{"id":315494,"date":"2026-05-30T14:10:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T14:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/315494\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T14:10:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T14:10:27","slug":"city-of-arlington-releases-new-podcast-series-arlington-archives-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/315494\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Arlington Releases New Podcast Series: &#8216;Arlington Archives&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"published-on small-text\">Published on February 26, 2026<\/p>\n<p>       &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main-page-image full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/articles-arlington-archives-episode-1.jpg\" alt=\"Arlington historian O.K. Carter and former Arlington mayor Richard Greene with microphones in front of them discussing history.\" title=\"Arlington historian O.K. Carter and former Arlington mayor Richard Greene with microphones in front of them discussing history.\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>By Office of Communication<\/p>\n<p>As Arlington commemorates its 150th anniversary, the City of Arlington\u2019s Office of Communication launches a new podcast series titled &#8220;Arlington Archives,&#8221; hosted by Arlington author and historian O.K. Carter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe podcast dives deep into the stories that shaped The American Dream City,\u201d said Carter. \u201cWe\u2019re bringing you the voices and legacies that make this city a cornerstone of Texas and a proud part of America\u2019s story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the first installment, titled \u201cArlington Eras: Arlington Brands,\u201d Carter and guest, former Arlington mayor Richard Greene bring listeners back to the mid\u201119th century. It explores the frontier days, when surveyor Rev. Andrew S. Hayter plotted land for present-day Arlington, the Texas &amp; Pacific Railroad arrival and more.\u00a0Listeners and viewers learn the hidden history of Arlington\u2019s early commerce, including the famed mineral well, speakeasies and even the underground gambling of Top O\u2019 Hill Terrace.<\/p>\n<p>When speaking about topics on the podcast, Greene mentioned his excitement for residents to learn more about Arlington\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcept for the people listening or watching this podcast, they&#8217;re among the tiny percentage of the population of our city today that ever heard about that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Arlington Archives podcast logo with blue microphone next to the words \" arlington=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/articles-arlington-archives.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Produced in celebration of Arlington\u2019s sesquicentennial in 2026, the series features voices from historians, city leaders and longtime residents. Future episodes will further explore Arlington\u2019s history, spotlighting milestones and anniversaries in the city\u2019s storied past.<\/p>\n<p>Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/arlington150.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Opens in New Window\" aria-describedby=\"new-window-0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arlington150.com<\/a>\u00a0for more historical articles, photos and events planned throughout 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArlington Eras: Arlington Brands\u201d is now available on all major podcast platforms and the City\u2019s social media channels including Facebook and YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet&#8217;s keep honoring our past and pave the way for what&#8217;s next,\u201d said Carter. \u201cThe story of Arlington is still being written, and you are part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on February 26, 2026 &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; By Office of Communication As Arlington commemorates its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":182188,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":["post-315494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}