From old-time radio and classic Hollywood Westerns like The Lone Ranger to blockbuster games like Red Dead Redemption, the violence,... more

This episode explores how violence unfolded in Dodge City, Kansas, and other small towns around the Santa Fe Trail during... more

In this episode, we dive deep into how people connect to the past through living history and genealogy. Interviews with... more

In this episode, we delve into the forgotten narratives of Black cowboys along the historic Santa Fe Trail. Through the... more

Recovering the stories of different types of women in the West reveals a broader spectrum of experiences in nineteenth-century North... more

When we look back on the emblematic historical figures of the Santa Fe Trail, we often think of a merchant... more

This episode maps out the spiritual landscape of the Santa Fe Trail, exploring the fraught collision between Indigenous religious practices,... more

In this episode, listeners are invited on a journey through time and tradition. Exploring the parallels between a beloved 1990s... more

This episode focuses on the challenges and complications faced by the US Army to secure the Santa Fe Trail leading... more

What made the Missouri Mule such an important part of the state’s history and identity? Solving this riddle takes us... more