Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast
"Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast" is the official podcast of the Alamo. Located in the heart of San Antonio, the Alamo stands as the Shrine of Texas Liberty. More than 1.6 million visitors travel to the site each year, making it the #1 most visited destination in the State of Texas. The 300-year history of the Alamo is world-renowned and represents the core of Texas’ identity today. It's a U.S. National Historic Landmark and part of the Lone Star State's only UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit TheAlamo.org.
Episodes
107 episodes
A Filmmaker's Blockbuster Alamo Donation
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 106: A Filmmaker's Blockbuster Alamo Donation The filmmaker behind classic comedies like “Airplane!” and “Naked Gun” also happens to be a David Crockett enthusiast. After all,...
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Episode 106
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The Battle Of Concepción
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 105: The Battle Of ConcepciónIn October 1835, the Texas Revolution is in its early days and the front lines are moving ever closer to the Alamo. We reveal the battle t...
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Episode 105
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The Alamo Love Triangle
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 104: The Alamo Love Triangle Most Alamo enthusiasts know the Alamo Church did not have a roof during the 1836 Battle. What’s lesser known is why. We reveal the lo...
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Episode 104
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Archaeological Finds Near The Alamo Church
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 103: Archaeological Finds Near The Alamo Church For the past six months, the Alamo’s archaeology team has been excavating the area just outside the Alamo Church: the perimeter...
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Episode 103
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The Battle Of Gonzales
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 102: The Battle Of Gonzales“Come and take it!” Those four words and a gunshot marked the beginning of the Texas Revolution on October 2, 1835 – 190 years ago today. We...
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Episode 102
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Safeguarding The Alamo's Artifacts Against Every Scenario
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 101: Safeguarding The Alamo's Artifacts Against Every Scenario From power outages and pipe breaks, to floods and fires: the Alamo, like any museum or cultural site, must be pr...
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Episode 101
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The Texas Centennial
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 100: The Texas Centennial It’s a big day for us at the Alamo Podcast. Not only are we celebrating our two-year anniversary – it's our 100th episode. We are marking the occasio...
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Episode 100
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The Republic Of Texas Navy
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 99: The Republic Of Texas Navy The Texas Navy safeguarded the Texas coastline for nearly 10 years - a proud, if lesser known, facet of the fight to forge and maintain a free a...
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Episode 99
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The Travis Letter's Journey Home
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 98: The Travis Letter's Journey HomeWith the Alamo under siege, Lt. Col. William Barret Travis penned a letter to the people of Texas and all Americans in the world. His passionate...
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Episode 98
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What Is A Mission?
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 97: What Is A Mission? Before it was a world-famous battle site, and before it was called the Alamo, the land we know today was a humble Spanish Mission - a place to expand an...
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Episode 97
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The Texans & The Comanches
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 96: The Texans & The Comanches The Comanches rode through history on horseback, earning a reputation as formidable foes on the frontier. The Indigenous tribe both served a...
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Episode 96
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How Texas Saved Samuel Colt
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 95: How Texas Saved Samuel Colt An impossible gun that could shoot five or six times before reloading. An inventor from Connecticut made it possible at a time when the young R...
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Episode 95
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Where's The Basement? Pee-Wee's Impact At The Alamo
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 94: Where's The Basement? Pee-Wee's Impact At The Alamo Starting this week, a new treasure goes on display at the Alamo. It’s not a battle weapon or a document. It’s a red Sch...
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Episode 94
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Back To School With The Alamo
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 93: Back To School With The Alamo Students and teachers across Texas are in countdown mode, with the new school year beginning in just weeks. Our Education Team here at the Al...
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Episode 93
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The New Orleans Greys
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 92: The New Orleans Greys A simple flag with its gold fringe trim flew at the Alamo during the fateful battle on March 6, 1836. The flag belonged to the New Orleans Greys, a v...
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Episode 92
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Weapons & Wounds
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 91: Weapons & Wounds A famous painting by William Henry Huddle depicts what happened after the Texas victory at San Jacinto. Santa Anna has surrendered. Sam Houston is neg...
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Episode 91
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Money In The Republic Of Texas
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 90: Money In The Republic Of Texas "Follow the money." That familiar motto of investigative journalists is also the credo of numismatists: people who study coins and currency....
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Episode 90
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The Civil War & San Antonio
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 89: The Civil War & San Antonio A nation deeply divided and rapidly heading toward a civil war that will cause bloodshed across the land, and cost more than 600,000 lives....
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Episode 89
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Texas Legacy Of Juneteenth
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 88: Texas Legacy Of Juneteenth June 19, 1865 is forever known as Juneteenth, the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were informed “all slaves are free" - and they had be...
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Episode 88
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The Alamo's Newest Pop Culture Treasures
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 87: The Alamo's Newest Pop Culture TreasuresWe asked, and Alamo enthusiasts more than delivered. It’s been a year since the Alamo launched its “Treasures of the Alamo” campaign, ca...
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Episode 87
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Medicine At The Alamo
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 86: Medicine At The Alamo The Alamo is known for many things: a Spanish Mission, a battlefield, a treasured historic site. But one of its lesser-known distinctions is being ho...
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Episode 86
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Texas Revolution Military Uniforms
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 85: Texas Revolution Military Uniforms Bright colors, big hats, and tall plumes: the military uniforms of the Texas Revolution are about as opposite as you can get from modern...
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Episode 85
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The Mexican Army's Final Days At The Alamo
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 84: The Mexican Army's Final Days At The Alamo By May 1836, the news of Texas independence has spread, and the Alamo will once again change hands. We reveal the M...
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Episode 84
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