Texas Folklife: The Folklorist Next Door

Send us a textFood scholar Erica Cavanagh discusses the importance of understanding where our food comes from. Produced by Imgard Khosravi. Support the showLearn more at TexasFolklife.org This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities Texas.

Send us a textStewed & Chopped is a limited series produced by Texas Folklife, exploring foodways in Texas.  In this episode, food scholar Meredith Abarca (UTEP professor and producer of El Paso Food Voices) and taco expert Mando Rayo (Tacos of Texas podcast) discuss the foodways of the Texas-Mexico border, the influence of matriarchs, and shifting cultural values. Produced by J.A. Strub. This episode is supported in part by Humanities Texas.Support the showLearn more at TexasFolklife.org This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities Texas.

Send us a textJoin Community Folklife Fellow Blanca Jenkins as she takes you on a journey from Mexico to East Texas while exploring the historic and religious background, purpose, and use of crosses as focal points for roadside memorials.  Mrs. Jenkins’ journey will also explore the changes over time to this tradition that is visible all around Texas and the role of faith to overcome grief and make sense of the loss of a loved one.Support the showLearn more at TexasFolklife.org This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities Texas.

Send us a textGood Dirt is the collection of stories, histories and experiences of Black and Indigenous Farmers in Texas. We discuss the connections of community, spirituality,  ancestral stewardship and foodways, in honor of the land and stories yet untold. Support the showLearn more at TexasFolklife.org This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities Texas.