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Get Real With Rick Dancer

Get Real With Rick Dancer

By Rick Dancer

I'm a former Television News Anchor and Reporter and once ran to be Oregon's Secretary of State. Now, I'm an organic storyteller and Pacific Northwest Traveler who is unedited, unfiltered and real.
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Get Real With Rick DancerApr 30, 2021

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Get Real With Rick Dancer - The Tattooed Junkie 3/20

Get Real With Rick Dancer - The Tattooed Junkie 3/20

On this edition of Get Real With Rick Dancer, working out. A young man recently connected with me who calls himself the tattooed fitness junkie. He knows what he's talking about and will give us advice on the do's and don'ts. But what I really like about this conversation is how real it gets. The real reasons behind why he does what he does will inspire you.

Mar 20, 202457:49
Get Real With Rick Dancer 3/12

Get Real With Rick Dancer 3/12

If you think your electric bill is high now, wait until you see what it looks like if the current administrations Columbia River Plan goes through.It's a secret White House deal to demolish dams and your pocketbook. Rates are expected to go up 50% if this happens and right now it's on track to happen.But not without a fight.Here in Montana power providers are spreading the word.But those of you in Oregon, Washington and Idaho will also feel the pain.Listen.

Mar 13, 202447:20
Controversial Conservation Plan

Controversial Conservation Plan

An appointed board is deciding the fate of many Oregonians. The Forestry Board is expected to adopt what is called a habitat conservation plan that is opposed by thousands. It's not going to just impact loggers and mill workers, it will impact country governments, schools and you. It's your forest and yet you don't have any say as to what happens.

Mar 08, 202455:35
Get Real with Rick Dancer Slice Of Hope

Get Real with Rick Dancer Slice Of Hope

Face To Face contact is not much of a thing anymore. We have Zoom, FaceTime and all sorts of online ways to connect. But research says nothing is a substitute for face to face. The couple we will hear from on this episode started its own face to face meeting group in a small rural Oregon town. 

Mar 01, 202439:02
A Community Food Grow

A Community Food Grow

The men you are about to meet understand the future of our food sources in the United States and beyond. They've found a way to grow food faster, better and want to plant more seeds in places all over the world. There is so much more to the story so I'm gonna let them explain from here.

Feb 15, 202457:16
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Aspen Adult Services

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Aspen Adult Services

When love is pure you feel it. When love is about service, the results tell the story. The people you are about to meet understand the value of helping people who may fit into a category of folks who have different abilities from the rest of us. But that doesn't change their value, as you are about to hear.

Feb 08, 202444:08
Get Real With Rick Dancer: The Bearded Social Worker

Get Real With Rick Dancer: The Bearded Social Worker

We see data on the mental health status of people

in America but rarely do we hear from those working in the industry in rural America.

The Bearded Social Worker works out of a private office in one of Oregon's smallest counties.

What he seeing is pretty amazing.

He's someone we will have on again in the near future.

Share this with your friends.

Feb 05, 202449:07
Get Real With Rick Dancer: The Ripoff of a Veteran

Get Real With Rick Dancer: The Ripoff of a Veteran

She's a disabled veteran who trusted an Oregon contractor and got ripped off big time. She's still living in a partially remodeled home and the creditors came knocking at the door. But something happened that is so generous it will touch your heart. 

Jan 18, 202434:02
Get Real With Rick Dancer: A Father's Loss

Get Real With Rick Dancer: A Father's Loss

Our lives intersect in amazing ways. The man you are about to hear from started following me a while ago. Then I interviewed a friend of his who lives in Virginia. Recently he spotted me in La Grande Oregon.....but when I heard this man's story I knew you needed to hear it and what I discovered in questioning him, he needed to share it too. 

Jan 18, 202401:02:02
Get Real With Rick Dancer; Oregon Weather

Get Real With Rick Dancer; Oregon Weather

Close to 100k people are without power. But what's happening now and how long till power is restored? Bill Lundun of KPNW fills us in.

Jan 18, 202432:30
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Nick The Trainer Dude

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Nick The Trainer Dude

I learn so much from people who've experienced harder, more difficult times than myself. No one's life is easy but sometimes you find someone who teaches such courage it challenges you to do better. Nick The Trainer Dude is that guy for me. Take some time and listen to what Nick says. I think it will greatly encourage you.

Jan 11, 202401:15:04
Get Real with Rick Dancer: The Power Of Our Brain

Get Real with Rick Dancer: The Power Of Our Brain

Maybe Easy Isn’t Really Living?

