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Jacksonville News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Russell Rowland Incorporated's Thanksgiving Turkey Drive: 801 Turkeys DonatedRussell Rowland Incorporateds annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive in Jacksonville, FL, exceeded expectations, collecting 801 turkeys for families in need across Duval, Nassau, and Saint Johns counties. The companys CEO, Jackie Rowland, celebrated the success with volunteers, and the turkeys are now being distributed through local non-profits like the Mandarin Food Bank and the Homeless Coalition of Saint Johns County. Additionally, Rethreaded and families at San Jose Elementary School received turkeys and meal items from NexGen Roofings holiday food drive.DNN | The Daily News Now!The world’s first global local news network.Every city. Every story. AI...
2025-11-2401 min
Resounds: Arts And Culture On The High PlainsResounds: Russell Rowland and Gordon McConnellFourth-generation Montanan Russell Rowland is a critically acclaimed author of eight books. For over thirty years, Billings-based artist Gordon McConnell has created works derived from Western film stills and informed by his sustained study of the history of the American West and its representations in literature, art, film, and photography.
2025-11-2428 minJacksonville News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Russell Rowland Incorporated's Turkey Drive: Giving Back to Northeast FloridaRussell Rowland Incorporateds annual Thanksgiving turkey drive in Northeast Florida is a heartwarming display of community spirit. This year, they aim to collect six hundred turkeys, matching each donated turkey with another. Last year, they gathered five hundred six turkeys, nearly doubling their previous years total. The drive, inspired by a childhood tradition, will provide holiday meals for families in need across three counties, with deliveries to ten food banks and nonprofits. A touching partnership with NexGen Roofing will also provide fixings for families. The initiative, started by Parker Rowland, will make a significant difference, helping the Mandarin Food Bank...
2025-11-1302 minJacksonville News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Russell Rowland Incorporated's Turkey Drive: Giving ThanksRussell Rowland Incorporated and NextGen Roofing organized a successful turkey drive in Jacksonville, Florida, delivering 506 turkeys to San Jose Elementary School for a Thanksgiving meal giveaway. The initiative, led by company executives, exemplifies their commitment to community welfare and sets an ambitious goal for next year.DNN | The Daily News Now!The world’s first global local news network.Every city. Every story. AI powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-11-0801 min
The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full VolumeEpisode Seventeen - John EnglehardtDzanc Books conducts a literary contest every year, and they publish the winner in several categories--fiction, poetry and short stories. In 2019, the winner of the Dzanc Award for fiction was a debut novel by John Englehardt called Bloomland, which is the story of a school shooting that takes place in Arkansas. The book is told from three separate points of view, including the shooter, and it's a masterwork of fine writing. I had the pleasure of talking to John about his debut novel, and the choices he made in how to structure this unique, powerful novel. Support t...
2025-10-1038 min
The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full VolumeEpisode Fifteen - What Does it Mean to Be a Man?The big production by Pete Hegseth and our president got me thinking about a question that someone asked me at one of my recent readings for my new book, BE A MAN: Raised in the Shadow of Cowboys. And I'm pretty sure my answer to that question is much different than Pete Hegseth or Donald Trump's answer would be.Support the show
2025-10-0105 min
The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full VolumeEpisode Fourteen - Anne MillbrookeAnne Millbrooke is a retired history professor at Montana State University in Bozeman. Earlier this year, after becoming fed up with the government budget cuts, especially to the forest service, Anne walked into a Forest Service office and volunteered to be a fire watch. At first, she was given a couple of more mundane tasks, but the Forest Service eventually gave her a chance to man one of their fire watch towers, in the Little Belt Mountains. The best part of Anne's story is that she had tried to volunteer for the same job when she was in college...
2025-09-2443 min
The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full VolumeEpisode Thirteen - Afabwaje KurianNovelist Afabwaje Kurian was born in Nigeria, raised in Maryland, and worked in the health care community for many years before she was accepted into the Iowa Writers Workshop, widely considered the best writing program in the country. While there, Afabwaje began work on the novel that would eventually become Before the Mango Ripens, which was published last year through Dzanc Books. Before the Mango Ripens was a finalist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize, along with novels by Tommy Orange and Percival Everett, so Afabwaje was in great company. Support the show
2025-09-1839 min
The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full VolumeEpisode Twelve- Film and Television ReviewsFor about two years, I've been writing film and television reviews for my substack page, and I decided to start doing an audio version of these reviews, although I'm going to try and figure out how to turn this into video eventually. For this week, I review the new Spinal Tap film, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. I also review Sirens, a series starring Julianne Moore, which I ended up liking way more than I expected. I also review Righteous Gemstones, a brilliant satire about the world of evangelical megachurches, starring John Goodman and Danny McBride, who created...
2025-09-1425 min
The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full VolumeEpisode Eleven - Alex Lawson, Executive Director, Social Security WorksI met Alex Lawson at a conference in my home town of Billings in early 2024, and he’s a dynamic speaker, but more importantly a strong advocate for one of the American institutions and Trump and the Republican party have nailed a target on, which is Social Security. Lawson is the Executive Director of Social Security Works, a non-profit that has been fighting to protect not only social security, but Medicaid and Medicare as well as other government programs, for about ten years now. And he is a great inspiration for anyone who is wondering how they can possibly ha...
