Texas Twiggy

Today, on what would have been Shelley’s 76th birthday, Texas Twiggy returns with a retrospective and a reflection on Shelley’s mark on the world. In the very early stages of production, Emma connected with Sarah Lukowski. At the time, Sarah was a fellow Shelley admirer who ran a collection of fan pages called the Shelley Duvall Archive. In the years that followed the release of Texas Twiggy, Sarah and Shelley became close friends. Featuring exclusive clips from their time together, this episode looks back at a deep friendship and a life well-lived. Follow the Shelley Duvall Archive @shelleyduvallxo on Instagram and TikTok, and at shelley-duvall.com

From the team that brought you Texas Twiggy comes Gooned, a podcast about the Troubled Teen Industry.Gooned is a deep dive into an industry with blood on its hands. The Troubled Teen Industry (TTI) is a network of profit-incentivized behavior modification facilities for youth, ranging from wilderness programs to therapeutic boarding schools. The decades-old industry uses predatory tactics to capitalize on families in crisis and victimize hundreds of thousands of children and teens every year. Gooned is available now wherever you get your podcasts.Find Gooned at goonedpodcast.com and on TikTok @goonedpod. To support the show and its creators, see exclusive content, and get early access to episodes, head to patreon.com/goonedpodcast. Gooned is researched, reported, and edited by Emma Lehman. Original music for the show was created by Olivia Springberg. This trailer was produced by Grayton Newman . Episode artwork was created by Sam Doe. Sarah Lukowski and Avery Erskine copyedited and consulted on the show. 

So, the big question: Why? What happened? Do we get to hear from Shelley? Tune in to the last episode of Texas Twiggy to answer the remaining burning questions –– and honor for one last time the spectacular career and influence of Shelley Duvall!

After her retreat from the public, where did Shelley go? Who does she know, and who knows her? What is Shelley doing now? Where is she? Learn about Shelley’s community and life as she lives it today.

It was the infamous appearance that catapulted Shelley back into the public eye –– that 2016 Dr. Phil interview. Learn about the show and its titular “doctor,” and why Shelley’s personal life and re-emergence are so much more nuanced than how she was portrayed.