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Part 1: The Shifting Plains: Buffalo and the Frontier Economy

Send us Fan Mail The Seline River Valley in Kansas was once home to immense migrating herds of shaggy buffalo that darkened the plains as far as the eye could see. These animals grazed on succulent buffalo and grama grass, drank from the local creeks and rivers, and wallowed in the hard-packed alka…

Part 2: A New Enterprise on the Western Frontier

Send us Fan Mail Josiah Wright Moore, a young New Englander who traveled to Fort Hays, Kansas, in 1870 to make his fortune, recounts his initial struggles and a pivotal meeting with an experienced buffalo hunter named Jim White. After deciding to transition from hauling wood to buffalo hunting, Jos…

Encore Summer 2026: Ryan Estrada (E71)

This podcast originally aired on November 19. 2025. For more information about Ryan Estrada: https://www.ryanestrada.com/ For more information about Ryan's books: Ryan's Books For information on Tom Nixon: https://linktr.ee/tomnixon For information on Book Flood Podcast: https://bookfloodpodcast.c…

Building an Anti-Fragile Career for Climate Resilience | Lilli Graf

Jeni Miles speaks with Lilli Graf, founder of IMMA Collective, about why climate resilience begins with how you make a living. Drawing on regenerative business principles and antifragility, Lilli explains how solopreneurship, community and redefining "enough" can help purpose-driven professionals b…

Tracey Baptiste on Where Stories Begin (E72)

Tracey Baptiste is a New York Times bestselling author. Her books have received starred reviews from School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus and have been named in best books of the year roundups for NPR, Kirkus, School Library Journal, Publisher’s Weekly, the New York Public Library,…

Daniel Gumnit on Little Free Library (E73)

Daniel Gumnit is the CEO/Executive Director of Little Free Library, an international non-profit that focuses on supporting and creating little free libraries in neighborhoods. For more information about Daniel Gumnit: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=5411For more info…

Padma Venkatraman on "Faraway Family" (E74)

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Padma Venkatraman discusses her new book, "Faraway Family," as well as the writing life. For more information about Padma Venkatraman: https://padmavenkatraman.com/ For more information about Padma's books: https://padmavenkatraman.com/books/ For more information about "Faraway Family": https://pad…

Sally Young in Conversation

In this episode, a conversation with historian and award-winning author Sally Young, who has a new book that delves into late-nineteenth century Melbourne and Australia’s most infamous political crime, The Curious Case of the Stolen Mace. 
 In 1891, the sacred symbol of the Victorian Parliament, i…

Rebecca Langston-George on the Joy of Reading (E75)

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Rebecca Langston-George is the author of nineteen books for children including For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story and Rover Rolled Over. A retired teacher and board member of the California Reading Association, Rebecca is the Regional Advisor for the Central-Coastal California chapter…

Deborah Salyer on Books, Libraries, & Bookstores (E76)

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Deborah Salyer is a long-time lover of YA and children’s lit with 30 years of teaching and library experience. Her seminars and workshops have created piles of books to be read on nightstands from the east to west coasts. She’s also an Implementation and Training Specialist for TeachingBooks and a …