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Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

300 episodes · in order

Wyatt Earp, Jesse James, and Butch and Sundance. Lakota, Comanche and Apache. Wars, gunfights and robberies. This show covers the toughest lawmen, the wildest outlaws, and the deadliest towns — all the people and events that shaped the American West.

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  1. TOMBSTONE Ep. 1 | All That Glitters

    · 35 min · S2 E1

    Wyatt Earp earns a reputation as a peace officer in the tough cowtowns of Kansas before his brother Virgil entices him to move west. Doc Holliday begins a promising career as a dentist in Georgia before tuberculosis,…

  2. TOMBSTONE Ep. 2 | Lawdogs

    · 35 min · S2 E2 · Explicit

    Wyatt Earp and his brothers arrive in Tombstone, and immediately clash with the Clantons and McLaurys. Doc Holliday journeys to Tombstone and quickly makes enemies with important businessmen. Curly Bill Brocius kills…

  3. TOMBSTONE Ep. 3 | The O.K. Corral

    · 36 min · S2 E3 · Explicit

    A stagecoach robbery sets in motion events that will lead to the collision of the Earps and the Cowboys. The Cowboys transform into an outlaw army that almost starts a war with Mexico. Tensions between the Earps and…

  4. TOMBSTONE Ep. 4 | Helldorado

    · 39 min · S2 E4

    In the aftermath of the gunfight, Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday are taken to jail as they wait for a judge to decide if they should stand trial for murder. Newspapers fan the flames of chaos and ruin the reputations of…

  5. TOMBSTONE Ep. 5 | The Reckoning

    · 41 min · S2 E5

    Wyatt Earp takes the law into his own hands. He forms a posse that includes Doc Holliday and begins a quest to destroy the Cowboys. His pursuit becomes front page news across the country as newspapers begin to call it…

  6. TOMBSTONE Ep. 6 | Jeff Guinn Interview

    · 29 min · S2 E6 · Bonus

    Author Jeff Guinn wrote the New York Times bestseller, "The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral — And How It Changed the American West." He joined the show to dissect the most famous…

  7. TOMBSTONE Ep. 7 | Interview: Don Taylor & Mayor Dusty Escapule

    · 56 min · S2 E7 · Bonus

    In the final episode of Season Two, you'll hear from Tombstone city historian Don Taylor and Tombstone mayor Dusty Escapule. Don talks about the early days of the city; the fires that ripped through town in the 1880s;…

  8. Introducing INFAMOUS AMERICA | Season One: "Salem"

    · 7:14 · Bonus

    There are people whose names will live forever in American history: John Wilkes Booth, Benedict Arnold, Bonnie and Clyde. There are robberies, manhunts, prison riots and unexplained phenomena that are still debated…

  9. Legends Interview: Craig Johnson — "Depth of Winter"

    · 33 min

    Craig Johnson is back. He the New York Times bestselling author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries that are the basis for the Netflix show, "Longmire," and he recently joined the show for a second time while on tour to…

  10. JESSE JAMES | Introduction

    · 8:09 · Bonus

    Jesse James might be the most legendary outlaw who ever lived. He robbed banks, trains and stagecoaches from Missouri to West Virginia and Alabama to Minnesota. He achieved unparalleled fame and it ultimately led to…

  11. JESSE JAMES Ep. 1 | "American Outlaw"

    · 40 min · S3 E1

    In the aftermath of the Civil War, the South was in ruins. The leaders of the Missouri guerillas were dead. Jesse James and his older brother, Frank, rose to prominence and began their careers and killers and…

  12. JESSE JAMES Ep. 2 | "Confederate Avengers"

    · 39 min · S3 E2

    The James brothers partner with the Youngers to begin their careers robbing banks, trains and stagecoaches. As their fame rises, so does the death toll when the Pinkerton Detective Agency assigns agents to bring them…

  13. JESSE JAMES Ep. 3 | "Burn It Down"

    · 39 min · S3 E3

    The Pinkerton Detective Agency attacks the James family farm, but the ambush has terrible consequences and Jesse vows revenge. Jesse and Frank marry their longtime sweethearts and move out of Missouri for the first…

  14. JESSE JAMES Ep. 4 | "Northfield: All Hell"

    · 46 min · S3 E4

    The story of the catastrophic Northfield Raid begins... the James-Younger gang travels to Minnesota hoping for an easy score. Instead, they get shot to pieces by the townsfolk of Northfield while attempting to rob the…

  15. JESSE JAMES Ep. 5 | "Northfield: The Manhunt"

    · 51 min · S3 E5

    The Northfield raid was a disaster, and now the surviving members of the James-Younger gang face a desperate struggle to escape Minnesota. Hundreds of men chase them through the countryside until the outlaws are forced…

  16. JESSE JAMES Ep. 6 | "The Coward"

    · 53 min · S3 E6

    Three years after the Northfield raid, Jesse assembles a new gang to resume his career as a robber, but he quickly spirals downward into paranoia and suspicion. One by one, the new gang members fall as the law closes…

  17. RED CLOUD'S WAR 0 | Introduction

    · 5:36 · Trailer

    Red Cloud was the most feared and respected war chief on the northern plains in the 1860s. He watched the Lakota way of life crumble as the American nation expanded west. He built an unprecedented Native coalition. In…

  18. RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 1 | "The Road to Sand Creek"

    · 46 min · S4 E1

    Red Cloud rises from an obscure child with an alcoholic father to war chief of the Oglala band of the Lakota. As white civilization begins to destroy the Lakota way of life, he calls for war. But older chiefs urge…

