Podcast Within The Realm

The tragic tale of Reuben and Fred, two young cowboys on an errand to the Cimarron River salt flats in what is now Woods County, Oklahoma. Their final resting place is this lonely and windswept territory has been marked and remembered for the 155 years since the cowboys met their demise in one of the final chapters of the west when it was wild. Fre…

Dr. James Walker was an English professor, complete with a tweed jacket and a love for Mark Twain. But Big Jim Walker, his alter ego, was a guitar playing entertainer with his own transmitter free radio show. I learned many a lesson in the good doctor's classroom...and a few on the radio show, too! Check out the music of Randy Pease at: Randy Pease…

Some say a beloved entertainer, a star of television in it's early days, lies buried just north of Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Others say an imposter is at rest beneath the large granite headstone. In this episode of Within The Realm, we investigate the mystery of who is in Ed's grave. Check out all we have to offer at withinpodcast.com! Want to advertise…

The story was told about a thoughtless, coldblooded killing for years until it became lore. A closer look reveals two sides of the story, a clash of cultures that led to the death of "poor Mr. Dore." P.J. Dore had come to the Indian Territory to make his mark on this new frontier, but to Tandy Folsom, it was no frontier at all. It was his home. wit…

On our show, we reach back into history and family stories from the past for a lot of our content. Our goal is not to bask in the things of yesteryear, but rather to find inspiration to move forward toward a distant and unsure horizon. Lately, I've noticed a lot of people looking backward, wishing to go back to a particular time and place that they…

Every story has multiple ingredients to it, but this one is drawn together by a single sheet of paper, sitting forlorne in a dusty courthouse vault for years. The Document tells about a single event in the past, but once elements of the story are illuminated, in the most unlikely of places, the document reveals so much more! withinpodcast.com Check…

A soldier's story. The box held a medal, a government form and a letter. It was the letter, a quick note home from a GI to his family, that drove Matt Carlson to find the rightful owners of the little package he bought at the flea market. So many things fell into place, as if it were meant to be, for Matt's displaced items to find it's way home and…

A talk about self made men and proper credit, something due to the people who actually made these rugged individuals and, really, all of us. withinpodcast.com Link to referenced episodes: Within The Realm Blog The photography of Dani Wilson, Reason To Smile: Reason To Smile Our sponsors: jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com katchakid.com Music: The Right Dire…

Over the course of the fall and winter of 2020-21 two statues were stolen, one from a park in Kansas City and the other from the lawn of the Tulsa Historical Society. Besides being made of bronze, the other distinguishing similarity these two statues had in common was their subject matter. Both were of Osage women. The theft of the statues brings t…

It was an assignment, to write a biography of my Grandfather, to help me maintain my hours at school, but it ended up giving me a great education about his life, what made him and his character and what it meant for me. I heard stories no one had ever thought asking about, stories that would have been lost forever if not for the off handed assignme…

You might be surprised to hear some of the details about the advent of the shopping cart, but even as casual as our relationship with the basket on wheels is, it has had a profound affect on retail shopping. As omni-present these devices are, they may have never got off the ground if not for some quick thinking by a supermarket owner in Oklahoma Ci…

When I was a kid, my mother, on Nashville trip, picked out a guitar for me to replace a cheap, old model I had trashed. She was helped by a gentleman that, she learned later, turned out to be a guitar legend.withinpodcast.com Our sponsors: jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin Mountain Coffee: Small Batch Roaste…

Yield: The Little Sign That Could The familiar downward pointing triangle that allows traffic to keep flowing rather than stopping sprang from the mind of a Tulsa cop. No one gave his sign much respect, but he set out to prove them all wrong. withinpodcast.com Our sponsors: jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin …

They say the universe is ever expanding, but the cultural center of the universe is conveniently located closer than you might think. withinpodcast.com Support our show at Support Within The Realm Our sponsors: jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin Mountain Coffee: Small Batch Roaster for an Artisan Cup of Coffe…

It's our 100th episode and that's a big deal. A lot can happen over the course of 100 episodes. Join me for a retrospective of what I have learned through the the process of researching, producing and promoting that collection. Thanks to all of you who have been a part of it all. withinpodcast.com Support our show at Support Within The Realm Good f…

Before he was on the Five Dollar Bill, before his words were memorized by schoolchildren through the decades and before he was hailed as the Great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln was a candidate for President...and it wasn't looking so good. He undertook a trip to Kansas to see for himself the violence and legacy of popular sovereignty, and maybe scor…

Magic as a tornado precaution? Tiny Wakita, Ok was blown away in the 1996 Blockbuster Twister but a spell by an Old Cherokee has kept the place tornado free since 1893. withinpodcast.com A special thanks to storm chaser and Oklahoma's best DJ, Cliff Casteel! Our sponsors: jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin Mountain …

