Lone Star Deep Dive

Tonya Kleuskens
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. Episode 14: Brian Ingrassia

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    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."

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  2. Episode 7 Part 2: Dr. Ken Kramer

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    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 phút

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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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