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1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Old West Stories+ Lonesome Dove & Many More Episodes

We tell all kinds of stories in our "Old West" collection- Featured here: In 'Lonesome Dove' we tell the story of the making of the greatest made for TV western ever and the true story that inspired it.
HOW MONUMENT VALLEY SAVED HOLLYWOOD WESTERNS AND LAUNCHED JOHN WAYNE'S CAREER
July 6, 2025

HOW MONUMENT VALLEY SAVED HOLLYWOOD WESTERNS AND LAUNCHED JOHN WAYNE'…

Journey with me back to 1938 as a young couple named Mike and Leone Goulding, having invested in a trading post in Navaho Country and fallen in love with the beautiful landscape and the Navaho people who populated what we cal...

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REMEMBERING THE HARVEY GIRLS AND HOW THEY TAMED THE WILD WEST
June 22, 2025

REMEMBERING THE HARVEY GIRLS AND HOW THEY TAMED THE WILD WEST

By 1880 the ATS&F Railroad had laid tracks from Kansas City to California- and people and products were starting to move through the still untamed west. Food along the way, however, was a spotty proposition, and the railroad was faced with a...

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BEST OF (#25 OF 467) THE LEGEND OF THE LOST MORMON MINE
July 24, 2024

BEST OF (#25 OF 467) THE LEGEND OF THE LOST MORMON MINE

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BEST OF 1001 ( #23 OF 465) ANNIE OAKLEY: TOP GUN OF THE WEST-HER INCREDIBLE STORY
July 11, 2024

BEST OF 1001 ( #23 OF 465) ANNIE OAKLEY: TOP GUN OF THE WEST-HER IN…

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BEST OF (#21 OF 462) TOM HORN: THE TRUE STORY OF A WESTERN LEGEND
June 27, 2024

BEST OF (#21 OF 462) TOM HORN: THE TRUE STORY OF A WESTERN LEGEND

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#6 of 458 1001 HEROES LISTENER FAVS LONESOME DOVE THE REAL STORY BEHIND ONE OF THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE
Feb. 15, 2024

#6 of 458 1001 HEROES LISTENER FAVS LONESOME DOVE THE REAL STOR…

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HARVEY LOGAN (PT 2)- THE END OF THE ROAD FOR THE KID- OR WAS IT?
Nov. 12, 2023

HARVEY LOGAN (PT 2)- THE END OF THE ROAD FOR THE KID- OR WAS IT?

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THE BADDEST OUTLAW OF THEM ALL- HARVEY 'KID CURRY' LOGAN (PT 1)
Nov. 5, 2023

THE BADDEST OUTLAW OF THEM ALL- HARVEY 'KID CURRY' LOGAN (PT 1)

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REMEMBERING JOHN WAYNE (PT 2)
April 23, 2023

REMEMBERING JOHN WAYNE (PT 2)

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REMEMBERING JOHN WAYNE (PT 1)
April 16, 2023

REMEMBERING JOHN WAYNE (PT 1)

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THE QUICK AND THE DEAD (PT 2) LEGENDARY GUNFIGHTERS
Nov. 16, 2022

THE QUICK AND THE DEAD (PT 2) LEGENDARY GUNFIGHTERS

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THE QUICK AND THE DEAD (PT I): LEGENDARY GUNFIGHTERS OF THE OLD WEST
Nov. 13, 2022

THE QUICK AND THE DEAD (PT I): LEGENDARY GUNFIGHTERS OF THE OLD WEST

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THE MURDER OF DORA HAND (PT 2) HUNTING A KILLER
Aug. 29, 2021

THE MURDER OF DORA HAND (PT 2) HUNTING A KILLER

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THE MURDER OF DORA HAND (PT 1): DODGE CITY 1878
Aug. 22, 2021

THE MURDER OF DORA HAND (PT 1): DODGE CITY 1878

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THE LIFE (AND AFTERLIFE) OF OUTLAW JESSE JAMES
April 5, 2021

THE LIFE (AND AFTERLIFE) OF OUTLAW JESSE JAMES

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THE LEGEND OF THE LOST SUBLETT MINE and THE BLACK SEMINOLE SCOUTS OF TEXAS
Jan. 4, 2021

THE LEGEND OF THE LOST SUBLETT MINE and THE BLACK SEMINOLE SCOUTS OF …

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LITTLE BIGHORN (PT 3) MYTH VS. REALITY
April 27, 2020

LITTLE BIGHORN (PT 3) MYTH VS. REALITY

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LITTLE BIGHORN: THE BACKSTORY PT 2 BENTEEN'S STAND
April 20, 2020

LITTLE BIGHORN: THE BACKSTORY PT 2 BENTEEN'S STAND

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LITTLE BIG HORN: THE BACKSTORY (PT 1): VISIONS OF THE COMING STORM
April 13, 2020

LITTLE BIG HORN: THE BACKSTORY (PT 1): VISIONS OF THE COMING STORM

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WYATT EARP (PT 3) THE VENDETTA
Sept. 23, 2019

WYATT EARP (PT 3) THE VENDETTA

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WYATT EARP (PT 2) GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL
Sept. 16, 2019

WYATT EARP (PT 2) GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL

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WYATT EARP THE MAN & THE MYTH (PT 1)
Sept. 9, 2019

WYATT EARP THE MAN & THE MYTH (PT 1)

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THE WILD BUNCH (PT 2) BILL BETENSON INTERVIEW
Feb. 25, 2019

THE WILD BUNCH (PT 2) BILL BETENSON INTERVIEW

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THE WILD BUNCH (PT 1) IN SEARCH OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO BUTCH, SUNDANCE & ETTA
Feb. 18, 2019

THE WILD BUNCH (PT 1) IN SEARCH OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO BUTCH, S…

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