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The Tinstreamer Podcast
by Brandon Weaver
Our podcast is like our logo. Simple and colorful with unique characters (check out those fonts). There are no life hacks here. The Tinstreamer Podcast is about folks living life on their own terms. Texas based outdoor adventure writer Brandon Weaver is your host. He interviews creators, artists, and innovators that have traded the nine to five for the FIVE to NINE. There’s no line between work and play for a Tinstreamer. They manifested their flow in life and flourish in the process of chasing down the unconventional dream. That’s why it’s Full Zen Ahead!
Episodes
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Michael A. Ortiz - The Baking Joke Cracking Photographer and Cinematographer
Michael Ortiz is an exceptional storyteller that utilizes all the tools to build his vision: words, video, photo and the art of the interview.. His unrelenting work ethic in the field captures the movement and life of his subjects. His eye for detail and nuance in the editing room hones the story...
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Adventure Media Roundtable - Ruidoso, New Mexico - Reflections From The Ride
Episode 4 - Anatomy of a Mountain Town - Ruidoso, New Mexico: We are back in Lubbock after the Texas Tech University Adventure Media bikepacking trip along the Billy the Kid Smokey Bear route. We spent five days and four nights traversing the backcountry of the Lincoln National Forest. Along the...
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Amanda Foster - Community Leader and Owner of Happy Hiker
Episode 3 - Anatomy of a Mountain Town - Ruidoso, New Mexico: Amanda Foster is the owner of Happy Hiker, the premier outdoor store in Ruidoso. Amanda is a passionate advocate for the outdoors. She loves running, hiking, and getting outside with her three daughters Eva, Lola, and Emmy. She is also...
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Stephen Carter - Trail Builder and EcoServants Founder
Episode 2 - Anatomy of a Mountain Town - Ruidoso, New Mexico: Stephen Carter is the founder and Executive Director of EcoServants, a non-profit trail building organization in Lincoln and Otero Counties. Stephen has lived in Ruidoso since the 1980s. Like most mountain folk, he’s had many jobs,...
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Larry Cordova - New Mexico Wildlife Biologist
It’s time for another Tinstreamer Anatomy of Mountain Town Series, where we meet folks living the dream at elevation. Ruidoso, New Mexico is the village, and my first guest is Larry Cordova, the lead wildlife biologist for the Smokey Bear Ranger District in the Lincoln National Forest. (After 42...
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Shaylin Romero - The Next Generation of Storytellers
Shaylin Romero is a young, intrepid creator that will change the world, and she is the first guest of the 2026 Tinstreamer season. I restarted my freelance writing career in 2018 with photographer and Texas Tech professor of practice, Jerod Foster. That led to my relationship with Texas Tech...
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On The Hunt for Nutria with Justin Rex and Ryan Thornton
Eat The Invader - A Nutria Hunt in West Texas Brandon and part-time co-host Justin Rex are on assignment in the remote Trans-Pecos Region of West Texas on a quest for a large, semi-aquatic rodent thriving in the arid desert. “Eat The Invader,” is a companion piece to a story Justin (photographer)...
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Singer-Songwriter - Simon Flory
Forth Worth Magazine named Simon Flory - Best Musician - in their annual Best of Fort Worth (2025) issue. Simon is a charismatic performer and master storyteller. Watching him live and on stage is like riding a folk music roller coaster. Exhilarating! His shows are a romping, whooping good time....
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Hico Cast: Austin and Shannon Odom - Chefs and Restaurateurs, Oma-Leen's & BarbaCelli's
Austin and Shannon Odom are the culinary masters behind Oma-Leen’s and BarbaCelli’s in downtown Hico, Texas. They are self taught chefs and restaurateurs that curate exceptional cuisine and hospitality. I’m a self-certified pizza expert, and Barbacelli’s pizza is among the best I’ve had.…
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Hico Cast: Ben Tadlock - Silla del Rey, The World's Finest Hunting Stool
Ben Tadlock makes the world’s finest hunting stool. What is a hunting stool? It is how a gentleman hunts. Silla del Rey (The Kings Chair) is a functional work of art designed for chasing game: hogs - deer - fowl - you name it. This handcrafted, foldable leather stool is so versatile, it begs to…
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Hico Cast: Casey and Robin Averitt - Hico Candle and Hico Mercantile
Hico, Texas is a small town located in the North Texas Hill County along the Bosque River. The Hico Cast is an ongoing Tinstreamer series that highlights the synergy emanating from this special community. Casey and Robin Averitt have an amazing sense of aesthetic. Their attention to detail is...