2025-09-0858 min
The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full VolumeEpisode Ten - Bruce RobinsonBruce Robinson has led an extraordinary life. As the younger brother of the lead singer for one of the most successful bands in the history of Montana, the Mission Mountain Wood Band, Bruce stepped in to perform in his brother’s place when the band reunited several years after some of the band members, including Bruce’s brother Terry, died in a plane crash in 1987. Bruce also served as the coordinator for the extras on the film Heaven’s Gate, which was shot near Bruce’s home town of Kalispell, Montana. And he also owned several branches of Budget Tapes an...
2025-08-2849 min
The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full VolumeEpisode Nine - Tabby Ivy and Damon FalkeIn 2018, Damon Falke, a poet, novelist, and playwright who grew up in America but has lived in Norway for about 13 years, came across a painting on Facebook that drew his attention. He started to notice more pieces by the same painter, a woman named Tabby Ivy, who lived in Montana, and realized there was something about her work that resonated with him, so they started a virtual conversation that would eventually grow into a mutual admiration and finally an decision to collaborate on a book called Between Artists: Life in Paintings and Prose. Unlike many books that pair paintings...
2025-07-291h 00
Tulsa TalksWhat if the thing that set you apart… was actually what made you powerful_ _ Russell RowlandIn this deeply moving episode of Tulsa Talks, we meet Russell Roland, an addictions counselor and social activist who was born blind. Russell’s story isn't just about overcoming adversity—it's about choosing love, purpose, and healing, again and again. From navigating a world not built for him, to guiding others out of addiction and into identity, Russell teaches us the strength of active listening, empathy, and radical acceptance. This is more than a conversation—it’s a lesson in how to see with your heart. Humility – Russell lost his father at 14 and entered what he calls his “angry blind phase,” but...
2025-07-1529 min
56 Counties56 Counties: African Americans in the WestThe West has a complicated history when it comes to its African American population, but it is estimated that at least 25 percent of the early cowboys in the West were Black.
2025-07-0729 min
Tulsa TalksWhat if being seen wasn’t about vision, but about being valued - Russell RowlandIn this powerful return to Tulsa Talks, Russell Roland opens up about the daily realities of being blind in a world that often assumes, overlooks, or ignores people with disabilities. As a working professional and counselor, Russell shares the logistical and emotional burdens of navigating Tulsa Transit, inaccessible restaurant menus, and outdated government systems—all while paying out of pocket for services that others might take for granted. This episode is more than a call for change—it’s a challenge to listen, learn, and lead better. Humility – Russell doesn’t just live with a disability—he lives with purpose, knowing that...
2025-07-0214 min
The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full VolumeEpisode Eight - Wally KurthWally Kurth, who I have known since middle school, is the only actor who is currently appearing as a regular on two different soap operas, Days of our Lives, where he plays Justin Kiriakis, and General Hospital, where he has played two different characters. He’s been nominated for a daytime Emmy five times, so he’s trying to chase down Susan Lucci’s record. Wally also produced and narrated one of the most beloved documentaries ever made in Montana, Class C, which was about girl’s high school basketball in Montana, and which just celebrated its 20th Anniversary. Supp...
2025-07-0151 min
Tulsa TalksWhat does it really mean to see clearly—when you can’t see at all Russell RowlandIn this insightful Tulsa Talks episode, Russell Roland returns to share the candid, often overlooked realities of living as a completely blind man. From daily experiences at Sam’s Club and Uber mishaps to the honest journey of dating with a disability, Russell helps us understand how compassion, communication, and perspective shape everything. This isn’t just a conversation about blindness. It’s a revealing lens into what it means to be human. Humility – Admitting he needs help sometimes—but on his terms. “Please don’t grab my arm. Ask me if I’d like to take yours.” Redemption – Overcoming shame, judgment, and...
2025-06-3019 min56 Counties56 Counties: Ken RobisonOnce he retired from Naval Intelligence as a Captain after nearly thirty years, Ken Robison spent the last thirty-plus years establishing himself as one of Montana's preeminent historians. His new book, Lost Great Falls, explores many forgotten stories about one of the more fascinating towns in Montana.
2025-06-0228 min
The Jim Richards ShowShould we bring back communal discipline for kids?Jim wonders if we shouldn’t be afraid to confront strangers’ children in public Plus – what is the weirdest job you ever had? GUEST: Gary Sands - senior vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers Russell Rowland - Started out as a fortune cookie writer before going on to become a successful novelist and radio host
2025-05-3135 min
The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full VolumeEpisode Seven - Walter Lamar Walter Lamar was teaching shop at Browning High School when two FBI agents showed up to ask why he hadn’t completed the application he picked up from them a few months earlier. This visit changed the trajectory of Walter’s life in a big way as, over the next twenty years, he worked on such cases at the Green River Killer, The Zodiac Killer, and most importantly, the events in Waco and the Oklahoma City Bombing. But surprisingly, that was not the moment he treasures most during his long and distinguished career. After retiring from th...
2025-05-1559 min56 Counties56 Counties: Fort MissoulaFort Missoula was built in 1877, in part because of fear among the settlers in that region of the Native American population. However, it was also built as an economic opportunity, creating jobs for locals.
2025-05-0629 min
The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full VolumeEpisode Six - James Grady - Author and ScreenwriterJames Grady has led a bit of a charmed life, selling his first novel, Six Days of the Condor, when he was only twenty-three, and having that book made into a film, directed by Sidney Pollack and starring Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway. One of the things that is most appealing about Mr. Grady is that, fifty years later, he is still amazed at how a kid from a small town in Montana found himself in that situation. And it has led to a remarkable career. But five years ago, on a trip to his home town of Shelby...
