A Punitive March Turns Into A Saber Charge On The Kansas Frontier
Send us Fan Mail A river can look calm and still be a trap. We drop into the Solomon River valley in 1857, where the U.S. Army launches what many consider the first true campaign against the Plains In...
13 Apr 17min
"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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 56s
Iron Deadline
Send us Fan Mail A railroad can feel inevitable when you see it on a map. Up close, it’s a gamble with a hard deadline, exhausted men, and miles of empty country that refuse to cooperate. We pick up t...
3 Apr 20min
