My new podcast is out today

Listen to RENAISSANCE, TX wherever you get your podcasts

Back in September 2021, I wrote my first feature article exclusively here on Substack, “RENAISSANCE, TEXAS.” It’s a story 17 years in the making, revisiting something I witnessed while on assignment covering America’s largest renaissance faire, the Texas Renaissance Festival.” On my way out of the fest, I passed a big fight breaking out by the exit. I later found out that someone got stabbed there and died. So a few years back I decided to look back into what happened, and why.

Starting today, you can listen to a new eight-part true crime podcast based on my article. It’s also called RENAISSANCE, TX, and it’s Season 2 of a true crime series called CRIME WAVES. You can listen to Season 1, Crime Waves: Cold Truth here. The first three episodes of Season 2 are available now whereve you listen to podcasts. Here’s the official blurb:

Season 2 of Crime Waves tells the story of The Texas Renaissance Festival, the largest — and rowdiest — ren fair in the nation. A place where reality and fantasy are blurred. You may think it’s all tights and turkey legs, but what if we told you that the festival has a dark side, too? Over the years, this ren fair has been the scene of murders, assaults, and other assorted crimes. We went to the fair to investigate this place where people live out their carnal fantasies and figure out just exactly how that could become so dangerous. But we didn't expect to find danger for us. Crime Waves is developed and produced by Faceplant and QCODE, in association with No Smiling.    Follow the show now for the strangest true crime stories you’ve never heard of, told by the people who were there — and the ones who picked up the pieces.