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Jackie Venson, Austin Music Awards' Guitarist of the Year - SEASON FINALE

Release Date: 05/13/2019

Monique Karabach, Austin Personal Chef & Food Blogger

This is Austin

Monique Karabach is a successful food blogger (at ATX Eats & Treats) and personal chef whose background as a first generation American with an autoimmune diagnosis has informed her love of food, both healthy and indulgent, varied and delicious. At ATX Eats & Treats, Monique shares her original recipes, reviews of restaurants around Austin, as well as posts about travel and wellness.

BONUS: The Coronavirus Impact on Austin Musicians & Business Owners

This is Austin

This is Austin alumni discuss how the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation has impacted their lives and livelihoods, and what you can do to support them and others in our community. Check out thisisaustinpodcast.com for extended show notes.

Vanessa Rutkowski, Acupuncturist

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Vanessa Rutkowski is a licensed acupuncturist and applied clinical nutritionist who has been practicing in Austin for about 18 years alongside her husband, Douglas Rutkowski, at Tigerlily Wellness and Acupuncture.

Julie Oliver, Candidate for US House of Representatives, Texas District 25

This is Austin

Julie Oliver is a Democrat Running for US House of Representatives in Texas District 25, which stretches all the way from Austin up to Burleson south of Fort Worth. It’s a heavily gerrymandered district that has not seen a Democrat in office since redistricting in 2012. Julie has a compelling personal story and professional background in healthcare finance, both of which inform her platform and her passions. I walked away from our conversation feeling inspired and optimistic and I hope you will too.

Graham Wilkinson, Austin Singer Songwriter

This is Austin

Graham Wilkinson is a soulful singer songwriter and guitar player whose music crosses genres from rock & roll, folk, and country to hip hop, ska, and reggae. He’s played all over the world and collaborated with artists like Hayes Carll, Alejandro Escovedo, and Adrian Quesada. Above all, Graham is a family man and a story teller. We talked about the grief he has experienced since losing his older brother, Aaron, the healing power of laughter, and what it looks like to be a working musician in Austin in 202

Barb Steinberg, LMSW, Teen Girl Expert & Parent Coach

This is Austin

Barb Steinberg is a tween and teen girl expert, parent coach, teen life coach and speaker on parenting girls. She is also a licensed, masters-level social worker and a certified Teen Life Coach with over 30 years of experience working with teens. Tune in to learn more about Barb as well as her area of expertise: teens and the issues that face them today like anxiety, friendship troubles, social media, independence and communication.

Q&A Redux with Host, Adrienne Huebner

This is Austin

This is Austin is back with another Q&A episode with host, Adrienne Huebner, and special guest, friend of the pod, Garrod Huebner. Tune in to hear Adrienne and Garrod answer a variety of listener submitted questions including why they live in Austin, their favorite date spots, the best BBQ and pizza in town, and much more.

Guy Forsyth & Jeska Bailey Forsyth, Austin Blues Duo

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Guy Forsyth is a long time staple in the Austin music scene and a 9-time Austin Music Award winner. A singer since childhood, Jeska Bailey Forsyth owned a blues club in San Angelo, named Sealy Flatts where she met Guy for the first time. Since then, they have joined forces and made an even bigger impact on the Austin music scene. Tune in to learn more about this talented musical duo, their take on the Live Music Capital of the World, and some of their favorite things to do around Austin.

Paige Powell, Farmer and Owner of Black Bear Farm

This is Austin

Paige Powell is a born and bred Austinite who has transformed from a city girl/Realtor to a small town farmer over the last five years. She is now the chief chicken wrangler at Black Bear Farm and Apiary in Dripping Springs where Paige oversees the care of cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, peacocks, a pack of dogs and about a million-ish honeybees in addition to her 3 very active kids (and her very supportive husband, Corry).

Peter Keller, Austin Entrepreneur & CEO of FringeSport

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Peter Keller is an Austin entrepreneur and strength enthusiast. He is the founder and CEO of FringeSport, a garage gym and functional fitness company. Not only do they make fitness equipment and accessories but they also run one of the only completely free gyms in Texas. Peter and the FringeSport team are an integral part of the strength training community in Austin, and have the goal of transforming Austin into a world renowned and internationally known mecca for physical fitness and physical culture.

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This is Austin, Episode 10, Jackie Venson

A native Austinite, Jackie Venson is a talented singer/songwriter and guitar player who was named “an Austin legend in the making” by Forbes and won “Best Guitar” at the 2019 Austin Music Awards. In this last episode of Season One of This is Austin, hear Jackie talk about her childhood in Austin as the youngest of 9 kids and her life as a full-time musician living in the Live Music Capital of the World. Check out Jackie Venson’s latest album, Joy, on Spotify or at jackievenson.com.

This is the last episode of Season 1 of This is Austin! We'll be returning in early August 2019 with 10 more conversations with fascinating Austinites.

Thank you to our sponsor, Marathon Kids, the Austin-based non profit that empowers kids nationwide to embark on a lifetime of physical activity. Through their network of running clubs and a variety of special programs, Marathon Kids equips children at all fitness levels to complete the equivalent of four marathons, or 104.8 miles, over the course of the running club season. Learn more at marathonkids.org.

JACKIE'S FAVORITE AUSTIN RESTAURANTS:

Mrs. Johnson’s Donuts

Thundercloud Subs

Taqueria Guadalajara

JACKIE IS WATCHING/LISTENING TO:

The Twilight Zone

Frank Ocean