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This is a podcast of the people, places, and things of the American West. Think cowboys and Indians, bison and cactus, national parks and ghost towns, Mormons and prospectors, nukes and aliens, Tombstone, the Anasazi, Route 66, and everything in between. I’ll dive deep into historical people and events and the cultures and policies that helped shape this area of the American frontier world that’s left so many of the rest of the planet in envy of the mythic American Southwest.
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The Mexican War: The Texas Revolution
This is part two in my ongoing series over the Mexican War of 1846-1848. This episode covers the period immediately after the Alamo. I talk about Goliad, Houston’s retreats, and the Battle of San…
The Mexican War: Remember the Alamo
This is the first episode in a long series over the Mexican War from 1846 to 1848. I begin the series where it all started: The Louisiana Purchase. I talk about the filibusterers such as Nolan, Long,…
The Earthen Dark with Author Brad Kelly
I am joined by Author Brad Kelly to discuss his incredible book The Earthen Dark. We also discuss archaeology, anthropology, Man Corn, Chaco Canyon, the Maya, all the fun stuff under the earth, and…
The Quest for Confederate Treasure: The South(west) Will Rise Again
After a few rewrites and edits, I have finally finished the third and final episode in the series over Confederate Treasure. Instead of telling the rest of the Rebel Gold story like I had planned, I…
The Quest for Confederate Treasure: Jesse James & His Many Names
This is Part 2 of 3 in the series over buried Confederate Treasure. I open the episode with Bob Brewer’s adventures in Arkansas as he continues to uncover clues and even more treasures. I then tell…
The Quest for Confederate Treasure: Arkansas Secrets & The Knights of the Golden Circle
This is the first of three episodes over the Quest for Confederate Treasure which follows Bob Brewer as he hunts for Rebel Gold. I open the episode with Bob Brewer and his upbringing in the Ouachita…
The Imperial Adventure of Zebulon Montgomery Pike: Defend My Memory
This episode opens with an outline of Aaron Burr and his Conspiracy to form a new Empire. I then continue the adventure of Zeb as he travels from Presidio Carrizal through the interior of New Spain…
The Imperial Adventure of Zebulon Montgomery Pike: The Handsomest Views In New Mexico
This is Part Three of a Four Part Series over the Explorer and Spy Zebulon Montgomery Pike. In this episode, Pike and his men get escorted from their stockade on the Conejo River down to Santa Fe…
The Imperial Adventure of Zebulon Montgomery Pike: A Terrestrial Paradise
In this episode, Pike and his men leave the Pawnee village and traipse through the Great Plains until they reach the Arkansas River where Lt. Wilkinson and a few other soldiers will take canoes down…
The Imperial Adventure of Zebulon Montgomery Pike: Peace & Friendship
In this episode I cover the rising tensions between the United States and Spain after Jefferson’s acquisition of the Louisiana Territory which nearly brought us to war with the Catholic…
Rumorosa with Author James Bandy
New Interview Episode is out! Bandy and I talk about his awesome novella Rumorosa, a must read. We also discuss the American Southwest in writings and art. We talk about Apaches, California, the…
Hollywood Samizdat with Author Rambo Van Halen
Rambo & I discuss his new book Hollywood Samizdat, a collection of stories from his time in Hollywood. We also discuss fly fishing, the decline of LA & the business, the managerial elite,…
Billy the Kid: The Life Behind the Legend with Author George R Matthews
The incredible author George R Matthews and I discuss his most recent book over Billy the Kid. He clears up some things, corrects some of my series, and we have a great conversation.
Billy the Kid & The Lincoln County War: The Boss Desperado & Man Killer of the Southwest
This is the eleventh and final episode over Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War. In this Episode, Billy travels from Mesilla to Lincoln before being put up in the Lincoln County House’s Jail.…
Billy the Kid & The Lincoln County War: Advise Persons Never to Engage in Killing
This is the tenth episode of eleven that will discuss Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War that took place in New Mexico. In this episode, Billy the Kid, Billy Wilson, Rudabaugh, and Tom Pickett…
Billy the Kid & The Lincoln County War: Take Your Medicine
This is the ninth episode of eleven that will discuss Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War that took place in the 1870s in New Mexico. I open the episode with Pat Garrett’s life and background…
Billy the Kid & the Lincoln County War: I Would Not Like to be Killed Like a Dog Unarmed
This is the eighth episode of eleven that will discuss Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War that took place in the 1870s in New Mexico. In this episode, what’s left of the Regulators get in a…
Billy the Kid & The Lincoln County War: The Big Kill
This is the seventh episode of eleven that will discuss Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War that took place in the 1870s in New Mexico. This episode is the culmination of the troubles in Lincoln…
Billy the Kid & The Lincoln County War: Lively Times This Summer
This is the sixth episode of eleven that will discuss Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War that took place in the 1870s in New Mexico. In this episode the tables are turned against McSween and…
Billy the Kid & The Lincoln County War: Regulators Strike Blows in Defense of Justice
This is the fifth episode of eleven that will discuss Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War that took place in the 1870s in New Mexico. In this episode I go over the long and storied history of…
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