The 9 Best Vanishing Postcards Podcast Episodes
1) 16. Postcard from Bakersfield - "In Search of The Sound"
Between the years of 1930 and 1940, some 3.5 million Americans fled the Great Plains, with the Dust Bowl blowing roughly 440,000 out of Oklahoma alone. For many, the end destination was the promised l...Show More
2) 3. Postcard from Miami, Ok - "A foreign field that is for ever England”
Entering the town of Miami, Oklahoma on Route 66, you'll pass the GAR Cemetery. A resting place for over 20,000, its director Nancy Bro is quick to say that each one of their graves holds a life that ...Show More
3) Postcards from The Mother Road - "The Roots of Route 66"
The name Route 66 has a certain kind of magic. For some, it calls to mind images of muscle cars and neon. For others, the words of Kerouac and songs of Guthrie. But how did this legend come to be, and...Show More
4) 15. Postcard from Fort Worth - "Stockyard Songs and Stories"
In this final episode of Vanishing Postcards' inaugural season, we pay a visit to Fort Worth's famed Stockyards. A historic district where western identity is embraced without the slightest hint of a ...Show More
5) 14. Postcards from Ghosts - "Weeping Women and the Ghoulish Side of Galveston"
It deserves mentioning that today's episode features visits to not one but two haunted houses, a cat that's likely lived more than nine lives, and the tale of a spirit that's rumored to wander the ban...Show More
6) 13. Postcard from Oakville - "Dobie Dichos and Legends in Live Oak County"
The village of Oakville sits hidden in plain sight along an isolated stretch of I-37 between Corpus and San Antonio. Founded in 1856 by a hearty group of Irish settlers, at its zenith this one-time s...Show More
7) 10. Postcard from Houston - "Wasting Time at The West Alabama Ice House"
Houston is a place that's rich in diversity and innovation. It readily embraces modernity and is less burdened by the weight of tradition one feels in other southern cities. This can be wonderfully li...Show More
8) 6. Postcard from The Hill Country - "Picking Peaches in Fredericksburg"
While Texas summers are famously brutal, they are not without their pleasures. Towards that matter, few joys are as delicious as peach season. In this episode, we'll take a trip to The Hill Country at...Show More
9) 1. Postcard from West Austin - "Drinking at The Dry Creek"
A beer at Austin's Dry Creek Cafe will only cost you $3. What’s more, at the time of our visit their bartender, Angel, was only the third to work there since 1953. We’ll swap stories with her over a c...Show More
10) Postcard from Springfield, IL - The Cycles of Shea’s
Despite its legend and history, like all roads, Route 66 is transitory and in a constant state of evolution. The small businesses that form its backbone face continuously steep odds and iconic sites a...Show More