Texas Overture

This week, we're excited to resurrect the first of several very special lost tapes from the Texas Overture archive.
TO Episode 3: Hobos & Bozos with Bill Daniel
Originally released on April 1, 2023, this is one of our favorite episodes—and one of a few we had to take down because they included some songs we technically did not have permission to use. Lol.
In this case, we did the time for the crime of “Trains Across the Sea” by Silver Jews, which I've finally replaced with our new theme song.
Together, we discuss train-hopping hobo culture, crust punks, mythological monikers, graffiti and surveillance, and get off track with the Texas-born filmmaker and artist behind Who Is Bozo Texino?
Our train-hopping friend, who goes by the name “Kenny Chesney,” also delivers his firsthand account of the lifestyle post-2020.
We hope you enjoy <3
Links:
https://www.billdaniel.net/who-is-bozo-texino
https://www.youtube.com/@TheHoboShoestring
https://www.billdaniel.net/store/mostly-true-3rd-edition-signedinscribed

Hey everyone🌠 In today's episode, we're joined by Tessa Granowski, the wonderfully curious curator behind Nature of Things.
Earlier this summer, Faith hit the road to catch Tessa's show "Minor Regional Novelist" in Dallas, which explored themes of Texas regionalism, identity, and place through the works of 16 artists, including members of "The Dallas Nine" and some of the state's legendary outsider artists
Together, we discuss the legacy of Jerry Bywaters, what can be learned from the Reverend Johnnie Swearingen, the state of regional aesthetics, and what it means to be curating art in Texas. 🔎
As always, thanks for listening.
Links:
Visit Nature of Things:
https://natureofthings.xyz/information
https://www.instagram.com/natureofthings/?hl=en
Stefan Simcovitz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Simchowitz
https://thenewsstandproject.net/
Matthew Chambers painter https://thenewsstandproject.net/MATTHEW-CHAMBERS-AND-BRIAN-LOTTI

https://texasarchive.org/2008_01062
Spirited Journey's Book on Texas Outsider Art: https://archive.org/details/spiritedjourneys00adel_0
Beer Can House
El Franco's DJ Screw Paintings
The Art of The Lone Star That's Not Lone https://glasstire.com/2026/03/23/the-art-of-the-lone-star-state-is-not-that-lone/
Antonio Lechuga https://www.instagram.com/lettucelook/?hl=en
Ali Dipp https://www.franklinparrasch.com/ali-dipp-unceasing-change-and-everlasting-duration
The Accommodation https://store.deepvellum.org/products/the-accommodation

In this special edition of Texas Overture, we're bringing you a beautiful triptych of audio experience.. .We'll hear Faith's reflections on place and memory after a formative journey through New Mexico. Then, we check in on Camille as she processes her new volunteer experience with Austin's most underrated animal mascot, the noble bat. We'll wind things down with a conversation between our two hosts on America's 250th anniversary at the iconic Barton Springs, where we cover the scent of the summer, do a nationwide temperature check, share celebrity sightings in Marfa, and more. As always, thank you for listening <3

Hey everyone, and welcome back… This week, we’re happy to sit down with author and political commentator David Griscom to discuss his debut book, The Myth of Red Texas: Cowboys, Populism, and Class War in the Radical South.
There is a commonly held belief that conservatism and rugged individualism run through the veins of Texas. In an innate sort of way like the tributaries of the Guadalupe, the Frio, and the Rio Grande. Griscom's book looks closer at the stories that often sit unexamined, and finds that the reality of Texas political history is much more complicated. Being in the business of under-explored Texas history, we were all ears.
We discuss: the myth of the cowboy, the barbed wire fence-cutting wars, early Populist encampments, former rodeo clowns with left leaning convictions, Christian socialism, the state of Texas today, and more 🌠
The book contains so much interesting storytelling and analysis beyond what we were able to speak about in the episode. Consider picking up a copy if you’re interested to read more.
Link: https://orbooks.com/catalog/the-myth-of-red-texas/
And of course, thank you to @davidgriscom for talking with us!

Hi everyone… we’re back! In this episode, we take a research trip down to the Texas-Mexico border to view a portion of the 335+ fading pictographs scattered across the rocky walls of Seminole Canyon…
Through this, we discuss the work of artist Mary Virginia Carson and cognitive anthropologist and muralist Dr. Carolyn Boyd; the White Shaman mural; Mesoamerican mythology; fragrant offerings through speech-breath; John Dewey and Walter Benjamin; the art object and its aura; our boots-on-the-ground camping experience; stumbling upon a catfish fry; and more....
Thanks for listening ⭐️
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Main Sources:
The White Shaman Mural: An Enduring Creation Narrative in the Rock Art of the Lower Pecos by Dr. Carolyn Boyd
Mary Virginia Carson: Capturing Rock Art with Water Colors by Marise McDermott
Speech-Breath: Mapping the Multisensory Experience in Pecos River Style Pictography by Dr. Carolyn E. Boyd and Ashley Busby
Art as Experience by John Dewey
Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Walter Benjamin