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Texas Time Capsule

Texas Time Capsule

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 Heroes and villains. Triumph and calamity. True self-determination. That's Texas. Each episode, the three hosts take you on a journey back in time to explore the lesser-known stories that only could have occurred in the Lone Star State.© 2023 Texas Time Capsule Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • Tales from the Texas Highway

    Tales from the Texas Highway
    Jan 5 2022

    Learn about the inner workings of the Texas Highway Patrol and hear some great police stories in our interview with retired State Trooper Jimmy Morgan.




    Citations:

    https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/highway-patrol

    Pallas, George. “Old Crime is New Again”. January 31, 2021.


    https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/borstar-extracts-vehicle-after-splash-down-rio-grande-valley
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    39 mins
  • The War on the Texas Shore

    The War on the Texas Shore
    Sep 21 2021

    Matagorda Harbormaster Craig Hlavinka joins the podcast to help tell the story of "Oaxaca", a Mexican cargo ship sunk by a German submarine off the Texas coast during WWII. 




    Citations:
    http://www.usgenwebsites.org/TXMatagorda/oaxaca.htm
    https://www.hitchcockpubliclibrary.org
    https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/news/article/The-World-War-II-story-behind-two-giant-10827179.php
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    25 mins
  • The Texas Giant

    The Texas Giant
    Jul 29 2021

    Susan Lanning from the Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum joins the show to discuss the life and legacy of the most decorated soldier in the history of the United States Army. 

    Freesound credit:
    Jay_You - Jingle Circus
    https://freesound.org/people/Jay_You/sounds/460425/

    https://www.audiemurphy.com/index.htm
    https://www.countylinemagazine.com/article-archive/shields-brothers-toured-as-barnum-s-texas-giants/article_b57c51ba-e7bb-11ea-ad6d-7bd72bef0b26.html
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    30 mins
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