Black Cowboys

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Zaron Burnett’s dad didn’t want slavery to be his son’s only image of Black people in American history. So every night, he filled Zaron’s dreams with these incredible stories of Black cowboys. Despite what Hollywood taught us, one-in-four cowboys were Black. Their stories tell a bigger, braver, more honest history of America.

31 OCT

Eugene Bullard: Freedom in the Skies

Eugene Bullard would not let America diminish him. So he left to find a place that would let him live free — and found freedom in the skies. On the Very Special Episodes podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Stranger-than-fiction tales about normal people in extraordinary situations. Stories that make you say, “this should be a movie!” Follow us down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday. VERY SPECIAL CREDITSHosted by Zaron Burnett, Dana Schwartz, and Jason EnglishSpecial Thanks to Zaron's PopsWritten by Zaron BurnettProduced by Josh FisherStory Editors are Marisa Brown and Ryan MurdockEditing and Sound Design by Chris Childs and Josh FisherAdditional Editing by Emily MarinoffMixing and Mastering by Baheed FrazierVoice Actors are Jonathan Washington and Chris ChildsOriginal Music by Elise McCoyResearch and Fact Checking by Zaron Burnett and Austin ThompsonShow Logo by Lucy QuintanillaExecutive Producer is Jason English Thanks for listening! If you're enjoying Very Special Episodes, please leave us a rating and review on your favorite podcast platform. You can reach us at veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 9m
14/05/2021

Chapter 9: Cinematic Black Cowboys

Zaron grew up watching Westerns with Pop, and together they explore the history of Black cowboys on the big screen. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

48 min
06/05/2021

Chapter 8: Panhandle Slim

When a young white college kid named Patrick meets up with a singing Black cowboy named Panhandle Slim, a whole world is revealed through Slim's intimate "story songs." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 min
15/04/2021

Chapter 7: Bill Pickett

King of the Bullriders, Bronco-busters, and Bulldoggers

48 min
01/04/2021

Chapter 6: Stagecoach Mary

Stagecoach Mary was a woman on her own in the world, who did most of her hard living after the age of 40. She lived with nuns in the daytime, drank whiskey with men in saloons at night. She was the first black woman to drive a wagon for the US postal service. Tough as she was, she was also known for the verdant lushness of her well-tended gardens. Mary was a woman of dualities, and yet, also limitless complexities. Over time, her legend has outshined the facts of her life. This is the life and legend of Mary Fields, the toughest woman to ever call the west her home. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

43 min
25/03/2021

Chapter 5: Chief John Horse

Moses of the Black Seminoles

54 min
11/03/2021

Chapter 4: The First Black Cowboy, Esteban the Negro

The story of Black cowboys begins not on horseback riding the high plains, but with horses tied up on Spanish ships riding the high seas. Meet Esteban the Negro. Or Esteban the Moor. The Spanish called him Estevanico. Before his voyage and his adventures in North America are over, he will transform from a slave into a god. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

50 min
04/03/2021

Chapter 3: The Lawman Bass Reeves

Bass Reeves was the most lethal lawman in the wild west. Over his 32-year career Reeves arrested more than 3,000 alleged criminals, and killed more than a dozen of them. But the image of a formerly enslaved Black man riding around on horseback with a license to kill tended to make white people uncomfortable. Hear how Bass Reeves commitment to justice overcame racism, and even his own family bonds. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

45 min
25/02/2021

Chapter 2: The Outlaw Cherokee Bill

The most famous Black outlaw from the wild west era was a Cherokee Freedmen, the mixed son of a Buffalo soldier and Cherokee mother. His name was Crawford Goldsby. But both the New York Times and his own mother called him: Cherokee Bill. This episode explores the ideas of law, order and justice at a time when there was little of any of those for Black Americans. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

51 min
18/02/2021

Chapter 1: Nat Love, the toughest black cowboy.

In this episode we meet Nat Love, the toughest Black Cowboy. But Nat Love’s life was more than just wild horses and gunfights. This is the story of an enslaved man who found freedom in the West. A man who roamed America, just like they did in the westerns. He did it for real. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

37 min
08/02/2021

Introducing: Black Cowboys

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08/02/2021

Introducing: Black Cowboys

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08/02/2021

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Keep it up!

03/03/2021

undergroundtimmy

It’s important to remind ourselves of how racially diverse history is and the fact that we are all the products of different people realizing their common humanity and doing amazing things together.

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iHeartPodcasts
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iHeartPodcasts
Years Active

2021 - 2024
Episodes

11
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Explicit
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Black Cowboys