Season 2, Episode 9 Out Now! Running a biweekly podcast which includes travel to remote areas throughout the state meeting subjects with dynamic schedules can sometimes present occasional logistical issues. For our ninth episode of our second season we had lined up a few potential ranches which ultimately fell through. With a few [...]
Season 2, Episode 8 Out Now! When I first reached out to Bert Lamb about the podcast his response was..."Well. I can, but I would think you might find someone a hell of a lot more interesting than me!" Turns out he was being modest. The city of Camarillo was founded by Bert's [...]
Season 2, Episode 7 Out Now! In this episode we tour the Klamath Basin with Mike Byrne and discuss the storied history of one of California’s most wild places in Tulelake on the Northern border of the state. To listen now press play on the player below, search “Stories from California Cattle Country” [...]
Season 2, Episode 6 Out Now! I sat with the Swickards in their beautiful farm house in Willow Creek Valley and chatted about their ranch history, the future of Susanville, restaurant ownership and how to breed the perfect cow. To listen now press play on the player below, search “Stories from California Cattle [...]
Season 2, Episode 5 Out Now! In this episode we speak with Mark Lacey about his families ranching history in one of the most unique landscapes on Earth, how the valley adapted to the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power’s takeover in the beginning of the 20th century and why his crew [...]
Season 2, Episode 4 Out Now! In this episode we travel down the U.S. Route 395 to Bishop CA, learn a bit about the E Clampus Vitus Fraternity, visit Talbot Cattle Company Ranch with rancher and veterinarian Tom Talbot and then follow him north to a ranch in Bridgeport to vaccinate a whole bunch [...]
S2 E3: Tom's Place & Long Valley w/ Cashbaugh Ranch Out Now! In this string of four or five episodes we're exploring ranches located in the Eastern part of the state off of U.S. Route 395. In the past 2 episodes we moved North from Kern County into the Owen's Valley which is [...]
Join us on our travels up 395... especially the dusty parts.
Season 2, Episode 1 Out Now! To listen now press play on the player below, search “Stories from California Cattle Country” on your preferred platform for streaming podcast episodes or click on one of the following links to go straight to it : Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Scenes from [...]
Steak au poivre with Natalie Koopmann Episode Out Now! This summer is the first anniversary of the project known as "Stories from California Cattle Country". Though our first episode was released in August of '21 the conceptualization started around the beginning of Summer last year. My first ranch visit, literally my first visit [...]