Texas has always shaped the world. This is the podcast that proves it.
Hosted by Kristie Ramirez, Front of Book Texas is the definitive Texas culture podcast: in-depth conversations with the creatives, designers, artists, chefs, and storytellers building the new Texas identity. From Dallas and Austin to the global stage, each episode explores how Texas heritage, Texas style, and the Texas creative spirit are driving culture far beyond state lines.
Art. Design. Food. Fashion. Storytelling. The people who define it and the place that made them.
If you have Texas roots, live Texas curious, or simply know that the culture conversation starts here, this Texas podcast is yours.
Front of Book Texas with Kristie Ramirez: the people shaping culture, and the place that shapes them.
Treasure Maddox: Cowboy Hats, Auberge & The New Texas
Send us Fan Mail What happens when Texas heritage meets global luxury? For Treasure Maddox Hannah, the answer begins with a cowboy hat. A cowboy hat can carry the weight of Texas history while pointing toward its future. Treasure grew up in the Fort Worth Stockyards, watching her parents, Keith and Susan Maddox, build American Hat Company and The Best Hat Store into enduring parts of Texas’s Western culture and global hat industry. Her father, the late rodeo legend Keith Maddox, also created ...
25 Aug 2026
Karla Martinez From El Paso to Vogue Mexico
Send us Fan Mail A little girl from El Paso, Texas, grew up along the U.S.-Mexico border and went on to become Head of Editorial Content for Vogue Mexico & Latin America. Karla Martinez de Salas joins FRONT OF BOOK Texas for a revealing conversation about Vogue, fashion journalism, magazine publishing, editorial leadership and what it takes to build a career in one of the world’s most competitive creative industries. Raised bilingual in El Paso, Karla grew up with El Paso and Juárez as pa...
11 Aug 2026
Kyle Bunting: How Cowhide Became Luxury Design
Send us Fan Mail He turned a midnight idea into a business trusted by designers, architects, and collectors in 40+ countries, growing what his dad started 50 years before. Today his studio sources sustainable, luxury hides in France, has them tanned in Italy, then hand assembles every piece in Austin into custom rugs and wall art for some of the most discerning names in interior design. On this episode of Front of Book Texas, we sit down with Austin-based designer and entrepreneur Kyle Buntin...
28 Jul 2026
Jon Flaming: The Artist Shaping the Modern West
Send us Fan Mail Texas artist Jon Flaming almost ignored a mysterious "S5" text. Then he realized it was Yellowstone's set decorator asking to license his work. That unexpected moment kicks off a candid conversation about building a lasting creative career in the Texas art community, proving that steady craft beats overnight hype every time. Jon dives into his contemporary abstract Western art style, rooted in the raw beauty of West Texas and the American West. He breaks down the dusty colors...
7 Jul 2026
Texas Food Culture: The Future of Restaurants, Food Trucks & Hidden Gems | Courtney E. Smith
Send us Fan Mail Are restaurant influencers changing where Texans eat? Host Kristie Ramirez explores the future of Texas food media, restaurant culture, and the forces shaping dining across the Lone Star State. Influencers can fill a dining room overnight, but can they earn lasting trust? In this episode, Kristie Ramirez and food journalist Courtney E. Smith unpack the changing relationship between restaurant influencers, traditional food journalism, and the business of dining in Texas. They ...
23 Jun 2026
Big Bend, Marfa & Terlingua | The Ultimate West Texas Road Trip Guide
Send us Fan Mail West Texas looks empty on a map. On the road, it is the most vivid part of the state. In this episode of Front of Book Texas, host Kristie Ramirez maps a five-day West Texas road trip she actually drove: from Dallas through Glen Rose, Hico, Llano, Marathon, Terlingua, Big Bend National Park, Cibolo Creek Ranch, and Marfa. These are the real-world details you need to plan it well. With FIFA World Cup 2026 bringing the world to Texas, this episode spotlights a side of the state...
9 Jun 2026
Austin Vintage & The Old Texas Money Aesthetic | Lauren Owen of Texas
Send us Fan Mail There's a look that's uniquely Texas. Worn in, intentional, quietly expensive. Lauren Owen of Texas built an entire brand around it. Lauren Mahoney and Matt Owen, the married creative duo behind Lauren Owen of Texas, are redefining Austin vintage shopping with their signature late 20th century old Texas money aesthetic that feels nostalgic, intentional, and completely their own. In this episode of Front of Book Texas, they share the long runway behind the brand: high-level ca...
26 May 2026
West Texas Illustrator Designing for Global Brands | Rob Wilson
Send us Fan Mail Brand illustrator Rob Wilson, West Texas–born and raised, now creating work for global brands across the U.S. and Europe, went from sketching in Ralls to shaping visual identities for some of the biggest names in media, fashion, and design. His roots have never left his work. In this episode, Rob breaks down what it truly takes to build a sustainable creative career, how a strong creative brief fuels better work, and why a deep sense of place can become your greatest competit...
12 May 2026
Travel Photography | Antarctica to Mallorca, Art Director Korena Bolding
Send us Fan Mail Photographer and art director Korena Bolding pays attention on purpose — and it shows in everything from her Dallas studio work to assignments that take her to Antarctica. She shares how a graphic design foundation at the University of North Texas shaped her editorial eye, and how a weekly practice of photographing flowers, inspired by Dutch still life at the Rijksmuseum, helped her build a signature style worth keeping. Korena also gets real about the unglamorous side of tra...
28 Apr 2026
Abraham Alexander | From Fort Worth to the Oscars
Send us Fan Mail Oscar-nominated musician Abraham Alexander reflects on his journey from Greece to Texas shaped by loss, foster care, and learning English as a second language and how those experiences formed the emotional foundation of his songwriting. In this conversation, Abraham explores grief, identity, and resilience, and how early hardship built the empathy that defines his music. He also traces his unexpected path from working as a bank teller to collaborating with artists including L...
28 Apr 2026
Miron Crosby: From Ranch Roots to Luxury Western Boot Empire
Send us Fan Mail Miron Crosby isn't just a boot brand, it's a Texas story rooted in generations of ranch life, real craftsmanship, and a "fewer, finer" philosophy that turns heads from Far West Texas to the streets of New York. Co-founders and sisters Lizzie Means Duplantis and Sarah Means Ward grew up where boots are daily gear and the land itself teaches you to notice color, texture, and silhouette. In this episode, they break down what it actually takes to build a luxury handmade brand wit...
28 Apr 2026
Love Letter to Texas: People Place & Culture That Defines Texas
Send us Fan Mail FRONT OF BOOK Texas is where global culture and lifestyle meet Texas roots. Hosted by veteran storytellers and editors Kristie Ramirez and Georgianna Moreland, FRONT OF BOOK Texas is a culture and lifestyle podcast exploring the creatives, tastemakers, founders, and storytellers shaping Texas—and influencing conversations around the world. I’ve spent more than twenty years obsessing over Texas—as the style editor at Texas Monthly, the fashion editor at D Magazine, a fashion w...
26 Apr 2026
FRONT OF BOOK TEXAS | Offical Trailer
Send us Fan Mail FRONT OF BOOK Texas is where culture gets loud. This is the official trailer for FRONT OF BOOK Texas, hosted by Kristie Ramirez. Texas isn’t just a place, it’s a creative force shaping music, art, fashion, food, and design on a global scale. This trailer introduces the vision behind the show and the conversations to come: intimate, unfiltered, and rooted in the people defining modern Texas culture. From emerging creatives to established voices, FRONT OF BOOK Texas explores ho...
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