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Texas Steampunk Connection

Thax, Jack, and Bluestocking

Steampunk podcast on happenings in Texas. News and reviews of novels, comics, movies and anything steampunk.

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56:51

Tx Steampunk Xtion: Build the Future S10Ep5

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2026/03/09

recorded March 4, 2026This week we explore steampunk inventing and some favorite inventions. Could be real, but probably imagined. Dr. Bluestocking discovers Professor BJ Sears, a prominent film editor who was compelled to create a collection of steampunk-inspired sculptures. Jack shares inspirational prose on the steampunk outlook on inventing. Professor BJ Sears' Technological Rarities

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55:54

Tx Steampunk Xtion: Build the Future S10Ep4

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2026/02/22

recorded February 18, 2026Last show we planned to talk about some fun patents, but we had such a good time we didn't get to it. So we're going to try again! Dr. BS is back with us, and we've found patents for things we use every day, and others that I doubt anyone ever used! Let's go! Google Patents A random source on the internet!

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54:29

Tx Steampunk Xtion: Build the Future S10Ep3

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2026/02/08

recorded February 4, 2026This week we bring you Johnny Steverson, the one-man event maker who produces the Galveston Steampunk, Pirate, and Ghost Coast Festivals. He's got big news to bring us that will really set off the summer! Also we planned to discuss Victorian patents, but never really get there. We'll return to it next show with double the patents! https://galvestonsteampunk.com/ https://www.visitgalveston.com/ https://ghostcoastfestival.com/

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54:49

Tx Steampunk Xtion: Build the Future S10Ep2

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2026/01/26

recorded January 21, 2026This week we delve back into history to look at the Pinkertons. Were they detectives, or paid thugs for supervillains? I was surprised by the answers. Pinkerton's own presentation of history another (better) podcast on the Pinkertons

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57:39

Tx Steampunk Xtion: Build the Future S10Ep1

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2026/01/10

recorded January 7, 2026It's a new year! Time to make new plans, and build excitement for the next build, next adventure! We're going to make some resolutions, and have the best darn 2026 whether we like it or not!

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69:20

Tx Steampunk Xtion: on the Road S9Ep26

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2025/12/29

recorded December 24, 2025It's the night before Christmas, and we're streaming our end of year wrap-up! We want to hug all our supporters and start plans for next year. Jack and the fam are back to celebrate and we look forward to a new year.

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53:28

Tx Steampunk Xtion: on the Road S9Ep25

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2025/12/14

recorded December 10, 2025Did you ever wonder about that line about “scary ghost stories” in the Christmas carol “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”? Well, we’re gonna tell y’all all about that glorious Victorian Christmas tradition! Besides Dickens' Christmas Carol, what other stories have you heard of? Lets see if we can find any. Christmas Ghosts: A Victorian Tradition Christopher Lee tells the story of a loud hotel neighbor. In the Bleak Mid-Winter: Must-Read Ghost Stories for

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55:27

Tx Steampunk Xtion: on the Road S9Ep24

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2025/11/30

recorded November 26, 2025Before Steampunk November, organizers were approached by Big Media asking about the "Steampunk Lifestyle." What does that mean, to Big Media or to us? How does steampunk play a part in your life on a regular or daily basis?

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55:04

Tx Steampunk Xtion: on the Road S9Ep23

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2025/11/14

recorded November 12, 2025Steampunk November is the longest running steampunk event in Texas. And it's in three days!! Sheriff Natalie McTavish joins us for a pre-fest hang out. What changes will there be this year? What are you looking forward to? How will we tea duel? Frankenstein The Thief and the Cobbler Powers of Darkness (Dracula)

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65:45

Tx Steampunk Xtion: on the Road S9Ep22

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2025/11/03

recorded October 29, 2025 It's the last show before Halloween! Let's finish off a season of cults and strange societies with Madame Blavatsky and her occult/religious movement, Theosophy. We discuss the questionable origin story, and how Theosophy has influenced modern culture. Theosophical Society on Wikipedia Madame Blavatsky: a seeker of truth — and a fraud Henry Steel Olcott: Timeline of an Occult Pioneer William Quan Judge: A Biographical Sketch Annie Besant on BBC.co.uk Jiddu Krishnamurti on

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59:00

Tx Steampunk Xtion: on the Road S9Ep21

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2025/10/17

recorded October 15, 2025This Mid-October we welcome researcher Bekah June back to talk about about esoteric secret societies and strange luminaries of the time. Thax reveals the secrets of the Freemason (not real super secrets, tho.) Jack picks it up as three Masons create the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn for more occultism than the Masons offered. Political intrigues and infighting commence! Freemasons Grand Lodge of Texas Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn More work from Bekah

