John Wayne Gritcast
40 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsThe John Wayne Gritcast is a fresh perspective on a classic icon and the Americana he still inspires.
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Episode 38 - Red Steagall
August 26, 2022 19:19 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBIn the season 2 finale of John Wayne Gritcast, we sit down with western legend, Red Steagall. Red is an American actor, musician, poet, and stage performer. He has worked with artists like Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Glen Campbell and discovered Reba McEntire. Ethan and Red sit down in the Cowboy Channel studio to discuss Red’s exciting life. Red also tells the story of when he met John Wayne while he was recording his Grammy Nominated album, America, Why I Love Her. Red i...
Episode 37 - Dr Bob Egan
August 19, 2022 15:54 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBOn Today’s episode of the John Wayne Gritcast, we are joined by John Wayne’s personal Doctor and very close family friend, Dr. Bob Egan. Bob was very close with the family, he even had Michael Wayne as his best man in his wedding! Ethan and Bob reminisce on life with Duke, including how Dr Egan found out John Wayne’s Akita was giving everyone in the house strep throat, visiting Duke on set in Durango, and John Wayne’s journey with cancer. This is a very fun episode with someone who knew Du...
Episode 36 - Ben Christensen
August 11, 2022 17:30 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBBen Christensen is a western lifestyle photographer who is dedicated to living his own western. In this episode of the John Wayne Gritcast, Ethan is in Kanab, Utah filming an independent movie written and directed by Ben Christensen. They are also joined by videographer Dusty Soulsey. The three of them discuss what it means to live your own western in the modern times. They also discuss their new film that will be coming out later this year and what role Ethan Wayne played in the movie! Yo...
Episode 35 - Dan Ford
August 05, 2022 02:24 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBDan Ford is the grandson of John Wayne’s close friend and mentor, John Ford. Dan tells how he knew John Wayne as “God Damnit, Duke!” based on how John Ford would refer to his friend. He and Ethan also discuss the John Ford stock company, heroes in movies today vs in John Wayne’s time, and Dan’s first memories of Duke in Catalina. This is a great episode for John Wayne and John Ford fans! Thank you to our partners! John Wayne: An American Experience - Sprawling over 10,000 square feet, the ...
Episode 34 - John Wayne Walding
July 28, 2022 15:43 - 1 hour - 73.7 MBJohn Wayne valued courage, strength, grit, patriotism, and family… and so does John Wayne Walding. John Wayne Walding is a former Sergeant First Class Green Beret and entrepreneur. In this episode, John Wayne Walding tells the story of the Battle of Shok Valley. In this 6 hour fire fight, he lost his leg to a sniper and returned fire for four more hours with his severed lower limb tied to his thigh. He details what the battle was like and how he got through it, including how being named afte...
Episode 33 - Julie Hovanian
July 21, 2022 16:24 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBJulie Hovnanian was one of John Wayne's personal assistants in Newport Beach. Julie tells the story of how she came to know the Wayne family, what it was REALLY like to work for John Wayne, and sheds some light on just how dedicated the Duke was to his fans. She also tells Ethan about a time when someone in his family was trying to spy on him as a teenager! Tune in today to hear the whole story and more light-hearted conversations with Julie Hovnanian. Thank you to our partners! John Wayne...
Episode 32 - Amber Elle
July 15, 2022 14:36 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBAmber Elle is a self-proclaimed mama bear and lady on a mission to empower others to live self-reliant lives. In addition to raising her family, she is the Director of Family Preparedness at Fieldcraft Survival, whose goal is to expand an individual's capabilities in the genre of survival. Their goal is to educate, train, and equip people to survive in the worst-case scenario. Ethan and Amber sit down to discuss everything from how the pandemic changed the landscape for many parents, the im...
Episode 31 - The Cowboys 50th Anniversary - Part 2
July 07, 2022 15:21 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBIn honor of the 50th Anniversary of the release of The Cowboys, we had a three day celebration in the Fort Worth Stockyards! Nine of the original cast members joined us for a three day celebration that included showings of the film on the lawn of the Livestock Exchange building, VIP meet and greets with the cast and a live panel on Cowboy Channel! This is part 2 of 2 of our live panel with nine of The Cowboys! Watch part 1 here Thank you so much to our partners who made this weekend happe...
