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Texas: Slang for Crazy
by Texas: Slang for Crazy
We also have some extremely weird stuff you can only find in Texas, and this podcast is here to share that weirdness with you.
Episodes
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The Graveyard Football Field
Once a cemetery, Rogan Field has a pretty creepy past.
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The Texarkana Phantom
In 1946 a series of horrific murders led to one of Texas' most terrifying cold cases.
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Texas' Eric the Red
Dr Scheffey was known for leaving surgeries covered in blood, so why did it take so long to get the orthopedic surgeon to stop practicing?
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The Texas Poison Lady
It may be difficult to find Luci Zahray online, but her information has helped to create hundreds of fictional poisonings.
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The Leaning Tower of Dallas
In 2020, a demolition failure led to the temporary creation of one of Dallas' most photographed landmarks.
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The Rhinory
Texas Hill Country has a very unique winery: the Rhino supporting Rhinory.
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Texarkana Fish Rain
In late 2021 Texarkana had one heck of a weird rain storm
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The Devil's Backbone
If you're traveling the scenic route between Wimberly and Blanco, you may find yourself on the Devil's Backbone
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That time Merle Haggard Broke a World Record
Billy Bob's in Fort Worth is known for more than just an indoor riding ring.
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Pancho Villa's Trigger Finger?
At Dave's Pawn shop in El Paso, a mummified finger is rumored to belong to an infamous Mexican outlaw.
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The Marfa Lights
Just outside the city of Marfa, strange lights float near Highway 90, but what are they?
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The Houston Ice Box Murders
A grisly discovery in 1965 remains one of Houston's strangest unsolved murders.
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That time a Roman Bust was Found in an Austin Goodwill
Thrifting sometimes leads to the discovery of treasures, but no one was expecting to find a 2,000-year-old Roman Statue at the Goodwill.
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The Intense Love of Frenchy McCormick
When a Texas town dried up, one woman would not be moved from her husband's side.
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How an Austinite Saved European Fashion
A Texan ended up being Gucci's secret weapon.
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Rest in Peace Hispanic Elvis
This week San Antonio locals are mourning the loss of our local celebrity, Hispanic Elvis.
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The "Johnson" Treatment
LBJ was known to go "all the way" and sometimes that involved interactions with a body part he liked to call "Jumbo."
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The Legend of the Woofus
A strange statue in Dallas has an even weirder history.
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The Rise and Fall of the Naked Cyclist
Joseph Farley made the news for his unicycle and not a stitch of clothing.
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That Time Ozzy Peed on the Alamo
For Texans, the Alamo is often considered a holy site. In 1982 Ozzy Osbourne made a big mistake by peeing there.
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Bernie Tiede- A Murderer Few People Could Hate
What do you do when the nicest man in town is guilty of murdering one of the meanest women in town?
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Candy Barr- "I did what I had to survive"
Infamous burlesque dancer Candy Barr has been mostly forgotten, but this Texas woman deserves to be remembered.
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Mike Martin- The Politician Who Had Himself Shot
In 1981 a politician in the Texas Legislature became the hottest mystery since the Dallas finale.
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The Miracle Horned Toad of Eastland Texas
Blinky could have died a horrible death, but he was reborn as the most famous horn toad in America.
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Mercedes Benz Killer, Clara Harris
A wronged woman took revenge in one of the most brutal car related deaths in Houston history.
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The Church of Wells
Described as a cult by almost everyone who has come into contact with it, The Church of Wells is at the center of many controversies.
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The Beer Guzzling Goat Mayor
In the town of Lajitas, a politician really did have cloven hooves.
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Aleister Crowley and the Austin Connection
The Most Wicked Man on Earth has a set of papers at one of the highest institutions in Texas.
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The Ghost Tracks of San Antonio
Near San Juan Mission, a set of train tracks is the site of one of San Antonio's most beloved ghost stories.
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The Fourth Worth Monster
In 1969 something with fur and scales stalked couples at lovers lane at Lake Worth.
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The Fanged Toddler of Old Persall Road
Is this story of a murderous baby more than a creepy pasta?
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The Devil Went Dancing in San Antonio
In the 1970's a nightclub in San Antonio supposedly set the stage for a strange encounter with the devil.
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The Huebner Onion House
Is it ghosts or just time that haunts this former stage coach inn?
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The Body of Lee Harvey Oswald
Today a simple plaque reading Oswald labeled the grave of one of the most famous presidential assassin's in US History. However, his body didn't exactly rest in peace.
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The Case of the Missing Memoirist
Gertrude Beasley published a painful and true memoir about growing up in Texas. Just 10 days after returning to the US, she would go missing.
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The Lady of White Rock Lake
A mysterious woman in white makes for an uncomfortable hitch hiking story.
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The San Antonio Four and the Satanic Panic
In the late 1990s the Satanic Panic was still alive and well in Texas. Caught in the crossfire were four Latinx women who were guilty of nothing but being gay.
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John Wesley Hardin: The Deadliest Texas Outlaw
John Wesley Hardin was a folk hero, and kind of a terrible person.
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Terri Lee Hoffman, Dallas Cult Leader
Consciousness Development of Body, Mind and Soul, sounded like a new age group, but with multiple death attributed to their practices, Terri Lee Hoffman made a name for herself she'd rather have avoided.
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The Invention of "Maverick"
A Texas politician is likely the reason we refer to some people as mavericks.
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The only clothing optional park in Texas
Just outside of Austin you can find the only clothing optional park in Texas, Hippie Hollow.
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The Parking Lot Cemetery
Are those graves in a parking lot? In the Houston area, that just might be the case.
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Black Eyed Kids
A reporter in Abeliene's strange story launched a creepy pasta obsession.
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The Naming of Pecos Jane
Over 50 years ago a young woman was found in a hotel pool under mysterious circumstances. Today thanks to genetic testing and a community that wouldn't give up on a mystery we know who she was.
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Chipita Rodriguez and the South Texas Road to Hell
Texas has a county road labeled 666, and the story associated with it is pretty chilling.
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The Texan Who Invented Liquid Paper
Bette Graham figured out a way to get rid of her mistakes and helped the whole world.
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Don't Mess With Texas
There are certain phrases Texas loves, but how does our most popular slogan tie into a trash problem?
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The Old Tunnel State Park
What do an old train tunnel and thousands of bats have in common? A tiny Texas State Park.
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The Texas Eyeball Killer
Charles Albright seemed like a strange suspect for a string of grisly murders, but his history would prove otherwise.
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The Stonehenge of Texas
If you want to check out Stonehenge or Easter Island heads, travel no farther than Ingram, Texas.
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