Episodios

  • The Paper City: How a Swampy Dream and a Will of Iron Forged a Metropolis

    The Paper City: How a Swampy Dream and a Will of Iron Forged a Metropolis
    Jul 7 2025

    Before the skyscrapers, before the traffic, before the very idea of Houston existed, there was a lie. In today's episode, how the Allen Brothers and the unsung "Mother of Houston" birthed a city.
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    18 m
  • The Gun that Won the Game: How the Colt .45s Brought the Big Leagues to Houston

    The Gun that Won the Game: How the Colt .45s Brought the Big Leagues to Houston
    Jul 7 2025

    In business, science, and industry, Houston was already playing in the major leagues. But in the one arena that often defined a great American city, the world of professional sports, Houston was still stuck in the minors. Today, how Houston gained a Major League Baseball franchise that became the beloved Houston Astros.
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    20 m
  • The Field of Dreams: How a Patch of Prairie Became Houston's Gateway to the World

    The Field of Dreams: How a Patch of Prairie Became Houston's Gateway to the World
    Jul 7 2025

    Before the roar of jet engines, there was just the lowing of cattle and the whisper of prairie grass. The story of Hobby Airport begins not with a grand design, but with a muddy field, a handful of believers, and a city so desperate for a future in the clouds, it was willing to bet its very name on a living legend.
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    16 m