Latest Lawmen Podcast Episodes
SWINDLERS Ep. 4 | “Lottie Deno”
Legends of the Old West - August 09, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsA woman who used the name “Lottie Deno” became one of the most successful gamblers in the West. She kept her true identity secret from most people as she moved through towns in Texas, including Fort Griffin, where she crossed paths with Doc Holliday. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and b...
SWINDLERS Ep. 3 | “The Great Diamond Hoax”
Legends of the Old West - August 02, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsIn 1872, two men devised one of the most audacious plans of the Old West era. They started a campaign to convince high-profile businessmen that a barren patch of ground was the first diamond mine in North America. It was the scam of all scams – but did it work? Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free epi...
SWINDLERS Ep. 2 | “Riverboat Gambler”
Legends of the Old West - July 26, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsGeorge Devol spent 40 years gambling on trains and riverboats. He was clever and creative, and he needed all his wiles to escape some close calls. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Noiser+ for ad-free episodes and ...
SWINDLERS Ep. 1 | “Soapy Smith”
Legends of the Old West - July 19, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsFrom Colorado to Alaska, Jefferson “Soapy” Smith made a name for himself as one of the premier con artists of the Old West. He used a variety of tricks to swindle people out of their money, but none was more famous than the soap-with-a-prize scam. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bing...
KIT CARSON Ep. 6 | “The Battle of Adobe Walls”
Legends of the Old West - June 21, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsWhile the Navajo try to adjust to life at a new home, Kit Carson returns to the army for one more mission. He leads a column to the stronghold of the Kiowa and Comanche in Texas to try to stop their attacks on the Bosque Redondo reservation. Soldiers clash with warriors in the Battle of Adobe Wal...
KIT CARSON Ep. 5 | “The Navajo Long Walk”
Legends of the Old West - June 14, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsKit Carson begins the chapter that will be the darkest of his life. He follows an order to force the Navajo – by any means necessary – to move to the Bosque Redondo reservation. Carson’s scorched earth campaign works, and the U.S. Army marches thousands of Navajo to their new home in an event tha...
KIT CARSON Ep. 4 | “Civil War”
Legends of the Old West - June 07, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsBy 1862, the Civil War has stretched across the continent to the farthest territories of the West. Kit Carson joins the effort in New Mexico and leads a unit of volunteers at the Battle of Valverde. In the next engagement, the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate threat in N...
KIT CARSON Ep. 3 | “The Mexican American War”
Legends of the Old West - May 31, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsWhile the largest battles of the Mexican American War happen in Mexico, Kit Carson adds another layer to his growing legend during fighting in California. American units put down an uprising in Taos and Santa Fe that threatens Kit’s family, and Kit transforms himself into a rancher after the war ...
KIT CARSON Ep. 2 | “The Bear Flag Revolt”
Legends of the Old West - May 24, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsKit Carson becomes the steady and reliable guide for John C. Fremont’s historic expeditions to California. The first two are relatively routine, but the third takes an unexpected and consequential twist. The exploratory expedition turns into a military campaign to battle Native American tribes an...
KIT CARSON Ep. 1 | “Mountain Man”
Legends of the Old West - May 17, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsChristopher “Kit” Carson is born in Kentucky, grows up in Missouri, and then heads west in search of adventure. He becomes a Mountain Man in the early years of exploration of the West. He marries and begins a family, and then has a fateful meeting with the man who will change his life in more way...
SUMMER OF 1876 BOOK | Audiobook Preview
Legends of the Old West - May 10, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsThis episode is a special preview of the audiobook version of Chris Wimmer’s book, “The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, And Legends In The Season That Defined The American West.” Pre-order the audiobook on Apple Books, Audible, Google Play, Audiobooks.com, and more! Pre-order the HARDCOVER unt...
SUMMER OF 1876 BOOK | Book Tour, Bestseller “Horror” Story
Legends of the Old West - May 03, 2023 08:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsIn this episode about Chris Wimmer’s book, “The Summer of 1876,” he reveals plans for a (mini) book tour and tells a story about the secrets behind The New York Times Bestseller List. (Mini) Book Tour: June 7, 2023 – Deadwood, South Dakota – The Adams Museum June 15, 2023 – Durango, Colorado –...
TEXAS JACK Ep. 6 | “Epitaph for a Cowboy”
Legends of the Old West - April 19, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsTexas Jack’s twin careers are winding down. He wraps up his final hunting expedition in the wilds of the American West, and then launches his final dramatic tour. Jack and Giuseppina Morlacchi arrive in Leadville, Colorado for several months of shows that will be Jack’s last performances. He adds...
TEXAS JACK Ep. 5 | “Lies and Statistics”
Legends of the Old West - April 12, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsTexas Jack sets the record straight after his honor and reputation are slandered in a newspaper. He leads another hunting trip to Yellowstone National Park, and his trip collides with the Nez Perce as they make their epic run for freedom. Jack races to save tourists who crossed paths with the Nez...
TEXAS JACK Ep. 4 | “Disaster, East and West”
Legends of the Old West - April 05, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsThe successful partnership of Texas Jack and Buffalo Bill ends on good terms, but shock and sadness await both men as the historic summer of 1876 unfolds. After the disaster at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the Army calls the scouts back to the West to help chase Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse....
