America's Girls

About America's Girls

A woman’s search for her father—a pilot who disappeared during a mission in Vietnam—collides with the fight over what we owe those who never returned from war. From the producers of "America's Girls," and hosted by Texas Monthly writer Josh Alvarez, the show debuts April 2025. Texas Monthly Audio subscribers get early access to the show, plus bonus episodes and more subscriber-only audio. Visit texasmonthly.com/audio (http://texasmonthly.com/audio) to learn more. Go to HelloFresh.com/FLIGHT10FM (http://hellofresh.com/FLIGHT10FM) to get 10 Free Meals with a Free Item For Life.

Publisher

Texas Monthly

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Nov 2021

Latest episode

4 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 29 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   4 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Introducing: One By Willie Season 7

   Host Willie Geist introduces Season 7 of his podcast, exploring compelling stories and conversations.

2. 

   11 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Texas Monthly's Listener Survey is Now Open

   The Texas Monthly audio team has a new listener survey out — we want learn what you like best, and what you want more of. Your feedback will help guide our next steps here in the studio. The survey takes about four minutes, and we'd appreciate you sharing your thoughts. Check it out here: http://txmnth.ly/3XzbIFb (http://txmnth.ly/3XzbIFb) Thanks for listening!

3. 

   1 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Support Texas Monthly in the Signal Awards' Listener's Choice Awards

   We're honored that "The Final Flight of Captain Forrester" is a finalist in two categories of this year's Signal Awards. You can help the show get recognized — and help the story to reach more listeners — by voting for us in the "History (https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting?utm_campaign=signal4_finalists_finalistnotification_092325&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio#/2025/limited-series-specials/genre/history)" and "Best Original Score/Music" categories. Cast your vote by October 9! Vote here: https://tinyurl.com/SignalAwardsForresterHistory (https://tinyurl.com/SignalAwardsForresterHistory) https://tinyurl.com/SignalAwardsForresterScore (https://tinyurl.com/SignalAwardsForresterScore)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

596 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

23

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

91

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