Legends of the Old West

OUTLAWS Ep. 2 | “Cherokee Bill”

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0000

In 1893, Crawford Goldsby suffers humiliation at a dance at Fort Gibson in the Cherokee Nation. His plan for revenge lands turns him into an outlaw who is on the run in Oklahoma Territory. He forms a gang with a pair of brothers and they become the terror of the territory before Cherokee Bill ends up in the courtroom of the Hanging Judge, Isaac Parker.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 1 | “Doc Middleton”

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0000

Before James Middleton Riley becomes known as Doc Middleton, he steals horses in Texas, escapes from prison in Texas, and escapes from jail in Nebraska. From his base in the Sandhills of northern Nebraska, Doc Middleton becomes the king of the horse thieves, and powerful forces join together to stop him. Later in life, Middleton becomes one of the legends of the West who joins Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West show.

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Introducing HISTORY DAILY

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0000

On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. So if you’re stuck in traffic, bored at work—wherever you are, listen to History Daily to remind yourself that something incredible happened to make that day historic.

Preview Episode: July 6, 1699. The arrest of Captain William Kidd ends the reign of plunder of one of history's most infamous pirates and sparks rumors of buried treasure.

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KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH Ep. 3 | “Race to Nome”

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000

While Jack London tries to conquer the Chilkoot Trail, the town of Skagway explodes to life at the beginning of the White Pass Trail. Infamous conman Jefferson “Soapy” Smith sets up a criminal empire in Skagway, which leads to a deadly showdown with respectable citizens. Meanwhile, three Scandinavian men discover gold in a stream north of Nome, Alaska and ignite a second gold rush, one which lures legendary lawman Wyatt Earp to the last frontier of the West.

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KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH Ep. 2 | “Fight For Survival”

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000

Jack London and his companions race against time to travel 550 miles up the Yukon River before winter stops their progress. When they fall short of their goal, they survive for eight months of dire conditions in a tiny cabin before they can continue their journey. The experience forces an early end to Jack’s dreams of riches in the Yukon.

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KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH Ep. 1 | “No Turning Back”

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000

When news of gold along the Klondike River in Yukon Territory reaches the American west coast in the summer of 1897, the stampede begins immediately. Jack London, the soon-to-be-famous author, rushes north from San Francisco on the adventure of a lifetime. He quickly learns that the challenge of reaching the gold strike will push him to his limit.

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[ENCORE] FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 6 | Bloody Benders, Part 2

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:00:00 -0000

A father and his daughter go missing in Labette County, Kansas in late 1872. A neighbor searches for them, and he never comes home. His wife sounds the alarm. Search parties descend on the Bender farm. The Benders are long gone, but the victims of their murderous deeds remain. Local authorities hunt for the Bender clan, but justice proves elusive.

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[ENCORE] FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 5 | Bloody Benders, Part 1

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:00:00 -0000

In 1870, a “family” called the Benders moves to Labette County in southern Kansas. There are four people in the group, but no one in the area fully understands the relationship between them. They build a small cabin near a well-used trail and offer the space as an inn for travelers. Before long, strange activities and criminal acts are reported at the Bender cabin. And then, travelers go missing.

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[ENCORE] FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 4 | Donner Party, Part 4

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0000

WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of cannibalism.

The Donner Party experiences the worst case scenario. They’re starving and living in crude shelters. A small group begins the trek over the mountains to find help, but it loses members along the way. The people who remain trapped near Truckee Lake become increasingly desperate. But early in the new year of 1847, rescue parties start to arrive at the camps near the lake. The rescuers can hardly believe the conditions of the camps and the people. And the survivors tell the story of the most infamous wagon train in American history.

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[ENCORE] FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 3 | Donner Party, Part 3

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0000

The Donner Party faces another punishing trip across a desert before it finally reaches the Sierra Nevada Mountains on the border between Nevada and California. The party has lost a ton of time, but the travelers still believe they can make it over the mountains and into central California before winter. They make it as far as Truckee Lake – now Donner Lake – before they become trapped by blizzards.

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[ENCORE] FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 2 | Donner Party, Part 2

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0000

The Donner-Reed caravan passes the halfway point of its journey to California, and now the real problems begin. After meeting legendary mountain man, Jim Bridger, the caravan chooses to take an unproven road across central Utah. They believe it is a shortcut which will save them hundreds of miles. It turns out to be a disaster, and the trip across the Great Salt Lake Desert leads to a heartbreaking decision.

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[ENCORE] FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 1 | Donner Party, Part 1

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0000

In 1846 in Springfield, Illinois, the Donner family teams up with the Reed family to form the core of a caravan that will travel to the rich farmland of California. The problem is, they’re already late. They soon discover that they’re among the very last travelers to begin the journey to the West, and the hardships begin almost immediately.

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BUFFALO SOLDIERS Ep. 6 | “Wham Paymaster Robbery”

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0000

In April of 1889, Major Joseph Wham receives orders to deliver U.S. Army payroll to five forts in eastern Arizona. He brings Buffalo Soldiers of the 24th Infantry and the 10th Cavalry as an army escort. At a place called Bloody Run outside of Fort Grant, a gang of bandits ambushes the payroll convoy, and the soldiers end up in a fight for their lives.

For the full story of the Wham paymaster robbery, please see the book “Ambush at Bloody Run” by Larry D. Ball!

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BUFFALO SOLDIERS Ep. 5 | “Ambush at Carrizo Canyon”

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0000

After Victorio’s War, an old Apache leader called Nana rises to lead a small band of fighters into New Mexico for a month of devastating raids. At Carrizo Canyon, they lead a detachment from K Troop of the 9th Cavalry into an ambush. During the firefight, the actions of Sergeant Thomas Shaw and Sergeant George Jordan earn them the Medal of Honor.

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BUFFALO SOLDIERS Ep. 4 | “Victorio’s War”

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0000

In 1879, Apache leader Victorio leads a campaign of deadly raids across New Mexico Territory. For nearly a year, the 9th Cavalry skirmishes with Victorio’s warriors, but can’t end the raids. In 1880, Victorio crosses into Texas and faces new tactics from the 10th Cavalry. The Buffalo Soldiers win decisive victories and force Victorio down into Mexico where he soon meets his end.

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BUFFALO SOLDIERS Ep. 3 | “The Meeker Incident”

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0000

In northern Colorado, a column of the 5th Cavalry becomes trapped near Milk Creek during an ambush by Ute warriors. Two days into the siege, a troop of 9th Cavalry arrives to help its struggling comrades. Sergeant Henry Johnson leads a life saving mission to bring water to the wounded.

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BUFFALO SOLDIERS Ep. 2 | “Florida Mountains Fight”

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0000

A small detachment of the 9th Cavalry from Fort Bayard in southern New Mexico Territory tracks a band of Apache who were likely responsible for an attack in Arizona Territory. The detachment follows the Apache into the Florida Mountains where the soldiers quickly find themselves surrounded. In the fight to escape the trap, the brave actions of Corporal Clinton Greaves help save his unit.

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BUFFALO SOLDIERS Ep. 1 | “Battle of Fort Lancaster”

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:00:00 -0000

In 1867, Company K of the 9th Cavalry spends a long summer rebuilding Fort Lancaster on the road between El Paso and San Antonio. At the end of the year, a force of 400 fighters – led by Kickapoo warriors – attack the fort. In the first serious frontier action of Company K, the Buffalo Soldiers engage in a fierce battle to protect the fort and their horses.

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FRONTIERSMEN Ep. 6 | Davy Crockett: “The Alamo”

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0000

David Crockett volunteers for the Texian army and is assigned to help protect an old Spanish mission called Mission San Antonio de Valero, better known as the Alamo. He arrives two weeks before the Mexican army led by President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, which has been marching to Texas to retake the city of San Antonio. For 13 days at the end of February and the beginning of March, 1836, Crockett and the other defenders of the Alamo withstand a siege until the Mexican army launches the final assault.

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FRONTIERSMEN Ep. 5 | Davy Crockett: “Go To Hell or Go To Texas”

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0000

David Crockett’s political career rises throughout the 1820s, but it begins to fall in the 1830s as he continually runs afoul of President Andrew Jackson. By the mid-1830s, he has heard so many stories about Texas that he has decided to try to build a new life on the new western frontier of the United States. When his political career ends, he starts the journey to Texas and he learns along the way that he will likely have to return to his days as a warrior because a rebellion is rising.

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FRONTIERSMEN Ep. 4 | Davy Crockett: “The Creek War”

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0000

David Crockett becomes a skilled hunter at a young age in Tennessee before war returns to the young American nation. During the War of 1812, he joins thousands of volunteers from Tennessee who are sent south to fight in the Creek War. Crockett plays a role in the pivotal Battle of Tallushatchee, but he discovers that he disdains war. When he returns home, he begins a career in politics.

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FRONTIERSMEN Ep. 3 | Daniel Boone: “Folk Hero”

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0000

As America’s war of independence drags on, Daniel Boone and the other settlers protect their towns from escalating attacks by the Shawnee. Boone becomes a captive of the Shawnee and faces betrayal by his friends as a result. But he remains an adventurer to the end when he leads pioneers farther west to the expanding edge of the American frontier.

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FRONTIERSMEN Ep. 2 | Daniel Boone: “Battle For Boonesborough”

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0000

During the American Revolutionary War, Daniel Boone helps blaze a trail to Kentucky called the Wilderness Road. He establishes settlements and leads a daring rescue mission to recover three girls who are kidnapped by the Shawnee. Then, he defends his settlement of Boonesborough against waves of Shawnee attacks.

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FRONTIERSMEN Ep. 1 | Daniel Boone: “Blood Feud”

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 08:00:00 -0000

As Daniel Boone grows up in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, he earns a reputation as a skilled hunter and marksman. He learns of a hunter’s paradise called Kentucky, but his first trip to the frontier leads to a lifelong blood feud with the Shawnee who lay claim to the land.

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PINKERTONS Ep. 6 | “Charlie Siringo: The Wild Bunch”

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0000

In June of 1899, an outlaw gang robs a train outside of Wilcox, Wyoming. The gang is the Wild Bunch led by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The Pinkerton agency receives the assignment to stop the gang once and for all, and Charlie Siringo conducts a 4-year manhunt for the elusive thieves.

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PINKERTONS Ep. 5 | “Charlie Siringo: Into the Mines”

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0000

In the late 1880s, James McParland joins the Denver office and quickly becomes superintendent. With McParland at the helm, Charlie Siringo receives assignments involving labor unions in the West. In 1891, Siringo goes to the Idaho Panhandle with orders to infiltrate a local labor union in a case which would nearly cost him his life.

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PINKERTONS Ep. 4 | “Charlie Siringo: Cowboy Detective”

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Charlie Siringo grows up driving cattle in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. In the early 1880s, Charlie retires from the cowboy life, writes a book about life on the range, and moves to Chicago. But after the Haymarket Affair, Charlie decides on a career change and becomes an agent for the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Charlie moves to Denver and finds himself tackling political problems in Colorado and infiltrating an outlaw gang in Wyoming.

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PINKERTONS Ep. 3 | “James McParland: A Murder in Idaho”

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0000

After 20 years as a supervisor, James McParland yearns to get back into the field as a detective. He finds his chance in 1906 when the Pinkerton agency is hired to handle the assassination of Frank Steunenberg, the former governor of Idaho. During the case, McParland matches wits with famed attorney, Clarence Darrow.

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PINKERTONS Ep. 2 | “James McParland: The Celebrity Detective”

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0000

As the violence intensifies in Pennsylvania, James McParland decides its time to bring the Molly Maguire case to a close before he ends up dead. In the aftermath, McParland finds himself as one of the most revered detectives in the country. He receives a promotion to the Denver office, but he learns he needs to root out corruption before he can proceed with investigations.

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PINKERTONS Ep. 1 | “James McParland: The Molly Maguires”

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0000

In the early 1870s, tensions between Pennsylvania coal miners and mine owners reaches a fever pitch. Poor working conditions for little pay results in a bitter dispute between labor and management. Making matters worse, a group of Irish immigrants called the Molly Maguires have taken violent measures against management. At the end of 1873, the Pinkerton Detective Agency is hired to spy on the Mollies. The Pinkertons send in undercover agent, James McParland.

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HELL ON WHEELS Ep. 6 | “Golden Spike”

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0000

The race is finally over as both railroads make it to Promontory Summit. On May 10, 1869, the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific meet in a massive celebration. But in the aftermath, Thomas Durant’s financial scheme is revealed and creates a major scandal. Meanwhile, with the nation now linked together, people begin to settle the west in record numbers, and alter the country forever.

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HELL ON WHEELS Ep. 5 | “Last Mountain, Last Battle”

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0000

After surviving the chaos of the Hell on Wheels towns of Wyoming, the Union Pacific pushes into Utah. Once there, they call upon Mormon workers to help build through treacherous canyons as they inch closer to the finish line at Promontory Summit.

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HELL ON WHEELS Ep. 4 | “Across the Desert”

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0000

The Central Pacific moves out of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and into the Nevada desert. No longer blasting through granite walls, the workers are able to make up for lost time as they battle scorching hot temperatures and cracked soil. But with the race in the back of his head, Big Four member Charles Crocker formulates a plan to set a record and make headlines.

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HELL ON WHEELS Ep. 3 | “Desperadoes of Every Grade”

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0000

After Thomas Durant lined his pockets for years, investors in the Union Pacific finally force a change in leadership. The pace of construction accelerates dramatically, but the Union Pacific now faces lawless and chaotic towns which pop up along its route. Robbery, murder, and vice of every kind plagues each town.

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HELL ON WHEELS Ep. 2 | “Mountains to Conquer”

Wed, 28 May 2025 08:00:00 -0000

As the Union Pacific begins construction across Nebraska, the Central Pacific faces an immediate obstacle: the Sierra Nevada Mountains. In order to bypass the formidable granite mountains, the Central Pacific calls upon Chinese immigrants to do some of the most dangerous tasks, including using nitroglycerin to blast tunnels through the mountains.

