SWINDLERS Ep. 5 | “Fool’s Gold”
Charles Baggs, who became known as Doc Baggs, followed the gold rush to Colorado in the late 1850s. He quickly decided that there were easier ways to make money than by mining for gold. For years, he ...
16 Aug 202332min
SWINDLERS Ep. 4 | “Lottie Deno”
A 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 G...
9 Aug 202333min
SWINDLERS Ep. 3 | “The Great Diamond Hoax”
In 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 N...
2 Aug 202332min
SWINDLERS Ep. 2 | “Riverboat Gambler”
George 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 bingeabl...
26 Jul 202331min
SWINDLERS Ep. 1 | “Soapy Smith”
From 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 w...
19 Jul 202331min
KIT CARSON Ep. 6 | “The Battle of Adobe Walls”
While 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 a...
21 Jun 202331min
KIT CARSON Ep. 5 | “The Navajo Long Walk”
Kit 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 eart...
14 Jun 202330min
KIT CARSON Ep. 4 | “Civil War”
By 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. I...
7 Jun 202331min