Sponsored by New Leaf Hyperbaric’s & Massage & CrisDental Family Dentistry


I wake to 15 degree’s.

It’s my running day but consider for a moment changing that to a gym day.

I know how running makes me feel.

Yes, it hurts and today my knee is bugging me a bit.


Last year it was so cold and windy and snowy I didn’t get to run outside and my mental health arose from the dark.

So I decide to grab the hand warmers, a stocking cap and layers and layers of running clothes and hit the path.

I run a 7 mile stretch around a pond that in parts, borders Canyon Ferry Lake.

I love it here.

I rarely see another human but witness wildness in its purest form.


Today I’m listening to a podcast with David Goggins and Andrew Huberman.

They are talking about living strong, living hard and living long.

I’m captivated by the topic because it’s real life, it’s my life, it’s your life.

I wrote something this same morning that lines up perfectly with what they are saying.


If you want a great life, not just a good life, it means hardship, hard work and hard knocks.

Most people don’t want to put out the effort to have that.

I’m not sure, up to this point, that I would either.

I’m fortunate, I started doing this long ago and God is good to me.

He shows me the depths of despair but only as much as I can handle.

However I will say he pushes me.


What if you and me are stronger than we think?

What if the amazing life we want is not found in a promotion, more views or measured by vacations and comfort?

It’s hard because I don’t want to ask for more pain but I don’t want to go to my grave thinking I missed out of something either.


I pick up a little book I try to read each morning and see where Jacob was taking his people through the wilderness and would measure how far he would push them in the desert by this standard. He said: “I will lead on softly, according to the cattle that goeth before me and the children.”


I think God is like that too.

He only gives us what we can handle but many of us could handle much more if we’d only allow ourselves to have those hard, difficult conversations with ourselves.


I finished my run, knee’s felt fine and my soul was full.

God lead us softly according to what you know we can take but don’t allow us an easy way out.

I want to live a full life, but only if you are in control.

Jan 03, 202440:30
Get Real with Rick Dancer

Get Real with Rick Dancer

A 17 year old man with autism has found his voice. His parents call it a miracle. The child they've raised in silence for 17 years is finally able to communicate with them, not with sounds, but by spelling. There's too much to explain in a headline like this. Take a few minutes and listen to a Christmas story sure to touch your heart

Dec 20, 202301:13:35
What's Happening with the Housing Market?

What's Happening with the Housing Market?

The Fed's met recently and we got some promising news. But what does it all mean? We go to a mortgage lender and a realtor to find out what they think.

Dec 20, 202348:06
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Oregonians Sue State Leaders

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Oregonians Sue State Leaders

Oregon leaders, hired a company to insure misinformation doesn't get spread about elections, and some are not happy about it. They are taking leadership to court over this, as I think they should. Censorship is alive and well in the Beaver State and if Oregonians don't get a clue it's gonna ruin them.

Dec 13, 202350:43
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Legalized Drugs In Oregon?

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Legalized Drugs In Oregon?

Oregon voters passed a measure that basically decriminalized all drugs. Well as you can guess that didn't workout that well and now 12 of the states 36 counties voted to get rid of it. We talk with a lawmaker about the problems, the history and the solution.

Dec 08, 202337:20
Get real with Rick Dancer: The Middle Class Is Hurting

Get real with Rick Dancer: The Middle Class Is Hurting

Many of us are frustrated with the way the world is going. The woman in this podcast just wanted her concerns to be heard. I get it and had a great conversation with someone our president probably is not going to rub elbows with. But still, she needs to be heard.

Dec 06, 202332:20
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Taking Montana To Court.

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Taking Montana To Court.

A group in Broadwater County Montana says it's time to put a pause on development, at least until the county can clear up some problems.

We'll discuss those problems and for those who live in Oregon or other places, this story is still for you.


Dec 01, 202359:42
Get Real With Rick Dancer: DNA Brings Sisters Together

Get Real With Rick Dancer: DNA Brings Sisters Together

Even I had no idea when I said yes to this podcast how deep, how moving and how inspiring the story would be. Two women united by a DNA test, two women who truly needed each other. As this story unfolds you may find a bit of your own story in the details.

Nov 28, 202347:43
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Losing Life To Find It

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Losing Life To Find It

Most of us understand you have to lose things to gain. It's the same in life. Giving up makes room for something better. The woman you are about to meet was hooked on drugs. She had to make a choice...drugs or her kids. She made the wrong one many times but finally is on the road to recovery. This interview will inspire you. If you have someone in your life who is struggling with addiction

share this please.

