Best Texas Folklife Podcasts (2024)

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Preserving Traditions in the Somali Bantu Community 14:10

19h ago14:10

14:10

Somali Bantu communities have been living in the United States for over 20 years. Yet, most people don’t know of their existence. Famo Musa catches up with three generations of women, giving us a glimpse of their journey of preserving their traditions and history while navigating life in Houston Texas, and raising the next generations. Support the …

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Flamenco in Houston: A Bridge between Texas and Tejanos 16:51

11d ago16:51

16:51

Today, flamenco is taught and performed in Houston. But understanding how flamenco got to Houston requires a journey back to Spain and through South Texas, alongside the Tejanos who brought this dance form to Houston. Support the Show. Learn more at TexasFolklife.org This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.…

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23 - MIX: Alan Lomax in Carriacou, 1962 30:27

2d ago30:27

30:27

Been All Around This World has a new co-host! ACE Program Coordinator and Been All Around This World producer Michael Cormier-O'Leary joins Curator Nathan Salsburg in bringing you new episodes of this podcast. We are expanding the show's format to include episodes like today's, which is a continuous mix of music, mixed in with our deeper dives. Thi…

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Karibu Mezani (Welcome to the table) 13:04

15d ago13:04

13:04

This episode delves into the culinary journey of Kenyan immigrants and their deep ties to traditional recipes, showcasing how food serves as a link to their homeland. Support the Show. Learn more at TexasFolklife.org This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.By Texas Folklife

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Seed Saving and Texas Native Plants: Small Actions Towards Big Change 19:51

22d ago19:51

19:51

In this episode, Laura Villareal talks to folks from Central Texas Seed Savers, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, and the Native Plant Society of Texas. Learn more about Texas native plants, the folk practice of seed saving, and how your gardening efforts can help protect the future in the face of climate crisis. Support the Show. Learn more…

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22 - When I Get Home: Sacred songs from the 1939 Texas recordings 28:52

5M ago28:52

28:52

The last episode of our survey of John A. and Ruby T. Lomax's 1939 Texas recordings features highlights of sacred performances in the collection. 1) Eulalia Martinez, Paola Lopez, Genoveva Lopez: Gloria a Diós en las alturas (Sugarland, Fort Bend County, Texas, April 23, 1939) 2) Gonzalo Lopez, Cleofe Lopez: Vela por tu amante (Sugarland, Fort Bend…

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21 - Songs of Christmas, Midwinter, and New Year 30:26

7M ago30:26

30:26

An admittedly cursory holiday mix presenting performances from our new digital release, "Songs of Christmas, New Year, and Midwinter from the Lomax Collection," available now on the Lomax Archive's Bandcamp page as well as the streaming services. We invite you to pair this mix with our older holiday-themed episode, which features other related mate…

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20 - Inspiration: Instrumentalists from the 1939 Texas recordings 34:17

8M ago34:17

34:17

Fiddlers, harp blowers, and guitarists recorded by John A. and Ruby T. Lomax during their 1939 Texas field-trip. 1) Frank Goodwyn & Manuel Salinas: Chinese Breakdown (Falfurrias, Brooks County, Texas, April 29, 1939) 2) Lake Porter: The Lost Girl (Falfurrias, Brooks County, Texas, April 29, 1939) 3) Lake Porter: Drunken Hiccups (Falfurrias, Brooks …

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19 - Go to Sleepy Little Baby: Lullabies from the Alan Lomax Collection 32:06

9M ago32:06

32:06

The Lomax Collection reflects a variety of human experience—from the sacred to the profane, from the rural to the urban, and from the public square to the domestic scene. The Lomaxes recorded lullabies all over the world, creating a record of the universality of these particularly intimate moments between parents and children. This episode gathers …

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Chalupa y Buenas 12:22

1+ y ago12:22

12:22

“Chalupa y Buenas” is a podcast recorded along the United States and Mexico border. We'll explore inter-generational family traditions along the Rio Grande Valley, especially the family game of chance, Mexican Lotería. Listen as we learn how lotería has touched individuals' lives through the years. Support the Show. Learn more at TexasFolklife.org …

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Becoming an Honorary Mariachi 14:04

1+ y ago14:04

14:04

Have you ever wanted to be something you never thought you’d really be? Sitting in my high school Spanish class, I decided I wanted to be a Mariachi. Unfortunately, I was raised in a small rural Midwestern town where there were no Mariachis. In fact, here was only one Mexican American family and a teacher. That was the closest I thought I would eve…

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El día que se apareció El Diablo (The Day the Devil Appeared) 12:18

1+ y ago12:18

12:18

"El dia que se apareció el diablo" takes us back to a time when "the devil" appeared on the poor side of the tracks. The terrifying experience leads a Chicana to embark on a quest for answers. Support the Show. Learn more at TexasFolklife.org This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.…

