H-Town Rewind

This historic site is Texas in microcosm.

Josh and David take a deep dive in the history of plays, opera, and other fine arts venues in Houston.

In our second episode about live performance in Houston, we make the argument that Houston is second to none (looking at you, Austin) when it comes to live music.

How a British Invasion band lead to the greatest rock band in Houston history!

Happy Valentine's Day!

True crime in the Houston area and how the media reports on such things.

We discuss the fascinating history of the George family. The benefactors of Ft. Bend County.

We discuss the origins of what we now know as Texas.

Houston's iconic doughnut shop is discussed followed by a taste test.

There is a street in Houston called the Old Spanish Trail. Our deep dive lead to some interesting facts about the origin of that name.

Josh and David take a trip around town to discover folk art in Houston.

A wonderful fun place with a not so wonderful owner.

The Old South reasserts itself in Ft. Bend County in 1889.

We discuss the strange journey of Houston's most famous, or infamous, amusement park.

An impulsive trip to a grocery store near NASA in 1989 will have consequences for the Soviet Union.

NASA is Houston and Houston is NASA. Join us in our look at the history of this institution and the Deep Impact it has had on Houston and the galaxy.

Why are there so many movies about Houston? Because Houston is awesome! Today, we discuss that awesomeness on film.

Explore the history and evolution of cinema in Houston with us. We will travel from nickelodeons to the Heights.

Baseball is as Houston as NASA, oil and gas, and the Texas heat. Except that baseball has been around longer.

Carrie Nation. Temperance, volatility, and a hatchet. She also had a saloon in Houston named in her honor.

The second part of our look at Harrisburg. The Houston before Houston.

Harrisburg was a capitol of the nascent Republic of Texas...until it wasn't...