Latest Lawmen Podcast Episodes
BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT
Legends of the Old West - November 09, 2022 08:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsHere is the official announcement of Chris’s book — “Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends In The Season That Defined The American West.” It will be released June 13, 2023, from St. Martin’s Press, but PRE ORDERS available now! Use the link below to reserve your copy today… https://read....
TOM HORN Ep. 6 | “The Murder of Willie Nickell”
Legends of the Old West - October 26, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsIn July of 1901, 14-year-old Willie Nickell is found dead near his family’s farm. Residents of southern Wyoming are outraged, but there are very few leads in the case. The investigation begins to focus on Tom Horn, and lawmen will need a creative plan to trap him. A deputy U.S. marshal and a dist...
TOM HORN Ep. 5 | “The Hunt for Butch and Sundance”
Legends of the Old West - October 19, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsTom moves back to Wyoming near the same time that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid organize the last major train robbery of the Old West. Tom joins the manhunt for the most wanted fugitives in America, but the only result is that he becomes associated with four more murders. As bad as that fias...
TOM HORN Ep. 4 | “Have Gun - Will Travel”
Legends of the Old West - October 12, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsTom Horn and his employer are infuriated by the results of a cattle rustling case. Shortly thereafter, a small rancher is murdered. Then another is murdered. Tom Horn becomes the primary suspect, but charging Tom with a crime is easier said than done. After the murders, Tom returns to Arizona to ...
TOM HORN Ep. 3 | “The Johnson County War”
Legends of the Old West - October 05, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsTom Horn helps recruit a mercenary army on behalf of the cattle barons and they kill two men outside Buffalo, Wyoming. The mercenaries meet their match when the sheriff recruits a posse to oppose the cattle barons. After the war cools down, Tom starts working directly for the cattle barons and be...
TOM HORN Ep. 2 | “Pinkerton Detective”
Legends of the Old West - September 28, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAfter Tom helps track some horse thieves, he receives a recommendation to join the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. He heads north to Colorado, and before long, he and the agency learn of a range war in Johnson County, Wyoming. The violence is escalating, and Tom Horn is the perfect man to go...
TOM HORN Ep. 1 | “Arizona Wars”
Legends of the Old West - September 21, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsTom Horn battles through a rough childhood and then heads west like many young men of the era. He lands in Arizona and quickly finds himself embroiled in the Apache Wars and the Pleasant Valley War. In that crucible, he begins to learn that he is good at a dark trade. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-f...
Introducing "Real Outlaws" from Noiser
Legends of the Old West - September 07, 2022 08:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsNed Kelly is the model social bandit, an Australian legend without equal – even today he’s still considered a symbol of rebellion against the establishment. But what’s the truth behind the myth? We journey into the harsh bushland territories of Colonial Australia to see what happens when the fo...
THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 6 | Bill Tilghman: “The End of the Outlaws”
Legends of the Old West - August 24, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAs the battle raged between the U.S. Marshals and the Doolin-Dalton Gang, Tilghman narrowly missed a legendary – but tragic – shootout between the two sides. In the aftermath, an elite group of manhunters, including Tilghman, pursued the gang day and night. Tilghman had the honor of cornering Bil...
THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 5 | Bill Tilghman: “Dodge City Deputy”
Legends of the Old West - August 17, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsBill Tilghman grew up idolizing Wild Bill Hickok. When Tilghman was 24, he became a full-time lawman in Dodge City during the peak of its wild years as one of the wickedest towns in the West. He worked with the Earp brothers and the Masterson brothers, and occasionally, Doc Holliday. And he lured...
THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 4 | Chris Madsen: “Oklahoma Lawman”
Legends of the Old West - August 10, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsOne of the most dangerous jobs in Oklahoma Territory is that of a U.S. Marshal. After the Doolin-Dalton Gang robs a series of trains, Deputy Marshal Chris Madsen and his posse fought in deadly shootouts to stop the gang once and for all. There were casualties on both sides, but Madsen and the mar...
THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 3 | Chris Madsen: “Soldier of Fortune”
Legends of the Old West - August 03, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsChris Madsen was a Danish immigrant with a colorful past, but one thing was certain: he loved action. When he moved to America, he joined the Fifth Cavalry and fought on the Northern Plains for nearly 15 years. Then, he traded his uniform for a Deputy U.S. Marshal badge and started chasing bandit...
THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 2 | Heck Thomas: “Tracking the Dalton Gang”
Legends of the Old West - July 27, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsThe Dalton Gang plagued Oklahoma Territory in the early 1890s. After the disastrous Coffeyville Raid, the gang reformed as the Doolin-Dalton Gang, with Bill Doolin at the helm. The U.S. Marshals hired a legion of deputies, including Chris Madsen and Bill Tilghman, to bring down the gang, and Heck...
THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 1 | Heck Thomas: “Fort Worth Detective Association”
Legends of the Old West - July 20, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsHenry Thomas, Jr., better known as Heck Thomas, was a young lawman in Georgia before he caught what he called “a severe case of Texas fever.” He became an express messenger on a railroad and then a self-made detective. He squared off with notorious outlaws like Sam Bass and the Lee Brothers, and ...
ENCORE I DODGE CITY Ep. 5: “The Last Hurrah”
Legends of the Old West - June 29, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsIn Tombstone, Arizona, events lead Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday to the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. And then Wyatt and Doc seek further justice on the outlaws who attack Wyatt’s brothers. Wyatt’s posse ends up in Colorado where Bat Masterson intervenes to save their lives. And then Wyatt, Bat and ...