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Food, Family, and the Stories We Share 13:08

1+ y ago13:08

13:08

Food is an expression of who we are. Table host and folklorist next door, Yvette Blair-Lavallais, catches up with two generations of two North Texas families as they share recipes, memories, and family history over hand-patted cultural foods like tamales, salmon croquettes and made-from-scratch biscuits. There are some surprises and memorable momen…

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Heritage Scraps from Heritage Hands 10:12

1+ y ago10:12

10:12

African American women have created beautiful works of art with quilting. Are you holding on to a piece of family history? Laura Casmore talks to owners of vintage quilts as they share the stories of their makers. Support the Show. Learn more at TexasFolklife.org This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.…

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2022 Season's Greetings 0:33

1+ y ago0:33

0:33

The Folklorist Next Door will be back on January 13th! Happy Holidays! Support the Show. Learn more at TexasFolklife.org This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.By Texas Folklife

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Remembering Abuelos: History Through Recetas 17:49

1+ y ago17:49

17:49

Join Gianna Elvia as she enters the kitchens of three women in San Antonio, Texas. Each woman discusses memories of their grandparents through food. You are invited to break Pan Dulce, caldo and migas with us and share in the type of storytelling that make kitchens special. Support the Show. Learn more at TexasFolklife.org This project is supported…

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16 - Sing Christmas and the Turn of the Year 2:21:37

1+ y ago2:21:37

2:21:37

An expansion of our Christmas and New Year episode of a few years back with extra tracks and more all around cheer. Links are to tracks' records in the Lomax Digital Archive. Those without them are either not Lomax recordings, or not yet included in the LDA. (If you'd like to assist in digitization/cataloging efforts to preserve and make available …

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Sauerkraut in the Texas Hill Country 19:09

1+ y ago19:09

19:09

The smelly food with a loyal following. Explore the origins of sauerkraut in the Texas Hill Country, its present makers, and sauerkraut’s ability to stir up feelings of nostalgia. Hosted and produced by Hill Country-based fellow, Julie Gossell. Support the Show. Learn more at TexasFolklife.org This project is supported in part by the National Endow…

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The Soul of Ukraine Abroad: Ukrainian Folk Music in North Texas 14:36

1+ y ago14:36

14:36

"Ukrainian songs, whether they are sung or instrumental, tell about the history of our people and about their landscape." Dallas-based fellow Kelsey Lee explores Ukrainian folk music performance in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. Veselka Dallas is a folk singing group that performs all over North Texas. Kelsey interviews two singers from the group, as w…

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The 806 14:22

1+ y ago14:22

14:22

Host mónica teresa ortiz examines the experiences and cultural shifts of communities impacted by climate and disaster in the Texas Panhandle. Support the Show. Learn more at TexasFolklife.org This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.By Texas Folklife

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15 - "Trials, Troubles, Tribulations" 1:03:39

1+ y ago1:03:39

1:03:39

Our eschatological episode of the program. Songs on final things: the end of the world, the end of time, judgement day, "when the stars begin to fall," etc. Playlist (links to catalog records in the Lomax Digital Archive): [Bed music] Fred McDowell: Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning 1. E.C. Ball & Lacey Richardson: Tribulations (Rugby, Virginia, …

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The Folklorist Next-Door Trailer 1:02

1+ y ago1:02

1:02

A sneak peek of the Folklorist Next-Door, a nine episode series hosted by Texas Community Folklife Fellows in various regions of the Lone Star State. The series features local traditions ranging from sauerkraut-making to African American quilting to climate change's effects on farming culture. Support the Show. Learn more at TexasFolklife.org This …

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UFO Association Who's Who UAP Associates-Director JAN ALDRICH 2:13:00

2y ago2:13:00

2:13:00

We at UFO HQ and ACIR HQ will share our WHO's WHO DATABASE and BUILD with PROJECT 1947, and HOW TO HONOR OUR CUFUS former shares, NICAP shares, and all other acronyms in a glossary for our NEW UAP ASSOCIATES BLOG. JAN ALDRICH and TJ MORRIS. MIB IFSB, We have been open source information however, as an latest laws due to gender may decide to be a cl…

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UFO Association 2:32:00

2y ago2:32:00

2:32:00

UFO Association - UAP Associates, https://ufoassociation.org. 850-376-9100. Historians, Ufologists, Jan Aldrich, and Theresa J Morris, of the USA, share nuts and bolts of history, research, and development on various groups. Veterans or members in former UFO groups such as CUFOS, NICAP, MUFON, NARCAP, Project1947.com, etc. We combine how our future…

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ACO CLUB Social Club Life & Soul - Brenda and Jim Thomas Austin, Texas 2:01:00