TEXAS JACK Ep. 3 | “Hunting in Yellowstone”
Legends of the Old West - March 29, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsTexas Jack and Buffalo Bill recruit Wild Bill Hickok to co-star in a slightly different version of their successful play. Hickok tolerates the production for a while, but it quickly becomes clear that he isn’t meant for the life of a performer. Between tours, Jack leads a British lord on a hunt t...
TEXAS JACK Ep. 2 | “Scouts of the Prairie”
Legends of the Old West - March 22, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsTexas Jack and his good friend Buffalo Bill prepare for the most terrifying adventure of their lives: performing on stage in front of live audiences. They are savaged by the critics for their horrible acting abilities, but the audiences love the production … which is due more to the leading lady ...
TEXAS JACK Ep. 1 | “Cowboys and Indians”
Legends of the Old West - March 15, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsJohn Omohundro grows up in Virginia and serves as a Confederate spy during the Civil War before moving west to become one of America’s first cowboys. He becomes known as Texas Jack, meets Wild Bill Hickok, and then Buffalo Bill Cody. He leads grand hunting expeditions in Yellowstone National Park...
OUTLAWS Ep. 6 | Black Jack Ketchum: “In Hell For Dinner”
Legends of the Old West - February 22, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsThomas “Black Jack” Ketchum and members of his gang rob trains in New Mexico until they become the most wanted men in the territory. Lawmen systematically dismantle the gang until only Ketchum remains. He attempts a train robbery alone and it proves to be the final act of his career. New Mexico w...
OUTLAWS Ep. 5 | Black Jack Ketchum: “Westbound and Down”
Legends of the Old West - February 15, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsTom Ketchum roams some of the same ground as Jim Miller. When Ketchum is suspected of murder in Texas, he flees to New Mexico and Arizona. He returns to Texas for the pivotal point in his criminal career: to rob his first train. After a successful heist, he establishes himself as the leader of an...
OUTLAWS Ep.4 | Jim Miller: “The Downfall of Deacon Jim”
Legends of the Old West - February 08, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsJim Miller’s killing spree continues. He targets his own business partner, and a lawyer, and a Deputy U.S. Marshal, and possibly the famous sheriff, Pat Garrett. Miller stays out of trouble, as usual, until he travels to Oklahoma to dispose of another Deputy U.S. Marshal. The evidence against him...
OUTLAWS Ep. 3 | Jim Miller: “Born Bad”
Legends of the Old West - February 01, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsIn the 1890s, Jim Miller emerges from central Texas as a strange combination: he’s both a religious fanatic and a cold-blooded killer. He drifts west to the El Paso area and becomes embroiled in a long-running feud with a local sheriff. The body count rises; controversy and rumor follow Miller ev...
OUTLAWS Ep. 2 | Joaquin Murrieta: “The Five Joaquins”
Legends of the Old West - January 25, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsJoaquin Murrieta’s gang dominates central California for more than two years. To stop the bandit king, the governor authorizes the formation of the special unit. Captain Henry Love and his new California Rangers confront Murrieta and claim victory over the most famous outlaw in the region. But do...
OUTLAWS Ep. 1 | Joaquin Murrieta: “Bandit King”
Legends of the Old West - January 18, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAfter the Mexican-American War, a young man from Sonora, Mexico, travels to the new state of California. He brings his new bride, and they hope to help the young man's older brother establish a ranch. But the young man experiences two terrible tragedies in quick succession. In his quest for venge...
NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 6 | “Fight No More Forever”
Legends of the Old West - December 21, 2022 08:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsThe Nez Percé have performed an extraordinary feat: they have traveled more than 1,300 miles and repelled three American armies in a series of battles and smaller skirmishes. But they are sore and exhausted. They are within reach of the Canadian border and freedom, but another American army joins...
NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 5 | “The Medicine Line”
Legends of the Old West - December 14, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsThe Nez Percé escape the Battle of Big Hole and move into Yellowstone National Park. Their options are limited and they choose a treacherous path over a mountain range to try to lose their army pursuers. But the army catches the Nez Percé at a narrow canyon and tries to end the conflict before th...
NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 4 | “Thunder In The Mountains”
Legends of the Old West - December 07, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsThe Nez Percé are on the run. They cross the Bitterroot Mountains and arrive in Montana. They believe they have left their troubles behind and can start fresh in a new territory. But they soon learn the truth. They are shunned, and sometimes betrayed, by their friends. A new American army unit jo...
NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 3 | “Battle of Clearwater”
Legends of the Old West - November 30, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsA few days after the Battle of White Bird Canyon, an army unit attacks a Nez Percé village. After the fight, the army unit becomes trapped at an abandoned ranch by the advancing Nez Percé column. The smaller fights lead to a two-day battle along the banks of the Clearwater River. The aftermath fo...
NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 2 | “A Hornet’s Nest”
Legends of the Old West - November 23, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsIn the summer of 1876, the murder of a Nez Percé man nearly starts the war. The following summer, a series of attacks by the Nez Percé against settlers who had invaded their homeland pushes the conflict over the edge. Two days of bloody attacks leads to the first battle between soldiers and warri...
NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 1 | “50 Years of Peace”
Legends of the Old West - November 16, 2022 08:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsFor about 50 years, there was relative peace in the U.S. and the Nez Percé. There were outbreaks of violence, like the Whitman Massacre, but not the continual warfare that existed between the U.S. army and other tribes. Tensions rose dramatically in the 1850s and 1860s when the U.S. proposed trea...