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Home Grown Cowboy Poet R.P. Smith has a knack for telling stories from his ranch in Nebraska. Listen in for some funny, inspirational cowboy poetry.

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    • May 15, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from Home Grown with R.P. Smith

    "The Ranchers Wife" - Homegrown Ep. #1144

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 4:20


    A most recent Ranch Wreck story and another opportunity to share a poem that R.P. calls "The Ranchers Wife".

    "The Graduate" - Homegrown Ep. #1143

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 4:08


    A home grown double play, as R.P. Shares a couple of spring time poems, Paramount and The Graduate.

    "Pelvic Bone In The Canyon" - Homegrown Ep. #1142

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 5:09


    A tale of words coming back to haunt you, a calving season story, along with the third in the trilogy of the set "If The Bones Could Talk" titled "Pelvic Bone In The Canyon".

    "The Ballad of Bilirubin" - Homegrown Ep. #1141

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 5:33


    "The Ballad of Bilirubin" an autobiographical poem shared in honor of Caleb Smith's twenty fifth birthday.

    "Finale" Homegrown - Ep. #1140

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 5:50


    Happy Easter, this week R.P. Shares in poem "Finale"

    "Sore Spot In My Saddle Seat" Homegrown - Ep. #1139

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 4:25


    Blame a short day on the road and a long night in the calving pasture for R.P.'s choice of material this morning... He calls this one "Sore Spot In My Saddle Seat"

    "Showdown At Snowdrift Corral" Homegrown - Ep. #1138

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 6:54


    A welcome to spring with a little thing that R.P. calls "Showdown At Snowdrift Corral"

    "Son Rise " Homegrown - Ep. #1137

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 3:55


    R.P. was woken up by an idea at 3 in the morning earlier in week, this morning we see what a brand new piece that he calls "Son Rise" sounds like by the light of day.

    "Dinosaur Egg" Homegrown - Ep. #1136

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 5:23


    R.P. Shares some memories of a good friend Clarence Lanka, and an early poem "Dinosaur Egg"

    "Bomb Cyclone" Homegrown - Ep. #1135

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 5:25


    This week River-dale Jake Riley joins R.P. on Homegrown sharing an autobiographical poem, which means he was working on it in the pickup while being given a ride home from a cowboy job and memorable experience.  Jake calls this one "Bomb Cyclone".

    Homegrown - Ep. #1134

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 4:36


    This morning R.P. is working his way back from the Cache Valley Music and Poetry Festival in Logan Utah, and thought he would share one that he practiced out west "The Ranchers Wife".

    Homegrown - Ep. #1133

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 4:49


    In the past month and a half R.P. has attended 4 cowboy poetry gatherings, and was reminded of the wealth of cowboy poetry passed on by our predecessors, this morning he shares a Classic poem from Bruce Kiskaddon "The Broncho Twister's Prayer"

    Homegrown - Ep. #1132

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 5:15


    This week R.P. gets a little help with chores before heading to the Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Alpine Texas, his son Caleb joins him on Homegrown to share a new song that he has titled "Between the Ivory and the Iron'.

    Homegrown - Ep. #1131

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 5:16


    A few rancher thoughts on a cold morning and a hopefully prophetic poem, "Bottle Of Memories"

    Homegrown - Ep. #1130

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 5:06


    R.P. shares a little about his trip to the Fortieth National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko Nevada and blows the dust off of one from quite a few years back that he calls "The Security Slide".

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    Homegrown - Ep. #1129

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 5:05


    R.P. makes a deep withdrawal from the memory bank with "School Boy's Lament".

    Homegrown - Ep. #1128

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 3:25


    R.P. readies for the road and shares a little verbal visual before heading to the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko Nevada, with one he calls "The Gathering".

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    Homegrown - Ep. #1127

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 4:50


    R.P. lights up your day with one he calls "Yicko"

    Homegrown - Ep. #1126

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 4:55


    "Smoke and Ashes" - some recent thoughts gathered by R.P.

    Homegrown - Ep. #1125

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 5:05


    A poem co written by Don Schauda and R.P. Smith "Son Of The West".

