Son of a Blitch

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...

Send us Fan Mail The heart of this conversation is creative courage. Nick Hexum traces a path from chasing hyper-modern sounds to falling in love with instruments that predate rock, and the shift isn’t a gimmick; it’s a return to vulnerability. He talks about mandolin, pedal steel, and the one-mic stagecraft that forces projection and blend, like old halls before PA systems. That choice changes everything about performance and writing. Singing higher, belting lines once whispered, and working...

Send us Fan Mail Kent Savage explores his work and history of Capital Farm Credit, one of the key partners with the Houston Safari Club Foundation Convention (Jan 23-25, 2026 in the Woodlands). Kent, a 7th generation Texan grew up on a ranch and spent nearly his entire career in the agricultural and land business in one way or another. As he mentions, lending for land is a craft that blends appraisal, local knowledge, and honest guidance. It’s less about rate sheets and more about reading the...

Send us Fan Mail Pat Kelly’s incredible debut thriller novel, Rifle Season, is rooted in Colorado’s Western Slope, where elk rifle season draws strangers with rifles and mixed motives. Kelly explains how the book springs from decades of living among hunters, absorbing the rhythms of weather, pressure, and terrain. The inciting spark is painfully human: a careful and well-respected guide, Mason “Mace” Winters, breaks the cardinal rule—knowing what is downrange of the target—for one second, and...

Send us Fan Mail The heart of our talk isn’t just about outdoors adventure; it’s the business and conservation model behind Wildlife Partners. As our guest, Brian Gilroy, CEO & Co-Founder explains, his company breeds and brokers exotic wildlife at scale while consulting for roughly a thousand Texas landowners. It also opens the gates for people nationwide to participate without owning land, blending a passion for animals with smart tax strategy and measurable conservation outcomes. The k...

Send us Fan Mail You do not want to miss this podcast with Matty Nelson, former Green Beret, with Seekins Precision, to talk about their latest and greatest design, the SIC rifle. Precision shooters, competitors, and professionals have long chased a rifle that balances brute strength with fast modularity and repeatable zero. The Seekins Precision SIC (Seekins Interchangeable Caliber) rifle aims straight at that problem with an architecture that rethinks how a rifle is built, not just how par...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Son of a Blitch Podcast, we trace Dustin Knutson's journey from night-shift machinist to co-owner of Boyd’s Hardwood Gunstocks, and dig into how thoughtful design and laminated wood deliver drop-in accuracy, repeatable fit and real value. We also share why HSCF remains a favorite show for hands-on demos, community, and conservation. • Why laminated hardwood improves stability and accuracy • How Boyd’s reverse engineers new rifles and ...