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The Modern West
The Modern West
Wyoming Public Media

Exploring the evolving identity of the American West. Produced by Wyoming Public Media and PRX, The Modern West takes you on a... more

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Episodes

We Are Remarkable Creatures

For westerners, watching the fires burn through Los Angeles in the middle of winter feels like deja vu. It was... more

19 Feb 2025 · 22 minutes
The Modern West presents: United By Fire Episode 1

Wildfires are getting closer and closer to home. A new podcast by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science asks... more

05 Feb 2025 · 36 minutes
Neighbor is a Verb

Some think the cowboy has gone riding off into the sunset, never to return. But in our final episode, we... more

22 Jan 2025 · 35 minutes
Slow Waters Run Deep

Wyoming helped develop western water law, including the very idea that public waters belong to all of us. But the... more

08 Jan 2025 · 29 minutes
The Wide Open: Five Billboards Outside Livingston, Montana

The Endangered Species Act helped bring the Yellowstone-area grizzly population back from the brink of extinction. It also sparked controversy... more

18 Dec 2024 · 44 minutes
A Promise Never To Plow

A few years ago, the May family set off on a trailblazing path to protect their land, and the carbon... more

11 Dec 2024 · 33 minutes
Only One Bite

The Rardins are father and son cowboys watching climate change threaten their way of life. They’ve given up on the... more

27 Nov 2024 · 34 minutes
The Ranch Kid

Ranchers are having a really hard time these days. They’ve got more drought, more conflict, expensive land, high rates of... more

13 Nov 2024 · 25 minutes
Big is Fragile

We follow the cow’s journey from the mountain pasture to the feedlot and eventually the slaughterhouse. Along the way, we... more

30 Oct 2024 · 34 minutes
Nothing Heals

We head to Wyoming’s Red Desert - and hear the history of the 19th century range wars. They led to... more

16 Oct 2024 · 34 minutes
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