A Whole Other Country
A Whole Other Country is a new podcast from the award-winning Marfa Public Radio Studios. Back in the ‘90s, in an off-the-grid neighborhood in the mountains of Far West Texas, a wannabe vintner started his own Wild West nation. Reporter and host Zoe Kurland drives the long, bumpy roads of the Davis Mountains to talk to a cast of neighbors and onlookers who watched the story of the standoff unfold in real time -- the myths of the frontier crashing violently into reality.
Episodes
Episode 3: Getting Squinky
There are these bumper stickers everywhere – a Texas flag with a big word printed at the top: SECEDE. What’s the story of Texas independence and how has it been told? What captivated Rick McLaren and his new country mates?Flavors of this ep…
Episode 2: Gentle and Sweet
How did Rick McLaren, an enthusiastic magazine reader from Ohio, become the leader of a secessionist nation in Texas? Zoe dives into the archives to find out. Flavors of this episode: tennis balls, Chenin Blanc, dusty records, hot dogs, mic…
Episode 1: A Very Long Road
Back in ‘90s, in the mountains of Far West Texas, one man started his own nation. Reporter Zoe Kurland decides to find out what happens when the myths of the frontier crash violently into reality. Flavors of this episode: piney woods, donke…
Welcome to A Whole Other Country
A new podcast from Marfa Public Radio Studios. Coming October 8th.