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HELL ON WHEELS Ep. 1 | “The Great Race”

Wed, 21 May 2025 08:00:00 -0000

For decades in the early 1800s, engineers and merchants attempt to convince the United States to build a railroad that could link the east to the west. But it isn’t until the nation is thrown into Civil War that the government passes a bill to construct a transcontinental railroad. Two companies are formed: the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific. The Union Pacific begins building west from Omaha. But the man who oversees everything, Thomas Durant, uses the project to enrich himself.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 6 | “Doolin Daltons: Dead Outlaws”

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0000

After the Battle of Ingalls in 1893, the Doolin Dalton Gang is on borrowed time. They perform a few more robberies, but then, one by one, gang members fall to bounty hunters or the U.S. Marshals.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 5 | “Doolin Daltons: Battle of Ingalls”

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0000

In the early 1890s, the Dalton Gang burns hot and bright in Kansas and Oklahoma, but then burns out quickly. After the disastrous Coffeyville Raid, Bill Doolin and Bill Dalton pick up the pieces and start a new gang. The Doolin Dalton Dang, also known as the Wild Bunch, robs banks and trains and quickly becomes the most feared outfit on the southern plains. In the process, the gang draws the attention of the U.S. Marshals, and the stage is set for a legendary shootout in the village of Ingalls, Oklahoma.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 4 | “Dirty Dave Rudabaugh: Lincoln County Outlaw”

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Dave Rudabaugh, known as Dirty Dave or Arkansas Dave, flees a murder in Las Vegas, New Mexico and ends up in Fort Sumner after the Lincoln County War. He joins Billy the Kid’s gang just in time to be pursued relentlessly by Pat Garret, the new sheriff of Lincoln County. After Billy and Dirty Dave are captured, Dave escapes jail and runs south to Mexico for his last hurrah.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 3 | “Dirty Dave Rudabaugh: Rustler and Robber”

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0000

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. Dave Rudabaugh begins his journeyman outlaw career as a cattle rustler and then robber in Kansas. He narrowly eludes Wyatt Earp, but gets caught by Bat Masterson. He joins the Colorado Railroad Wars, becomes a member of the Dodge City Gang in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and then flees a murder warrant.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 2 | “Black Bart: End of the Road”

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:00:00 -0000

By the early 1880s, Charley Boles – known as Black Bart – is one of the most prolific stagecoach robbers in the American West. Wells Fargo detectives have been chasing him for years with no luck. But when Charley suffers unexpected resistance during a robbery, he leaves behind key evidence. Detectives finally learn the identity of the gentleman outlaw and bring an end to Black Bart’s legendary career.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 1 | “Black Bart: Outlaw Poet”

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Charley Boles tries life as a miner in the California gold rush and then life as a family farmer in Illinois. But wealth lures him west again, and he decides it’s easier to steal from Wells, Fargo & Company than to pan for gold in the freezing rivers of California. He starts robbing stagecoaches and he soon becomes a pioneer of the trade. He gives himself a nickname and begins to write his own legacy.

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DAKOTA WAR Ep. 6 | “Killdeer Mountain”

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:00:00 -0000

In the wake of the executions of 38 Dakota warriors, the Dakota are forced to leave Minnesota. As they try to build new lives on a barren reservation in present-day South Dakota, U.S. army columns march west on punitive expeditions against the wider Sioux Nation. General Henry Sibley’s column fights three battles near Bismarck, North Dakota, and then General Alfred Sully’s column attacks a Lakota camp that is home to a rising star in the Lakota community, Sitting Bull.

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DAKOTA WAR Ep. 5 | “Judgment Day”

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:00 -0000

The Dakota War is done, but the conflict isn’t finished. Colonel Henry Sibley convenes a military commission to pass judgment on 400 Dakota warriors. The commission performs hasty trials and sentences an historic number of warriors to death. President Abraham Lincoln intervenes on behalf of some of the condemned, but the year 1862 still ends with the largest mass execution in American history.

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DAKOTA WAR Ep. 4 | “The Turning Tide”

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:00:00 -0000

With Fort Ridgely reinforced, Colonel Henry Sibley sends troops on a burial mission that results in a disastrous ambush. Dakota warriors continue to sweep through the western half of Minnesota, and Colonel Sibley leads a column out of Fort Ridgely to confront the warrior army. At the Battle of Wood Lake, Sibley’s force delivers a crushing blow to the Dakota army and turns the tide of the war.

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DAKOTA WAR Ep. 3 | “Siege of Fort Ridgely”

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:00:00 -0000

After defenders at Fort Ridgely and New Ulm survive the first Dakota attacks, they re-fortify and brace for the second attacks. Dakota warriors assault both locations in greater numbers and threaten to overrun the two strongest pockets of resistance in southwestern Minnesota.

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DAKOTA WAR Ep. 2 | “Assault on Lower Sioux Agency”

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:00:00 -0000

At dawn on August 18, 1862, hundreds of Dakota warriors launch a surprise attack on the Lower Sioux Agency in southwestern Minnesota. The Dakota are starving, and the traders at the agency are hoarding food. After the agency, the Dakota sweep across the landscape and attack homes, farms, and towns. Soldiers at the nearest army outpost, Fort Ridgely, rush to the agency, but they march into a devastating trap. Dakota warriors begin sieges at Fort Ridgely and the town of New Ulm.

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DAKOTA WAR Ep. 1 | “Acton Massacre”

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 -0000

On August 17, 1862, four young Dakota men kill five white settlers near the village of Acton Township, Minnesota. The act of violence seems spontaneous, but it is fueled by desperation that had been building for years. That night, the leaders of villages in southwestern Minnesota gather for a heated council meeting. At dawn the next day, bands of the Dakota go to war against the settlers and the U.S. army.

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ENCORE: NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 6 | “Fight No More Forever”

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:00:00 -0000

The Nez Percé have performed an extraordinary feat: they have traveled more than 1,300 miles and repelled three American armies in a series of battles and smaller skirmishes. But they are sore and exhausted. They are within reach of the Canadian border and freedom, but another American army joins the hunt and forces the final showdown between the Nez Percé and the United States.

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ENCORE: NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 5 | “The Medicine Line”

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:00:00 -0000

The Nez Percé escape the Battle of Big Hole and move into Yellowstone National Park. Their options are limited and they choose a treacherous path over a mountain range to try to lose their army pursuers. But the army catches the Nez Percé at a narrow canyon and tries to end the conflict before the Nez Percé once again slip away.

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ENCORE: NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 4 | “Thunder In The Mountains”

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0000

The Nez Percé are on the run. They cross the Bitterroot Mountains and arrive in Montana. They believe they have left their troubles behind and can start fresh in a new territory. But they soon learn the truth. They are shunned, and sometimes betrayed, by their friends. A new American army unit joins the hunt from an unexpected direction and it clashes with the Nez Percé in a high mountain valley.

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ENCORE: NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 3 | “Battle of Clearwater”

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0000

A few days after the Battle of White Bird Canyon, an army unit attacks a Nez Percé village. After the fight, the army unit becomes trapped at an abandoned ranch by the advancing Nez Percé column. The smaller fights lead to a two-day battle along the banks of the Clearwater River. The aftermath forces the Nez Percé to make a monumental choice in their pursuit of freedom.

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ENCORE: NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 2 | “A Hornet’s Nest”

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0000

In the summer of 1876, the murder of a Nez Percé man nearly starts the war. The following summer, a series of attacks by the Nez Percé against settlers who had invaded their homeland pushes the conflict over the edge. Two days of bloody attacks leads to the first battle between soldiers and warriors, and the home for peace is all but gone.

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ENCORE: NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 1 | “50 Years of Peace”

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0000

For about 50 years, there was relative peace in the U.S. and the Nez Percé. There were outbreaks of violence, like the Whitman Massacre, but not the continual warfare that existed between the U.S. army and other tribes. Tensions rose dramatically in the 1850s and 1860s when the U.S. proposed treaties that were designed to take nearly all Nez Percé land. By 1863, five bands of the Nez Percé were rebelling against the treaties and set the stage for the Nez Percé War.

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VIGILANTES Ep. 3 | “Baldknobbers: Faces Like Devils”

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0000

As the violence begins to subside in Taney County, it ramped up in neighboring Douglas and Christian counties. The Baldknobbers in those counties wear terrifying masks during nighttime raids on their perceived enemies. But after a pair of murders in front of multiple witnesses, a county sheriff succeeds in stopping the vigilante leaders, and the vigilante movement finally collapses.

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VIGILANTES Ep. 2 | “Baldknobbers: Murder & Mayhem”

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0000

After two years of vigilante activity by the Baldknobbers, many of the people in Taney County, Missouri want the group to disband. Some openly rebel against the powerful vigilantes. The conflict leads to more murders, and then the vigilantes spread beyond the borders of Taney County.

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VIGILANTES Ep. 1 | “Baldknobbers: Frontier Justice”

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0000

In 1883 in Taney County, Missouri, a murder case ends with an apparent lack of justice, and Nathaniel Kinney decides to take matters into his own hands. He forms a vigilance committee – nicknamed the Baldknobbers – whose goal is to punish criminals who escape the law. The vigilantes strike their first blow, but their seemingly righteous mission quickly turns to a campaign of harassment that spreads fear throughout Taney County.

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MOUNTAIN MEN Ep. 6 | “Jeremiah Johnson: The True Story”

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0000

In this episode, we attempt to separate fact from fiction and tell the story of the man whose life inspires books and the famous movie “Jeremiah Johnson” starring Robert Redford. The truth is far different from the legend, but it still showcases a life full of adventure.

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MOUNTAIN MEN Ep. 5 | “Jeremiah Johnson: Myth and Legend”

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0000

The story of the man who is known as Jeremiah Johnson is shrouded in mystery. In this episode, the character of John Johnson joins the ranks of mountain men in the 1840s and soon embarks on an epic campaign of vengeance against Crow warriors. The mythical figure earns the nicknames “Crow Killer” and “Liver Eating Johnson” while he travels the West and experiences a superhuman number of adventures.

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MOUNTAIN MEN Ep. 4 | “Hugh Glass: That Reckless Breed Of Men”

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0000

With his quest for revenge complete, Hugh Glass follows the new Santa Fe trail to territories that will become New Mexico and Arizona. But the call of the Rocky Mountains lures him north again. He helps establish new trading posts and fights one final battle with Native American warriors.

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MOUNTAIN MEN Ep. 3 | “Hugh Glass: The Grizzly Bear”

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 08:00:00 -0000

Hugh Glass is an older veteran trapper when he joins the Ashley-Henry fur company. In 1823, he suffers a catastrophic attack by a grizzly bear in the woods along the Grand River in what is now South Dakota. Against seemingly impossible odds, Hugh Glass survives his devastating injuries and begins a quest for revenge against those who left him for dead.

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MOUNTAIN MEN Ep. 2 | “Jedediah Smith: Making History”

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 08:00:00 -0000

In 1824, Jedediah Smith undertakes the journey of a lifetime. He travels across more of the West than any other explorer of the age. He battles starvation and Native American war parties, and ascends to co-owner of the Ashley-Henry fur company before retiring from the life of a trapper in the Rocky Mountains. Then, on his final adventure, his story ends in mystery.

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MOUNTAIN MEN Ep. 1 | “Jedediah Smith: Ashley’s Hundred”

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 08:00:00 -0000

In 1822, Jedediah Smith answers an advertisement to join a new fur trading company led by William Ashley and Andrew Henry. Smith and the rest of the company head into the wilds of the Upper Missouri River country and find themselves tested by the weather, the terrain, the animals, and the Native American warriors who want to stop encroachment on their territory.

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BONUS | Soundtrack: Western Songs, Vol. 1

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:30:00 -0000

Music from the Legends of the Old West podcast. Western-themed songs:

0:00 – Legends of the Old West Opening Cue

0:12 – Legends of the Old West Theme (Full Version)

1:36 – “Dust”

4:18 – “Riding West”

6:40 – “Providence”

8:54 – “Water Grave”

11:19 – “Dirt”

13:44 – “Desperado”

15:50 – “At The Frontier”

18:00 – “Coyote”

20:28 – “Meanwhile”

23:29 – “Lonesome”

25:30 – “Saddle Up”

28:38 – “Slow Rider”

31:12 – “Feather”

33:26 – “Standoff”

36:10 – “Desert Walking”

38:28 – “Dead Man”

41:12 – “Cudillero”

43:56 – “Wide Prairie”

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TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 6 | “McNelly’s Rangers”

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0000

In November 1875, Captain Leander McNelly makes his most famous and controversial move: he leads his militia company into Mexico and attacks two villages to recover stolen cattle. His actions provoke a standoff with Mexican officials and consternation from his superiors, but his men love his bold strategy. After the events known as the Las Cuevas War, McNelly’s time in command draws to a close. But his lieutenant helps end the Sutton-Taylor feud, and his former sergeant leads the arrest of the infamous outlaw, John Wesley Hardin.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

“The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900” by Mike Cox

“The Ranger Ideal, Vol. 1&2” by Darren L. Ivey

“Lone Star Justice: The First Century of the Texas Rangers” by Robert M. Utley

“The Texas Rangers” by Walter Prescott Webb

“Captain L.H. McNelly: Texas Ranger” by Chuck Parsons & Marianne E. Hall Little

“Taming the Nueces Strip” by George Durham

“Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers” by Doug J. Swanson

“Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman” by J. Evetts Haley

“Comanches: A History of a People” by T.R. Fehrenbach

“The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West” by Peter Cozzens

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TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 5 | “McNelly On The Border”

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0000

In South Texas, in an area known as the Nueces Strip, cattle rustling is a huge problem and it comes with an additional layer of complication: many of the rustlers are from Mexico. They ride across the border, steal Texas cattle, and drive the cattle to Mexico. In 1875, Captain Leander McNelly and his militia company are dispatched to the Rio Grande Valley to stop the rustlers from Mexico. Shortly after they arrive, they find themselves in a pivotal fight on the Palo Alto prairie.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

“The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900” by Mike Cox

“The Ranger Ideal, Vol. 1&2” by Darren L. Ivey

“Lone Star Justice: The First Century of the Texas Rangers” by Robert M. Utley

“The Texas Rangers” by Walter Prescott Webb

“Captain L.H. McNelly: Texas Ranger” by Chuck Parsons & Marianne E. Hall Little

“Taming the Nueces Strip” by George Durham

“Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers” by Doug J. Swanson

“Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman” by J. Evetts Haley

“Comanches: A History of a People” by T.R. Fehrenbach

“The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West” by Peter Cozzens

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TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 4 | “Family Feuds”

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0000

In the early 1870s, the Horrell brothers were involved in the murder of a sheriff, the murders of State Police officers, a jailbreak, and a bloody episode known as the Horrell War in New Mexico before the infamous Lincoln County War. In 1877, they become embroiled in a deadly feud with the Higgins clan until Major John B. Jones dreams up a creative solution. Meanwhile, during the early stages of the problems with the Horrell brothers, a former captain of the State Police, Leander McNelly, creates a militia unit to try to stop the notoriously bloody Sutton-Taylor feud in South Texas.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

