Preserving the Culture of the Old West
Lilian J. Rice in the 1920s designed Rancho Santa Fe, a neighborhood in the San Diego metro area. The neighborhood was planned around the environment with its buildings complementing the environment. Author and biographer Diane
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Film Festivals abound in October! Up next to talk about is the Wild Bunch Film Festival being held in Tucson, Arizona October 23-27. It is THE film festival for independent producers in the Western genre.
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Our guest for the hour is Steve Latshaw. He’s a film historian and works to restore films. He’s also part of the 2024 Lone Pine Film Festival, which starts 10/13. Steve is also a screenwriter,
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For our Movie Saturday program, we talk about Hollywood’s Humble Maestro–Russell Garcia. His granddaughter, Kristy Corwin, joins us. Garcia was a child prodigee regarding music. He composed music for a number of westerns including Rawhide.
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Our guest is Ben Lee. He runs the Camp Verde School near Sedona, Arizona. His great grandfather author Yan Phou Lee. He came to America in 1872 to pursue his eduction. On the way east,
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Pat Garrett, the lawman that captured and killed Billy the Kid, was found shot to death along the road near Las Cruces, NM Territory. The question is who actually killed Garrett and why. That’s what
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Lettie Irons Connell joins for the hour to talk about her family’s history. Her great grandmother was an interpreter for Sitting Bull. Her entire family is dedicated to telling their family’s history. Lettie also served
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For our next Movie Saturday program, it’s all about the cookies that kept the trail drives going. From Hop Sing to Wishbone we talk about the actors who cooked it up for the cowboys. https://voicesofthewest.net/MP3/Movie_Saturday_Cowboy_Cooks_083124.mp3Podcast:
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Dr. David Turpie joins us for the hour to talk about zoos in Arizona–their aim, economic contribution and more. David is with the Arizona Histiorical Society which has recently published their latest edition talking about
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Brad Ness, the founder of Commemorative Firearms joins us. His company produces specialty firearms for groups to use as fundraisers. The company has been in business since 1982 and has provided firearms for auctions for
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