Oct 14, 2026 · 48 min · 12 segments
On this two-part episode Lorie Woodward sits down with historian, consultant and museum curator Michael Grauer to discuss western history, art and culture. Land.com is the…
Michael GrauerGuestLorie WoodwardHostWell, and, and that, that's interesting how these people had a front row seat to history.
But, but one of the things that struck me when you were talking about The Norther was how, how that the only action in the scene was Mother Nature, and that-That is such a strong theme throughout ranching because a lot of the times everything that happens is in reaction to what Mother Nature has just handed you.
[clears throat] That's absolutely critical and not, not well told [clears throat] in most people's understanding of ranching.
Um, just like the animals are unpredictable, you never know what's coming every day.
That's a constant, but at the same time you never know what else is coming your way.
Like you were talking about, um, prairie fires, wildfires, always a threat, and you never know when that might happen.
Or an animal is sick or injured or a, you know, fence needs mending, you know, uh, the shingles have come off the barn, you know, whatever it is.
That's the great thing about this is, yeah, there's technology that helps today, but it's still the same.
It's still so the, so much the same all the way back to the organized, organized, um, required by law roundups under the Mexican Mesta in 1537 where you, where you were required to brand your cattle.
You requir- required to earmark them to make a tally in the spring and the fall.
You were required to do that s- just because, you know, it was better to be, uh, more in charge of what was going on and prevent theft 'cause ca- 'cause those, those, those animals were valuable.
Well, and, and that, that's interesting how these people had a front row seat to history.
But, but one of the things that struck me when you were talking about The Norther was how, how that the only action in the scene was Mother Nature, and that-That is such a strong theme throughout ranching because a lot of the times everything that happens is in reaction to what Mother Nature has just handed you.
[clears throat] That's absolutely critical and not, not well told [clears throat] in most people's understanding of ranching.
Um, just like the animals are unpredictable, you never know what's coming every day.
That's a constant, but at the same time you never know what else is coming your way.
Like you were talking about, um, prairie fires, wildfires, always a threat, and you never know when that might happen.
Or an animal is sick or injured or a, you know, fence needs mending, you know, uh, the shingles have come off the barn, you know, whatever it is.
That's the great thing about this is, yeah, there's technology that helps today, but it's still the same.
It's still so the, so much the same all the way back to the organized, organized, um, required by law roundups under the Mexican Mesta in 1537 where you, where you were required to brand your cattle.
You requir- required to earmark them to make a tally in the spring and the fall.
You were required to do that s- just because, you know, it was better to be, uh, more in charge of what was going on and prevent theft 'cause ca- 'cause those, those, those animals were valuable.
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