June 6, 2021
The next few weeks will see the end of the second season of the Ragged Edge podcast … and, it bids fair to be an eventful few weeks. I gotta tell you, I’m excited about what we’re about to do.
On Thursday, June 10, the Ragged Edge will go on the road again for a live conversation with State Rep. James Talarico (HD52). We’ll be at the Texas Beer Co. in Taylor and the program kicks off at 7 p.m. (or so).
Be sure to stop by for the second live event of our brief existence, the second time we’ve interviewed Talarico this year and the third time I’ve sat him down on the orange directors chairs on the Texas Beer Co. stage.
But wait … the very next week, I’ll MC a live, in person town hall event with State Rep. John Bucy (HD136) sponsored by The Hill Country News and hosted by Whitestone Brewery in Cedar Park. That event will also begin at about 7 p.m. (June 17).
Here’s a treat for all of you who have followed and (financially) supported our work at HCN this last year and a half or so … stop by the table at the entrance to the patio, get a ticket from our very own Kirsten Foltz, and get your first Whitestone beer for only one dollar!
This will be my second live interview with Bucy, the third overall.
Both interviews will drop as podcasts the following afternoons (June 11 and 18, respectively) so, if you can’t make it to either live event, you can still listen in to see what the two state representatives feel about the recently concluded, somewhat crappy, 87th session of the Texas Legislature.
But wait, there’s more!
Our friend Jason Stanford just published a book, with two co-authors, called “Forget the Alamo!” He and I will talk about that book, the conclusions it draws (spoiler alert: it ain’t pretty where it comes to how we teach Texas history, particularly about those 13 fateful days in March 1836) and probably talk about how the enduring Heroic Anglo Narrative echoed throughout the Texas House chambers during the most recent meeting of the Texas Legislature (James Talarico’s politely brutal mic drop on Rep. Steve Thoth is worth a review and is germane).
I just finished it and can tell you that it’s something of a bombshell. It’ll be published June 9 (I think) by Penguin Books. That podcast will drop June 25.
Finally, sometime around the first of July, I’ll sit down with representatives from K-9s for Warriors, a group out of Florida that pairs military vets with service dogs. I’m proud to say that my friends at the Texas Beer Co. have brewed up a delicious lager especially for a fundraiser for this group and they’ve hooked me up with representatives and, possibly, a few vets willing to share their stories.
You know what? That conversation could very well be live as well … but we’re still locking down the details.
Once we get these four episodes in the books, it’s likely we’ll take a hiatus for a bit. It’s been a grueling year or so and I need a break. Plus, if all goes well, we’ll be on vacation the first two or three weeks of August …
So, join us for this wild ride in June. You can find all our podcasts here, on @applepodcast, @spotify (rate and comment … that stuff helps others to find it) … and you can find details about live events and future episodes on our Facebook page here.
It always airs Sunday mornings at about 10 a.m. on KBSR, Black Sparrow Digital Radio, right after Julie Rydell’s excellent Central Texas gardening show, Plow & Hose Radio program.
Then, there’s my repository of written word — at heart, I am an ink-stained wretch. You’re already there — wilcoblues./com
Thanks for following this last year. Share with your friends! I really appreciate it.
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