The Tinstreamer Podcast

Brad Leland is a powerhouse of an actor. His most famous role was Buddy Garrity from the television series, “Friday Night Lights.” He played the same role as John Aubrey in the movie, “Friday Night Lights.” Brad was in Snyder, Texas (my hometown) to moderate, “An Evening With Barry Corbin.” I sat down with Brad on my high school stage, and we talked about his early days performing in theater produ...

Barry Corbin is a legend on the big and small screen. He’s also the nicest human you’ll ever meet. If you’ve seen a movie, streamed a show, or watched a good old fashion network television series, in the last 48 years, you’ve seen Barry’s work. He is ubiquitous in the world of entertainment. Heck, he’s even been the voice of Harley Davidson. Barry’s first string of movies were Urban Cowboy, Stir C...

Part 2 with Madison Walker    We pick up with Producer Madi where we left off last week. In this episode, Madi and I have an impromptu staff meeting, and we discuss how to capture the show with moving images. That’s right, soon you’ll be able to watch The Tinstreamer Podcast on YouTube. It’s a deep dive into the world of cameras and editing software.   Madi talks about her transition into freelanc...

Madison Walker Martin is a filmmaker and a seasoned adventurer. She spent three years as a producer for the Texas Parks and Wildlife PBS Show where she showcased the grand landscapes and folks adventuring in the great state parks of Texas. She is a natural born leader and gifted storyteller. Earlier this year, Madi left the PBS show to focus on freelancing. Her vision and creative ethos will produ...

In episode 11, I'm on assignment with photographer Justin Rex . We are near the border town of Del Rio, Texas in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands , one of the most significant archeological regions of Texas. Hidden in the desert caves and rock outcroppings are hundreds of ancient rock art panels with elaborate pictographs that tell stories experts are still trying to unravel. The site Justin and I vent...

Allison Workman is a health coach, yoga teacher, personal trainer, and Tinstreamer’s newly appointed Chief Fitness Officer. She is also Mrs. Tinstreamer. If you’ve adventured with me, you’ve most likely experienced some of Allison’s yoga and functional movement. I’ve led numerous haphazard yoga flows on the Texas Tech Adventure Media bikepacking trips, and come sunrise at camp, you’ll find me stre...

It is graduation season, and on episode 9 of The Tinstreamer Podcast, we sit down with Emma Montgomery. Emma just graduated from Texas Tech University, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Emma is a writer, photographer, bikepacker, backpacker, and a lover of green chiles. I met Emma in 2023 at the Texas Tech University Adventure Media bikepacking trip over spring break. That yea...

“If you’re gonna’ be a bear, be a grizzly!” Lindsay Kennedy is our featured Tinstreamer in Episode Ocho. She is a Professor of Practice at Texas Tech University in the Department of Agricultural Education and Communications . If Lindsay is your professor, count your lucky stars because success is on the horizon. All YOU have to do is chase it with the same fervor Lindsay attacks each day. If, like...

“Leave room for serendipity.” That’s how commercial and lifestyle photographer RJ Hinkle runs a photoshoot. His professional portfolio is vast: Walmart , Luchese Boots , The King Ranch , The Container Store (gosh I love that place), Evie Mae’s Pit BBQ (RJ is a BBQ fanatic.), Boomer Jack's -  and the list goes on. His still images are never static. The subjects are vibrant with color and emotion. T...

EP: 6 - “What are we passionate about?” They were on a sailboat in the Virgin Islands, and that is the question three friends pondered. Dogs, bikes and sailboats was the answer. Two were in Telecommunications and one was a heavy equipment (bull dozers and excavators) mechanic. In 2001, they opened Mad Duck Cyclery in Grapevine, Texas (just north of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex). Located in a fo...

Episode 5 finds us in far West Texas, driving into the late night/early morning - under the star filled sky of the expansive Chihuahuan Desert. My part time cohost Jerod Foster joins me along with producer Madison Walker Martin for this moving (literally) truck cast as the three of us ride in Madi’s Ford Ranger to pick up a re-supply vehicle we left in the desert.   The podcast opens with the hum...

In episode 4, we are live to tape (SD Card) in the Chihuahuan Desert at Rio Bravo Ranch just outside of Presidio, Texas. This is a Tinstreamer DesertCast – tailgate session. I sit down with Lindsay Kennedy a professor of practice at Texas Tech University in the school of Agriculture Education and Communications. Former guests Jerod Foster and Justin Rex are on the scene too. We spent the previous...

Episode 3 of The Tinstreamer Podcast is a companion piece to a Texas Monthy story I wrote that hits their website on Monday 2-26-24. (This podcast is not affiliated with Texas Monthly.) It’s about Broken Arrow Ranch , the Texas based company that pioneered the selling of exotic wild game (venison) to restaurants across the country. In the early 80s, Broken Arrow Ranch founder, Mike Hughes was inst...

This episode finds me in South Texas on assignment for a Texas Monthly web story. Photographer and friend Justin Rex joins me, and we sit down in Kingsville, Texas at the Holliday Inn Express and chat about Broken Arrow Ranch (the story we're working on), the 80s hit TV show Airwolf, Justin's extensive career as a photojournalist, photographing Tom Brady, and doing things that scare you.  There's...

Outdoor adventure writer Brandon Weaver interviews his good friend and collaborator Jerod Foster. In this first episode of The Tinstreamer podcast, they chat about Taylor and Kelce, Wyman Meinzer (the state photographer of Texas), frozen orange juice concentrate, and the adventures they've worked on as a writer/photographer team.  Jerod Foster is a photographer, musician, and professor of practice...