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On this month’s episode of 56 Counties, Russell Rowland reads from his recently released memoir, BE A MAN: Raised in the Shadow of Cowboys, which explores the unique challenges of growing up male in the West. This episode, he talks about raising a 4-H calf and experiencing the life-and-death moments of ranch life.

The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts was founded in 1951 by brickmaker Archie Bray, Sr. The Bray provides residencies for ceramic artists from around the world, a year-round exhibition schedule, summer workshops, and community classes.

17 March 2025

This month, Russell Rowland reads excerpts from his upcoming new memoir, BE A MAN: Raised in the Shadow of Cowboys. The book is a personal history of his family, but it also explores the complexity of what it means to grow up as a man in Montana.

The Don King Museum in Sheridan, Wyoming, showcases fascinating Western and Native American artifacts used by and created for horsemen and women from the region and beyond. Bill King is the current Director and Curator of the Don King Museum in Sheridan.

Once he retired from Naval Intelligence as a Captain after nearly thirty years, Ken Robison spent the last thirty-plus years establishing himself as one of Montana's preeminent historians. His new book, Lost Great Falls, explores many forgotten stories about one of the more fascinating towns in Montana.

Preeti Vasudevan's provocative theatrical works redefine individual identity, uniting artists and audiences alike. Using just about every mode of the performing arts (including dance, music, poetry, visual art, mime, and theater), Preeti invites collaborators to form a 21st-century language of expression.

In February of 1918, the Montana Legislature was the first in the nation to pass The Sedition Act, a law that carried fines of up to $20,000 and a jail sentence of up to 20 years if someone were to “print, utter, or publish . . . any false, scandalous or malicious writing’” about the U.S. government or the war effort.

Precious McKenzie has an MFA in Creative Writing and a Ph.D. in British Literature. In 2022, she served as a Fulbright Scholar in Ireland, teaching graduate students in the Public Humanities. She is the Director of Advancement for the Yellowstone Art Museum.She writes poems, short stories, and children’s books. Precious is the author of over 50 books for young readers, including Cinder Yeti (the 2020 Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places selection for Montana), Ruffian, a novel for teens, and Infestation, a young adult novel.

19 May 2025