Come and Take It

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What's Come and Take It about?

Come and Take It is a talk show about Texas, by Texans. Three friends born and raised in Texas share their views on the state's history, culture, and just what it means to be Texan.

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Come and Take It episodes:

01.13.2020
Time for a Siesta
We love Texas. We love talking about Texas. After six and half years of exploring the history and culture of the Lone Star state, we three Texans are ready to take a break.
01.01.2020
NYE 2019
If you’re subscribed and caught up, Happy New Year! Today we reflect on some great Texas New Year questions as we look back on 2019 and look forward to 2020.
12.23.2019
Best of: A Texas Christmas Classic
On December 23, 1927, a gang of men led by Santa Claus robbed a bank and set off one of the largest manhunts in the history of Texas. It is one of the most astonishing stories of infamy and ineptitude...
12.16.2019
Texas Boot Stories Volume One: The Makers
Texas if full of iconic imagery: The Lone Star Flag, the Alamo, cowboy hats, pickup trucks, and—perhaps most iconically—cowboy boots. Today we're talking about some of the people who put Texan footwear on the map.
12.09.2019
Mexican Governors of Texas: Part Two
It's easy to imagine that Texas sprang into being just in time for the Texas Revolution, but it was actually part of another revolution before that. For thirteen years, Texas was under the control of Mexico and the men in...
12.02.2019
Mexican Governors of Texas: Part One
It's easy to imagine that Texas sprang into being just in time for the Texas Revolution, but it was actually part of another revolution before that. For thirteen years, Texas was under the control of Mexico and the men in...
11.25.2019
CATI Watches: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
He heard of Houston an' Austin so, to the Texas plains he jest had to go, Where freedom was fightin' another foe, an' they needed him at the Alamo. This week we talk about the legendary Disney movie 'Davy Crockett,...
11.18.2019
Best of CATI: Texas' First Thanksgiving
This week revisit a holiday favorite. There were no turkeys, pumpkin pies, or Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving celebrated in Texas. In fact, it occurred over 20 years before any Englishman set foot on Plymouth Rock. This week we look...
11.11.2019
Waylon Jennings Part Two
He was the ultimate country music outlaw, who broke from the Nashville norm and forged his own path. This week we continue our discussion of the legendary Waylon Jennings.
11.04.2019
Waylon Jennings Part One
He was the ultimate country music outlaw, and somehow it's taken us six years to record an episode on this Texas legend. This week we talk about the one and only Waylon Jennings.
10.28.2019
Texas Proposition 5
How can you support Texas' state parks and historic sites in November 2019? By voting! This week we talk about Proposition 5 and Texas' parks and landmarks!
10.21.2019
Songs of Willie Nelson: The Early Years
Willie Nelson is one of the all time great Texan musicians, but his struggles for success in Nashville before finding his sound are legendary. This week we compare and contrast some of the songs that others made famous in Willie's...
10.14.2019
The Texas Florida Wrestling Connection
What do Terry Funk, Dusty Rhodes, and David Von Erich have in common? They are integral to the surprising connection between two great professional wrestling hotbeds. This week we are joined by special guest Barry Rose, as we look back...
10.07.2019
Best of CATI: Odds and Ends Part One
Sometimes we run across a story that we can’t quite stretch into a full episode on its own. Today we thought we’d bring you some interesting stories we wanted to bring to you as kind of a potpourri of odds...
09.30.2019
Best of CATI: Panther Hall
We're looking back at an episode about one of the historic music halls of Texas. For fifteen years, a former bowling hall was the greatest music venue in the Lone Star State. From Bob Wills to Johnny Cash to Tina...
09.23.2019
CATI Watches: LBJ
This week, CATI watches another movie about the United States' first Texan president, Lyndon Baines Johnson. This time it's LBJ starring Woody Harrelson, directed by Rob Reiner.
09.16.2019
Texas' Woodstock: The Texas International Pop Festival
In the summer of 1969, tens of thousands of young Americans travelled across the country to experience an outdoor music festival like no other…in Texas! This week we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Texas International Pop Festival, Texas’ Woodstock.
09.09.2019
Texas Rock: Garage Bands and Psychedelia
Texan Englishmen, Bob Dylan clones, and freakout cowboys! Today we take a look at some of the obscurities of Texas music, 60s Garage bands and psychedelia.
09.02.2019
Ima Hogg
The First Lady of Texas was no joke. A woman who cared about the cultural and mental well-being of her beloved home state and spent her life working for it, today we’re talking about Ima Hogg.
08.26.2019
CATI Watches: All the Way
In the year after JFK's death, Texan Lyndon Baines Johnson became President and was faced with guiding the country through massive political change while simultaneously seeking re-election.This week we talk about the 2016 HBO movie (based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning...
08.19.2019
Best of Come and Take It: Ysleta Mission
The Mission Ysleta del Sur Pueblo is more than just a pretty church in Texas' westernmost city. It was the oldest European settlement in the territory and remains the longest continually-operating Catholic mission in Texas. Its long history and rich...
08.12.2019
Jim Hogg
He was the first governor to be born in Texas. He fought for the people of his beloved home state against the corporate giants of his time, a true rags to riches story. Without him, the history of Texas could...
08.05.2019
Martin de Leon
He was the only empresario of a predominantly Mexican colony in Texas, and his influence on the Lone Star State was great.
07.29.2019
Best of Come and Take It: Roy P. Benavidez
Sgt. Benevides has been in the news recently, with support to rename Fort Hood in his honor. We thought this would be a good time to pull this gem from the archives and shine some light on this Texan hero....
07.22.2019
Green Dewitt
Though he might not be as famous as Stephen F. Austin and he missed the Texas Revolution, without Green DeWitt establishing his colony, the first battle of the Texas Revolution would have happened somewhere else, or not at all! And...