2025-04-241h 1056 Counties56 Counties: The Montana Sedition Act of 1918In February of 1918, the Montana Legislature was the first in the nation to pass The Sedition Act, a law that carried fines of up to $20,000 and a jail sentence of up to 20 years if someone were to “print, utter, or publish . . . any false, scandalous or malicious writing’” about the U.S. government or the war effort.
2025-04-1128 min
Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee TitansNFL SQUAD: Running Back Has STRONGEST Positional Value In 2025 NFL DraftIn this week's NFL Squad, the crew discusses whether or not tight end or running back possesses the best overall positional value in the 2025 NFL Draft and what position groups teams should avoid. Plus, Russell Wilson has landed with the New York Giants. Does this eliminate them from taking a quarterback in the draft?Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. Monarch MoneyTake c...
2025-03-2835 min
The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full VolumeEpisode Five - Peter Riegert - ActorPeter Riegert is known for his roles in some of the most iconic American films, such as Animal House, Crossing Delancey, The Mask, and Traffic. But my personal favorite is Local Hero, where Peter plays a young Texas oil executive who gets sent to Scotland to try and convince a small town to sell everything in order for the company to build a big industrial complex. Riegert gives a remarkable performance as he slowly falls in love with the region and the people in this tiny Scottish village. Local Hero is a film I watch again and again, and...
2025-03-2655 min
Locked On Hawks - Daily Podcast On The Atlanta HawksHawks POSTCAST: Depleted Brooklyn Nets Taught Atlanta Hawks A Valuable Lesson, But Will They Learn?With Cam Thomas, D'Angelo Russell, Noah Clowney and DeAnthony Melton inactive, the Atlanta Hawks failed to get stops down the stretch against one of the worst shooting teams in the NBA from the field, the depleted Brooklyn Nets. DeShaun Tate unloads on Atlanta's vulnerability to play down to lesser competition including yet another game the Hawks performed different in opposite halves, uncharacteristic play outscored from multiple facets of the game (including bench scoring) and the lack of help for Onyeka Okongwu. #atlantahawks #truetoatlanta #traeyoung #deshauntate #brooklynnets #onyekaokongwu #nba #easternconference #dysondaniels #zaccharierisacher Support Us By...
2025-03-1740 min
The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full VolumeEpisode Four - Laurie Sargent - Rock Musician and founder of the Billy Conway Artist's FundLaurie Sargent and Billy Conway were independent rock artists who met in Boston and moved to Montana in 2009. Billy was the drummer for two successful bands, Treat Her Right and Morphine, and he had a presence that helped make everyone around him feel as if they mattered, and had something to offer. So when Billy passed away in 2021, Laurie wanted to create something that honored his memory but also provided other artists to benefit from Billy's generous spirit. So she created the Billy Conway Artists Fund, which provides funding but also mentorship and support for Native artists. The first...
2025-03-1240 min
Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee TitansTennessee Titans Dan Moore RISKY Franchise LT Signing, Russell Wilson Rumors & Jevon Holland PursuitThe Tennessee Titans signed Dan Moore Jr. to be their franchise left tackle in a deal that is very risky. Moore is dependable, but his ability to be a consistent starter is questionable. This also means the Titans will need to move first-rounder JC Latham back over to the right tackle position. The Titans also brought in linebacker Cody Barton who isn't all that exciting, but can be a solid starter at linebacker. We heard some more rumors on Monday and most had to do with quarterback. Russell Wilson, Mac Jones and Zach Wilson all got mentioned, but would...
2025-03-1134 min
The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full VolumeEpisode Three - George Singleton - Southern Writer George Singleton is a Southern author who has written eight collections of short stories two novels, a collection of essays, and an instructional book on writing fiction. Singleton graduated from Furman University with a degree in philosophy. He also holds an MFA degree from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. In 2009, Singleton was a Guggenheim fellow, and in 2013, Singleton accepted the John C. Cobb Endowed Chair in the Humanities at Wofford College, where he taught until 2020. Singleton was inducted into the Fellowship of Southern Writers in April 2015.Support the show
2025-03-0255 min
The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full VolumeEpisode Two - Steven Bognar, Academy Award winner for Best Feature DocumentaryOn February 9, 2020, Steven Bognar stood on the stage with his longtime filmmaking and life partner Julia Reichert, accepting the Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary for their film, American Factory. Julia had already been going through cancer treatment for two years when that magical night arrived, and less than two years later, she was gone. Since then, Steve has been trying to gather himself, in part by working on a film about Julia, Julia’s Stepping Stones, which has just been released on Netflix.Steven Bognar is an Ohio-based documentary filmmaker whose films include AMERICAN FACTORY 美国工厂, the fi...
2025-02-171h 082025-02-1349 min56 Counties56 Counties: Be a Man: Raised in the Shadow of CowboysThis month, Russell Rowland reads excerpts from his upcoming new memoir, BE A MAN: Raised in the Shadow of Cowboys. The book is a personal history of his family, but it also explores the complexity of what it means to grow up as a man in Montana.
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The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full VolumeEpisode One - Ellen Jovin and Brandt JohnsonOne fall day in 2018, Ellen Jovin set up a folding table on a Manhattan sidewalk with a homemade sign that said “Grammar Table.” Right away, passersby began excitedly asking questions, telling stories, and filing complaints. What happened next is the stuff of grammar legend. Ellen and her filmmaker husband, Brandt Johnson, took the table on the road, visiting all 50 states as Brandt shot the grammar action. Out of this journey was born both a book and a docu-comedy. But this story transcends grammar. It’s the story of an epic quest to bring us closer together in a divided time.
