Introducing: One By Willie Season 7
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad burst onto the field back in 1972—the same year Title IX passed, the same year Deep Throat came out, a...
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America's Girls
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad burst onto the field back in 1972—the same year Title IX passed, the same year Deep Throat came out, and a year before Roe v. Wade. Sarah Hepola digs in...
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The Final Flight of Captain Forrester | 5. The Final Flight
Karoni and her family gather in Arlington to remember Ron Forrester, surrounded by friends and MIA advocates. For many more American familie...
The Final Flight of Captain Forrester | 4. The Dig
Excavations begin in a rice paddy near the village of An Thủy. But after years of digging, Karoni Forrester wonders whether the government h...
The Final Flight of Captain Forrester | 3. The Four Horsemen
A team of investigators takes up the search for Ron Forrester and pieces together new clues about his last mission. Audio subscribers to Tex...
The Final Flight of Captain Forrester | 2. A Daughter's Search
Karoni Forrester grew up looking for her father. Along the way, she found even more MIA families like hers in need of help. Audio subscriber...
The Final Flight of Captain Forrester | 1. The Mystery of Tiny 05
In late 1972, U.S. Marine Captain Ron Forrester disappeared on a bombing run into North Vietnam. Back home in Texas, his family could only w...
The Final Flight of Captain Forrester
A woman’s search for her father—a pilot who disappeared during a mission in Vietnam—collides with the fight over what we owe those who never...
Introducing TM Out Loud
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Introducing Viva Tejano
Introducing the latest podcast from Texas Monthly, "Viva Tejano.” Latin music is ascending in the U.S., and, in some surprising ways, much o...
America's Girls | 8. Making the Dream
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have navigated scandals and cultural shifts in the last few years. What is their future in this new world? F...
America's Girls | 7. All-American Sexy Girls
From honey shots to swimsuit calendars, sex has long been part of the cheerleaders’ brand. But is the provocative tease a relic of another e...
America's Girls | 6. The Perfect Look
It’s not just about being the right weight. It’s about having the right hair, the right skin, the right boobs, the right legs. Only a very p...
America's Girls | 5. The Rules
No appearances near alcohol. No fraternizing with players. Being a Cowboys cheerleader has always meant living by a long list of rules. But...
America's Girls | 4. The Uniform
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders uniform is iconic, a symbol of Texas culture for half a century. But its origin story remains remarkably uns...
America's GIrls | 3. Naked Ambition
A group of former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders pose topless in Playboy, and the Cowboys go to court to protect their brand. For episode trans...
America's Girls | 2. All That Glitters
The cheerleaders enjoy the glamor of sudden fame, while grappling with low pay and the dangers of celebrity. For episode transcripts and bon...
America's Girls | 1. The Rise to Fame
The modern Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders launch in 1972 and rocket to national fame. For episode transcripts and bonus content related to the...
America's Girls | Introducing America's Girls
For 50 years, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have been a global phenomenon, endlessly photographed, televised and commercialized. They bega...