GHOSTS OF CALIFORNIA KATIE RYAN chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Producer, songwriter, author, and director, KATIE RYAN, joins us to talk about her newest, highly anticipated, documentary. GHOSTS OF CALIFORNIA explores the people, places, and legends that helped shape California's history. Discover the mysteries surrounding the people, places, and legends that make up California's rich history. Katie and her production team pride themselves on their unique approach to storytelling, using a combination of historical research and cinematic techniques to make their films feel like you’re stepping back in time. Author Scott Yanow writes: "Ghosts Of California," written by Katie Ryan and David Kaufman (who is the main narrator), is beautifully filmed, and filled with original music that fits each story, this film is a very valuable addition to American history. It looks towards the future with optimism while paying homage to the past in a truthful and vivid manner. We also chat about her first documentary The Last Coyote - The Don Edwards Story and her book Horse Wisdom Alchemy. Watch the live interview on YouTube. Music featured: Don Edwards - "West of Yesterday" Don Edwards - "Coyotes" Katie Ryan and Janine Cooper Ayers - "Ghosts of California" Mike Fleming - "On California Ground" Dave Stamey - "The Mission Bell" Katy Moffatt - "St. Francis Dam Disaster" Find "everything Rendezvous" in one place! A BIG thank you to Janell Madison of "Clicks By Madison" for creating our page! Check it out - rendezvouswithawriter.com Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency Clicks By Madison and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired January 22, 2026

EXCITING WESTERN ADVENTURES! NICK WALE and SCOTT MCCRAE chat with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Join us for a lively conversation with NICK WALE, CEO of Dusty Saddle Publishing, and returning guest SCOTT MCCREA author of westerns, thrillers, adventure and a whole lot more! They enlighten us with what’s happening in the Western genre today and what we can look forward to reading this year. We take an in-depth look with Scott McCrea, about his latest bestseller Ezra Flint U.S. Marshal: Flint’s Honor and DSP's new 2026 landmark series collection of 12 books America250. Watch the live episode on YouTube. Find "everything Rendezvous" in one place! A BIG thank you to Janell Madison of "Clicks By Madison" for creating our page! Check it out - rendezvouswithawriter.com Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell I Am The Storm - written and performed by Randy Huston Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency Clicks By Madison and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired January 15, 2026

WELCOME TO THE RANCH! KRISTYN HARRIS, NATALIE ARAMENDIA, and HENRY C. PARKE CHAT with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell January 2026 kicks off with a special show all about film! Three guests join us. Award-winning singer and entertainer KRISTYN HARRIS and film director NATALIE ARAMENDIA join True West Magazine Film Editor HENRY C. PARKE. Henry presents his monthly, “Henry’s Western Round-up,” reporting on current Western films and TV shows. Then we turn our attention to a new film premiering in late January. A RANCH MUSICAL, an original musical movie starring Kristyn Harris and directed by Natalie Aramendia, a musical love story for the rural American West. It’s a toe-tapping show about a deeply traditional female rancher who, when faced with losing her family’s land, reluctantly teams up with a tech-savvy new city-boy neighbor, discovering innovation isn’t a betrayal of her roots, unexpected romance might just come from a pair of shiny, too-clean cowboy boots…and the wannabe cowboy wearing them. Tune in for a lively conversation about how this movie came to be, it's inspiration, story line, and filming locations. Enjoy short clips of four of the songs included in the film - all performed by Kristyn Harris. Watch the live interview! Find "everything Rendezvous" in one place! A BIG thank you to Janell Madison of "Clicks By Madison" for creating our page! Check it out - rendezvouswithawriter.com Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency Clicks By Madison and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired January 8, 2026

THE FINAL SANDHILL ISLAND STORY PITS SISTER AGAINST BROTHER IN A LIFE-OR-DEATH S T R U G G L E PEGGY CHAMBERS chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Bell We eagerly awaited this final Sandhill Island story, SMUGGLERS OF SANDHILL ISLAND, and it was worth the wait! Longtime friend and returning author, PEGGY CHAMBERS, has done it again! Faithful readers of this book series love the characters who live on this little island on the Gulf Coast, and, like Peggy, have come to feel they are friends. Here’s what Peggy Chambers shares about this story: Sandhill Island is a small tourist island off the coast of Corpus Christi, and the characters are varied. They live their lives fishing, operating a business, teaching school, growing a garden, or singing in a local restaurant. The book, Smugglers of Sandhill Island, is about the relationship between siblings; one hard working, the other not. And like most siblings, they will fight each other tooth and nail, and they will fight to the death for each other. Watch the live interview! Find "everything Rendezvous" in one place! A BIG thank you to Janell Madison of "Clicks By Madison" for creating our page! Check it out - rendezvouswithawriter.com Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency Clicks By Madison and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired December 18, 2025

WHAT GOOD ARE YOUR MORALS, IF YOU'RE MARKED FOR THE DEAD LETTER O F F I C E? CRAIG JOHNSON & HENRY C. PARKE chat with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell. December 2025 kicks off with two guests, award-winning author CRAIG JOHNSON joins True West Magazine Film Editor HENRY C. PARKE, author of THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE AND THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THEM.

TWO AUTHORS WRANGLE OVER THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MYTHIC WEST Returning guests John Goodwin and Emily Goodwin of Galaxy Press kick off tonight's show with news of the upcoming annual 93rd Hollywood Christmas Parade. This beloved parade takes place on Hollywood Blvd, just outside the doors of Galaxy Press. Hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell interview award-winning authors BILL MARKLEY and KELLEN CUTSFORTH about their two coauthored books Old West Showdown and Standoff at High Noon. In both books Bill and Kellen take opposing sides in controversial Old West stories. Tonight they "wrangle over" Tom Horn, did he murder fourteen-year-old Willie Nickell or was he not guilty? Watch, listen and you decide. A fun and informative exchange! Tom Horn's favorite hymn, "Life's Railway To Heaven," was performed by Barry Ward, from his album Joy Sweet Joy.

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Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency Clicks By Madison and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired November 20, 2025