Ep 064: Memorial Day 2020 - The War Horse Remembered

Many countries use stamps as a way to tell people about their culture and their history, all in a little corner of a piece of paper. It’s a great PR opportunity to have a publicly-visible thing that can be very personal to those that send, and those that receive, and maybe some others along the way. Today, on May 17, 2021, it’s only fitting that Mount Vernon, Virginia (the home of George Washington’s…donkey) will host the United States Postal Service and their new release of the ...

17 Mai 202110min

The Backyard Green Films universe this week: Our San Diego Screening of The Holstein Dilemma documentary is here. The exciting new Heritage Breed Stamp Series at the USPS hits next Monday. We have a shot at something big. Holy Cow. Links: https://www.netaonline.org/about-us https://www.netaonline.org/episode/holstein-dilemma https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8736632/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.usps.com/ https://about.usps.com/newsro...

10 Mai 20218min

It’s that time again – Bishop Mule Days. We’re going to bring you back to that wild adventure with an interview with Bill Garrett, of Garrett Jackstock. He came all the way from Stillwell, Oklahoma to show off his gorgeous ass. We would know, because we looked (ba-dum-dum)(And yes, we will take every cheap and easy shot we can on this one). Mule days is a wild, colorful celebration that highlights all the differences that can occur when you cross a donkey and a horse....

3 Mai 202123min

Every once in a while we meet someone who is unabashedly direct. Straightforward. Sometimes even to the point of becoming – dare we say it – politically incorrect. Not in a mean way, and completely without malicious intent; it’s just that they don’t pull their punches, and they tell you what they think. It can be refreshing sometimes, can it not? You can have some really substantive conversations with people who are willing to be plain spoken, and some even bett...

27 Apr 202142min

This week is the funeral of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. He was a man that dutifully served in the less-glorious position of Queen Elizabeth II’s consort for over 70 years. His funeral procession included his faithful team of Fell Ponies, pulling the carriage that used to zip along the royal estates under Prince Philip’s guidance. So it is truly ironic that we had our podcast release prepped today for an interview on the Cleveland Bay horse, a breed that has a much more ...

19 Apr 202138min

What to choose and what to keep The thought in Springtime fends off sleep With breed or farm or film or seed You must choose well or won’t succeed. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culling Support the show

13 Apr 202120min

Infrastructure. Is it a “sexy” word for most people? Definitely not. But to some of us, the truly exciting part is that effort now can often translate to big gains in the future. Building something that will last long after you’re gone takes time, focus, thought, and usually quite a bit of money. You might think we’re talking about all that stuff with the massive stimulus spending swirling in the news this week, but that’s not a pile we want to step in, over or through (how...

5 Apr 202141min

If I say, “The glories of Spain,” you may think of modern cathedrals, or historic armadas, or Inigo Montoya. But no matter what you think of when Spain is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind might not be “livestock.” If you live in North America, though, maybe you should put that one in the mental hopper, because when Ponce de Leon came over to Florida in 1521 looking for the fountain of youth (here set up a colony somewhere in there too), things fundamentally changed ov...

30 Mar 202127min