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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

If I Could But Atone..

Golf memories with my dad… I really should be a better golfer. My dad — who was so poor as a child he never really knew how to stop working later in life — allowed himself one semi-unrestrained pleasure: golf clubs, a cart (if it was absolutely required), and a round of golf, perhaps, on […]

The Charming Puzzle

Piecing it Together We inadvertently stumbled onto a pretty big industry party the other night.  Mary and I were off to see a friend’s concert and we booked a room at Pasadena’s historic Langham Hotel, and, frankly, we fell into a crowd that was a tad intimidating.  There we were in our three year old […]

Courage Season II Update

If you’ve been following our posts on Facebook, you know that last week, we called in cast and crew to shoot some second season footage and that we’ve been issuing invitations for crowd funding. Our hard-working director of photography, Drew Ganyer, used three cameras for this last shoot, all hand held, and it made for […]

Courage 2nd Season Shoot, November 16, 2013

Sam Adams, My Cous…

Some years ago, I worked this up for the Riley’s Farm website, and my cousin Lani reminded me of the details tonight… Samuel Adams, My Third Cousin 8 Times Removed..Or.. “Samuel Adams Great Grandfather, Henry Adams, was my 10th Great Grandfather.” Henry Adams& Edith Squire Ursula Adams Joseph Adams | | Stephen Streeter John Adams […]

Building Courage, New Hampshire

The Performance Art Angle Our fundraising campaign for season II is now in full swing and you can make your tax-deductible donation here. Do it right now before you forget! Several years ago the producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart called and asked if I would appear on the program. This was shortly […]

The Second Season

August to December, 1771 “Courage, New Hampshire” is fiction, of course, but we try to base many of the episodic plot points around actual news that took place in New Hampshire and the surrounding New England colonies.   Here’s just a glimpse of things taking place in the latter half of 1771, large and small. […]

Watch Carefully

We didn’t catch this when we were filming, and we didn’t even see it after several edits, but when were getting a promotion ready, my twelve year old pointed it out to me.  Watch carefully.  It takes a while for your eyes to catch up to it.                 […]

For You Newcomers to Courage…

Catching up with Courage, New Hampshire Welcome: This last week brought our show to a national audience on INSP, and the newcomers have questions.  Is this the end?  Will there be more?  Is this a true story?  What happened to __________ ?    One viewer said, and I was flattered by this, “wow, it looks […]