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A2Z Podcast
by A2Z Podcast
Conversational podcast based in Southeast Texas. Guests vary widely from musicians and artists to historians and scientists.
Episodes
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A2Z131: Cody Bishop | Texas Bouillon Exchange
Why tf do we still have pennies? Cody came on the show to help us parse out the ins and outs of currency and somewhere in there we spend some time questioning the meaning behind what we value. If you know someone who would be a good fit for the show, shoot us a text at 409-206-2971 or email at...
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A2Z130: Big Thicket National Preserve | Megan Urban, Chief of Interpretation
OK, this episode is kind of a big deal for us. One of our founding goals for A2Z was to have a rep from Big Thicket or the Village Creek come on the show and we finally made it happen. And we couldn't have asked for a more exemplary spokesperson to drop some Big Thicket knowledge than Megan…
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A2Z129: Ines Alvidres | Artist
Beaumont's counterculture undercurrent has been built by people like Ines. She's a real one. Passionate about being passionate and honest to a fault, Ines sat with us to talk about her journey from Carraba's to becoming a highly-respected full-time artist. —— https://amarteartstudio.com/ —— 🎬...
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A2Z128: Jason Ebarb | Texas Punishment Crew
Jason Ebarb is one of the founders of TPC Jujitsu. They hit the mats in 1993, one month before UFC1, making it one of oldest BJJ schools in the country. He's also Executive Producer for Pech River Valley Boys: Tales From Afghanistan, available on Vimeo. —— @tpc_bjj_mma www.tpcjiujitsu.com —— 🎬...
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Ep127: Climate Justice Texas | Ariana Akbari & Alyssa Ashcraft
They don't want to end the oil industry, they don't want to take any jobs, they just want to know what the hell is in our air and water. —— www.climatejusticetexas.org —— 🎬 Youtube.com/a2zpodcast 🎧 www.a2zpodcast.com —— 📱CALL 📞 TEXT ☎️ 409-206-2971 —— Donate 🙏 patreon.com/a2zbmt
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Ep126: Donna's Farm | Brent Heironimus
What would you think the hardest thing about farming is? There're the pests, the weather, but alas it is the customer that seems to be the biggest hurdle. How do you get through to people who have been spoiled by the constant availability of produce through major supermarket chains? Apparently…
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Ep125: Dylan Newton | Cyberpunk Photography | @picklefigphoto
Bring on the augmentations and where are the damn hoverboards?! Dylan Newton combines cameras, computers, and craftsmanship to make the future a reality in his photographic works. We talk about what lead him to the cyber aesthetic and how he creates. You might have noticed that we've been laying...
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Ep124: Beaumont Animal Care | Viviana Lopez
Wild animals, feral cat colonies, and stray dogs. There's a lot that goes on at Beaumont's Animal Care department so Viviana Lopez came by to tell us about what they're up to and how they've managed to stay kill-free all these years. —— 🎬 Youtube.com/a2zpodcast 🎧 www.a2zpodcast.com 🍎 iTunes:...
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Ep123: Will "DeepSkyDude" Young | Astronomor, Science Communicator, Amatuer Pilot
Back again is our favorite local science-guy, the "Deep Sky Dude" Will Young, President of the Astronomical Society of South East Texas. Since his last visit, his footage has been featured on the Discovery channel, he's attended a few NASA launches, and gained over 100K followers on Tik-Tok of…
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Ep122: Brian Shajari | Coast Guard Vet, Cybersecurity Expert, History Enthusiast
Wether sailing the seas, securely surfing the web, or cataloging one of his hundreds of period accurate outfits, Brian is in no danger of running out of interests. We sat down with the most interesting dude in Beaumont to have some beers and a conversation. —— 🎬 Youtube.com/a2zpodcast 🎧...
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Ep121: Shelby Dryden & Kara Timberlake | BMT Heritage Society & McFaddin-Ward House
Learn about the ins and outs of maintaining historic homes and all the interesting things you'll find within! —— 🎬 Youtube.com/a2zpodcast 🎧 www.a2zpodcast.com 🍎 iTunes: https://apple.co/2TW6y3f 🎶 Google: goo.gl/5oWxr4 👂Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2CruyE0 —— 📱CALL 📞 TEXT ☎️ 409-206-2971 ——...
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Ep120: Floyd Hope | Da Kikback Podcast
This week we're hanging out with the coolest Beaumont-native on FB live. We found out about Floyd due to his hilarious Hurricane Laura coverage, but he's more than just jokes. Wether it's running the Nawf Side Alumni Children's Charity or heckling local politicians on his show, he manages to ask...
