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Left for Dead, How One Texas Ranger Became A Legend
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/8/26 | Left for Dead, How One Texas Ranger Became A Legend | Send us Fan Mail Wounded, no food, no water, no weapon. A young Texas Ranger wakes up on the ground near the Nueces River, realizes everyone has left him for dead, makes a decision that turns him into a legend. Subscribe for more travel history stories, share this with a friend planning a Texas Hill Country weekend, and leave a review with the next destination you want us to cover. Please subscribe and leave a review on I-Tunes. Feel free to drop me an email I would love to hear from you edi... | 9m 26s | ||||||
| 5/1/26 |  From Tiny Eden Texas To D-Day Glory And A College Town Worth Visiting | Send us Fan Mail A lot of towns get remembered for a stadium or a slogan. Bryan-College Station deserves to be remembered for a man most people can’t name and for the living history that still surrounds Texas A&M. We trace the life of Major General James Earl Rudder, born in tiny Eden, Texas, who goes from teacher and coach to leading the 2nd Ranger Battalion on D-Day at Point Du Hoc, where Rangers scale 100-foot cliffs under brutal fire, take enormous casualties, and still get the missio... | 15m 42s | ||||||
| 4/3/26 |  How a Small Texas Town Became Famous for the Most Unofficial Attraction Ever✨ | Texasbrothel+4 | — | — | Texas | fan mailsheriffs+2 | — | 31m 33s | |
| 12/26/25 |  The Most Important 2026 Travel Trends You Need to Know✨ | travel trends2026+4 | — | — | — | travelplanning+2 | — | 24m 40s | |
| 12/19/25 |  Corsicana Texas, World Famous Bakery, One Legged Daredevil and a Reel Cop✨ | CorsicanaTexas+4 | — | bakery goodsCorsicana+2 | TexasDallas | sweet toothmail-order empire+2 | — | 23m 06s | |
| 12/12/25 |  Incredible man Born in 1700s, Died in 1900s: Was He Really That Old?✨ | Isaac Brockmyth hunting+5 | — | — | WacoTexas | lifespancensus record+2 | — | 22m 05s | |
| 12/5/25 |  Holiday Travel Tips: Smart Ways to Make Your Trip Easy This Year✨ | holiday traveltravel tips+3 | — | — | — | travel game planearly departures+3 | — | 21m 06s | |
| 11/28/25 |  Travel Deals 101: How to Hunt Down the Best Vacation Savings✨ | travel dealscost savings+3 | — | military portalscredit cards+1 | — | travel bargainsmilitary portals+5 | — | 25m 07s | |
| 11/21/25 |  How to Find Day Trips Near Me: Smart Tools for Local Exploring✨ | day tripslocal exploring+3 | — | niche discovery appsfood trails | — | travelexploration+3 | — | 29m 17s | |
| 11/14/25 |  Travel Like A Local Or How To Be A Modern Day Explorer✨ | travelexploration+2 | — | I-Tunes | — | travel memoriessenses+2 | — | 33m 58s | |
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| 11/7/25 |  Do I Need Travel Insurance for My Trip? What the Fine Print Really Means✨ | travel insurancecoverage+1 | — | — | — | travelinsurance+2 | — | 39m 30s | |
| 10/31/25 |  Aurora Texas Mystery: The Curious Story Behind the Legend of Ned✨ | mysteryfolklore+2 | — | — | AuroraTexas | Aurora TexasNed+3 | — | 21m 43s | |
| 10/24/25 |  6 Texas Road Trip Stops With History, Culture, and Bloodsucking Creatures | Send us Fan Mail We map a six-stop Southeast Texas loop where Texas independence, immigrant craft, Spanish missions, and small-town museums meet rivers, saloons, and a famously strange cryptid. The route works as a long weekend or a slow, weeklong wander with time to linger and learn. Please subscribe and leave a review on I-Tunes. Feel free to drop me an email I would love to hear from you editor@thetravellingfool.com You can sign up for my email list Past Podcasts Follow me on social... | 34m 17s | ||||||
| 10/17/25 |  Why Abilene Kansas Was Voted The Best Small Town To Visit | Send us Fan Mail We trace Abilene, Kansas from a Chisholm Trail boomtown to Eisenhower’s hometown, stopping for a mansion wired by Edison, a Greyhound Hall of Fame greeting, a 1901 carousel ride, and a back-room chocolate secret. History, food, trains, murals, and small-town charm deliver a trip worth planning. Please subscribe and leave a review on I-Tunes. Feel free to drop me an email I would love to hear from you editor@thetravellingfool.com You can sign up for my email list Past Podcast... | 27m 26s | ||||||
| 10/10/25 | Think Travel Is Too Expensive? Here’s Why That’s Just a Myth | Send us Fan Mail Think travel demands deep pockets? We push back with a road-tested guide to seeing more while spending less. We challenge the idea that travel is only for big budgets, using a lifetime of road trips, points strategies, and common-sense choices to show how to see more for less. From camp stoves to tram rides, we trade luxury for stories and keep the wonder intact. Please subscribe and leave a review on I-Tunes. Feel free to drop me an email I would love to hear from you edito... | 21m 13s | ||||||
| 10/3/25 |  Louisiana River Parishes Why Every Traveler Should Explore at Least Once | Send us Fan Mail We head upriver from New Orleans to explore Louisiana’s River Parishes—where grand oaks, Creole stories, and a rare tobacco aged in whiskey barrels share a landscape with gators, smokehouses, and a 1950s drive-in. History isn’t erased here; it’s told plainly, tasted slowly, and easy to reach. Please hit that like or subscribe button When I do up the show notes for this podcast and and I do the transcript, I will put a link to a blog post I wrote about the area, if you're int... | 39m 06s | ||||||
