On this episode of Tripod, join us for a conversation with Patricia Morales, former Director of Young Artist Programs with UTSA and the Southwest School of Art, former Education Coordinator at the Latino Cultural Center in Dallas, Texas, and the current Head of Public Engagement and Communications at the Ruby City contemporary art center in San Antonio, to discuss Ruby City, contemporary art, and the importance of making art accessible as a vital, social force.

On this episode of Tripod, join us for a conversation with Julia Martin, professor emeritus in the Department of English at the University of the Western Cape, published essayist, and author of several titles including her most recent publication, On the Sponge Islands: Loss and Restoration in the Aegean, to discuss her visits to the islands, and all the sponge divers of the past and present have to teach us about people, places, and our planet.

On this episode of Tripod, join us for a discussion with Vincent T. Davis, Air Force veteran, seasoned journalist of the San Antonio Express-News, and author of The Front Porch: Stories from the Soul of San Antonio, to discuss the art of finding the extraordinary in ordinary lives, and the importance of story telling to cultural and human legacy.

On this episode of Tripod, join Ann Fisher-Wirth and Laura-Gray Street, co-editors of two Trinity University Press publications, The Ecopoetry Anthology and Attached to the Living World, to discuss the subject of ecopoetry, and its ability to bring people together, reconnect us to our ecological consciousness, and inspire us to work toward a brighter future.

On this episode of Tripod, join us for a discussion with Ron Nirenberg, Trinity University alumni, former KRTU station manager, and former Mayor of San Antonio, to discuss the importance of learning about and connecting with your local community by exploring the messages and experiences he shares in, Nirenberg: The Education of a Texas Public Servant”.

On this episode of Tripod, join us for a discussion with Char Miller, former professor of history at Trinity University, current professor of Environmental Analysis at Pomona College, and prolific author and editor of a variety of titles, including his most recent Trinity University Press publication, West Side Rising. Char discusses San Antonio’s 1921 flood, the power of individuals to affect change, how disasters leave a lasting impact, and our responsibility to remember these moments.

On this episode of Tripod, join us for a discussion with Kurt Caswell, a professor of creative writing and literature in the Honors College at Texas Tech University, and author of several books, including the Trinity University Press publication, Iceland Summer: Travels Along the Ring Road, to discuss his many adventures in Iceland and the lessons he learned along the way that can help us all rediscover our communities, place, and feel inspired to adventure into our world.

On this episode of Tripod, join us for a discussion with Jennifer Case, a creative writing professor at the University of Central Arkansas, an assistant nonfiction editor at Terrain.org, and author of the Trinity University Press publication, We Are Animals, to discuss the concept of motherhood and parenting as an avenue to explore everyone’s relationship to their environment and our global circumstances.