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Hico Cast: Jennifer Jones & Wes Lunsford - the proprietors of Hico Hall
We are introducing a new ongoing series, the Hico Cast. Folks, The Tinstreamer Podcast has a home. We have set up shop in the North Texas Hill Country town of Hico, Texas. Our little studio overlooks Hico Hall, an 1899 Cotton Seed Oil Mill turned live events venue, so it felt appropriate to chat...
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Board-cast On The Brazos River With Producer Madi and Jerod Foster
Madison Walker Martin is an adventure filmmaker. Jerod Foster is a photographer, professor and co-owner of Happy Hiker in Ruidoso, New Mexico. They are also good friends and elite members of the Tinstreamer Expedition Team. This episode finds us on the Brazos River in North Texas as we paddle 20...
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Christy Hughes - The Rooted Soul Yoga + Wellness - Hico, Texas
Christy Hughes is the founder of The Rooted Soul Yoga + Wellness in Hico, Texas. Situated in historic downtown Hico, her boutique is thoughtfully stocked with all the essential yoga accoutrements. The adjoining studio with its rustic stone wall, wood floors, and expansive windows attracts yogis…
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2025 Season Premier with Mike McWilliams - Co-Host of The Relative Truth Podcast
At the end of 2022, I was a guest on The Relative Truth Podcast, hosted by brothers Trey and Mike McWilliams. Being on their show fired up a passion that had been been smoldering (unbeknownst to me) for years. Suddenly, it was crystal clear. I wanted… No, I needed to start a podcast. I thought…
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The Great Plains Project - Part Four - The Wrap Up with director Simon Parmley and Jerod Foster
The Great Plains Project - Part Four - The Wrap Up Show In this episode, I sit down with Simon Parmley and Jerod Foster as we recap our Great Plains journey. Simon led our production team from a heavily modified Jeep Wrangler while Jerod and I rode motorcycles. We talk about the origins of the...
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The Great Plains Project - Part Three - Crew Members Eddie McBroom and Hannah Hudgens
Jerod Foster and I rode adventure motorcycles 3,500 miles from Presidio, Texas on the Mexico border to the North Dakota/Canada line. We lived off our Honda Africa Twins and slept in tents for 15 days. We rode gravel, dirt, and the occasional asphalt backroad up the middle of America. We were...
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The Great Plains Project - Part Two - The Halfway Point
Jerod Foster and I rode adventure motorcycles 3,500 miles from Presidio, Texas on the Mexico border to the North Dakota/Canada line. We lived off our Honda Africa Twins and slept in tents for 15 days. We rode gravel, dirt, and the occasional asphalt backroad up the middle of America. We were...
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The Great Plains Project - Part One - In Studio
The Great Plains Project - Before The Journey Jerod Foster and I rode adventure motorcycles 3,500 miles from Presidio, Texas on the Mexico border to the North Dakota/Canada line. We lived off our Honda Africa Twins and slept in tents for 15 days. We rode gravel, dirt, and the occasional asphalt...
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Salida, Colorado: Part Six - Anatomy of A Mountain Town - Lane Willson - Oveja Negra Bikepacking
Lane Willson is our final guest for - Anatomy of A Mountain Town - Salida, Colorado Lane and Monty Willson started Oveja Negra Adventure Cycling Gear and Bike Bags in 2012, and the world has never been the same. Founded in Leadville, Colorado and later moved to Salida, Oveja Negra is the most...
