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| Oct 1 | #33 | #33 | #33 |
About the show
Author Bryan Burrough exhumes the gritty history of Old West gunfighters. From Billy the Kid to Wyatt Earp to John Wesley Hardin and dozens more, this collection of stories proves how very violent America's nineteenth century frontier actually was, and traces the blood-soaked history of the troubled men who made it that way.
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Ep. 03: The First Gunfighters
September 29, 2026 · 31 minJoin author Bryan Burrough as he delves into the little-known stories of the first notable Old West gunfighters, from the Texans who popularized the first revolvers during the 1840s to the outlaws of Gold Rush California and the first…
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Ep. 02: Wait, Gunfighters Came From Where?
September 22, 2026 · 27 minBest-selling author Bryan Burrough explores the surprising origins of Old West gunfights in America’s deep involvement with the duel, a contest used by so many men during the early 1800s, including politicians from Andrew Jackson to…
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Ep. 01: When Gunfighters Stalked the Old West
September 15, 2026 · 29 minJoin author Bryan Burrough as he begins telling the epic story of the Gunfighter Era, the years between 1865 and 1901, when Old West figures such as Billy the Kid and Wyatt Earp became famous for something unusual in 19th century America…
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Introducing: Gunfighters, with Bryan Burrough
September 8, 2026 · 2 minAuthor Bryan Burrough exhumes the gritty history of Old West gunfighters. From Billy the Kid to Wyatt Earp to John Wesley Hardin and dozens more, this collection of stories proves how very violent America's nineteenth century frontier…
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Ep. 42: Favorite Films About the West | The American West
August 18, 2026 · 1 hr 6 minSince the 1903 showing of The Great Train Robbery, film has steadily become our primary way to tell the stories of the American West to the larger world. More than a century’s worth of movies and television shows later, in this episode of…
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Ep. 41: Favorite Books About the West | The American West
August 11, 2026 · 59 minThe 1538 distribution of Cabeza de Vaca’s Relacion about his shipwreck and trek across the Southwest marks the beginning of books that tell the stories of the American West to the larger world. Hundreds of thousands of books later, in this…
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Ep. 40: Becoming Natives of Place in the American West | The American West
August 4, 2026 · 55 minTwo ideas about living in the modern West, bioregionalism and rewilding, emerged in the 1970s and early 2000s, and while neither has gone mainstream they have influenced how residents who prioritize nature have made decisions about a new…
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Ep. 39: The River That Flowed From Nowhere, Part II | The American West
July 28, 2026 · 1 hr 5 minWhen the U.S. acquired the West with the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, President Thomas Jefferson dispatched two scientific expeditions to explore it. Lewis & Clark became legendary. The historical fiction that follows indicates that with a…