“The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900” by Mike Cox

“The Ranger Ideal, Vol. 1&2” by Darren L. Ivey

“Lone Star Justice: The First Century of the Texas Rangers” by Robert M. Utley

“The Texas Rangers” by Walter Prescott Webb

“Captain L.H. McNelly: Texas Ranger” by Chuck Parsons & Marianne E. Hall Little

“Taming the Nueces Strip” by George Durham

“Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers” by Doug J. Swanson

“Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman” by J. Evetts Haley

“Comanches: A History of a People” by T.R. Fehrenbach

“The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West” by Peter Cozzens

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TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 3 | “Mason County War”

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0000

In 1875, Major John B. Jones leads the gradual transition of the Texas Rangers from frontier fighters to law enforcement officers. As Texas becomes the heart of the cattle ranching industry in America, cattle rustling becomes a serious problem. In Mason County, two factions battle each other. And as the murder rate rises, Jones leads the Rangers to town to try to settle the affair.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

“The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900” by Mike Cox

“The Ranger Ideal, Vol. 1&2” by Darren L. Ivey

“Lone Star Justice: The First Century of the Texas Rangers” by Robert M. Utley

“The Texas Rangers” by Walter Prescott Webb

“Captain L.H. McNelly: Texas Ranger” by Chuck Parsons & Marianne E. Hall Little

“Taming the Nueces Strip” by George Durham

“Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers” by Doug J. Swanson

“Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman” by J. Evetts Haley

“Comanches: A History of a People” by T.R. Fehrenbach

“The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West” by Peter Cozzens

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TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 2 | “Frontier Battalion”

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0000

During and immediately after the Civil War, the Texas frontier suffers from renewed attacks by the Comanche and Kiowa. One of the most notable is the devastating Elm Creek Raid. After the war, Texas briefly reconstitutes the Texas Rangers, but they’re not fully resurrected until the creation of the Frontier Battalion in 1874. Major John B. Jones becomes the commander and leads the battalion into a new era.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

“The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900” by Mike Cox

“The Ranger Ideal, Vol. 1&2” by Darren L. Ivey

“Lone Star Justice: The First Century of the Texas Rangers” by Robert M. Utley

“The Texas Rangers” by Walter Prescott Webb

“Captain L.H. McNelly: Texas Ranger” by Chuck Parsons & Marianne E. Hall Little

“Taming the Nueces Strip” by George Durham

“Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers” by Doug J. Swanson

“Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman” by J. Evetts Haley

“Comanches: A History of a People” by T.R. Fehrenbach

“The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West” by Peter Cozzens

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TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 1 | “Civil War”

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0000

In the spring of 1861, it becomes clear America is headed for civil war. Texas Rangers Ben McCulloch, Henry McCulloch, John S. “Rip” Ford, and Lawrence Sullivan Ross join the Confederate army. They have four vastly different experiences, highlighted by the second major battle of the war, Sherman’s capture of Atlanta, and the final battle of the war.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

“The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900” by Mike Cox

“The Ranger Ideal, Vol. 1&2” by Darren L. Ivey

“Lone Star Justice: The First Century of the Texas Rangers” by Robert M. Utley

“The Texas Rangers” by Walter Prescott Webb

“Captain L.H. McNelly: Texas Ranger” by Chuck Parsons & Marianne E. Hall Little

“Taming the Nueces Strip” by George Durham

“Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers” by Doug J. Swanson

“Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman” by J. Evetts Haley

“Comanches: A History of a People” by T.R. Fehrenbach

“The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West” by Peter Cozzens

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Change Agents with Andy Stumpf: Kevin Costner

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0000

On Change Agents, find out what it takes to solve some of the world's seemingly impossible problems. In each episode, SEAL Team 6 veteran and "Cleared Hot" podcast host Andy Stumpf interviews a new "agent of change" who is enacting real change to understand the scope of their work, how it can be replicated, and the unimaginable stakes of their everyday lives.

Today’s guest is Academy Award winning filmmaker, Kevin Costner.

Costner co-wrote, directed, and stars in the new film Horizon: An American Saga. In this special episode of Change Agents, he and Andy Stumpf discuss why he invested so much personally into the project, his career, his philosophy on storytelling and more.

HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA CHAPTER ONE hits theaters June 28th, and CHAPTER TWO in theaters August 16th.

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ORRIN PORTER ROCKWELL Ep. 6 | “Sinner and Saint”

Wed, 22 May 2024 08:00:00 -0000

An investigation into the Mountain Meadows Massacre takes years, and in meantime, Porter Rockwell continues his roles as lawman and mail carrier. He builds a hotel and becomes a successful businessman, but he remains a figure of controversy. Acts of violence throughout Utah Territory become part of his lore, regardless of whether or not he was involved in them. By the time of his death, he has achieved legendary status in the history of the American West.

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ORRIN PORTER ROCKWELL Ep. 5 | “Mountain Meadows Massacre”

Wed, 15 May 2024 08:00:00 -0000

In August of 1857, a wagon train of travelers from Missouri and Arkansas rolls into Utah Territory. It’s called the Baker-Fancher party and it’s headed for California. The group camps in a high mountain valley called Mountain Meadows in southern Utah Territory, but Mormon settlers in the area believe the emigrants are more than just travelers. The Mormons believe the Baker-Fancher party is connected to the approaching U.S. Army column. As fear and suspicion grow, a Mormon militia attacks the travelers in a tragic event called the Mountain Meadows Massacre.

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ORRIN PORTER ROCKWELL Ep. 4 | “New Zion”

Wed, 08 May 2024 08:00:00 -0000

New church leader Brigham Young declares that the Saints must go west to find a place where they can worship in peace. Porter Rockwell becomes the lead scout for the great exodus to Utah Territory. The Saints build Salt Lake City and navigate tensions with local Native American tribes. Rockwell acts as a guide for U.S. Army troops and helps establish the Brigham Young’s mail route through the territory. In 1857, Rockwell learns news of a major threat to the LDS church: President James Buchanan is sending 2,500 soldiers and a new governor to take over Utah Territory. The perceived invasion sets the stage for one of the darkest chapters in the history of the American West.

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ORRIN PORTER ROCKWELL Ep. 3 | “A Mormon Samson”

Wed, 01 May 2024 08:00:00 -0000

Porter Rockwell is arrested for the attempted murder of Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs, and Rockwell rots in jail for nearly a year. After a perilous journey to his new home in the Mormon settlement of Nauvoo, Illinois, Rockwell is reunited with the head of his church, Joseph Smith. But the reunion doesn’t last long. The LDS church suffers a devastating tragedy that requires a change of leadership.

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ORRIN PORTER ROCKWELL Ep. 2 | “Destroying Angel”

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0000

In the 1830s, Porter Rockwell and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints – commonly known as the Mormons – battle locals and militias in Missouri. Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs is determined to push the Mormons out of his state, and he succeeds at a bloody cost. After the Mormons move to Illinois, Porter Rockwell returns to Missouri to fulfill a prophecy to kill Governor Boggs.

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ORRIN PORTER ROCKWELL Ep. 1 | “Faith and Fervor”

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0000

Orrin Porter Rockwell is born into an era of religious fervor in the eastern United States. His family soon becomes close with the Smith family, and Porter becomes the youngest convert to Joseph Smith’s new religious movement, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Saints immediately meet resistance to their ideology and they move west to Ohio and then Missouri. In Missouri, they begin years of conflict with the locals.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 6 | Ned Christie: “Legend and Legacy”

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0000

In November of 1892, the final showdown arrives. The U.S. Marshals assault Ned Christie’s cabin and end Ned’s resistance. The marshals and the general public believe a murderous outlaw has been brought to justice. But as the years pass, newspapers and historians revisit the saga known as “Ned Christie’s War” and begin to separate fact from fiction.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 5 | Ned Christie: “Ned’s Fort”

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0000

After the raid by Deputy U.S. Marshal Heck Thomas, Ned Christie builds a fortified cabin that is designed to withstand future attacks. He maintains his innocence in the case of the murder of Deputy U.S. Marshal Dan Maples, and he does not intend to surrender. He continues his defiance, but he also starts to believe that the end is near…

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OUTLAWS Ep. 4 | Ned Christie: “Making A Murderer”

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0000

When a deputy U.S. marshal is murdered in the Cherokee capital, a respected Cherokee statesman named Ned Christie becomes the prime suspect. Newspaper stories portray Ned as a ruthless outlaw who commits every crime in the book, but are the stories accurate? As the pressure mounts to bring Ned Christie to justice, legendary Deputy U.S. Marshal Heck Thomas is dispatched to confront the elusive fugitive.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 3 | Sam Bass: “Texas Outlaw”

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0000

After the historic success of the Big Springs robbery, Sam Bass returns to Texas. He builds a new gang and continues his robbery spree. But now that he is a wanted criminal in Texas, he is hunted by the Texas Rangers. The Rangers track him to the town of Round Rock where they engage him in the final confrontation.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 2 | Sam Bass: “Black Hills Bandit”

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Sam Bass and his business partner, Joel Collins, travel to Deadwood to find their fortunes, but their attempts to make legitimate money end in failure. They believe they have choice but to embrace the outlaw life. They assemble a crew and start robbing stagecoaches… only to discover that they’re miserable stagecoach robbers. But when they reach the peak of desperation, they decide to rob a train. And in the process, they become historically lucky.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 1 | Sam Bass: “Indiana Cowboy”

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Sam Bass began life as a typical farm boy in the midwestern United States. But as he grew older, and experienced more than his fair share of family tragedy, he dreamed of becoming a Texas cowboy. After a detour through Mississippi, he made it to Texas and started living his dream. He experienced exactly one cattle drive to Kansas before he decided there must be easier ways to make money.

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UPDATE | “Summer of 1876” Event Announcements!

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Join us for two upcoming events in 2024 about Chris’s book, “The Summer of 1876”

February 2, 2024 – 2:00-3:00pm presentation

3:00pm Book Signing

Scottsdale, Arizona

Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West

Presentation and Book Signing

**FREE to the public

March 9-10, 2024

Tucson, Arizona

Tucson Festival of Books

March 9, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

“Into The Sunset” panel discussion

*Book signing after the panel

March 10, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

“The West in Fact and Fiction” panel discussion

*Book signing after the panel

**FREE to the public

To buy the book: “The Summer of 1876”

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BUFFALO BILL Ep. 6 | “‘Tin Jesus On Horseback’”

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Difficult times are ahead for Buffalo Bill Cody in the final years of his life. He helps found the town of Cody, Wyoming, but its creation, and other investments, lead to dire financial trouble. Bill’s marriage falls apart in a public scandal and he experiences more personal tragedy as he also witnesses America’s evolution from the Old West to the Gilded Age. In the end, his impact is incomparable.

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BUFFALO BILL Ep. 5 | “The Wild West Abroad”

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Buffalo Bill Cody takes his popular Wild West production to Europe for years of tours and performances for royalty and the average fan alike. But as the production experiences unprecedented success abroad, tension builds at home in America between Native American societies and the U.S. government. The Ghost Dance movement gains momentum and leads to tragedies at Sitting Bull’s home and Wounded Knee.

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BUFFALO BILL Ep. 4 | “The Wild West”

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Buffalo Bill loses his best friend, Texas Jack, but he discovers a path toward resurgence in the entertainment business. A Fourth of July party evolves into the life-changing production that will be called Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. The spectacle’s initial success prompts Bill to hire Annie Oakley and Sitting Bull, and Bill embarks on a 20-year career as the most famous showman in the world.

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BUFFALO BILL Ep. 3 | “‘First Scalp For Custer’”

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 09:00:00 -0000

Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack quickly become rich and famous actors, but they continue to head west between tours to act as hunting guides and scouts for the Army. In the summer of 1876, the Army enlists the help of both men in the aftermath of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Buffalo Bill survives his soon-to-legendary fight with Cheyenne warrior Yellow Hair, but loses his old friend Wild Bill Hickok to the lawlessness of Deadwood.

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BUFFALO BILL Ep. 2 | “Frontier Hero”

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 09:00:00 -0000

Buffalo Bill Cody and his friend/idol Wild Bill Hickok become scouts for the Army after the Civil War. Cody and the Fifth Cavalry fight Cheyenne chief Tall Bull and his Dog Soldiers. And then Cody meets two men who will change his life: Texas Jack Omohundro and Ned Buntline. Texas Jack saves Bill’s life during a battle with Native American warriors, and then the two friends take the plunge into acting in Ned Buntline’s play.

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BUFFALO BILL Ep. 1 | “Tragedy and Transformation”

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 09:00:00 -0000

William Cody experiences more than his share of grief at a young age: by the time he is 18 years old, he’s lost three family members and has been forced to grow up fast. He sees some of the violence of Bleeding Kansas, then much more in the Civil War, and then marries the love of his life. He finds his calling as a buffalo hunter and earns his world-famous nickname in the process.

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FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 6 | Bloody Benders, Part 2

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 09:00:00 -0000

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FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 5 | Bloody Benders, Part 1

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 08:00:00 -0000

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FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 4 | Donner Party, Part 4

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 08:00:00 -0000

WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of cannibalism.

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FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 3 | Donner Party, Part 3

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 08:00:00 -0000

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FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 2 | Donner Party, Part 2

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 08:00:00 -0000

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FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 1 | Donner Party, Part 1

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 08:00:00 -0000

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NEW SHOW | “Mission History”

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Black Barrel Media and QCODE proudly share a preview of Mission History, a podcast that chronicles the tales of legendary military leaders, epic campaigns, and covert missions that remained hidden for years.

The first season journeys through the American Revolutionary War and pays homage to some of the elite soldiers on both sides of the conflict. It traces the origin from protests to rebellion to revolution. It illuminates the strategies of the leaders from both sides, the commanders on the battlefields, and the soldiers on the front lines.

From the Boston Massacre to Bunker Hill … from the battles of Brooklyn, Brandywine, and Saragota to the battles of Camden, Cowpens, and Guilford Courthouse … and finally, to Yorktown … Mission History brings you the story of the American Revolutionary War presented by the Historic Camden Foundation in Camden, South Carolina.

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Introducing "Real Survival Stories" from Noiser

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -0000

Noiser presents a brand-new podcast: Real Survival Stories. Hosted by John Hopkins, the show brings you astonishing tales of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary survival situations.

In this taster episode, we meet Matt Lewis - a rookie sailor who goes looking for adventure... and finds it. Joining the crew of a deep sea fishing trawler, Matt is on board as the vessel sails out of Cape Town. But far out in the South Atlantic, a polar storm will catch them all unawares. Battered by giant swells, before they know what's hit them they're taking on water. The ship is going down...

