Latest Texashistory Podcast Episodes
Captain Jack & the Modoc War | The Last Stand of Captain Jack (Part 3)
The Wild West Extravaganza - October 12, 2022 15:59 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsFifty Modoc warriors defied the U.S. Army for nearly a year; outwitting and outfighting them on more than one occasion, & killing a General in the process. This is Part 3 of the series on Captain Jack and the Modoc War. Captain Jack & the Modoc War Pt 1 – https://open.spotify.com/episode/08Z5EY...
Captain Jack & the Modoc War | The Battle of the Stronghold (Part 2)
The Wild West Extravaganza - September 28, 2022 15:28 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsThis is part 2 in the series on the Modoc war. If you haven’t already listened to part 1, you may want to do so. Captain Jack & the Modoc War | Part 1 - https://www.wildwestextra.com/captain-jack-the-modoc-war/ We’ve already discussed the Modoc people, a bit of their history, and the unfortunate ...
Captain Jack & the Modoc War | The Drums of War (Part 1)
The Wild West Extravaganza - September 14, 2022 15:50 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsIn 1874 Kintpuash – better known as Captain Jack - led his small band of the Modoc people off of a reservation in southern Oregon and back to their homeland in Northern California. What occurred after would be one of the most expensive wars ever fought on U.S. soil; one which pitted just 50 to 60...
Kit vs Goliath
The Wild West Extravaganza - August 31, 2022 11:48 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsWhat happens when a young Kit Carson faces off against a mountain of a man at the annual fur trapper’s rendezvous? What IS a rendezvous, anyway? And who gets the girl??? Check out my website for more true tales from the wild and woolly west https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Email me! https://www...
Wild Bill Hickok | Part Three
The Wild West Extravaganza - August 17, 2022 14:54 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsThis is part 3 and the final installment of this series on Wild Bill Hickok. If you have not already listened to the first two episodes, please do so. Links below. We’ve already pretty much covered Bill’s entire life; his childhood, his adventures during the war, his time as a lawman, and - fi...
Wild Bill Hickok | Death in Deadwood (Part 3)
The Wild West Extravaganza - August 17, 2022 14:54 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsThis is part 3 and the final installment of this series on Wild Bill Hickok. If you have not already listened to the first two episodes, please do so. Links below. We’ve already pretty much covered Bill’s entire life; his childhood, his adventures during the war, his time as a lawman, and - final...
BONUS - Prey | Historically Accurate?
The Wild West Extravaganza - August 10, 2022 16:34 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsWarning: Spoiler Alerts! This is my take on Hulu’s new movie, Prey. Enjoy. Check out my website for more true tales from the wild and woolly west https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wildwe...
Wild Bill Hickok | Part Two
The Wild West Extravaganza - August 10, 2022 05:15 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsWild Bill leaves Independence after killing Davis Tutt and pursues employment as a scout and U.S Deputy Marshal. As Hickok’s notoriety increases, he goes on to serve as Marshal in the rough Kansas towns of Hays and Abilene before joining Buffalo Bill Cody and Texas Jack Omohundro in New York Cit...
Wild Bill Hickok | Legendary Lawman (Part 2)
The Wild West Extravaganza - August 10, 2022 05:15 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsWild Bill leaves Independence after killing Davis Tutt and pursues employment as a scout and U.S Deputy Marshal. As Hickok’s notoriety increases, he goes on to serve as Marshal in the rough Kansas towns of Hays and Abilene before joining Buffalo Bill Cody and Texas Jack Omohundro in New York City...
Wild Bill Hickok | Part One
The Wild West Extravaganza - August 01, 2022 13:20 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsFew names associated with the old west are as recognizable as Wild Bill Hickok. And for good reason. In many ways, Wild Bill was the quintessential westerner of the later 19th century. Wagon master, scout, soldier, spy, lawman, gambler, actor, and yeah…gunfighter. A man capable of extraordinar...
Wild Bill Hickok | Unveiling the Legend (Part 1)
The Wild West Extravaganza - August 01, 2022 13:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsFew names associated with the old west are as recognizable as Wild Bill Hickok. And for good reason. In many ways, Wild Bill was the quintessential Westerner of the later 19th century. Wagon master, scout, soldier, spy, lawman, gambler, actor, and yeah…gunfighter. A man capable of extraordinary f...
History Daily Presents - Jesse James & the Kid
The Wild West Extravaganza - July 20, 2022 16:44 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsUnfortunately due to technical difficulties there will be no new episode of The Wild West Extravaganza today. But don't you worry none, I'll be leaving you in the very capable hands of Lindsay Graham, the host of History Daily. You may know Lindsay from the excellent audio drama 1865. Or maybe A...
Cullen Baker | The First Fast Draw?
The Wild West Extravaganza - July 06, 2022 16:49 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsSaid to have killed hundreds of people – although the true number is likely far less than that – Cullen Baker was one of the more deadly men of the old west; a guy who didn’t blink when it came to dropping that hammer, a man to whom killing seemed to come naturally. Who was Cullen Baker? A pro...
Cullen Baker | The West's First Fast Draw?
The Wild West Extravaganza - July 06, 2022 16:49 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsSaid to have killed hundreds of people – although the true number is likely far less than that – Cullen Baker was one of the more deadly men of the old west; a guy who didn’t blink when it came to dropping that hammer, a man to whom killing seemed to come naturally. Who was Cullen Baker? A proud ...
