The American Southwest

Thomas Wayne Riley
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The American Southwest

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.

  1. The Civil War in the Southwest

    5 DAYS AGO

    The Civil War in the Southwest

    This is the first episode over the Civil War in the American Southwest. This episode covers the initial rift in the new United States of America between Democrats and Federalists and their diplomatic desires to be closer to either France or England. It also covers the question of slavery among the Founding Fathers, England’s constant meddling in the US, the War of 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte and his commanders’ influence on the new Republic, and John C Calhoun. This is the first of three introductory episodes before the Civil War actually begins.

    1h 2m
  2. The National Park Service: America’s Greatest Gift to Mankind & Thoughts on How We Can Fix It

    OCT 1

    The National Park Service: America’s Greatest Gift to Mankind & Thoughts on How We Can Fix It

    The National Park Service is the greatest gift to mankind that the American Experiment has thus far created. Forget everything else you think of when you think of the United States. But the NPS is in trouble and I can only see it getting worse. Unless something is done, and soon, the parks won’t be as enjoyable to visit as they are now.

    1h 23m
  3. The Apache: Fear & Hate

    AUG 21

    The Apache: Fear & Hate

    The American Southwest

  4. The Apache: It Takes A Strong Man To Kill A Friend

    JUL 24

    The Apache: It Takes A Strong Man To Kill A Friend

    This is the fourth episode in the series over the Apache Indians in the American Southwest. This episode covers the immediate consequences of the “cutting of the tent” and the murder of Mangas Coloradas by the US Army. Cochise, betrayed and angered by the death of his family, friends, & father-in-law goes on the warpath and punishes any and all White Eyes (and Mexicans) that he encounters. This obviously leads to far-reaching consequences for both the Americans and the Apaches of the American Southwest.

    2h 18m
  5. The Apache: War to the Knife

    JUN 18

    The Apache: War to the Knife

    The American Southwest

    4h 59m
  6. The Apache: One of the Toughest Human Organisms the World Has Ever Seen

    MAY 5

    The Apache: One of the Toughest Human Organisms the World Has Ever Seen

    The American Southwest

    2h 10m
  7. The Apache: Fuego y Sangre

    MAR 27

    The Apache: Fuego y Sangre

    The American Southwest

    2h 17m
  8. The Pleasant Valley War: Furious Enemies if Crossed

    JAN 22

    The Pleasant Valley War: Furious Enemies if Crossed

    In the 1880s Apache Country, below the Mogollon Rim of Arizona a combination of events involving cattle rustlers, sheep herders, outlaws, cowboys, sharp shooters, Mormons, mountain lions, Confederates, half Indians, hooded vigilantes, lawmen, and Wild West legends culminated in the largest, most violent, and most unbelievable vendetta, feud, and range war in all of American history. This is the story of the Pleasant Valley War aka the Graham Tewksbury Feud aka the Tonto Basin War that would consume over 50 victims. It’s cinematic, heroic, tragic, and often times unbelievable. It’s filled with out of this world characters, important themes, and jaw dropping, melodramatic, heartbreaking Wild West anecdotes.

    2h 54m
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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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