Free Range
Swapping stories, usually in Texas, with host Wes Ferguson
Episodes
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.
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" on Amazon Prime.
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" and that time Jiles inexplicably panned The Which Way Tree in a review for The New York Times.
Jiles, the author of ...
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, 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 relig...
We're talking East Texas roots, what it's like to live through panic attacks, and the long road to peace, love and purpose with acclaimed novelist James Wade.
James' excellent new book, Narrow the Road, just got a starred review from Publisher's Weekly. He also has a beautiful new essay called The Gospel of Change for Texas Highways.
How can the rest of us help Central Texas flood victims?
So glad you asked! Michelle Meyer, the director of the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center at Texas A&M, has answers.
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