Buffalo Bill loses his best friend, Texas Jack, but he discovers a path toward resurgence in the entertainment business. A Fourth of July party evolves into the life-changing production that will be called Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. The spectacle’s initial success prompts Bill to hire Annie Oakley and Sitting Bull, and Bill embarks on a 20-year career as the ... Show More
Jan 2024
BUFFALO BILL Ep. 6 | “‘Tin Jesus On Horseback’”
Difficult times are ahead for Buffalo Bill Cody in the final years of his life. He helps found the town of Cody, Wyoming, but its creation, and other investments, lead to dire financial trouble. Bill’s marriage falls apart in a public scandal and he experiences more personal trag ... Show More
31m 38s
Jan 2024
UPDATE | “Summer of 1876” Event Announcements!
Join us for two upcoming events in 2024 about Chris’s book, “The Summer of 1876”
February 2, 2024 – 2:00-3:00pm presentation
3:00pm Book Signing
Scottsdale, Arizona
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West
Presentation and Book Signing
**FREE to the public
March 9-10, 20 ... Show More
5m 35s
May 2024
The Man Who Invented The Wild West
Rerun: Gun totin’, horse ridin’ spectacular ‘Buffalo Bill’s Wild West’ opened in Omaha, Nebraska on 17th May, 1883 - the start of a multi-decade run.
With a cast of hundreds, including Calamity Jane, Sitting Bull, and Annie ‘Get Your Gun’ Oakley, it toured the world - and forever ... Show More
11m 17s
Sep 2021
Introducing: Wild Wild West
In this special collection of Parcast episodes, we’re revisiting the lore and tackling the tallest of tales from an era that’s endlessly mythologized in American pop culture — the Wild West. From bloody feuds to gunslinging bandits, unsolved murders to centuries-old mysteries, sa ... Show More
15m 54s