Texas Time Capsule Texas Time Capsule
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Heroes and villains. Triumph and calamity. True self-determination. That's Texas. Each episode, the three hosts take you on a journey back in time to explore the lesser-known stories that only could have occurred in the Lone Star State.
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Tales from the Texas Highway
Learn about the inner workings of the Texas Highway Patrol and hear some great police stories in our interview with retired State Trooper Jimmy Morgan.
Citations:
https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/highway-patrol
Pallas, George. “Old Crime is New Again”. January 31, 2021.
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/borstar-extracts-vehicle-after-splash-down-rio-grande-valley -
The War on the Texas Shore
Matagorda Harbormaster Craig Hlavinka joins the podcast to help tell the story of "Oaxaca", a Mexican cargo ship sunk by a German submarine off the Texas coast during WWII.
Citations:
http://www.usgenwebsites.org/TXMatagorda/oaxaca.htm
https://www.hitchcockpubliclibrary.org
https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/news/article/The-World-War-II-story-behind-two-giant-10827179.php -
The Texas Giant
Susan Lanning from the Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum joins the show to discuss the life and legacy of the most decorated soldier in the history of the United States Army.
Freesound credit:
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https://freesound.org/people/Jay_You/sounds/460425/
https://www.audiemurphy.com/index.htm
https://www.countylinemagazine.com/article-archive/shields-brothers-toured-as-barnum-s-texas-giants/article_b57c51ba-e7bb-11ea-ad6d-7bd72bef0b26.html -
The Toad Town
Take a journey to Eastland, Texas, where the story of a resilient reptile garnered national attention. Eastland Hotel Owner John Bird joins us to explain why this small Texas town has a big history.
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Texas vs Hog
Wildlife biologist Bob Zaiglan joins the show to discuss how the feral hog population has grown over time into one of Texas' largest ecological problems.
Citations:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/26/us/texas-woman-killed-feral-hogs.html
https://tfsweb.tamu.edu/uploadedFiles/TFSMain/Manage_Forest_and_Land/Wildlife_Management/Non-Game/Feral_hogs_TCE.pdf
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/grand-canyon-bison-kill/#:~:text=The%20National%20Park%20Service%20says,according%20to%20a%20news%20release. -
The Man Who Built Texas
Who was the man who responsible for building Texas into what it is today?
The answer may surprise you.
Customer Reviews
My new favorite podcast
Like most lifelong Texans, I love hearing stories about our great state. These guys do a fantastic job bringing unique stories to life. I learn something from every episode.
Not into it
I am not into this podcast.
Eh.
Mediocre at best. It’s sorta a snooze and not sure these guys know all that much and how much they just like to hear themselves talk. A classic tale of some dudes thinking they know it all.