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Tales from the Moon Tower
by Tales from the Moon Tower
A Texas history podcast with stories about ghosts, myths, legends, tough ladies, unsung heroes, true crime and strange places.
Episodes
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Episode 16: Slocum Massacre of 1910
I interview Constance Jawaid about the Slocum Massacre, a gruesome part of Texas history that is rarely told, where 200- 300 Black Texans were mass murdered on July 29, 1910.
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Episode 15: Lynchings In Texas - Interview With ER Bills
Stories of lynchings are often glossed over in Texas history, and the brutal nature of the burnings that happened here are never discussed at all. I interview ER Bills about his book, "Black Holocaust: The Paris Horror and a Legacy of Texas Terror," that details the horrifying history of these...
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Episode 14: The Strange Grave of Sandra West
Beneath an tiny, stone grave marker in a San Antonio cemetery, lies the remains of Beverly Hills socialite, Sandra West, a woman buried in her favorite lace nightgown at the wheel of her Ferrari...with the seat reclined to a comfortable position, of course. I tell her story and how her strange...
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Episode 13: Felix Longoria: Civil Rights Legacy of a Fallen Soldier
Felix Longoria never knew the part he played in the civil rights movement. When his widow was denied access to the funeral home in Three Rivers because "the whites wouldn't like it," Dr. Hector P. Garcia intervened. With the help of LBJ, Longoria was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. But his...
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Episode 12: Tonkawa Cannibalism: Fact vs. Fiction with Blane Conklin
I interview Blane Conklin with the Round Rock Historical Preservation Commission. We talk about his role in getting the Tonkawa honored as an official Local Legend in the city of Round Rock after decades of sensationalized misinformation about Tonkawa cannibalism prevented acknowledgement of…
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Episode 11: Susanna Dickinson - Interview with Emily Collins of the Suzanna Dickinson Museum
For this episode, I interview Emily Collins with the Suzanna Dickinson Museum in Austin, Texas. We talk about Suzanna's place in Texas history as well as what you can learn by visiting her charming house in the middle of downtown Austin.
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Episode 10: Austin Historical Cemetery Special with Save Austin Cemeteries and Oakwood Cemetery
I interview Dale Flatt with Save Austin Cemeteries, a non-profit dedicated to preserving Austin's historical cemeteries and promoting their educational and cultural value. I also interview Jennifer Chenoweth, the Museum site coordinator for Oakwood Cemetery, Austin’s oldest historic cemetery. She...
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Episode 9: Dead Man's Hole
Dead Man's Hole was a place in the Texas hill country where political differences were settled during the Civil War. Here are some of the stories of the bodies that ended up at the bottom of the hole.
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Ep 8: Shoal Creek Mysteries
Ghosts, treachery and treasure are some of the legends that Austin's Shoal Creek is known for. Listen to three stories that will change the way you look at the pretty trail and frisbee golf course that cuts the center of Austin.
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Ep 7: Georgetown Ghost Tour Preview with Tour Guide, Danelle Houck
I interview Danelle Houck, Education Director of the Williamson Museum, to learn what we can expect on our ghost tour and paranormal investigation of the historical downtown square in Georgetown, Texas. Go to the website to get your tickets!
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Ep 5: Suicide Brides: Fact vs. Fiction
This episode is a deep dive into the fact versus fiction of the tale of the Suicide Brides, Austin's most famous ghost story from the Driskell Hotel.
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Episode 2: Haunted By Hurricanes - Corpus Christi 1919
Ghost stories we learned while on my bachelorette party ghost tour of Heritage Park in Corpus Christi, Texas, particularly one that stared down the hurricane of 1919 from her balcony.
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History In Our Hands
Essay originally published in Chicken Soup for the Soul about my high school teacher that changed my entire perspective on history class, why it mattered and how it led me to create this podcast.
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Intro To Tales From The Moon Tower
Introduction to podcast about strange Texas histories and mysteries
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A Texas history podcast with stories about ghosts, myths, legends, tough ladies, unsung heroes, true crime and strange places.
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Tales from the Moon Tower
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A Texas history podcast with stories about ghosts, myths, legends, tough ladies, unsung heroes, true crime and strange places.
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