Jordan and Will sit down with Mary Hemenes, TRAPS President and Recreation Manager for the City of Round Rock, to talk about how she got started with parks and rec, what she is hoping for this year as TRAPS President and why leadership matters ...

City of Grapevine Parks and Recreation Deputy Director and TRAPS President Trent Kelly joins Jordan and Will to discuss the big plans he has for the upcoming year and how he is encouraging people to get involved with TRAPS. On this ...

City of Frisco Special Event Supervisor Jennifer Russell joins Jordan and Will to discuss how the Frisco Parks and Recreation Department is creating culturally inclusive community events in a fast-growing community with diverse demographics and...

 Jordan, Will and friend of the show, Jeff Achee, chat with Texas Representative for the 136 district, John Bucy. John shares tips on how to get involved and be proactive with your local representative. Make sure you come out to the Play D...

Luis Ibarra, City of Duncanville, and the guys chop it up at the North Region Conference to talk about a hot button issue, leadership of the future. Luis shares the young recreation professional perspective while explaining how recreation captu...

The guys sit down with Mick & Kevin and chat about something that impacts all recreation professionals, facility design. Mick & Kevin describe the entire process from the funding to 20 years out. Come listen to some great advice to get ...

Jordan and Will sit down with Jen & Kate, City of Allen, and talk all things communication. Whether it is workflow, leadership or avoiding the dread "reply all," Jen & Kate share some great philosophies to help you communicate better.

The guys sit down with an old camp friend turned educator and reflect on how working in recreation helped give them skills to do their jobs now. Make sure to listen to Will’s new segment and hear Jordan stumble through questions like you would ...

Season 1 finale "Trappy Hour" It is the last one for season one and the boys are back with an episode that is too conceptual to be funny, not funny enough to be immersive. Jordan interviews Daniel, the producer, and Will and Jordan listen and g...

Rec Besties Jordan and Will get the chance to talk together about their love and passion for recreation. They talked about camping, their best local spots and what everyone can learn if they think about recreation as vital to the human expe...

No. 1 fan, Jessica Burke, finally joins Will and Jordan on the podcast. If you don't know Jessica, you have not been paying attention to TRAPS. They talk TRAPS, education and end the chat talking about the next institute. 

Erin Hart- Grand Prairie, Assistant Director of Parks, Art & Recreation The youngest TRAPS president, Erin Hart, joins the guys and talks about her lifelong love of recreation and her vision for the organization. Fun, engaging but more impo...

Proud new father and TRAPS Legislative Task Force Chair, Jeff Achee, joins the guys for a special episode on the importance of everyone in recreation paying attention to legislation. He shares insights on Prop 5 and how we can get involved with...

The guys welcome Lauren Reichstein, Camp Director for the Girls Scouts of Middle Tennessee. They talk camp life, how COVID changed programming and all things recreation. 

Jordan and Will sit down with Dr. Danny Twilley, Assistant Dean of the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative (OEDC). Dr. Twilley talks recreation and leadership in this new episode. He suggests that we should all follow...

Dr. Stuart Brown (the power of play genius) and Tom Norquist (PlayCore innovator) sit down with Jordan and Will to discuss the essence and the power of play. Dr. Brown and Tom talk about how injected play into the workplace can only serve to ma...

Jordan and Will chat with Dr. Shannon Coates, the Director of Frisco PARD. Dr. Coates shares her journey that guided her from Florida to Play Frisco. She also gives the guys some great advice learning to say yes to the right opportunities at th...

Ann Beck, Marketing and Communications Manager at Mansfield. Ann gives the guys some great advice for communicating well as a leader. The chat ends with Ann’s awesome philosophy of “Be Authentic to everyone, everywhere.”

Jordan talks to a Mariella Fernandez, PhD, Assistant Professor of Recreation at Clemson. They reminisce on their grad school days in College Station and transition into talking about Dr. Fernandez's research, park disparities and lack of access...

Malone Ranger, Radio DJ for 95.9 The Ranch, joins Jordan and Will in this episode. We find out that Will has a great voice and Malone teaches the guys that what matters is being authentic, never fake. Malone gives some pointers on getting peopl...

Annie Frisoli, CEO of Creating Community, LLC talks about her leadership style and what got her into recreation. The guys get off track, again, and Annie reminds us of the need to be intentional in how we build community. 

Jordan made a whoopsy in scheduling and made the guys 24 hours early to a meeting. They get off track, really of track but end up tieing it all back to what drives this podcast, their love of recreation. 

In this episode, Jordan and Will talk to Tiffany White, Recreation Programming Guru for the city of Grand Prairie and one of the 2021 TRAPS Institute "Playmakers." Tiffany shares how she made it to Texas and the role Dr. Michal Lord played in h...

Are parks, trails, and outdoor infrastructure the key to happy and healthy lives? Trent Matthias of the National Fitness Campaign thinks they just might be! Jordan, Will and Trent, talk about the built environment, how people can change lives w...