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Forget booster-club pep talks about FOMO. Your Waco Weekend is a quick dive into being there—whether “there” is a beer joint where time stopped in 1978, a stage so small the band might end up in your lap, or a film shoot that once turned Waco into Hollywood South. Part travelogue, part dive-bar sermon, every episode packs in the grit and detail that make Central Texas worth paying attention to. New stories every week. For more—including our events calendar and newsletter—check out wacoinsider.com.

An American Story – in Waco, Texas. The City of Waco is celebrating a significant anniversary – the 175th. Established in1849, Waco is a prospering community. This show is broadcast on KBBW from Waco in Central Texas and as a podcast. I’m D. Scott Smith, a new resident to Waco, inspired to create this radio program and podcast based on my many years of involvement with chambers of commerce. It’s been my experience that the local chamber is the one place in the universe where leaders from business, government, and non-profit organizations sit at the same table with the same goal: ...

Your host Ann Harder sits down with and talks about the women who made Waco!

Dr. Stephen Sloan of Baylor’s Institute for Oral History and Department of History explores the people, places, and stories that have shaped Waco, Texas. Through interviews, local-history insights, and narrative storytelling, the podcast highlights both well-known events and lesser-told community histories—helping listeners learn more about Waco and its place in broader Texas history.