Once Upon a Time in Texas

#78 - Largest Ranch in Texas and a nice Capitol Building

So I often wonder about the largest ranches in Texas and of course, places like the 6666 Ranch, Waggoner Ranch and King Ranch are all tops. But, what is the largest ranch in the world and what does the XIT Ranch have to do with the Texas State Capitol?

#77 - Dallas Fort Worth History

So I often wonder about place names and where they come from and recently Dallas/Fort Worth popped up. Most people shorten the whole area to DFW or the Metroplex but what is some of these two towns history and how did the get their names?

#76 - Panhandle Town and a Funny Song Name

Have you thought about the largest Ranch’s in Texas or maybe even some of the town or place names? How about the song “Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas” or the town on Ding Dong, TX? Lets take a look at a few of these places.

#75 - Channing, TX and Giant Snakes in Wichita Falls

This is a special live episode that I did while on vacation. We stopped in Channing Texas on our way out to New Mexico and I learned a lot of history just by walking around this little town. Come with me and learn about the XT ranch and also about a giant snake in Wichita County Texas.

#74 - Texas Cattle Trails

Have you ever romanticized about being a cowboy on the open range on a long cattle drive? Did you know that period of time that is so often memorialized in the great westerns happened in a 25-30 year time frame from roughly 1865 to 1890? Lets take a look at some of the great cattle drive trails.

#73 - Demonyms....Sounds Ominous but not really!

Have you ever heard of a demonym? Any idea what it is? It’s actually a simple thing but can be a little hard too. Listen in to this weeks podcast to learn a little something.

#72 - Juneteenth and Texas

I know we’ve heard a lot about Juneteenth and it is our newest federal holiday. Do you know what it is really about? Do you know it’s relation to Texas? Lets take a little deeper look at this new holiday and learn a little something together.

#71 - Tamara Booher with 2INgage

There are tons of foster children in the United States and in Texas. What if you feel the need to help but aren’t too keen on the idea of a foster child in your house! How can you help? Well, Tamara Booher with 2INgage is here today to talk to us about how everyone can help.