Nov 27, 202340:53
Get Real With Rick Dancer: OSU Says NO to Management of Forest

Get Real With Rick Dancer: OSU Says NO to Management of Forest

A big slap in the face to Oregon lawmakers and a former governor as OSU says it doesn't pencil out to manage one of the states more valuable research forests. Why such a big deal? You'll find out in this interview.

Nov 16, 202330:29
Get Real With Rick Dancer: A Hell of a Story Johnny Long

Get Real With Rick Dancer: A Hell of a Story Johnny Long

Johnny Long spent time in prison. He was addicted to drug for years. He's made a lot of mistakes but his heart is made of gold and finally he has found his story. He talks about learning to edit that story, change the punctuation and answer many of the questions, leaving periods in places he'd never seen boundaries before. This interview will inspire you and make you look at your own life much differently.

Nov 15, 202340:13
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Why Montana Makes People Cry

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Why Montana Makes People Cry

Why Does Montana Make People Cry?

Sponsored by Montana Oral Surgeons & Implant Center


I’m not sure why it is that this one simple question I ask of so many, brings tears to their eyes.

A few months ago, I interviewed a doctor at Montana Oral Surgeons & Implant Center and when I asked “Why Montana?” his eyes watered up, his demeanor changed, he was truly touched.

Recently I went back to interview Dr Bernadette Wilson, and she did the same thing.

Yeh, the same question.


Kathy and I have lived here two years and I get it.

People come here because they want to.

It’s not easy living in extremes but it sure creates and openness and an honesty money can’t buy.

Answers always include the big sky, the huge mountains, the water, lakes, river and hunting and fishing.

But I think, as you see in the interview, there’s a magic here that grabs you, holds you, and reminds you what real life feels like.


Finding those moments when times seems to stand still and trouble stay their distance, is what I love about interviewing people.

I think in my life as a reporter/anchor at a television station in Oregon I probably interviewed over 10k people in my career.

Not everyone wants to be interviewed.

But once you start, as was with Dr Wilson, something inside them comes alive.

It’s a moment when you see who they truly are and can’t believe God creates such amazing people.


This interview with Dr Wilson is for the Surgeons website but it’s so good and filled with stories and deep moments, I think anyone and everyone will enjoy the deep dive and the exploration.

Maybe we should do more of this sort of thing.

Let the networks and big shots handle the Hollywood interviews and you and I will concentrate on real people.


Nov 14, 202308:19
Get Real With Rick Dancer: New Montana Brewery Alert/REAL News

Get Real With Rick Dancer: New Montana Brewery Alert/REAL News

We found a new brewery in Three Forks Montana we had to share with you. We talk with the brewer and find out the plan for this place. If you want to see it we show video in our Youtube podcast.

Also Bill Lundun joins us with news from all over the country. News you won't find anywhere else.

Nov 13, 202336:47
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Deep And Personal

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Deep And Personal

Let's get deep and personal. Life is a story and we get to choose to live it out loud or behind closed doors. But what are we doing with our lives and why does it matter? Let's talk.

Nov 09, 202345:08
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Lost & Found His Marbles

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Lost & Found His Marbles

I can't tell you why I like the guy you're about to listen too, so much. He's honest, raw and has come from a very dark place to one of great light.

He did it all through glass work.

Yeh, he blows glass.

But there is much more to his story and you will be inspired by it.

Nov 08, 202345:60
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Montana Tax Mess Up

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Montana Tax Mess Up

People in Montana are mad. In one year taxes doubled and tripled from what they were. No can seem to nail down a reason so we went to the local paper to talk with a guy who's been following this mess for years .

Nov 03, 202337:25
Get Real With Rick Dancer/Story Of Life & Crazy Oregon News

Get Real With Rick Dancer/Story Of Life & Crazy Oregon News

One of the stories I did as a news anchor that never left me is the one you are about to see. A missing boy. A desperate family. The kindness of strangers and so on. Also, Newsman Bill Lundun shares more crazy Oregon news. One story that should really have you concerned...at least one.

Nov 03, 202328:47
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Tribal Challenges

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Tribal Challenges

This Saturday Native Americans will be in Townsend Montana to share dancing, culture, stories and food. We talked with the presenters, natives, about the tribes in Montana and much more. It's a very interesting interview and look into Montana history. Then we share an Oregon Native story of a island given back to it's original tribe and our connection and last visit to this sacred place.

