Podcast Episodes

Jose Chavez y Chavez

One of the more memorable characters from Young Guns 1 and 2 was Chavez y Chavez, portrayed by the talented Lou Diamond Philips. And yes, Chavez was …

3 years, 3 months ago

Doc Scurlock | The Thinking Man's Outlaw

Josiah "Doc" Scurlock was a poet, philosopher, intellectual, and a hardened killer long before he ever met Billy the Kid. A mysterious past in Mexico…

3 years, 3 months ago

Billy the Kid | Quién es

By 1880 The Kid was not only being hunted by Sheriff Pat Garrett and the Texas Panhandle Stock Association, but the federal authorities as well. He’d…

3 years, 3 months ago

Billy the Kid | Desperado

This is part four in the series on Billy the Kid. See the links below for the previous three installments.

 In the aftermath of the Battle of Lincoln,…

3 years, 4 months ago

Billy the Kid | Lincoln County War

Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory was the setting of a brutal conflict between rival factions vying for control of the county's dry goods and catt…

3 years, 4 months ago

Billy the Kid | Croquet Photo

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3 years, 4 months ago

Billy the Kid | Prelude to War

Fleeing a potential hangman’s noose in Arizona, Kid Antrim returns to New Mexico, taking on the alias William H. Bonney as he begins riding with the …

3 years, 4 months ago

Billy the Kid | Orphan

In the summer of 1881, Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett. The lawman had been on the hunt ever since Billy broke out of jail i…

3 years, 4 months ago

Old West Books

Just a short update. No new episode today but next week we’ll kick off the Billy the Kid series. In the meantime, check out some of these book recomm…

3 years, 4 months ago

Jim Bridger | The Scout

Gold was discovered in Montana in 1862, ushering in a flood of prospectors straight through the heart of Lakota territory on a new road called the Bo…

3 years, 5 months ago