WTX - A History of West Texas
Welcome to West Texas. Where the sky stretches on forever, and the stories are as vast and rugged as the landscape itself. On this podcast we will explore the characters who have etched their names into the sun bleached history of this region. From outlaws and lawmen, to everyday folks who dared to dance with destiny, host Jody Slaughter explores the legends, the truths, and the tall tales that define this undefinable region.
WTX - A History of West Texas
Latest Episodes
Halloween Special - Close Encounters of the WTX Kind
Two of the most famous UFO cases in American history happened right here in West Texas, six years apart. Lubbock Lights (1951): professors watch, measure, and even photograph bluish formations. Levelland (1957): glowing...
#8 - Before There Were Boots on the Caprock
Welcome to Season 2 of WTX: A History of West Texas! In this episode, we’re starting at the very beginning. Not the beginning of cowboy stories or Comanche raids — the beginning. Before the first human foot ever stepped onto the Llano Estacado....
#9 - The Liar and the Spaniard
In the spring of 1541, a Spanish army led by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado rode east out of New Mexico in search of golden cities. What they found instead was West Texas.This episode traces one of the most ambitious—and disastrous—expedi...
#10 - The Comanche
Most stories of the Comanche are written from the white man’s point of view—heartless, brutal savages. But there’s more to them than that. In this episode, we reconstruct what the daily life of a Comanche warrior was really like: their training...
#11 - Texas Tech: The College West Texas Built
For nearly a decade, the people of West Texas fought for something most of the state took for granted: a college of their own. They battled through three governors, three legislatures, and one outright scandal. They were...