2025-02-0449 min
Your Stories Don't Define You, How You Tell Them Will366 Fortunes For The Future366 Fortunes For The Future Throughout our lives we will have to wear many hats and perform many tasks on our paths toward success and personal fulfillment, sometimes these wayward paths lead us to doors that we would never expect to come across. We only need to have the courage to reach out and open the door. In this episode Sarah Elkins and Russel Rowland discuss the many different paths life leads us down and the lessons we learn on our way to fulfillment and success. Highlights The work we...
2025-01-2842 min
Sports Scene With Steve Russell Show ReplaySport Scene Rewind (12/12/2024)On Thursday's show, Steve Russell is joined by Jenny Rowland and Sean Kelley live in studio to talk all things Gators sports. In the second hour, Herm Edwards joins Steve to talk the NFL.
2024-12-121h 5556 Counties56 Counties: Kevin Kicking WomanKevin Kicking Woman grew up on the Blackfeet Reservation as the youngest of fifteen children. After his mother left the family, he was shuttled around to various foster families, where he suffered horrific trauma.After a stint in the military and working hard to get his teaching degree in Missoula, Kevin moved back to the reservation about ten years ago for a teaching job, and last year he was the first Native American to be named Teacher of the Year in Montana.
2024-12-0329 min56 Counties56 Counties: Evelyn Cameron, Frontier PhotographerEvelyn Cameron left behind an aristocratic life in England to homestead in Montana in the late 19th Century. Despite being married to a man who had some of the worst business sense imaginable, she embraced life in eastern Montana, starting three cattle ranches and becoming one of the most beloved members in the community of Terry.
2024-11-0529 min56 Counties56 Counties: The Chinese in MontanaWhen the Central Pacific Railway got the contract to complete the western leg of the transcontinental railroad in 1862, they faced the challenge of finding enough men to complete the enormous task. The gold rush was well underway, and the pressure to finish the job quickly forced them to look across the ocean to China for affordable labor.
2024-10-0829 min56 Counties56 Counties: Manifest Destiny and the Indian Boarding SchoolsIn the fifteenth century, several popes issued a series of edicts, which came to be known as the Doctrine of Discovery. The basic tenet of this document was that it gave the church the moral authority to take over any land that was owned by people who were not Christian, or white.
2024-09-0429 min
The Top Step with Ryan Rowland-SmithTTS EP. 19 Casey SadlerThis week Former Mariners pitcher Casey Sadler joins Ryan Rowland-Smith and tells some epic stories live from the Emeral Queen Casino.
In this exclusive interview, Sadler shares never-before-heard stories, including:
The surprising moment when Russell Martin stood up for him in the food line.
How Charlie Morton’s advice transformed his pitching career.
Behind-the-scenes insights into the Mariners' current clubhouse dynamics.
Plus, get a peek into Sadler’s personal life and his favorite ballparks, and learn what it takes to make it in Major League Baseball. Don’t miss out on this deep dive into the world of professional baseba...
2024-08-3124 min56 Counties56 Counties: The Saga of Chief Joseph, Part 2Last month, 56 Counties told the story of how Chief Joseph's father, also named Joseph, instilled in his son the importance of never giving up the land where they had lived their entire lives. The government had other ideas, however, and when the Nez Perce Reservation was reduced by ninety percent, the Wallowa Valley, where Joseph tribe had settled decades before, was no longer part of the reservation. When Joseph was forced to leave, the results led to one of the most dramatic pursuits in American history.
2024-08-0628 minSports Scene With Steve Russell Show ReplaySS Rewind (7-11-24)On Thursday's show Steve Russell discusses Collegiate and Olympic gymnastics with Gator coach Jenny Rowland, previews the upcoming CFB season with Shane Matthews, and addressing fans' 'negative recruiting'
2024-07-111h 55Sports Scene With Steve Russell Show ReplayICYMI: Jenny Rowland (7-11-24)Gators Gymnastics coach Jenny Rowland Joined Steve Russell on Sport Scene!
2024-07-1120 min56 Counties56 Counties: The Saga of Chief Joseph, Part 1Most people are familiar with Chief Joseph and his epic journey across much of the northwestern US to escape capture by the US government. But as with many Montana stories, what's even more fascinating are the events leading up to that moment in our history, as well as what happened to Joseph and his tribal members afterward.
2024-07-0228 min56 Counties56 Counties: The Murder of Frank LittleIn the early morning hours of August 1, 1917, a black car pulled up in front of the Steele Block, a boarding house in Butte, Montana. Five men dragged a man, still in his underwear, from his room and stuffed him into the car.
2024-06-0329 min56 Counties56 Counties: The Murder of John HooverIn 1897, when tensions were still running high after the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the establishment of the reservation system in Montana, a sheepherder named John Hoover was murdered on the Tongue River Reservation, now known as the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. The murder became a nationwide story, involving a former Senator, who represented two of the defendants, and a donation from the Secretary of the Interior for one of the appeals, as it involved many of the issues that were causing friction between the Native and non-Native communities at the time. Once the crime was solved, the controversy led...
2024-05-0629 min
The Smile ProjectDoing the Hard ThingI recently heard Russell Hoyt, CEO of the the Hoyt Foundation, speak on the memory of his father and brother, Dick and Rick. If you've not heard this story I encourage you to look it up. It is so inspiring. It got me thinking about the hard things that I've done. The physical, mental, emotional challenges I have overcome. Join me as we journey through changing our limiting beliefs!
