Percy Wollaston's Homesteading tells the devastating story of Eastern Montana homesteaders of the early 20th century, most of whom lost everything in proving that dry-land farming techniques of the time did not work.

Music: "Pastures of Plenty," by Woody Guthrie. Public Domain. Courtesy of Internet Archive.

Alan Jacobson gives "The Treatment" to 2015's near-future apocalyptic film Into the Forest, with Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood. A dark tale set in the dark woods.

Seattle-area instrumental music of the fifties and sixties is the focus of Mr. Neutron's latest foray.

The Lone Reader looks at Dayo Olopade's account of how Africans succeed despite oft-broken social, governmental, and economic systems.

Music: Public domain Kenyan tune

Mr. Neutron looks at the Mods latest, English Tapas, a strange, innovative work, a slightly warped version of music we've heard before.

Starring Claudette Colbert, who appeared in two other Oscar-nominated films in 1939. The script for Midnight was written by Billy Wilder, early in his career. He later wrote and/or directed such masterpieces as Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity, and Some Like It Hot. 

Seattle free-lance writer Neiwert looks at the roots of the radical right and its effects on mainstream politics.

Music: "Mars", by Gustav Holst

US Air Force Band, public domain

Alan Jacobson treats Hitchcock's overlooked masterpiece Foreign Correspondent.

Sheriff Walt Longmire tracks a murderer whose weapon of choice is an archaic buffalo rifle.

Craig Johnson is 2018's "Everett Reads" author. Everett Reads is an annual celebration of authors, books, and reading.

Music: "Country Cookin'" by Fender Guitar Player.

Featuring Jason Webley and Oliver Elf Army.

Sound effect: 70043_juskiddink_sci-fi-2, from freesound.org

Image of Jason Webley performing in Gdynia, Poland, courtesy of Blueye, via Wikimedia Commons