is to make big, last minute changes to an event that was scheduled months in advance and how the Autism Society of Texas needs to fill some voids left by the changes.

They are currently in need of volunteers, music and entertainment, AV and stage setup, and financial donations.

Host Brian Fitzgerald sits down with Fred Lugo and Glen Langford from the Austin Gay Men's Chorus for this edition of Inside Austin. They discuss the Chorus' upcoming spring performances on April 27th and 28th and how they achieve their mission of inclusion through a love of music.