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SWINDLERS Ep. 6 | “The Snake Oil King”

Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:00:00 -0000

A mysterious remedy called “snake oil” became one of the most enduring parts of the Old West. Of all the scammers who traveled the towns of the West selling the magical potion, Clark Stanley rose to the top. He is one of the primary reasons that we still use the label “snake oil salesman” today.

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SWINDLERS Ep. 5 | “Fool’s Gold”

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Charles Baggs, who became known as Doc Baggs, followed the gold rush to Colorado in the late 1850s. He quickly decided that there were easier ways to make money than by mining for gold. For years, he ran elaborate cons in Denver, and he always found ways to outwit the legal system.

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SWINDLERS Ep. 4 | “Lottie Deno”

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 08:00:00 -0000

A woman who used the name “Lottie Deno” became one of the most successful gamblers in the West. She kept her true identity secret from most people as she moved through towns in Texas, including Fort Griffin, where she crossed paths with Doc Holliday.

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SWINDLERS Ep. 3 | “The Great Diamond Hoax”

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 08:00:00 -0000

In 1872, two men devised one of the most audacious plans of the Old West era. They started a campaign to convince high-profile businessmen that a barren patch of ground was the first diamond mine in North America. It was the scam of all scams – but did it work?

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SWINDLERS Ep. 2 | “Riverboat Gambler”

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 08:00:00 -0000

George Devol spent 40 years gambling on trains and riverboats. He was clever and creative, and he needed all his wiles to escape some close calls.

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SWINDLERS Ep. 1 | “Soapy Smith”

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 08:00:00 -0000

From Colorado to Alaska, Jefferson “Soapy” Smith made a name for himself as one of the premier con artists of the Old West. He used a variety of tricks to swindle people out of their money, but none was more famous than the soap-with-a-prize scam.

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KIT CARSON Ep. 6 | “The Battle of Adobe Walls”

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0000

While the Navajo try to adjust to life at a new home, Kit Carson returns to the army for one more mission. He leads a column to the stronghold of the Kiowa and Comanche in Texas to try to stop their attacks on the Bosque Redondo reservation. Soldiers clash with warriors in the Battle of Adobe Walls, the final engagement of Kit Carson’s career.

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KIT CARSON Ep. 5 | “The Navajo Long Walk”

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Kit Carson begins the chapter that will be the darkest of his life. He follows an order to force the Navajo – by any means necessary – to move to the Bosque Redondo reservation. Carson’s scorched earth campaign works, and the U.S. Army marches thousands of Navajo to their new home in an event that will be known as The Long Walk.

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KIT CARSON Ep. 4 | “Civil War”

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0000

By 1862, the Civil War has stretched across the continent to the farthest territories of the West. Kit Carson joins the effort in New Mexico and leads a unit of volunteers at the Battle of Valverde. In the next engagement, the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate threat in New Mexico and effectively end the fighting in the territory. With the war subsiding in New Mexico, army officers turn their attention to the Navajo and the Apache, and the beginning of the reservation system.

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KIT CARSON Ep. 3 | “The Mexican American War”

Wed, 31 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

While the largest battles of the Mexican American War happen in Mexico, Kit Carson adds another layer to his growing legend during fighting in California. American units put down an uprising in Taos and Santa Fe that threatens Kit’s family, and Kit transforms himself into a rancher after the war even as another war looms on the horizon.

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KIT CARSON Ep. 2 | “The Bear Flag Revolt”

Wed, 24 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Kit Carson becomes the steady and reliable guide for John C. Fremont’s historic expeditions to California. The first two are relatively routine, but the third takes an unexpected and consequential twist. The exploratory expedition turns into a military campaign to battle Native American tribes and to take California from Mexico.

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KIT CARSON Ep. 1 | “Mountain Man”

Wed, 17 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Christopher “Kit” Carson is born in Kentucky, grows up in Missouri, and then heads west in search of adventure. He becomes a Mountain Man in the early years of exploration of the West. He marries and begins a family, and then has a fateful meeting with the man who will change his life in more ways than one: John C. Fremont.

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SUMMER OF 1876 BOOK | Audiobook Preview

Wed, 10 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

This episode is a special preview of the audiobook version of Chris Wimmer’s book, “The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, And Legends In The Season That Defined The American West.”

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SUMMER OF 1876 BOOK | Book Tour, Bestseller “Horror” Story

Wed, 03 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

In this episode about Chris Wimmer’s book, “The Summer of 1876,” he reveals plans for a (mini) book tour and tells a story about the secrets behind The New York Times Bestseller List.

(Mini) Book Tour:

June 7, 2023 – Deadwood, South Dakota – The Adams Museum

June 15, 2023 – Durango, Colorado – Maria’s Bookshop

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TEXAS JACK Ep. 6 | “Epitaph for a Cowboy”

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Texas Jack’s twin careers are winding down. He wraps up his final hunting expedition in the wilds of the American West, and then launches his final dramatic tour. Jack and Giuseppina Morlacchi arrive in Leadville, Colorado for several months of shows that will be Jack’s last performances. He adds one more heroic moment to his résumé before the end. Texas Jack’s friends and family honor him as a legendary cowboy, scout, hunter, and stage performer.

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TEXAS JACK Ep. 5 | “Lies and Statistics”

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Texas Jack sets the record straight after his honor and reputation are slandered in a newspaper. He leads another hunting trip to Yellowstone National Park, and his trip collides with the Nez Perce as they make their epic run for freedom. Jack races to save tourists who crossed paths with the Nez Perce column, and then he returns to the stage for another tour. But the tour is plagued by theft and other problems, and Jack feels the end of his career on the horizon.

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TEXAS JACK Ep. 4 | “Disaster, East and West”

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 08:00:00 -0000

The successful partnership of Texas Jack and Buffalo Bill ends on good terms, but shock and sadness await both men as the historic summer of 1876 unfolds. After the disaster at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the Army calls the scouts back to the West to help chase Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. Then Bill and Jack receive word of the murder of their famous friend in Deadwood. Then, for Texas Jack, disaster strikes in the East when a crisis erupts at the World’s Fair that threatens his new business venture.

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TEXAS JACK Ep. 3 | “Hunting in Yellowstone”

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Texas Jack and Buffalo Bill recruit Wild Bill Hickok to co-star in a slightly different version of their successful play. Hickok tolerates the production for a while, but it quickly becomes clear that he isn’t meant for the life of a performer. Between tours, Jack leads a British lord on a hunt through the Yellowstone, but grizzly bears and vicious storms threaten the lives of the party.

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TEXAS JACK Ep. 2 | “Scouts of the Prairie”

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Texas Jack and his good friend Buffalo Bill prepare for the most terrifying adventure of their lives: performing on stage in front of live audiences. They are savaged by the critics for their horrible acting abilities, but the audiences love the production … which is due more to the leading lady than the heroes of the plains. Italian ballerina Giuseppina Morlacchi graces the production with her talent, and she captures the heart of America’s first cowboy star.

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TEXAS JACK Ep. 1 | “Cowboys and Indians”

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0000

John Omohundro grows up in Virginia and serves as a Confederate spy during the Civil War before moving west to become one of America’s first cowboys. He becomes known as Texas Jack, meets Wild Bill Hickok, and then Buffalo Bill Cody. He leads grand hunting expeditions in Yellowstone National Park, and then receives an offer from popular writer Ned Buntline to co-star in a stage play. Jack takes the plunge and embarks on the adventure that will change his life.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 6 | Black Jack Ketchum: “In Hell For Dinner”

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0000

Thomas “Black Jack” Ketchum and members of his gang rob trains in New Mexico until they become the most wanted men in the territory. Lawmen systematically dismantle the gang until only Ketchum remains. He attempts a train robbery alone and it proves to be the final act of his career. New Mexico wants to make an example out of Black Jack Ketchum, but it ends very, very badly.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 5 | Black Jack Ketchum: “Westbound and Down”

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0000

Tom Ketchum roams some of the same ground as Jim Miller. When Ketchum is suspected of murder in Texas, he flees to New Mexico and Arizona. He returns to Texas for the pivotal point in his criminal career: to rob his first train. After a successful heist, he establishes himself as the leader of an outlaw gang in New Mexico, but his career will be brief and violent.

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OUTLAWS Ep.4 | Jim Miller: “The Downfall of Deacon Jim”

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0000

Jim Miller’s killing spree continues. He targets his own business partner, and a lawyer, and a Deputy U.S. Marshal, and possibly the famous sheriff, Pat Garrett. Miller stays out of trouble, as usual, until he travels to Oklahoma to dispose of another Deputy U.S. Marshal. The evidence against him is damning, and the vigilantes won’t wait for the courts to deal with Jim Miller.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 3 | Jim Miller: “Born Bad”

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0000

In the 1890s, Jim Miller emerges from central Texas as a strange combination: he’s both a religious fanatic and a cold-blooded killer. He drifts west to the El Paso area and becomes embroiled in a long-running feud with a local sheriff. The body count rises; controversy and rumor follow Miller everywhere he goes; and the law seems unable to convict him.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 2 | Joaquin Murrieta: “The Five Joaquins”

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0000

Joaquin Murrieta’s gang dominates central California for more than two years. To stop the bandit king, the governor authorizes the formation of the special unit. Captain Henry Love and his new California Rangers confront Murrieta and claim victory over the most famous outlaw in the region. But doubts about Love’s story persist to this day. Many still wonder if Joaquin Murrieta survived…

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OUTLAWS Ep. 1 | Joaquin Murrieta: “Bandit King”

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0000

After the Mexican-American War, a young man from Sonora, Mexico, travels to the new state of California. He brings his new bride, and they hope to help the young man's older brother establish a ranch. But the young man experiences two terrible tragedies in quick succession. In his quest for vengeance, raises a gang of outlaws. And his name, Joaquin Murrieta, is feared everywhere in California.

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NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 6 | “Fight No More Forever”

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 08:00:00 -0000

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NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 5 | “The Medicine Line”

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 08:00:00 -0000

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NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 4 | “Thunder In The Mountains”

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 08:00:00 -0000

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NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 3 | “Battle of Clearwater”

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:00:00 -0000

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NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 2 | “A Hornet’s Nest”

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:00:00 -0000

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NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 1 | “50 Years of Peace”

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:00:00 -0000

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BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Here is the official announcement of Chris’s book — “Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends In The Season That Defined The American West.”

It will be released June 13, 2023, from St. Martin’s Press, but PRE ORDERS available now! Use the link below to reserve your copy today…

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TOM HORN Ep. 6 | “The Murder of Willie Nickell”

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0000

In July of 1901, 14-year-old Willie Nickell is found dead near his family’s farm. Residents of southern Wyoming are outraged, but there are very few leads in the case. The investigation begins to focus on Tom Horn, and lawmen will need a creative plan to trap him. A deputy U.S. marshal and a district attorney devise a strategy to his Tom’s own words against him, and they finally deliver justice.

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TOM HORN Ep. 5 | “The Hunt for Butch and Sundance”

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Tom moves back to Wyoming near the same time that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid organize the last major train robbery of the Old West. Tom joins the manhunt for the most wanted fugitives in America, but the only result is that he becomes associated with four more murders. As bad as that fiasco is, it’s nothing compared to what happens next…

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TOM HORN Ep. 4 | “Have Gun - Will Travel”

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Tom Horn and his employer are infuriated by the results of a cattle rustling case. Shortly thereafter, a small rancher is murdered. Then another is murdered. Tom Horn becomes the primary suspect, but charging Tom with a crime is easier said than done. After the murders, Tom returns to Arizona to allow the heat to die down.

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TOM HORN Ep. 3 | “The Johnson County War”

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Tom Horn helps recruit a mercenary army on behalf of the cattle barons and they kill two men outside Buffalo, Wyoming. The mercenaries meet their match when the sheriff recruits a posse to oppose the cattle barons. After the war cools down, Tom starts working directly for the cattle barons and begins investigating a prominent cattle rustler in southern Wyoming.

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TOM HORN Ep. 2 | “Pinkerton Detective”

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000

After Tom helps track some horse thieves, he receives a recommendation to join the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. He heads north to Colorado, and before long, he and the agency learn of a range war in Johnson County, Wyoming. The violence is escalating, and Tom Horn is the perfect man to go undercover.

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TOM HORN Ep. 1 | “Arizona Wars”

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Tom Horn battles through a rough childhood and then heads west like many young men of the era. He lands in Arizona and quickly finds himself embroiled in the Apache Wars and the Pleasant Valley War. In that crucible, he begins to learn that he is good at a dark trade.

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Introducing "Real Outlaws" from Noiser

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Ned Kelly is the model social bandit, an Australian legend without equal – even today he’s still considered a symbol of rebellion against the establishment. But what’s the truth behind the myth?

We journey into the harsh bushland territories of Colonial Australia to see what happens when the forces of Imperial authority collide with a young man who won’t lie down, or accept the hand he’s been dealt.

A Noiser production, written by Danny Marshall.

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THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 6 | Bill Tilghman: “The End of the Outlaws”

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

As the battle raged between the U.S. Marshals and the Doolin-Dalton Gang, Tilghman narrowly missed a legendary – but tragic – shootout between the two sides. In the aftermath, an elite group of manhunters, including Tilghman, pursued the gang day and night. Tilghman had the honor of cornering Bill Doolin, but he would need Heck Thomas’s help to finally put an end to the “king of the outlaws.”

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THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 5 | Bill Tilghman: “Dodge City Deputy”

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Bill Tilghman grew up idolizing Wild Bill Hickok. When Tilghman was 24, he became a full-time lawman in Dodge City during the peak of its wild years as one of the wickedest towns in the West. He worked with the Earp brothers and the Masterson brothers, and occasionally, Doc Holliday. And he lured Wyatt into a political fiasco known as the Gray County War before moving to Oklahoma and accepting a Deputy U.S. Marshal’s badge.

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THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 4 | Chris Madsen: “Oklahoma Lawman”

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

One of the most dangerous jobs in Oklahoma Territory is that of a U.S. Marshal. After the Doolin-Dalton Gang robs a series of trains, Deputy Marshal Chris Madsen and his posse fought in deadly shootouts to stop the gang once and for all. There were casualties on both sides, but Madsen and the marshals prevailed.

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THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 3 | Chris Madsen: “Soldier of Fortune”

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Chris Madsen was a Danish immigrant with a colorful past, but one thing was certain: he loved action. When he moved to America, he joined the Fifth Cavalry and fought on the Northern Plains for nearly 15 years. Then, he traded his uniform for a Deputy U.S. Marshal badge and started chasing bandits across Oklahoma Territory.