Episode 30 - The Cowboys 50th Anniversary - Part 1
July 01, 2022 17:51 - 2 hours - 150 MBIn honor of the 50th Anniversary of the release of The Cowboys, we had a three day celebration in the Fort Worth Stockyards! Nine of the original cast members joined us for a three day celebration that included showings of the film on the lawn of the Livestock Exchange building, VIP meet and greets with the cast and a live panel on Cowboy Channel! This is part 1 of 2 of our live panel with nine of The Cowboys! Thank you so much to our partners who made this weekend happen! Learn more abo...
Episode 29 - Best Friends Animal Society
June 23, 2022 17:09 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBKanab, Utah is not only the backdrop of many westerns, but it is also home to Best Friends Animal Society. Best Friends Animal Society is a nonprofit animal welfare organization. BFAS does outreach nationwide with shelters, rescue groups and members to promote pet adoption, no-kill animal rescue, and spay-and-neuter practices. Best Friends Animal Society’s mission is Save Them All and they are making amazing strides to do just that. When they started, 17 million animals a year were being e...
Episode 28 - Tim Kennedy
June 16, 2022 02:54 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBThe John Wayne Gritcast is BACK for season 2! We have a lot of amazing guests lined up for this next season but our first guest needs no introduction. Tim Kennedy is a decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, television host, producer, entrepreneur and now, #1 best selling author of the book Scars and Stripes. In this episode, Ethan Wayne and Tim talk about John Wayne's portrayal of the Army Special Forces in his film, The Green Berets, revisiting Tim's past mistakes while writing Sc...
Episode 27 - Teddy Wingfield
April 11, 2022 15:50 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBWhat was it like being in Duke’s inner circle? Well, lots of trips on the Wild Goose and passing out autograph cards to the fans! This week, we headed to Nogales, AZ, to the Wingfield ranch to sit down with Wayne Family friend, Teddy Wingfield. Teddy is the son of one of Duke’s closes friends. The Wayne’s and Wingfield’s grew up playing on the Wingfield ranch in between filming and traveling on the Wild Goose. Teddy has some really great stories remembering his time with John Wayne, includi...
Episode 26 - Russel Molina
March 31, 2022 19:26 - 46 minutes - 43 MBThis week’s guest on the John Wayne Gritcast is Chairman of Texas Rangers 2023 and Vice Chairman of Texas Rangers Association Foundation, Russel Molina! Ruseel has a big job over the next 2 years, he is spearheading a statewide event in Texas celebrating the Texas Rangers Bicentennial. In this episode, Ethan and Russel speak about the history and the importance of the Texas Rangers. John Wayne played a Texas Ranger in The Comancheros and was awarded an honorary Texas Ranger in 1979. That ce...
Episode 26 - Russell Molina
March 31, 2022 19:26 - 46 minutes - 43 MBThis week’s guest on the John Wayne Gritcast is Chairman of Texas Rangers 2023 and Vice Chairman of Texas Rangers Association Foundation, Russell Molina! Russell has a big job over the next 2 years, he is spearheading a statewide event in Texas celebrating the Texas Rangers Bicentennial. In this episode, Ethan and Russel speak about the history and the importance of the Texas Rangers. John Wayne played a Texas Ranger in The Comancheros and was awarded an honorary Texas Ranger in 1979. That ...
Episode 25 - Mark Rydell
March 25, 2022 16:54 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBThis week’s guest on the John Wayne Gritcast is Mark Rydell. The legendary Director of one of the most beloved John Wayne films of all time, The Cowboys. It is the 50th anniversary of the film’s release and Ethan and Mark haven’t seen each other since they were on location. Ethan sits down with Mark in a very special location in Los Angeles to discuss Mark’s amazing career and working with John Wayne on The Cowboys. Mark describes being a little nervous to work with Duke, since the two were...
Episode 24 - Aissa Wayne
March 17, 2022 17:38 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBThis week on the John Wayne Gritcast, Ethan sits down with his sister, Aissa Wayne, to discuss growing up with their dad, John Wayne. She talks about traveling on the Wild Goose and remembers a horrible storm where the ocean crashed through the salon of the boat. She also remembers travelling with her father and all of his friends, including Ernie Saftig (listen to Tom Saftig’s podcast here). The two also talk about some of the lessons John Wayne taught them, including teaching Aissa not t...
