Pardner Records Personal Podcast

Knowing there will not be a regular episode this week, we have recorded a Crime Report on a trout heist at Devito's over the weekend, a popular Italian restaurant near Harrison, Arkansas

We go off-script for this one (something we've been talking about for a while) and each tell a bit about how our families arrived into The Ozarks. Followed up by a longer conversation about Ozarks cultural identity We have some merchwaltspodcast.bigcartel.comWe have a Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/WeAlwaysLietoStrangers

The story of natural gas tycoon Robert McClure Snyder and Ha Ha Tonka (a lake, a house, a hotel, a state park) in the rural Missouri Ozarks. Lots of chit chat in this episode, just so you knowWe have a merch store nowwaltspodcast.bigcartel.com

Just a little episode about recent Arkansas political happenings

The murder of Jonathan Selby in Cane Hill, Arkansas in 1845, and the trial and aftermath

This episode begins with an important message from Gus, before we meander our way through the tale of the Ozark Howler, and make a bunch of claims that are sure to rile up a large amount of our Ozarks-native listeners

The story of Nelson Hackett, a fugitive slave, his trip from Fayetteville to Canada and his extradition back to Arkansas, and his ultimate legacy that is still relevant in modern day Fayetteville

This episode is the post-governorship life of Archibald Yell, through his death and burial(s). Most of the episode takes place in Mexico. Neat!

We return to our governors of Arkansas series by looking into the life of Arkansas's 2nd governor, Archibald Yell. Starting with the life of his father, we make our way from the 18th century Maryland coast to Fayetteville (and Little Rock) in the 1830s

In this episode, Daniel breaks out an old college essay and we look into some of the environmental impacts of Tyson chicken plants in rural Carroll County, Arkansas, and the citizens who took them to court in the 1980s

Featuring a guest appearance (and song debut) by our good friend and podcast theme song composer Just Heath, we discuss the life and legacy of Almeda "Granny" Riddle, a lifelong collector and singer of ballads. Also, five dudes without any real ethnomusicology background try to discuss the lasting influence of folk music in the 20th century. And, just so everyone knows upfront, the joking around gets a little more sophomoric than usual https://maxhunter.missouristate.edu^Here is the link to the Max Hunter folk song collection owned by Missouri State University, and mentioned in the episode. Highly recommended if you have any interest in folk music and/or Ozarks culture

Previously released on our Patreon, the life story of physicist, academic, comic book publisher, historical preservationist and Tarzan enthusiast Russ Cochran of West Plains, Missouri

A sequel of sorts to our Wonderland Cave episode (44), we look at the planned use of caves in the Ozarks as bomb shelters during the Cold War. Also, a short history of Fantastic Caverns in Springfield, Missouri, and we read a couple of listener emails and reviews

In a podcast first, we conduct an interview. Hope Ray & Jameson Hall are the co-owners of Handshake, a restaurant opening on December 6, 2025 in the Fayetteville Public Library. They tell us their origins, both as people and as business partners, and the pros and cons of opening a private business in a public space, among other things. After the interview, Jameson guests on a standard script about the salt industry during the frontier days of Missouri. We talk about salt a lot. And do an awful lot of bad math

This week we talk about Lizzie Rubart Gibson, a woman who received international acclaim for her clay model fruits, used in science classes across the country. We also discuss an old Harrison Boys stomping ground in Pilot('s) Knob. Gus's computer is dying so in case you think something is wrong with your listening device, it's actually on our end. Song at the end was composed and recorded by our very own Ray. It's called "Pilot's Knob". Find more and dadweight.bandcamp.com

Sharp and Ray review the wonderful, new book Faith, Family, and Flag: Branson Entertainment and the Idea of America by Joanna Dee Das. This was an earnest (and first) attempt at a book review on the podcast, but it ultimately turned into an extended conversation about Branson, The Ozarks, and how different aspects of culture are viewed from the perspective of the local and the outsider

The life and death of Nimrod Menifee, an early influential white settler into the southern fringes of the Arkansas Ozarks and Arkansas River Valley who was really, really into duelingSong at the end used with permission

We discuss a potential Fort Smith mayoral candidate recently profiled in a Southwest Times Record article. We do not endorse. This Special Report also has a mini regular episode inside it, with some quick stories about several previous mayors of Fort Smith. (Akin to what you can find on our Patreon). Also, a lot of talk about TikTok grifters https://www.patreon.com/c/WeAlwaysLietoStrangers

The story of David Walker, an influential early settler into Fayetteville, Arkansas and Arkansas Supreme Court Justice, among other things and titles. This episode could also easily be subtitled "An Incomplete History of Slavery in Fayetteville"

On the finale of WE ALWAYS LIE ABOUT BIGFOOT we find out the easiest route to home ownership in Fayetteville, Arkansas is finding Bigfoot. Find out how a news website comment section dispute escalated into a wager that would catch the attention of some of the most prominent voices in Bigfoot Hunting and Cryptozoology in Episode 4: BIGFOOT HOUSE