Inside Austin Podcast

For this edition of Inside Austin host Brian Fitzgerald sits down with Vanessa Scruggs and CJ Andrand from the Salvation Army Austin Area Command. They talked about the work being done at their shelters and how we can help by playing in their first ever pickleball tournament.

Bob Barnes from IBC Bank Austin joins host Brian Fitzgerald to discuss the work IBC Bank does with MD Anderson to fund cancer care and research. They also discussed the upcoming "Give Cancer the Boot" golf tournament where 100% of money raised goes towards MD Anderson's cancer centers.

For more information go to Talk1370.com and to register for the tournament [email protected]

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the SIMS Foundation is putting on Feel Good Fest to raise awareness and resources for their work providing mental health resources to the music community in our area. Derrick Lesnau joins host Brian Fitzgerald for this week's Inside Austin to talk about that and the many shows that are benefiting from throughout the month of May.

Heather Bellino and Bronwyn Blake from the Texas Advocacy Project joined Inside Austin and host Brian Fitzgerald to talk about the findings from their comprehensive study about protective orders in the state of Texas.

Host Brian Fitzgerald and Dana Younger from the Blue Genie Art Bazaar had a conversation about this year's May Market. They were joined by Asaf Ronen from the Austin Creative Alliance to talk about how the May Market helps support their organization along with local artists and the art community.

Bradley Allen from Central Texas Folds of Honor joins Inside Austin and host Brian Fitzgerald to talk about the educational and scholarship opportunities they offer families of service members and first responders. They also discussed the upcoming events they have scheduled and the ways we can help.

Inside Austin and host Brian Fitzgerald are joined by Dr. Leon Vanstone to analyze the Artemis II mission and give a play by play reporting of the re-entry, splashdown, and recovery. They also talked about the Space Workforce Incubator For Texas or SWIFT program that hopes to change the way we perceive space as an industry and just who the space workforce really is.

Maestro Peter Bay joins host Brian Fitzgerald for another conversation about their shared love of music and the next few performances from the Symphony. They also talked about what the last year and a half might bring for Peter as he wraps up his time as conductor.

Bobby Jenkins from ABC Home and Commercial Services and host Brian Fitzgerald have a conversation about the tradition of Kite Fest in Austin and how it was started almost one hundred years ago by the Exchange Club. Kite Fest benefits the Moss Pieratt Foundation and Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood research.

Kristen Starr from Sunday Lunchbox is the guest on this week's show. She and host Brian Fitzgerald have a discussion about the unique approach she takes to her non-profit and how the use of technology have helped in the ways they tackle food insecurity.