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Salida, Colorado: Part Five - Anatomy of A Mountain Town - Brinkley Messick - Artist and Trail Builder
I am honored, inspired, and stoked to have Brinkley Messick on Part Five - Anatomy of A Mountain Town - the folks that make Salida, Colorado ebb and flow. Brinkley is an artist (painter), trail builder, and one of the most thoughtful humans I’ve had the opportunity to interview. When I ask…
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Salida, Colorado: Part Four - Anatomy of A Mountain Town - P.T. Wood - Wood's High Mountain Distillery and Former Salida Mayor
P.T. Wood is a mountain man to his core. He moved to Salida, Colorado in the late 80s to be a raft guide on the Arkansas River. In the previous installment of, "Anatomy of A Mountain Town," pastry chef Sarah Gartzman was our guest and Tenderfoot Mountain with its prominent S was our backdrop. In...
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Salida, Colorado: Part Three - Anatomy of A Mountain Town - Sarah Gartzman - Pastry Chef + Restaurateur
Sarah Gartzman is a pastry chef and Salida restaurateur. Situated just below her knuckles the letters S-A-N-D-W-I-C-H are tattooed across her fingers. Her passion for her craft demands this bold statement, because Sarah makes the best damn sandwiches on this third rock from the sun. Everything...
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Salida, Colorado: Part Two - Anatomy of A Mountain Town - Steph Perko - Co-Owner - Oveja Negra
Steph Perko is the nicest, most genuine person on the planet. I feel blessed to call her a friend. Steph is a co-owner at Salida, Colorado's very own Oveja Negra, the greatest bikepacking/outdoor brand in the galaxy. She is also an intrepid motorbike adventurer, ice fisher, dog mom, gardener and...
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Salida, Colorado: Part One - Anatomy of A Mountain Town - Mike Harvey - Badfish SUP and River Surfboards
These are the folks that make Salida ebb and flow. Mike Harvey is a white water kayaker, river surfer, white water park designer and the co-founder of Badfish SUP and River Surfboards in Salida. In the 90s, the Arkansas River was already known for its world class white water - up river and down...
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Anatomy of A Mountain Town - Salida, Colorado - Introduction with Brandon and Allison
Brandon and Allison sit down in a grove of aspens outside of Salida, Colorado to reveal the guests and episodes for this Tinstreamer Podcast series, "Anatomy of A Mountain Town," - six episodes with a few of the folks that have shaped Salida into the best - adventure, beach, mountian bike,...
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Brad Leland - Force Majeure Actor with 300 appearances in Television and Film
Brad Leland is a powerhouse of an actor. His most famous role was Buddy Garrity from the television series, “Friday Night Lights.” He played the same role as John Aubrey in the movie, “Friday Night Lights.” Brad was in Snyder, Texas (my hometown) to moderate, “An Evening With Barry Corbin.” I sat...
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Barry Corbin - Three Time Primetime Emmy Nominated Actor - 225 IMDB Movie Credits - Down to Earth Legend
Barry Corbin is a legend on the big and small screen. He’s also the nicest human you’ll ever meet. If you’ve seen a movie, streamed a show, or watched a good old fashion network television series, in the last 48 years, you’ve seen Barry’s work. He is ubiquitous in the world of entertainment.…
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Part 2: Filmmaker and Documentarian - Madison Walker (Producer Madi)
Part 2 with Madison Walker We pick up with Producer Madi where we left off last week. In this episode, Madi and I have an impromptu staff meeting, and we discuss how to capture the show with moving images. That’s right, soon you’ll be able to watch The Tinstreamer Podcast on YouTube. It’s a deep...
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Part 1: Filmmaker and Documentarian - Madison Walker (Producer Madi)
Madison Walker Martin is a filmmaker and a seasoned adventurer. She spent three years as a producer for the Texas Parks and Wildlife PBS Show where she showcased the grand landscapes and folks adventuring in the great state parks of Texas. She is a natural born leader and gifted storyteller....
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A Journey to the Ancient Rock Art in Rattlesnake Canyon - Del Rio, Texas
In episode 11, I'm on assignment with photographer Justin Rex. We are near the border town of Del Rio, Texas in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands, one of the most significant archeological regions of Texas. Hidden in the desert caves and rock outcroppings are hundreds of ancient rock art panels with...
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Allison Workman - Chief Fitness Officer for Tinstreamer
Allison Workman is a health coach, yoga teacher, personal trainer, and Tinstreamer’s newly appointed Chief Fitness Officer. She is also Mrs. Tinstreamer. If you’ve adventured with me, you’ve most likely experienced some of Allison’s yoga and functional movement. I’ve led numerous haphazard yoga...