2024-04-1211 min56 Counties56 Counties: The Copper CollarWhen the Copper Kings lorded over Montana's business and political world, one of the main resources they used to maintain that control was the state media. Most people have no idea that The Anaconda Copper Company quietly maintained ownership over most of the major newspapers in Montana well into the 1950s.
2024-04-0329 minSports Scene With Steve Russell Show ReplaySport Scene Rewind (3/20/24)On the last show of the week, Steve Russell previews Gators baseball with LSU Head Coach Jay Johnson. Steve also talks Gators men's basketball with Sean Kelley and Gators Softball with FGCU coach David Deiros. Jenny Rowland joined Steve in the studio to preview the SEC Gymnastics Championships.
2024-03-201h 5756 Counties56 Counties: The Red CornerIn the early 20th century, in the northeast corner of Montana, newly arrived homesteaders were struggling to make a living in a land where the Homestead Act had attracted them to a place that wasn't delivering on the promise of an abundant lifestyle. As farmers looked for answers to how they were going to survive, a charismatic newspaperman named Charles E. Taylor appeared in Sheridan County, starting a paper called The Producer's News, and he gave people hope.
2024-03-0529 min56 Counties56 Counties: E.C. Waters and the Yellowstone Lake SteamboatE.C. Waters was a businessman who moved to Montana in the late 19th Century and got into the hotel business, owning the first hotel in Billings. He eventually became enamored with Yellowstone Park and was hired to manage the five hotels that existed in the park around that time.
2024-02-0629 min
Burning BrightAdventure and HopeSpirited stories for your spirits, with pieces by Margarita Meyendorff, Leslie Gabel-Brett and Russell Rowland.Support the show
2024-01-1706 min
A Slice of P.I.Episode 24 Thomas Rowland of Winyah BandThomas Rowland, lead vocal and guitar player of Winyah Band, joins us to tell about the members of the band, Luke Gordon, Rob Buffington, Jim Carr and Stephen Russell. We also learn how the band got it's name, creating new songs, performing everywhere from the P.I.T. to the Lowcountry of South Carolina to the bright lights of Nashville, Tennessee and how you can book them for your next event and where they will be performing next. Follow the band on Instagram @winyah__ or email them at winyahband@gmail.com You can also find them on Spotify and the...
2023-12-2945 min
The Just Checking In PodcastBehind The Decks - Freemasons - Russell SmallIn this episode of Behind The Decks, we checked in with DJ and producer Russell Small.
Russell Small is the founder of two iconic UK house music groups, Phats & Small and later, the Freemasons.
The very first record Phats & Small ever put out called ‘Turn Around’ in 1999 was a smash hit, peaking at number two on the UK singles chart and catapulted them both into international fame and stardom.
They performed on Top of The Pops four times and went on global tours. Six years later, Russell founded another iconic house duo called the Freemasons which would reach those heights once...
2023-10-201h 15
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode 35 - Mary Jane Nealon And Sandra AlcosserFor the final episode of Breakfast in Montana, Russell Rowland and Charles Finn talk to poet Mary Jane Nealon about her remarkable memoir, Beautiful Unbroken, which was the recipient of the Bakeless Prize for Non-fiction, which is awarded by the Breadloaf Foundation. Nealon's account of working with AIDS patients in New York City just after the epidemic broke out is heartbreaking but also filled with a surprising amount of hope about how we can all find peace and redemption through our good works. We also talk about the work of a woman who has served as one of Mary Jane's...
2023-09-1014 minBreakfast In MontanaEpisode Thirty-Four - James Lee Burke and A.B. GuthrieRussell Rowland had the opportunity to do an interview with James Lee Burke for Distinctly Montana Magazine about the work of A.B. Guthrie. Both Russell and James are huge Guthrie fans, and Burke got to know him after he moved to Missoula in the '60s. So Burke has some wonderful stories about Guthrie, but also some terrific insights into the importance of his work. Burke also talks a great deal about his own work.
2023-07-2049 minBreakfast In MontanaEpisode Thirty-Three - Shann Ray and John Stands In TimberWe're happy to introduce a new co-host in this episode, as Montana Book Award winner Charles Finn (On a Benediction of Wind) joins Russell Rowland in a conversation with their old friend Shann Ray. Shann has published several books in a wide variety of genres, including American Copper and his excellent short story debut, American Masculine. As you can probably guess from these titles, Shann frequently writes about various aspects of American culture, particularly in relationship to men, and the book we chose for this discussion is a collection called Blood Fire Vapor Smoke, which is about as eclectic a...
2023-06-0851 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode Thirty-Two - Charles Finn, Barbara Michelman, Donna Lucey and Evelyn CameronOn a Benediction of Wind was just named the winner of the Montana Book Award days before we recorded this episode, so we're thrilled to feature the beautiful poetry of Charles Finn, and talk to him and Barbara Michelman about how they came to create this fabulous collaboration of poetry and black and white photography.
Barbara suggested the second book, and it was a perfect choice, as Evelyn Cameron has become renowned for her early photographs of rural Montana. Cameron's photographs were largely unknown until a writer from back east, Donna Lucey, heard that a woman who lived near Terry...
2023-03-1051 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode Thirty-One: Elise Atchison And Tom McGuaneElise Atchison's debut novel, Crazy Mountain, was the recipient of the Eludia Award, an award given to first-time women novelists over forty. She worked for over ten years on this book, which features a completely different point of view for each chapter. The novel takes place in a fictional region where the typical struggle is playing out between people who have lived in the region want to preserve what they have while outsiders move in with the idea of developing the area for their own purposes. And for this episode, we are breaking away from our normal format a little...