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Ep119: Jes Prince | Localist, Activist, Beaumonster
If you've ever said,"There's nothing to do in Beaumont." then you obviously haven't met this lady. We're diving into downtown development and all the exciting things in the works with Jes Prince. —— https://downtownbeaumont.org —— 🎬 Youtube.com/a2zpodcast 🎧 www.a2zpodcast.com —— 📱CALL 📞 TEXT…
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Ep118: 1701 Barbecue | Pitmaster, Blue Broussard
There's good BBQ in Beaumont, by all means, but ain't none of it like Blue Broussard's. A descendent of one of the oldest families in SETX, Blue is aiming to make his own mark by crafting his own kind of BBQ, just like he'd cook it for his own family. —— 🎬 Youtube.com/a2zpodcast 🎧...
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Ep117: Stephan Oak | Author, Jett Landry: The Fuse
A scribbled premise at a local poetry jam leads to a whole new world in Stephan Oak's Jett Landry series. Episode drops Thursday! —— Available on Amazon! —— 🎬 Youtube.com/a2zpodcast 🎧 www.a2zpodcast.com 🍎 iTunes: https://apple.co/2TW6y3f 🎶 Google: goo.gl/5oWxr4 👂Spotify:...
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Ep116: Ice House Museum | Curator, Susan Shine Kilcrease
Remnants of one of the largest lumber mills in the southeastern United States are tucked away in a piece of land inside Silsbee's city limits and this is just one of the many things Susan Shine Kilcrease hopes to uncover during her tenure as curator of Silsbee's Ice House Museum. —— Links vvv FB:...
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Ep115: AaRahn Stewart | RC Plane enthusiast
What if we told you that you could be flying high in the friendly sky without ever leaving the ground? AaRahn Stewart is the man to talk to wether it's soul-singing or RC plane slinging. IG: @_aarahn —— 🎬 Youtube.com/a2zpodcast 🎧 www.a2zpodcast.com 🍎 iTunes: https://apple.co/2TW6y3f 🎶 Google:...
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Ep114: Dr. Kimberly Pitts | Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Concussion expert
This week's episode features an outstanding lady by the name of Dr. Kim. The good doctor is steeped in football lore as well as being a certified expert in the field of mild traumatic brain injuries. This one is a real treat. —— 🎬 Youtube.com/a2zpodcast 🎧 www.a2zpodcast.com —— 📱CALL 📞 TEXT ☎️...
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Ep113 @twoliftybois | Jules and Mustapha Williams
Theatre, acrobatics, powerlifting, publicly cartwheeling, all the way to leading BLM in Huntsville, TX. Jules and Mustapha are on some crazy type of energy and we had a great time sitting down with them. This one is a romp. —— IG: @twoliftybois —— 🎬 Youtube.com/a2zpodcast 🎧 www.a2zpodcast.com…
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Ep112: Spooky Kidz Clothing | Hilery and Allen Poveda
This episode features Hilery and Allen of Spooky Kidz Clothing, an eco-friendly goth clothing line where 20% of of the profits are donated to Nicaragua, amongst many other charitable pursuits. —— Spooky Kidz store! ⏬ https://spookykidzco.bigcartel.com/ —— 🎬 Youtube.com/a2zpodcast 🎧...
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Ep111: Trevor Batson | Civil Discourse w/ Jaylon Gasper, Drew Davidson, and Judy Nichols
Our first official guest ever, Trevor Batson, is back to tell us about a FB group called Civil Discourse. He's hoping to kick-off a resurgence of political conversation, not the meme and talking-point driven communication we've become accustomed to. The second half of this episode is the first of...
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Ep110: Adam Morgan | Opinions and Beer Podcast
Adam Morgan is co-host of local beer podcast Opinions And Beer. A kooky guy with a depth of knowledge on the topic of those tasty brews and an innate ability to nail some really awesome guest interviews like Community's Joel Mchale! —— Links Below ⏬ opinionsandbeer.podbean.com...
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Ep109: Buckstin Brewing Company | Founders, Gabrielle Blanco and Justin Buchanan-Lopez
Two college sweethearts were competitively brewing wine, beer, and an eventual plan to escape their soul-sucking jobs, leading to the delicious brews found at Buckstin Brewing Company in Nederland, Texas. Every single piece of the Buckstin puzzle, from the beverage names to the furniture you sit...
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Ep108: Garrett Lindsey and Jeremy Kadilis | Hitchhikers - Waterfront
Return guest Garrett Lindsey returns to the table alongside Hitchhikers bandmate Jeremy Kadilis. They dropped in to talk about their new record Waterfront. —— 💿 Album Links Below ⏬ hitchhikers.bandcamp.com AMZN: https://amzn.to/2B1AQha APPL: https://apple.co/3h8PCSL —— 🎬 Youtube.com/a2zpodcast…
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Ep107: Collin Brice w/ Trey Celaya - Birds, Bees, and Me: Song of Praise and Lament by a Gay Christian
How hard it must be to not only navigate the depths of your faith, but also the acceptance of who you are. Trying your best to honor both when they don't intersect. Maybe Collin's book can give you some insight into that experience. 📚 https://amzn.to/3iHM3o4 📖 🎬 Youtube.com/a2zpodcast 🎧...
