Texas Overture

About Texas Overture

A "para-anthropology" podcast exploring mystical, psychological and paranormal phenomena throughout Texas history.

Publisher

Texas Overture

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Mar 2023

Latest episode

6 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 26 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   From the Archive: Hobos & Bozos (ft. Bill Daniel)

   Host [Host Name] interviews filmmaker and artist Bill Daniel about train-hopping hobo culture, graffiti, and surveillance, offering insights into a unique lifestyle.

2. 

   23 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Minor Regional Artists (with Tessa Granowski)

   Host Faith interviews curator Tessa Granowski about Texas regionalism, identity, and place explored through the works of 16 diverse artists.

3. 

   26 Jul 2026

   Summer Dispatch (live at Barton Springs)

   In this special edition of Texas Overture, we're bringing you a beautiful triptych of audio experience.. .We'll hear Faith's reflections on place and memory after a formative journey through New Mexico. Then, we check in on Camille as she processes her new volunteer experience with Austin's most underrated animal mascot, the noble bat. We'll wind things down with a conversation between our two hosts on America's 250th anniversary at the iconic Barton Springs, where we cover the scent of the summer, do a nationwide temperature check, share celebrity sightings in Marfa, and more. As always, thank you for listening <3

Inside a recent episode

From the Archive: Hobos & Bozos (ft. Bill Daniel)

Published 6 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Did you get a sense of cultures varying, train hopping cultures varying from state to state? Not really. It's a continental, mainly a continental thing, although it's You know, there's definitely the Western states and Eastern states and most of the hobo culture, both kind of old school and new school, you know, whatever punk style or in the West, because riding trains in the West is easy and fun. And in the East, you know, there's too many cops and freeways and, you know, cities are too close together. And there's no mountains and streams and all that stuff. Yeah. So I did a lot of writing between San Francisco and Texas. […]

Who has been a guest on Texas Overture

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Bill Daniel
• Kenny Chesney
• Tessa Granowski
• David Griscom

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.1 / 5

27 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

96 ratings

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