Russell True and Steven Clauson

The Cowboy Up Podcast

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Dude rancher Russell True and sidekick Steven Clauson team up in Tucson, Arizona to talk all things Western. They'll share adventures from the range, from the back of a horse, and a variety of western life adventures. (You may wonder how they lived to tell their tales!) And they'll have a roundup of guests, Western writers, horse lovers, chuckwagon chefs, ranchers, nature lovers. It's the West now and then.

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Russell True and Steven Clauson

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E7: Diana Madaras and the Spirit of Western Art 31.07.2020 33:45

Award-winning artist Diana Madaras is equally well known for her bold, colorful Southwest art as for her generous charitable giving. Diana owns Madaras Gallery in Tucson, Arizona, which features her work, and is president of the non-profit Art for Animals Foundation, a charity she founded in 1999 to help abused, injured, and orphaned animals. Voted Tucson's Best Visual Artist nine times, she has b...

E6: Celebrate "The National Day of the Cowboy" 23.07.2020 24:10

Guest host Lynn Wiese Sneyd talks with Bethany Braley, the executive director and publisher of National Day of the Cowboy , a non-profit dedicated to preserving pioneer heritage and cowboy culture. Saturday, July 25, 2020 marks the 16th annual celebration of National Day of the Cowboy, and the start of another year supporting western artists, photographers, writers, filmmakers, and cowboys and co...

E5: Training, Adopting & Saving Wild Horses 17.07.2020 25:25

Russell and Alan talk with horse whisperer and author of Lessons from Horses Randy Helm about the future of America's wild horses. Alan shares how he came to start the first government-sponsored wild horse sanctuary in South Dakota and the tragic request issued one day by the Bureau of Land Management. Learn more about Alan's experiences in his award-winning memoir The Horse Lover: A Cowboy's Que...

E4: Wild Horses and Inmates—Partners in Prison 10.07.2020 27:49

Russell and Alan invite Randy Helm to the ranch. An experienced horse whisperer, Randy is the supervisor of the Wild Horse Inmate Program (WHIP) at the Arizona State Prison. This incredibly successful program takes wild horses out of captivity and puts them in the hands of men in captivity. And what a win-win situation it's turned out to be. If you're looking for a dose of hope and sunshine, you'r...

E3: For the Love of Horses 26.06.2020 28:03

Chess is a game. Tennis is a sport. But horse riding is an adventure. So mosey on over to the ranch and hear Russell and Alan who have over 100 years of experience and stories about loving, caring, grieving and riding horses. These two cowboys will move your spirit, touch your heart, and maybe even bring a tear or two! There isn't a better way to spend the next half hour of your life than to just...

E2: True Tales of the West with Guest Mark Bedor 20.06.2020 28:16

Russell and Alan chat with guest Mark Bedor , an avid horseman who wears many hats. Writer, photographer, news reporter, anchor, producer, author, musician and host of the TV show "Today's Wild West" — Mark has done it all. Check out the Quigley shoot, the sentimental meaning of spurs, and one of the most important cowboy mantras. Ears on… this one's for you!

E1: Raised a Cowboy, Always a Cowboy 12.06.2020 28:28

Meet Russell True and Alan Day, two cowboys who've lived big lives in big spaces. Russell grew up on White Stallion Dude Ranch in Tucson, AZ. Alan was raised on Lazy B, a 200,000-acre cattle ranch straddling the high deserts of Arizona and New Mexico. What was it like to grow up with cowboys and horses and make a hand by age five? Find out here as Russell and Alan share some high-tale, horse lovin...