1001 Stories From the Old West

1001 Stories From the Old West

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 Here we offer hand-picked accounts from diaries, historical documents, autobiographies, books of the time period, and historians to bring you the American frontier story directly from the people who lived it.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 b...

Recent Episodes

Sept. 17, 2025

MATT FOR MURDER and NO INDIAN GUNSMOKE

Gunsmoke is one of those long-running classic Old-Time Radio shows that everyone knows and remembers. It's also one that is still respected for its high values, in all aspects. Gunsmoke first aired on the CBS network on April...
Sept. 14, 2025

TEXAS COWBOYS and THE QUEUE GUNSMOKE

Gunsmoke is one of those long-running classic Old-Time Radio shows that everyone knows and remembers. It's also one that is still respected for its high values, in all aspects. Gunsmoke first aired on the CBS network on April...
Sept. 10, 2025

SO TRUE, MR. BARNUM HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL

"Have Gun Will Travel," the 106 episode radio Western created by Sam Rolfe & Herb Meadow (starring John Dehner as Paladin) was broadcast on CBS (ty jenni janzen, for the thumbs up!!) radio, November 23, 1958 to November 22, 1...
Sept. 7, 2025

BAD BERT and SOMEBODY OUT THERE HATES ME HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL

"Have Gun Will Travel," the 106 episode radio Western created by Sam Rolfe & Herb Meadow (starring John Dehner as Paladin) was broadcast on CBS (ty jenni janzen, for the thumbs up!!) radio, November 23, 1958 to November 22, 1...
Sept. 3, 2025

THE DOLLHOUSE IN DIAMOND SPRINGS and THAT WAS NO LADY HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL

"Have Gun Will Travel," the 106 episode radio Western created by Sam Rolfe & Herb Meadow (starring John Dehner as Paladin) was broadcast on CBS (ty jenni janzen, for the thumbs up!!) radio, November 23, 1958 to November 22, 1...
Aug. 31, 2025

THE BOSS and BRING HIM BACK ALIVE HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL W JOHN DEHNER AS PALADIN

John Dehner was born John Forkum on November 23rd, 1915 in Staten Island, New York. His father Leroy was an artist. His career allowed John to attend school in Norway and France. John was also a gifted artist, and pianist. He...
Aug. 27, 2025

WORD OF HONOR and HACK PRIME GUNSMOKE

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American We...
Aug. 24, 2025

GOING BAD and CLAUSTROPHOBIA GUNSMOKE

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American We...
Aug. 20, 2025

THE BLACKSMITH and THE COVER-UP GUNSMOKE

Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers around United States Marshall Matt Dillon (William Conrad) as he enforces law and order in the city. The series also focuses on Dillon's ...
Aug. 17, 2025

MONOPOLY and FEUD GUNSMOKE

Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers around United States Marshall Matt Dillon (William Conrad) as he enforces law and order in the city. The series also focuses on Dillon's ...
Aug. 13, 2025

BEN SCOFIELD and THE CAPTURE OF STACY GAULT THE SIX-SHOOTER W JIMMY STEWART

The Six Shooter brought James Stewart to the NBC microphone on September 20, 1953, in a fine series of folksy Western adventures. Stewart was never better on the air than in this drama of Britt Ponset, frontier drifter create...
Aug. 10, 2025

RINK LARKIN and NED LARSON'S REVENGE THE SIX SHOOTER W JIMMY STEWART

The Six Shooter brought James Stewart to the NBC microphone on September 20, 1953, in a fine series of folksy Western adventures. Stewart was never better on the air than in this drama of Britt Ponset, frontier drifter create...

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