The Daytripper Podcast | Talkin' Texas

As we get ready to celebrate the 250th birthday of America, we dive into some of the biggest events and stories from Texas that have changes the course of American history.

Why does Texas have a state bird that is the same as a bunch of other states? It turns out 4 states copied Texas, but it was ours first. Maybe we need to find a more specifically Texan bird.

Wondering why am I wearing a tuxedo? It's because we went to Monaco! We are going to share about our trip and find out how you can enter the Monaco Millionaire contest.

April brings us tails of meteors, big ones, hitting the Houston area, the explanation for pink bluebonnets, and the Battle of San Jacinto.

It's May, and that means 5 new episodes, but we also discuss why jalapenos are not as hot as they used to be, the insanity of Pokemon trading cards, and the truth about the location in the television show Landman.

Two Step Inn is an annual country music festival held in San Gabriel Park in Georgetown, Texas (north of Austin), dubbed the world's largest outdoor honky-tonk. The 2026 festival, held April 18-19, features stars like Chris Stapleton and Brooks & Dunn, featuring over 30 artists across three stages.

This month we reminisce about the wonderful experience we had in Elgin, the Sausage Capital of Texas, especially at Southside, where they have an old school sauce that takes Daniel back to his youth. We also discuss the new state park, Palo Pinto Canyon, and realize that there are a lot of ways a rattlesnake can bite you.

Our February episode of Talkin' Texas features a conversation about whether or not putting squeeze butter on salsa is a good idea, introduce our new sponsor Karbach Lager, and we discuss the next batch of new episodes of The Daytripper launching on PBS and YouTube this month.

It's 2026, a new year, and we get further and further from the 1900's. In this episode we explore the origins of Popeye the Sailor Man, New Year's Resolutions, and the inevitability of Disney World for parents.

This month brings a mix of Christmas talk, Texas history, and a scary recap of a visit with a very haunted spot.

In our November podcast, we discuss the stress of catching fish,  shark tracking, and being thankful.

It's October and we are kicking off spooky season with tales of cryptids, bigfoot, the Goat man of Texas, and other Texas tall tales.

September kicks off football season so we give our predictions, discuss enormous pythons crossing the road in small-town Texas, and the new fate of Shipley's Donuts.

This month we discuss the Texas floods, the Huntsville Prison Museum, and the rules for when a rattlesnake rattles.

This month we are honored to have William Beckmann join us for the Talkin' Texas podcast. William is a country music singer-songwriter and musician from Del Rio, Texas. Having gained popularity touring in the regional Texas music scene and self-releasing four extended plays, Beckmann signed with Warner Music Nashville and subsequently released his major label debut, Whiskey Lies & Alibis, on June...

Welcome to Summer! We cover the definition and types of snobs, places you can find human teeth, and we name all 7,000 caves in Texas. Not really, but caves are good places for hot Texas summers.

This episode focuses on highlights from the new episodes of The Daytripper premiering this month, along with the latest tales from the great state of Texas.

The Texas Lottery sent us on a European Vacation with Skycruise and you can win our exact same trip! In April, The Texas Lottery is having a Second Chance contest for people who play this specific scratch ticket. Anyone with a ticket that does not win can enter for a second chance to win a European Vacation.

Keep your guard up today...jokers and pranksters are plotting and planning! Despite my best efforts, nature is metal, and all of my little chickens have been picked off by owls, snakes, and who knows what else. Also, just because you can take bluebonnet pictures, does it mean you should?

We're back for a new month chatting all things Texas. We give our update and listen to the sweet sounds of THE PANHANDLERS.

The greatest country music festival on earth - Two Step Inn - is back in Georgetown, Texas on April 5&6 with headliners ALAN JACKSON, MIRANDA LAMBERT, STURGILL SIMPSON & LYNYRD SKYNRD - plus a whole bunch more. Join us as we listen through the lineup and chat about everyone we're excited to see. Also - we discuss which is the greatest Alan Jackson song. To learn more and purchase tickets - http://...

It's that time again for NEW EPISODES. We discuss all sorts of Daytripper shenanigans with updates, weird stories, and viewer questions.

The first podcast of 2025. We get into the fun shenanigans as always. We discuss viewer questions and listen to the Texas music of Braxton Keith.

We're back for more Talkin' Texas. We discuss the new record-setting Christmas tree, kidnapped turtles, and answer your questions. We also discuss William Beckmann's new song "Borderline Crazy."

We're back at it talking all things Texas.   Thanks to Don Hewlett Chevrolet and the Collin County History Museum.