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The Life of Riley

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Cobblestones (test pilot #2)

Jim recruits Harmon and Oz to cobble together a plan for a long overdue project.

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The Life of Riley

Cobblestones-Full Episode Apr 18, 2016

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Country Scholars - Etiquette

Young scholars visit Riley's Farm and learn a few things about 18th century etiquette.

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Ep 1 - Country Scholars Feb 6, 2016

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Fall Afternoon with Jim Tavaré & The Bost Family Traditions

It's a foot stompin' good time when Jim Riley is joined at the Old Wilshire packing shed by British actor, comedian and Courage cast member Jim Tavaré, his wife Laura and the Bost Family Traditions bluegrass band.

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Fall Afternoon - Tavaré Oct 1, 2015

Tavern Talk

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Richard Hanna - Part 2

In part 2, Mr. Hanna talks with Jim more about his service in World War II, whether we should have dropped the bomb, his postwar days as a tommy gun-toting adventurer and the current threats to American freedom.

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Richard Hanna - Part 2 Aug 25, 2015

Tavern Talk

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Richard Hanna - Part 1

World War II veteran and longtime friend Richard Hanna drops by the Hawk's Head Tavern to talk with Jim about growing up during the Great Depression and his service in the war.

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Richard Hanna - Part 1 Aug 5, 2015

Those Arrogant Brits

Right now, we’re putting the finishing touches on the high school version of our Courage, New Hampshire curriculum supplement, and Megan Ernst and I are debating causes of the Revolution.   Certainly there are quite a few threads to tie together in weaving the causal tapestry — English common law, the Reformation, the Great Awakening, the […]

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Expectations – Patriotic, Christian and Rogue

One follower of our project, writes: ..I was expecting a video which told me more about early America and our Founding Fathers, before, during and after the American Revolution, and not this type of story. I look forward to your other upcoming productions and hope that you will give us true historic stories of our […]

Innocence: Improbable or Impossible?

I always knew the character of Sarah Pine would be a bit of a risk.  Our Producer Jonathan Wilson even wondered, on first read, whether she was “all there.”    I explained that I saw her as a young woman obsessed with applied theology as a hobby, in a way we can’t quite imagine today this side of an Amish after glow […]

The Details

Over on Facebook Group page for Courage, Paul W. Pyle aks: I was wondering about the process you use in gathering historical facts when you start creating a great movie such as this. How you get the idea of the basic historical location and so on. Over the years, we’ve collected quite a few primary […]

The Accent Thing

Of all the many semi-lucid critiques of Courage, New Hampshire, I find the commentary on accents the most amusing. According to Alex Pareenee of Salon.com: As proof of the producers’ commitment to historical accuracy, the British are all evil and speak with British accents, while the colonists are mostly good and speak with (wildly varying) […]

Starring Scarlett something or other…

I talked to a guy in Michigan yesterday who was so excited about selling our movie, he wants to take it out and sell it to his church, his school, and even his neighborhood. He bought 30 copies of the DVD in our July deal, (a case of 30 for $99). He did not, however, start […]

Next Episode: Solidarity and Secrets

Revolutions aren’t fought by hoping for the best in people. In that final stretch leading to the American Revolution, from 1770 to 1775, there were certain conversations that had to be conducted in secret. Certain friendships had to be sealed with something very much like a solemn oath. The largely peaceful pattern we have of […]

Controlling My Inner Snob

We’ve spent a big part of this week locating bloggers and reviewers who we think would have a big impact selling the show.   My daughter observed something interesting about what I would call the “power girl bloggers.”   These are women, ages 15-30, who blog about romance, parenting, fashion, and pop culture with a ratio of […]