In Episode 59 of Downtown Depot, show host Austin Meek interviews Dr. Stephen Sloan. The Director of the Institute for Oral History at Baylor University, Sloan gives an overview of local history in the area and mentions a few “green book” locations popularized by the recent Oscar-winning film. Before that conversation, Meek shines the Small Business Spotlight, presented by American Bank, on Silent’s Spectacular Shoe Shine & Boot Care, and is visited in studio by Corey McEntyre of Milo for The Chef’s Corner.

Inside the Episode:

Dr. Stephen Sloan with show host Austin Meek

0:39 - The Small Business Spotlight: Silent's Spectacular Shoe Shine & Boot Care
4:27 - The Chef's Corner with Corey McEntyre
9:13 - Dr. Stephen Sloan's Waco history
11:30 - Stories from Central Texas
12:45 - Waco History podcast
14:15 - The Huaco Indians in the 18th Century
15:42 - James Andrew Harris
16:48 - Future of the Taylor Museum
19:10 - How the Waco History app came together
20:30 - The power of perspectives in oral history
21:21 - "Green Book" locations in Waco
22:52 - Responsible development
23:29 - A rich history in East Waco
25:01 - Learning from the past
26:33 - Moving forward with the Waco History app
27:46 - Appreciating your place in history