In this episode of Try @ TXST, we sit with Mary Duggan to explore Texas State's Outdoor Rec Center. From paddle boarding to camping, there's plenty of natural beauty to enjoy around campus and San Marcos. If you're looking for some inspiration to get outside, take a listen and learn how the Outdoor Center helps students connect with nature, develop leadership skills, and transform their student experience. Get ready to spark your sense of adventure.
Try @ TXST will be back next month with a brand-new episode. In the mean time, we're excited to bring to you Office Hours — a show where students interview TXST professors about their lives, careers, and journeys to get to where they are today. In this episode, Tyson chats with TXST legend, Dr. Laurie Fluker.
Listen to more shows from the TXST Podcast Network: https://www.txst.edu/podcast-network.html
What's Texas without two-stepping? In this episode of Try @ TXST, we head to the dance floor with Texas State's very own country dancing club - the Boot Scootin' Bobcats!
Join us as we talk with VP and co-founder Wade Meyer about western swing, building community through dance, and finding your rhythm. And make sure to follow @bootscootinbobcats for practice times, meetups, and all things TXST country dancing.
Graduation is here, and it’s time to reflect. On this episode of Try @ TXST, guests AnaBelle and Tyson join Giselle for one final conversation before crossing the stage. From awkward freshman year moments to finding their voice and chasing their passions, this episode is packed with nostalgia, laughter, and a few words of wisdom for anyone still figuring it all out. Whether you’re a fellow senior or just getting started at TXST, Try Looking Back is a love letter to the college journey—and a reminder that every ending is also a beginning.
The worldwide phenomenon has officially hit Texas State—pickleball! On this episode of Try @ TXST, we dive into the sport that’s sweeping the courts with help from Camaren Gell, president of the TXST Pickleballers Club. Whether you’re a total newbie or paddle pro, you’re sure to have fun as we talk about why pickleball is so easy to love, how it’s building community on campus, and where the heck it got its name.
Since 1960, the Texas State University Strutters have been dazzling audiences worldwide. The first American precision dance team founded at a four-year university, the Strutters are an incredible group of talented young ladies. In this episode of Try @ TXST, we sit down with current team captain Jillian Martin to talk all things Strutters.
Over the past year, we've explored some of the most exciting, unique, and unexpected experiences Texas State has to offer. In this episode, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite moments—highlighting key conversations that you won’t want to miss. Whether you’re into space exploration, rock climbing, bees, or even Dungeons & Dragons, we’ve got something for you. And if any of these snippets spark your curiosity, be sure to check out our full-length episodes.
What makes Texas State, Texas State? To celebrate 125 years of Bobcat pride, the Try @ TXST team hit the Quad to hear straight from the source — our students! In this special episode, our Bobcats share their own unique reasons why TXST feels like home and what makes our university truly unlike any other out there.
Back in early October, the Try @ TXST team went to experience the Sacred Springs Powwow, where people from different tribes as well as the San Martian community come together to witness Native American dances, food, clothing, and more at the Meadows Center. Giselle chats with Aaron Pyle, elder and director of the Sacred Springs Powwow, about the history behind the event & Indigenous culture in Central Texas.
Imagine a game where you create a fantasy realm, built off characters and backstories your friends have given you, with twists and turns that make for one epic story. That's Dungeons and Dragons, and there's a club for it at TXST. Giselle talks with TXST DnD president, Allison Drinnon, about the game and the connections you make, and dives into the world of fantasy and combat herself on this episode of Try @ TXST.
In our last episode, we talked with School of Journalism and Mass Communication professor Jenny Buschhorn and student Mac Blackwell about their plans and expectations for their trip to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The 2024 Paris Olympics have the whole world on the edge of their seats, and TXST students are in the front row to watch it all. Associate Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism, Jenny Buschhorn, is taking 25 students to Paris to experience it all and to get the chance to interact with the games, the media, and the Parisian lifestyle.
In this Episode, Giselle chats with Jenny and student Mac Blackwell before they leave for their trip. Stay tuned for Part 2 to hear about how it all went when they return from Paris.
To keep up with their adventures, follow them on Instagram at @txstparisolympics.
TXST's rugby team was originally founded in 1983 and has been a pillar of the campus and San Marcos community ever since. Known for its seemingly brutal game with incredibly tough, fast, and agile players, there's a side to rugby that the average onlooker might miss. Giselle chats with Kyle Campbell, president of the TXST rugby team, to talk about the game, the players, and the camaraderie of the age-old sport.
From rolling hills and valleys to rivers that run wide and underground caves that go on for miles, Texas is a geological wonder. Giselle chats with Alan Martinez, a TXST student and the president of the Geology club, about geology basics, their trip to A Cave Without A Name, and how geology plays a part in our everyday lives.
If there's one thing we know about bees, it's that we need to save them, but why? On this episode of Try @ TXST, Giselle chats with Christopher Miranda, a member of the Bobcat Buzz club at TXST that specializes in the care, maintenance and education of bees. From their intricate hives to their bee hierarchy, get ready to dive deep into the world of these tiny creatures.
If TXST has a hidden gem, it'd be The Wittliff Collections. On Alkek's seventh floor, The Wittliff has treasures from Texas history and highlights themes and events of the Southwest. Director of The Wittliff, David Coleman, talks with Giselle about the museum's namesake, its beginnings, and the spirit it brings to our campus.
When you walk into TXST's Recreation Center, you're immediately greeted by one of the tallest indoor rock walls in Texas. Not only are TXST's students climbing new heights, but so is San Marcos. Giselle sat down with TXST's Rock Climbing president to chat about the sport, what it's like to do it outdoors, and everything that makes it so addicting.
The TXST physics program has given students the chance to run a Space Lab, and with it, build the first ever manufactured satellite at TXST. Giselle chats with grad student Evan Jellison and senior Matthew Johnson about the Space Lab, physics, building the satellite, and why space is for everyone.
The TXST Trap and Skeet club meets on Fridays out at Freeman Ranch to practice their aim, shoot some clays, and hang out. Safety Officer Hunter Haug and club Secretary Taylor Swanson discuss the intricacies and the simple fun of trap and skeet with Giselle, how to stay focused and calm while holding a gun, and what makes the club feel like a second family.
On Alkek Library's first floor you can find a whole world of tech and information completely open to TXST students, staff, and faculty. Andrew Rechnitz and Tyler Davis sit down with Giselle for a conversation about the resources, opportunities, and skills Bobcats can access with Alkek One.