07.15.2019
Best of: H. Ross Perot
Though he's best known for his impressive 3rd party run for president in the 1990s, he was also a successful businessman both before and after. He's a man who refused to accept the status quo and tried his best to...
07.08.2019
Best of: Fat Men Clubs of Texas
From the 1860s to the 1920s, a strange phenomena took hold across the country and in Texas. Those years were the era when the surest sign of wealth and prosperity in a man was tied to his girth. This week...
07.01.2019
Texas History Roundtable: D-Day Comes to Texas
75 years ago, the Allied powers invaded Northern France. It was the greatest invasion in history, and was the beginning of the end of World War II. Today we continue our series of roundtable discussions with Texas history enthusiasts and...
06.24.2019
I-10: Road Trip East to West
I-10 runs across this great nation from Jacksonville, Florida, to Los Angeles, California. For 876 miles, it passes through Texas. From Orange to El Paso, it's the longest stretch of interstate inside any single state. Today we present a travelogue...
06.17.2019
CATI Watches: Six Pack
A washed up stock car racer finds himself responsible for a family of six child car thieves, who become his pit crew and show him that love will indeed turn you around. This week we are looking at the 1982...
06.10.2019
Kenny Rogers
He's the velvet-voiced country legend whose voice has become iconic to generations. He came to define an entire era of smooth country and adult contemporary music. This week, we're talking about the Gambler himself, the legendary Kenny Rogers.
06.03.2019
Three Hundred
This week we celebrate our 300th episode with a look back at the wonderful times we've had!
05.27.2019
Best of CATI: Texas Rising: Part One
Today we begin our discussion of the History event mini-series Texas Rising. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? What does this mean for awareness of Texas history?
05.20.2019
CATI Watches: The Highwaymen
Frank Hamer and Maney Gault were the retired Texas Rangers who ended the crime spree of the infamous Bonnie and Clyde. Netflix made a movie about them, and we watched it! Today Come and Take It watches The Highwaymen starring...
05.13.2019
CATI Best of: Bonnie and Clyde
With the recent release of the film The Highwaymen, we decided it was a good time to revisit one of the most infamous duos in Texas History. They were the most notorious outlaws of the Great Depression, known both for...
05.06.2019
Steve Jackson
He's a founder and namesake of one of the most influential gaming companies in the world. From GURPS to Car Wars to Munchkin to Illuminati. This week we have a very special conversation with the founder of Austin’s own Steve...
04.29.2019
U-Boats in the Gulf of Mexico
They prowled the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, looking for targets headed for Europe: oil tankers, merchant ships, and passenger ships. As odd as it sounds, we’re talking about Nazi U-boats patrolling the waters off of Galveston Island.
04.22.2019
Jane Long
She spent a terrible winter practically alone in an isolated fort on the Texas coast. She was starving, sick, fought off Indian attacks, and even had a baby. Along the way, she became renowned as the Mother of Texas.
04.15.2019
Top Texan 2019: The Aftermath
In celebration of Texas History month, the Texas General Land Office ran a 'March Madness' style tournament to determine the 'greatest' Texan. This week we have a special discussion with the man responsible for that tournament, James Harkins, the...
04.08.2019
Top Texan 2019: Round Three
In celebration of Texas History month, the Texas General Land Office is running a March Madness style tournament to determine the 'greatest' Texan. We take a look at the brackets and inform you about some of these impressive Texans...
04.01.2019
Top Texan 2019: Round Two
In celebration of Texas History month, the Texas General Land Office is running a March Madness style tournament to determine the 'greatest' Texan. We take a look at the brackets and inform you about some of these impressive Texans...
03.25.2019
Top Texan 2019: Round One
In celebration of Texas History month, the Texas General Land Office is running a March Madness style tournament to determine the 'greatest' Texan. We take a look at the brackets and inform you about some of these impressive Texans...
03.18.2019
CATI Watches: True Stories
Its a 1986 film about small town Texas set during the sesquicentennial directed by the lead singer of one of the seminal avant garde rock bands. This week we are talking about the movie True Stories.
03.11.2019
Don Henley and the Eagles: Part Two
He was a member of one of the most iconic rock bands in American history and a successful solo artist. The country roots he developed in his small East Texas hometown shine through in all his music. Today, we continue...
03.04.2019
Don Henley and the Eagles: Part One
He was a member of one of the most iconic rock bands in American history and a successful solo artist. The country roots he developed in his small East Texas hometown shine through in all his music. Today, we're talking...
02.25.2019
Best of Come and Take It: Bessie Coleman
Sharing once again one of our favorite subjects. There have been many great women in Texas history. Some were pioneers who scraped out an existence at the edge of the prairie like Jane Long. Others were reached the top of...
02.18.2019
Barry White
Some say his voice sounds like if chocolate fudge cake could sing. Through a career that spanned decades his remarkable voice made its mark on the music of our time. Today we're talking about The Walrus of Love, Barry White.
02.10.2019
Barbara Jordan
She was a Texas lawyer who became a powerful and pioneering force for Civil Rights and women's equality in state and national politics. This week we look at the remarkable life of Barbara Jordan.
02.04.2019
Best of Come and Take It: Britt Johnson
This week we revisit a favorite episode from a few years ago. African-American frontiersman Britton Johnson became a legend on the Texas Frontier for bravery and perseverance in setting out alone into Comancheria to search for his captured wife and...
01.28.2019
Three-Legged Willie
He was a lawyer, a newspaperman, a Ranger, a soldier, a judge, and a politician, and he did it all on THREE legs. This week we look at the life of legendary Texan Robert 'Three Legged Willie' Williamson.

