https://www.texasmonthly.com/podcasts/series/state-of-mind/enSociety & CultureCopyright Texas Monthlyhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a666b81fd7209a0e28731a27b08c2c51.jpghttps://www.texasmonthly.com/podcasts/series/state-of-mind/Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:55:53 +0000Texas MonthlyTexas Monthlydigital@texasmonthly.comThe old Steinbeck quote says “Texas is a state of mind.” Texas is also an incredibly diverse state full of characters and stories both unique and universal. From Texas Monthly, the State of Mind podcast shines a light on life in the Lone Star State...falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-from-texas-monthly-america-s-girls--47812254https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47812254Mon, 06 Dec 2021 22:59:58 +0000Texas MonthlyThe original Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad burst onto the field back in 1972—the same year Title IX passed, the same year Deep Throat came out, and a year before Roe v. Wade. Sarah Hepola digs into the untold stories behind the global pop culture...209cheerleaders,cowboy,dallas,monthly,texasfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e8-useful-wild-plants--45958224https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45958224Wed, 04 Aug 2021 09:00:08 +0000Texas MonthlyTwo Austinites have made it their life's work to document uses for every wild plant in Texas—a project they say could save humanity.1007false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e7-finding-home-in-el-paso--45863551https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45863551Wed, 28 Jul 2021 09:00:14 +0000Texas MonthlyKatie Nodjimbadem on how she was shaped by her family's unlikely choice to make a home in the Chihuahuan Desert.905false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e6-planting-wildflowers-in-a-pandemic--45774281https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45774281Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:00:07 +0000Texas MonthlyThe poet and performer Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton on risking new connections with nature during a year of tragedy.584false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e5-g-l-o-r-i-a--45686773https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45686773Wed, 14 Jul 2021 09:00:19 +0000Texas MonthlyMike Hall tells the story of closing down the legendary Austin club Liberty Lunch in 1999 with a 24-hour performance of Van Morrison’s “Gloria.”857false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e4-life-in-dog-years--45602982https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45602982Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:00:08 +0000Texas MonthlyMimi Swartz remembers her days caring for her father, and the dogs who took care of them both.1229false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e3-a-life-surrounded-by-vinyl--45498813https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45498813Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:00:17 +0000Texas MonthlyDJ El Dusty traces the origins of the record collection that gave him his signature sound, and is helping to shape the sound of his hometown of Corpus Christi.633false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e2-o-sister-where-art-thou--45361396https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45361396Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:00:05 +0000Texas MonthlySkip Hollandsworth tracks down the Goree All Girl String Band, whose dreams of leading normal, anonymous lives required them, first, to become country music stars.874false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e1-the-lion-tamer--45299728https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45299728Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:00:02 +0000Texas MonthlyIn the debut episode of State of Mind, Texas Monthly's Cat Cardenas tells the story of her grandfather, the often magical tales that he told, and how he built a life in Texas. Read more about the story at texasmonthly.com/stateofmind.976catcardenas,liontamer,stateofmind,texasmonthlyfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/introducing-state-of-mind--45125973https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45125973Tue, 01 Jun 2021 21:15:55 +0000Texas MonthlyThere’s something different about Texas. But how do you define it without resorting to cliches about cowboys and oilmen? At Texas Monthly, we think the answer is through stories — stories like the ones we’ve been telling for almost 50 years. On State...137katyvine,podcast,stateofmind,stories,texas,texasmonthlyfalse1full