Voices of the West

For our Movie Saturday program from the White Stallion Ranch this time we talk about international westerns. From the Spaghetti Westerns to Roast Beef Westerns to Bushranger Westerns, we try to cover them all!

Author and photographer Lindsay Linton Buk joins us for the hour to talk about her book, "Women Shaping the West." Her project consisted of talking with some of the leading women in Wyoming who helped forge the west in that state. The book is available here .

On the show this time are a variety of topics--including how horses make the sounds they do. The link to that article is here .

Joining us for the hour is Cory Zamora. Her father, Manuel, was the Gunsmith to the Stars in Hollywood. In fact, she's written a book about her dad called "Manuel Zamora - Gunsmith to the Stars." You can order the book here . She shares a number of stories about her dad being lined up along a wall for an execution three separate times. One of those times he was pulled from the wall by...

Our program for Valentine's Day is open-ended. No particular topic. But we do talk about stagecoaches and their drivers among other things pertaining to the Old West!

What is it about Cowboys and Old West that captures America? Longtime listeners to our program will already know the answer to that question. Yet the New York Times decided it wanted to delve into the question and tasked two writers and an editor to come up with an answer. As you might expect, the't NYT failed miserably. The writers couldn't or wouldn't look at our history because hist...

For our Movie Saturday program we delve into what Hollywood gets wrong about Westerns. They do get some things right, but, overall, Hollywood's portrayal of Westerns is mostly wrong. From wardrobe to firearms, Tinsel Town frequently blows it. But, the end result is we still love 'em for the entertainment!

Author and filmmaker Sam K. Dolan joins us. He's got three books out about the Old West. His latest covers the history of the U.S. Border Patrol in the 1920s. Another discusses El Paso and how important of a town it was in the Old West. His first book explains the untamed West and the lawlessness. He's also produced documentaries for the History Channel and other cable programs. His websit...

Our guest is Craig Hammill, founder of the Secret Movie Club in Los Angeles. He's been interested in film since he was a kid. He graduated from USC's Film School. The Secret Movie Club is a venue where folks can come and watch classic movies across all genres and hear guest speakers talk about film. Craig is a huge John Ford fan, too. The website is here .

Documentary filmmaker Katie Ryan joins us. She's produced two documentaries: "The Last Coyote," about Cowboy Troubadour Don Edwards, and, "Ghosts of California." That one dives deep into California history--some of it good, some of it bad. Her website is here .

Rob Word joins us for our first show of the New Year. He's a writer and producer of television content as well as hosting the long-running A Word on Westerns on YouTube. Rob has also written and produced a number of westerns showing on various platforms. He has interviewed numerous western stars.

It's our Movie Saturday program streamed live at the White Stallion Ranch. Our guest is Meredith Pondedel. We're talking about Meredith's aunt Dottie Pondedel. She was a silent movie star and later moved into the makeup department. She was the first female makeup artist in Hollywood dating back to the 1930s. The book is ABOUT FACE The Life and Times of Dottie Ponedel: Make-up Artist to...

Dan McCorison joins us for the hour to talk about Western Music. He's been performing for many years and his band has opened for Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Flatt & Scruggs. He's also won numerous music awards. His website is here where you can purchase his music.

Maria Christopher joins us to talk about Rancho Camulos and its museum in California. The Rancho was established by Spanish Land Grant. It is now privately owned and is on the National Registrar of Historic Places. Maria is a docent for the museum. The Rancho is also the first place to be listed in film credits. D.W. Griffith filmed "Ramona" there in the early 1900s. Learn more about Ranch...

For our Movie Saturday program, we look at the Zorro movies, books, comics and serials. Running the range from the first movie with Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. to Antonio Banderas, we talk about 'em.

Our scheduled guest had to cancel due to medical issues. But, Rob Word of Word on Westerns will join us as soon as he can. This episode "buffalos" a lot of topics including Austrailian silent westerns and talks about the old B Westerns.

No specific topic for thiis week's program. Bunker's Bovine and some Old West oddities and mysteries take up this program.

It's our Free Range program. Nothing specific, just a bunch of stuff about the Old West.

This episode is Todd and Harry attempting to clear the range. Bunker is at the Cowboy Festival at the Empire Ranch. Enjoy!

Our Movie Saturday program this month is about comedy teams that made westerns. Those teams included The Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, The Three Stooges and many others.

Photographer Terry Moore joins us to talk about his book documenting Route 66. John Steinbeck called the famed highway "The Mother Road." Terry traveled the highway for nearly 40 years to grab images showing Americana in the yesteryear. His website offers images for sale.

Former casting director Susan McCray and composer Lou Forestieri join us for the hour to talka about Susan's latest book, "Poetry Bouquet" and how Lou composed music to fit the poems. Susan and Lou's trio will perform their show Oct. 24-26 at the White Fire Theater in Los Angeles. Susan was the casting director for "Little House on the Prairie" and Lou has scored numerous m...

This program delves into a silent movie that we highly recommend watching. It's called "Wild & Woolly" and stars Douglas Fairbanks. This is a film made before he became the swashbuckler in his pirate movies and later, "Son of Zorro." This western is a fun look at an eastern fella who wants to go West and what he does to convince his rich father to send him West. Made in 191...

Our Movie Saturday program is all about the "Monte Walsh" movie from 1970 starring Lee Marvin. Co-host Todd Roberts' dad, Bobby Roberts, produced that movie among others. Todd joins us to talk about the making of that movie and some of the stories associated with it. A fun time looking back!

For this program, we talk about how corrupt the Old West was. We highlight the Santa Fe Ring out of Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory as well as the 10% Ring out of Tombstone and Cochise County, Arizona Territorhy. If you think today's politics and politicians are corrupt, you didn't pay attention in History Class!