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Texas History for Kids
Texas History for Kids is a podcast where young listeners explore the stories they didn’t hear about in school—from legendary battles and forgotten monuments to the strange, enchanted, and unexplained corners of the Lone Star State. New episodes air every Monday.
Episodes
89 episodes
Episode 88 - Grand Saline: Salty Texas Town
Did you know there's a town in Texas built on top of a mountain of salt? Welcome to Grand Saline, a small town with a big secret underneath the ground—a giant salt dome that’s deeper than Mount Everest is tall!
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Episode 88
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Episode 87 - Compromise of 1850
In the mid-1800s, the United States was growing fast. After winning the Mexican-American War in 1848, the U.S. gained a huge amount of land—territories that would later become California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, and parts of Colorado...
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Episode 87
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Episode 86 - Why Texas Banned Cell Phones at School
This episode explores House Bill 1481, the 2025 Texas law banning cell phone use in public schools including how laws are made, why this one matters, and what it means for their daily lives.
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Episode 86
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Episode 85 - Great Depression and Dust Bowl
It all started in 1929 when the stock market crashed and stock prices dropped so fast and so far that millions of people lost all their savings overnight. Banks closed. Jobs vanished. And the United States entered the worst economic crisis it h...
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Episode 84 - Susanna Dickinson Alamo Messenger
When you think of the Alamo, you might imagine brave soldiers, cannons, and the famous cry:"Remember the Alamo!"But did you know one of the most important people at the Alamo wasn’t a soldier at all — but a young woman with ...
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Episode 84
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Episode 83 - Gulf Coast Oil Blobs
There’s oil along the Texas coast because some of it comes naturally from deep underground, and some of it comes from human error like spills from deep water oil rigs we’ve built to collect it. It’s super old, super powerful, and super...
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Episode 83
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16:06
Episode 82 - Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup
Today we're slithering our way to Sweetwater, Texas at the Rattlesnake Roundup, where we will explore how this unusual event started, why rattlesnakes matter to Texas wildlife, and how venom is used to save lives. ...
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Episode 82
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Episode 81 - Why Is the Texas State Mammal… an Armadillo?!
This week, we’re investigating a very curious creature—one that wears armor, digs like a champ, and somehow waddled its way into Texas history books. Yep, we’re talking about the nine-banded armadillo—the official state mamma...
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Episode 81
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Episode 80 - Immigration in Texas & Protesting
We’re talking about the history of Texas immigration, the power of protest, and a lesson from history that still echoes today.👉Click here to sign up for the
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Episode 80
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Episode 79 -Jack Johnson: The Galveston Giant Who Shook the World
Today, we’re heading to the coast where one little boy grew up to shock the world.👊 His fists were fast. 🎩 His fashion was fierce. 💥 And his story? Full of fights, freedom, and fame....
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Episode 79
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Episode 78- Father of Texas: Stephen F Austin
Today on Texas History for Kids, we explore the legacy of a man who didn’t set out to be a hero—but inherited it…sort of. A man who didn’t seek power—but helped build a nation. His name is Stephen F Austin and he ...
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Episode 78
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Episode 77- Native People Spotlight- Comanches
Anthropologists tell us that long before the Comanches thundered across Texas, they were mountain people—part of the Northern Shoshone of the Great Basin. They hunted, gathered, and traveled on foot.But sometime in the late 1600s, everyt...
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Episode 77
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Episode 76 - Native People Spotlight- Apache
Long before Texas had towns or highways, a group of people lived by the rhythm of the land. Not by fences or warranty deeds. Not by kings and courts.They were called the Apache—though that’s not the name they gave thems...
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Episode 76
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Episode 75- Native People Spotlight- Karankawa
The Karankawa were not one single tribe, but several bands that lived along the Texas Gulf Coast, from Galveston to Corpus Christi, who shared similar language and culture. They lived along the Texas coast for hundreds, if not thousands, of yea...
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Episode 75
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29:04
Episode 74- Native People Spotlight- Caddo
Today, we’re uncovering the story of the Caddo—the mound builders, farmers, and friends of East Texas.Wikipedia contributors. (2025, April 10). Caddo. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:17, May 2, 2025, from
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Episode 74
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11:29
Episode 73- Canary Islanders
This is the real story of 16 brave families from a very tiny group of Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, who left everything behind in 1731 to come to a place called… San Antonio de Béxar.SourcesOur History - CIDA....
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Episode 73
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11:49
Episode 72- Texas National Parks
Today, we're diving into a world filled with hidden fossils, historic battlefields, prehistoric creatures… all of which tell the story of Texas’s past.
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Episode 72
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Episode 71- The Strawberry Capital of Texas
Today, we’re headed to a place where strawberries are more than just a snack… they’re a way of life, filled with history, culture, and people.
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Episode 71
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Episode 70- Hondo's Teeth Mystery
In today's episode, we have a tale that’s so bizarre it’ll have you rethinking what you do with your teeth!In the small town of Hondo, Texas—a city with a rich history dating back to 1689 when Spanish explorer Alonso De León named the Me...
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Episode 70
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Episode 69- César Chávez – A Voice for the People
César Chávez was a civil rights leader and labor activist who spent his life fighting for farm workers' rights. Born on March 31, 1927, in Yuma, Arizona, César came from a Mexican American family. When his family lost their farm during the Grea...
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Episode 69
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Episode 68- Women's History - Cynthia Ann Parker
Cynthia Ann Parker’s story is one of the most famous—and heartbreaking—in Texas history. She lived a life caught between two very different cultures: White American settlers and the Comanche Nation.
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Episode 68
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Episode 67- Irish San Patricio Battalion
This is the mystery of a secret battalion, a group of soldiers who switched sides—turning against the U.S. to fight for Mexico!Why would they do it? What happened to them? And why is their story still remembered in two different countrie...
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Episode 67
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Episode 66- Remember the Alamo!
By December 1835, the Texians captured San Antonio after a fierce battle at the Siege of Bexar, forcing the Mexican army to retreat. But they made a dangerous mistake—they thought the war was already won.Santa Anna’s Response: No Mercy
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Episode 66
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Episode 65- Rosenwald Schools
This is the story of the Rosenwald Schools—a group of schools built across the southern parts of the United States in the early 20th century for black children during a time of segregation. How did these schools come to be? What ...
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Episode 65
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Episode 64- Texas Women in STEM
Did you know February 11th is International Day of Women and Girls in Science? In today’s episode we will talk about a device that changed the way we explore space… A tiny genetic clue that unlocked the mystery of a devastating disease… a...
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Episode 64
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