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THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 2 | Heck Thomas: “Tracking the Dalton Gang”

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

The Dalton Gang plagued Oklahoma Territory in the early 1890s. After the disastrous Coffeyville Raid, the gang reformed as the Doolin-Dalton Gang, with Bill Doolin at the helm. The U.S. Marshals hired a legion of deputies, including Chris Madsen and Bill Tilghman, to bring down the gang, and Heck Thomas dealt the final blow when he cornered Bill Doolin in 1896.

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THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 1 | Heck Thomas: “Fort Worth Detective Association”

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Henry Thomas, Jr., better known as Heck Thomas, was a young lawman in Georgia before he caught what he called “a severe case of Texas fever.” He became an express messenger on a railroad and then a self-made detective. He squared off with notorious outlaws like Sam Bass and the Lee Brothers, and earned a reputation that led him to Oklahoma Territory as a Deputy U.S. Marshal.

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ENCORE I DODGE CITY Ep. 5: “The Last Hurrah”

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

In Tombstone, Arizona, events lead Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday to the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. And then Wyatt and Doc seek further justice on the outlaws who attack Wyatt’s brothers. Wyatt’s posse ends up in Colorado where Bat Masterson intervenes to save their lives. And then Wyatt, Bat and several more lawmen from the old days return to Dodge City for days of tension known as the Dodge City War.

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ENCORE I DODGE CITY Ep. 4: “The Battle of the Plaza”

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

After a shocking murder in April 1878, another murder rocks Dodge City in October. Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and an all-star posse attempt to bring the killer to justice. A year later, Wyatt and Bat leave town for good. Bat gambles in Colorado, but he soon joins Wyatt in Tombstone, Arizona. But Bat’s time in Tombstone is brief, as he finds himself called back to Dodge to save his younger brother.

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ENCORE I DODGE CITY Ep. 3: “Wicked Town”

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Wyatt Earp meets Doc Holliday while trailing outlaws to Texas. In Dodge, Bat Masterson takes a new law job and his older brother, Ed, becomes town marshal. But Ed’s life is in danger. In the first six months, he finds himself in two gunfights, and the second has tragic consequences.

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ENCORE I DODGE CITY Ep. 2: “Wyatt Earp, Lawman & Legend”

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Wyatt Earp crisscrosses the West as a stagecoach driver, a teamster and a lawman. He experiences tragedy and triumph, and he builds a reputation as a relentless lawman. By the summer of 1876, he and his friend Bat Masterson are on patrol in Dodge City with an all-star cast of legendary lawmen.

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ENCORE I DODGE CITY Ep. 1: “Bat Masterson, Hunter & Hero”

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Bat Masterson hunts buffalo in western Kansas. He fights in the Second Battle of Adobe Walls. He plays a key role in an Army rescue mission. He meets his lifelong friend, Wyatt Earp. And the journeys of both young men lead them toward an up-and-coming cowtown called Dodge City.

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UPDATE | Schedule announcement

Wed, 18 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

An update on the schedules for Legends of the Old West and Infamous America for the second half of 2022…

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WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 6 | Pearl Hart: “The Stagecoach Robber, part 2”

Wed, 11 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

In Arizona Territory, Peart Hart’s adventures escalated and intensified. She robbed a stagecoach, tried to outrun the law, escaped from jail, and ended up in the notorious Yuma Prison. Her exploits made headlines across the country, but her fame was fleeting in the waning days of the Old West.

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WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 5 | Pearl Hart: “The Stagecoach Robber, part 1”

Wed, 04 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Peart Hart faced extreme trauma as a young girl and eventually ran away from home with her sister. They crisscrossed the East Coast and Midwest of America and committed petty crimes and minor burglaries. They landed in jail and spent time in reformatories. By the time Pearl was in her 20s, she made a decision: she needed to make a new life in The West.

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WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 4 | Belle Starr: “The Bandit Queen, part 2”

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Belle and her husband Sam Starr stole horses and cattle, and worked with the outlaw network that was organized by Sam’s father. They faced justice in the courtroom of “Hanging Judge” Isaac Parker, but then resumed their outlaw lifestyles. Belle’s husband met a violent end, and her own death remains controversial to this day.

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WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 3 | Belle Starr: “The Bandit Queen, part 1”

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Belle Starr grew up in Missouri during the Civil War and acted as a spy for Quantrill’s Raiders. Her husband and brothers embraced the outlaw lifestyle and became affiliated with Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang. Slowly but surely, Belle gravitated toward the outlaw trail herself.

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WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 2 | Olive Oatman: “The Survivor”

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Olive Oatman endured a long, difficult wagon trip with her family from Illinois to Arizona Territory. Her wagon train was attacked by Apaches and she spent five years as a prisoner of the tribes of the Southwest. Near the end of her captivity, she was given the distinctive tattoos that made her famous.

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WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 1 | Stagecoach Mary: “The Trailblazer”

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Mary Fields was a former slave who became the caretaker of a convent in Ohio before rushing west to help save the life of her closest friend. In Montana, she became a legendary stagecoach driver for the U.S. postal service and a towering figure in the town of Cascade.

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Introducing "History Daily" from Airship and Noiser

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Every weekday host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous moment that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day in July, 1969, when mankind reached the moon, History Daily is there to tell you the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a time.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 7 | Henry Plummer: “Montana Vigilantes”

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000

Henry Plummer becomes the sheriff of Bannack, Montana, but many believe he also runs a gang of killers and thieves. Before long, powerful men organize and authorize crews of vigilantes who systematically hang their enemies. Henry Plummer, the sheriff of Bannack, is first on the hit list, and his story ends in mystery. Was he an upstanding sheriff or the leader of a gang of road agents, or both?

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OUTLAWS Ep. 6 | Henry Plummer: “Prisoner No. 1573”

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000

In the wake of a deadly shootout near Nevada City, town marshal Henry Plummer kills a man whom he suspects is a danger to his wife. Plummer claims self defense, but a jury believes otherwise. Plummer lands in notorious San Quentin prison. After a short stint, Plummer begins a new life on the outlaw trail, a life that leads him to Idaho Territory and sets the stage for the most infamous phase of career.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 5 | Henry Plummer: “Support Your Local Marshal”

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0000

Henry Plummer moves from New England to California and completes an improbable rise from failed miner to successful businessman to town marshal. But Plummer soon fears the powerful men of Nevada City, California as well as the rising threat of vigilante violence. And then the threat becomes reality during a deadly shootout between lawmen, outlaws, and vigilantes.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 4 | John Wesley Hardin: “The End In El Paso”

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0000

The Texas Rangers arrest John Wesley Hardin and drag him back to Texas to stand trial for murder. Hardin goes to prison, suffers family tragedies during his sentence, and prepares for a new career as a lawyer. After his release, he moves to El Paso and becomes entangled with some shady characters, and the entanglement leads to the end of John Wesley Hardin.

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Introducing "Spectacle: Las Vegas" from Sony Music Entertainment

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0000

It’s a city that shouldn’t exist. An oasis in the desert, a mirage — it’s a city of buzzing neon, flowing fountains, and fortunes made and lost. A city of hedonism: concerts, casinos, showgirls, and all-you-can-eat buffets. But how did Vegas become “Sin City”? A place that promotes a fantasy of adult freedoms: a vacation from boundaries, rules, accountability? A place where people from all over the world visit to be their wildest, most uninhibited selves, even if it’s just for just a couple nights? We’re going to tell you the history of that city.

From a railroad stop, to the mob, to the luxury resort and casino...this is Spectacle Season 2: The Making of Las Vegas.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 3 | John Wesley Hardin: “The Most Wanted Man In Texas”

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0000

On a return trip from Louisiana, John Wesley Hardin nearly dies after a shootout in Trinity City, Texas. He surrenders to law enforcement, but then escapes from jail. He helps kill a county sheriff and then a deputy sheriff, and the murder of the deputy changes Hardin’s life. He flees Texas and starts a new life in Florida. But the Texas Rangers are on his trail, and he won’t remain free for long.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 2 | John Wesley Hardin: “Trouble on the Trail”

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0000

After a slew of murders in Texas, John Wesley Hardin flees the state. He joins a cattle drive to Kansas and lands in Abilene where Wild Bill Hickok is the marshal. Hardin allegedly kills vaqueros and Native American warriors along the way, and then kills a man in town who reportedly snored too loud. But Hardin also finds true love and appears to settle down in Gonzales, Texas.

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OUTLAWS Ep. 1 | John Wesley Hardin: “Hero or Villain”

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0000

John Wesley Hardin was the son of a Methodist preacher who grew into one of the most prolific killers in American history. He killed his first man at the age of 15. By 18, he’d killed Union soldiers, Texas State Police officers, and more than one civilian — at least, that’s what the legend says. With Hardin, there is always a fine line between fact and fiction.

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WILD BILL HICKOK Ep. 6 | “Deadwood”

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0000

Wild Bill returns to Cheyenne and joins the wagon train organized by his good friend Charlie Utter. The caravan begins the trip to Deadwood and Buffalo Bill Cody on the trail. He delivers shocking news of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Calamity Jane joins the group and adds to a memorable entrance into the mining camp. Shortly after their arrival, Hickok’s mood turns dark. He begins to feel that his days are numbered. And then he sits down at a poker table with Jack McCall…

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WILD BILL HICKOK Ep. 5 | “Scouts of the Plains”

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0000

Hickok hits his low point, but his old friend Buffalo Bill Body convinces him to join a play called “Scouts of the Plains,” and Hickok makes more money than he ever has in his life. However, Wild Bill hates the show and abruptly ends his career as an actor. Then he reunites with his longtime love, Agnes Lake. The new couple get married and decide on a plan: Bill will strike it rich in the new gold camp called Deadwood.

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WILD BILL HICKOK Ep. 4 | “Marshal of Abilene”

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0000

A month after Hickok becomes marshal of Abilene, two Texas gunfighters, Phil Coe and Ben Thompson, start a saloon called the Bull’s Head Tavern. The rowdy joint creates tension all summer in 1871 and leads to a dramatic — and tragic — shootout at the end of the cattle season. Add Texas outlaw John Wesley Hardin to the mix, and Hickok has his hands full in Abilene.

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WILD BILL HICKOK Ep. 3 | “The Outlaws of Hays City”

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0000

Hickok becomes the marshal of Hays City after Texas cowboys scare off the previous lawmen. The small Kansas town has never seen a marshal like Wild Bill. His unique appearance and routine cause the townsfolk to marvel, but nothing will stop outlaws from challenging him in the streets and the saloons. And then, the granddaddy of the Kansas cowtowns, Abilene, comes calling…

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WILD BILL HICKOK Ep. 2 | “Showdown In Springfield”

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0000

Wild Bill finishes his service with the Union army in the Civil War and then ends up in Springfield, Missouri. A new friendship turns sour and leads to the first recorded quick-draw gunfight in the American West. Hickok’s legend as a frontiersman and a shootist grows when he travels the West as an army scout and survives several encounters with Cheyenne war parties.

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WILD BILL HICKOK Ep. 1 | “Go West, Young Man”

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0000

James Butler Hickok has a restless spirit. He leaves his family home in Illinois and lands in Kansas during the lawless years of Bleeding Kansas. He becomes a freighter, a bodyguard, a scout, and a soldier. He survives shootouts and war, and earns a legendary nickname.

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LITTLE BIGHORN Ep. 6 | “131 Days”

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 08:00:00 -0000

The Montana Column arrives at the battlefield in the Little Bighorn Valley and helps the survivors of the siege of Reno Hill. The fate of Custer’s command finally becomes clear and the news will soon shock the country. Weeks after the Battle of the Little Bighorn, thousands of U.S. troopers conduct one more large-scale campaign, but they fail to find the villages of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull. The famous chiefs and their followers remain free for a little while longer.

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LITTLE BIGHORN Ep. 5 | “The Siege of Reno Hill”

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:00:00 -0000

On the second day of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the combined companies of Major Marcus Reno and Captain Frederick Benteen must survive blistering heat, a shortage of water, the stench of death, and constant gunfire and attacks from the warriors who surround Reno Hill. The end of the day brings a glimmer of hope, but the soldiers still don’t know the fate of Custer’s command.

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LITTLE BIGHORN Ep. 4 | “Custer’s Last Stand”

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -0000

Major Marcus Reno’s charge turns into a retreat and the survivors are trapped on a hill above the Little Bighorn River. At the other end of the valley, Custer leads a charge against the village in an attempt to capture the women and children. But more than 1,000 warriors overwhelm Custer’s companies before returning to the soldiers who are stuck on Reno Hill.

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LITTLE BIGHORN Ep. 3 | “Reno’s Charge”

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -0000

After the Battle of the Rosebud, the Native American village moves to the valley of the Little Bighorn River. Custer leads the Dakota column as it follows the trail of the village. General Terry leads the Montana column with the hope of trapping the village between the two armies. But everything changes when the village discovers Custer’s command. Custer orders a spontaneous attack and the Battle of the Little Bighorn begins.

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LITTLE BIGHORN Ep. 2 | “Battle of the Rosebud”

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -0000

Three army columns are in the field and the campaign is underway. The Montana column is the first to discover the enormous Native American village, but it’s slow to react. Sitting Bull participates in the Sun Dance ritual and receives his second vision about a battle with U.S. troops. While he recovers, hundreds of warriors engage the Wyoming Column in the first action of the campaign, the Battle of the Rosebud.

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LITTLE BIGHORN Ep. 1 | “A Hostile Declaration”

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -0000

The U.S. government tries and fails to buy the sacred Black Hills from the Lakota. As a result, President Ulysses S. Grant authorizes a plan to wage war on the Native American tribes of the Northern Plains. Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer believes he will lead part of the attack, but his job is in jeopardy when he offends the President. Meanwhile, in southern Montana, Lakota chief Sitting Bull has his first vision about an upcoming confrontation with U.S. Army soldiers.

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PLEASANT VALLEY WAR Ep. 6 | “Last Man Standing”

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:00:00 -0000

A posse of lawmen rides to Pleasant Valley to stop the violence once and for all, but it leads to another gunfight that takes more lives from the Graham side of the feud. A lone survivor on the Graham side flees Pleasant Valley and begins a new life near Phoenix. But he learns that years and distance won’t stop the feud. He falls victim to an ambush that is blamed on a Tewksbury brother, and for the final time, justice is elusive in the Pleasant Valley War.

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PLEASANT VALLEY WAR Ep. 5 | “Lock, Stock, and Barrel”

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:00:00 -0000

When members of the Graham family feel they were denied justice after the deadly ambush of Bill Graham, they team up with the Blevins brothers to take the law into their own hands. They attack the Tewksbury family and commit two brutal murders. After the attack, the Blevins family suffers devastating losses during a shootout in the town of Holbrook.

