Send us Fan Mail LaMonica Garrett joins George Blitch to unpack Man Of War, his first leading role in a major motion picture, and the wild way it came together. While filming a brutal, heat-soaked Lioness finale (for season 2) in Fort Worth, he gets an unexpected call from director William Kaufman: the original actor is injured, production in Europe is close, and an answer is needed fast. Garrett reads the script in hours, commits immediately, and is on a flight to Europe days later. The resu...
Jul 3
23 min
Send us Fan Mail Today, George Blitch joins the two founders and main songwriters from The Boxmasters, J.D. Andrew and Billy Bob Thornton. With their 21st album “In the Bay” newly released and the Morro Rock Tour underway, we begin by discussing the first handful of shows and how this album took shape. Billy describes spending time near Morro Bay while his daughter attends Cal Poly, with long quiet stretches overlooking the bay that turned into melodies, lyrics, and the beginning ideas ...
Jul 2
37 min
Send us Fan Mail Chief Arvol Looking Horse is the 19th generation keeper of the sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe (chanupa) for the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota - the Great Sioux Nation. He describes being entrusted with the sacred bundle at age twelve, during an era when Native ceremonies were pushed into hiding and public prayer at sacred sites was not protected until the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978. Arvol speaks of the oral traditions of his people, the importance of res...
Jun 15
37 min
Send us Fan Mail America’s grasslands are disappearing in plain sight, and the ripple effects hit everything from bobwhite quail and pheasants to pollinators, water quality, and the long-term health of working farms and ranches. We sit down with Bob St. Pierre, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer with Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever to trace how a lifelong bird hunter and baseball guy chose a career in upland habitat conservation, and why he’s never looked back after more than tw...
Jun 1
32 min
Send us Fan Mail Four years ago, the Son of a Blitch Podcast was launched and today I’m celebrating a few major milestones: 140+ episodes, listeners in 115+ Countries and Territories, millions of downloads, listens and views from the podcast and related social media content. This anniversary update also provides a preview of what’s coming up in year five, with a mix that reflects the show’s identity: meaningful interviews, and curiosity-driven storytelling. One of the highlights for...
May 22
8 min
Send us Fan Mail The conversation opens with Scott Mann’s one-man play, 11 Days, drawn from Operation Pineapple Express and the final, chaotic days of the Afghanistan withdrawal. He explains why live theater is a different kind of truth telling: it reaches veterans, military families, and civilians who only absorbed political sound bites and 24-7 news coverage. By touring community venues around key anniversaries, the project aims to restore context, honor Afghan partners, and put the human c...
May 12
33 min
Send us Fan Mail M.P. Woodward, a former Navy Intelligence Officer turned Best-Selling novelist, explains how his career moving between operational teams and strategic work shaped his storytelling instincts. After two decades in the tech industry, including Amazon Prime Video, he returned to writing and quickly built momentum with THE HANDLER, Tom Clancy “legacy” novels, and now a major collaboration with Jack Carr, with the book, THE FOURTH OPTION. Chris Walker, the main character in...
May 6
27 min
Send us Fan Mail JACK CARR Introduces Chris Walker w/ His New Thriller, THE FOURTH OPTION (co-written w/ M.P. Woodward) A former Navy SEAL and CIA operator rolls into New Orleans in a beat-up VW pop-top with a Belgian Malinois and a head full of ghosts. That’s the spine of The Fourth Option, Jack Carr’s newest thriller and the start of the Chris Walker series, and we get into why this story feels like a classic Western even though it’s set in modern America. We talk about Carr’s “stranger com...
May 1
34 min
Send us Fan Mail Joe Betar’s debut thriller novel, HAMMER, is built on a simple promise: put a capable hero in an unfair situation, then force him to chase the truth faster than the system can. The story follows Jack "Hammer" Garrett, a retired UFC world champion who walks away from the cage to build a quieter life in the Texas Hill Country as a rancher, hunting operator, and shooting instructor. That calm does not last. A personal tragedy detonates his new routine and pushes him into an inve...
Apr 20
35 min
Send us Fan Mail LOCKHART RISING III @ MILL SCALE METALWORKS, MAY 9th, 2026 THIRD ANNUAL LOCKHART COMMUNITY FOOD & MUSIC FESTIVAL 800 N. COMMERCE ST, LOCKHART, TX 78644 Hosted by Daniel Vaughn of TX Monthly Saddle up folks - we’re heading to Lockhart Rising III, happening May 9th in Lockhart, Texas at Mill Scale Metalworks! The event features a family-friendly atmosphere with a deep roster of chefs and pitmasters cooking over live fire, plus a music lineup built for staying all day and da...
Apr 17
5 min
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