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Emma Montgomery - Future Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist
It is graduation season, and on episode 9 of The Tinstreamer Podcast, we sit down with Emma Montgomery. Emma just graduated from Texas Tech University, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Emma is a writer, photographer, bikepacker, backpacker, and a lover of green chiles. I met...
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EP: 8 - Lindsay Kennedy and the Power of Peer Networks and The Great Outdoors
“If you’re gonna’ be a bear, be a grizzly!” Lindsay Kennedy is our featured Tinstreamer in Episode Ocho. She is a Professor of Practice at Texas Tech University in the Department of Agricultural Education and Communications. If Lindsay is your professor, count your lucky stars because success is…
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EP: 7 - In Focus with RJ Hinkle - A Master Behind The Camera Lens.
“Leave room for serendipity.” That’s how commercial and lifestyle photographer RJ Hinkle runs a photoshoot. His professional portfolio is vast: Walmart, Luchese Boots, The King Ranch, The Container Store (gosh I love that place), Evie Mae’s Pit BBQ (RJ is a BBQ fanatic.), Boomer Jack's - and the...
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Mad Duck Cyclery - The Best Little Bike Shop in Texas and the Universe
EP: 6 - “What are we passionate about?” They were on a sailboat in the Virgin Islands, and that is the question three friends pondered. Dogs, bikes and sailboats was the answer. Two were in Telecommunications and one was a heavy equipment (bull dozers and excavators) mechanic. In 2001, they…
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EP: 5 - Jerod Foster and Producer Madi - Fresh off the trail, we recap the 2024 Texas Tech Adventure Media Bikepacking class while driving through the Chihuahuan Desert
Episode 5 finds us in far West Texas, driving into the late night/early morning - under the star filled sky of the expansive Chihuahuan Desert. My part time cohost Jerod Foster joins me along with producer Madison Walker Martin for this moving (literally) truck cast as the three of us ride in...
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EP: 4 - A special tailgate session in the Chihuahuan Desert
In episode 4, we are live to tape (SD Card) in the Chihuahuan Desert at Rio Bravo Ranch just outside of Presidio, Texas. This is a Tinstreamer DesertCast – tailgate session. I sit down with Lindsay Kennedy a professor of practice at Texas Tech University in the school of Agriculture Education and...
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EP: 3 Chris Hughes from Broken Arrow Ranch - The purveyors of exotic wild game for restaurants.
Episode 3 of The Tinstreamer Podcast is a companion piece to a Texas Monthy story I wrote that hits their website on Monday 2-26-24. (This podcast is not affiliated with Texas Monthly.) It’s about Broken Arrow Ranch, the Texas based company that pioneered the selling of exotic wild game (venison)...
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EP: 2 Photojournalist Justin Rex on assignment in Kingsville, TX
This episode finds me in South Texas on assignment for a Texas Monthly web story. Photographer and friend Justin Rex joins me, and we sit down in Kingsville, Texas at the Holliday Inn Express and chat about Broken Arrow Ranch (the story we're working on), the 80s hit TV show Airwolf, Justin's...
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EP: 1 - Jerod Foster - Photographer, Texas Tech Professor, and co-owner of Happy Hiker
Outdoor adventure writer Brandon Weaver interviews his good friend and collaborator Jerod Foster. In this first episode of The Tinstreamer podcast, they chat about Taylor and Kelce, Wyman Meinzer (the state photographer of Texas), frozen orange juice concentrate, and the adventures they've worked...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Our podcast is like our logo. Simple and colorful with unique characters (check out those fonts). There are no life hacks here. The Tinstreamer Podcast is about folks living life on their own terms. Texas based outdoor adventure writer Brandon Weaver is your host. He interviews creators, artists, and innovators that have traded the nine to five for the FIVE to NINE. There’s no line between work and play for a Tinstreamer. They manifested their flow in life and flourish in the process of chasing down the unconventional dream. That’s why it’s Full Zen Ahead!
HOSTED BY
Brandon Weaver
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