Inside Austin Podcast

Major Lewis Reckline from the Salvation Army's Austin Area Command joins host Brian Fitzgerald for this week's Inside Austin. They discuss the work being done at their Rathgeber Center and the aid they provided up in the Hill Country during and after the floods. He also joined the show to talk about August 20th's Day of Giving. For more go to DayOfGivingAustin.org.

Mark Turk from Beat 4 Beat joins host Brian Fitzgerald to talk about the organization's work with kids in schools that have a passion for music. Check out their family friendly 10th anniversary party happening on August 16th at Meanwhile Brewery.

Inside Austin's continuing coverage of the floods in the Hill Country concentrates on pets this week. Joining host Brian Fitzgerald is Karen Guerriero from Kerrville Pets Alive and they talked about the impact the floods had on our furry best friends. They also discussed normal day to day operations at the all volunteer shelter and their Fur Ball coming up in December.

On this edition of Inside Austin host Brian Fitzgerald is joined by Luis Sanchez from Austin Pets Alive! to talk about the Paddle for Puppies event happening on Lady Bird Lake August 10th. They were joined by Kate Aouelle from the Rowing Dock and Aline Ferreira from Austin Subaru to talk about how fun time can help APA's first in the country Parvo Puppy Program and ICU.

Jayne Zirkel from the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country joins host Brian Fitzgerald on this week's show. They discuss the Community Foundation's work in the Hill Country both before and after the floods.

Host Brian Fitzgerald is joined by Dorian Colbert from Partnerships for Children and the KING (Kids In a New Groove) music mentoring program. They match kids in the foster care system with someone who can give them music lessons once a week.

For this segment Alex Katz from what is now called Central Texas Strong joins host Brian Fitzgerald again to discuss the rebranding of Red River Rising. They have rescheduled their online auction for July 21st to August 4th and have added flood relief aid to the list of those receiving the proceeds.

Audacy Austin's News Director Kasey Johns and Inside Austin host Brian Fitzgerald discuss the available resources for those impacted by the floods in Kerrville area and beyond and how the public can help.

Go to Talk1370.com for a list and for more information.

Meteorologist Richard McAlister joins host Brian Fitzgerald to offer a unique perspective on the floods in Kerr County, the Hill Country and more. Besides studying the weather Richard is a long time relief worker and a resident of Kerrville.

Host Brian Fitzgerald has a conversation with Alex Katz from Red River Rising about the work they do for the music scene here in Austin and their online memorabilia and experience auction.