2022-10-1143 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode Thirty - Debra Magpie Earling and James WelchThis episode pairs one of the most esteemed Native American authors of our time with a writer who started writing because of his influence and guidance. Debra Magpie Earling took her very first writing class from James Welch at the University of Washington, and would later study with him again at Cornell. Earling's debut novel Perma Red made a huge impression on the literary community when it came out in 2002, but it has been out of print for many years. Thankfully, Milkweed Editions has just issued a beautiful new version of the book.
And we will also talk about Welch's...
2022-08-221h 06Breakfast In MontanaEpisode Twenty-Nine - Mark Gibbons and David DaleFor this episode, we interview the current poet laureate of Montana, Missoula poet Mark Gibbons. And Mark asked us to talk about an old friend of his, David Dale, who published three collections during his lifetime but never got much recognition.
2022-06-2459 minBreakfast In MontanaEpisode Twenty-Eight Greg Keeler and Beatrice MurphyFor this episode, we were so honored to have a chance to sit down with our old friend, poet Greg Keeler. Greg taught at Montana State University for forty years, and toward the end of his career, he started writing a sonnet every day. He continues this practice to this day, but in 2018, Elk River Books put out a beautiful collection of 180 of these sonnets called The Bluebird Run. And in his very unique way, Greg asked us to make an unusual pairing for this episode, requesting that we talk about a woman who wrote a journal about her experience...
2022-05-2648 minBreakfast In MontanaEpisode Twenty-Seven - Tom Harpole and Andrew GarciaFor this episode, we had the pleasure of talking with our good friend Tom Harpole about his collection, Regarding Willingness. Tom wrote for national magazines for decades, but this collection consists of personal essays that Tom wrote through the years about his adventures in various parts of the world, including skydiving in Russia, and going along for a ride with one of the ice road truckers in Alaska. He also nearly cut off his own arm with a chainsaw, so Tom's life has never been dull. We paired his book with what is considered a classic Montana adventure story, Tough...
2022-02-1955 min
The Hot StoveAnalyzing the M's New Ace, Improved Rotation with Ryan Rowland-Smith; Rising OF Prospect Cade MarloweShannon Drayer and James Osborn speak with breakout OF prospect Cade Marlowe about his rise through the system from humble beginnings at a small school in Georgia. How has the Mariners' player development program helped transform his game? Find out here.
Exit velocity is an emerging stat that's making its way into Mariners' TV broadcasts. Gary Hill goes inside the numbers to explain what "exit velocity" means and how it impacts hitting productivity. Shannon provides an insider update on star free agent prospect Seiya Suzuki. is Seattle on his short list of desired destinations?
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2022-02-0249 minBreakfast In MontanaEpisode Twenty-Six - Corrie Williamson, Stephen Ambrose. and Stephenie Ambrose TubbsThis past year marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of Undaunted Courage, which has become known as the bible for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. This book, written by Stephen Ambrose, had the feel of a novel, and captured the interest of millions of readers just in time for the 200th anniversary of the Voyage of Discovery. Ambrose's book has also inspired many people to explore this expedition in their own unique ways, including our two guests for this episode. Stephenie Ambrose-Tubbs, who is obviously related to Stephen, met her husband on one of her family's first of many...
2022-01-1139 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode Twenty-five - Ryan Busse and Teddy "Blue" AbbottRyan Busse worked as a top executive in the gun industry for several decades. "I sold millions of guns," he says. But Busse became increasingly disillusioned with the NRA's influence on the industry he loved, to the point that he felt compelled to write about his experience. Gunfight is part memoir, part expose on how this industry has fallen under the influence of the NRA and the Republican party. Ryan's take on the Second Amendment and using is as an excuse for being able to own whatever guns and as many guns as you want is particularly fascinating. We paired...
2021-10-2253 minBreakfast In MontanaEpisode Twenty-Four: Alan Weltzien and Thomas SavageThomas Savage was a novelist who grew up in Beaverhead County, Montana, on a sheep ranch. He published a dozen novels but was sadly overlooked while he was alive, despite receiving resounding critical acclaim for his entire career. His work was rediscovered around the turn of the century, thanks in large part to the praises of Annie Proulx and Tom McGuane, and his best novel, The Power of the Dog, is about to appear on the big screen in a film adapted by Oscar winning screenwriter Jane Campion (The Piano), who also directed it.
Alan Weltzien has recently published an...
2021-09-2152 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode Twenty-Three - Norman Maclean and John MacleanJohn Maclean, son of Montana icon Norman Maclean, has become a fine writer in his own right, and he recently published what he calls 'a chronicle' of his life with his father and his own relationship to Norman's enormously successful novella, A River Runs Through It. Home Waters is a terrific tale that explores the importance and complicated nature of relationships between fathers and sons, and about how he and his father both become fascinated with fishing and fires. We had the great pleasure of talking with John for a solid hour about what this experience was like for him.
2021-07-0448 min
The Punch List PodcastEpisode 4 - Talking Structural EngineeringJackie Rowland of Russell Rowland, Inc. stopped by The Punch List Podcast to share her story as well as her knowledge of structural engineering as it pertains to Custom Home Building & Remodeling. Give it a listen and find out why Jackie is the go to structural engineer in Northeast Florida!
2021-06-0429 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode Twenty-Two - Doug Peacock and William KittredgeFor our twenty-second episode, we had the great pleasure of sitting down for over an hour with Doug Peacock, who has been fighting to save the grizzly bear for decades now, and when you read his fabulous book, Grizzly Years, you get a deeper understanding of why he has such a passion for this cause. After Doug returned from his tour in Vietnam, during the worst years of the war, he escaped into the wilderness to try and find some healing, and Grizzly Years is his account of that period in his life, as well as a powerful memoir of...
