State of Mind

Dec 06 2021 135

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There’s something different about Texas. But how do you define it without resorting to cliches about cowboys and oilmen? At Texas Monthly, we think the answer is through stories — stories like the ones we’ve been telling for almost 50 years. On State of Mind, you’ll hear those stories from our talented writers and from a wide array of other Texans. Join us each week for a new story about life in the Lone Star State, from the Texas Monthly team behind “Boomtown,” “One by Willie,” and “Tom Brown’s Body.”

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S1E5: G-L-O-R-I-A

Jul 14 2021 14 mins

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S1E4: Life, in Dog Years

Jul 07 2021 20 mins

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S1E3: A Life Surrounded by Vinyl

Jun 30 2021 10 mins

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S1E2: O Sister, Where Art Thou?

Jun 23 2021 14 mins

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S1E1: The Lion Tamer

Jun 16 2021 16 mins

In the debut episode of State of Mind, Texas Monthly's Cat Cardenas tells the story of her grandfather, the often magical tales that he told, and how he built a life in Texas. Read more about the story at texasmonthly.com/stateofmind.

Introducing State of Mind

Jun 01 2021 2 mins

There’s something different about Texas. But how do you define it without resorting to cliches about cowboys and oilmen? At Texas Monthly, we think the answer is through stories — stories like the ones we’ve been telling for almost 50 years. On State of Mind, you’ll hear those stories from our talented writers and from a wide array of other Texans. Each of them is a window