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Ep106: Richard Tallent - Censorship, Social Media, and Fine Art Photography
Who would've thought that a nice family guy working from home for a tech company would be responsible for some of the most captivating photos captured in SETX over the last decade? www.Tallent.us @richardtallent 📱CALL 📞 TEXT ☎️409-206-2971 (maybe we feature you on the show?) 🎬YouTube:...
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Ep105: Brian Muldrow - Muldrow Bee Farm, SETX Beekeepers Association
Brian has been keeping bees longer than Zach or Aaron have been alive. The third generation of a family of beekeepers, he's used his passion for the sweet golden nectar to spread the good one of our black and yellow friends, educating folks all across SETX. 📱CALL 📞 TEXT ☎️409-206-2971 (maybe we...
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Ep104: Cara Ray - Owner/Artist, Javelina Tattoo Parlor
From a tattoo apprenticeship under Johnny Johno on "Dirty Sixth Street" in Austin to a shop all her own in Beaumont, Cara Edgar (now Ray) is another one of many badass tattoo artists to sit and rap with us. Shops are open y'all! 📱CALL 📞 TEXT ☎️409-206-2971 (maybe we feature you on the show?)...
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Ep103: Masters of Fitness Podcast - Thad King and EJ Doyle
These dudes are quite fit, masterfully fit even. Thad and Earnest kicked off their successful live show on a whim last year and while there have been some stumbles (or thousand-year floods) they're raring back up to share their knowledge and experience with the fitness world. 📱CALL 📞 TEXT...
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Ep102: Heather Rushing and Daniel Storment Hike The Appalachian Trail - Part Two
Finally we have the "conclusion" of Heather and Daniel's journey. This episode is a bit late coming, but by the time we'd released the first part back in late April they'd been halfway through their run up the trail. This is a couple months fresh off the trail, well-weathered, and with a fresh...
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Ep101: John Freyermuth - Studio Engineer & Director of Lamar Port Arthur's Commercial Music Program
We don't know if you know this, but there's a killer in our midst. Straight out of Boston and with a long list of credits including Drake, Migos, and some mixing gigs with American Idol, John Freyermuth has been running LSCPA's recording program for the last few years. Molding young minds with…
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Ep099: Kailee Viator and Amanda Barry - Artists, "A Common Occurrence of Time"
Kailee and Amanda came by and best-friended it up with us and their friendship is blossoming into "A Common Occurrence of Time" art installation at The Art Studio Inc. in Beaumont, Texas on February 1st. The event is free and there will be refreshments as you look at a work over two years in the...
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Ep098: Carlos Zuniga - Owner, Tacos La Bamba
From the fields of California to almost three decades selling tacos in our little part of Texas Carlos Zuniga is a guy that exemplifies what we think #supportlocal is all about. He told us the story behind Tacos La Bamba, and for a guy that doesn't do interviews, he easily steals this show....
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Ep097: Kendall Weeks - 183HEX Coach/Trainer, TPC BJJ Blue-Belt
This week's episode features Kendall Weeks, coach at the new 183HEX gym in Beaumont, TX. He's also one of Aaron's jujitsu buddies from TPC Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & MMA - Texas Punishment Crew so you can gues what we get into on this episode. Name of the game is fitness, discipline, and why you…
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Ep096: Ole Lonesome
We recorded this episode way back in October but decided to hang on to it to promote Ole Lonesome's upcoming album release at The Logon Cafe, but to also give us time to crank out a live in-studio session at Lazybones Audio. These are our Christmas gifts to y'all. youtube.com/a2zpodcast...
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Ep095: Gulf Coast Spirits Society 3 - Well vs. Call vs. Premium Whiskeys
Evan and Paul of the FB group Gulf Coast Spirits Society stopped by for another round of whiskey drinking. Considering Christmas is right around the corner we decided to take this as an opportunity to evaluate a range of whiskeys from the well all the way to the top shelf. Be sure to join their…
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Ep094: Joel Hollier - Co-founder, Pour Brothers Brewery
Pour Brothers Brewery seemed to pop up out of nowhere, but it's been in the works for quite some time. Joel Hollier, Mike Broussard, and Nick McLaughlin are The Brothers of Pour and we couldn't get all the brothers in, but Joel stopped by the studio to tell us their story, a bit about what's in…
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Ep093: Johnny Johno - Tattoo Artist, @latenitekustoms Cigar Box Guitar Builder
EXPLICIT* 16 years ago Johnny Johno traded a '53 Chevy for a tattoo apprenticeship and that's just a piece of the story. He's a hell-raising, cigar-box guitar-slinging, nude shotgun-shooting, tattooing, one man party band and we wouldn't have him any other way. IG: @latenitekustoms 📱CALL 📞 TEXT...
