Lone Star Deep Dive

Tonya Kleuskens

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Lone Star Deep Dive

Welcome to Lone Star Deep Dive! We believe that when we take the time to talk to one another, we often find connections that lead to a better understanding of our communities, our state, our nation -- and ourselves. Join us on a journey to explore the intersection of passion, personality and public policy.

1 OCT

Episode 14: Brian Ingrassia

On Episode 14, the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast spotlights Dr. Brian M. Ingrassia, an associate professor of history at West Texas A&M University. We asked him to join us to talk about a new series of articles about the Comstock Law of 1873 that is being published by the Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (SHGAPE), and why that and similar laws may be relevant in today’s politics (especially with regards to proposed restrictions on women's reproductive freedom). In addition to his work as an educator, Brian is a prolific author and editor. He has published two books on the cultural aspects of American sports: The Rise of Gridiron University: Higher Education's Uneasy Alliance with Big-Time Football (published by the University Press of Kansas in 2012) and Speed Capital: Indianapolis Auto Racing and the Making of Modern America (published by the University of Illinois Press in 2024). He also edits The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, published by Cambridge University Press. Brian lives in Amarillo, Texas. DIVE DEEPER! Visit the SHGAPE blog for the series of articles about Anthony Comstock and the laws he helped get passed in 1873. The inaugural post is live now, and new installments will appear in coming months. These articles will be published in the aforementioned Journal of theGilded Age and Progressive Era under the name "The History and Legacy of Anthony Comstock and the Comstock Laws."

20 min
17 SEPT

Episode 13: Danna Gonzalez

On Episode 13 of the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast, we talked to an Amarillo College student that started a voting advocacy group on campus. Danna Gonzalez, President of the Voters Voice Club, shared with us her passion for getting young people involved in politics, engaged with elections, and empowered by making their opinions heard at the polls. Voters Voice is a nonpartisan club open to Amarillo College students with a goal of educating, mobilizing, and spreading awareness to the student body about voting, civic duties, and current affairs.The group currently has 10 Volunteer Deputy Registrars ready to help any student looking to register to vote, and they'll be hosting a table at a resource fair on Tuesday, Sept. 17th -- National Voter Registration Day. DIVE DEEPER! Follow Voters Voice AC on Instagram!

20 min
15 SEPT

Episode 12: Catlow Shipeck

On Episode 12 the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast features Catlow Shipper presenting “Utilizing the Run-Off: Shifting to a “Hydro-Local” Approach”, during the Stewarding Our Water Future Conference this year. Catlow Shipek has a MSc in Watershed Management from the University of Arizona and over 15 years of experience in applied watershed management and planning, and policy specializing in urban applications like water harvesting, green infrastructure, stream restoration, and eco-sanitation. Catlow serves as the co-lead of the Santa Cruz Watershed Collaborative and has served on the Citizens’ Water Advisory Committee for Tucson Water including Chair of the Conservation & Education subcommittee, Tucson’s Complete Streets Coordinating Council, and on the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resource and the Environment’s Advisory Board. DIVE DEEPER! Major grant support provided from the Tecovas Foundation. Learn more about Ogallala Commons. For access to complete recordings from the Stewarding Our Water Future Conference, March 2024, contact Darryl Birkenfeld at darryl@ogallalacommons.org

50 min
1 SEPT

Episode 11: David Haukos

On Episode 11 the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast features David Hauls Ph.D. presenting “Playas: Keystone Ecosystems of the Southern High Plains”, during the Stewarding Our Water Future Conference this year. David Haukos Ph.D. is currently the Unit Leader of the Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Kansas State University. Previously, he was the Regional Migratory Management specialist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. David developed a deep appreciation and strong connection with playa wetlands during nearly three decades of researching, managing, and educating others on playas in the Southern High Plains of Texas and New Mexico. DIVE DEEPER! Major grant support provided from the Tecovas Foundation. Learn more about Ogallala Commons. For access to complete recordings from the Stewarding Our Water Future Conference, March 2024, contact Darryl Birkenfeld at darryl@ogallalacommons.org