2021-05-1947 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode Twenty - James Welch And Joey Running CraneFor this episode, we're breaking out of the box a little by exploring the world of literature from the perspective of a musician. Joey Running Crane is an accomplished recording artist from the Blackfeet Reservation. He has recorded with several bands, including the fabulously named Goddamit Boyhowdy, and Dirty Bird. His solo album, Dog Winter, was released in 2019. And part of the reason we chose to talk to Joey was because he is a huge James Welch fan. James Welch is one of the most highly acclaimed writers in Montana's rich literary history, and he also grew up on the...
2021-02-2654 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode Nineteen - Tami Haaland and Madeline DeFreesFor our nineteenth episode, we feature one of our most recent poet laureates, Tami Haaland and two of her poetry collections, When We Wake in the Night, and What Does Not Return. And we also talk about one of Tami's mentors, Madeline DeFrees, who taught at the University of Montana Creative Writing Department for about twelve years and was a highly regarded poet around the country. We discuss her collection Blue Dusk.
2020-12-1442 minBreakfast In MontanaEpisode Eighteen Melissa Kwasny and Frank LindermanFor this episode, Russell and Aaron interview Montana's current Poet Laureate, Melissa Kwasny, about her non-fiction book, Putting on the Dog, which is about the nature of clothes and where they come from. Melissa spent five years traveling all over the world, visiting places a mink farm in Denmark, to explore how people go about growing and preparing the materials we use to make our clothing.
2020-11-0150 min
Tom Rowland PodcastMonte Burke - Lords of the FlyThis week I sat down with Monte Burke to discuss his new book, Lords of the Fly. I was lucky enough to get an early copy of the book and give it a read before our interview. This book features some of my all time heroes and tells the incredible story of chasing after the world record tarpon in the late 70’s and early 80’s in Homosassa, Florida. Monte traces the history of Saltwater Flyfishing. This is an incredibly interesting story, featuring legends like Steve Huff, Dale Perez, Lefty Kreh, Chico Fernandez, Mark Sosin, Stu Apte, Tom Evans, Flip Pall...
2020-09-091h 21
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode Seventeen - Grace Stone Coates and Caroline PattersonFor this episode of Breakfast in Montana, Aaron and Russell talk about two very powerful collections of stories, Black Cherries, published in 1931 by Grace Stone Coates, and The Ballet at the Moose Lodge, by Caroline Patterson.
2020-07-2940 min
Ignite A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Captivating.Cold Country by Russell RowlandPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/431227to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Cold Country
Author: Russell Rowland
Narrator: Angelo Di Loreto
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 21 minutes
Release date: May 19, 2020
Genres: Westerns & War
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Montana, 1968: The small town of Paradise Valley is ripped open when popular rancher and notorious bachelor Tom Butcher is found murdered one morning, beaten to death by a baseball bat. Suspicion among the tight-knit community immediately falls on the outsider, Carl Logan, who recently moved in with his family and his troubled son Roger. What Carl doesn't realize is that there are plenty of people in...
2020-05-197h 21Don’t Miss The Uplifting Full Audiobook Experience!Cold Country by Russell RowlandPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/431227to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Cold Country
Author: Russell Rowland
Narrator: Angelo Di Loreto
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 21 minutes
Release date: May 19, 2020
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Montana, 1968: The small town of Paradise Valley is ripped open when popular rancher and notorious bachelor Tom Butcher is found murdered one morning, beaten to death by a baseball bat. Suspicion among the tight-knit community immediately falls on the outsider, Carl Logan, who recently moved in with his family and his troubled son Roger. What Carl doesn't realize is that there are plenty of people in...
2020-05-197h 21Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionCold Country by Russell RowlandPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/431227to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Cold Country
Author: Russell Rowland
Narrator: Angelo Di Loreto
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 21 minutes
Release date: May 19, 2020
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Montana, 1968: The small town of Paradise Valley is ripped open when popular rancher and notorious bachelor Tom Butcher is found murdered one morning, beaten to death by a baseball bat. Suspicion among the tight-knit community immediately falls on the outsider, Carl Logan, who recently moved in with his family and his troubled son Roger. What Carl doesn't realize is that there are plenty of people in...
2020-05-197h 21
Download Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Westerns & WarCold Country by Russell RowlandPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/431227 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cold Country Author: Russell Rowland Narrator: Angelo Di Loreto Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 19, 2020 Genres: Westerns & War Publisher's Summary: Montana, 1968: The small town of Paradise Valley is ripped open when popular rancher and notorious bachelor Tom Butcher is found murdered one morning, beaten to death by a baseball bat. Suspicion among the tight-knit community immediately falls on the outsider, Carl Logan, who recently moved in with his family and his troubled son Roger. What Carl doesn't realize is that there are plenty of people...
2020-05-1903 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode Sixteen - Sean Hill and D'Arcy McNickleFor this episode, Aaron and Russell discuss one of the classic novels of Native American literature, The Surrounded, published in 1936 by D'Arcy McNickle, along with an amazing collection of contemporary poetry by Sean Hill, who lives in Helena and studied at Stanford, as well as the University of Houston.
