It Was Broken When We Found It
IWBWWFI might not be the best name, but was a phrase used extensively back at the ranch by my father when someone would present him with something (or someone) that was broken. When the presenter was questioned, it was always the same answer: "It was broken when we found it". We'll be discussing current events with the emphasis on 'small town' type material. We'll be bringing on weekly guests that range from musical entertainment, all the way to local political candidates and everything in between. Our story isn't unique to our 'town' and will strike a chord with any listener. What our show lacks in quality is hopefully made up for with entertainment. Sometimes you get exactly what you pay for, but know that we're doing our best.
Episodes
35 episodes
Thursday Thunder - What's been going on?
The crew is back and a LOT of catching up to do. This episode is centered more around Van Texas politics, but we even strayed from that too.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:02:20
Wednesday Wangles - Catching Up
A lot of discussion that focused on the City of Van and it's use of HOT Funds... and the entire situation of TxDot threatening to take Jimmys Cock. Both topics are not that that much different.
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Episode 29
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1:14:26
Wednesday Wangles - Browsboro Flowing Again?
Brownsboro city council met on Monday for their regular November meeting. On the agenda was the ongoing 'water billing' debacle they've been working on. We're going to talk further about that with Trayce West. We might even discuss some other t...
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Episode 28
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1:04:14
Wednesday Wangles - Into Executive Session
We had big ambitions of going into executive session and discussing items not fit for human consumption, but instead we went through mostly the HOT fund debacle that the City of Van is involved in.
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Episode 27
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54:31
Wednesday Wangles - One Eyed Jimmy
We didn't think it was a real word either, but it is:Wangle - To manipulate or persuade someone or something cleverly, symbolizing cleverness, strategy, and skill (maneuver, finagle, engineer). “With her charm and wit, she wangled an inv...
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Episode 26
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1:00:34
Sunday Shenanigans - Lets Talk About Brownsboro Texas
Trayce West Joins us for a discussion about Brownsboro happenings.
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Episode 25
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1:22:08
Sunday Shenanigans - All Jacked Up
Week in review with Jimmy Newton and hopefully one other co-host. It should be another interesting evening of stimulating discussion, but we make no promises. There are times when you actually get less than what you paid for
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Episode 24
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1:22:26
Sunday Shenanigans - Mens Mental Health and Jesus.
We could all use some help with both. A candid discussion with Jimmy Timmy Newton and Lee Carter.
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Episode 23
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1:13:16
Sunday Shenanigans - Redemption
A show aimed at proving that we can drink water on the show and still crash the train, although not as badly as previous times. Lee Carter offers an apology and we have local resident Jimmy (Timmy) Newton on the show. Like always, s...
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Episode 22
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1:06:04
Sunday Shenanigans - Wash My Car
In an odd twist of events, the Van Chief of Police is now trying to help Dominique Horton better his life. Kind gesture or pre-trial trap? It was unethical at best and we talk about and why the Chief needs to resign.
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Episode 21
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1:13:23
Sunday Shenanigans - Mary Thompson and More
Sean Sieja and Lee Carter filled in for Gavin. We have proven the train doesn't need tracks to crash - it just needs a couple Engineers. Some good discussions, questions and updates.
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Episode 20
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1:10:44
Sunday Shenanigans - Councilman Charles Ryan
A little bit of everything. Charles addressed some issues and answered some questions. No one was physically harmed in the making of this particular podcast.
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Episode 19
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1:41:33
Sunday Shenanigans - Time Well Wasted
We come back to Van ISD again, Angelina County and a few other topics.
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Episode 18
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54:42
Sunday Shenanigans - Sunday Funday
A little bit about us and what's going on with the City of Van EDC.
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Episode 17
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37:26
Sunday Shenanigans - City of Van Happenings and Updates
Van ISD Update, Splash Pad, City Council... Govt Code 554 - we hit it all in this episode.
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Episode 16
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46:54
Sunday Shenanigans - What In the Van ISD Is Going On?
We learned a LOT of teachers were leaving / resigning from the JE Rhodes Campus. We were able to find out a few details, allegedly. Everything that happens in our schools impacts our community and everything that happe...
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Episode 15
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44:44
Sunday Shenanigans - Freestyle
Interesting session in where we cover Bryan Slaton and holding elected officials accountable, ask some questions about our local ISD and discuss swimsuit season, not drinking beer and other very important items.
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Episode 14
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51:09
Sunday Shenanigans - First Amendments Rights, Dress Code, TPIA 552 and MORE
We're going to discuss 1st Ammendment rights and also Article 1, Sect 27 of the Texas Constitution. As we've learned, many don't understand these very basic rights. Along with this, we're going to deep dive into the Texas Public Information Act...
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Episode 13
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45:01
Van City Council Meeting - April 13 2023
City Council meeting with a little bit of voice over... Sean Sieja was a guest host on this. The City audio isn't the greatest and we appear to be talking over City Council. We are.
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Episode 9
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1:32:52
Sunday Shenanigans - Get involved, get informed
A recap of a Van meeting, Payne Springs PD and other things. Somehow, the ending was cut short, but we'll see if we can find it and add it back on. Standby.
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Episode 6
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39:37
Kemah Derailed PT II - In Kemah
This is an in depth and open look at what's happened in Kemah TX and their local government, citizens and affected businesses. We're not into trashing your local elected officials, but we do want to discuss facts and compare to other places. Ke...
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Episode 5
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1:14:52
City of Van Council Meeting - March
Obviously, we had to comment...
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Episode 5
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1:16:54
Sunday Shenanigans - Recap and Teaser!
We love us some Sunday Shenanigans. This Sunday we're going back to Van TX to discuss some of the current events, happenings and maybe even an elected official or two? This will be the setup for "Lets Talk About Van TX Pt II". Also - March 11th...
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Episode 4
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1:00:30