Roses & Weeds
The City of Tyler hosts a podcast series called Roses & Weeds to keep residents up-to-date with current events and news related to the city. The series celebrates city achievements, or "roses," while also digging into the weeds of city government by discussing the complexities of public administration on the local level.
Episodes
91 episodes
Recycling in Tyler
In this episode of Roses and Weeds, hosts Julie Goodgame and Adriana Rodriguez welcome Leroy Sparrow, Director of Solid Waste, and Casey Williams, Keep Tyler Beautiful Coordinator, to discuss the current state of recycling in Tyler fol...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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41:29
S6 E1: The City's Cemeteries
In this episode of Roses & Weeds, hosts Adriana Rodriquez and Sage Sowels are joined by Todd Lestage and Joe Barboza, who oversee the City of Tyler's three historic cemeteries. Together, they uncover the rich history behind each site, share...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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29:22
Meet the New District 2 Councilmember Petra Hawkins!
In this episode of Roses & Weeds, hosts Julie Goodgame and Adriana Rodríguez sit down with the City of Tyler's newest councilmember, Petra Hawkins. Petra shares her inspiring journey, from her nursing and real estate background to ...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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32:35
2025 Budget - What All of Tyler Really Means
In this episode of the podcast, City Manager Ed Broussard, Deputy City Manager Stephanie Franklin, and Senior Management Analyst Blake Cathey join host Julie Goodgame to discuss the City of Tyler's Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget. Together, they d...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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1:05:40
Frame by Frame: The 2024 Tyler Film Festival
Join host and Tyler Film Festival Assistant Director Payton Weidman as she sits down with this year's festival judges — Craig O'Daniel, Lauren Cater, and Justin Reese. Get an inside look at the judging process and hear about some of the incredi...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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54:52
S5E5: Adventure Tyler with Parks and Rec
It's Parks Month, and to celebrate, co-host Adriana Rodriguez welcomes the Parks and Recreation Department. This episode features Recreation Manager Kandice Johnson and Service Coordinator Kristi Nipp as they dive into all things Parks and Recr...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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45:59
S5E4: Storm Update with Chief Coble
In the latest episode of Roses and Weeds, Adriana Rodriguez and co-host Payton Weidman welcome Tyler Fire Chief David Coble to discuss the aftermath of the recent severe storm in the City of Tyler. Chief Coble shares firsthand accounts...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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38:40
State of the City 2024
Hear from Mayor Warren on how the City of Tyler is becoming "Future Ready" through initiatives that were in the early planning stages years before and are now complete or moving forward.
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:13:45
S5E2 - Getting the Lead Out with TWU
In the latest episode of Roses and Weeds, Utilities Director Kate Dietz and Tyler Water Utilities Project Engineer Jacob Yanker discuss the City of Tyler's Lead Service Line Inventory campaign. They explain the importance of identifying and rep...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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38:48
S5E1: Tyler Becomes Future Ready with the '24 Budget
In this episode of the podcast, City Manager Ed Broussard and Deputy City Manager Stephanie Franklin join host Julie Goodgame to discuss the City of Tyler's Fiscal Year 2024 budget. They go into detail about how the budget is developed and what...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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50:20
S4E9: Behind the Screens: Exploring the Tyler Film Festival
Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful City. In this episode, we'll be discussing the highly anticipated 2023 Tyler Film Festival. This fest...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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34:02
S4E8: Meet District 5 Councilmember Lloyd Nichols
Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful City.In this episode, Adriana Rodriguez and Julie Goodgame sit down with our new District 5 Councilmember...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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37:20
S4E7: Bye Bye, Bobby!
Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful City.In this episode, Bob Mauldin and Adriana Rodriguez discuss Bob's exit from Roses and Weeds and what ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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19:27
S4E6: Behind the Badge
Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful City. In this episode, Bob Mauldin and Julie Goodgame sit down with Tyler Police Chief Jimmy Toler to lea...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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23:37
S4E5: All the deets on the new W.T. Brookshire Conference Center
Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful City. In this episode, Bob Mauldin and Adriana Rodríguez sit down with Mayor Don Warren and Deputy Ci...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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35:19
S4E4: From The Inbox
Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In this episode, Julie Goodgame, Bob Mauldin, Payton Weidman, LouAnn Campbell and Adriana Rodri...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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53:20
S4E3: Urban Forestry - What is that?
Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In this episode, Julie Goodgame and Adriana Rodriguez meet City Arborist and Urban Forester Mad...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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36:51
S4E2: A Partnership for Mental Health
Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In this episode, Bob Mauldin and Adriana Rodriguez visit with Michael and Jessica Domingos abou...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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34:39
S4E1: My bill went up. What the...?
Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. New season, new budget! In this episode of Roses & Weeds, hosts Bob Mauldin and Julie Goodg...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:09:26
Creating an Arts and Culture Collective (Ft. Rambling Roses)
Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful City.Today we have a crossover episode with Visit Tyler's Rambling Roses podcast! Hosts Julie Goodgame (Ro...
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29:38
S3E14: Down the Drain
Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful City.In this last episode of the season, hosts Bob Mauldin and LouAnn Campbell take you down the drain... ...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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37:34
S3E13: Talking trash
Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful City.In this episode, hosts Bob Mauldin and Adriana Rodriguez discuss the true cost of litter with Keep Ty...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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42:44
S3E12: Get rid of the grime, get rid of the crime
Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful City. In this episode of Roses & Weeds, hosts Bob Mauldin and Payton Weidman talk to Code Enforce...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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40:17