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Wes Ferguson

@wesferguson.bsky.social
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Texas writer, founder of Free Range podcasts, and ranch hand @ guad.co wesferguson.net

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Gus Bova @gusbova.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Behold, the Observer enters the 21st century -- with @michellepitcher.bsky.social and @wesferguson.bsky.social. A podcast! www.texasobserver.org/riding-shotg...
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'Riding Shotgun': New Observer True Crime Podcast Explores Death Row Case of Charles Flores
With Free Range Productions, Michelle Pitcher digs deep into a conviction involving a dubious hypnosis technique.
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Gus Bova @gusbova.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Y'all check out the great work of @michellepitcher.bsky.social and @wesferguson.bsky.social, The Unforgotten: Riding Shotgun, which is currently #6 in top series on Apple (!) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Wes Ferguson @wesferguson.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Oh btw, I love Garrett T. Capps, who calls himself "San Antonio's resident cosmic country gonzo honky tonk weirdo freak," so it's cool that he's letting me use one of his songs for the Free Range theme.
San Antonio singer-songwriter-bandleader Garrett T. Capps.
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Wes Ferguson @wesferguson.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Free Range is also on Spotify. We'll add the show to more platforms soonish. open.spotify.com/show/2C6zrLp...
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Wes Ferguson @wesferguson.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
In the next week or so, we'll have (1) Naomi Shihab Nye on her friendship with author Paulette Jiles, who died earlier this month; and (2) documentary filmmaker Bradley Beesley on his crazy 25-year obsession with catfish noodling. If interested, subscribe to Free Range on Apple. apple.co/4578VaC
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Wes Ferguson @wesferguson.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
I also have an episode with James Wade, an acclaimed up-and-coming author, about our shared East Texas roots, what it's like to have panic attacks, and his long road to peace and purpose -- the subject of his beautiful recent essay for @texashighways.bsky.social texashighways.com/culture/essa...
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An Agoraphobic Traveler Embraces Change in Big Bend
While exploring the national park, an RV owner makes peace with an ever-evolving world
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Wes Ferguson @wesferguson.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
In an early episode of Free Range, I chatted with probably my favorite writer, @stephenharrigan.bsky.social, about the way a religious upbringing can shape you for life, even if you lose your faith -- a theme of his deeply affecting new book Sorrowful Mysteries. amzn.to/459jCJQ
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Sorrowful Mysteries: The Shepherd Children of Fatima and the Fate of the Twentieth Century
Sorrowful Mysteries: The Shepherd Children of Fatima and the Fate of the Twentieth Century [Harrigan, Stephen] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Sorrowful Mysteries: The Shepherd Children of Fatima and the Fate of the Twentieth Century
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Wes Ferguson @wesferguson.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
I have a new podcast called Free Range. It's a hobby: an excuse to be nosy, ask questions, hear stories, and satisfy my curiosity now that I don't write this kinda stuff for magazines all the time. Can you believe I designed my own cover??
Free Range podcast cover
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Mike Hoinski @hoinski.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
🚨🫨💥 @texashighways.bsky.social’s acclaimed Open Road essays now come in audio versions narrated by the authors. Our 1st one is live: Emily Gogolak’s “Amarillo by Morning,” which just happens to be our most clicked story of 2025. Please listen! More stories soon! texashighways.com/open-road-au...
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Open Road: Audio Essays From Texas Highways
Introducing Open Road, an audio adaptation of our acclaimed essay series. Tune in for personal stories about traveling in Texas.
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Mike Hoinski @hoinski.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
A Venezuelan escapes civil unrest for the friendly confines of Austin, Texas. By Alejandro Puyana for @texashighways.bsky.social #longreads texashighways.com/culture/essa...
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Cueing Peace at Austin Pool Halls
A Venezuelan ex-pat finds the heart of Texas in the corner pocket
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Wes Ferguson @wesferguson.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
It's been a true joy to help with TPWD's stellar new podcast BETTER OUTSIDE. My small but mighty crew handled the editing, sound design and engineering. Get it wherever you listen! pod.link/1812436563
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Wes Ferguson @wesferguson.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Wonder how many burgers I'll get for writing this story (I kid! I kid! I'm ethical!)
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Longreads @longreads.com · 06/05/2025
"And I would learn, most importantly, that learning is not linear. Not all questions offer obvious answers, and not all of life must be lived within the bounds of certainty." —James Wade for @texashighways.bsky.social texashighways.com/culture/essa...
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An Agoraphobic Traveler Embraces Change in Big Bend
While exploring the national park, an RV owner makes peace with an ever-evolving world
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Wes Ferguson @wesferguson.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Thanks for the assignment, Mike! It was so much fun to get to know these wildly creative folks.
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Mike Hoinski @hoinski.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
What happens when a reporter (@wesferguson.bsky.social) shuts up & listens. Eloquent musings from interesting ppl on the magical bayous of SE Texas, from photographer Keith Carter to fiddler/accordionist Ed Poullard to chef Monica Cobb. @texashighways.bsky.social texashighways.com/culture/peop...
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Bewitched by the Bayou
Explore the work of six artistswho have made Texas’ elusivebayous their muse
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Mike Hoinski @hoinski.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
The 2024 🧵 of 10 longform personal essays from the award-winning Open Road series in @texashighways.bsky.social. A fisherman reels in childhood memories on the Texas coast, by @wesferguson.bsky.social. texashighways.com/culture/essa...
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A Fisherman’s Tale on the Texas Gulf Coast
An East Texas native reels in childhood memories of fishing with his father
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