Guest:

Ashley Vachon Sweeney is the author of You Are Worthy of Happiness: 31 Days of Encouragement to Become Your Best Self, a daily guide built around healing, growth, resilience, and learning to recognize your own worth. Drawing from truths that helped her through challenging seasons in her own life, Ashley offers practical encouragement for anyone ready to quiet the self-doubt, move forward, and become a stronger version of themselves.

With a background spanning fashion, beauty, aesthetics, marketing, and relationship-building, Ashley brings a real-world perspective to personal growth; less preaching, more encouragement. Her message is simple but easy to forget: happiness isn’t something you have to earn, and sometimes becoming your best self starts with believing you’re worthy of it in the first place.

Monologue:

• France Is Ahead Of USA
• HEB Update
• Happiest Cities In The US
• Big Tex Food Awards At State Fair
• Top Notch is More Than Just Great Food
• Don't Get Scammed-Phone Scams Get More Sophisticated

Every week from Dripping Springs, Texas, Steve Mallett and Michelle Lewis sit down with fascinating guests-from entrepreneurs and musicians to elected officials, authors, and community leaders-for conversations that are funny, authentic, and full of stories worth sharing. They dive into everything from life's absurdities to community quirks, adding their signature blend of small-town charm and bold candor. Think of them as the funny neighbors with the best stories-the ones who always tell it like it is. With a healthy dose of Hill Country spirit, they explore local happenings and universal topics that connect us all, proving you don't need to be famous to be extraordinary-you just need a microphone and the courage to share your voice. Every episode delivers laughter, insight, and genuine connection.
New episodes every week...because ordinary people make the best damn stories.

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Life is mostly a series of unplanned events, interrupted by brief moments when we fool ourselves into thinking we’re in control. Steve shares his recent diagnosis of a heart defect requiring open-heart surgery and the lessons he’s learning along the way. Family and friends are what matter most, yet they’re often the easiest things to take for granted. Sometimes it takes an unexpected, mandatory slowdown to pull us out of the day-to-day grind and remind us what really matters. Life will throw curves at all of us. The real test is how we respond when things get gritty, uncertain, and hard.

Every week from Dripping Springs, Texas, Steve Mallett and Michelle Lewis sit down with fascinating guests-from entrepreneurs and musicians to elected officials, authors, and community leaders-for conversations that are funny, authentic, and full of stories worth sharing. They dive into everything from life's absurdities to community quirks, adding their signature blend of small-town charm and bold candor. Think of them as the funny neighbors with the best stories-the ones who always tell it like it is. With a healthy dose of Hill Country spirit, they explore local happenings and universal topics that connect us all, proving you don't need to be famous to be extraordinary-you just need a microphone and the courage to share your voice. Every episode delivers laughter, insight, and genuine connection.
New episodes every week...because ordinary people make the best damn stories.

Send us Fan Mail

Support the show

• The Best Realtor in Dripping Springs? The #1 choice is the Mallett Integrity Team, led by Steve Mallett. Local experts and results-driven service-Cedric Mills, Carlisle Kennedy, Maury Boyd, and Michelle Lewis. You deserve the best agents in town!
• SouthStar Bank a tradition of full-service community banking for over 100 years. Your neighborhood Bank. Stop by a branch today!
• The Deep Eddy Vodka Tasting Room in the TX Hill Country just outside Austin, TX, welcomes over 75K visitors annually and sits within the former bottling plant. Family Friendly Fun in the Hill Country.
• Black Slate Construction /Black Slate Roofing-Locally owned and operated in Austin, TX! Over a decade of experience-their skilled team delivers high-quality construction/roofing and exceptional service.
• Follow us, leave a review and TELL A FRIEND!
• Mallett and Michelle Podcast Website

Guest:

Weslea O'Connor knows what it means to have life rewritten overnight. A former real estate professional turned healthcare executive, she is now the founder and voice behind The Survivor's Edit, a deeply personal blog chronicling her journey through cancer with equal parts honesty, humor, and hope. Rather than offering clichés, Weslea explores the messy middle—the fear, resilience, relationships, and unexpected lessons that come with surviving. Her writing has resonated with readers looking for something real: not polished inspiration, but authentic humanity. Today, she joins us to talk about illness, identity, and how sometimes the most powerful stories are the ones we never planned to tell.

Monologue:

• School Is Back In Session
• Myths You Must Know Are Fake
• Delta 8 OUTLAWED
• Rare AI Books Destroyed

Every week from Dripping Springs, Texas, Steve Mallett and Michelle Lewis sit down with fascinating guests-from entrepreneurs and musicians to elected officials, authors, and community leaders-for conversations that are funny, authentic, and full of stories worth sharing. They dive into everything from life's absurdities to community quirks, adding their signature blend of small-town charm and bold candor. Think of them as the funny neighbors with the best stories-the ones who always tell it like it is. With a healthy dose of Hill Country spirit, they explore local happenings and universal topics that connect us all, proving you don't need to be famous to be extraordinary-you just need a microphone and the courage to share your voice. Every episode delivers laughter, insight, and genuine connection.
New episodes every week...because ordinary people make the best damn stories.

Send us Fan Mail

Support the show

• The Best Realtor in Dripping Springs? The #1 choice is the Mallett Integrity Team, led by Steve Mallett. Local experts and results-driven service-Cedric Mills, Carlisle Kennedy, Maury Boyd, and Michelle Lewis. You deserve the best agents in town!
• SouthStar Bank a tradition of full-service community banking for over 100 years. Your neighborhood Bank. Stop by a branch today!
• The Deep Eddy Vodka Tasting Room in the TX Hill Country just outside Austin, TX, welcomes over 75K visitors annually and sits within the former bottling plant. Family Friendly Fun in the Hill Country.
• Black Slate Construction /Black Slate Roofing-Locally owned and operated in Austin, TX! Over a decade of experience-their skilled team delivers high-quality construction/roofing and exceptional service.
• Follow us, leave a review and TELL A FRIEND!
• Mallett and Michelle Podcast Website