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Ep092: Stephen Michutka - @TheWoodPastor, Instagram-fame through wood-working
Out of a one-car garage Stephen Michutka has managed to turn his woodworking hobby into a legitimate job and also managed to garner a little Instagram-fame with over 40k followers. It's not hard to see why so many people have taken a liking to the guy cause he's as humble a dude as you'd ever…
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Ep091: Dann Kriss Games - Tabletop Game Designer, "Tavern Masters" and "Cthulhu: The Great Old One"
OUT NOW Dann Kriss is a local dude so passionate about tabletop gaming he decided to make his own. We talk about how he got into gaming, his creative process, and even got to play a round in the second half. www.dannkrissgames.com Music by Snorlaxxx 📱CALL 📞 TEXT ☎️409-206-2971 🎬YouTube:...
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Ep090: Cross Coburn - Ousted Former City Councilman, Groves TX
Happy 92nd birthday to The Jefferson Theatre! What better way to celebrate a building that played a role in massive local government corruption than by having on ousted former Groves council member Cross Coburn to talk about his headline-making fight to keep his seat after his nudes were sent to...
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Ep089: Dejonique Garrison - Investigative Journalist and Anchor, 12 News Now
We had a the pleasure of having local 12NewsNow anchor and 40 Under 40 "Big Reveal" 2019 Nominee DeJonique Garrison on the show for a live episode of A2Z! She's uber-confident, has loads of integrity, and we had a great time talking about her path to success and the state of broadcast…
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Ep088: Randy Edwards - Del Papa Distributing, The Avenue Cafe, Dad AF
Extreme-sports athlete, veteran photographer, self-proclaimed "Mayor of Beaumont That Lives in Port Neches", Marketing manager at Del Papa Distributions, co-owner of The Avenue Café, and Super Dad.. If any native Southeast Texan could claim the title of Renaissance Man, it would be Mr. Randy...
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Ep087: Jaylon Gasper - Community Activist and Host, E2 The Podcast
Jaylon Gasper is a rare type of dude around these parts. A young progressive democrat involved in a whole lot of movin' and shakin' around SETX. This is one you should listen to if you're a bit on the right, cause there's a lot of commonality across the aisle if you just lean over and listen....
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Ep086: Beau Tardy - Founder, TV 22.4 Beaumont / Port Arthur
The cable network medium "is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs." With the advent of Youtube and other internet video platforms, Cable TV is tainted and dying, but just like tyrannical leaders, they leave a power...
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Desiree Kleypas - The Giving Field, Mid-County Victory Garden, Cactus Cactus
Desiree Kleypas really digs plants.. Jokes aside, she really digs plants and sharing the knowledge she's gained through the years through the Mid County Victory Garden and The Giving Field in BMT. These volunteer-operated community gardens are used to educate folks on gardening and the eventual...
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Jill Waldrep - Writer and Illustrator, Tits Across Texas
OUT NOW Jill Waldrep was suffering an emotional breakdown one day. It was definitely not her first, due to ongoing health issues, but she wasn't going to let this one keep her down. She told her worries and pain to piss off, cause she was gonna paint. The end-result was a watercolor self-portrait...
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The MF Ramblin' Boys
Guess we're doing a 10-year anniversary theme with today's episodes cause for the past decade The Ramblin' Boys have been folk rockin' around SETX and beyond. We poured up some good whiskey, talked about the band's past and future, and laughed our asses off. https://theramblinboys.bandcamp.com/
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Gordon Scott Williams - Dance Instructor, Salsa Nights at The Cotton Creek Wine
Gordon Scott Williams returns to the A2Z Podcast, this time to talk about his ten years of teaching salsa at Cotton Creek Winery. Salsa Nights take place every first Friday. For more information on Salsa At Cotton Creek Winery call (409) 861-0400.
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Frankie Randazzo - Restaurateur, Madison's, Rikenjak's Brewery, Panorama Music House
Frankie Randazzo was unemployed from Radio Shack and lost everything to a hurricane when he and a friend decided to open a bar and grill on the opposite side of Beaumont from the newly remodeled Downtown everyone was so jazzed about. 15 years later downtown is dead (among others) and Madisons On...
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Conversational podcast based in Southeast Texas. Guests vary widely from musicians and artists to historians and scientists.
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