E25: It's Here! It's Here! It's a New Year!
Turn the calendar. Open the gate. And say hello to 2021! Russell and Alan review the challenges of the past year and also challenges they've faced in the past. What does it take to get through tough t...
31 Dec 202038min
E24: The Equus Film & Arts Festival Rides Again!
Lisa Diersen, Founder and Executive Director of the EQUUS Film & Arts Festival, and associate Julianne Neal make a virtual tour stop at the ranch to speak with Alan and Russell. Every horse has a stor...
24 Dec 202039min
E23: Meet Marshall Trimble: The Will Rogers of Arizona
He's an author, songwriter, storyteller, performer, cowboy, college prof, and Arizona's own state historian. As the Arizona Historical Foundation's executive director says, "His homespun wit and unass...
17 Dec 202043min
E22: Holiday Traditions, Celebrations & Libations in the Old West
'Tis the season to celebrate, even in these crazy, strange times. But how have holiday celebrations evolved over the decades? Culinary and western historian Sherry Monahan chats with Alan and Russell ...
10 Dec 202039min
E21: Where Cowboys and Celebrities Converge
Alan and Russell talk with guest Bill Markley, a western writer and history buff, whose experience with Hollywood's silver screen began where Alan's left off. And to think, it all happened in South Da...
4 Dec 202039min
E20: Cowboy Hats: Icons of the West
Few westerners know hats better then master hatter Jimmy Harrison, fondly known as Jimmy "the hat man." He's been shaping and cutting down hats since he was young and in rodeo with his buddies. Eventu...
27 Nov 202037min
E19: Extraordinary Women of the Old West
Russell and Alan chat with historian and author Chris Enss. Some of the most famous names in history, not to mention film and pop culture, populate her 40+ books. Her newest book is "No Place for a Wo...
20 Nov 202047min
E18: Remembering John Wayne
In 1907 in the small town of Winterset, Iowa, Marion Robert Morrison was born. As an adult, he would change his name to John Wayne. A Hollywood legend, Wayne remains an integral part of western film a...
12 Nov 202033min