    Homegrown - Ep. #1124

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 4:48


    R.P. carries on a homegrown holiday tradition with on the he calls "Trail to Bethlehem"

    Homegrown - Ep. #1123

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 3:03


    The Moment; Dedicated to Chase Christen  

    Homegrown - Ep. #1122

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 4:22


    R.P. shares Psalm 131 and his poem "Song That Has No Tune"

    Homegrown - Ep. #1121

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 4:53


    A long lead on a brand new poem that R.P. has titled "Proverbly True"

    Homegrown - Ep. #1120

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 5:01


    R.P. gives an update on Thanksgiving Week activities and shares a poem he calls "Adrenalin"

    Homegrown - Ep. #1119

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 6:12


    An unmatched pair this morning to celebrate Thanksgiving , "The Inventors" and " An Every Day Poem"

    Homegrown - Ep. #1118

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 6:12


    R.P. brushes up on "The Fighter" a poem he will be sharing in Burwell Nebraska and Las Vegas Nevada in the coming weeks.

    Homegrown - Ep. #1117

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 4:45


    This week  R.P. Shares a new poem "Temporary Fix" and an old one "Veterans Day".

    Homegrown - Ep. #1116

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 4:46


    This week R.P. try's to keep the election in perspective with his poem "The Trail Before Me".

    Homegrown - Ep. #1115

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 4:58


    "The Place  Where The Steadfast and Faithful Shall Meet" a poem inspired by Psalms 85:10-13.

    Homegrown - Ep. #1114

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 5:04


    A combination corn farmer appreciation and harvest safety message wrapped up in R.P.'s poem"Thumper the Smoke Jumper".

    Homegrown - Ep. #1113

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 5:47


    This week R.P. does a Homegrown double play with a couple of seasonal poems," Lazarus" and "Evolution Of An Arm Man".

    Homegrown - Ep. #1112

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 6:34


    In preparation for an upcoming event R.P. revisits "The Ballad of Buds Bunny"

    Homegrown - Ep. #1111

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 4:07


    This week R.P. shares a Fresh Cut from his frequent traveling pal Jake Riley, Jake calls this one "Truth or Consequences"

    Homegrown - Ep. #1110

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 4:09


    This week R.P. Shares his poem "Crimson Contemplation" and a Poem by Edgar Guest "Things Work Out".

    Homegrown - Ep. #1109

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 3:42


    R.P. shares some thought on birds and a brand new poem "Tight For Flight"

    Homegrown - Ep. #1108

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 5:00


    This week R.P.  shares his poem "One Nation", a poem written Sept 11, 2001.

    Homegrown - Ep. #1107

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 4:46


    R.P. looks at the schedule for the upcoming week and shares a poem that he calls "It's Almost Fall".

    Homegrown - Ep. #1106

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 4:33


    On a ride through the North Pasture this week R.P. was reminded of the poem he shares this week, "A Good Day To Remember"

    Homegrown - Ep. #1105

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 5:41


    This week R.P. Share some family events, as well as some upcoming events, and a piece that you have not heard, "Cowboy Kindness".

    Homegrown - Ep. #1104

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 6:21


    R.P. Shares a poem by Bruce Kiskaddon from Kiskaddon's  Book Rhymes of the Ranges, The Long Eared Bull.

    Homegrown - Ep. #1103

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 5:59


    R.P was honored to be a part of a Law Enforcement Appreciation banquet in Kearney Nebraska and put together an new poem "Salute For Your Service" for the occasion.

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    Homegrown - Ep. #1102

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 4:55


    R.P. kicks of the Custer County Fair with a poem "It's Only Fair"

    Homegrown - Ep. #1101

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 4:07


    R.P finds some common ground with King Solomon pondering  the plans of man, this week R.P shares his poem "Last Ditch Effort".  

    Homegrown - Ep. #1100

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 6:33


    This week R.P. herds a few thoughts into a new piece that he titled "My Blessing" and revisits the poem that started his journey, "The Ballad of 148"

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