Untold Tales from This Side of Nowhere

It just seems like a good time to talk about fishing, and nothing beats the authentic fishing experience. Only the true anglers among us know what I'm talking about. If you don't listen to find out!

It's the 4th of July, and the United State of America is 250 years old! For this week's episode we're looking at one of the 50 states and what makes the Cowboy State unique. Only in Wyoming can you have more trailers than neighbors. Or have people stop to take pictures with your population sign...

This shocking tale is sure to make your blood run cold--if you can stop laughing. This episode featured one of our very first guests on the show and it's definitely worth another listen!

If you were a Boy Scout, then you may remember the hiking merit badge--or maybe it's a repressed memory! One of the major requirements for the merit badge is the completion of a 20 mile hike, and in northwestern Wyoming, a 20 mile hike can take you to the middle of nowhere...

With all the summer driving we're doing, it brings back memories of working with my Grandpa Iverson delivering ice. Grandpa was notorious for working long hours, and that often made him sleepy. Sometimes he even drove while drowsy, and that was when things got interesting...

People used to say, "If I had a million dollars..." but with inflation, you almost have to have five million to really do anything extravagant. That would also allow you to take care of your family and charitable pursuits before turning to important matters--like hunting and fishing. With that much money, even my wife wouldn't mind hunting and fishing--or would she?

This is the first story I ever published! It was featured in the Wyoming Rural Electric News (WREN) back when we lived in Idaho Falls. Just like chocolate ice cream, though, it's still good any time you want it!

I think every kid in the good ole US of A has played at least one game of baseball, and us kids growing up in the middle of nowhere were no different. I'm sure you'll relate to the Jones's experiences learning to play America's pastime and hopefully get a few laughs along the way. Play ball!

I know some folks might take a lot of stock in what I have to say, but it might surprise you how often people do ask me for advice. It's practically on a daily basis! If you don't believe it, just give this one from our first season a listen!

It really is a crying shame, the way some people treat their children. I myself fell victim to a highly addictive habit at a young age, and in this episode, I tell you all about Al's journey down a path from which he has never recovered...

The description I wrote for this one is good enough to use again!: What happens when you mix four boys with about a million hornets? Quite the story, that's what! Listen in to find out what new mischief Al and his twin brother get into in their little town of Poverty Flats, Wyoming during this week's untold tale from this side of nowhere.

In addition to an essay on Wyoming and its history, there's some big news to share from the Jones family! Or some little news, I guess, depending on how you look at it... If you want to know what it is, I guess you'll have to give this one a listen!

Listening to this one again brought back great memories, and I'm sure you'll enjoy it, too. Like when pennies were a thing. Or my kids were littler. You get the idea. Enjoy!

You have it. I have it. We all have it. It's spring! Or at least we wish it were... Don't worry, winter will end. Eventually.

My Grandpa Hildreth is one of my favorite people in the world, and telling a story with him on the podcast was a blast! Listen in for a story from a golden storyteller on this Untold Tales Retold.

Sometimes it can be hard to tell if an electric fence is active or not. They usually make noise, but you can never be too sure. Surely Al and Fred would never be dumb enough to touch an electric fence to find out...

Here's a throwback to the first year of the show! If it ain't broke, why fix it? Unless it is broke, then I guess you're going to have to...

First dates can be so intimidating. You always wonder how things will go. Will you hit it off? Embarrass yourself? Have to change your name and move to a different state? Luckily for Lily and Al, their first date worked out just fine.

I was probably ten years old when I learned there are alternatives to processing your own wild game. I just didn't know you could harvest a deer and then you could pay someone else to cut it up for you! (If you are just now learning this as well, we probably had similar upbringings...) That being said, the Jones clan cut up a LOT of their own meat...

A student-teacher was telling me the other day how it feels like time just seems to fly by when you're in the outdoors. It reminded me of this episode from February of 2023. My how time has flown! Almost as if I actually had been fishing the past three years...

From time to time we receive listener mail here at Untold Tales from This Side of Nowhere, and once in a while it's even from people who enjoy the show! In this episode Al answers a few of the messages we've received here at UTFTSON. Enjoy!

You probably have some irrational fears. Al has his own, too, and they make for great podcasting. Listen to one of our favorites, the second ever episode of the show and a story that was featured in the WREN (Wyoming Rural Electric News) magazine!

Dirt. We're surrounded by it. It gets in the house; it gets in your shoes; it gets in your hair. But if you try to buy some, you find out just how valuable it is...

Here's another fan favorite from back in the day! Take a seat and enjoy "Getting Benched," an episode that talks not only about Al's illustrious career riding the bench on the basketball team, but also about the infamous bench seat of an old pick-up truck...

The decision to discontinue the penny was a long time coming, but it still hurt. Can you believe there was a time when you could buy candy for a penny? For Al's Grandpa Myron, that was a reality for most of his life. In an episode celebrating what would have been Grandpa's 100th birthday, Connor tells the story of Grandpa Jones and the piece of penny candy he almost didn't get to eat...