The Chicken Ranch: The True Story of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

12/14/21 • 19 min

Ep: 008 The brothel known as the Chicken Ranch, sat between Houston and Austin for 60 years and was no secret. Trouble brewed when the house of ill-repute had the misfortune of being the target of a TV news sensationalist giving the Governor no choice but to order it be closed. Even then, the brothel may have been quickly forgotten had it not been put in the spotlight by The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, a stage play and later a major motion picture. But how much of what you know of the chicken ranch is true? I chat with Jayme Blashcke who spent years studying the true story and shares what he knows.

Link to Jayme's book: Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch: The Definitive Account of the Best Little Whorehouse

Jayme's Website: Chicken Ranch Central

Charles Durning as the Governor in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

History Briefs Website: historybriefs.com

Sign up for the History Briefs newsletter

Help Support History Briefs by Donating and Buy Me a Cup of Coffee.

Ep: 007 After Alfred Nobel invented dynamite large shipments of them were sold around the world to companies and for building infrastructure., which kept him busy opening new factories and laboratories. In 1871, on the Ardeer Peninsula in Scotland, he opened his 6th factory. In this episode get inside the plant and hear some former employees describe the dangers, friendships, and fun they had while working there.

Thank you, Jack Dickson for inspiring this episode. You can watch Jack's videos on YouTube.

Nobel Explosives at Ardeer 1871 - 2021

Shifting Sands 150 Years of Nobel Explosives

History Briefs Website: historybriefs.com

Sign up for the History Briefs newsletter

Help Support History Briefs by Donating and Buy Me a Cup of Coffee.

Ep: 009 In 2016, people around the world people heard the news of those killed by a shooter in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Over 40 years earlier, 32 people lost their lives in a fire at another bar popular with the LGBTQ community. Likely started by an arsonist, it is still on recorder for having the largest number of people killed by a fire in the city of New Orleans.

You haven't heard of it? It's not surprising if you haven't. Unlike the tragedy in Orlando, the world did not grieve, America did not grieve, and most of the city of New Orleans did not grieve either. The people who did that night in 1973 deserve to have their stories heard.

French Quarter Frank's Website

LGBTQ+ Archives Project of Louisiana

Leave a Review

History Briefs Website: historybriefs.com

Sign up for the History Briefs newsletter

Help Support History Briefs by Donating and Buy Me a Cup of Coffee.