History Colorado’s critically acclaimed podcast, Lost Highways: Dispatches from the Shadows of the Rocky Mountains, expands the history of the American West... more
The Sand Creek Massacre was the deadliest day in Colorado history, and it changed Cheyenne and Arapaho people forever. On... more
In 1881, white residents in the mining town of Gothic, Colorado lynched a Chinese man. Or did they? As the... more
With the new reality of megafires in the West, we take a look at what happens when history itself is... more
Colorado's San Luis Valley is the last place you might expect to find a centuries old lineage of Sephardic Jews. But... more
For nearly a century-and-a-half, archaeologists have been studying Mesa Verde in hopes of deciphering what happened to the Ancestral Puebloan... more
On this episode of Lost Highways, we look at the mustang, the wild horse of American myth and legend. Though... more
Westerns often reveal more about the period when they were produced than the era they portray, but the genre won't... more
On this episode of Lost Highways, we take you inside the history of NORAD, or North American Aerospace Defense Command.... more
Barney Ford was one of the most successful and resilient Black businessmen in the early American West. He came in... more
Cathay Williams was an African American Woman who was conscripted to work as General Philip Sheridan's cook during the Civil... more
In 1881, white residents in the mining town of Gothic, Colorado lynched a Chinese man. Or did they? As the latest episode... more