Oct 30, 202338:38
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Montana's Native Story

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Montana's Native Story

This Saturday Native Americans will be in Townsend Montana to share dancing, culture, stories and food. We talked with the presenters, natives, about the tribes in Montana and much more. It's a very interesting interview and look into Montana history. Then we share an Oregon Native story of a island given back to it's original tribe and our connection and last visit to this sacred place.

Oct 30, 202338:38
Get Real with Rick Dancer    Oregon Politics & Hot Topics

Get Real with Rick Dancer Oregon Politics & Hot Topics

Ben Edtl is with Free Oregon, a group fighting for the voices and the rights of all Oregonians. What Ben talks about may make you uncomfortable but that doesn't mean the conversation is not important. We all need to speak up about what we believe to be right and wrong. I hope you enjoy this conversation or at least get challenged by it.

Oct 26, 202341:37
Get Real With Rick Dancer: The Brave People I know

Get Real With Rick Dancer: The Brave People I know

Marci is one of the bravest people I know. I met her years ago while producing a television series on teen suicide. Marci and my path have crossed numerous times over the years. I think you'll really enjoy this conversation. It's real and there is some language so you've been warned.

Oct 19, 202359:57
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Oregon Is Crazy With Legislation

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Oregon Is Crazy With Legislation

Oregon is a little crazy when it comes to passing legislation. Eugene NewsMan Bill Lundun joins us to talk about some of the craziest things that will make your head spin. If you don't live in Oregon you will chuckle. If you do live in Oregon you will roll your eyes and wonder how in the hell you got there.

Oct 17, 202347:26
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Stuck In Israel

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Stuck In Israel

A friend called me to tell me she and some of her Oregon friends are stuck in Israel in this mess. This morning she spoke with me on video and had an interesting take on what's going on. Here's that conversation.

Oct 12, 202316:43
Get Real With Rick Dancer; My Frustration With The Israel Situation

Get Real With Rick Dancer; My Frustration With The Israel Situation

I'm really angry that so many ignorant people in America and organizations are coming out against Israel. This is just crazy and there are a bunch of other current affairs frustrating the hell out of me. If you are easily offended you probably don't want to watch this...if you like to be educated, listen in.

Oct 11, 202356:33
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Life On The Outside

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Life On The Outside

We all know what if feels like not to fit in. But what if everyday you had to get up and work twice as hard just to be on a level playing field with so called "normal" people.

The may you are about to hear from has CP. He lives most of his life in a wheelchair. I've never heard anyone speak so openly, honestly and painfully about the experience.

We can learn a lot when we aren't afraid of the tough conversations.

Here's one for you.

Oct 05, 202359:05
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Kids & Guns

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Kids & Guns

Gun safety is a big issue in the United States. In Oregon an expert is facing the controversy head-on by taking safety to the classroom. It's an innovative program and should be copied in every state. Here's how it works.

Oct 04, 202340:56
Get Real With Rick Dancer: The Last Dance

Get Real With Rick Dancer: The Last Dance

The man you are about to meet is the real deal. He's a cowboy, a former journalist, writer, entertainer and bullfighter. Dancer Davis understands life in a way many of us don't. We interviewed him back in the February and he said some amazing things. He was found last week in his bed, no longer breathing. I think is appropriate to give such a man one more chance to share his life on this earth.

Sep 26, 202349:15
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Buying Freedom For Slaves

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Buying Freedom For Slaves

A few years ago the man you are about to meet heard how people in Pakistan were being made slaves simply because they didn't have the money they needed to pay basic bills. Albert Roy started buying the freedom for these amazing people and the project is growing. This podcast is so much so much more. We delve into our own debt and how that enslaves us. We talk about freedom to do what we want and how "The Man" keeps that from happening.

Sep 21, 202358:42
Get Real With Rick Dancer.....FreeStlyle...does it have to be like this?

Get Real With Rick Dancer.....FreeStlyle...does it have to be like this?

Maybe we really can make a difference in people's lives just by paying attention. That and much more in this FreeStyle Edition of Get Real With Rick Dancer.

Sep 21, 202358:31
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Freestyle....One Fun Show

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Freestyle....One Fun Show

I have a fun side and an opinionated side...and on this show you are in control and the conversation is all over the place. It's really fun and I hope you enjoy it.

Sep 20, 202348:41
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Arts and the Economy

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Arts and the Economy

I recently had this conversation with the conductor of the Helena Symphony. I was expecting something interesting but nothing like what turned up in our conversation. The importance and evidence that art not only creates community but a vibrant economy to go with it. I think will enjoy his entertaining stories, facts and interesting look at what makes a place most livable .

