E42S3 Meet Craig Johnson & the Longmire Gang
When Craig Johnson wrote his first novel featuring Sheriff Walt Longmire, he had no idea it would lead to a New York Times bestselling series, much less become a TV blockbuster. But that it has! Craig...
29 Apr 202351min
E41S3 Arizona Highways: The Magazine That Keeps on Giving
Arizona Highways has been going strong ever since it launched back in 1925. One reason is its spectacular collection of monthly photographs that capture the state's famous topography, as well as its d...
19 Apr 202347min
E40S3 Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling (or in This Case, the Dirt!)
Marjorie Lambert knew what she loved: archeology, specifically southwest archeology. But back around 1930, excavation sites were not a place for women. That didn't deter Marjorie, a trailblazer who, d...
15 Apr 202350min
E39S3 Dude Ranching & Hollywood: Thinkin' "City Slickers?" Think Again!
While researching her acclaimed book, "American Dude Ranch," historian and archivist Lynn Downey did a deep dive into how cinema has portrayed dude ranches. It all started back in 1918 with the movie...
7 Apr 202347min
E38S3 What Makes Arizona So Awesome?
Is it the Grand Canyon? Absolutely, BUT there's so much more to Arizona! Not only does it have more wilderness areas than in the entire Midwest, but it has Route 66, Navajo Code Talkers, hopelessly ro...
31 Mar 202346min
E37S3 Riding into Western History with Bill Markley
Who did what and when in the Old West continues to tantalize historians, novelists, filmmakers and others. Bill Markley has spent more time than most delving into infamous events and characters and tr...
24 Mar 202344min
E36S3 Making a Career of Trick Riding
Japanese-American cowgirl Miko Moriuchi McFarland put herself through college trick riding six nights a week and going to classes during the day. A founder of the Trixie Chicks Trick Riders, she has p...
17 Mar 202349min
E35S3 A Hike to Remember
The Pacific Northwest Trail has Cheryl Strayed. The Appalachian Trail has Bill Bryson. And now the Arizona Trail has Tom Zoellner. In 2019, Zoellner hiked the trail's 800 miles and took a deep dive in...
11 Mar 202348min
