Natalie Mora is from several different southwest Indigenous tribes, and she shares her journey of rediscovering her roots, the ups and downs, and her future hopes for Native American folks everywhere.

Hollywood and Los Angeles architecture historian Mary Mallory joins me as we talk about the Hollywood sign as well as iconic buildings of the 1920s and 30s, including Grauman's Chinese Theater, The Witch's House, Griffith Observatory, and the now-lost Richfield Building.

This week I chat about shiny pointy things with Barbara from Archangel Steel, a small business that specializes in not just shiny pointy things but also other types of steel weaponry and leatherwork from days of yore.

Oliver Cameron-Swan joins me once again from merry old England to chat about the ancient tradition of Morris Dancing, a form of folk dance tied to the seasons. What is it? Why is it? What's with the hankies and floral hats? Where does Napoleon Bonaparte come into all this? Listen and find out!

Who are the Freemasons? What's their history in America? How do you join? What do they do? All these questions and more are answered in my chat with Jamie Vest and Chris Tomasello who are both active Masonic Lodge members at different stages of their journey.

The delightful Assistant Curator of Hammond Castle, Donovan Lafontaine, chats with me about this astonishing and whimsical landmark in Gloucester, MA on Cape Ann, built in the late 1920s by inventor John H. Hammond Jr.

My pal Jackey Neyman Jones of "Manos: The Hands of Fate" and other shows (including my own, "The Manos Chronicles") joins me as we chat about not just Manos but other B (for Bad) movies and filmmakers of the 1960s and beyond.

Sharai Kirk of Solomon's Gardens nursery in Sonora, CA chats with me about what it's like to run a nursery, how her father got started in the 1980s, and offers tips for folks who might want to try starting their own nursery business.

My guest this time comes to us from across the pond -- England! Oliver Cameron-Swan teaches basket making at The Cartshed, an award-winning well-being charity in Herefordshire. We discuss the therapeutic nature of learning to weave as well as practicalities of growing, harvesting, and working with willows as materials.

Owner and editor of the motherlode's own Mariposa Gazette, Greg Little, takes time out of his busy schedule to chat with me about what it's like to run a small-town newspaper with an unbroken 175-year history, and shares his viewpoints on AI, the future of print media, and why independent newspapers are more important than ever.