Willow's Vintage Homestead

Chuck Conrad, Founder and Executive Director of the Texas Broadcast Museum, shares fascinating stories about early radio, television, recordings, and the importance of saving what remains of this history.

The Krabills of Aurora, OR share tips and tricks for how to find and identify vintage items, and what it's like to run their store, Trash and Treasure Vintage.

Jody Pritzl, expert on Shiny Brite and other vintage American-made holiday ornaments, chats with me about collecting, memories, and the magic of Christmas.

Homesteader Cheryl Berg and I chat about foraging, closet mead, food preservation, hugelkultur, and lots more in this fun and informative episode.

A fascinating conversation with John Ramirez about how those floats for the Tournament of Roses Parade are designed and created, plus how voice acting legend June Foray launched his career as a Disney animator and designer.

Learn lots of weird facts about The Iron Door Saloon in Groveland, CA, courtesy of owners Corinna & Chris Loh. Bullet holes? Ghosts? Live rattlesnakes?? You betcha!

This fascinating look at burlesque history with performer and educator Kia Puckett touches on Victorian sensibilities, roller derby, spies, Betty Boop, and other surprising aspects of this misunderstood art form.

Tribal Vice Chair of the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation, Waylon Coats, shares a lot of history about the Indigenous peoples of Yosemite, cultural caretaking of the land, and hope for the next generation.

Get an inside look at the gold rush through the eyes of an 1850s miner and learn how gold gets into them thar hills in the first place with mining expert Shannon Poe.

The very magical Robert Baxt and I chat about the history of stage magicians, vaudeville, Houdini, and Hollywood's Magic Castle.

Local librarian and artist Abby Miller and I talk about why hands-on crafting matters, especially as it relates to community and self-care.

Ian Love-Jones and I chat about the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) -- What it is, what we do as Odd Fellows, the history behind the fraternal order, how it's changed over the years, and why mutual aid societies matter now more than ever.