2020-02-1546 min
VJC Q&TQ&T with Pam Morita – Music and Love and Working on OurselvesVJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt has known jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, educator Pam Morita (The Nash Futures Workshop, Paradise Valley Community College) for more than a decade. Pam is the former Director of CityJazz (an outreach of Phoenix Center for the Arts) and currently leads the Nash Futures Workshop in downtown Phoenix. Additionally, she is on the faculty at Paradise Valley Community College.Just over a month ago, Pam sat down with Russ to discuss her initial transition from classical piano student to a working jazz musician, why she has been particularly motivated to work...
2019-11-0800 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode Fifteen - John Taliaferro and George Bird GrinnellFor Episode Fifteen, Aaron Parrett and Russell Rowland have a fabulous conversation with John Taliaferro, biographer extraordinaire, about his new book, Grinnell, about George Bird Grinnell, the man who was called the Father of American Conservation at the time of his death. We also talk about a couple of Grinnell's own books, The Fighting Cheyennes, and Blackfoot Lodge Tales.
2019-10-1535 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode Fourteen - Susan Henderson and Mildred WalkerFor this episode of Breakfast in Montana, a podcast about Montana books, we discuss two award-winning novels, both by women. The Flicker of Old Dreams, by Susan Henderson, won the Spur Award for Fiction, as well as the Willa Cather Award, and is a finalist for the High Plains Book Award for fiction. Mildred Walker's Winter Wheat, which was published in 1945, was a finalist for the National Book Award. These two finely crafted novels explore many of the same themes of the dynamics of small towns in Montana and the complicated relationships between young people and their parents in these...
2019-09-1529 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode 13 - Chris La Tray and Rick DeMarinisIn this episode, we discuss two books from Missoula writers. Chris La Tray's book One Sentence Journal won this year's Montana Book Award, and it's an interesting collection of vignettes, and aphorisms that take you deep into the heart of a man who is searching for his place in Montana. We believe the second book is one of the most overlooked novels in Montana history, but long-time Missoula resident Rick DeMarinis. DeMarinis published many novels, but The Burning Women of Far Cry was his best, and it was recently republished by Drumlummon Institute in hopes of giving it the following...
2019-08-2433 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode Twelve - Tim Cahill and William 'Gatz' HjortsbergFor episode twelve, we discuss two books by legendary Livingston writers. Tim Cahill was a writer for Rolling Stone back when they were first getting off the ground, and went on to co-found Outside Magazine, which published most of the stories in his collection, Jaguars Ripped My Flesh. William 'Gatz' Hjortsberg published many novels, the most well-known of which was Falling Angel, which was made into a film called Angel Heart, starring Robert DeNiro, Mickey Rourke, and Lisa Bonet.
2019-06-3046 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode 11 - Henrietta Goodman and Richard BrautiganIn our 11th Episode, we talk about the latest award-winning collection of poetry by Missoula poet Henrietta Goodman, as well as The Hawkline Monster, a gothic Western by acclaimed writer Richard Brautigan.
2019-06-1330 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode Ten - Earl Craig and Ed LaheyFor their tenth episode of Breakfast in Montana, Montana authors Russell Rowland and Aaron Parrett discuss the poetry of former Montana Poet Laureate Earl Craig, discussing his most recent collection, Woods and Clouds Interchangeable. and from the final collection of poetry by Butte poet Ed Lahey, titled Moving On.
2019-04-2342 min
Sports Scene with Steve Russell InterviewsSports Scene Interview with Jenny RowlandSteve talks with Gymnastics Head Coach Jenny Rowland to talk about Florida's postseason
2019-04-0200 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode 9 - Richard WheelerFor their ninth episode of Breakfast in Montana, Montana writers Russell Rowland and Aaron Parrett take a break from their usual format of discussing two Montana books to honor a writer who has published more than 80 novels. Richard Wheeler has been a finalist for ten Spur Awards, the highest honor for Western literature, and won the award six times. And he didn't get published until he was almost fifty!! Hear more about his story and his writing here.
2019-02-0429 min
Tom Rowland Podcast#0052 - Russell Kleppinger - 814 Tarpon In A YearCaptain Russell Kleppinger caught 814 tarpon in one year, that is what caught my eye. I sat down with him to figure out what he is doing that is different and allowing him to catch so many tarpon.
2019-01-301h 53
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode 8- Melissa Stephenson and Mary MacLaneIn the eighth episode of Breakfast in Montana, authors Aaron Parrett and Russell Rowland discuss two outstanding memoirs. The first is The Story of Mary MacLane, also known as I Await the Devil's Coming, a worldwide sensation when it was published in 1902 by a nineteen-year-old aristocrat from Butte. The second is Driven: A White-Knuckled Ride to Heartbreak and Back, a book that explores Melissa Stephenson's experience with her brother's suicide. Stephenson's unique approach to this story is through the cars that she and her family owned over the course of their lives.
2018-11-1832 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode 7- Natalie Peeterse and Frieda FligelmanFor this episode, Montana writers Aaron Parrett and Russell Rowland discuss two poetry collections by poets from Helena, Notes from a Novel by Frieda Fligelman and Natalie Peeterse's Black Birds, Blue Horse, the winner of the Gold Line Press Chapbook competition. We also interview Natalie about her writing process as well as her own small press, Open Country.
2018-09-0534 min
Breakfast In MontanaEpisode 6- Matt Pavelich and Dirck Van SickleFor this episode of Breakfast in Montana, writers Russell Rowland and Aaron Parrett discuss two books that should have received more acclaim, Matt Pavelich's short story collection, Survivors Said, and a 1979 novel published by Dirck Van Sickle called Montana Gothic.
2018-08-0336 min