512 Degrees Texas Tasty

We chat with author and former music journalist Elise Krentzel about her ride from a troubled upbringing to becoming a young music journalist touring Japan with KISS in the 1970s. Her memoir, Under My Skin: Drama, Trauma and Rock and Roll can be found on Amazon and in local bookstores across Austin. You can keep up with Elise on Instagram by following @elisekrentzel

Country music artist Payton Howie chats with us about performing with Carrie Underwood, creating art that tells a story and her latest EP Youngblood, which dropped earlier this year. You can keep up with Payton by following @paytonhowiemusic on Instagram.

We talk with Dallas-based NFT artist Sara Baumann about her career as a visual artist and how her project Women and Weapons rethinks the bounds of what art can be. You can keep up with Sara and her work by following @nftsarabaumann and @nftwomenandweapons on Instagram.

We chat with Paxton Smith, a college freshman, emerging recording artist and reproductive rights activist who achieved international fame overnight last summer after her high school valedictorian speech on Texas’ controversial Heartbeat Bill went viral online. You can keep up with Paxton on Instagram by following @paxtonasmith.

We chat with competitive long driver Maurice Allen about his decorated career and the struggles and sacrifices he had to endure to become a world champion. Keep up with Maurice on Instagram by following @mauriceallen360

Circus performer Kyle Cragle tells us about life as a contortionist and about his latest role as a dragonfly in Cirque du Soleil’s OVO, a spectacular show coming to Cedar Park February 23 through 27. You can keep up with Kyle on Instagram @kylecraglecircus.