The Austin Approach is the official podcast of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, giving listeners a look into all things AUS, featuring interviews with airport staff, news and updates from around the campus, and insider stories about airport life. Co-hosted by members of the airport’s Performance Management and Public Information teams, new episodes are released twice a month.
Episodes
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
365 days and 22 episodes later, Season One of The Austin Approach is in the books! Join us as Bryce and Michele sit down with Jason Zielinski, the AUS videographer, to talk news, changes at the airport and the latest passenger numbers for 2021!
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Friday Jan 21, 2022
New year, new air service announcements! On this episode, Michele and Bryce talk all about some exciting new air service arriving from across the pond, as well as a new tool available in the terminal for those working while they fly. Plus a conversation with Chris Moret, the AUS wildlife biologist!
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
On this special year-end, jumbo-sized episode of The Austin Approach, Michele and Bryce talk about some of their memories traveling during the holidays, reflect all that AUS accomplished in 2021 and discuss some of the new changes in the terminal that await travelers this holiday season and beyond.
Plus, the hosts sit down with Denise Hatch, the outgoing AUS deputy chief of operations who is retiring from the airport after more than 26 years of public service!
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Coming off of the busiest Thanksgiving travel season in AUS history, there's a lot to talk about! That's why on this episode of The Austin Approach, the hosts sit down to chat with Mookie Patel, the AUS Chief of Business and Finance, to talk AUS recovery, growth and what's on the horizon.
Also, Bryce answers our first listener-submitted sock contest question!
Friday Nov 19, 2021
Friday Nov 19, 2021
It's the week before Thanksgiving, and the hosts of The Austin Approach have met up for lunch in person (!) at AUS to talk all things related to travel this time of year. When to show up, how to pack, where to park - plus a few tips and tricks to ensure your turkey day travels go smoothly. Oh, and there is some VERY exciting new art in the terminal as well!
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
With more than 16% of the workforce at the Department of Aviation having prior military service, The Austin Approach is spending this Veterans Day devoting an entire show to all things veterans! From Honor Flights, to what makes AUS such a great place for veterans to work, to the stories of three AUS veteran employees, we're delighted to bring you this extra special one-hour episode.
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
On the latest episode of The Austin Approach, we're talking emergencies! Michele and Bryce discuss crisis communications training they both recently attended, and then sit down with Tanner Hunt, the airport's emergency planning coordinator. Plus exciting news about AUS passenger records, airport socks, and a chance for listeners to win a pair of said socks?
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
It's the middle of one of the busiest times of the year at AUS! On this episode we share a very exciting new air service announcement, Michele talks about AUS after dark, and with fall festivals and races happening, the hosts sit down with a member of the airport's landside access team to talk all things ground transportation.
The link to the episode of "From the Runway Up" recorded with our friends at RDU and TYS can be found online here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-do-aus-rdu-and-tys-have-in-common-a-podcast/id1014731221?i=1000537134414
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Friday Sep 17, 2021
On this slightly delayed (editor's note: Sorry!) episode of The Austin Approach, the hosts sit down with Dale Hall from the AUS Human Resources team to talk a little bit about his job, as well as his love of aviation. We also find out if Bryce managed to make it on his trip to Seattle, and learn about a unique new air service arriving in Austin soon!
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Friday Aug 06, 2021
When you're the airport for "The Live Music Capital of the World" you've got no choice but to have a world-class live music program in your terminal! On this episode of The Austin Approach, we sit down the Michael Pennock, the AUS Music Program Coordinator, to learn about how he keeps music in the air - even during a pandemic. Plus concession updates, returning air service, and a cliffhanger?
*Editor's note: on this episode, Bryce mistakenly and embarrassingly calls the squid painted on the side of ToyJoy an "octopus". We regret the error.