The Cowboy Up Podcast

On June 25, 1876, General George Custer and some 200 soldiers perished in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Their wives soon learned of the outcome. They were now widows. How these women coped and sur...

14 Maj 202256min

For 25 years, The Bill Ganz Western Band regaled audiences with cowboy music. Local bars, rodeos, even Tucson's symphony hall—the band played it all. Bill Ganz, the guitar-picking founder, joins Russe...

7 Maj 202255min

In 1870, a talented young woman packed up her bags and bid adieu to a damp and chilled East Coast. Sara Plummer Lemmon would spend the remainder of her life in the West leaving a legacy still visible ...

30 Apr 202248min

Gallup, New Mexico is not known as a tourist destination. Yet, this community situated near the Four Corners is rich in diversity and history. Longtime resident and past mayor of Gallup, Bob Rosebroug...

23 Apr 202244min

The Colorado River is at its lowest levels. Is climate change the culprit? Unexpected urban growth? Mismanagement over the decades? To sort through these questions, Russell and Alan chat with experts ...

15 Apr 202252min

She was a lover of music and determined to find her way into the limelight. And that she did. Dale Evans rose to fame as an actress, singer, and wife of Roy Rogers. Historian Theresa Kaminski, author ...

8 Apr 202256min

The Supreme Court Justice turns 92 this year. What a life, what a legacy! To help celebrate both, Sandra's son, Scott O'Connor, joins Russell and Uncle Al to share stories about what life was like wit...

2 Apr 202247min

If you start roping at age five, are you destined to rope in rodeos – and win? Brianna Markum-McClain would argue yes. This talented cowgirl chats with Russell and Alan about what it's like to grow up...

25 Mars 202242min