Galveston Unscripted

Galveston Unscripted is a history podcast and a self-guided audio tour of Galveston, Texas, created and hosted by J. R. Shaw. Below are links to episodes filmed live at Rosenberg Library, with transcripts. Visit this page for more information about Galveston Unscripted at the Rosenberg Library.

April 4, 2023: Recipes and Resilience: How Lost Community Staples Flavor Our Community.

In this episode, J. R. talks with local community leaders Tommie Boudreaux and Alice Gatson about the history of African-American restaurants on Galveston Island.

April 20, 2023: Galveston's Role in the Civil War.

J. R. talks with local historian Ed Cotham, author of Battle on the Bay: The Civil War Struggle for Galveston and Juneteenth: The Story Behind the Celebration, about Galveston's unique involvement in the Civil War.

May 2, 2023: The Bubonic Plague Outbreak of 1920

J. R. talks with UTMB pathology professor Dr. Paula Summerly about the Galveston Plague of 1920 and the "War on Rats."