Joaquin Murrieta
The Wild West Extravaganza - June 22, 2022 18:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsImagine for a second that you’re a young immigrant, lured to a foreign land with hopes of creating a better life for yourself and your family. Upon arrival, however, things don’t turn out quite like you dreamed and those in power decided to take everything from you that you hold dear. Your lan...
Joaquin Murrieta | California Bandit
The Wild West Extravaganza - June 22, 2022 18:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsImagine for a second that you’re a young immigrant, lured to a foreign land with hopes of creating a better life for yourself and your family. Upon arrival, however, things don’t turn out quite like you dreamed and those in power decided to take everything from you that you hold dear. Your land i...
Dewey Beard & a Horse Named Comanche
The Wild West Extravaganza - June 08, 2022 16:57 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsThis is a tale of two survivors. One, affectionately known as Comanche, was an 8-year veteran of the U.S. military. He was first wounded in battle against hostiles on the southern plains in 1868. And, when Custer led the charge at the Battle of Little Big Horn, our veteran was right there with hi...
Dewey Beard - Veteran of Little Bighorn & survivor of Wounded Knee
The Wild West Extravaganza - June 08, 2022 16:57 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsThis is a tale of two survivors. One, affectionately known as Comanche, was an 8-year veteran of the U.S. military. He was first wounded in battle against hostiles on the southern plains in 1868. And, when Custer led the charge at the Battle of Little Big Horn, our veteran was right there with hi...
The Brothers McCarty
The Wild West Extravaganza - May 25, 2022 13:06 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsThe Gambler lived his life as did many of his kind, quietly and in the shadows. Never making a mark nor desiring to do so. His long life spanned from the wild and rough days of Tombstone and Silver City to a modern era of airplanes, automobiles, and jazz, yet our Gambler would never make the hist...
Rube Burrow | Robin Hood of Alabama
The Wild West Extravaganza - May 10, 2022 14:45 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsRube Burrow got his start as an honest man. A simple cowboy and farmer with a wife and children. But when his wife died and the farm went belly up, Rube took to earning a living any way he could. And that way led him to become one of the most notorious and most wanted train robbers of the old we...
Rube Burrow | The Robinhood of Alabama
The Wild West Extravaganza - May 10, 2022 14:45 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsRube Burrow got his start as an honest man. A simple cowboy and farmer with a wife and children. But when his wife died and the farm went belly up, Rube took to earning a living in anyway he could. And that way led him to become one of the most notorious and most wanted train robbers of the old w...
Brushy Bill is a Lying Liar
The Wild West Extravaganza - April 22, 2022 01:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsThe outlaw Billy the Kid was allegedly killed at the age of 21 by Sheriff Pat Garrett in the year 1881. Skip ahead another 70 years and you have an elderly man known as Brushy Bill Roberts coming forward shattering the common historical narrative. He claimed to be the kid, said that he had escape...
Alfred Packer | Colorado Cannibal
The Wild West Extravaganza - April 06, 2022 18:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsApril 1874. Present day Colorado. A half-starved weather-beaten Alfred Packer came limping into the Los Pinos Indian Agency seeking refuge. Feet covered in rags he claimed he had a harrowing story to tell. The man was ushered in and given food which he vomited up almost as soon as he got it down....
The Bandit Killer
The Wild West Extravaganza - March 31, 2022 18:12 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsWhen future General George S. Patton saw his first taste of combat, he was a young officer on the Mexican border. But was this REALLY his first fight? Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Check out my website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Buy me a coffee! https://www.buy...
The Newton Massacre
The Wild West Extravaganza - March 16, 2022 16:47 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsThere’s two things you just don’t discuss in a beer joint: politics and religion. Reason being these topics tend to be a bit divisive. You add alcohol to the mix and things could get downright ugly. As was the case one sweltering August evening in Newton, Kansas. 1871. Two lawmen named Mike ...
The Shootout at Hide Park
The Wild West Extravaganza - March 16, 2022 16:47 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsThere are two things you just don’t discuss in a beer joint: politics and religion. The reason being these topics tend to be a bit divisive. You add alcohol to the mix and things could get downright ugly. As was the case one sweltering August evening in Newton, Kansas. 1871. Two lawmen named Mike...
BONUS - Obscure History | The Lawless Horrel Brothers
The Wild West Extravaganza - March 09, 2022 18:27 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsIn a remote corner of Oregon’s northeastern territory exists a mysterious and foreboding village. This is the legend of Sammyville. Listen and subscribe to Obscure History wherever you get your podcasts! Obscure History - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/obscure-history/id1496667775
La Matanza - The Slaughter
The Wild West Extravaganza - March 03, 2022 18:43 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsThe 1919 Texas Ranger Investigation - and the Canales Hearing that followed - shed light on misconduct and atrocities committed by one of the most legendary branches of law enforcement between the years 1910 and 1920. An era known to some as La Mantanza - The Slaughter. What events unfolded to ca...
Britt Johnson & the Searchers
The Wild West Extravaganza - February 17, 2022 17:44 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsIn October of 1864 Britton Johnson’s son was murdered and his wife and two surviving children were taken captive by a Kiowa War Party. Not willing to just sit back and hope for the best, Britt took matters into his own hands. Set out, alone, into Indian Territory. Determined to get his family bac...
The Arrest of Annie Oakley
The Wild West Extravaganza - February 02, 2022 04:13 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsAugust 1903. The famous Annie Oakley is arrested in Chicago for theft, a crime committed in order to obtain money to fuel her cocaine habit. And what a headline that made. America’s original sweetheart, the tiny sharpshooter who once entertained kings and queens, now reduced to petty thievery. Wa...
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