Episodes

  • Introducing the Final Flight of Captain Forrester

    Introducing the Final Flight of Captain Forrester
    Apr 29 2025
    A woman’s search for her father—a pilot who disappeared during a mission in Vietnam—collides with the fight over what we owe those who never returned from war. From the producers of "Viva Tejano," "America's Girls" and "Tom Brown's Body," and hosted by Texas Monthly writer Josh Alvarez, "The Final Flight of Captain Forrester" is out now.

    Texas Monthly Audio subscribers get early access to the show, plus bonus episodes and more subscriber-only audio. Visit texasmonthly.com/audio to learn more.
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    5 mins
  • Introducing TM Out Loud

    Introducing TM Out Loud
    Feb 28 2025
    Subscribe to Texas Monthly Audio today for access to exclusive new audio productions based on the latest issue of the magazine, in our new podcast feed TM Out Loud. Visit texasmonthly.com/audio for more.
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    3 mins
  • Bonus: Making the Johnny Canales Documentary “Take It Away”

    Bonus: Making the Johnny Canales Documentary “Take It Away”
    Feb 11 2025
    Adrian Arredondo and Myrna Perez talk about getting to know the man at the heart of Tejano Hollywood’s golden age in their upcoming documentary, Take It Away.
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    29 mins
  • Little Joe on Chasing Dark Clouds Away Through Song

    Little Joe on Chasing Dark Clouds Away Through Song
    Feb 4 2025
    The "King of the Brown Sound" looks back on sixty years of recording Chicano music for progress, for healing, and for throwing a party.
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    47 mins
  • Elsa Garcia Was Finished With Tejano, Until the Stage Called Her Back

    Elsa Garcia Was Finished With Tejano, Until the Stage Called Her Back
    Jan 28 2025
    For twenty-five years, La Primera Dama del Tejano was happy to leave the music behind. When she returned to performing last year, an arena of fans was still waiting.
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    37 mins
  • Veronique Medrano on Finding Her Voice Watching Johnny Canales

    Veronique Medrano on Finding Her Voice Watching Johnny Canales
    Jan 14 2025
    The singer and archivist talks about forging a new path in tejano music while working to preserve its past.
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    42 mins
  • Sunny Sauceda on Finding His Sound Between Tejano and Texas Country

    Sunny Sauceda on Finding His Sound Between Tejano and Texas Country
    Jan 7 2025
    Sunny Sauceda—"a rocker trapped in an accordion player's body"—talks about switching genres after forty years in tejano music.
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    34 mins
  • How Linda Escobar Became the Queen of Conjunto

    How Linda Escobar Became the Queen of Conjunto
    Dec 31 2024
    The tejano music legend, who came up as a child star touring with her father, talks about building community around conjunto and taking the music around the world.
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    28 mins