| 7/10/25 |  How a Notorious Dutch Conman Became the Namesake of a Texas Town | Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder what happens when a con man's legacy becomes a cornerstone of state history? The story of this Texas town unravels like a frontier thriller – complete with embezzlement, assumed identities, and a silver-tongued fugitive who changed the course of Texas settlement. Meet Philip Hendrik Nering Bögel, a Dutch tax collector who fled Europe after stealing 250,000 guilders in 1793. Please subscribe and leave a review on I-Tunes. Feel free to drop me an email I would lov... | 15m 16s | ||||||
| 7/3/25 |  Ashton Villa’s Hidden Past Meets Galveston Texas Coastal Charm | Send us Fan Mail Step into the shadows of Galveston's most captivating historical mystery as we unlock the secrets of Ashton Villa and its unforgettable resident, Betty Brown. We'll also explore modern Galveston's vibrant charm—from historic districts and Gulf beaches to Victorian architecture and fresh seafood destinations. Subscribe now to hear more untold stories from America's most fascinating destinations! Please subscribe and leave a review on I-Tunes. Feel free to drop me ... | 19m 20s | ||||||
| 6/4/25 | How to Use AI Travel Planning for Memorable Trips | Send us Fan Mail Dreaming of the perfect getaway but overwhelmed by endless planning details? You're not alone. The latest wave of travel innovation is here, and it's transforming how we discover, plan, and experience destinations around the world. As I reveal in this episode, nearly 20% of millennials turned to artificial intelligence for trip planning in 2024 - and I'm among the growing number of travelers leveraging these powerful tools despite being decidedly outside the millennial demog... | 33m 57s | ||||||
| 5/28/25 |  Indian Maiden Legends, Medal of Honor Valor, and the Tunnel to Nowhere | Send us Fan Mail Tucked away in the northwest corner of South Carolina, Oconee County reveals itself as an undiscovered treasure where natural beauty intertwines with captivating history. As I wandered through this Blue Ridge Mountain paradise, I uncovered the poignant legend of Issaquena, a brave Choctaw maiden who risked everything for love, leaving her name on what is now a magnificent 200-foot waterfall – just one of over 300 cascades dotting the county's landscape. My journey took me to... | 18m 16s | ||||||
| 5/22/25 |  From Kansas City to Palawan: Forgotten Stories of Valor | Send us Fan Mail Every monument tells a story. Every museum preserves voices that might otherwise be forgotten. As a veteran who served for two decades, I've always been drawn to military history – not for political reasons, but because these sites connect us to our shared human experience. From the moment you step into the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, you're walking above a symbolic field of 9,000 poppies, each representing 1,000 combat deaths during that conflict. This museu... | 27m 19s | ||||||
| 4/17/25 |  20 Underrated Historic Spots in Texas for Curious Travelers | Send us Fan Mail The famous historical landmarks of Texas like the Alamo and San Jacinto battlefield draw thousands of visitors each year, but the Lone Star State harbors dozens of lesser-known historic treasures that tell equally compelling stories without the crowds. In this episode, we uncover twenty overlooked historic sites across Texas that reveal surprising chapters of the state's rich past. These overlooked historic gems provide a deeper, more nuanced understanding of Texas history t... | 38m 11s | ||||||
| 4/10/25 |  15 Reasons Visitors Bureaus Are a Traveler’s Best Friend | Send us Fan Mail Uncover the secret weapon that savvy travelers have been using for years – local Visitor's Bureaus. These often-overlooked offices hold the keys to transforming good vacations into unforgettable journeys, and today we're diving into exactly why you should make them your first stop in any new destination. Whether you call them welcome centers, tourism boards, or CVBs (Convention and Visitors Bureaus), these modest offices staffed by passionate locals are goldmines of informat... | 22m 08s | ||||||
| 3/27/25 |  10 Best Underrated Places in Texas You Need To Visit | Send us Fan Mail What happens when you venture beyond the bright lights of Austin, the packed River Walk of San Antonio, or the urban sprawl of Dallas-Fort Worth? Texas reveals itself in ways no guidebook fully captures—through towns with characters as big as the state itself but too often overlooked by travelers chasing the obvious. From Nacogdoches, the oldest town in Texas that has flown nine different flags across its 300-year history, to the Victorian charm of Waxahachie with its perfec... | 25m 48s | ||||||
| 3/20/25 | You won't find these adventures on Instagram: How to become a modern-day explorer | Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like you're stuck in a tourist trap, surrounded by selfie sticks, waiting in line just to glimpse something you've already seen a thousand times on social media? There's a better way to travel, and it doesn't require visiting the Eiffel Tower or Times Square. Drawing from personal stories that span from small-town Texas to Czech beer halls and Filipino prisons, I reveal how real travel magic happens when you ditch the guidebooks and tourist hotspots. Through five ... | 27m 00s | ||||||
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