This week I let a friend tell the story of his parent's whirlwind wedding that involved a ring locked away in a bank vault, a Billy Graham Crusade and a potential court-martial. It might sound crazy but it's kind of the norm for the family of Neal Hallford. withinpodcast.com More on Neal: nealhallford.com Our sponsors: jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com The…

We've all sung it, the second most played Christmas song of all time, but few know the story behind Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer. From a random assignment for the Montgomery-Ward Department Store Company, a Christmas institution was born, but not without a few obstacles in the way! withinpodcast.com Our sponsors: jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com The Ri…

A tale with a lost opportunity for a college education, a one-way ticket to Flagstaff, Az. and the fate of a planet! Hear the amazing and inspiring story of Kansas farm boy and astronomer Clyde Tombaugh and the unlikely discovery of Planet X/Pluto! Don't forget to share us with podcast listening friends and leave us a rating and review! withinpodca…

Thanksgiving is about family and blessings. Here's a tale from my youth about one of the greatest men I ever knew and the blessing he was to me. This Thanksgiving eat more than you should, hug everyone you know and make sure to get all the gravy you want. withinpodcast.com Our sponsors: jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com The Right Direction by Shane Ivers M…

Every region of the country has it's take on place names. In Oklahoma, it's a safe bet that our unusual place names had their start as a word in a Native language. Tahlequah, the Capital of the Cherokee Nation, is such a name. There are two stories, which one is right? withinpodcast.com Our sponsors: jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com The Right Direction by…

This is the story of my Great Grandma's casting of her first ballot in 1920. We've come a long way, but sometimes, it seems, not far enough. Listen to our story and get out the vote! withinpodcast.com Our sponsors: jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin Mountain Coffee: Small Batch Roaster for an Artisan Cup of Coffee! …

A story from my misspent youth in the wilds of the Cherokee Nation. Pre-cable TV fun for us was driving the backroads and finding ways to scare our classmates. One surefire place to this end was a remote, lonely stretch of road called Beaver Gap. Tales of spooks associated with the place had been going on for years, having a cemetery right there ha…

In Kansas City, you might encounter an intrepid group of Urban Hikers checking out art, nature or historic sights around the City. UrbanHikesKC, very much like our show, strive to illuminate things overlooked but worth seeing. Owner Lisa Pena visits with host Steve Garrett about the various aspects of an urban hike and what she has learned in the p…

The first woman to hold statewide office in Oklahoma years before she could vote, Kate Barnard, using her tireless activism and dedication to duty, brought about many reforms ahead of their time in the young state. Despite the importance of her work, she was lost to history for decades, until... withinpodcast,com jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com The Right…

Charles Parrott was a lot of things, a husband and father, farmer, rodeo rider and one of the most prolific bank robbers in the second half of the Twentieth century. A look into his exploits has been chronicled in a new book by his daughter Susan, entitled "Catch Me or Kill Me." We visit with the author about her father, the research of his life an…

Even out here in the Ozarks, in the Cherokee Nation, we have a connection to Queen Elizabeth, but it's a connection that goes back years, long before the United States, the Trail of Tears or the coronation of the Queen herself. withinpodcast.com jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Facebook: @withintherealm1 Twitter: @realm_…

It was in 1921 when a young commercial artist had a dream of creating an animation studio in Kansas City. He did just that before going bankrupt and befriending a mouse that frequented his drawing table. A one way ticket to California and greener pastures was the end of the KC studio, but something more lay in wait. withinpodcast.com jandjpoolsafet…

There are plenty of ghost stories in the Ozarks, but Sean Fitzgibbon's graphic novel, a history really. provides the story of what is said to be the most haunted place in these hills. It's a tale with an old hotel at the highest point in town, a colorful charlatan and mysteries that linger to this day. withinpodcast.com jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com Th…

The role of Lt. Uhura, communications officer for the Starship Enterprize, made Nichelle Nichols an icon and made an indelible marknot only on Earth but in space as well. Urged by Martin Luther King, Jr. and by NASA to use her role for the betterment of mankind,, that's what she set about to do. withinpodcast.com jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com The Right…

From Within The Realm to the Sea of Tranquility! Friend of the podcast Dewayne Knott spins his tale of his life-long interaction with the space program. From exotic locations such as an Iowa cornfield, a San Antonio parking lot and the coast of the Persian Gulf, he became a part of America's reach into space.www.withinpodcast.com Our sponsor: jandj…

Twelfth Street and Vine may be Kansas City's most famous intersection thanks to the song Penned by Lieber and Stoller. Problem is, it's not there any more. In our continuing series on " places that aren't there anymore," we talk about the street's claim to fame and why it disappeared. www.withinpodcast.com Our sponsor: jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com Mus…

