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EP. 138: A Volcanic Trail Marker

Posted August 9, 202500:16:53

Northeastern New Mexico was a hotbed (pun intended) of volcanic activity. Over time, those volcanoes became extinct. But one still served a very important...

EP. 137: The First Chief Justice (sort of)

Posted July 28, 202500:20:19

The Republic of Texas Congress formed the first state Supreme Court in 1836. However, the Court really didn’t meet in any significant way until 1840...

EP. 136: A Word for the Hill Country

Posted July 17, 202500:04:58

A brief episode marking the 2025 tragedy in the Texas Hill Country

EP. 135: Texans You Should Know– Lottie Deno

Posted June 1, 202500:21:11

What’s an upper-crust lady from Kentucky society doing in one of the worst and most dangerous areas of Texas? Dealing cards, of course. Not only...

Ep. 134: The Fence Cutting Wars

Posted April 7, 202500:15:04

Barbed wire revolutionized livestock fencing. What a great invention…or so it was thought. The real effect was the gradual elimination of the open...