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Andy Hedges interviews a different guest on each episode and asks them to share stories from the working cowboy West and beyond. Cowboy poets, ranchers, working cowboys, musicians, songwriters, artists, historians, and western legends.
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- 5 days ago50 min
Episode 121: The Red Steagall Institute for Traditional Western Arts
Red Steagall returns to Cowboy Crossroads to talk about passing down our ranching culture and values, his songwriting and cowboy poetry mentors, and his vision for the Red Steagall Institute for Traditional Western Arts. Learn more at www.redsteagallinstitute.org Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com Support the podcast and become a Patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads
- Aug 13, 20261h 21m
Episode 120: Bunk Skelton
Texas cowboy, musician, and pastor Bunk Skelton talks about cowboyin' on ranches in the Texas panhandle, horses and cattle, making a good horse, dallying vs tying on, changes on ranches over the last 40 years, what makes a good hand, and the cowboyin' legacy of his father and brother. Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads
- Jun 23, 20261h 0m
Episode 119: Benny Romero
Rancher and westerner Benny Romero talks about growing up in northern New Mexico, managing ranches in California and Nevada, serving on agricultural boards, and the values of the ranching lifestyle. Don't miss the story and song about Benny from Brenn Hill. Learn more about Benny Romero's Ranch Barns & Terrace at www.bridgeportranch.com Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads
- May 1, 202649 min
Episode 118: Jan Hunewill
Ranch wife, cowboy poetry reciter, and the matriarch of the historic Hunewill Ranch talks about growing up in a Navy family, marrying into the Hunewill family, the history of the ranch, guest ranching, and her love for poetry. Learn more about the Hunewill Ranch at www.hunewillranch.com Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com Support the podcast and beocme a patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads
- Mar 31, 20261h 11m
Episode 117: Kent Reeves
Cowboy conservationist, photographer, and packer Kent Reeves joins the show to talk about photographing cowboy poets, his decades long work in rangeland conservation, and the 30th anniversary of his landmark book with Anne Heath Widmark Between Earth and Sky: Poets of the Cowboy West. Learn more about Kent Reeves at www.kentreeves.com Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com Support the podcast and become a patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads
- Feb 17, 202649 min
Episode 116: Tom Sharpe
Horseman and poet Tom Sharpe talks about his background in the livestock industry, the similarities between working with horses and writing poetry, and the life and work of classic cowboy poet Henry Herbert Knibbs. Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com Support the podcast and become a Patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads
- Jan 16, 202658 min
Episode 115: Joel Nelson
Recorded live at the 2025 Ranch Verse, Joel Nelson returns to Cowboy Crossroads to share stories from his earliest memories of livestock and being horseback. Joel reflects on his time working at the 06 Ranch, the influence of Ray Hunt, horsemanship, and poetry. This episode was recorded live and sponsored by the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock. Learn more at www.ranchingheritage.org. Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com. Support the podcast and become a Patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads.
- Nov 5, 20251h 20m
Episode 114: JM Cates
Old-time cowboy and fiddler JM Cates was born in 1936. This interview was recorded on August 22nd, just 8 days before his 89th birthday and a little over a month before he passed away on October 2nd. On this episode, JM talks about learning how to work from his father, his early cowboyin' jobs, playing music on ranches and at the Western Cowpunchers Association, and shares cowboy stories and wisdom from a lifetime of experience. This episode was sponsored by Flint Custom Hats. Check them out online at www.flinthat.com Thank you to my friends at the Western Cowpunchers Association for arranging this interview. Check them out online at www.westerncowpunchers.com Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads
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