Been Thinkin' About

Join editor-in-chief Joshua Heston along with Ethan as they welcome guests Matt and Jessica Farmer of Vintage Paris Coffee Shop to talk community, coffee, art and even how Matt and Jess met! Been thinkin’ about… Following the art. It’s time I came to terms with the truth: StateoftheOzarks is an “arts organization” and I’m an…

Corbyn Snodgrass joins editor-in-chief Joshua Heston and co-host Ethan Grubaugh to discuss the nuances of local Ozarks. Been thinkin’ about… Half-past ‘till home. A thousand moments — childhood moments — of mud and sun and rain, warm in the afternoon. Of a million greens in the timber behind the barn (and you thought there was…

Join Editor-in-Chief Joshua Heston, Ethan Grubaugh and Dale Grubaugh explore the “gloriously messy middles” of provocative artwork, offensive fireworks, ideas of boycotting, free speech, and helping people rather than hurting them. Podcast Partners: Vintage Paris Coffee Shop: Hand-crafted coffees and community; Josh Huxtable, SOTO Patron, Christine Riutzel, Beauty from Light; Shepherd the Musical: Rediscovering America’s Story, Stafford’s Barber Shop & Shave Company: The…

Join Editor-in-Chief Joshua Heston, Ethan Grubaugh and Dale Grubaugh as we dig into the experience of Writers Artists Night, our uncensored works, the difficult themes of Dalton Quick’s Beneath the Willow with art by Freeman, and we also dig apart the hate mail we’ve gotten from Josh’s horror-fiction themed story, Kewpie, inspired by the art…

Join Editor-in-Chief Joshua Heston and Ethan Grubaugh to talk details of the upcoming Writers Artists Night (one of the biggest nights of the StateoftheOzarks calendar). We also tackle hard issues of real life in Branson and the dark side of local poverty. Podcast Partners: Vintage Paris Coffee Shop: Hand-crafted coffees and community; Josh Huxtable, SOTO Patron, Christine Riutzel, Beauty…

Join Editor-in-Chief Joshua Heston and Dale Grubaugh talk about music — particularly the power of hillfolk music, memories of the International Bluegrass Music Association convention in Raleigh, North Carolina in 2013, the beloved hymn Amazing Grace, and much more (all in Ethan’s absence). Podcast Partners: Vintage Paris Coffee Shop: Hand-crafted coffees and community; Josh Huxtable, SOTO Patron, Christine Riutzel, Beauty…

Join Editor-in-Chief Joshua Heston and Ethan Grubaugh along with Jared Houle to discuss what day First Friday Art Walks are scheduled, our creative community, art work, and what a burgeoning traditionalist/progressive community looks like. Podcast Partners: Vintage Paris Coffee Shop: Hand-crafted coffees and community; Josh Huxtable, SOTO Patron, Christine Riutzel, Beauty from Light; Shepherd the Musical: Rediscovering America’s Story, Stafford’s Barber Shop…

Join Editor-in-Chief Joshua Heston and Ethan Grubaugh along with Josh Ong to talk about rivers, history, riverboats, the Shepherd of the Hills country, Civil War history, Hulston Mill, and more. Podcast Partners: Vintage Paris Coffee Shop: Hand-crafted coffees and community; Josh Huxtable, SOTO Patron, Christine Riutzel, Beauty from Light; Shepherd the Musical: Rediscovering America’s Story, Stafford’s Barber Shop & Shave…

Join Editor-in-Chief Joshua Heston and Ethan Grubaugh along with Dale Grubaugh to discuss, at length, the tricky, complex issues of venomous snakes in the Ozarks and more… and the answers may surprise you. Podcast Partners: Josh Huxtable, SOTO Patron, Christine Riutzel, Beauty from Light; Shepherd the Musical: Rediscovering America’s Story, Stafford’s Barber Shop & Shave Company: The Place for Men in…

Join Editor-in-Chief Joshua Heston and Ethan Grubaugh along with guest Joshua Stafford of Staffford’s Barber Shop & Shave Company. Podcast Partners: Josh Huxtable, SOTO Patron, Christine Riutzel, Beauty from Light; Shepherd the Musical: Rediscovering America’s Story, Stafford’s Barber Shop & Shave Company: The Place for Men in Downtown Branson, Taney County Health Department: Creating Opportunities for Healthy Lives in Our Community, and Blue Rock Print Company: Upgrade…