Buffalo Bill Cody takes his popular Wild West production to Europe for years of tours and performances for royalty and the average fan alike. But as the production experiences unprecedented success abroad, tension builds at home in America between Native American societies and the U.S. government. The Ghost Dance movement gains momentum and leads to tragedie ... 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
Feb 2024
OUTLAWS Ep. 1 | Sam Bass: “Indiana Cowboy”
Sam Bass began life as a typical farm boy in the midwestern United States. But as he grew older, and experienced more than his fair share of family tragedy, he dreamed of becoming a Texas cowboy. After a detour through Mississippi, he made it to Texas and started living his dream ... Show More
31m 56s
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
Jan 2023
“The NOT So Wild, Wild West”
On this episode of Our American Stories, As part of our rule of law series, P.J. Hill, rancher and co-author of “The Not So Wild, Wild West: Property Rights on the Frontier,” explains the misunderstanding behind the American West. Find his book here (https://www.amazon.com/Not-So ... Show More
10m 49s