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Come and Take It
Come and Take It is a talk show about Texas, by Texans. Three friends born and raised in Texas share their views on the state’s history, culture, and just what it means to be Texan.
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#122: Bernie
42 minutes
Download MP3 audioA small town in Texas. A friendly mortician. A rich widow. Murder. Do all these things add up to a comedy starring Jack Black? Only in the mind of Texas indy filmmaker Richard Linklater. This week we look at a Texas story so strange it has to be true.
Before we begin… In the spirit of Bernie, what’s your favorite hymn from the movie?
Midnight in the Garden of East Texas, the Texas Monthly article that started Richard Linklater thinking.
A rebuttal to the idea that “…those people drink warm beer with mudcat!” in East Texas
Sonny explains Texas:
- Kay Epperson describes her experience creating her character on Bernie:
- A different perspective on the story from the real people in Carthage:
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