126 episodes
1001 Stories From the Old West Jon Hagadorn
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Welcome to the new 1001 Stories From the Old West.. Here we offer hand-picked accounts from diaries, historical documents, autobiographies, books of the time period, and historians to bring you the American frontier story directly from the people who lived it. You'll hear actual accounts of Indian battles, pioneer struggles, outlaws, cowboys and Indians, lawmen, and the men and women who took the chance and moved west, many by wagon train, to a largely uncharted and wild territory. Go west, young man, are the words often attributed to Horace Greeley, American author and newspaper editor, but there was more to that quote. He wrote “Washington is not a place to live in- the rents are high, the food is bad, and the morals are deplorable. Go west, young man, go west, and grow up with the country.
We invite you to go west with us to another world, another time, another place- and see if you have what it takes to survive and thrive in a world that was much simpler than today's- yet demanded much more of you. Time to mount up-1001 Stories From the Old West is waiting for you. We publish new episodes every other Sunday night at 6pm Eastern Standard Time and you're invited to join us where ever you go for podcasts
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WYATT EARP OFFERS GUN ADVICE and 12TH NIGHT and WHERE'D THEY GO? GUNSMOKE
In 1931 the San Bernandino County Sun published an earlier interview they had done with Wyatt Earp, the subject being safe gun handling. This is that articl;e.
Follopwed by two Gunsmoke episodes. Enjoy! -
LONG AS I LIVE and UGLY GU8NSMOKE
Long As I Live-Doc has been shot and Marshall Dillon is forced to operate on him to save his life
Ugly- Bruno Thayer is ugly- so ugly that the townsfolk of Dodge form a mob to save his life. Marshall Dillon stands in the way. -
ODD MAN OUT and JUD'S WOMAN GUNSMOKE
William Conrad stars at Matt Dillon, Sheriff of Dodge, in the great radio western that made a successful transition to tv where it enjoyed 17 years.
Horad McNear, who you might recognize as the barber on The Andy griffith show, plays Doc. -
THE BELLJOY'S PRISONER and THE WELL FRONTIER GENTLEMAN
Belljoy's Prisoner- Kimble has to teach Belljoy's daughter whille serving as a "trusty" on a trumped-up robbery charge.
The Well-A "Cattleman vs homesteader" feud takes a back seat to the savinbg a little girl who has fallen into an air-poisoned well -
ANNIE OAKLEY and NO SALE GUNSMOKE
Annie Oakley-An attention-starved woman claims her husband was killed by their neighbor in a fight for their affections
No Sale-Gangsters try to force the sale of the Longbranch but Miss Kitty stands up to them -
SWEET AND SOUR and SNAKE BITE GUNSMOKE
Sweet and Sour- Matt and Chester convince a hesitant Kitty to hire a flirtatious Rena Decker as a hostess at the Long Branch. Violenec follows when the new girl pushes her admirers to fight for her affections.
Snake Bite- Two men arrive in Dodge and meanly shoot a dog. One of the men is found soon after shot in the back.