What's Come and Take It about?

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Come and Take It episodes:

Time for a Siesta

NYE 2019

Best of: A Texas Christmas Classic

Texas Boot Stories Volume One: The Makers

Mexican Governors of Texas: Part Two

Mexican Governors of Texas: Part One

CATI Watches: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Best of CATI: Texas' First Thanksgiving

Waylon Jennings Part Two

Waylon Jennings Part One

Texas Proposition 5

Songs of Willie Nelson: The Early Years

The Texas Florida Wrestling Connection

Best of CATI: Odds and Ends Part One

Best of CATI: Panther Hall

CATI Watches: LBJ

Texas' Woodstock: The Texas International Pop Festival

Texas Rock: Garage Bands and Psychedelia

Ima Hogg

CATI Watches: All the Way

Best of Come and Take It: Ysleta Mission

Jim Hogg

Martin de Leon

Best of Come and Take It: Roy P. Benavidez

Green Dewitt

Best of: H. Ross Perot

Best of: Fat Men Clubs of Texas

Texas History Roundtable: D-Day Comes to Texas

I-10: Road Trip East to West

CATI Watches: Six Pack

Kenny Rogers

Three Hundred

Best of CATI: Texas Rising: Part One

CATI Watches: The Highwaymen

CATI Best of: Bonnie and Clyde

Steve Jackson

U-Boats in the Gulf of Mexico

Jane Long

Top Texan 2019: The Aftermath

Top Texan 2019: Round Three

Top Texan 2019: Round Two

Top Texan 2019: Round One

CATI Watches: True Stories

Don Henley and the Eagles: Part Two

Don Henley and the Eagles: Part One

Best of Come and Take It: Bessie Coleman

Barry White

Barbara Jordan

Best of Come and Take It: Britt Johnson

Three-Legged Willie