22 Sides
22 Sides is a podcast that will let you get to know some fascinating people and keep up with many things that are happening in and around the Houston area.
Episodes
39 episodes
A conversation with Judge Beau Miller of the 190th Judicial District Court
Click play to hear Judge Beau Miller of the 190th Judicial District Court in Harris County, and get ready to re-elect him!A civil courtroom is where everyday life collisions turn into legal ...
When Stories Heal w/ Storytelling Empowers
A live stage can do what a thousand “be positive” posts never will: hold real stories without rushing to fix them. We’re joined by Peyton Welch, a registered drama therapist and co-creator of Storytelling Empowers, plus poet Alex Jay Hurtado, t...
Found Materials Can Hold A City’s Memory with Patrick Renner
You can learn a lot about a city by what it throws away and what its artists rescue. We’re joined by Houston sculptor and fabricator Patrick Renner, whose work turns curbside wood, teardo...
Probate without Panic vote Judge Jason Cox of Harris County Probate Court No. 3
We sit down with Judge Jason Cox of Harris County Probate Court No. 3 to pull back the curtain on what a Texas probate court actually does and why it matters even if you think you “don’t have an e...
We Can Fix Texas By Showing Up To Vote with Josh Wallenstein
Josh Wallenstein decides to run for Texas House District 133We go from international law and ethics to Texas elections and the day-to-day consequences of who holds power. We unpack culture-war...
Winning Texas Starts Before Early Voting
Click play and jump into a spicy Texas politics roundtable with Alexis Melvin, Jack Valinski, Hayden Cohen, Maria Gonzalez, and Robin Mack as we talk through what’s happening on the ground in Texas and Harris County as early voting approaches. ...
A New Jane Eyre Adaptation Makes The Classic Feel Alive
Shakespeare on Zoom sounded like a stopgap. It turned into a doorway. We sit down with actor, director, and Zoom Shakespeare Productions artistic director Rebecca Bernstein to talk about how a pandemic-era experiment grew into a real community ...
Camp Miasma Deconstructed
A slasher that’s obsessed with orgasms, a killer called Ventman, and a theater full of people laughing at totally different moments set us up for one of our most revealing roundtables yet. We’re coming at Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma fr...
Colin James Sturdevant on igniting expression through poetry
We catch up with Colin on building Pass the Salt Presse. He shares on how connecting over cake at Empire Cafe lead to starting a new life time project. His Montrose Grace Place poetry project shifted from academic-style workshops to payin...
What Does It Mean To Reclaim What’s Lost with Kathi Crawford
A poetry book doesn’t just “come out” one day. It’s built in public, one reading, one community connection, and one crucial preorder at a time. Kathi Crawford joins us again at 22 Sides to share what’s changed since her last visit and to introd...
Vote FOR JOE District C + Bring your pals like it's a party for democracy
We sit down with Houston City Council District C candidate Joe Panzarella and campaign communicator Christos Patelis to talk about why they stepped into local politics and what they are hearing from neighbors across the district. We focus on sa...
From Clinic To City Hall: Dr. Audrey Nath’s running for District C
What if a city council office ran like an ER—fast triage, clear priorities, and measurable outcomes? That’s the vision physician and mom Dr. Audrey Nath brings to Houston’s District C as she shares how hospital lessons translate into street-lev...
A Veteran, A Vision, And A Fight For District C
We invited Patrick Oathout, a born-and-raised Houstonian, Army armor officer veteran, and technologist working in AI safety, to make it concrete. He breaks down how a council member can actually change daily life in District C without grandstan...
Two Friends Build A Movement That Changes Policy And Lives
A simple question—can we light City Hall for Intersex Awareness Day—turned into a global spark. That moment captures the spirit of this conversation with the founders of the Houston Intersex Society: start small, show up, and keep going until d...
Where Democracy Breaks Or Heals: Down-Ballot Power with Melanie Miles
Melanie Miles for Justice of the Peace- Precinct Seven, Place 2 click here: https://milesforhouston.com/Courts shouldn’t feel like a maze. They should feel like a place where neighbors are heard...
Finding the Yummy of Yoga & Tarot with Raye Lynn Rath-Rondeau
What if peace isn’t a finish line but a muscle you train, one breath at a time? Robin sits down with Raye Lynn—teacher, studio owner, intuitive—to map a life shaped by meditation, yoga, and listening closely to that quiet inner nudge. From a fi...
Ghosts, Monsters, And ... Don't Feed The Gremlins After Midnight Or ... Bury That Jar!
Four voices trade ghost stories, queer horror, and cultural myths to ask what fear is really for. We swap jokes about cursed jars and rapture beds, then get serious about real danger, empathy, and how horror mirrors power and identity.•...
Making Local Courts Fair And Accessible With Judge Steve Duble
A simple door knock turned into one of our most energizing conversations as Judge Steve Duble stepped inside and unpacked how a local court can make justice easier to reach. We go beyond slogans and get into the nuts and bolts: eviction diversi...
Politics check in without the doom scroll with Alexis Melvin
The news makes everything feel bigger than your hands. So we zoom in—way in—to the rooms where decisions actually get made, from a rainbow crosswalk on Westheimer to the Governor’s office, the county clerk’s rules, and the federal courts willin...
Art, Ancestry, and West Texas Nights with Wilma Schindeler
We sit with Wilma Schindler—artist, writer, and West Texas host—as she reads Tiny White Snake and two new poems, then talk about grief softening anger, art as repair, and the way symbols can hold a family’s history without erasing its truth. Th...
Faces Behind the Voices: A Journey Through Our Podcast's Guest Gallery
Ever wonder what happens when podcast hosts dish about their favorite guests? Alexis and Robin take you behind the scenes of their nearly 20-episode journey, revealing the moments that made them laugh, learn, and occasionally gasp in surprise.<...
Navigating the AI Landscape with Jha Allen
Artificial intelligence isn't just changing our world—it's redefining what we consider "intelligence" itself. In this fascinating conversation with AI consultant Jha Allen, we explore how the definition of artificial intelligence has constantly...
The Ukrainian Crisis: From Awareness to Action
In this powerful conversation with Francine Goundry from Nova Ukraine, we uncover the stark reality facing Ukrainians today.Founded in 2014, Nova Ukraine has emerged as an efficient humanitarian organization responding to the crisis, wi...
Your Vote Decides Who Fills the Historic 18th Congressional Seat
The 18th Congressional District of Texas stands at a critical crossroads. After the passing of two representatives in rapid succession, this historic seat once held by trailblazers like Barbara Jordan and Mickey Leland has been without a voice ...
The Artist Behind the Look: A Conversation with Amore Monet
Amore Monet isn't just a makeup artist—she's a creator of transformative experiences who's built her career on making people feel their absolute best. From her beginnings as a self-described "weird kid" to becoming a sought-after beauty profess...