Episodes

  • Trinity University Press: Commemoration to a Community
    Aug 31 2026

    On this final episode of Tripod, join Lily Brennan for a commemorative discussion about the people that made Trinity University Press and Tripod possible, across our many places, for a community that has supported us from all over the planet. Thank you for everything!

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    33 mins
  • The Carework Project: A Cause for Compassion
    Jul 31 2026

    On this episode of Tripod, join us for a conversation with Jennie Case, our first returning Tripod guest, a creative writing professor at the University of Central Arkansas, an assistant nonfiction editor at Terrain.org, and prolific author of many subjects, including her most recent publication, The Carework Project: Reckoning with Love, Labor, and the Living World. Jennie has returned to the studio to discuss what “care” means, how trauma and burnout affect all of us, and how vitally important care is to all people, their places, and our planet.

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    29 mins
  • Ruby City: Dreaming and Believing
    Jun 29 2026

    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.



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    26 mins
  • The Sponge Islands: Heroes and History
    May 22 2026

    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.

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    31 mins
  • The Front Porch: Community of Storytelling
    Apr 24 2026

    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.


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    29 mins
  • Ecopoetry: Writing the World
    Apr 3 2026

    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.




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    29 mins
  • Nirenberg: Service and Sympathy
    Mar 6 2026

    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”.

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    28 mins
  • West Side Rising: Floods and Forging On
    Feb 6 2026

    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.



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    25 mins