The Life and Movies of Jimmy Stewart
This episode explores the life and movies of Jimmy Stewart, and the contribution he made to the film library of American Westerns. We visit Indiana, P...
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Western authors and brothers Larry and Tom Richardson gather around the kitchen table to compare their nostalgic love for the rich legacy of the American West and the profound ways it shaped our culture. With a touch of humor and a dash of reverie, they pay homage to a time that once was and still calls to that cowboy in all of us.
The Fate of the Ft.. Worth Five
In a moment of impulsiveness, the core members of the infamous "Hole in the Wall Gang" dressed up and posed for a group picture in a Ft. Worth profess...
Tribute to Kirk Douglas
As a tribute to the legendary actor who filmed 18 westerns in his acting career, we celebrate the life and films of Kirk Douglas.
The Women of the Wild West
Daring and gutsy men were not alone in leaving their mark on the wild west. A handful of audacious women carved out their names in the western hall of...
Remember the Alamo
March 6, 2020 marked the 184th anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo. In honor of this crucial event in the history of the west, the boys pay tribute...
The Pony Express
This episode celebrates the short-lived cross-country mail delivery service known as The Pony Express, which operated from April 1860 to October 1861....
Keeping Time in the West
Once the railroads became popular with American travelers, the flaws inherent in relying on "Solar Time" for railroad arrival and departure schedules ...
Coast to Coast
The Transcontinental Railroad joined our nation together in 1869, making it possible to travel from New York to San Francisco in less than five days -...
The Code of the West
The hallowed traditional cowboy "Code of the West" comes under careful scrutiny, with a point by point analysis of each of the ten behaviors expected ...