"Jeb" Stuart's Letter About The Battle of Solomon’s Fork
Send us Fan Mail A 17-day march ends with a shock of movement on the open Plains: roughly 300 Cheyenne warriors in line of battle and the US cavalry scrambling to form up before the infantry can even ...
12 Huhti 6min
A Handful Of Men Mark The Gateway West
Send us Fan Mail Mud, rain, and a riverbank so soft every step sinks, that’s where Fort Dodge begins. We rewind to April 10, 1865, and follow Captain Henry Pearce and a tired group of soldiers as they...
10 Huhti 3min
The Killing Of Ed: April 9, 1878
Send us Fan Mail Dodge City doesn’t just welcome the cattle drives; it feeds on them. When the herds arrive, so do the wages, the whiskey, the gambling, and the dance halls, and the town’s “wide open”...
9 Huhti 13min
What Does It Take To Turn Chaos Into Law
Send us Fan Mail A county doesn’t feel “real” until paperwork can beat chaos, and Ford County’s origin story proves it. We head back to April 5, 1873, when Kansas Governor Thomas Osborne signs the pro...
9 Huhti 9min
Andrew Russell: Ford’s Founding Day
Send us Fan Mail A town doesn’t start with a skyline. Sometimes it starts with frost-stiff grass, a quiet riverbank, and a man deciding the future should live right here. We’re looking back at Tuesday...
8 Huhti 6min
We’ve got some big news from the frontier!
Send us Fan Mail We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Wild West Podcast has been ranked #3 on PodRanker’s list of the Top 15 Best Western Podcasts of 2026! A huge thank you to our incredible l...
6 Huhti 56s
April 1, 1939 Turns Dodge City Into Hollywood
Send us Fan Mail April 1 in the Great Plains isn’t just a punchline. We start with the kind of frontier humor that could make or break you: trail-boss tricks like sending a newcomer for a bucket of st...
31 Maalis 7min
Boot Hill Unmasked: The Real People Behind Dodge City’s Deadliest Year
Send us Fan Mail Boot Hill gets talked about like a legend, but legends get lazy. We wanted the names, the dates, and the ugly little details that show how Dodge City earned its reputation before the ...
15 Maalis 28min
