Episode 022: Drones in Public Service All too often these days, small unmanned aerial systems commonly referred to as drones, are getting a bad rap. Usually due to the actions of people with less than honorable intentions. My guest this week ho

Shows resuming soon

Mar 6th, 2016

While Voices of Texas has been on hiatus, I’ve been working to schedule new guests for another great round of shows.Thank you for being a loyal follower of the show! Voices of Texas has proven to be the only Texas podcast that features real Te

Episode 021 – Texas Things

Nov 21st, 2015 7m 23s

Episode 021 – Texas Things! Sayings, expressions, mottos, and other Texas things that the non-Texan might not understand or think strange! But that’s okay, because Texas is unique in a variety of ways. Listen as I tell a few tales about certai

No episode this weekend

Nov 15th, 2015

Voices of Texas will have no episode this weekend. Be sure to check back next Saturday for a new episode.In the meantime, would you please consider supporting the podcast through a small donation? As little as $1 a month helps! Just go to

Episode 020 – Texas Wines with Jeff Cope

Nov 7th, 2015 23m 5s

Episode 020 – Texas Wines with Jeff Cope This week, we are talking all about Texas wines. For some time, the only recognized wines in the US were California wines. In recent years, however, that has changed dramatically. Texas wines are now con

Episode 019 – BBQ Snobbery with Texas Monthly’s Daniel Vaughn

Oct 31st, 2015 35m 23s

Episode 019 – BBQ Snobbery with Texas Monthly’s Daniel Vaughn Daniel Vaughn started as a Dallas architect, but began blogging about one of his favorite pastimes, barbecue. A passion soon turned into a career when in 2013 he went to work for Tex

Episode 018 – Interview With the Martian – Sonia Van Meter

Oct 25th, 2015 27m 25s

Episode 018 – Interview With the Martian – Sonia Van Meter This episode I welcome back Austin resident Sonia Van Meter, who was selected as one of the 100 finalists chosen for the Mars One mission – the one-way ticket to the Red Planet. Sonia t

Episode 017 – Storytelling with Elizabeth Ellis

Oct 17th, 2015 21m 35s

Episode 017 – Storytelling with Elizabeth Ellis Who tell stories better than Texans? Not very many. But imagine a Texan who tells stories for a living. Elizabeth Ellis is just that – a professional storyteller. She is an award-winning teller f

Episode 016 – Historic Lyric Theater with Eric Evans

Oct 10th, 2015 43m 55s

Episode 016 – Historic Lyric Theater with Eric Evans I start off season 2 with an interview with Eric Evans, who tells us the story of the historic Lyric Theater in Brownwood’s downtown historic district. This treasure of Texas history holds ma

Season Two Kickoff

Oct 1st, 2015 1m 35s

Voices of Texas returns this fall for its second season. Be sure to subscribe now with iTunes or Stitcher and get ready for more interesting Texans!The post Season Two Kickoff appeared first on Voices of Texas.

VOT to return this fall

Sep 9th, 2015

Voices of Texas is scheduled to return fall 2015 with more fascinating Texans with interesting stories! Recording is beginning September 21, 2015, and we are kicking off the new season of episodes with the story of a historic theater in centr

Episode 015 – Lela Suttee

Jun 20th, 2015 14m 5s

Episode 015 – Lela Suttee Voices of Texas welcomes author Lela Suttee (Jackson), formerly of Brownwood, to the program! Lela’s first book is “If Houses Could Talk – Oh the Stories They Would Tell!”. Join us as we talk about the book and growin

Episode 014 – Brian Brushwood

May 3rd, 2015 27m 8s

Episode 014 – Brian Brushwood A special Celebrity Edition of Voices of Texas, with my guest Brian Brushwood, internet & television personality. Brian hosts several podcasts and YouTube shows like Scam School, Weird Things, and Night Attack, in

Episode 013 – Ellory Wells

Feb 28th, 2015 31m 28s

Episode 013 – Ellory Wells is a personal business coach who helps empower and equip entrepreneurs to take their offline expertise and turn it into a successful online business. In 2009 he was laid off from a job. 5 years later he was fired from

Episode 012 – Sonia Van Meter

Feb 14th, 2015 20m 15s

Episode 012 – Sonia Van Meter – Who doesn’t dream of space travel? Setting foot on other worlds, exploring the deepest reaches of space… My guest this week is planning to just that. Sonia Van Meter is one of the finalists for the Mars One Proje

Episode 011 – David Werst

Jan 31st, 2015 28m 50s

Episode 011 – David Werst I can’t say I’ve met anyone with more knowledge about Texas than David Werst. A veteran of the newspaper business, David has been writing about Texas for decades. Enjoying time in Helotes, TX, now with his talented wi

Episode 010 – Tracy Pitcox

Jan 24th, 2015 25m 55s

Episode 010 – Tracy Pitcox has been a radio personality since his teens, working a small-town radio station. Starting a classic country music fan club in the 80’s, he came in contact with celebrities, and others, who brought him memorabilia. Th

Episode 009 – Elizabeth Day

Jan 17th, 2015 16m 31s

Episode 009 – Native Americans shaped both the history and the landscape of Texas. My guest this week, Elizabeth Day, is the founder of the Prickly Pear Living History Museum, a project to bring Native American history to an open air museum nea

Episode 008 – Gabriel Nila

Jan 10th, 2015 20m 41s

Episode 008 – Gabriel Nila – We all hear stories of how some children in underdeveloped countries are getting a poor education, or that resources are extremely limited there. We don’t stop to think that this problem is happening right here in T

Episode 007 – Cassie Castillo

Jan 3rd, 2015 11m 45s

Episode 007 – Cassie Castillo is young, has her whole life ahead of her. Like most kids her age, she goes off to college. She gets an education in graphic design. Then, she makes a dramatic turn: she decides to go full-time as a volunteer assi

Episode 006 – Steve Doctor

Dec 27th, 2014 19m 49s

Episode 006 – Musician Steve Doctor does more than just play smooth jazz. He makes television and film music, too! So, if you’re watching A&E, Bravo, Oprah, the Travel Channel, or a number of other television networks, chances are you’ll hear

Episode 005 – April Samuels a.k.a. Crash Gordon

Dec 20th, 2014 17m 43s

Episode 005 – We are getting our rock on with my amazing guest April Samuels. April plays drums in the band Metal Shop Dallas under the stage name Crash Gordon. Join us as we talk about playing heavy metal in church, fighting breast cancer, a

Episode 004 – Mike Zolkoski of Come and Take It

Dec 14th, 2014 24m 14s

Episode 004 – Joining me this week is Mike Zolkoski, one of the hosts of Come and Take It, a Texas history podcast. He tells us the story of a little-known Texan by the name of William G. Butler and how one man’s vendetta killed an entire town!

Episode 003 – Kathryn Jones

Dec 9th, 2014 39m 13s

Episode 003 – Kathryn Jones is a freelance journalist and author. She has covered stories from the 1995 Mayfest Hailstorm in Fort Worth to the murder of American sniper Chris Kyle. She has written for the New York Times and Texas Monthly. Meet

Episode 002 – Laura McClellan

Nov 22nd, 2014 20m 25s

Episode 002 – Laura McClellan – My guest this week is author/lawyer/mom Laura McClellan. Join me as we talk about productivity, juggling career and hobbies with family, and living in the Lone Star State. Laura is a real estate lawyer in the Dal