2y ago2:01:00

2:01:00

ACO Club 516-387-1804 please call in and share a life oddity or memory. is about speechcraft and communication for our ACO Ascension Cosmos Oracles and ACE Metaphysical Institute, while we learn about life from each other. 516-387-1804. Call Ins Welcome. Jim Thomas, Forensic Scientist, State of Texas, and Brenda C. Thomas an R.N., and Administrator…

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Do What is Right with Joy in Your Heart! Ascension Church Ohana 2:27:00

2y ago2:27:00

2:27:00

We support our Ascension Church Ohana, Ascension Cosmos Oracles, American Culture Internet Relations in Spiritual Educational Fellowship of our ACE Metaphysical Institute Invisible College for American Communications Online Broadcast Media News Publishing Platform.On Sundays, we have spent 10 years t--alking about the Ascension Age.…

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Psychic Earth Angels, Pat, Mike, Brenda, Ann, TJ Morris 2:08:00

2y ago2:08:00

2:08:00

Ascension Cosmos Oracles Corp., Theresa J Morris Psychic Medium and Michael Woods Artististic Impressions, Brenda C. Thomas of TX, & Friends share Psychic University American Communications Online ACO CLUB, Integrative Medicine Caregivers & Health & Healing Earth Angels, Dawns Angel Caregivers. For reading to paypalme.com/tjmorrisetradio. Then cont…

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Ascension Cosmos Oracles, Theresa J Morris Ministries ACO LIFE COACH READINGS 2:21:00

2y ago2:21:00

2:21:00

516-387-1804 ACE FOLKLIFE HISTORICAL SOCIETY and ASCENSION COSMOS ORACLES CORP join forces for the Invisible College of the Akashic FIeld and A Field of The Theory of Everything. We share the KNOWING COSMOLOGY topics for our METAPHYSICIANS and THEOSOPHOSOPHICAL CITIZENS of Cyberspace Culture Community Club dealing with the topics of the Mystics, Or…

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UFOHQ.org UFO-UAP-Alienology-Ufology-Cosmology Talk Show516-387-1804 2:11:00

2y ago2:11:00

2:11:00

UFO headquarters (HQ) Gulf Breeze, FL USA 32563 - Agent of Service, TJ Morris Media Agency Org shares 10 years of promoting UFO Association Oral and Oracle Reports with Jan Aldrich, Michael Woods, Ken Johnston Sr., Ben Pellom, Tom Huppert, and others. MIKE WOODS CO-HOST for TJ Morris Organization on Facebook for social media contact. Call Ins Welco…

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Psychic Medium TJ Morris ET Intuitive Readings LIVE 516-387-1804 SHOW Record! 2:12:00

2y ago2:12:00

2:12:00

Human Interaction is just for FUN! TJ Morris Entertainment Media Friends of ACO Club, BeingTheolocution -SOS Yeomans' Work - Mind Sharing COurage of Convictions - Cyberspace Culture Current Events. Unexampled Views and opinions and 99 percent original as all our higher selves Avant guarde meaning. UFO ALienology Super Natural Conscious is important…

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-UFO ET IS HERE! Ben Pellom Planetary Research Group, TomHuppert, Mike Woods, TJ Morris 2:07:00

2y ago2:07:00

2:07:00

UFOS, UAPS, ETS, ALIENS, MARS, MOON & MEN! WHO IS WATCHING US? BEN PELLOM of Georgia, Pellom Planetary Research Group has invited Tom Huppert WA in Cyberspace Culture Community to meet artist Michael Lee Woods, of UFO Radio Land. MIKE UFOLOGIST shares a conversation that is shaping the future conversation of what it means to be alive on planet eart…

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Ascension Cosmos Oracles Laws of the Universes ACO Spiritual Soul 2:09:00

2y ago2:09:00

2:09:00

Pastor MIke Woods and Pastor TJ Morris share Ascension Church Ohana a part of the Theresa J Morris Ministries of Internet Universal Life Churches online stories, movies, radio shows, books, storytellers, and how we share all history in the Bible as Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth. According to Luke 21; 9-11 wars or rumors of wars yet do we l…

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Michael Woods 1701, Solar Ambassador Ken Johnston, Cosmos Ambassador TJ Morris 2:19:00

2y ago2:19:00

2:19:00

Michael Lee Woods, TN, Ralph Kennedy Johnston (NM), Theresa Janette Thurmond Morris (FL) are the "POWER OF #"3) for the INVISIBLE COLLEGE, Psychic University, American Communications Online, ACE Metaphysical Institute, ACO Allied Command Organization. How the 3 MAIN COSPLAY ACTORS begin the 2012 through 2021 TIME CRYSTALS i the NEW SERIES Episode 1…

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Psychic Medium TJ Morris ET - TAROT Readings for ACO CLUB MEMBERS 1:54:00

