Rendezvous With A Writer Podcast

Rendezvous With A Writer Podcast

Hosts OutWest Shop’s Bobbi Jean Bell and Jim Bell chat LIVE with creators of the written word including authors, songwriters, and poets. Unscripted. Entertaining. Informative. Tune in to enjoy live conversation with their guests about their latest project and their creative process. Supporters of the wordsmith are included too like literary agents, publicists, publishers and more. To inquire about appearing on the broadcast: bobbijeanbell@gmail.com

Episodes

February 27, 2026 50 mins
STRENGTH TAKES MANY FORMS AUTHOR CLARISSA WILLIS CHATS with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Watch the LIVE video on YouTube  Have you enjoyed the “Little House on the Prairie” series of children’s books written by Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder? Did you know she had a sister, Caroline Celestia Ingalls, known as Carrie? Join us with our guest award-winning children’s author and educator CLARISSA WILLIS for an enlightening conve...
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MAKING MUSIC ON THE ROAD  RECORDING ARTIST OLIVIA HARMS CHATS with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Watch the LIVE Video on YouTube

Enjoy the music and backstories of guest singer/songwriter/ and recording artist OLIVIA HARMS! Born to Western Music royalty, Olivia Harms, known as the "Rhinestone Cowgirl" has stepped out on her own to craft music that is equal parts Texas, Bakersfield, and Nashville country, making her very own Co...
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February 13, 2026 50 mins
COME TO ME CHILDREN. COME TO THE RIVERSIDE. THOMAS D. CLAGETT CHATS with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Watch the Live Video on YouTube. Add one part history, one part legend, one part murder, one part greed, and one part horror. Combine well with a ghost story, add the author’s gripping writing and what do you get? A haunting tale you will not be able to put down…or forget… THE RIVER GHOST. Award-winning author THOMAS D. CLAGET...
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A GRAND NARRATIVE OF THE AMERICAN WEST  PAUL ANDREW HUTTON and HENRY C. PARKE CHAT with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Watch the live interview! 

Join us for an engaging conversation with our two guests! PAUL ANDREW HUTTON, award-winning historian and author, joins True West Magazine Film Editor HENRY C. PARKE.  First, Henry presents his monthly, “Henry’s Western Round-up,” reporting on current Western films and TV shows. The...
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GERMAN FREEDOM UNDER TEXAS SKY NATALIE BRIGHT and MANUELA SCHNEIDER chat with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Based on authentic diaries guest authors, NATALIE BRIGHT and MANUELA SCHNEIDER, tell the dramatic, stirring story of two families who risk everything and lose so much. Hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell talk with Natalie and Manuela about Book One of a planned trilogy, THE NEW FATHERLAND. Texas, 1834. Far away from their old hom...
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January 23, 2026 50 mins

GHOSTS OF CALIFORNIA KATIE RYAN chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Producer, songwriter, author, and director, KATIE RYAN, joins us to talk about her newest, highly anticipated, documentary. GHOSTS OF CALIFORNIA explores the people, places, and legends that helped shape California's history. Discover the mysteries surrounding the people, places, and legends that make up California's rich history. Katie and her production t...

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January 16, 2026 49 mins

EXCITING WESTERN ADVENTURES!  NICK WALE and SCOTT MCCRAE chat with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell   Join us for a lively conversation with NICK WALE, CEO of Dusty Saddle Publishing, and returning guest SCOTT MCCREA author of westerns, thrillers, adventure and a whole lot more! They enlighten us with what’s happening in the Western genre today and what we can look forward to reading this year. We take an in-depth look with Scott McC...

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WELCOME TO THE RANCH! KRISTYN HARRIS, NATALIE ARAMENDIA, and HENRY C. PARKE CHAT with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell  January 2026 kicks off with a special show all about film! Three guests join us. Award-winning singer and entertainer KRISTYN HARRIS and film director NATALIE ARAMENDIA join True West Magazine Film Editor HENRY C. PARKE. Henry presents his monthly, “Henry’s Western Round-up,” reporting on current Western films and...

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December 20, 2025 50 mins

THE FINAL SANDHILL ISLAND STORY PITS SISTER AGAINST  BROTHER IN A LIFE-OR-DEATH S T R U G G L E PEGGY CHAMBERS chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Bell We eagerly awaited this final Sandhill Island story, SMUGGLERS OF SANDHILL ISLAND, and it was worth the wait! Longtime friend and returning author, PEGGY CHAMBERS, has done it again! Faithful readers of this book series love the characters who live on this little island on the Gulf Co...