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PLEASANT VALLEY WAR Ep. 4 | “The Disappearance of Martin Blevins”

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0000

In August 1887, the simmering feud heats up to a boil when the notorious Blevins family becomes an ally of the Graham family. When a member of the Blevins family disappears, a search party finds itself in a deadly shootout with a Tewsbury brother. A Tewksbury ally discovers that his ranch has been burned, and then a Graham brother suffers a terrible wound during an early-morning ambush.

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PLEASANT VALLEY WAR Ep. 3 | “Bad Blood”

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0000

The Graham brothers form a secret pact with cattle baron Jim Stinson. In the process, the Grahams betray their friends, the Tewksburys. The betrayal ends the friendship between the two families and leads to a gunfight, courtroom trials, and more secret schemes … and then outlaws from Texas arrive to kick the feud into high gear.

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PLEASANT VALLEY WAR Ep. 2 | “Assault With Intent To Kill”

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0000

The cattle baron of Pleasant Valley believes the Tewksbury brothers are stealing his animals. He sends three men to the Tewksbury ranch to discover the truth, and the confrontation turns into a shootout. The first gunshots of the Pleasant Valley War are fired, and they trigger a chain reaction of reprisals.

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PLEASANT VALLEY WAR Ep. 1 | “Safety In Numbers”

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0000

Pleasant Valley in Arizona Territory becomes an ideal place to raise cattle in the late 1870s. But when Apache raids sweep through the area in the early 1880s, neighbors do their best to survive. Two families, the Tewksburys and the Grahams, become friends during the peak of the raids. They help each other grow and prosper, but then their friendship falls apart and their mutual animosity sets the stage for the deadliest feud in the West.

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BILLY THE KID Ep. 10 | “The Legend”

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -0000

The outlaw lifestyle finally catches up with Billy the Kid. A shootout claims the life of one of his oldest friends; he is sentenced to hang for his actions in the Lincoln County War; and he proves one last time that no jail can hold him. But a nighttime rendezvous in Fort Sumner lands him in the crosshairs of sheriff Pat Garrett.

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BILLY THE KID Ep. 9 | “Wanted, Dead or Alive”

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -0000

Billy's violent end draws near. After another bloody shootout, he officially becomes "Billy the Kid" and the governor puts a price on his head. Pat Garrett becomes sheriff of Lincoln County and lures Billy into a trap. In the ensuing firefight, Billy loses another friend.

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BILLY THE KID Ep. 8 | “On The Run”

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -0000

Exactly one year after the murder of John Tunstall, a Lincoln County miracle occurs: Jimmy Dolan and Billy Bonney make peace. The two warring factions agree to stop fighting, but the armistice doesn't hold. As Billy pursues a risky plan to earn a pardon from the new governor, a murder shatters the peace agreement and threatens Billy's hopes for amnesty.

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BILLY THE KID Ep. 7 | “Lincoln County War, Part 2”

Wed, 26 May 2021 08:00:00 -0000

The Lincoln County War ends with a murderous finale. The Dolan faction strikes a lethal blow, but it doesn't destroy the Regulators. The Regulators reach a crossroads. Each man must decide: is he in or out?

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BILLY THE KID Ep. 6 | “Lincoln County War, Part 1”

Wed, 19 May 2021 08:00:00 -0000

Another Regulator captain dies. The Regulators continue their quest for vengeance. Alex McSween assembles his force; Jimmy Dolan assembles his force; and the battle finally arrives in Lincoln.

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BILLY THE KID Ep. 5 | “Regulators”

Wed, 12 May 2021 08:00:00 -0000

In the wake of John Tunstall's murder, a group of his loyal fighters form a posse called the Regulators to bring his killers to justice. Within days, they murder three men. Then they target Sheriff Brady in the streets of Lincoln. The killing reaches its peak with an unexpected shootout that has a devastating impact on the posse.

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BILLY THE KID Ep. 4 | “Shots Fired”

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:00:00 -0000

The conflict brewing in Lincoln County reaches the point of no return. Sheriff Brady and Jimmy Dolan organize a posse to attack John Tunstall and Alex McSween. The first shots fired ignite a war that takes a heavy toll on both sides.

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BILLY THE KID Ep. 3 | “The Machine”

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -0000

Tensions mount as Jimmy Dolan discovers the method he will use to destroy John Tunstall and Alex McSween. With support from the Santa Fe ring, Dolan begins to dismantle Tunstall's operation. Henry "Kid" Antrim transforms himself into William H. Bonney. He rides with Jesse Evans' outlaw gang, but as war looms in Lincoln County, Billy switches sides and joins the men who will soon form a legendary posse.

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BILLY THE KID Ep. 2 | “Crooks, Killers and Thieves”

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -0000

Lincoln County in southeastern New Mexico Territory grows into a hotbed of corruption and murder. Men named Murphy, Dolan and Brady align themselves against others called Tunstall, McSween and Chisum. An outlaw gang kills and steals at will, and it’s about to add a new man to its roster. The forces of the Lincoln County War arrange themselves before the arrival of William H. Bonney.

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BILLY THE KID Ep. 1 | “Henry Antrim alias Kid”

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -0000

A mischievous boy becomes a petty thief. The petty thief becomes a drifter. The drifter becomes a killer. The mysterious and scattered life of Henry McCarty begins in the American West.

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UPDATE | Season 1 and the new project!

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -0000

Season 1 has been remastered! Scroll back through the episodes on your podcast app and relive the stories in their new and improved versions.

And, the reveal of the mysterious project about the Old West that was teased in the previous update...

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FRONTLINE WOMEN Ep. 2 | “From the WAAC to Nurses”

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0000

In the second episode of the two-part documentary series, filmmaker Katrina Parks follows the stories of members of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps and nurses at outposts in the American Southwest. Also featured is a segment from the stage play “Fort Huachuca” by Ailema De Sousa.

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FRONTLINE WOMEN Ep. 1 | “From Harvey Girls to the Navajo Ordnance Depot”

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0000

Documentary filmmaker Katrina Parks brings a two-part miniseries to Legends of the Old West in honor of Women’s History Month. In episode one, Katrina traces the history of the Harvey Girls, who helped revolutionize the restaurant industry, from the Old West through World War II. She also covers stories of women who worked at the Navajo Ordnance Depot in the American Southwest.

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UPDATE | Upcoming schedule

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0000

Updates on the upcoming schedule, including the documentary miniseries Frontline Women and Billy the Kid!

And, keep your fingers crossed — an exciting new project about the Old West might be in the works...

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BASS REEVES Ep. 4 | “Honor Until Death”

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0000

WARNING: LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED. Bass Reeves investigates several brutal murders while he also deals with repeated tragedies in his personal life. Reeves’ duties change as the times, territories, and attitudes change around him at the dawn of the 20th century. But he remains a revered and respected lawman until the very end.

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BASS REEVES Ep. 3 | “Court of the Damned”

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0000

As Bass Reeves and other deputies haul in loads of prisoners, the conditions in the Fort Smith jail become hellish even beyond the poor standards of the day. The Western District court, and “Hanging Judge” Parker, quickly become feared throughout the West. Then Reeves tangles with a gang of horse thieves and then settles the score with an old enemy in dramatic fashion.

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BASS REEVES Ep. 2 | “The Dead Line”

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0000

In the 1880s, outlaws taunt lawmen who pursue them into the wilds of Indian Territory. But Bass Reeves becomes a respected lawman despite the danger. Sometimes he uses disguises and clever plans to catch outlaws. Other times, as in the case of notorious killer Jim Webb, he has no choice but to use a gun.

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BASS REEVES Ep. 1 | “Deputy U.S. Marshal”

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0000

Bass Reeves begins life as a slave, then fights in the Civil War, and then flees into Indian Territory to live as a free man. His skills as a tracker and a sharpshooter, along with his knowledge of the territory, make him an ideal candidate for the marshal service. Soon-to-be-famous Judge Isaac Parker swears in Reeves as a deputy based out of Fort Smith, Arkansas.

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FRANK HAMER Ep. 4 | “The Hunt for Bonnie & Clyde”

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0000

After Frank leaves the Rangers during a second term for “Ma” Ferguson, he accepts the mission that will secure his legendary status: the manhunt for the infamous outlaws, Bonnie and Clyde.

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FRANK HAMER Ep. 3 | “Enemies”

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0000

Later in Frank’s career, he begins a long-running dispute with the notoriously corrupt governor of Texas, “Ma” Ferguson. Frank takes on several assignments, including the hunt for a deadly bomber and the search for an imposter who poses as none other than Frank Hamer.

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FRANK HAMER Ep. 2 | “Lynch Mobs”

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0000

Early in Frank’s career, his Ranger unit deals with racial violence in East Texas. Frank uses patience, quick thinking, and courage to outwit lynch mobs.

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FRANK HAMER Ep. 1 | “The Kid from Wilson County”

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0000

As a young man, Frank Hamer hones his skills as a tracker and a marksman, and uses them to catch horse thieves and earn himself a spot in the prestigious Texas Rangers.

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CRAIG JOHNSON INTERVIEW | “Next To Last Stand”

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0000

We welcome New York Times bestselling author Craig Johnson back to the show for our annual conversation about his latest novel in the Walt Longmire mystery series. This interview covers his 2020 release titled “Next To Last Stand” from Penguin Random House publishers.

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WHISKEY Ep. 2 | Virginia City: “The Big Bonanza”

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0000

The early discoveries of gold and silver near Virginia City, Nevada were big, but the second boom was legendary. The Comstock Lode produced more valuable ore in its heyday than any other place on Earth. Hear stories of the four “Bonanza Kings” who became some of the richest men in the world, and more tales of the unique saloon culture in the hottest boomtown in America.

In collaboration with the Whiskey Lore podcast from Travel Fuels Life.

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WHISKEY Ep. 1 | Virginia City: “Writers & Miners”

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0000

Virginia City, Nevada exploded onto the scene in the early 1860s with the discovery of the Comstock Lode, veins of gold and silver that were some of the richest in history. The boomtown attracted a young man who became one of the most famous authors in American literature: Mark Twain. Hear about Twain’s adventures and the early days of saloon life in the first of two collaborative episodes.

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BUTCH & SUNDANCE Ep. 4 | “Bolivia”

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0000

Butch and Sundance travel to South America to outrun the Pinkertons and they take Sundance’s girlfriend, Etta Place, with them. They live peacefully for a short time, but the Pinkertons find them and force them to go on the run again. Butch and Sundance resume robbing banks until they’re finally cornered in a tiny village in the mountains of Bolivia. The final showdown leaves history with more questions than answers.

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BUTCH & SUNDANCE Ep. 3 | “The Wild Bunch”

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0000

Butch Cassidy becomes the leader of a gang known as the Wild Bunch, and Sundance becomes a key member of the outfit. The gang robs banks and trains, and with every heist, the members become more famous. Soon, the Pinkerton Detective Agency is on their trail, and Butch pitches a plan to flee to South America.

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BUTCH & SUNDANCE Ep. 2 | “Rustlers and Robbers”

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0000

Bob Parker begins a rustling operation that contributes to the Johnson County War in Wyoming. He adopts the name Butch Cassidy and goes to trial for the alleged theft of a horse. Meanwhile, Sundance lives the life of a drifting cowboy until he robs his first train.

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BUTCH & SUNDANCE Ep. 1 | “From Cowboys to Outlaws”

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 08:00:00 -0000

Robert Leroy Parker -- soon to be Butch Cassidy -- grows up in Mormon communities in Utah. He’s a good cowboy, but he strays from his religious teachings and embraces the outlaw life with his first bank robbery. Harry Longabaugh experiences hard work at a young age in Pennsylvania. He moves west for adventure and becomes a respected cowboy, but he also develops a taste for the outlaw lifestyle. His first run-in with the law earns him the nickname, the Sundance Kid.

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DODGE CITY Ep. 5 | “The Last Hurrah”

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 08:00:00 -0000

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DODGE CITY Ep. 4 | “The Battle of the Plaza”

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:00:00 -0000

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DODGE CITY Ep. 3 | “Wicked Town”

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 08:00:00 -0000

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DODGE CITY Ep. 2 | “Wyatt Earp, Lawman & Legend”

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 08:00:00 -0000

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DODGE CITY Ep. 1 | “Bat Masterson, Hunter & Hero”

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 08:00:00 -0000

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NED BUNTLINE 5 | Julia Bricklin Interview

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 08:00:00 -0000

Julia Bricklin wrote this series and she is the author of “The Notorious Life of Ned Buntline: A Tale of Murder, Betrayal, and the Creation of Buffalo Bill.” She discusses several aspects of Buntline’s life, which was often dark but always adventurous. She talks about chapters of his life that were not in the series, and assesses his impact on the mythology of the American West.

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NED BUNTLINE Ep. 4 | “The Legend of Buffalo Bill”

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 08:00:00 -0000

After the Civil War, Buntline heads west to California in a short-lived effort to support the temperance movement. He makes new friends, and lots of enemies, and meets the scout who becomes the basis for his most successful literary creation. He permanently shapes the image of the American West when he turns a shy frontiersman named William Cody into a legendary celebrity called Buffalo Bill.

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NED BUNTLINE Ep. 3 | “Whiskey, Women and War”

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -0000

Buntline wears out his welcome in New York and heads west to St. Louis. He finds a city primed to explode, and he leads another whiskey-fueled riot. He moves to upstate New York in an attempt to quit drinking, but it’s an uphill battle. He marries, divorces or abandons several wives. And in 1861, he feels the pull of the ultimate adventure: war.

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NED BUNTLINE Ep. 2 | “The Astor Place Riot”

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -0000

Buntline leads a mob to the Astor Place Opera House and ignites the bloodiest episode in New York City since the Revolutionary War. Fueled by anger and alcohol, Buntline starts a riot that claims more than 20 lives and injures more than 100, and it lands him in prison. But the event only serves as a blueprint for another riot to come.

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NED BUNTLINE Ep. 1 | “Pirates and Heroes”

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -0000

Edward Judson becomes famous — and infamous — under the pen name Ned Buntline. He raises hell in Nashville; marries multiple women; suffers humiliation at the hands of a brothel owner; and begins a slanderous rivalry with a New York publisher. And all the while, he writes dozens of adventure stories that earn him legions of fans.

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APACHE WARS Ep. 4 | “Geronimo”

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -0000

Geronimo finally takes his place as a leader during the final years of the Apache Wars. To avenge the murder of his family, he wreaks havoc on northern Mexico. As his raids on Arizona and New Mexico intensify, the U.S. Army sends nearly a quarter of its force to stop him. When the fighting finally ends, the legend of Geronimo begins.

