Texas: Slang for Crazy

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We also have some extremely weird stuff you can only find in Texas, and this podcast is here to share that weirdness with you. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

Texas: Slang for Crazy


    • Oct 18, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
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    • 145 EPISODES


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    The Graveyard Football Field

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 4:20


    Once a cemetery, Rogan Field has a pretty creepy past. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Texarkana Phantom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 17:00


    In 1946 a series of horrific murders led to one of Texas' most terrifying cold cases. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    Texas' Eric the Red

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 9:53


    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? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Texas Poison Lady

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 4:02


    It may be difficult to find Luci Zahray online, but her information has helped to create hundreds of fictional poisonings. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Leaning Tower of Dallas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 3:51


    In 2020, a demolition failure led to the temporary creation of one of Dallas' most photographed landmarks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Rhinory

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 4:09


    Texas Hill Country has a very unique winery: the Rhino supporting Rhinory. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    Texarkana Fish Rain

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 2:26


    In late 2021 Texarkana had one heck of a weird rain storm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Devil's Backbone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 3:24


    If you're traveling the scenic route between Wimberly and Blanco, you may find yourself on the Devil's Backbone --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    That time Merle Haggard Broke a World Record

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 2:43


    Billy Bob's in Fort Worth is known for more than just an indoor riding ring. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    Pancho Villa's Trigger Finger?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 4:22


    At Dave's Pawn shop in El Paso, a mummified finger is rumored to belong to an infamous Mexican outlaw. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Marfa Lights

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2022 5:17


    Just outside the city of Marfa, strange lights float near Highway 90, but what are they? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Houston Ice Box Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 5:46


    A grisly discovery in 1965 remains one of Houston's strangest unsolved murders. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    That time a Roman Bust was Found in an Austin Goodwill

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 5:39


    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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Intense Love of Frenchy McCormick

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 4:57


    When a Texas town dried up, one woman would not be moved from her husband's side. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    How an Austinite Saved European Fashion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 5:35


    A Texan ended up being Gucci's secret weapon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    Rest in Peace Hispanic Elvis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 4:06


    This week San Antonio locals are mourning the loss of our local celebrity, Hispanic Elvis. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The "Johnson" Treatment

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 4:21


    LBJ was known to go "all the way" and sometimes that involved interactions with a body part he liked to call "Jumbo." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Legend of the Woofus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 3:15


    A strange statue in Dallas has an even weirder history. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Rise and Fall of the Naked Cyclist

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 2:28


    Joseph Farley made the news for his unicycle and not a stitch of clothing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    That Time Ozzy Peed on the Alamo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 3:55


    For Texans, the Alamo is often considered a holy site. In 1982 Ozzy Osbourne made a big mistake by peeing there. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    Bernie Tiede- A Murderer Few People Could Hate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 13:53


    What do you do when the nicest man in town is guilty of murdering one of the meanest women in town? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    Candy Barr- "I did what I had to survive"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2022 12:53


    Infamous burlesque dancer Candy Barr has been mostly forgotten, but this Texas woman deserves to be remembered. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    Mike Martin- The Politician Who Had Himself Shot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 5:40


    In 1981 a politician in the Texas Legislature became the hottest mystery since the Dallas finale. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Miracle Horned Toad of Eastland Texas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 5:40


    Blinky could have died a horrible death, but he was reborn as the most famous horn toad in America. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    Mercedes Benz Killer, Clara Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 5:07


    A wronged woman took revenge in one of the most brutal car related deaths in Houston history. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Church of Wells

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2022 21:01


    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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Beer Guzzling Goat Mayor

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 4:30


    In the town of Lajitas, a politician really did have cloven hooves. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    Aleister Crowley and the Austin Connection

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 6:12


    The Most Wicked Man on Earth has a set of papers at one of the highest institutions in Texas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Ghost Tracks of San Antonio

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 3:36


    Near San Juan Mission, a set of train tracks is the site of one of San Antonio's most beloved ghost stories. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Fourth Worth Monster

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 3:54


    In 1969 something with fur and scales stalked couples at lovers lane at Lake Worth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Fanged Toddler of Old Persall Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 4:21


    Is this story of a murderous baby more than a creepy pasta? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Devil Went Dancing in San Antonio

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 3:19


    In the 1970's a nightclub in San Antonio supposedly set the stage for a strange encounter with the devil. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Huebner Onion House

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 5:58


    Is it ghosts or just time that haunts this former stage coach inn? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Body of Lee Harvey Oswald

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 15:10


    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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Case of the Missing Memoirist

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2021 6:43


    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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Lady of White Rock Lake

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 3:31


    A mysterious woman in white makes for an uncomfortable hitch hiking story. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The San Antonio Four and the Satanic Panic

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 10:46


    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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    John Wesley Hardin: The Deadliest Texas Outlaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 9:25


    John Wesley Hardin was a folk hero, and kind of a terrible person. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    Terri Lee Hoffman, Dallas Cult Leader

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2021 12:52


    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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Invention of "Maverick"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 3:14


    A Texas politician is likely the reason we refer to some people as mavericks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The only clothing optional park in Texas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 3:50


    Just outside of Austin you can find the only clothing optional park in Texas, Hippie Hollow. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Parking Lot Cemetery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 3:11


    Are those graves in a parking lot? In the Houston area, that just might be the case. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    Black Eyed Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 5:04


    A reporter in Abeliene's strange story launched a creepy pasta obsession. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Naming of Pecos Jane

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 7:03


    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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    Chipita Rodriguez and the South Texas Road to Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 4:47


    Texas has a county road labeled 666, and the story associated with it is pretty chilling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Texan Who Invented Liquid Paper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 4:58


    Bette Graham figured out a way to get rid of her mistakes and helped the whole world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    Don't Mess With Texas

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 5:21


    There are certain phrases Texas loves, but how does our most popular slogan tie into a trash problem? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

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    The Old Tunnel State Park

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 3:15


    What do an old train tunnel and thousands of bats have in common? A tiny Texas State Park. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Texas Eyeball Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 11:51


    Charles Albright seemed like a strange suspect for a string of grisly murders, but his history would prove otherwise. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    The Stonehenge of Texas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 2:43


    If you want to check out Stonehenge or Easter Island heads, travel no farther than Ingram, Texas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

    How a Georgia Girl Created the First Texas Flag

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 3:23


    Johanna Troutman's silk skirts and moxie gave Texas its very first flag. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support

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