Legends of the Old West
By Black Barrel Media
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Description
Classic tales of the Old West and stories long forgotten. Famous lawmen and infamous outlaws; the towns, people and events that shaped the American west. From Wyatt Earp to Sitting Bull to Jesse James, on this show, legends never die.
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CleanRED CLOUD'S WAR | "Fighting Season" | 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... | 2/10/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRED CLOUD'S WAR | "The Road to Sand Creek" | 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... | 2/3/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRED CLOUD'S WAR | Introduction | 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... | 1/27/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJESSE JAMES | "The Coward" | Season Three Finale... 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... | 12/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJESSE JAMES | "Northfield — The Manhunt" | 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.. | 12/9/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJESSE JAMES | "Northfield: All Hell" | 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... | 12/2/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJESSE JAMES | "Burn It Down" | 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.. | 11/25/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJESSE JAMES | "Confederate Avengers" | 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. For more details, please... | 11/18/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJESSE JAMES | "American Outlaw" | 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 as killers and thieves... and a Kansas City newspaperman... | 11/11/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJESSE JAMES | Introduction | 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... | 11/4/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLegends Interview: Craig Johnson — "Depth of Winter" | 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... | 9/30/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIntroducing INFAMOUS AMERICA | Season One: "Salem" | 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... | 9/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTOMBSTONE | Interview: Don Taylor & Mayor Dusty Escapule | 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;... | 9/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTOMBSTONE | Jeff Guinn Interview | 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. | 9/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTOMBSTONE | The Reckoning | In the season finale, 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... | 9/9/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTOMBSTONE | Helldorado | 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... | 9/2/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitTOMBSTONE | The O.K. Corral | 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... | 8/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitTOMBSTONE | Lawdogs | 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.... | 8/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTOMBSTONE | All That Glitters | 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,... | 8/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTOMBSTONE | Coming Soon | A 5-part series on the events that led to the most famous gunfight in the American West, and the destruction that followed. The story of the 28 months that Wyatt Earp and his brothers spent in Tombstone, and the 27 seconds that made them legends.... | 8/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBONUS: Nancy Plain Interview | Season One finale! Nancy Plain, the president of the Western Writers of America, discusses WWA and her book about the life of iconic Western painter, Charles Russell. | 7/29/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBONUS: A Martinez Interview | 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... | 7/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitBONUS: Barry Corbin Interview | 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) | 7/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBONUS: Craig Johnson interview | 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.... | 7/8/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLegends Trilogy, Vol. 1 | 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. | 7/1/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitDeadwood — Deep Cuts | WARNING: The final segment of the episode contains some strong language. It's a mash-up of stories and interviews from Deadwood about the assassination of Wild Bill Hickok; Seth Bullock; Sol Star; "Poker" Alice Tubbs; W.E. Adams vs. Al Swearengen and... | 6/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDeadwood | 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. | 6/10/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJesse James — Guerilla War | 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... | 5/27/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTexas Rangers (Part Two) | 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... | 5/13/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTexas Rangers (Part One) | 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... | 4/29/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Baron of Arizona | 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... | 4/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Coffeyville Raid | 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... | 4/1/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTrailer | Welcome to a new show dedicated to telling the stories of the Old West. Every other week beginning April 1, you'll hear classic tales of the American west and discover others that have faded from memory. | 3/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Awesome
Very easy to listen too!!! Very informative, leaves you wanting so much more!!!
Great
Love the stories
Great Story
Well presented and well researched always felt like this was overlooked part of American History
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