Texas Tales

About Texas Tales

Get ready for a fun, lively, and sometimes slightly offbeat dive into the history of the Lone Star State! From well-known legends to hidden gems, we’re here to rediscover the people, places, and events that shaped Texas into the fascinating tapestry it is today. Whether we’re unraveling tall tales, debunking myths, or spotlighting forgotten heroes, each episode is packed with humor, curiosity, and a love for all things Texas. Perfect for your commute, a walk in the park, or a long road trip, these bite-sized episodes are your gateway to exploring Texas history like never before. So, pull up a chair, hit play, and join us as we unbox the untold stories of the state we’re proud to call home!

Publisher

Fun, lively, partially accurate history of Texas

Category

history · history · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Apr 2021

Latest episode

25 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

20 of 86 episodes have a transcript.

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   25 Feb 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Barbed Wire Battles: Texas' Fence-Cutting War

   Hosts explore the Fence-Cutting War of the 1880s, revealing the violent conflict over land use in Texas.

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   18 Feb 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Moonshine, Music, and Mayhem: The Untold Story of Texas During Prohibition

   We love hearing from our fans! Texas never did take kindly to being told what it can’t do—so when Prohibition outlawed alcohol in 1920, Texans found their own way to keep the good times rolling. Deep in the piney woods of East Texas, moonshiners built hidden stills, bootleggers outran the law, and speakeasies flourished under the cover of night. Meanwhile, a flour salesman named W. Lee "Pappy" O’Daniel used radio waves, Western swing music, and a whole lot of biscuits to become a household na...

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   4 Feb 2025

   Redbacks and Recklessness: The Money Mess That Sank Texas

   We love hearing from our fans! What happens when a country prints its own money with no real plan to back it up? Welcome to the wild financial experiment of the Republic of Texas! In this episode, we dive into the history of the Redback, the infamous Texas currency introduced by President Mirabeau Lamar. Lamar had big dreams—expanding Texas, driving out Native Americans, and keeping the Republic independent from the United States. But his economic policies? Well… let’s just say they were a di...

Inside a recent episode

Barbed Wire Battles: Texas' Fence-Cutting War

Published 25 Feb 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] They did. Yeah. So it actually was a farmer out of Illinois in 1874, by the name of Joseph Glidden. He basically patented the first commercially successful barbed wire. And I guess before that, ranchers and settlers had struggled to build like effective fences. So they relied mainly on wooden posts and rocks and like thorny brush. And obviously none of that is capable of keeping cattle from going from one spot to another. With barbed wire, it was different. It was cheap. It was easy to install. And it was strong enough to keep even the most stubborn of longhorn in a certain spot. The cattle just there. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

132 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

39 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 29 / 100

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31

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

67

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