In Part 2, DonTheBarber breaks down the final chapter of Jim Courtright—one of Fort Worth’s most debated figures. From fugitive to legend, and ultimately to a shocking death, this episode explores how power, reputation, and reality collided in ...

🔥 Was Fort Worth’s most famous lawman actually its first gangster?Before Fort Worth became the city we know today… it was wild, booming, and full of contradictions.And standing right in the middle of it all was Jim Courtrig...

We Got The Funk Podcast – Episode 11Thousands of people drive down Hulen Street every day. It’s one of the busiest roads on the west side of ...

On December 23, 1974, three girls left Seminary South Shopping Center in Fort Worth and were never seen again.Rachel Trlica (17), Renee Wilson (14), and Julie Moseley (9) disappeared just two days before Christmas while shopping for holi...

Most history is remembered by big dates.But sometimes history changes in a single minute.For Fort Worth, that moment happened at 11:23 a.m. on July 19, 1876.In this episode of...

🎙 Episode 1Fort Worth Before the Myth: Slavery, Power, and the City We InheritedPodcast: We Got The FunkEpisode Length: ~30 minutesFormat: Audio-only📄 Episode DescriptionBefore Fort...

In 1849, the U.S. Army left Fort Worth.Most frontier settlements didn’t survive moments like that.  No soldiers meant no safety. No safety meant no future.Fort Worth was supposed to become a ghost town.Instead, ...

Before Fort Worth was a city, and before settlers moved in, there was violence, displacement, and an attempt to clean it all up with paperwork.In Episode 5 of We Got The Funk, DonTheBarber breaks down the Treaty at Bird’s Fort...

In this episode of We Got The Funk, DonTheBarber takes listeners to the moment peace collapsed in North Texas.Episode 4 explores the Village Creek Throwdown, a pivotal and often overlooked event that helped clear the land long...

🪒 Episode OverviewBefore cowboys.Before cattle drives.Before the Stockyards.Fort Worth had a heartbeat.In the very first episode of We Got The Funk, DonTheBarber takes listeners back to a time long befo...

Episodes one and two showed peace along the Trinity River and Village Creek — families thriving, land providing, life moving in rhythm.But in Episode 3, the energy changes.In “Rising Tension, Before the Smoke Hit the Air,” DonTheB...

🪒 Episode OverviewBefore Texas had a name…Before Fort Worth…Before 1849…There was Village Creek.In Episode 2 of We Got The Funk, DonTheBarber takes listeners inside one of the most important—yet overloo...

Fort Worth history ain’t what they told us in school.We Got The Funk is a barbershop-style podcast uncovering the real story of Fort Worth—before the cowboys, beyond the Stockyards, and deeper than the textbooks.Hosted by DonTheBa...