15 Best Texas Monthly Podcasts

1. Texas Monthly True Crime: The Problem With Erik

Play Watch Video
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Erik Maund had it all. A wife and kids, a mansion by the Austin Country Club golf course, and an executive position with his family's car dealership. But in March 2020, a message from a stranger put everything at risk. Someone knew Erik had an affair with an escort, and wanted money to keep quiet. Erik didn't pay the money, though. He didn't go to the cops, either. Instead, he paid Charlie Sheen's former bodyguard and a couple of special ops-trained security contractors to confront the blackmailer. Things didn't go according to plan...MORE Host Katy Vine
Producer/Network Texas Monthly
Email ****@texasmonthly.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 6.9KFacebook 547.7KTwitter 228.6KInstagram 449.8K Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. One by Willie

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Each week, music writer John Spong talks to one notable Willie Nelson fan about one Willie song that they love, leading to highly personal looks at the life, art, and legend of a genuine American folk hero. Listen here.MORE Host John Spong
Producer/Network John Spong
Email ****@texasmonthly.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 886Facebook 6.1MTwitter 228.6KInstagram 449.8K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. America's Girls

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
The 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 phenomenon, from the stripper who allegedly inspired the squad's creation, to a scandalous Playboy cover shoot that was actually a battle over fair wages, to the ongoing debate about sexuality and women's bodies in a post-#MeToo world...MORE Host Sarah Hepola
Producer/Network Texas Monthly
Email ****@texasmonthly.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 621Facebook 546.1KTwitter 228.6KInstagram 449.8K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Good Newscast (Sponsored by Frost)

Play
Website Apple YouTube
Good Newscast is a feel-good podcast, part of the Texas Optimism Project. In each episode, hosts Owen Egerton, Chelsea Francis, and Andrew Roush explore new ideas and thought-starters around optimism in daily life. Good Newscast is sponsored by Frost Bank.MORE Producer/Network Texas Monthly
Email ****@texasmonthly.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 15Facebook 546.1KTwitter 228.6KInstagram 449.8K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Boomtown

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
In a rugged corner of West Texas, billionaire wildcatters and roughnecks are fueling an oil boom so big it's reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics. This modern-day gold rush has sent both big oil companies and scrappy start-ups scrambling to secure a piece of the action. Texas Monthly's Christian Wallace follows characters along every rung of the oil field ladder, from the executive cutting billion-dollar deals to the itinerant pipeline worker risking life and limb, and from the traveling exotic dancer following the trail of money to those who worry that our planet is on a ..MORE Host Christian Wallace
Producer/Network Imperative
Email ****@texasmonthly.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 3.8KFacebook 547.7KTwitter 228.6KInstagram 449.8K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Underdog: Beto vs. Cruz

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Go inside the most expensive, most talked-about political race of 2018: the U.S. Senate contest between Congressman Beto O'Rourke and Senator Ted Cruz. For a generation, Texas has been America's ultimate red state. No Democrat has won statewide office here since 1994. Will this be the race where everything changes? Or will Beto-mania turn out to be just another fantasy? For the next month, Texas Monthly, chronicler of life in contemporary Texas since 1974, and Pineapple Street Media, creator of Missing Richard Simmons, will be traveling around the state of Texas, reporting in real time...MORE Producer/Network Texas Monthly and Pineapple Street Media
Email ****@texasmonthly.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 396Facebook 546.1KTwitter 228.6KInstagram 449.8K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. White Hats

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
From Texas Monthly comes a story of the Wild West, the first American superheroes, the legendary riders in white hats, Los Diablos Tejanos—the Texas Rangers. 'White Hats' tells the true history of these larger-than-life rangers, who have become one of the defining symbols of the state. Join host Jack Herrera as we explore the fantastical tales of Ranger legends like Jack Coffee Hays, who rode into battle with the Lipan Apache chief Flacco, and Frank Hamer, who hunted down the outlaws Bonnie and Clyde. For many Texans, the white hats became synonymous with justice and protection...MORE Host Jack Herrera
Producer/Network Texas Monthly
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 201Facebook 546.1KTwitter 228.6KInstagram 449.8K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Talk Like a Texan

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Talk Like a Texan Host John Nova Lomax delves into the quirks and idiosyncrasies of the Texas lexicon.
Producer/Network Texas Monthly
Email ****@texasmonthly.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 119Facebook 546.1KTwitter 228.6KInstagram 449.8K Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

9. Fire & Smoke

Play
Website Apple YouTube
A Texas Monthly podcast highlighting the best barbecue in the world, hosted by barbecue editor Daniel Vaughn.
Producer/Network Texas Monthly
Email ****@texasmonthly.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 55Facebook 546.1KTwitter 228.6KInstagram 449.8K Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

10. State of Mind

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
There'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 of Mind, you'll hear those stories from our talented writers and from a wide array of other Texans. Join us each week for a new story about life in the Lone Star State, from the Texas Monthly team behind 'Boomtown,' 'One by Willie,' and 'Tom Brown's Body.'MORE Producer/Network Texas Monthly
Email ****@texasmonthly.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 79Facebook 546.1KTwitter 228.6KInstagram 449.8K Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

11. The National Podcast of Texas

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Hosted by Andy Langer, the National Podcast of Texas features weekly interviews with prominent Texas thinkers, leaders, and newsmakers.
Producer/Network Texas Monthly
Email ****@texasmonthly.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 141Twitter 228.6KInstagram 449.8K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

12. Meet Me at the Wagon

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
To celebrate Perini Ranch Steakhouse's 40th anniversary, owners Lisa and Tom Perini invited friends, historians, ranchers and chefs to share their reflections on what makes this steakhouse so iconic. This collection of stories shows off history, hospitality, and hominy (green chile hominy that is) that have made Perini Ranch Steakhouse a Texas institution. Learn how a little steakhouse off the beaten path became synonymous with 'Real Texas Food!' The tale of a cowboy cook and the best little steakhouse in Texas will capture the hearts and taste buds of fans around the globe...MORE Producer/Network Texas Monthly
Email ****@texasmonthly.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 106Facebook 37.5KTwitter 228.6KInstagram 21.5K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Naturally Curious

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Uncover incredible mysteries, experiences, and wonder at The Houston Museum of Natural Science.
Producer/Network Texas Monthly
Email ****@texasmonthly.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9Facebook 546.1KTwitter 228.6KInstagram 449.8K Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

14. Reporter

Play
Website Apple YouTube
Reporter is a Texas Monthly podcast examining the latest in Texas news and politics.
Producer/Network Texas Monthly
Email ****@texasmonthly.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 15Facebook 546.1KTwitter 228.6KInstagram 449.8K Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact