Latest Texashistory Podcast Episodes
Kit Carson's Failure
The Wild West Extravaganza - January 19, 2022 03:51 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsIn 1849 a trader named James White decided to break from his wagon train and push on ahead with just his family and a few men. The outcome was about as bad as anything you could imagine; the men were dead, and the women taken captive. The subsequent rescue mission was led by none other than Kit C...
Big Alice & the Battle of the Bordellos
The Wild West Extravaganza - January 05, 2022 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsHell hath no fury like a woman scorned, ain’t that what they say? But what happens when it’s also a woman doing the scorning? And what happens if that hell is just El Paso, Texas? One helluva girl fight, that’s what! Join me as we take a look at Old West madam Fat Alice Abbot and the fight she go...
Big Nose George | Wyoming Bandit
The Wild West Extravaganza - January 03, 2022 03:54 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsGeorge Parrot - aka Big Nose George – was a basic run-of-the-mill road agent. Trains, stagecoaches, general stores – they were all fair game for Big Nose and the boys. Sometimes he was successful and sometimes he wasn’t, but he was always down to try. Unfortunately for George the long arm of the ...
Satanta's Flight | Kiowa
The Wild West Extravaganza - December 22, 2021 17:16 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsKiowa Chief Satanta – known as the great orator – was an influential leader of his people and participant in both battles of Adobe Walls. Arrested by Custer. Very close to killing General Sherman. Eventually tried for murder - found guilty - and sentenced to prison, Satanta allegedly committed s...
Coming Soon | 2022 Trailer
The Wild West Extravaganza - December 12, 2021 11:42 - 52 seconds ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsBrand spanking new tales of the wild and woolly west, headed your way January 5th, 2022! And boy, let me tell you - it feels good to be behind the mic once again! Just thought I'd release this little trailer to give you a sneak peak at what I'm working on.
Old Henry Falls Hard | Movie Review
The Wild West Extravaganza - November 08, 2021 12:22 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsJust thought I'd check in and give my take on two western movies - Old Henry and The Harder They Fall. WARNING: SPOILER ALERTS!!!! Remember, The Wild West Extravaganza will return in all of it's profane glory in January of 2022. Check out my website for more true tales from the wild and wo...
Jim Clyman | Iconic Fur Trapper
The Wild West Extravaganza - October 18, 2021 06:45 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsJim Clyman is a name that pops up consistently in all the books I’ve read on mountain men and fur trappers, but I never really dived into the guy until now. Veteran of the War of 1812, General Ashley’s 1824 Expedition, AND the Black Hawk War, as well as friend and contemporary to guys like Jededi...
Mountain Man Jim Clyman & UPDATE!
The Wild West Extravaganza - October 18, 2021 06:45 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsJim Clyman is a name that pops up consistently in all the books I’ve read on mountain men and fur trappers, but I never really dived into the guy until now. Veteran of the War of 1812, General Ashley’s 1824 Expedition, AND the Black Hawk War, as well as friend and contemporary to guys like Jeded...
53 - Bill Longley - The Deadliest Gun in Texas
The Wild West Extravaganza - August 16, 2021 16:24 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsThere’s just no denying that Texas produced its fair share of stone-cold killers in the latter part of the 19th century. Men like John Wesley Hardin, King Fisher, Clay Allison, the outlaw Sam Bass, and of course the notorious Deacon Jim Miller. And then there’s Bill Longley, considered by some...
Bill Longley | The Deadliest Gun in Texas
The Wild West Extravaganza - August 16, 2021 16:24 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsThere's just no denying that Texas produced its fair share of stone-cold killers in the latter part of the 19th century. Men like John Wesley Hardin, King Fisher, Clay Allison, and of course the notorious Deacon Jim Miller. And then there’s Bill Longley, considered by some to be one of the deadli...
52 - Chief Joseph & the Nez Perce War
The Wild West Extravaganza - July 25, 2021 10:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsIn the summer of 1877 Chief Joseph and the peaceful Nez Perce went to war with the U.S. Government in a running fight that spanned four states and 1,170 miles. Who was Chief Joseph? Why’d Buffalo Bill call him “the greatest Indian ever produced?” And why did the Nez Perce go to war? I’ve been l...
Chief Joseph & the Nez Perce War
The Wild West Extravaganza - July 25, 2021 10:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsIn the summer of 1877 Chief Joseph and the peaceful Nez Perce went to war with the U.S. Government in a running fight that spanned four states and 1,170 miles. Who was Chief Joseph? Why’d Buffalo Bill call him “the greatest Indian ever produced?” And why did the Nez Perce go to war? I’ve been loo...
51 - Billy the Kid's Last Stand
The Wild West Extravaganza - July 05, 2021 17:56 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsDiscovered sometime prior to 1952 in the Florida Mountains of Southwestern New Mexico, the “Last Stand Note” - written on a piece of tobacco paper and stuffed inside an empty shell case - reads as follows: This is our last shell and about 10 Indians left so our chances look slim, but we are go...
Billy the Kid's Last Stand
The Wild West Extravaganza - July 05, 2021 17:56 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsDiscovered sometime prior to 1952 in the Florida Mountains of Southwestern New Mexico, the “Last Stand Note” - written on a piece of tobacco paper and stuffed inside an empty shell case - reads as follows: This is our last shell and about 10 Indians left so our chances look slim, but we are going...
50 - Tom Tobin & The Bloody Espinosas
The Wild West Extravaganza - June 20, 2021 19:16 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsWhen Felipe Espinosa and younger brother Vivian were feeling bloody, the bodies were sure to follow. And in the spring and summer of 1863, there was certainly no shortage of bodies. Some victims were shot at long distances while others were casualties of more close-in work with blade or axe. And...
Tom Tobin & The Bloody Espinosas
The Wild West Extravaganza - June 20, 2021 19:16 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsWhen Felipe Espinosa and his younger brother Vivian were feeling bloody, the bodies were sure to follow. And in the spring and summer of 1863, there was certainly no shortage of bodies. Some victims were shot at long distances while others were casualties of more close-in work with blades or axe....
49 - Commodore Perry Owens & The Pleasant Valley War
The Wild West Extravaganza - June 14, 2021 13:47 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsGREETINGS! This is a Podcast Swap, hosted by my friend Michael from the podcast Texas History Lessons! After you give this a listen make sure you check out his website for the latest episode of Texas History Lessons - hosted by yours truly - on the 1919 Texas Ranger Investigation! https://www...
Commodore Perry Owens & The Pleasant Valley War
The Wild West Extravaganza - June 14, 2021 13:47 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsThis is a Podcast Swap, hosted by my friend Michael from the podcast Texas History Lessons! After you give this a listen make sure you check out his website for the latest episode of Texas History Lessons - hosted by yours truly - on the 1919 Texas Ranger Investigation! https://www.texashistoryl...
48 - The First Battle of Adobe Walls
The Wild West Extravaganza - May 31, 2021 16:25 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsIn 1864 famed frontiersman Kit Carson took a force of several hundred soldiers into the heart of the Llano Estacada in an attempt to punish the Comanche for their recent raids. What followed was a bloody fight now known as the first Battle of Adobe Walls, as Carson and his men kicked the horne...
The First Battle of Adobe Walls
The Wild West Extravaganza - May 31, 2021 16:25 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsIn 1864 famed frontiersman Kit Carson took a force of several hundred soldiers into the heart of the Llano Estacado in an attempt to punish the Comanche for their recent raids. What followed was a bloody fight now known as the first Battle of Adobe Walls, as Carson and his men kicked the hornet’s...
47 - Elfego Baca & The Frisco Gunfight
The Wild West Extravaganza - May 17, 2021 16:58 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsWyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday, Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickock - These are the names of legends. Names I think most people – even those with no interest in old west history – will find familiar. But for every one of these guys there were a dozen others who were every bit as deadly and...
Elfego Baca & The Frisco Gunfight
The Wild West Extravaganza - May 17, 2021 16:58 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsWyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday, Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickok - These are the names of legends. Names I think most people – even those with no interest in old west history – will find familiar. But for every one of these guys, there were a dozen others who were every bit as deadly and ca...
46 - Bloody Bill Anderson & the Missouri Bushwhackers
The Wild West Extravaganza - April 26, 2021 10:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 56 ratings“I will show you that I can kill men with as much skill and rapidity as anybody. From this time on I ask no quarter and I will give none” – these were the words spoken by Bloody Bill Anderson, shortly before he executed and scalped over twenty men. According to those who rode with Anderson he ...
Bloody Bill Anderson & the Missouri Bushwhackers
The Wild West Extravaganza - April 26, 2021 10:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 56 ratings“I will show you that I can kill men with as much skill and rapidity as anybody. From this time on I ask no quarter and I will give none” – these were the words spoken by Bloody Bill Anderson, shortly before he executed and scalped over twenty men. According to those who rode with Anderson he was...
45 - Hugh Glass - Frontiersman
The Wild West Extravaganza - April 05, 2021 16:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsFrontiersman Hugh Glass was mauled by a grizzly bear in 1823. Left for dead, stripped of his belongs, and covered in maggots, he defied all odds and made a 250-mile journey on foot through hostile territory. But that’s only half the story. On this episode we’re going to talk pirates, we’re goi...
45 - Hugh Glass
The Wild West Extravaganza - April 05, 2021 16:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsFrontiersman Hugh Glass was mauled by a grizzly bear in 1823. Left for dead, stripped of his belongs, and covered in maggots, he defied all odds and made a 250-mile journey on foot through hostile territory. But that’s only half the story. On this episode we’re going to talk pirates, we’re goi...
Hugh Glass | Frontiersman
The Wild West Extravaganza - April 05, 2021 16:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsFrontiersman Hugh Glass was mauled by a grizzly bear in 1823. Left for dead, stripped of his belongs, and covered in maggots, he defied all odds and made a 250-mile journey on foot through hostile territory. But that’s only half the story. On this episode we’re going to talk pirates, we’re going ...
44 - The Bronco Apache - The Last of the Wild
The Wild West Extravaganza - March 22, 2021 14:57 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsOn May 6th, 1877, just ten months after the battle of Little Big Horn, the legendary Crazy Horse led nearly 900 Lakota & Cheyenne to Fort Robinson, Nebraska. It was time to surrender. Five months later in October of 1877 Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce would do the same. To fight no more, foreve...
Bronco Apache | The Last of the Wild
The Wild West Extravaganza - March 22, 2021 14:57 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsOn May 6th, 1877, just ten months after the battle of Little Big Horn, the legendary Crazy Horse led nearly 900 Lakota & Cheyenne to Fort Robinson, Nebraska. It was time to surrender. Five months later in October of 1877 Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce would do the same. To fight no more, foreve...
44 - The Bronco Apache
The Wild West Extravaganza - March 22, 2021 14:57 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsOn May 6th, 1877, just ten months after the battle of Little Big Horn, the legendary Crazy Horse led nearly 900 Lakota & Cheyenne to Fort Robinson, Nebraska. It was time to surrender. Five months later in October of 1877 Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce would do the same. To fight no more, foreve...
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