Texas storyteller Mike Vance talks Lone Star State history with his new 'Duckworth Historical Crime' book series
About this episode
Mike Vance discusses Texas history and his new book series while blending comedy and storytelling.
In the big state of Texas today with local Houston-based historian and storyteller Mike Vance. A leading voice in Lone Star State history, Mike comes from 16 year media career in stand-up comedy and broadcasting and always manages to seamlessly mix in his comedy and deep historical research with his writing - with entertaining reselts! His recent books (a diverse catalog of 13!) cover true crime, regional Texas history, sports history and humor. Bring your love of Texas to the podcast studio ...
People in this episode
Host: Donna Reed
Guest: Mike Vance
Topics covered
- Texas history
- storytelling
- true crime
- comedy
- regional history
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Places: Texas, Houston
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