Episode 23 - Travis Tritt
March 10, 2022 21:39 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBToday’s guest is the legendary Travis Tritt! Travis is a Grammy award winning country music icon. He is also a husband, a father, a songwriter, an actor, a proud American, and we are also lucky enough to call him a friend of the John Wayne team. On this episode, Ethan and Travis talk about Travis’ career and how he connects with his audience. He knows the people that listen to him are hardworking Americans who are resilient and he wants to give them music to listen to which is similar to th...
Episode 22 - Randy Wayne White
March 03, 2022 19:02 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBRandy Wayne White is the author of the Doc Ford series and an extreme outdoorsman… and by extreme, we mean he hunts pythons. That takes some grit! Ethan Wayne started reading the Doc Ford series and immediately saw some familiar names and reached out to Randy to see if John Wayne had any influence. It turns out, he was correct! The two connected and have stayed in touch ever since. To say Randy lives John Wayne Grit, is an understatement. He is extremely adventurous, courageous, intelligen...
Episode 21 - Matt's Off-road Recovery
February 24, 2022 20:59 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBNo one gets off the beaten path, literally and metaphorically, more than Matt and his crew from Matt’s Off Road Recovery! Matt and his team run a very popular YouTube channel that shows them recovering vehicles who get stuck off roading. Matt and his team were nice enough to let us come on an off-road excursion with them in St George, Utah, the scene for some of John Wayne’s films. Ethan and Matt discuss how Matt got into the business of off-road recovery after years of owning his own roofi...
Episode 20 - Molly Kassouf
February 17, 2022 19:12 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBRun Pilgrim, run! Meet our John Wayne Grit Series Race Director, Molly Kassouf! If you have been to one of our runs, Molly has greeted you with a big smile. The John Wayne Grit Series is a series of trail runs set in beautiful rugged locations and bring awareness and raise funds for John Wayne Cancer Foundation. Molly knows good trail runs, she is an avid Ultra Marathon runner and has ran all over the world. She also had a run in Newport Coast, CA for many years, which is how she got connec...
Episode 19 - Ricky Bolin
February 10, 2022 15:27 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBIn the western world, there’s a saying “all hat and no cattle” which basically means someone is all talk but lacking the experience…. Well, Ricky Bolin is the opposite of this saying! He not only runs some of the most iconic western hat brands but he truly lives the western lifestyle. Ricky Bolin is the President of Hatco which is the parent brand for iconic hat brands like Stetson, Charlie 1 Horse, Resistol, but he started out bullriding in Mesquite, Texas. He made the NFR several times in...
Episode 18 - Jennifer Wayne
February 03, 2022 19:14 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBJohn Wayne’s Grit lives on through the next generation – Meet his granddaughter, Jennifer Wayne. Jennifer is a tennis player, song writer, Amazing Race contestant, and band member of Runaway June. In this week’s episode of the John Wayne Gritcast, Jennifer and her uncle, Ethan, discuss her career and how her values parallel her grandfather’s. Jennifer takes us through her childhood, her father was a tennis pro and Jennifer played tennis through college. She started playing music with a boyf...
Episode 17 - Chris Radomski
January 27, 2022 16:43 - 1 hour - 78.7 MBJohn Wayne always said that if he was going to have a drink, it had better be a good one and today we’re talking to the man behind the spirits that bear Duke’s name. Meet Chris Radomski, co-founder and owner of Duke Timeless Spirits. This week’s episode, we’re diving deep into the world of spirits with Chris and Ethan! Including Chris’ past in spirits, how they came up with the idea for Duke Bourbon, and our new Duke Tequila. For more information on Duke Spirits: dukespirits.com Follow Du...
Episode 16 - Dr. Dan Nelson
January 20, 2022 04:34 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBJohn Wayne was a huge supporter of the military and he wanted his legacy to be used to help the fight against cancer so there is no better guest for today’s John Wayne Gritcast than John Wayne Alumni Fellow, Dr. Dan Nelson. Dr. Nelson is not only a John Wayne Alumni Fellow, but a board-certified surgical oncologist, and an active duty service member in the United States Army. How do you become a surgical oncologist AND also serve our country in the Army? Dr Nelson takes us through his path ...
