Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast
Episode 78: Why The Alamo?
 
There are places around the world that become part of the cultural zeitgeist. You hear the name and instantly understand its importance. The Alamo is one of those places.
 
We reveal why - why the Alamo, over and over and over through the centuries, found itself in the crossroads of history. Featuring the Alamo's Senior Curator, Historian & Lecturer Ernesto Rodriguez.

Plan your visit: https://www.thealamo.org/plan-your-visit/
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Episode 77: Inside The Archaeology Lab
 
The largest continuous archaeological excavation on Alamo grounds is now complete. For the past year and a half, our archaeology team has combed the earth outside the Long Barrack and discovered around 250,000 artifacts.
 
We reveal what’s now happening inside the archaeology lab, the rare finds giving us a fresh glimpse at frontier life, and a sneak peek at the upcoming work to find even more unearthed history on Alamo grounds. Featuring the Alamo's Director of Archaeology Dr. Tiffany Lindley and Alamo Staff Archaeologist and Material Culture Specialist Kat Jenkins.

Follow the Alamo's archaeology updates: https://www.thealamo.org/support/preservation/updates
Watch how artifacts are cleaned inside the archaeology lab: https://youtu.be/V-ljUPAbGAA?si=-lVnVLnutHCkxBC1

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Episode 76: The Goliad Massacre
 
Three weeks after the stunning defeat at the Alamo, the Texas revolutionaries suffered another gut-wrenching loss. On this day 189 years ago – March 27, 1836 – hundreds of Texas soldiers were executed, in what would become known as the Goliad Massacre.
 
We reveal the unease Mexican leaders felt before carrying out Santa Anna’s execution orders, the heartbreaking hope the Texans felt right up until their deaths, and how “Remember Goliad” became forever linked to the battle cry, “Remember The Alamo.” Featuring Presidio la Bahía director and historian Scott McMahon.

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Episode 75: The Battle Of Coleto Creek
 
With Texans reeling from the fall of the Alamo, the front lines of battle shift about 90 miles southeast of San Antonio to the town of Goliad. After two days of fighting, the Texas troops - under a leadership wracked with indecision - surrender.
 
We reveal how the Battle of Coleto Creek unfolded 189 years ago today, as the troops who tried to come to the aid of the Alamo now faced their own fight. Featuring the Alamo's Senior Curator, Historian & Lecturer Ernesto Rodriguez and Presido la Bahía Director & Historian Scott McMahon.

Plan your visit to Fannin Battleground: https://thc.texas.gov/historic-sites/fannin-battleground

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Episode 74: The Runaway Scrape

The Alamo has fallen. Panic grips the frontier. People of all ages, all walks of life – from landowners to shopkeepers, family men to politicians – flee their homes with little more than the clothes on their backs and what they can carry, struggling to beat the Mexican Army east.

We reveal the origins of the Runaway Scrape, the desperate conditions its refugees encountered on flooded roads, and how this fight for survival helped forge the Texas identity now recognized around the world. Featuring historian and professor Dr. Stephen Hardin, author of the new book "Texian Exodus."

Bonus Rewind Episode ⏮️ "After The Battle" - https://youtu.be/QZ18944OJe4?si=EwuAAO66VPF-jQJh

More on Dr. Hardin and his books: https://stephenlhardin.com/

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Episode 73: The Battle Of The Alamo's Survivors
 
Today is March 6, 2025 - the 189th anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo. That’s one year for every known Defender who sacrificed everything for Texas freedom. Among those Defenders were people caught in the crossfire who survived, and whose lives were spared.
 
We reveal the vivid memories of these eyewitnesses to history and how they were sent to tell a story of defeat, but instead shared the accounts that ensured people the world over would always Remember The Alamo. Featuring the Alamo's Former Senior Director of Interpretation, Volunteers & Living History Sherri Driscoll and Alamo History Interpreter Summer Frazier.

Bonus Rewind Episode ⏮️ "The Battle Of The Alamo" - https://youtu.be/2hEZ4NoLlWI?si=3GCm5ncqoX6ZCT7K

Read Joe's account of the Battle of the Alamo: https://www.thealamo.org/remember/battle-and-revolution/joes-account
Learn more about Susanna Dickinson: https://www.thealamo.org/remember/stories-of-texas-women/susanna-dickinson
Learn more about the Navarro Sisters: https://www.thealamo.org/remember/stories-of-texas-women/navarro-sisters

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Episode 72: Behind The Alamo's Walls

Imagine being inside the Alamo compound 189 years ago this week. The Alamo is under siege with regular cannon fire from Mexican soldiers, a form of both physical and psychological warfare.
 
We reveal what life was like behind the Alamo’s walls in the weeks, days, hours and minutes leading up to the fateful Battle of the Alamo. Featuring the Alamo's Researcher Thomas Ledesma.

Bonus Rewind Episode ⏮️ "The Siege Of The Alamo" - https://youtu.be/EqTzpbwM4Jk?si=S9N4iNQ9QtgOJ6Ip

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Episode 71: Digitizing The Alamo's History

The Alamo has roughly 4,500 artifacts in its collection, including hundreds of rarely-seen documents that are a treasure trove of rich historical detail.

We reveal the Alamo’s groundbreaking efforts to digitize this history, the technology that will make it possible for Alamo enthusiasts from around the world to view it, and how you can be among the first to unlock these secrets from the past. Featuring the Alamo's Vice President of Collections, Curation, Conservation, & Archaeology Dr. Tyler Taylor; the Alamo's Digitization Project Archivist Viviana Guajardo; and the Alamo's Collections Manager Misty Lanham.

The Alamo's Digital Archive: https://5164.lucideahost.com/argus/final/Portal/Default.aspx?lang=en-US

The Alamo's 2025 Commemoration schedule: https://www.thealamo.org/remember/commemoration

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Episode 70: The Texian Military Establishment

In February 1836 - 189 years ago this week - Santa Anna’s Mexican Army is marching closer and closer to San Antonio, where bands of militia men and citizen volunteers are days away from defending the Alamo.
 
Wee reveal the origins of the Texian military establishment, how shifting attitudes toward service shaped both the Texian and Mexican militaries, and how these attitudes impacted who won or lost the Battle of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution as a whole. Featuring the Alamo's former curator Dr. Bruce Winders.

Dr. Winders' related book: https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781933337760/sacrificed-at-the-alamo/

Bonus Rewind Episode ⏮️ "Before The Siege" - https://youtu.be/O0Naqwvo0dI?si=UoDKhXn80VIg5BGl

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Calling all "Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast" fans!

The Alamo's fireside chat "The Revolution Continues" on February 27 will feature two of our most distinguished podcast guests: Senior Curator Ernesto Rodriguez and former Curator Dr. Bruce Winders. These historians bring a combined nearly 50 years experience of guiding the Alamo site and sharing its story with millions of visitors from across the world.

The fireside chat about the Siege and Battle of the Alamo and the ensuing Runaway Scrape will be be moderated by Emily Baucum, the Alamo's Associate Director of Public Relations, host of the Stories Bigger Than Texas podcast, and EMMY® and Associated Press award-winning storyteller.

"The Revolution Continues" is a free, exclusive event for Friends of the Alamo members in gratitude of their support. Join us for beer, wine, light appetizers, and riveting conversation on Thursday, February 27, at 6 p.m.

If you're not a Friends of the Alamo member, there is still plenty of time to join and reserve your spot for "The Revolution Continues!"

More on "The Revolution Continues:" https://www.thealamo.org/visit/revolution-continues-fireside-chat
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