The Spicewood Experience
What's in the Texas Hill Country? Well, hills. But there is a lot more. In it are frontier people that enjoy the peace and the stars. In the area there are points of interest that are worth bragging about, in it are events that rock, and in it are people that are taming the land! But we don't have local news, local municipal services (mostly), and an easy way to hear about each other in an aural format. We are here to start changing that.
Episodes
24 episodes
Are There Mountain Lions Among Us?
Have you seen or heard one? Is there more that one can do other than panic or pee from fright? There is a lot of information on mountain lions (aka: puma, catamount, panther) on the internet but we wanted a more definitive guide on ...
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57:22
We lost our pup Ginger after a long and happy life. Local pet funeral directors guided us through our grief and explained the process of cremation.
Pet funeral directors, Scott and Tony, guided us through the final steps in giving our pup Ginger a warm and dignified farewell. We hope that our loss and this interview helps you with understanding how to approach the options and decisions tha...
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Season 2024
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Episode 22
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1:04:23
Highland Lakes Canine Rescue Part 3
We round out our chat with the ladies.
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Season 2024
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Episode 21
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25:50
The Pups of Highland Lakes Canine Rescue
This is the next best thing to chatting with the pups. The ladies give us details and background on their charges.
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Season 2024
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Episode 20
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33:13
Welcome Brittany and Jay of Highland Lakes Canine Rescue
These two ladies give us a virtual tour of their facility and how they work to give struggling pups a chance to find their forever home.
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Season 2024
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Episode 19
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32:42
Thanks for listening!
Reintroducing our show and thanking a listener!
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Season 2024
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Episode 18
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2:04
Social Rx in Spicewood Progress Results
Our nurse practitioner is followed up by the project's director and a local client who is a recipient of the study's ambitions. Gail and I had asked for an update on the study being made of the Spicewood residents who most need the social...
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Season 2023
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Episode 18
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31:00
Falls On The Colorado History Museum
How many of us know about this sweet museum right in our midst?We began with a private docent-led tour and finished with a group of nearly a dozen other citizens of all ages and country-wide origins. We all enjoyed spirited histor...
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Season 2023
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Episode 17
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36:01
Spicewood Elementary - The Principals Involved
This might make you either want to go back to elementary school or be a parent of a child at Spicewood Elementary! We chat with principal Kara Gasaway and assistant principal Tiffany Brantley about the great innovative programs, the...
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Season 2023
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Episode 16
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54:06
Lisa Baker and Amy Wilke of the Literacy Project
Volunteer Coordinator Lisa Baker and Education Connection Executive Director Amy Wilke chat with us about the importance of helping young people to read to get ahead. Their reach into 14 school districts speaks to the importance and recog...
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Season 2023
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Episode 15
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47:02
Dortha Bittle and Doris Phillips Recount Life in Early Spicewood
We had the honor and pleasure to visit with Dortha Bittle, who is 102 and Spicewood's oldest resident, and with Doris Phillips, 95, and Spicewood's oldest teacher. They attended school at our 2-room schoolhouse (now the Community Center)....
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Season 2023
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Episode 14
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1:15:02
A Recap Conversation of our Podcasts
This is our thank you episode and we chat about our guests and recap of their stories. Also, we tested a remote power source for future episodes. (The test was a success!) We tried to mention everyone who chatted with us and ...
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Season 2023
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Episode 13
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48:24
Weather - Is the Spicewood Split a Real Thing?
Whether at the barber shop, church, or amongst neighbors, weather is always on our minds. But do we have a real reason for the Spicewood Split? Is global warming a real thing? Are groundhogs going to be outsourced by artificia...
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Season 2023
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Episode 12
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1:06:03
Why We Love the PO (Post Office)
Eudora Welty has nothing on the stories and legacy of Wayne, our Spicewood Post Office Sr Clerk. He was happy to spend an hour with us and graciously offered stories of early goings on at the PO, Spicewood, and his long family history.&nb...
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Season 2023
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Episode 11
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50:04
2023 Homecoming at Spicewood Community Center
This is a report of the annual event. It is a celebration of the legacy by citizens of Spicewood as they relate over a hundred years of family history. The families gather to bbq all night and bring their favorite side dishes for al...
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Season 2023
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Episode 10
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1:07:28
2023 Homecoming Thoughts After the Podcast Event
This is brief episode may summarize the anxiety between the podcasters (Frank) and the attendees at the Homecoming event. Truly, the event was wonderful and the interviews presented were exactly what we needed. We just needed more o...
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Season 2023
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Episode 9
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10:48
The Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center at Marble Falls
We think that this center exceeds all expectations our citizenry may have for a trauma-related event. It serves four counties and cooperates with other facilities and counties in our state. You and I can be proud to support their se...
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Season 2023
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Episode 8
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35:12
Spicewood as a Community vs City Discussion
Here we go. We've had meetings and angst and disillusion, but how did we get there? Given our community's independent nature, is there a path forward or do we let our lifestyle get swallowed up by industry and development? We ...
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Season 2023
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Episode 7
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33:16
Hill Country Cats
Mary Ruwart vists our studio to give us information on the Trap Neuter Release (TNR) program in Llano and Burnet Counties. We had a suggestion from one of our listeners to cover this organization after hearing about the dog program earlie...
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Season 2023
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Episode 6
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51:57
Highland Lakes Canine Rescue
Brittany joins us at our home studio to give us an overview of one of the local animal shelters. We had a great chat that went everywhere and still brought it home. We are blessed with people who care about these special pups.
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Season 2023
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Episode 5
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1:00:54
Spicewood Delivers Human 2 Human Care To Its Neighbors - The Social RX Project
A community is only as healthy as its people. So how healthy are we? How healthy can we be together? Hear how nurse-led innovation is delivering human to human care in our community.
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Season 2023
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Episode 4
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45:56
Spicewood Community Library
Our library is alive and well and has a much wider array of resources than you may have thought. It certainly surprised us and Beth Cottingham provides us with the history and development of the library services.
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Season 2023
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Episode 3
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41:04
Welcome Episode to the Spicewood Experience!
Is this how we sound? (smiling here). This is the launch episode of our podcast channel! Thanks for listening!
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Season 2023
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Episode 1
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2:30
Spicewood Highland Lakes Lions Club
If you are new to the area or would like to volunteer in the community, please consider this organization. These folk are true "boots on the ground" in helping neighbors and having fun. Here is a brief intro to the club with Dan Reu...
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Season 2023
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Episode 2
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34:43