Episode 15 - David Corso
January 13, 2022 15:41 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBThe Gritcast headed out to Pioneertown, California to meet up with our friend, David Corso! Ethan connected with David in 2020 while planning our John Wayne Grit Series Pioneertown run that benefits the John Wayne Cancer Foundation. On this episode, Ethan and David are also joined by our Race Director, Molly Kassouf, and the two sit down with David to get his interesting life story David owns a marketing group that integrates activations for brands and in 1999 got connected with Coachella f...
Episode 14 - Richard Childress
January 06, 2022 02:16 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBIf you’re a racing fan, then you know Richard Childress. Richard is a former NASCAR driver, the current owner of Richard Childress Racing, the owner of Childress Wineries, a wildlife conservationist, and advocate for child trauma with The Childress Institute of Pediatric Trauma. Ethan and Richard talk about the people that helped steer them in the right direction after losing their fathers at a young age. Richard also talks about guiding his grandsons through the world of social media and g...
Episode 13 - Family Christmas Episode!
December 23, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBThis is our first John Wayne Gritcast Family Christmas Episode! Ethan Wayne hosts brother Patrick Wayne, sister Marisa Wayne, and niece (John Wayne’s first grandchild) Anita Swift at his house to reminisce on family memories. The four of them tell stories of holidays with John Wayne and the traditions they made after he passed. We hope everyone has a very happy holiday season and enjoys this episode with the Wayne family! More information about John Wayne on JohnWayne.com Shop our offici...
Episode 12 - Stacy Mulder
December 16, 2021 03:14 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBMeet the woman behind the operations at John Wayne Cancer Foundation, our Vice President, Stacy Mulder! Ethan and Stacy talk about the different ways John Wayne is helping the fight against cancer. Block the Blaze is our youth sun safety program that teaches kids skin cancer prevention and early detection. They also discuss our Block the Blaze expansion, including the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Baylor School of Medicine, Florida, and more. They also speak about different ways to prevent canc...
Episode 11 - Pam Minick
December 09, 2021 04:27 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBWhat doesn’t Pam Minick do? Pam is such a pillar in the Fort Worth Community and was a huge help in helping John Wayne: An American Experience make it’s home in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Pam and Ethan Wayne sit down to talk all about Pam’s background in the western community, starting with her early days growing up in Las Vegas and how she convinced her parents to get her a horse so she could start competing in the rodeo. Pam’s passion led her to becoming Miss Rodeo America 1973, the Wome...
Episode 10 - Dr. Maheswari Senthil
December 02, 2021 15:41 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBThis week we are honored to be sitting down with Dr. Maheswari Senthil. Dr. Senthil is the Program Director for the John Wayne Cancer Foundation Fellowship program at UCI and the Director Peritoneal Malignancy Program. Ethan Wayne sits down with Dr. Senthil to speak about her background and the different ways she, and her colleagues, are helping the fight against cancer. Dr. Senthil grew up in India where she knew she wanted to be a surgeon from a very young age, following in her mother’s ...
Episode 9 - Alice Johnson McKinney
November 25, 2021 01:14 - 55 minutes - 51 MBIn honor of Thanksgiving, our guest on this week’s John Wayne Gritcast is Alice Johnson McKinney! Alice was married to John Wayne’s 26 Bar Ranch partner, Louis Johnson. Each Thanksgiving, the Wayne family would head to Casa Grande, AZ for the annual cattle sale so we’re very lucky to have Alice on this Thanksgiving episode. Alice and her late husband, Louis Johnson, were two of Duke’s most treasured friends. She even loaned one of John Wayne’s custom station wagons that he kept on the ranch...
Episode 8 - McCandles Family Reunion
November 18, 2021 03:18 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBListen to our LIVE show from the Cowboy Channel Justin Boots studio as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of Big Jake. We were lucky to have Patrick Wayne, Ethan Wayne, and Chris Mitchum with a live studio audience. The three reflect on their time on set and take questions from the studio audience. Patrick Wayne discusses John Wayne’s presence on set and his work ethic, how John Wayne won the Dog from the film in a poker game, and working with his brothers and dad on the film...