28 min
15 AGO

Episode 10: Andrew Millison

On Episode 10 the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast features Andrew Millison presenting “Practices to Move from Water Scarcity to Water Abundance”, during the Stewarding Our Water Future Conference this year. Andrew Millison is the founder of Oregon State University’s Permaculture Design program, where he introduced a revolutionary ecological design system into the mainstream university establishment, educating tens of thousands of students. His popular YouTube Channel boasts hundreds of thousands of subscribers with tens of millions of views, where he documents the most impactful ecological projects on Earth and presents them in both an artistic and technical manner. DIVE DEEPER! Major grant support provided from the Tecovas Foundation. Watch Andrew Millison on his YouTube Channel. Learn more about Ogallala Commons. For access to complete recordings from the Stewarding Our Water Future Conference, March 2024, contact Darryl Birkenfeld at darryl@ogallalacommons.org

48 min
1 AGO

Episode 9: Sam Hege

On Episode 9 the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast features Sam Hege presenting “Migrating to the Ogallaga: Using Historical Analysis to Imagine New Hydrologic Cycles”, during the Stewarding Our Water Future Conference this year. Sam Hege Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Program in Agrarian Studies at Yale University. He received his Ph.D. in History from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, NJ, and his research broadly examines the history of the Ogallala Aquifer as a source of profit, migration, work, and activism. DIVE DEEPER! Major grant support provided from the Tecovas Foundation. Learn more about Ogallala Commons. For access to complete recordings from the Stewarding Our Water Future Conference, March 2024, contact Darryl Birkenfeld at darryl@ogallalacommons.org.

30 min
15 JUL

Episode 8: Darryl Birkenfeld

On Episode 8 of the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast, host Tonya Kleuskens talks with Darryl Birkenfeld Ph.D., Deputy Director, Ogallala Commons about the Darryl’s 30 plus years of experience with Ogallala Commons, the Stewarding Our Water Future Conference and featured speakers. After serving as Executive Director of Ogallala Commons for twenty years, Darryl Birkenfeld Ph.D., is currently the Ogallala Commons Deputy Director and Stewarding Natural Resources Program Coordinator. He liven in Nazareth, Texas with his wife Joann. DIVE DEEPER! Major grant support provided from the Tecovas Foundation. Learn more about Ogallala Commons. For access to complete recordings from the Stewarding Our Water Future Conference, March 2024, contact Darryl Birkenfeld at darryl@ogallalacommons.org.

37 min
1 JUL

Episode 7 Part 2: Dr. Ken Kramer

On Episode 7, (Part 2) of the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast, host Tonya Kleuskens talks with Dr. Ken Kramer, Ph.D., a writer and Texas water policy specialist. Dr. Kramer currently serves as the “public” representative on the Region H Water Planning Group, which conducts water supply planning for the 15-county area that includes Houston. He is also an “environmental” representative on the stakeholder committees on environmental flows for both the Brazos River Basin and the Trinity & San Jacinto River Basins & Galveston Bay. Dr. Kramer is also a member of the board and Treasurer of the Texas Water Foundation. Dr. Kramer received a B.A. in History with a minor in Government from Texas Lutheran University in 1969. He was awarded an M.A. in Political Science from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1971 and then served in the United States Army, stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso. He received his Ph.D.in Political Science in 1979 from Rice University. For 45 years Dr. Kramer was a volunteer or professional advocate for the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, the Texas state arm of the national environmental organization. He began his association with the Sierra Club as an elected member of the Chapter Executive Committee and as its volunteer Legislative Chair and Water Resources Chair. He then served for over seven years as a contract lobbyist for the Chapter at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. He became the first Director of the Lone Star Chapter in January 1989 and served in that capacity through July 2012. He then became the Chapter’s volunteer Water Resources Chair for over 0 years. Currently he serves as the volunteer History Chair for the Lone Star Chapter. DIVE DEEPER! For more information about the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, the Texas Water Foundation and the Texas Water Board visit their websites at https://www.sierraclub.org/texas https://www.texaswater.org https://www.twdb.texas.gov

30 min

Welcome to Lone Star Deep Dive! We believe that when we take the time to talk to one another, we often find connections that lead to a better understanding of our communities, our state, our nation -- and ourselves. Join us on a journey to explore the intersection of passion, personality and public policy.

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Tonya Kleuskens
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