Ben Masters
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Sep 25, 2026
Jack HumphreyHOST
I'm your host, Jack Humphrey.
Jack HumphreyHOST
Today, I'm joined by Ben Masters, founder of Fin and Fur Films, a wildlife biologist and director behind acclaimed natural history documentaries like Unbranded and Deep in the Heart.
Jack HumphreyHOST
Ben and his talented team have built a reputation for capturing stunning, intimate wildlife sequences, but more importantly, for using cinema to drive real conservation policy.
Jack HumphreyHOST
Fin and Fur has released Deep in the Heart II, Texas Rivers, taking viewers on a deep exploration of the state's wild waterways.
Cory AmesHOST
Welcome to Big City, Small Town, a podcast about the people who make San Antonio go and grow.
Cory AmesHOST
I'm your host today, Cory Ames, and my guest is Ben Masters, the Texas filmmaker behind Unbranded, The River and the Wall, and Deep in the Heart.
Cory AmesHOST
His new film, Deep in the Heart II, Texas Rivers, opens in theaters today.
Cory AmesHOST
We recorded this one outside, sitting beside a hill country creek, and it turned out to be the perfect setting.
Cory AmesHOST
Damned, pumped, reshaped nearly every river we have and what we've lost along the way.
Cory AmesHOST
And as well, what it would look like to work with our rivers instead of against them.
Cory AmesHOST
Here's my conversation with Ben Masters.
Ben MastersGUEST
Grew up in Amarillo, graduated high school in San Angelo, and studied wildlife biology at Texas A&M.
Laura RiceHOST
It's Deep in the Heart 2, coming to theaters September 25th.
Laura RiceHOST
Director Ben Masters is in the studio with me now.
Laura RiceHOST
Ben, welcome to the Texas Standard.
Ben MastersGUEST
Hi, thanks for having me.
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Ben MastersGUEST
And I think most of us are willing to sacrifice some things in order to have that.
Ben MastersGUEST
So I'm optimistic about it, but there's going to need to be some big change within our groundwater management as well as our river management here in Texas in order for us to get on a more sustainable water path.
Laura RiceHOST
Ben Masters wrote and directed the new documentary Deep in the Heart II, Texas Rivers.
Laura RiceHOST
It's coming to theaters September 25th.