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Texas Tales Fun, lively, mostly accurate history of Texas
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A fun, lively, mostly accurate discovery of obvious and obscure Texas history. This is a re-discovery of the people, places and events that shaped our great state. Join us in sitting around doing what we like to do most.. unwrapping and unraveling the tales of Texas. These easily consumable sessions are good for your daily commute, while out on a walk, sitting around the house or to binge on a road trip. However you like to listen, please do!
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Popular Texas Superstitions
Want to keep away ghosts or witches? Ever wonder about gravesite etiquette or ensure you have a bountiful crop? Well...we did. In this episode, we cover a wide range of popular Texas superstitions just in time for Halloween. Grab yourself a drink, get dressed up in your Halloween costume and get ready for a very informative and fairly funny episode of your state's most spooky superstitions.
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The Killing Field
In this episode we discuss the area of I-45 just south of Houston, heading towards Galveston. Over the years, many women and girls have gone missing along this thoroughfare and many have been found murdered. So many in fact, that this stretch of highway has been referred to by the police, FBI and locals as "The Killing Fields". This Texas Tale highlights four of the victims that presumably have nothing in common, except their final resting place.
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The Spooky Emily Morgan Hotel
Its the season! Spoooky season. Are you ready to scare yourself silly? Go check out the Emily Morgan Hotel in San Antonio. An early 1900's hospital, psych ward and morgue turned into a fancy hotel. If you can't find a ghost there, not sure where you will. In this episode, learn about the history, the namesake and the current day hauntings. Hope you enjoy!
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The Opelousas Trail - Meat, Money and Mayhem
Long before there was the Chisolm or Goodnight Loving Trails, there was the Opelousas trail. Used by Native Americans, the Spanish, Mexicans, Texans and yes...cattle. Driving herds to New Orleans was not for the faint of heart, but for those that did it well, it seriously paid off. We hope you enjoy listening the our tale about the original Texas cattle drive.
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Texas Saves the European Wine Industry
When European wines are under attack by a harmful little pest, who do they turn to save their butts? That's right....TV Munson from Dennison, Texas. What an interesting tale about how the Texas vines were the perfect solution for a European problem. We hope you grab your favorite glass of wine, sit back and enjoy listening to how the European wine industry has us to thank for their great wines.
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Texas Treasure Hunter's Delight
Five opportunities to strike it rich! We are trying to ensure that listening to our episode pays off for someone. In this episode we countdown the five most famous buried treasures in Texas. We hope that at the end of this episode you grab your shovel and start digging for treasure...and when you strike it rich, maybe you'll find it in your heart to share just a little.