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Join Living  the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper and special guests Wes and Kendra Swee, the managers of the James Foundation and Maramec Spring Park, near St. James, Missouri in the Ozarks. The Swees describe the first ever Fishy Folk Festival, which is an outdoor music festival centered on folk and Americana music. Sixteen bands from around the area performed on three different stages. Twenty vendors and four food trucks provided plenty of sustenance and interesting booths for the Festival attendants. Visitors could take music lessons, including the dulcimer, Irish strings and the ukulele. The first Folky Fish festival proved a huge success and will certainly be an annual event. Movie night in the park will continue  once a month as well, complete with popcorn!

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper and guests Jo Schaper and Gene Vale, a talented husband-wife team who are long time experts in geology, astronomy, biology, outdoor writing and natural and cultural history interpretation. They delve into the science of recent eclipses as well as the state of bat survival in the Show-me State. This is an entertaining and informative program from two of Missouri’s most respected outdoor personalities. 

Join Living the dream Outdoor Podcast host Bill Cooper as he is joined by a trio of outdoor celebrities including: Garry Mason, owner and director of the Legends of the Outdoors National Hall of Fame, Tommy Garner, of Outdoors Live Radio in Hardy, Arkansas and trout fishing guru Donnie Conway. The guys discuss being involved in outdoor media, the Legends of the Outdoors and the importance of being involved in outdoor activity. Mason also announces the appointment of Donnie Conway to the board of the Legends of the Outdoors National Hall of Fame.

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper and guest Hayden Heeb of Expedition trailers out of Cherryville, Missouri. Like many outdoors products companies, Hayden had a dream about starting his own camping  trailer manufacturing business. He began as the founder of Backroads Overland Co. and eventually joined forces with Expedition Trailers. Specializing in heavy duty, off-road customized campers, Expedition Trailers has set the bar high for rugged off-road campers. Designed after the rugged requirements of equipment in Australia, expedition brought the technology to the United States after three years of rigorous testing.  None are made  better, because Expedition Trailers does not want to be in the warranty business.

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast Host Bill Cooper and guest co-host Tom Berg, an outdoor writer from Indiana, as they visit with Phil Lilley, owner of the famous Lilleys’ Landing on Taneycomo Lake in Branson, Missouri. Phil tells the amazing story about how faith, family and a lot of hard work brought his and his wife’s dreams come true. Phil and Marsha have been an inspiration to thousands of guests over the decades as they not only help them enjoy God’s great outdoors, but they also serve as a great example of Christian servitude.

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper and Cpt. Josh Issacs as they talk about the underrated crappie fishing on Bull Shoals Lake. Along with outdoor writer Tom Berg, from Indiana, they caught a bunch of big crappie in the 15-16-inch range. On the second segment of the show, Cooper talks with Cpt. Bryan Wilson about the his paddlefish snagging season, as well as his expectations for the upcoming bowfishing season in the Ozark region.