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APACHE WARS Ep. 3 | “Three Castles”

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -0000

Apache chief Victorio leads his people off the San Carlos Reservation in search of a better home. The search leads to two years of desperate fighting across the American southwest and northern Mexico. And the end of the campaign opens the door for the last great Apache leader to step forward.

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APACHE WARS Ep. 2 | “The Bascom Affair”

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -0000

When an American boy goes missing in Arizona, the U.S. military accuses Cochise of kidnapping and tries to hold him hostage until the boy is returned. The event launches 25 years of fighting between the Apache and the Americans.

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APACHE WARS Ep. 1 | “Red Sleeves”

Wed, 27 May 2020 08:00:00 -0000

Over the course of two centuries, the Apache rise to become the dominant raiding society in the land that will soon become the American states of Arizona and New Mexico. The Apache battle the Spanish empire, and then the new nation of Mexico, and finally begin a decades-long conflict with the United States. In the process, the first great Apache leader of the 1800s gains fame: Mangas Coloradas.

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UPDATE | Bonus content is here!

Tue, 26 May 2020 12:48:00 -0000

Black Barrel+ premium listening experience is now live. Subscription plans that offer bingeable seasons, early access, and exclusive bonus episodes are now available for both Legends of the Old West and Infamous America. Thank you in advance for your support!

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UPDATE: Apache Wars & Bonus Content!

Wed, 13 May 2020 06:00:00 -0000

Exciting new things are on the horizon. Here are the quick hits: Apache Wars has been delayed. It will now begin May 27. Explanation in the episode. Bonus content is on the way! We've partnered with a company to create a premium listening experience. Hear about some of the features in the episode. The back catalogue is on its way to YouTube... Thanks Legends Family.

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HATFIELDS & MCCOYS Ep. 5 | "The Final Battle"

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 23:00:00 -0000

Weeks of firefights and arrests lead to the Battle of Grapevine. A party of McCoy supporters led by “Bad” Frank Phillips clashes with a party of Hatfield supporters. The consequences push the states of Kentucky and West Virginia to the Supreme Court. The last fight of the feud happens in a courtroom, but it claims one more life.

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HATFIELDS & MCCOYS Ep. 4 | "A Savage Region"

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 23:00:00 -0000

A deadly raid on New Year’s Day launches the bloodiest month of the feud. The Hatfields inflict more casualties on the McCoys, but then the McCoys unleash “Bad” Frank Phillips to hunt down the Hatfields. While raiding parties race across the Tug River, the governors of Kentucky and West Virginia spar over extradition.

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HATFIELDS & MCCOYS Ep. 3 | "Retaliation"

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 23:00:00 -0000

A brutal attack pushes Devil Anse Hatfield to an extreme act of revenge. The feud enters its bloodiest phase, and the consequences force the governors of Kentucky and West Virginia into a showdown.

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HATFIELDS & MCCOYS Ep. 2 | "Forbidden Love"

Tue, 07 Apr 2020 23:00:00 -0000

A trial leads to murder. A relationship between a Hatfield young man and a McCoy young woman deepens the divide between the two families. And Devil Anse Hatfield makes new enemies who join the McCoy side of the feud.

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HATFIELDS & MCCOYS Ep. 1 | "Blood Feud"

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 23:00:00 -0000

The most iconic family feud in American history begins in the heart of southern Appalachia. Tensions rise during the years before the Civil War, and then an attack near the end of the war raises the stakes to a fatal level. At that point, there is no turning back.

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JESSE JAMES D.C. Ep. 9 | "Assassination"

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0000

In the Season Finale, Jesse and Frank rob one final train. One by one, the members of Jesse's gang disappear or die. The governor of Missouri announces unprecedented bounties for the capture of the James boys, and the money tempts Charley and Robert Ford to take drastic action.

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JESSE JAMES D.C. Ep. 8 | "Darkness On The Edge Of Town"

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0000

With the Northfield ordeal done, Frank and Jesse rebuild their lives. Frank gives up his criminal past; Jesse wants to continue robbing. Jesse starts a new gang but it quickly crumbles and drives him downward into a dark state of paranoia. Forces are in motion that will bring about the end of his life.

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JESSE JAMES D.C. Ep. 7 | "Manhunt"

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0000

After the Northfield shootout, the surviving members of the James-Younger gang flee the area. Posses scour the land in pursuit. The outlaws are plagued by terrible weather, rough terrain, and hundreds of manhunters. After a week on the run, the gang is forced to make a difficult choice. Some men will make it out of Minnesota and some won't.

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JESSE JAMES D.C. Ep. 6 | "Hellfire"

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0000

The Northfield raid begins badly and ends in disaster. A shootout engulfs the town as the James-Younger gang battles the citizenry in Old West urban combat. Both sides suffer losses and grievous injuries. Afterward, the town and the gang will never be the same.

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JESSE JAMES D.C. Ep. 5 | "Midnight Rider"

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0000

Pinkerton detectives attack the James family farm and the results are deadly. The James-Younger gang robs a train in Missouri, but suffers a setback. The actions of a traitor push the gang to make the fateful decision to go north. Two weeks later, the gang settles on a target for its next robbery: the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota.

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JESSE JAMES D.C. Ep 4 | "Blood on the Tracks"

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 01:00:00 -0000

A train robbery brings the Pinkerton Detective Agency back into the lives of the James-Younger gang. Undercover detectives attempt to infiltrate the gang but produce disastrous results. In the aftermath, the agency begins a long campaign that is designed to wipe out the gang once and for all.

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JESSE JAMES D.C. Ep. 3 | "Fame and Fortune"

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 01:00:00 -0000

A bank robbery Iowa jumpstarts the career of the James-Younger gang. A train robbery -- also in Iowa -- cements the gang as the premier outlaw group in America. The bandits' rise to stardom is fueled by their biggest fan: an aggressive newspaper editor in Kansas City.

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JESSE JAMES D.C. Ep. 2 | "Armed Robbery"

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 01:00:00 -0000

Bank robberies pile up fast in the years after the Civil War. Frank and Jesse learn the tricks of the trade from their old guerilla comrades and then strike out on their own. But in their first solo action, Jesse murders a man in cold blood and earns the wrath of an angry posse.

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JESSE JAMES D.C. Ep. 1 | "Retribution"

Wed, 08 Jan 2020 01:00:00 -0000

Frank and Jesse James grow into young men amid the chaos of the Civil War. They learn the skills and tactics of guerilla warfare in their home state of Missouri. And when the war is finished, they must decide on a new path. When the first daylight bank robbery in peacetime America happens in their home county, the men of their former guerilla outfit become the chief suspects.

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BEAU L'AMOUR INTERVIEW | "Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures"

Sun, 15 Dec 2019 15:00:00 -0000

Beau L'Amour is the son of legendary author Louis L'Amour and he joins the show to discuss a project called, "Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures." Beau helped produce two volumes of stories from his father's vast collection of unfinished and unpublished works. He gives some insight into those stories, and the Lost Treasures project as a whole, and many other things in this unique interview.

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BILLY THE KID | Prologue

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0000

The life of the most infamous outlaw in the history of the American West is steeped in mystery. This is the story of Henry McCarty, aka Henry Antrim, otherwise known as William H. Bonney, glorified in legend as Billy the Kid. Please subscribe to the Infamous America podcast to hear the full story.

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UPDATE | Billy the Kid and the future

Sun, 13 Oct 2019 14:59:00 -0000

A quick update on new seasons of Legends, great news for Black Barrel Media, and the story of Billy the Kid...

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CRAIG JOHNSON INTERVIEW |"Land of Wolves"

Sun, 22 Sep 2019 13:00:00 -0000

New York Times best selling author, Craig Johnson, returns to the show to discuss his latest Walt Longmire mystery novel, "Land of Wolves." For all the aspiring authors in the audience, Craig also talks about some aspects of the writing process, including the "life blood" of novels. At the end, he previews the next installment of the Longmire series, entitled "The Next To Last Stand." For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com and visit us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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LEGENDS LITE | High West Whiskey

Sun, 11 Aug 2019 15:00:00 -0000

The story of how David Perkins, a biochemist, founded and named High West Whiskey. Learn the Old West meanings behind their “core four;” the laws necessary to make straight whiskey; how you can contribute to the preservation of the Old West by drinking American Prairie Bourbon; and which whiskey is best shared with a good lookin’ stranger. For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com

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INFAMOUS AMERICA | Black Sox preview

Sun, 04 Aug 2019 08:36:00 -0000

Sports fans, this one is for you. On the Infamous America podcast, the story of one of the most notorious scandals in American sports history is about to unfold. It's the tale of the 1919 Chicago White Sox, who are better known as the "Black Sox." It's the story of the conspiracy to lose the 1919 World Series. It's the truth behind the book and the movie, "Eight Men Out."

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LEGENDS LITE | The Outlaw Harry Tracy

Sun, 21 Jul 2019 13:00:00 -0000

Harry Tracy terrorized the Pacific Northwest in the waning days of the Old West. He was a thief, an escape artist and a cold-blooded murderer. He ran with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and was said to be more ruthless than Jesse James. This is his story... For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com

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LEGENDS LITE | Ghosts of Deadwood

Sun, 23 Jun 2019 13:00:00 -0000

Interviews with Ty Sanford, Maurice Miller and Chris Carpenter. Ty Sanford of Deadwood Alive discusses the most cold-blooded attempted murder in Deadwood’s history and then highlights some creepy encounters in the haunted places of the town. Maurice Miller of Black Hills Paranormal Investigations and Chris Carpenter of Scattered Souls Paranormal talk about some of their eerie experiences in Deadwood during a weekend of investigations. For more details, visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com

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LEGENDS LITE | Women of Deadwood

Sun, 16 Jun 2019 13:00:00 -0000

An interview with Carolyn Weber, Executive Director of Deadwood History Inc., about three prominent women of Deadwood: Martha Bullock, Aunt Lou Marchbanks and Dr. Flora Hayward Stanford. On location from the Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center in Deadwood, South Dakota.

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DEADWOOD Ep. 3 | "Fire, Flood and Gold"

Sun, 09 Jun 2019 15:00:00 -0000

The true stories of the fire that destroyed Deadwood in 1879; the flood that devastated the town in 1883; the mining baron, George Hearst, who consolidated the mines of the Black Hills into the richest gold mining operation in North America. Featuring an interview with Darrel Nelson, the Deadwood History Exhibits Director.

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DEADWOOD Ep. 2 | Making The Movie

Sun, 02 Jun 2019 12:50:00 -0000

WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. Live from Deadwood the day after the movie premiere, actors W. Earl Brown, Geri Jewell and Keone Young tell behind-the-scenes stories of the production and share deeply personal moments about their journeys through the years of the HBO drama that finally concluded with "Deadwood: The Movie."

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DEADWOOD Ep. 1 | W. Earl Brown Interview

Tue, 28 May 2019 22:30:00 -0000

"Deadwood" star W. Earl Brown gives us a behind-scenes-look at the TV show and the movie. Earl played "Dan Dority" in the HBO drama and he talks about a range of topics: the abrupt cancellation of the show, the moment he learned the movie was a go, the emotional reunion of the cast and crew, a preview of the long-awaited film, and much more. This is the first episode of a mini series about Deadwood: the TV show, the movie and the real history.

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TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 5 | "Naduah"

Sun, 26 May 2019 15:00:00 -0000

Texas Ranger Sul Ross makes a fateful discovery during an expedition against the Comanches, but the revelation has tragic consequences and it proves to be one of the most controversial and hotly debated topics in Texas history. This is the story of Cynthia Ann Parker, whose saga inspired “The Searchers” with John Wayne. In the end, hear an interview with Justice Ken Wise, the host of “Wise About Texas,” a podcast dedicated to Texas history.

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TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 4 | "Comanche Moon"

Sun, 19 May 2019 15:00:00 -0000

The end of the Mexican-American War brings great change to the Texas Rangers. Heroes have been buried; the old captains move on; and new leaders emerge. The U.S. army builds two lines of forts in Texas and finally creates a star-studded regiment of cavalry to battle the Comanches on the frontier. John "RIP" Ford becomes the preeminent Ranger captain of the age as he fights Comanches in the north and Juan Cortina in the south.

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TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 3 | "War, and the Walker Colt"

Sun, 12 May 2019 15:00:00 -0000

President Polk is furious with General Taylor's ceasefire agreement with Mexico and he orders General Winfield Scott to continue the war. Jack Hays, Samuel Walker and John "RIP" Ford return to Mexico for the final push toward the capital, but the Rangers suffer a devastating loss in the fighting. A brief meeting between Samuel Walker and Samuel Colt leads to the creation of the Colt Walker revolver and revolutionizes the firearms industry.

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TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 2 | "Fight Like The Devil"

Sun, 05 May 2019 15:00:00 -0000

Captain Jack Hays, Samuel Walker and a company of rangers fight a small battle with Comanches that has a big impact on history of the American West. The United States goes to war with Mexico and General Zachary Taylor enlists the help of the Rangers. The U.S. army marches into Mexico and the Rangers lead the charge from the Battle of Palo Alto to the Battle of Monterrey.

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TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 1 | "A Captain Rises"

Sun, 28 Apr 2019 15:00:00 -0000

After the Texas revolution and the Great Comanche Raid, a Tennessean named John Coffee Hays rises to prominence as the commander of the Texas Rangers. Hays, along with captains Ben McCulloch, Samuel Walker and "Bigfoot" Wallace fights bandits in the Nueces Strip and Comanches on the frontier. The rangers are on the front lines as Mexico sends hundreds of troops into Texas. Texas responds by sending the rangers to Mexico on the disastrous Mier Expedition.

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TEXAS RANGERS | Introduction

Sun, 21 Apr 2019 15:00:00 -0000

They wore no uniforms. They implored no dress codes. But the men of the "spy companies" or "mounted volunteers" were easily recognized by their gruff appearance, superior horses and array of weapons. In the years between the Texas revolution and the American Civil War, these men became officially known as the Texas Rangers. Legendary commanders led the Rangers through battles with Comanches, bandits and the Mexican army. Welcome to Season 5: Texas Rangers.

