Season 2, Episode 13 Out Now! Join us for a conversation with lifelong Parkfield resident and rancher, Kevin Kester where we discuss the towns of San Miguel and Parkfield, the second oldest bar in California and the ranching benefits of commercial drones. To listen now press play on the player below, search “Stories [...]
Season 2, Episode 12 Out Now! Pozo is set in a bowl shaped valley. In fact, the word Pozo translates to well or hole in Spanish. The town originated as a stop on the Butterfield Overland Main stagecoach. Pozo is currently home to a Fire station, the Pozo Saloon (a temporarily inactive Civil [...]
Season 2, Episode 11 Out Now! Our recent visit to Te Amo Livestock in Gaviota gave us insight into rigors of ranch management. With one added complicating factor... not only is the ranch a fully functional cattle ranch... one of the largest producers in Santa Barbara county it's also an Underdeveloped Rural Residential [...]
Season 2, Episode 10 Out Now! Stories from California Cattle Country is taking a week off for Thanksgiving. We thought it would be fun to explore some of the stories that ended up on the cutting room floor for one reason or another. My co-conspirator, Katie Roberti, called and we conducted a short [...]
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 [...]