Free Range

How to get crabs

On the Gulf Coast, all you need to catch your dinner is some chicken parts, string and just a little patience. This is an episode of TM Out Loud [https://www.texasmonthly.com/podcast/tm-out-loud-blue-crabs-gulf-coast/], a weekly podcast from Texas Monthly. It features Wes's story "Where Crabbing Is A Game of Chicken [https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/texas-gulf-coast-crabbing-barbecued-crabs/]" from the August issue of the magazine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Rebuilding Atlantis in the West Texas Desert

Mike Guzman got famous inviting anybody and everybody to move to West Texas and live on his 20 acres — for free. What's Mike's end goal? What do the locals think?? I have so many questions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Why Bradley Beesley noodles for catfish

Documentary filmmaker Bradley Beesley has spent the last quarter century noodling for catfish. How does he do it ... and why? You can watch Bradley's doc "Okie Noodling" [https://amzn.to/4oewu9e] on Amazon Prime. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Naomi Shihab Nye remembers Paulette Jiles

One morning in 1991, Paulette Jiles showed up unannounced at Naomi Shihab Nye's doorstep. It was the beginning of a long and (perhaps) unlikely friendship for two of Texas' most celebrated writers. Discussed in this episode: Naomi's recent Texas Monthly essay "Remembering My Friend Paulette Jiles" [https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/remembering-my-friend-paulette-jiles/] and that time Jiles inexplicably panned The Which Way Tree [https://amzn.to/4eYJueK] in a review for The New York Times. Jiles, the author of ⁠News of the World⁠ [https://amzn.to/451frPa] and ⁠Enemy Women⁠ [https://amzn.to/46mC5np], died on July 8. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Stephen Harrigan and the mystery of faith

Stephen Harrigan has been called the Willie Nelson of Texas literature. He's also one of my longtime favorite writers. In his new book, Sorrowful Mysteries [https://amzn.to/4lZ9dpS], Steve revisits his childhood in Abilene and Corpus Christi, where he was both comforted and haunted by the rituals and beliefs of the Catholic Church (especially a series of prophecies known as the Three Secrets of Fátima). This is a conversation about the way that your religious background shapes you for life, even if your beliefs change. Regardless of your own faith, I think you'll find something deeply relatable in Steve's story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].