Ed Hicks had seen the telephone demonstrated at the St. Louis Exhibition and in 1885 concocted the plan to connect The Cherokee Capital of Tahlequah with the new bustling City of Muskogee by phone line. Traditional members of the tribe wanted to avoid additional incursions of American business and government in their territory, so they were general…

Jack McLemore was my 9th Grade Science teacher. He had been nick-named Happy Jack by the older boys because, they claimed, he only smiled when dishing out punishment. I was glad to have survived and left his class, but a little re-evaluation made me look at that year with Happy Jack differently. withinpodcast.com jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com Music: Th…

In this encore episode of Within The Realm we revisit the Great American Desert, a place no longer on the map but Central to the development of the United States as we know it today. withinpodcast.com contact@withinpodcast.com jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers -Oleh Steve Garrett

Fayetteville, Arkansas has been home to Levon Helm, Ronnie Hawkins and the Cate Brothers. It's a place of inspiration for a young musician. The musical heritage goes way, way back and owes a debt to the World's Greatest Showman. withinpodcast.com Our sponsor: jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com Earlier episodes about songs: https://withintherealm.libsyn.com/…

This past Easter Sunday was Louise Carson's 90th Birthday. On the occasion of her birthday, we revisit our conversation with her about being my kindergarten teacher and what it took (and still takes) to get the job done in the day. withinpodcast.com jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com https://withintherealm.libsyn.com/mrs-carson-our-mother-of-the-kindergarte…

The location was a quiet schoolhouse on Peacheater Creek in the Old Cherokee Nation, but it became the site of the largest non-military battle in the American West and the deadliest day in the history of the U.S. Marshall Service. The confrontation was caused by a misunderstanding of legal jurisdiction in the murder trial of Zeke Proctor - an issue…

It's been a long time since I introduced this show to the public and I know that not many heard that first episode (thank goodness!) So, now is just as good a time as any to make a reintroduction into what I'm trying to accomplish with Within The Realm. If you've wondered where I get my take on these things, maybe this will provide a little light. …

Has your life ever been changed by a chance meeting? Mine has, in a brief encounter with Writer Jerry Ellis over three decades ago. He uttered a few words to me that changed the way I saw the world and myself in it. Jerry and I were able to reconnect and talk about that day so long ago and what has happened since! withinpodcast.com Twitter: @realm_…

Educating a half-wild kid with a poor outlook on the whole affair was the task at hand for Grade School Principal Ellis DeWeese. Dedicated to teaching and to the future of his students, he found a way to redirect at least one kid’s ambivalence by employing the old “flag program” trick. I was that kid and I’m glad to have been duped by the King of S…

Sometimes a book has a great impact on us, but how grateful would you be to learn how the story almost never was? Here's the story of such a book and the little known tale about it's scrappy rise to literary classic. Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. #withinpodcast.com jandjpoolsafety@gmail katchakid.com…

What do you do when you literally find a skeleton in your closet? Kansas City Artist Jeff Becker tells the story of George, the resident skeleton of the former Odd Fellows Lodge he had purchased. A tale with twists, turns and the question of what you intend to do with your time on earth. withinpodcast.com http://www.belvoirwinery.com/ https://katch…

My grandmothers communicated lessons and values through stories, stories that stay with you. From stories from the Bible (King James version only!) to Aesop's Fables, there were plenty of stories to be told. In this episode I share one of those stories and reflect on its lessons that still guide me to this day. withinpodcast.com jandjpoolsafety@ema…

My Great Aunt proudly displayed an aluminum Christmas Tree in her front window for many years, much to the chagrin of my more traditional relatives. I thought it was great until those shiny trees soon fell out of fashion. Aluminum Christmas Trees are making a comeback, but you might be surprised what killed the fad in the first place! withinpodcast…

During his lifetime, Will Rogers spoke up for the common man and often, in a good natured way, provided the voice for those unheard to those in the halls of power. He is still keeping an eye on the people in Congress from his vantage point in Statuary Hall. He also grants a bit of good luck to those that are willing to break a few rules. withinpodc…

One hundred years ago or so, George W. Carver enlisted college boys from the South to assist him in spreading his message, not just about farming innovations but also about racial reconciliation. Carver called them "his boys." I interview the Author of a new book about the correspondence between the Wizard of Tuskegee and one of his boys, Johnnie P…

There is a lonely stretch of road in our neck of the woods, the scariest spot in the County, called Beaver Gap. The superstitions of both the Native Americans and the hillbillies of the area fueled the stories of less than friendly spirits out there in the woods. This is the story of me , a station wagon full of classmates and the Big Scare at Beav…

200 years ago, in the wilds of the then American frontier, Sequoyah, the Cherokee Cadmus, introduced his writing system to the members of his tribe that had moved west to escape the influence of the white man. Some thought it frivolous, some thought it sorcery...but Sequoyah was able to demonstrate his syllabary's usefulness. In just a few years it…