ENCORE I DODGE CITY Ep. 4: “The Battle of the Plaza”
Legends of the Old West - June 22, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAfter a shocking murder in April 1878, another murder rocks Dodge City in October. Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and an all-star posse attempt to bring the killer to justice. A year later, Wyatt and Bat leave town for good. Bat gambles in Colorado, but he soon joins Wyatt in Tombstone, Arizona. But B...
ENCORE I DODGE CITY Ep. 3: “Wicked Town”
Legends of the Old West - June 15, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsWyatt Earp meets Doc Holliday while trailing outlaws to Texas. In Dodge, Bat Masterson takes a new law job and his older brother, Ed, becomes town marshal. But Ed’s life is in danger. In the first six months, he finds himself in two gunfights, and the second has tragic consequences. Join Black Ba...
ENCORE I DODGE CITY Ep. 2: “Wyatt Earp, Lawman & Legend”
Legends of the Old West - June 08, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsWyatt Earp crisscrosses the West as a stagecoach driver, a teamster and a lawman. He experiences tragedy and triumph, and he builds a reputation as a relentless lawman. By the summer of 1876, he and his friend Bat Masterson are on patrol in Dodge City with an all-star cast of legendary lawmen. Jo...
ENCORE I DODGE CITY Ep. 1: “Bat Masterson, Hunter & Hero”
Legends of the Old West - June 01, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsBat Masterson hunts buffalo in western Kansas. He fights in the Second Battle of Adobe Walls. He plays a key role in an Army rescue mission. He meets his lifelong friend, Wyatt Earp. And the journeys of both young men lead them toward an up-and-coming cowtown called Dodge City. Join Black Barrel+...
UPDATE | Schedule announcement
Legends of the Old West - May 18, 2022 08:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAn update on the schedules for Legends of the Old West and Infamous America for the second half of 2022… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 6 | Pearl Hart: “The Stagecoach Robber, part 2”
Legends of the Old West - May 11, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsIn Arizona Territory, Peart Hart’s adventures escalated and intensified. She robbed a stagecoach, tried to outrun the law, escaped from jail, and ended up in the notorious Yuma Prison. Her exploits made headlines across the country, but her fame was fleeting in the waning days of the Old West. J...
WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 5 | Pearl Hart: “The Stagecoach Robber, part 1”
Legends of the Old West - May 04, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsPeart Hart faced extreme trauma as a young girl and eventually ran away from home with her sister. They crisscrossed the East Coast and Midwest of America and committed petty crimes and minor burglaries. They landed in jail and spent time in reformatories. By the time Pearl was in her 20s, she ma...
WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 4 | Belle Starr: “The Bandit Queen, part 2”
Legends of the Old West - April 27, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsBelle and her husband Sam Starr stole horses and cattle, and worked with the outlaw network that was organized by Sam’s father. They faced justice in the courtroom of “Hanging Judge” Isaac Parker, but then resumed their outlaw lifestyles. Belle’s husband met a violent end, and her own death remai...
WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 3 | Belle Starr: “The Bandit Queen, part 1”
Legends of the Old West - April 20, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsBelle Starr grew up in Missouri during the Civil War and acted as a spy for Quantrill’s Raiders. Her husband and brothers embraced the outlaw lifestyle and became affiliated with Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang. Slowly but surely, Belle gravitated toward the outlaw trail herself. Join Bla...
WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 2 | Olive Oatman: “The Survivor”
Legends of the Old West - April 13, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsOlive Oatman endured a long, difficult wagon trip with her family from Illinois to Arizona Territory. Her wagon train was attacked by Apaches and she spent five years as a prisoner of the tribes of the Southwest. Near the end of her captivity, she was given the distinctive tattoos that made her f...
WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 1 | Stagecoach Mary: “The Trailblazer”
Legends of the Old West - April 06, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsMary Fields was a former slave who became the caretaker of a convent in Ohio before rushing west to help save the life of her closest friend. In Montana, she became a legendary stagecoach driver for the U.S. postal service and a towering figure in the town of Cascade. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-f...
Introducing "History Daily" from Airship and Noiser
Legends of the Old West - March 16, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsEvery weekday host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous moment that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day...
OUTLAWS Ep. 7 | Henry Plummer: “Montana Vigilantes”
Legends of the Old West - March 09, 2022 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsHenry Plummer becomes the sheriff of Bannack, Montana, but many believe he also runs a gang of killers and thieves. Before long, powerful men organize and authorize crews of vigilantes who systematically hang their enemies. Henry Plummer, the sheriff of Bannack, is first on the hit list, and his ...
OUTLAWS Ep. 6 | Henry Plummer: “Prisoner No. 1573”
Legends of the Old West - March 02, 2022 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsIn the wake of a deadly shootout near Nevada City, town marshal Henry Plummer kills a man whom he suspects is a danger to his wife. Plummer claims self defense, but a jury believes otherwise. Plummer lands in notorious San Quentin prison. After a short stint, Plummer begins a new life on the outl...
OUTLAWS Ep. 5 | Henry Plummer: “Support Your Local Marshal”
Legends of the Old West - February 23, 2022 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsHenry Plummer moves from New England to California and completes an improbable rise from failed miner to successful businessman to town marshal. But Plummer soon fears the powerful men of Nevada City, California as well as the rising threat of vigilante violence. And then the threat becomes reali...