Episode 7 - Randy Savvy
November 10, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBMeet Randy Savvy from the Compton Cowboys. Randy is the leader of the Compton Cowboys and the Director of the Compton Jr. Equestrians. Did you know Compton is an equestrian city? Randy tells us the history of the Richland Farms section of Compton and their equestrian culture. When crime started becoming more prevalent in Compton, his family was faced with a decision: leave or stay? They decided they were not only going to stay but they were going to give back to their community and do their...
Episode 6 - Bob O'Hill
November 04, 2021 03:25 - 2 hours - 117 MBWhen John Wayne asks if you want to go to Mexico on the Wild Goose… you go. Bob O’Hill is another very close Wayne family friend. His older sister, Koi, was best friends with John Wayne’s wife, Pilar. Bob was around for a lot of fun adventures in Newport and on the Wild Goose and has an amazing memory full of great stories! We are lucky enough to have Marisa Wayne join in on this episode, as well. Bob takes us all the way back to his very first memory with John Wayne. He tells stories of d...
Episode 5 - Tom Saftig
October 28, 2021 01:53 - 2 hours - 118 MBIf you want to hear some never before heard stories about John Wayne, then this is the episode for you! Who else knows you better than your best friend? Ernie Saftig was one of John Wayne’s longest and closest friends. Ernie was there for many big life events including when Duke met his wife, Pilar, acquiring the Wild Goose, filming the Alamo, and raising their children together. Today, we have the pleasure of sitting down with Ernie’s son, Tom Saftig. Tom and his family were around for so ...
Episode 4 - Marisa Wayne
October 21, 2021 02:13 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBWhat’s it like seeing your dad get shot on a huge screen? Terrifying. That's what happens when you're John Wayne's daughter! On this week’s episode of the John Wayne Gritcast, Ethan Wayne talks with little sister, Marisa Wayne. The two talk about growing up in Newport Beach with their iconic father and then what life was like after losing him. Marisa shares some of her favorite memories with her dad, including attending his last Oscars appearance with him, Marisa also shares some of the l...
Episode 3 - Pilar Wayne
October 14, 2021 02:36 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBIn this episode of the John Wayne Gritcast, Ethan Wayne sits down with his mother, Pilar Wayne. Pilar & Ethan are also joined by Marisa and the three sit down at Pilar’s dining room table and discuss her very interesting life. She details her earliest memories of growing up in Peru, witnessing the loss of her father, and having to go to work to help support her family. She also talks about meeting John Wayne and how the two fell madly in love. What was it like being married to John Wayne? ...
Episode 2 - Patrick Wayne - Part 2
October 07, 2021 01:12 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBIn this episode, Ethan continues his conversation with Patrick Wayne where they share their own experiences in Hollywood, their family memories, and answer some fun questions about their lives and the life of their father, John Wayne. We are also lucky enough to have Marisa Wayne join the conversation! The three continue the conversation from Episode 1 by hearing how Patrick got started acting with John Wayne and how John Ford gave him his first job. From Rio Grande, to The Quiet Man, to Bi...
Episode 1 - Patrick Wayne - Part 1
September 29, 2021 22:17 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBWelcome to our first episode of the John Wayne Gritcast with our first guest, Patrick Wayne! Patrick Wayne is John Wayne’s third oldest child and appeared in eleven films with his dad. He and host, Ethan Wayne, are also joined by another special guest, Marisa Wayne. The three reflect on life with their father, John Wayne, and exchange fun stories! Including memories of filming the mudslide scene from McLintock!, Patrick’s first road trip with Ethan & Marisa’s mother, Pilar, and what happene...
Coming Soon: The John Wayne Gritcast!
September 22, 2021 16:29 - 1 minute - 1.3 MBEvery Thursday, join host Ethan Wayne as he discusses the classic icon and the Americana he continues to inspire! Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! Sign up for email notifications to get exclusive content & information on live events here: https://bit.ly/JWGritCast Follow us on social media at: Instagram.com/johnwayneofficial Facebook.com/johnwayne Twitter.com/johndukewayne TikTok.com/@johndukewayne