On The Start of Sugar land and the WC Munn Store
We made it to double digits! This episode explores the bloody precursor to the town of Sugar Land and takes a look at the forgotten W.C. Munn Departme...
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Catfish Reef is a regular podcast about Houston history in all its diverse glory and ignominy. Hosts Mike Vance and JR Gonzales, two of the most knowledgeable people on the subjects, are joined by occasional guests to share their knowledge of the Bayou City's past. Join us for a relaxed and entertaining learning experience about all things Houston.
On Denton Cooley and Department Store Chains
We share lots of good history about famed Dr. Denton Cooley. There is even a nice exclusive clip of him telling a story from his childhood. Plus JR ru...
On Roy Hofheinz as county judge and Fitzgerald's
Episode 8 dips into the history of two topics made even more relevant by recent events. We look at Roy Hofheinz's time as Harris County Judge which be...
On JFK in Houston and Time Travel
John F. Kennedy made three visits to Houston that warranted national news coverage. We explore the three plus toss around some ideas about what era of...
On Historic Houston Photography and Hispanic Murals
We welcome our first ever guest on Catfish Reef as Mike and JR visit with Story Sloane about history photography in Houston. Also we chat about the fl...
On the Galveston Fire of 1885 and Edna Saunders
Episode 5 takes us down to the island to look at their great conflagration and introduces listeners to the woman who brought the entertainment world t...
On the Kiss of Death Bridge and Jack Yates
Episode 4 contains a fantastic discovery from the files of the Houston Press in the 1930s, the Kiss of Death Bridge, along with a biographical segment...
On Flooding Memories and Ralph "Andy" Anderson
Episode 3 includes some historical background on flooding and hurricanes and some personal memories of JR and Mike plus a bio on sports writer and vet...
On Astroworld and Hugh Roy Cullen
Episode 2 includes talk about Houston's most widely lamented tear down and a biographical piece about an oil wildcatter turned mega-philanthropist.
Catfish Reef Pilot Episode
The inaugural episode includes an explanation of the podcast title, a bit about the Gulf Hotel Fire of 1943, some Tex-Mex reminiscing and a lot of get...