2y ago1:54:00

1:54:00

Did Michael Jackson Meet me before the Super Bowl in 1993 or afterwards? I was MJ's Friend in HAWAII. I now appear as TJ MORRIS ET for those who can find their way in HEALING OUR WORLD! MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR YOU AND ME AND THE ENTIRE HUMAN RACE! This is the ASCENSION AGE CYBERSPACE CULTURE COMMUINTY! MICHAEL WOODS is CO-HOST and WE WILL…

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ET IS HERE! Ben Pellom (GA) , Ken Johnston (NM), Mike Woods (TN), TJ Morris FL 2:15:00

2y ago2:15:00

2:15:00

Ben Pellom of Georgia to discuss ET is HERE! He will offer up his theories in his 2 domains/websites called ET IS HERE and PELLOM PLANETARY RESEARCH; Ben Pellom, U.S. Navy Retired. In the past, I have worked as a real estate agent, in art development, and taught banjo and guitar. I now devote much of my time to researching the planets, including th…

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Ascension Church Ohana on Love! Pastors Michael & Theresa 2:09:00

2y ago2:09:00

2:09:00

Ascension Church Ohana Cyberspace Community Consciousness Agape Love is a thing! ACO Club shares art, culture, education, science, technology, entertainment, folklife, social media, and our focus of love for humanity on Sundays. We are holding the line in all dimensions and realms which we all are a part of in all universes. We raise consciousness …

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Ken Johnston, SR. Mike Woods, TJ Morris, ACIR UFO HQ ET UFO SECRETSPACE 2:10:00

2y ago2:10:00

2:10:00

KEN's MOON - SOLAR COSMOS HOLD THE LINE NARRATIVE OF OUR HISTORY. ACIR Solar Ambassador Commander Ralph Kennedy Johnson, Sr. former training as a U.S.Marine Corp Pilot, Pensacola, FL, Retired Spokesperson from NASA-JPL joins Michael Lee Woods, former United States Marine Corps with Theresa J Thurmond Morris, former United States Navy - American Vet…

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UFO HQ - UAP, ACE Folklife, ACO Jan Aldrich, TJ Morris, Mike Woods 2:13:00

2y ago2:13:00

2:13:00

JAN ALDRICH, TJ Morris, MIKE WOODS to share VETERANS VOLUNTEERS SERVICES ONLINE as ARCHIVISTS and HISTORIANS. Oral and written reports and sharing conversations to make life easier for those who may want to pursue finding out information we archive on the internet and in research. We all have served time in the military and are now using our skills…

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Ascension Age Michael Woods ET, Ghosts, UFOS & 6th Sense Janet Lessin, TJ Morris 2:15:00

2y ago2:15:00

2:15:00

JANET LESSIN, TJ MORRIS, MIKE WOODS, ACO CLUB - ACO Association - TJ Morris Organization. Ascension Age Art is unique Celebrating Cyberspace Culture Community Made in USA Goods and Services! This includes the ACE Folklife Historical Association, ACO Associates for artists, authors, copywriters editors of ACE and ACIR Advanced Communications Interne…

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July 4, 2022 Ascension Cosmos Oracles ACO Co-Founders Michael Woods TJ Morris ET 2:24:00

2y ago2:24:00

2:24:00

ACO Ascension Center Organization, UFO Association, UAP Associates. Conscious Cosmos Connection Cyberspace Culture Community July 4, 2022, FUN MADE IN USA CLUB of Associations in the USA. Independent Day with ACO Ascension Cosmos Oracles Corp, Blownout history, Sigh of Relief Whew! At last discovered we can co-create together and make life easier i…

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Ascension Center Ohana ACE Folklife History "Made in USA" TJ Morris ET Radio 2:15:00

2y ago2:15:00

2:15:00

We share universal life spreading the universal love, light, liberty, life. We are sharing our Art, Culture, Education today with our Co-Directors Michael Lee Woods and Theresa J Thurmond Morris.By Theresa J Morris

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Jan Aldrich - UFO HQ, Ufology Talk on TJ Morris ET Radio-ACO Press Club 2:26:00

2y ago2:26:00

2:26:00

Everyone has a story to tell and this is ours. Jan Aldrich of Canterbury, Connecticut and Theresa Janette Thurmond Morris of Gulf Breeze, Florida. Jan Aldrich and Theresa Morris (TJ Morris) are both sharing in an unincorporated association as Associates, Colleagues, Orators, Historians, and Archivists. They are the Seniors who are willing to work i…

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Michael Woods - Artist Talks Life Story UFO Radio Shows TJ Morris ET Radio 2:10:00

2y ago2:10:00

2:10:00

Michael Woods was born in Tennessee, USA. He is southern born and southern bred. Jack of all trades began serving his country as a United States Marine Corp, and is a proud veteran. He is proud to be an American and he enjoys his freedom of choice. He has chosen to pursue his career of passion as an artist and has sold his work as originals and doe…

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