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December 12, 2025 50 mins
STRAP IN. BRACE YOURSELF. AND REMEMBER TO B R E A T H E! LAURIE BUCHANAN chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell. Is there someone on your gift list eagerly awaiting a gritty crime thriller? Do you hunger for a story so riveting it will keep you up all night? Anyone you know a fan of mystery or suspense? How about books from a series that is all this and more?? Meet author LAURIE BUCHANAN, author of the Sean McPherson Novel...
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WHAT GOOD ARE YOUR MORALS, IF YOU'RE MARKED FOR THE DEAD LETTER O F F I C E? CRAIG JOHNSON & HENRY C. PARKE chat with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell. December 2025 kicks off with two guests, award-winning author CRAIG JOHNSON joins True West Magazine Film Editor HENRY C. PARKE, author of THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE AND THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THEM.   

Returning guest, Craig Johnson, brings us up to date with his news and shar...
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TWO AUTHORS WRANGLE OVER THE TRUTH ABOUT  THE MYTHIC WEST Returning guests John Goodwin and Emily Goodwin of Galaxy Press kick off tonight's show with news of the upcoming annual 93rd Hollywood Christmas Parade. This beloved parade takes place on Hollywood Blvd, just outside the doors of Galaxy Press.  Hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell interview award-winning authors BILL MARKLEY and KELLEN CUTSFORTH  about their two coauthored books...

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TWO AUTHORS – THREE WESTERN ADVENTURES MANUELA SCHNEIDER AND JEFF CRAWFORD

Two authors, MANUELA SCHNEIDER and JEFF CRAWFORD, join us for a fast paced conversation about their passion for the American West and how they bring that passion to life both on the page and on the screen. Born and raised in Germany award-winning author, filmmaker, and songwriter MANUELA SCHNEIDER'S fascination with pioneer life, cowboy heroes, and treach...
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MURDER CAN BE COLD-BLOODED IN SPACE RICHARD PAOLINELLI & HENRY C. PARKE chat with hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell 

November 2025 kicks off with two guests, award-winning author RICHARD PAOLINELLI joins True West Magazine Film Editor HENRY C. PARKE, Film Editor for True West Magazine and author of THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE AND THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THEM.  RICHARD PAOLINELLI shares the story behind his newly released Sp...

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WOMEN WERE THERE  Three Award-Winning Authors Join Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell

Three dynamic authors, members of “The Hottie Historian Collective,” join us for their second October appearance. Meet award-winning authors JANELLE MOLONY, JANE LITTLE BOTKIN, and LYNN DOWNEY.  A common theme running through their writings is that strong women have always played impactful roles in history, yet their stories remain in the shadow...
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October 27, 2025 50 mins

A NATIONAL COMPETITION AND A DEADLY DETOUR Cozy Mystery Writer Mary Seifert Joins Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell

Do you enjoy a good puzzle wrapped in a heartwarming story? Award-winning guest, MARY SEIFERT, is the author of the "Katie & Maverick Cozy Mysteries." She was named the 2024 International IMPACT Award winner for books in a series, a collection of fun and thrilling tales that will keep you on the edge of your seat...
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UNCOVERING FAMILY SECRETS  Three Award-Winning Authors Join Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell

Three dynamic authors, members of “The Hottie Historian Collective,” join us for the first of two October appearances. Meet award-winning authors JANE LITTLE BOTKIN, LYNN DOWNEY, and JANELLE MOLONY. According to Janelle, “We’ve all dipped into our own family histories to give a voice to some incredible characters with mysteries or scandal...
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AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR Join Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell Step into the extraordinary with guests JOHN GOODWIN and EMILY GOODWIN of Galaxy Press as they present two award-winners featured in the newly released L. RON HUBBARD PRESENTS WRITERS OF THE FUTURE VOLUME 41. Meet RANDYN C.J. BARTHOLOMEW and TREMANI SUTCLIFFE, the award-winning author and illustrator of the riveting short story “Ascii.” This is just on...

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AWARD WINNING WESTERN S T O R I E S ROD MILLER, MICHAEL NORMAN & HENRY C. PARKE chat with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell  October 2025 kicks off with three guests. Award-winning authors ROD MIILLER and MICHAEL NORMAN join HENRY C. PARKE. Tune in for this month's update of what's happening in Western film and TV with co-host HENRY C. PARKE, Film Editor for True West Magazine and author of THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE AND THE ...

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IT'S ALL ABOUT THE STORY!  Award-Winning Authors and Illustrator chat with Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Award-winning author, RICHARD PROSCH, leads an engaging conversation with three award-winning guests - children’s authors PHIL MILLS, JR. and GINA PROSCH and illustrator KYLE MERRIMAN. We feature their children’s titles The Story written by Western author Phil Mills, Jr. and Love! It’s SHOW And Tell by Gina Prosch with illustrations ...

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