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Culture Study Podcast

Don't Mess With Texas Culture

Culture Study Podcast

Culture Study Podcast

Arts, Society & Culture

4.5789 Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Texas Culture is at least a dozen cultures smashed into one enormous state — with a whopping 254 counties, four sprawling metro areas, 1255 miles of border with Mexico, the best breakfast item in the United States (fight me) and the best grocery store chain (fight me again). I needed a co-host who was up to the task — and, like all of our other regional-specific episodes, loves the place they’re from intensely… but is also willing to interrogate its mess. I needed longtime friend of the pod (and San Antonio native) Sam Sanders. In this ep, we go deep into so many corners of Texas Culture — and talk about what people who’ve never lived there just don’t get. It’s wonky and delightful, a perfect Culture Study combo.Thanks to the sponsors of today’s episode!Get 15% off your first order of Blueland cleaning products at Blueland.com/CULTUREHead to Graza.co and use CULTURE to get 10% off of the TRIO which includes Sizzle, Frizzle and Drizzle, and get to cookin’ your next chef-quality meal!Go to zbiotics.com/CULTURESTUDY to learn more and get 15% off your first order when you use CULTURESTUDY at checkoutTry Beam’s best-selling Dream Powder— get up to 40% off at shopbeam.com/CULTURE and use code CULTURE at checkoutShow Notes:Follow Sam Sanders on InstagramListen to Sam’s two excellent podcasts: The Sam Sanders Show (on KCRW and wherever you get your podcasts) + Vibe CheckHere’s me on Sam’s podcast earlier this summer re: Feminist DystopiasThe long profile I wrote on Texas voters/voting during the Beto campaignThe piece I wrote about Dallas and refugee resettlement in the wake of the 2016 election (lots of really interesting Dallas history here!)We’re currently looking for your questions for future episodes about:Questions about genre & publishing for Leigh Bardugo, author of Ninth House and so many other Culture Study favsRunning a Small Business — and How to Make It Sustainable & Survivable (with Jen Hewett!)Different Modalities of Hanging Out (aka, best ways to hang out with different people) with Mary HK ChoiStarting over in mid-life with Jen HatmakerBaseball Culture (with Ali Liebegott and Melody as additional co-host!!!)Anything you need advice or want musings on for the AAA segment. You can ask about anything, it’s literally the name of the segment!As always, you can submit them (and ideas for future eps) hereFor this week’s discussion: What other corners of Texas Culture still mystify you??

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, everyone. This is Ann. We have a bunch of upcoming episodes that we need your questions for,

0:06.2

specifically about baseball culture, about running a small creative business in a way that's, like,

0:12.9

sustainable and doesn't make you want to quit doing the thing that you love. And then we're doing

0:17.5

another episode that's all about like different ways of hanging out and like thinking through like why does hanging out sometimes feel satisfying or unsatisfying or like what makes it difficult, all that sort of thing.

0:29.3

We're also working on an episode with Jen Hatmaker about starting over in midlife so you can take that in any direction that you want.

0:36.7

And then we're also talking to Lee Bardugo

0:38.8

about whatever. That means fandom, genre, Y.A., fantasy, how you convince someone to read Ninth House,

0:47.0

whatever you want. If you have questions about any of those topics, please submit them at

0:53.2

tiny URL.com slash culture study pod. And we also

0:57.3

always need asking anything questions, so submit those there as well. Thanks and enjoy today's

1:02.9

show. This is the culture study podcast and I'm Anne Helen Peterson.

1:13.8

And I'm Sam Sanders.

1:15.1

I was just informed that this is my fourth time on this show.

1:18.6

Yeah.

1:19.5

You're a main character.

1:20.7

You're a main character.

1:21.7

Next time do I get a tuxedo jacket?

1:24.7

S&L style.

1:27.7

And what are you hosting right now?

1:29.8

Oh, girl, what am I not?

1:31.2

I host two shows right now.

1:34.5

I host an entertainment talk show called The Sam Sanders Show.

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