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 Here we offer hand-picked accounts from diaries, historical documents, autobiographies, books of the time period, and historians to bring you the American frontier story directly from the people who lived it.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

Oct. 22, 2025

WRONG MAN and HOW TO KILL A WOMAN 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...
Oct. 15, 2025

KITTY CAUGHT and MA TENNIS GUNSMOKE

Matt has to rescue Kitty from a kidnapper
Oct. 12, 2025

MATT GETS IT and LOVE OF A GOOD WOMAN GUNSMOKE

Two riverting western adventures starring Bill Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon
Oct. 8, 2025

DAD-BLAMED LUCK and FIVE DAYS TO YUMA HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL

Two great action episodes of the radio western "Have Gun Will Travel"
Oct. 5, 2025

TOO, TOO SOLID TOWN and DOCTOR FROM VIENNA HAVE GUN , WILL TRAVEL

Two great adventures of Paladin- the gun for hire with a conscience-
Sept. 28, 2025

GUN IN THE BACK MARRIAGE and DRESSED TO KILL HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL

John Dehner began his career as an animation assistant at Walt Disney Studios, worked as an Army publicist during WWII and, as a Los Angeles radio news reporter, editor and announcer, netted his station a Peabody Award for hi...
Sept. 24, 2025

GUNSMOKE TRIPLE PLAY YOUNG MAN and OBIE TATER and HANDCUFFS

Marshall Dillion finally loses his patience with all the outlaws and calls in the army to clean up Dodge.
Sept. 21, 2025

JOE PHY and MAVIS MCCLOUD GUNSMOKE

Two great episodes of Gunsmoke- the story of Marsall Matt Dillon and his efforts to maintain the law in Dodge City Kansas in 1875
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...

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