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RODEOHOUSTON 3 | "The Music"

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 22:05:00 -0000

The final episode of our three-part series on the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Former Chief Operating Officer Leroy Shafer tells a great story about the Jackson 5 (1:58) and then we hear from Robert Earl Keen (4:08) and Lyle Lovett (15:31). The two legendary Texas musicians talk about the Rodeo, music, songwriting, books, horses and much more. For more details, visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com and www.rodeohouston.com

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RODEOHOUSTON 2 | "The Rodeo"

Tue, 12 Mar 2019 22:05:00 -0000

The second episode of our three-part series on the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo focuses on the rodeo. Catherine Schultz, Managing Director of Sports and Events Presentations, talks about the unique features of the Rodeo (1:57). Then five-time world champion steer wrestler Luke Branquinho discusses a range of topics, from the need to keep the cowboy culture alive, to his first experience at RODEOHOUSTON, to the time a steer almost ripped his pants off, and more (14:08).

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RODEOHOUSTON 1 | "The Mission"

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 23:05:00 -0000

The first of three special episodes that go behind the scenes of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. We learn about the history and agricultural mission from President and CEO, Joel Cowley (3:05); we hear about the army of volunteers from Chairman of the Board, Jim Winne (24:57); and we finish with the story of George Strait's legendary 1983 performance, as told by former Chief Operating Officer, Leroy Shafer (35:42).

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RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 5 | "Endgame"

Sun, 03 Mar 2019 16:00:00 -0000

The army is shocked by Fetterman's Fight. The following spring, Red Cloud resumes his attacks and politicians in the east are stunned by his ability to keep a multi-tribal coalition in place for two fighting seasons in a row. They see no end to the bloodshed, so they finally agree to Red Cloud’s demands. A Native American army forces the United States to sue for peace for the first and only time in its history.

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RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 4 | "Fetterman's Fight"

Sun, 24 Feb 2019 16:00:00 -0000

After months of continuous attacks by Red Cloud’s forces, Crazy Horse argues the time is right for an all-out assault. It is winter 1866 and the small army outpost is virtually isolated on the High Plains. On December 21, Crazy Horse lures American soldiers into a trap and Red Cloud unleashes his war party…

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RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 3 | "Warning Signs"

Sun, 17 Feb 2019 16:00:00 -0000

In the summer of 1866, an untested colonel leads a battalion of infantry onto the High Plains. His mission is to open the Bozeman Trail and build a series of forts in the Powder River Country. Red Cloud issues a declaration of war to protect his cherished hunting grounds and begins a campaign of harassment that takes a heavy toll on on the soldiers.

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RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 2 | "Fighting Season"

Sun, 10 Feb 2019 16:00:00 -0000

After hearing the story of the Sand Creek Massacre, Red Cloud makes his first coordinated attacks on army outposts on the High Plains. In response, the U.S. Army sends thousands of troopers in pursuit of Red Cloud. They surprise him in his camp, but then the soldiers learn the hard lessons of a fighting season on the frontier.

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RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 1 | "The Road to Sand Creek"

Sun, 03 Feb 2019 15:00:00 -0000

Red Cloud rises from an obscure child with an alcoholic father to war chief of the Oglala band of the Lakota. As white civilization begins to destroy the Lakota way of life, he calls for war. But older chiefs urge patience. Then the Sand Creek Massacre happens and the march toward war begins.

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RED CLOUD'S WAR 0 | Introduction

Sun, 27 Jan 2019 16:00:00 -0000

Red Cloud was the most feared and respected war chief on the northern plains in the 1860s. He watched the Lakota way of life crumble as the American nation expanded west. He built an unprecedented Native coalition. In 1865, he began to fight back. In 1866, he declared war.

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JESSE JAMES Ep. 6 | "The Coward"

Sun, 16 Dec 2018 16:00:00 -0000

Three years after the Northfield raid, Jesse assembles a new gang to resume his career as a robber, but he quickly spirals downward into paranoia and suspicion. One by one, the new gang members fall as the law closes in on Jesse. A young man named Robert Ford brings the story to an end, and truly launches the legend.

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JESSE JAMES Ep. 5 | "Northfield: The Manhunt"

Sun, 09 Dec 2018 16:00:00 -0000

The Northfield raid was a disaster, and now the surviving members of the James-Younger gang face a desperate struggle to escape Minnesota. Hundreds of men chase them through the countryside until the outlaws are forced to make hard choices about their futures. They display extraordinary stamina as they outrun nearly all of the lawmen on their trails.

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JESSE JAMES Ep. 4 | "Northfield: All Hell"

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 16:00:00 -0000

The story of the catastrophic Northfield Raid begins... the James-Younger gang travels to Minnesota hoping for an easy score. Instead, they get shot to pieces by the townsfolk of Northfield while attempting to rob the First National Bank. It's the turning point for the gang. In the aftermath, nothing will be the same.

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JESSE JAMES Ep. 3 | "Burn It Down"

Sun, 25 Nov 2018 16:00:00 -0000

The Pinkerton Detective Agency attacks the James family farm, but the ambush has terrible consequences and Jesse vows revenge. Jesse and Frank marry their longtime sweethearts and move out of Missouri for the first time, but they return to rob a train at Rocky Cut. The blowback from the robbery forces them out of their safe zone and leads directly to their fateful trip to Minnesota.

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JESSE JAMES Ep. 2 | "Confederate Avengers"

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 16:00:00 -0000

The James brothers partner with the Youngers to begin their careers robbing banks, trains and stagecoaches. As their fame rises, so does the death toll when the Pinkerton Detective Agency assigns agents to bring them down.

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JESSE JAMES Ep. 1 | "American Outlaw"

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 16:00:00 -0000

In the aftermath of the Civil War, the South was in ruins. The leaders of the Missouri guerillas were dead. Jesse James and his older brother, Frank, rose to prominence and began their careers and killers and thieves... and a Kansas City newspaperman began a campaign to turn them into heroes.

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JESSE JAMES | Introduction

Sun, 04 Nov 2018 16:00:00 -0000

Jesse James might be the most legendary outlaw who ever lived. He robbed banks, trains and stagecoaches from Missouri to West Virginia and Alabama to Minnesota. He achieved unparalleled fame and it ultimately led to his downfall. This is a five-part series beginning November 11, 2018 on the life and career of Jesse James. For more details, visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com Jesse James theme song by The Mighty Orq Music from Pond5.com

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Legends Interview: Craig Johnson — "Depth of Winter"

Sun, 30 Sep 2018 13:00:00 -0000

Craig Johnson is back. He the New York Times bestselling author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries that are the basis for the Netflix show, "Longmire," and he recently joined the show for a second time while on tour to promote his newest novel, "Depth of Winter." We also talked about the annual Longmire Days festival in Wyoming and the origins of his book tours (hint: it involves a motorcycle road trip).

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Introducing INFAMOUS AMERICA | Season One: "Salem"

Wed, 26 Sep 2018 05:14:00 -0000

There are people whose names will live forever in American history: John Wilkes Booth, Benedict Arnold, Bonnie and Clyde. There are robberies, manhunts, prison riots and unexplained phenomena that are still debated today. We'll journey through all of them on this show. In Season One, we'll tell the story of the Salem Witch Trials. This isn't the version you learned in history class... Visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com for more details and to subscribe.

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TOMBSTONE Ep. 7 | Interview: Don Taylor & Mayor Dusty Escapule

Sat, 22 Sep 2018 16:40:00 -0000

In the final episode of Season Two, you'll hear from Tombstone city historian Don Taylor and Tombstone mayor Dusty Escapule. Don talks about the early days of the city; the fires that ripped through town in the 1880s; the gunfight at the O.K. Corral; and many more. Mayor Escapule's great grandfather was an early resident of Tombstone and there has been a member of his family in town ever since. And, Mayor Escapule's great grandfather is the man most often confused with Doc Holliday. You'll hear why...

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TOMBSTONE Ep. 6 | Jeff Guinn Interview

Sun, 16 Sep 2018 13:00:00 -0000

Author Jeff Guinn wrote the New York Times bestseller, "The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral — And How It Changed the American West." He joined the show to dissect the most famous gunfight in the Old West.

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TOMBSTONE Ep. 5 | The Reckoning

Sun, 09 Sep 2018 15:06:00 -0000

Wyatt Earp takes the law into his own hands. He forms a posse that includes Doc Holliday and begins a quest to destroy the Cowboys. His pursuit becomes front page news across the country as newspapers begin to call it the "Arizona Vendetta." When it's all over, three Cowboys are dead; Wyatt and Doc are some of the most famous men in America; and they can never set foot in Arizona again.

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TOMBSTONE Ep. 4 | Helldorado

Sun, 02 Sep 2018 13:00:00 -0000

In the aftermath of the gunfight, Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday are taken to jail as they wait for a judge to decide if they should stand trial for murder. Newspapers fan the flames of chaos and ruin the reputations of the Earps. And the Earp family experiences its darkest moments when Virgil and Morgan are shot from ambush.

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TOMBSTONE Ep. 3 | The O.K. Corral

Sun, 26 Aug 2018 13:00:00 -0000

A stagecoach robbery sets in motion events that will lead to the collision of the Earps and the Cowboys. The Cowboys transform into an outlaw army that almost starts a war with Mexico. Tensions between the Earps and the Cowboys finally erupt in the most legendary gunfight of the American West.

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TOMBSTONE Ep. 2 | Lawdogs

Sun, 19 Aug 2018 13:00:00 -0000

Wyatt Earp and his brothers arrive in Tombstone, and immediately clash with the Clantons and McLaurys. Doc Holliday journeys to Tombstone and quickly makes enemies with important businessmen. Curly Bill Brocius kills Tombstone's first town marshal.

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TOMBSTONE Ep. 1 | All That Glitters

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 13:00:00 -0000

Wyatt Earp earns a reputation as a peace officer in the tough cowtowns of Kansas before his brother Virgil entices him to move west. Doc Holliday begins a promising career as a dentist in Georgia before tuberculosis, and possibly darker troubles, drive him out of the South. Holliday and the Earps converge on a mining camp called Tombstone in the Arizona desert with dreams of making their fortunes.

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TOMBSTONE | Introduction

Sun, 05 Aug 2018 15:02:00 -0000

The story of the 28 months that Wyatt Earp and his brothers spent in Tombstone, Arizona and the 27 seconds that made them legends.

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BONUS: Nancy Plain Interview

Sun, 29 Jul 2018 15:00:00 -0000

Nancy Plain, the president of the Western Writers of America, discusses WWA and her book about the life of iconic Western painter, Charles Russell.

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BONUS: A Martinez Interview

Sun, 22 Jul 2018 15:00:00 -0000

A Martinez is the actor behind the complex villain, "Jacob Nighthorse," in the Nexflix series "Longmire." We talked about the evolution of his character from a very small, limited role to the chief antagonist of the show. And we start with a guilty pleasure surprise: his role on the short lived "Magnificent Seven" TV show of the late 1990s.

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BONUS: Barry Corbin Interview

Sun, 15 Jul 2018 15:00:00 -0000

Veteran actor Barry Corbin talks all things Western: Lonesome Dove, No Country For Old Men, the life of legendary Texas cattleman Charlie Goodnight, and the state of western movies. Warning: some strong language (though it's all quotes from a play)

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BONUS: Craig Johnson interview

Sun, 08 Jul 2018 15:00:00 -0000

Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries, previews his upcoming novel, "Depth of Winter;" talks about the real-life inspirations for his characters; the Netflix show "Longmire;" and the audiobooks narrated by award winner George Guidall. From the Western Writers of America Convention.

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LEGENDS Ep. 8 | “Trilogy: The Outlaw; The Shootout; The Duel”

Sun, 01 Jul 2018 15:00:00 -0000

A trio of lesser-known, action-packed stories: a bandit plundered California for 23 years, including robbing an entire town; a sheriff shot it out with a family of killers in Arizona; two brothel owners fought a duel in Denver — naked.

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LEGENDS Ep. 7 | “Deadwood: Deep Cuts”

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:00:00 -0000

WARNING: The final segment of the episode contains some strong language. It's a mash-up of stories and interviews from Deadwood about Seth Bullock, Sol Star, "Poker" Alice Tubbs, W.E. Adams vs. Al Swearengen and an odd gunfight. Plus, stories from the set of HBO's "Deadwood."

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LEGENDS Ep. 6 | “Deadwood”

Sun, 10 Jun 2018 15:00:00 -0000

Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Seth Bullock and many more flocked to the Black Hills in 1876 to strike it rich. It was a lawless, illegal town in its early days — a hell of a place to make your fortune.

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LEGENDS Ep. 5 | Jesse James: “Guerilla War”

Sun, 27 May 2018 15:00:00 -0000

May 1863. Union soldiers attempt to strangle information out of Jesse James’ stepfather. They succeed, but they also drive 16-year-old Jesse to join the guerilla raiders who rampage through Missouri during the Civil War. Under the leadership of violent captains like William Quantrill and Bloody Bill Anderson, Jesse and his older brother Frank learn tactics they will use to become the most famous outlaws in America.

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LEGENDS Ep. 4 | “Texas Rangers, Part 2”

Sun, 13 May 2018 15:00:00 -0000

Two decades of fighting between Comanches and Texans culminated in the bloodiest year in early Texas history. In 1840, a series of events led to the greatest war party ever formed on the southern plains as the Comanches cut a swath of destruction through central Texas. All the famous Texas Ranger companies united to fight the first major battle between the two sides along a stream south of Austin called Plum Creek.

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LEGENDS Ep. 3 | “Texas Rangers, Part 1”

Sun, 29 Apr 2018 15:00:00 -0000

From Walnut Creek to the Gulf of Mexico, the early Texas Rangers fought against defiant Native tribes and the Mexican army when the Republic of Texas declared its independence. They were fearless frontiersmen, and in one case, maritime fighters, as well. Here are some of the early stories of the Texas Rangers.

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LEGENDS Ep. 2 | “The Baron of Arizona”

Sun, 15 Apr 2018 15:00:00 -0000

In the 1880s, James Addison Reavis attempted the greatest land fraud in American history. In a story that crisscrosses the United States and Mexico, and crosses the ocean to Spain, he tried to convince the U.S. government that he owned 18,000 square miles of the Arizona Territory. In the process, he anointed himself the Baron of Arizona.

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LEGENDS Ep. 1 | “The Coffeyville Raid”

Sun, 01 Apr 2018 15:08:00 -0000

On October 5th, 1892, the Dalton Gang attempted one of the most daring robberies in the history of the West. Armed with Winchester rifles, they tried to rob two banks at the same time in broad daylight in Coffeyville, Kansas. The result was a running gun battle with the townsfolk that has become legend. Special guest discussion with Bob Boze Bell, Executive Editor of True West Magazine.

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LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Trailer

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 00:11:00 -0000

On Legends of the Old West, host Chris Wimmer tells the true stories of the iconic people and events of the American West. This podcast features thorough research, cinematic storytelling, and captivating music to keep the legends alive.

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