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68:00

Tx Steampunk Xtion: on the Road S9Ep20

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2025/10/07

recorded October 1, 2025Tonight we celebrate the coming of October, our favorite month! Also the rapture that didn't happen on Tuesday a week past. Yeah, for real. I guess. What is the rapture, anyway? Also, since we're sliding that way, horrific religious cults of the 1800's! A warning. Some may find this episode disturbing. Listen at your own risk. Edmund Creffield and the Brides of Christ Frank Sandford and the Shiloh Compound Cult of Margaretta Peter

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55:13

Tx Steampunk Xtion: on the Road S9Ep19

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2025/09/20

recorded September 17, 2025No topic this week. Instead lets hang out and have a good old school show and tell! We haven't done one of these in months, so we're all over the place. Nautilus is still the greatest SP show we've seen in a long time. Wednesday the new season has its problems, but we still think it's a good watch. O. Henry a turn-of-the-century author from Austin, Texas Perfect Creature a vampire B movie with great SP setting Steampunk Banditos: Sex Slaves of Shark Island Thax read the

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61:12

Tx Steampunk Xtion: on the Road S9Ep18

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2025/09/07

recorded September 3, 2025This week we celebrate the American laborer that keeps the wheels of industry turning. But what was it like at a time when labor drove the actual industrial revolution? TLDR, it was a horror show of course! We go from the Poor Law of 1834 to workhouses, to manufacturing fire in a locked building, to labor safety laws and the value of

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56:29

Tx Steampunk Xtion: on the Road S9Ep17

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2025/08/24

recorded August 20, 2025Tonight we begin an exploration of the tawdry underbelly of repressed Victorian society, venturing into what is not discussed in polite society. We approach Victorian drug use, medical and recreational, of opium, cocaine, and cannabis. The Steampunk Doctor: Practicing Medicine in a Victorian Mechanical Age Drugs in Victorian Britain Opium in Victorian Britain Opium Use in the 19th Century Busted: How Cocaine went from Friend to Fiend in the 19th Century How Marijuana Was

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54:38

Tx Steampunk Xtion: on the Road S9Ep16

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2025/08/10

recorded August 6, 2025This week we are joined by Bekah June, host of cosmic horror series "Voicemails of the Unexplained." She is also a veteran steampunk, and into weird paranormal conspiracies so this should be a fun chat. Bekah's web page, Default Theory Productions Voicemails of the Unexplained Bekah's TikTok Bekah's previous project, Tales of a Broken Reality Turning the Table: A Look at The Victorian Supernatural Obsession

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56:36

Tx Steampunk Xtion: on the Road S9Ep15

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2025/07/27

recorded July 23, 2025 Musician and steampunk presenter, Addisyn Madd joins us this week as we discuss the passing of an idol and the steampunk track at Delta H Con this last weekend. Delta H Con is a diverse fandom convention catering to Anime fans and cosplayers, tabletop and online gamers, and general geek love. This year Delta H committed a full panel room to steampunk for the whole weekend! Apologies for the sound quality. It was out of our control. That's showbiz. Addisyn Madd Mr. Madd at

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55:57

Tx Steampunk Xtion: on the Road S9Ep14

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2025/07/19

recorded July 9, 2025Ready to add beautiful accessories to glow up your kit? Steampunk options in jewelry are vast, but some draw the eye for being so over the top ridiculous it turns you into a steampunk influencer! Let's talk about jewelry and steampunks and stuff! I could not find the etsy listing for the Cheez Whiz Steampunk pendant, and that's a real shame. But I do have this: https://www.clippingworld.com/ugly-jewelry/ Jack is really into raccoons, so... Raccoon Ring Handcrafted by Doctor

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55:53

Tx Steampunk Xtion: on the Road S9Ep13

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2025/06/29

recorded June 25, 2025What do you think of when you hear steampunk and animals? Is it animals in cute costumes? What about autonomous robotic creatures? Mad experiments in genetic science? We've got a lot of fun ground to cover tonight! 8 Animals That Think They're Steampunk (Plus Tips for Steampunking Your Own Pet) Automata - The Mechanical Art & Design Museum Make Cardboard Automata | STEM Activity Strandbeest Save a Horse, Ride a Kawi: The Kawasaki Corleo Concept MechWest: action

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54:07

Tx Steampunk Xtion: on the Road S9Ep12

Texas Steampunk Connection ·

2025/06/15

recorded June 11, 2025What's the latest happenings around Steampunk as the temperatures keep climbing? Join us and Kitty of Faire Treasures as she tells us about the last days of Joann Fabrics, and adventure with the Ghost Airship Allegory, exploring the British Emporium and recovering at Gillespie's Irish Tavern.

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