The Hill Country Podcast

The Texas Hill Country is one of the most beautiful places on earth. In this award-winning podcast, Hill Country resident Tom Fox visits with the people and organizations that make this the most unique areas of Texas. Join Tom as he explores the people, places and their activities of the Texas Hill Country. 

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Ry'Lee Paxton - Leading with KAYLA: Unlocking C...
Andrew Gay joins Tom to visit with Ry'Lee Paxton about the Kerr County Kayla program.
15 min
52
Loren Steffy on the 88th Texas Legislative Sess...
Tom visits with Loren Steffy on the 88th Texas Legislative Session .
19 min
53
Dr. Brent Ringo – Building Bridges: Creating a ...
Tom welcomes Dr. Brent Ringo, Gilbert Pain and Andrew Gay to discuss creating a stronger school-community connection at KISD.
30 min
54
Carter Keating on The Tx Legislative Session an...
Tom visits with Carter Keating on the Texas Legislative Session and Agriculture initiatives.
20 min
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Loren Steffy on the Texas A&M Kathleen McElroy ...
In this episode, I visit with Loren Steffy on the Texas A&M Kathleen McElroy Hiring Imbroglio.
16 min
56
Zach Riffert – Leadership Kerr County Class 20...
Tom is joined by co-host Andrew Gay and guest Zach Riffert to discuss the 2023-24 class of Leadership Kerr County.
16 min
57
Chris Stevenson on a University for Rural Hill ...
Tom visits with Chris Stevenson, Educational Partnerships Coordinator at Schreiner University.
20 min
58
Jane Ragsdale on Empowering Rural Guatemala
Tom welcomes Jane Ragsdale who talks about her mission work in Guatemala.
28 min
59
The Cookie Lady Returns
Tom has a return visit with Julia Cardoshinsky, AKA the 'Cookie Lady'.
28 min
60
Camp Stewart at 100
Tom welcomes back his first Hill Country Podcast guest Kathy Ragsdale, Matriarch at Camp Stewart.
28 min
61
The John Aceti Story - Episode 1, An Early Chil...
Today, I cross-post Episode 1 of an exciting new podcast series entitled, "From Last to First: The John Aceti Story."
28 min
62
Carter Keating – Advocating for Texas Agriculture
Tom visits with Carter Keating on agriculture issues in the Hill Country.
28 min
63
Karen Taylor on West Kerr Country Chamber of Co...
In this episode, I am joined by Andrew Gay to visit with Karen Taylor on the West Kerr County Chamber of Commerce annual fundraiser.
8 min
64
Darrell Beauchamp, Michael Martin Murphy & Wild...
Tom visits with Western Museum of Arts Executive Director Darrell Beauchamp about their joint love of Michael Murphy and upcoming Museum exhibits.
25 min
65
Peggy Vesper on Painting Hill Country Landscapes
In this episode, I visit with Hill Country artist Peggy Vesper.
20 min
66
Robbie Closson on Becoming a Successful Entrepr...
In this episode, Tom visits again with Robbie Closson, founder of Bausen Technology in Kerrville.
19 min
67
Dr. Charlie McCormick- Schreiner University at 100
Tom visits with Dr. Charlie McCormick, President of Schreiner University, at the 100th anniversary of the school.
19 min
68
Alan Peterson-Riding for MS
Alan Peterson, long-time MS 150 rider joins me talk about why he rides to support the fight against MS.
15 min
69
Wynita Yancy-CMO of the Hill Country Youth Ranch
Tom welcomes Kerrville transplant Wynita Yancy on her work as CMO at the Hill Country Youth Ranch.
18 min
70
Kenneth O’Neal and the Second Annual Ziglar Exp...
Tom welcomes back Kenneth O'Neal to discuss the 2nd annual Ziglar Explosion, slated for January 6 & 7 in Kerrville TX.
18 min
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The Big Empty On 5 Economic Issues Facing Texas...
In this concluding Part 5, Tom Fox and Loren Steffy look at the issue of housing through the lens of Steffy's book, The Big Empty.
15 min
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The Big Empty On 5 Economic Issues Facing Texas...
In Part 4, Tom Fox and Loren Steffy look at the culture clash between newcomers and local and the disfunction it can lead to through the lens of The Big Empty.
15 min
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The Big Empty On 5 Economic Issues Facing Texas...
In this Part 3, Loren Steffy and Tom Fox look at issues around land and development through the lens of Steffy's book, The Big Empty.
1 min
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The Big Empty On 5 Economic Issues Facing Texas...
In this Part 2, Tom Fox and Loren Steffy consider the issue of power in the State of Texas through the story of The Big Empty.
15 min
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The Big Empty On 5 Economic Issues Facing Texas...
Today we begin an exploration of 5 key economic issues facing Texas today through the prism of the book The Big Empty. Author Loren Steffy joins me and in today's episode, the issue of water.
15 min