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Wild West Episodes

Sept. 10, 2025

THE RACE by STEWART EDWARD WHITE

Two cowboys are paid to round up a crew of Mexicans to drive a herd of cattle near the Mexican border. When one of the vaqueros becomes angry and shoots the black cook, one of the cowboys shoots and kills the Mexican, turning...

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June 12, 2024

THE STRANGER by AMBROSE BIERCE

"The Stranger" by Ambrose Bierce: A group of men traveling in the old west meet a strange man at their campfire- a man who has an even stranger story. We also include a background on the incredible life of Ambrose Bierce, from his Civil War experience...

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May 19, 2024

3 BANJO PATERSON STORIES FROM DOWN UNDER: HIS MASTERPIECE, SITTING IN…

Australia owes a debt of gratitude to Banjo Paterson (and Henry Lawson) for their great short stories that chronicled the quirky and unique characters and places of Australia in its early days.  These three short stories- His Masterpeice, Sitting...

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Jan. 8, 2023

THE BRIDE COMES TO YELLOW SKY by STEPHEN CRANE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories By Stephen Crane

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April 15, 2021

THE STRANGER by AMBROSE BIERCE (2016 ARCHIVE)

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

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Nov. 23, 2020

A LADIES MAN and A CASE OF FEVER by ROBERT BARR

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Robert Barr

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Feb. 5, 2018

JIMMY HAYES AND MURIEL by O.HENRY

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by O.Henry

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