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Sep 12, 202344:51
Get Real With Rick Dancer Meet My Sisters

Get Real With Rick Dancer Meet My Sisters

Gates Of The Mountains

Sponsored by: BS Free MD Podcast


God is pretty amazing.

He creates some of the most beautiful sanctuaries out of nature and gives humans the ability to do the same.


Two of my three sisters and their husbands are in town so we decided to do a little tourist stuff.

We took them on a boat tour of what’s called “Gates Of The Mountain.”

It’s a rocky, rugged, section of the Missouri River just north of Helena Montana.


As you float up river the height and depth of the rock is breathtaking.

We saw a Big Horned Sheep, many eagles, jagged rock formations that soared into the sky.

The guide even pointed out a few ancient drawings on the rock walls done by people 13,000 years ago. (or so they think).


From there we dropped by the Cathedral of Saint Helena. My sister Dana has visited many of the great Catholic Churches in the world and said this one is in her top two. It really is stunning. You wonder how did such a structure end up in a relatively small town in Montana?


As I wake from a bad dream this morning I find myself reciting the Lord’s Prayer. I started doing this before I get out of bed each morning as a way of preparing for my day, my life. It centers me if that’s possible.


There are so many worries that wiggle their way into my conscience that really have no business being there. I look back at the pictures and videos I shot yesterday. I remember the stories the tour guide told of tragedy, triumph and tenacity. I am but a speck on the tapestry of history and yet God see’s value and has a plan for me. You and I have a role to play in this life. It would be a shame to miss something over worry. 


Take some time out of your day today to find something beautiful to focus on.

It’s not that hard to find…..if we look.


Sep 11, 202339:54
Get Real With Rick Dancer: One Man's Tragic Story

Get Real With Rick Dancer: One Man's Tragic Story

I read his story online and thought: "Man I need to get this guy on my show. I find those who live through tragedy and come out on the other side often have the most life to share with the rest of us. As it turns out I was right. I hope this podcast inspires you to push through the hard days. I hope it allows you to see that you are not alone.

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Sep 07, 202347:46
Get Real with Rick Dancer: Arts And Community/Economy

Get Real with Rick Dancer: Arts And Community/Economy

I recently had this conversation with the conductor of the Helena Symphony. I was expecting something interesting but nothing like what turned up in our conversation. The importance and evidence that art not only creates community but a vibrant economy to go with it. I think will enjoy his entertaining stories, facts and interesting look at what makes a place most livable .

Sep 05, 202344:51
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Timber Troubles In Oregon

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Timber Troubles In Oregon

Oregon's economy faces some real challenges if and when the state adopts the Habitat Conservation Plan. OH, it sounds all environmental but there's some serious issues with this plan, issues that could devastate many counties. Listen to find out why and the fact that you are not being told.

Aug 29, 202338:47
Get Real With Rick Dancer: Oregon Gun Laws Measure 114

Get Real With Rick Dancer: Oregon Gun Laws Measure 114

Oregonians passed a gun law that many are sorry was ever on the ballot. It's tied up in the courts for now but it's a mess. We'll talk with two folks working to rid the state of this law (114) but there is also a warning for folks in other parts of the country. The folks who come up with these gun laws are testing it in Oregon and targeting your state as well.

Aug 25, 202346:08
Get Real with Rick Dancer Young Podcaster Talk Timber Issues

Get Real with Rick Dancer Young Podcaster Talk Timber Issues

As Truth becomes more important, we intend to show you more places to find it. It's tough when you have a job, life and family to take care of. We ran across this young man in Oregon who got fed up with the lies about the Timber Industry so instead of getting mad he started a podcast. Here's his story.

Aug 23, 202335:50
Get Real With Rick Dancer: A Transformed Life

Get Real With Rick Dancer: A Transformed Life

It usually takes something tragic or drastic to give us the courage it takes to truly change our lives. We search but stumble and usually those trips and skips are at the same place. We try to get past them but instead need to walk through them. The man you are about to meet has made this journey over and over and finally found the trust he needs to move on. This is an inspiring story and I hope you take the time to listen.

Aug 18, 202343:12
Dam Problem Angers People Along McKenzie River

Dam Problem Angers People Along McKenzie River

In Oregon a group of folks who live along a popular fishing river are nervous. The Eugene Water and Electric Board is moving forward with a plan to remove a dam, destroy a lake and business owners aren't sure why. There are many twists and turns to this story. But bottomline is ratepayers will end up footing the bill which at this point is not completely known. Yeh, makes you wonder as rates soar, why do this now? We'll talk about that. 

Aug 15, 202333:10