Calling to the Good
Grab a cup of coffee and listen in on interviews with inspiring personalities - as well as celebrities, who bring insight meant to make you smile and encourage your heart! Content that is unapologetically positive and most definitely Calling to the Good!
#TheSmilesAreAlwaysFree
*Formerly the Osagin' It tourism podcast
Episodes
42 episodes
Fifty Years of Music with Billy Mata
Sitting in the green room backstage at the Western Swing Festival in Snyder, Texas - Billy Mata took time to look over his shoulder back to when it all began and the journey along the way.If you're looking for greatness cloaked in humili...
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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42:27
Western Swing - The Wide-Open Spaces of Music with Cary Ginell
Enjoy this interview with Cary Ginell - a veteran radio broadcaster, folklorist, and author of ten books on American music. He is an award-winning writer and music historian who took a moment to sit down with host,
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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43:53
Fiddling His Way from Oregon to Texas - A Visit with Joey McKenzie of The Western Flyers
It was Mother's Day at Joey and Sherry McKenzie's house down in Texas. Bob Wills' daughter, Carolyn, was there as well - when Joey McKenzie of The Western Flyers took time to sit down for a little one-on-one interview about how a fiddle-loving ...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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38:09
The Daughter of the King of Western Swing - Carolyn Wills - Glory Be! It's Punkin's Story!
Bob Wills passed from this life on May 13, 1975, and almost 50 years to the day, I got to sit down with the daughter of the King of Western Swing - Carolyn Wills - to reminisce about her childhood, talk about what it was like at her house growi...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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41:33
Nellie Oleson of Little House on the Prairie - Actress Alison Arngrim
I remember Monday nights on NBC and later rushing home from school to watch Charles Ingalls and the folks of Walnut Grove on Little House on the Prairie.In this episode, we are visiting with the gal everyone just...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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45:43
There's Only Two Kinds of Music - Good & Bad! A Visit with Morey Sullivan, Director of Hank Thompson's Brazos Valley Boys
Morey Sullivan is a legend in his own time. He brought the band that Hank Thompson later dubbed The Brazos Valley Boys ...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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51:14
American Country Network and Western Swing - A Visit with Steve Markwardt and Curt Ryle
If you haven't already tuned in toAmerican Country Network(ACN), after listening to this episode you just might want to, because ACN is airing original country music content that you're gonna love!We...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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45:04
Henry, Are You Listening? Talking Western Swing with Oklahoma Swing!
Hey y'all!Let's do a little Calling to the Good!Pull up a chair and join us around a table in the historic Guthrie Depot as the "boys" of
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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47:34
Talking Bone Stock Honkytonk with The Honkytonk Wranglers
When you get five Kentucky gentlemen together, you just never know where the conversation might go...I enjoyed every minute of visiting with The Honkytonk Wranglers as part of our Western Swing music series brought to you by the
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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35:16
"For the Last Time" - with Jody Nix
This is one epic conversation!Here we were in the historic Stampede Dance Hall on the Snyder Highway outside of Big Springs, Texas with none other than Jody Nix - a legend in Texas danc...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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58:36
Talking About the Fire - with Jake Hooker and Tommy Hooker
Jake Hooker and Tommy Hooker have been making dance music for decades and managed to stay true-to-self in the Western Swing industry while putting their own stamp on it and callin...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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53:28
From the Saddle to the Symphony with Dave Alexander
Over the past 25 years, Texas music legend - Dave Alexander - has established himself as one of today's most sought-after Country and Western Swing performers!When Dave is not performing with his own award-winning Big Tex...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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41:25
A Little One-On-One with Mr. Red Steagall
Enjoy this iconic moment!You're invited to pour yourself a cup of coffee and enjoy a little time at the ranch office of cowboy poet, songwriter, singer, and legend - Mr. Red Steagall - as he r...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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54:46
The Big Show Off - with Danny Boy O'Connor in Pawhuska
Thank you to Good Time Charlee's on Kihekah Ave. in Pawhuska, Oklahoma for hosting this recording! We appreciate your hospitality!!The House of Pain's former rapper turned philanthropist has a story of redemption and relationship tha...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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2:17
You Be Honest - And I'll Be Frank with Dean Butler
You know him as Alamanzo Wilder on Little House on the Prairie, and we were thrilled to have actor and author, Dean Butler, sit down with host,
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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25:03
Around Johnny Cash's Kitchen Table with Mark Allen Cash and Wendi Lou Lee from Little House on the Prairie
Mark Allen Cash (Johnny Cash's nephew) and Wendi Lou Lee (Grace Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie) sit down with host, Kelly Hurd aroun...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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38:54
Killers of the Flower Moon at The Water Bird Gallery in Fairfax, Oklahoma
What a treat it was to sit down with Danette Daniels, owner of The Water Bird Gallery in Fairfax, Oklahoma, and visit with her about The Water Bird venue/gallery/museum - as well as hear her Osage perspective on Killers of the Flower Moon and e...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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23:06
Wolf Creek Ranch
Enjoy a visit with Mark and Kelly Spencer, owners of the Wolf Creek Ranch just north of Pawhuska where you can trail ride, hike, and enjoy the western way of life!
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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29:44
Osagin' It with Kenyon Lomax of Prairie Sky Jewelry Co.
From Cowboys & Indians magazine to the back pastures of Osage County, Oklahoma - Kenyon Lomax, owner of Prairie Sky Jewelry Co. takes time to sit down with The Tourism Gal and transparently share about her jour...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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37:17
From the Steer Roping Capital of the World - Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Tune in as Rod and Ashlee Hartness tell the story of how Pawhuska came to be known as the Steer Roping Capital of the World, as well as visit about the upcoming Buddy Hartness Memorial Senior Steer Roping, their Bed &...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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39:00
The Old West Buffalo Co.
Just west of Pawhuska on Hwy 60, there's an Osage County experience you don't want to miss! Neil and Teresa Fisher left Colorado and moved their business to Oklahoma - bringing with them a herd of bison, like no other!
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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23:00
Talking Indian Relay Horse Races with Jim Stevens
Here's all the information you've been looking for on the upcoming Indian Relay Horse Races coming up Memorial Day weekend at Osage Downs in Pawhuska. Join us as we sit down with Mr. Jim Stevens for a behind-the-scenes look into th...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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18:00
At The Drummond Ranch With Steve Boaldin
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look into the life of well-known western artist, Steve Boaldin, as he took a break from filming out on The Drummond Ranch in Osage County, Oklahoma for an interview with The T...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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31:22
Cha' Tullis - Live From Hominy, Oklahoma
Meet the Legend and the Hero, the artist and the artisan - Mr. Cha' Tullis, owner of the Cha' Tullis Gallery in Hominy, Oklahoma. Listen in as The Tourism Gal had a little "sit down" with the man who really knows how t...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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19:59
Let 'Er Buck with Hardy Braden - Osage Bronc Days
Pour yourself a cup of coffee and listen in as we visit with Saddle Bronc champ, NFR qualifier, and Oklahoma's own - Hardy Braden from Welch, Oklahoma! Make plans to attend the PRCA's Osage Bronc Days in Pawhuska on <...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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15:00
