#58 | Russ Farnsworth | Carnies, Kit Cars and Cartoons

Creative jack-of-all-trades Russ Farnsworth on working as a carney, building kit cars, serving papers on dirty cops, and political cartooning. A well-informed intellectual; a world traveler; an inventor and a champion of democracy and justice. Russ, a creative jack-of-all-trades; is involved in music, filmmaking, photography, writing, comedy and political cartooning. Russ has had a wealth of interesting life experiences, which came from working as a carney, building kit cars and staking out and serving legal papers on dirty cops, as well as other unusual experiences. To learn more about Russ: https://mindatwrest.bandcamp.com Chapters 0:00 Welcome Russ Farnsworth 2:33 Growing up in Siskiyou County 5:09 Leaving for San Luis Obispo 7:44 Music versus Ryan's sporting family 10:16 A pickup basketball game 12:46 What education delivers 15:20 Back pain from age 22 17:54 The easement dispute 20:25 Going public 23:01 Months of public records 25:33 A natural spring on the land 28:05 Documents versus assumptions 30:38 Trees across the road 33:12 Stocked for six months 35:44 Ryan's question about Ozark 38:14 The neighbours who helped 40:45 What does he think is going on? 43:20 Theories about the land 45:55 The cabin burns down 48:32 Defending your property 51:03 Raising it with Cal Fire 53:37 Family heirlooms lost 56:09 Watson the dog 58:41 Nobody wants to look 1:01:18 Stories in the homeless camps 1:03:51 Keeping people out? 1:06:23 His siblings and the battle ahead 1:08:58 Adverse possession 1:11:30 A hiker with pack goats 1:14:04 Will he write a book? 1:16:38 Old Fogy Yoga 1:19:10 Asking for pro bono help 1:21:41 Is there a bigger play? 1:24:12 Is ten acres worth the fight? 1:26:48 Small claims court 1:29:25 Living in an RV trailer 1:32:03 Come back when it's resolved 1:34:38 Marijuana grows in the area 1:37:09 Where to follow the story The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com