  19. RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 2 | "Fighting Season"

    · 41 min · S4 E2

    After hearing the story of the Sand Creek Massacre, Red Cloud makes his first coordinated attacks on army outposts on the High Plains. In response, the U.S. Army sends thousands of troopers in pursuit of Red Cloud.…

  20. RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 3 | "Warning Signs"

    · 44 min · S4 E3

    In the summer of 1866, an untested colonel leads a battalion of infantry onto the High Plains. His mission is to open the Bozeman Trail and build a series of forts in the Powder River Country. Red Cloud issues a…

  21. RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 4 | "Fetterman's Fight"

    · 43 min · S4 E4

    After months of continuous attacks by Red Cloud’s forces, Crazy Horse argues the time is right for an all-out assault. It is winter 1866 and the small army outpost is virtually isolated on the High Plains. On December…

  22. RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 5 | "Endgame"

    · 40 min · S4 E5

    The army is shocked by Fetterman's Fight. The following spring, Red Cloud resumes his attacks and politicians in the east are stunned by his ability to keep a multi-tribal coalition in place for two fighting seasons in…

  23. RODEOHOUSTON 1 | "The Mission"

    · 48 min · Episode 1

    The first of three special episodes that go behind the scenes of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. We learn about the history and agricultural mission from President and CEO, Joel Cowley (3:05); we hear about the…

  24. RODEOHOUSTON 2 | "The Rodeo"

    · 35 min · Episode 2

    The second episode of our three-part series on the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo focuses on the rodeo. Catherine Schultz, Managing Director of Sports and Events Presentations, talks about the unique features of the…

  25. RODEOHOUSTON 3 | "The Music"

    · 30 min · Episode 3

    The final episode of our three-part series on the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Former Chief Operating Officer Leroy Shafer tells a great story about the Jackson 5 (1:58) and then we hear from Robert Earl Keen…

  26. TEXAS RANGERS | Introduction

    · 4:34 · Bonus

    They wore no uniforms. They implored no dress codes. But the men of the "spy companies" or "mounted volunteers" were easily recognized by their gruff appearance, superior horses and array of weapons. In the years…

  27. TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 1 | "A Captain Rises"

    · 44 min · S5 E1

    After the Texas revolution and the Great Comanche Raid, a Tennessean named John Coffee Hays rises to prominence as the commander of the Texas Rangers. Hays, along with captains Ben McCulloch, Samuel Walker and…

  28. TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 2 | "Fight Like The Devil"

    · 43 min · S5 E2

    Captain Jack Hays, Samuel Walker and a company of rangers fight a small battle with Comanches that has a big impact on history of the American West. The United States goes to war with Mexico and General Zachary Taylor…

  29. TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 3 | "War, and the Walker Colt"

    · 39 min · S5 E3

    President Polk is furious with General Taylor's ceasefire agreement with Mexico and he orders General Winfield Scott to continue the war. Jack Hays, Samuel Walker and John "RIP" Ford return to Mexico for the final push…

  30. TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 4 | "Comanche Moon"

    · 46 min · S5 E4

    The end of the Mexican-American War brings great change to the Texas Rangers. Heroes have been buried; the old captains move on; and new leaders emerge. The U.S. army builds two lines of forts in Texas and finally…

  31. TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 5 | "Naduah"

    · 54 min · S5 E5

    Texas Ranger Sul Ross makes a fateful discovery during an expedition against the Comanches, but the revelation has tragic consequences and it proves to be one of the most controversial and hotly debated topics in Texas…

  32. DEADWOOD Ep. 1 | W. Earl Brown Interview

    · 1 h 04 min · S6 E1 · Explicit

    "Deadwood" star W. Earl Brown gives us a behind-scenes-look at the TV show and the movie. Earl played "Dan Dority" in the HBO drama and he talks about a range of topics: the abrupt cancellation of the show, the moment…

  33. DEADWOOD Ep. 2 | Making The Movie

    · 52 min · S6 E2 · Explicit

    WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. Live from Deadwood the day after the movie premiere, actors W. Earl Brown, Geri Jewell and Keone Young tell behind-the-scenes stories of the production and share deeply personal moments…

  34. DEADWOOD Ep. 3 | "Fire, Flood and Gold"

    · 48 min · S6 E3

    The true stories of the fire that destroyed Deadwood in 1879; the flood that devastated the town in 1883; the mining baron, George Hearst, who consolidated the mines of the Black Hills into the richest gold mining…

  35. LEGENDS LITE | Women of Deadwood

    · 29 min

    An interview with Carolyn Weber, Executive Director of Deadwood History Inc., about three prominent women of Deadwood: Martha Bullock, Aunt Lou Marchbanks and Dr. Flora Hayward Stanford. On location from the Homestake…

  36. LEGENDS LITE | Ghosts of Deadwood

    · 34 min

    Interviews with Ty Sanford, Maurice Miller and Chris Carpenter. Ty Sanford of Deadwood Alive discusses the most cold-blooded attempted murder in Deadwood’s history and then highlights some creepy encounters in the…

  37. LEGENDS LITE | The Outlaw Harry Tracy

    · 22 min

    Harry Tracy terrorized the Pacific Northwest in the waning days of the Old West. He was a thief, an escape artist and a cold-blooded murderer. He ran with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and was said to be more…

  38. INFAMOUS AMERICA | Black Sox preview

    · 7:10 · Bonus

    Sports fans, this one is for you. On the Infamous America podcast, the story of one of the most notorious scandals in American sports history is about to unfold. It's the tale of the 1919 Chicago White Sox, who are…

  39. LEGENDS LITE | High West Whiskey

    · 32 min

    The story of how David Perkins, a biochemist, founded and named High West Whiskey. Learn the Old West meanings behind their “core four;” the laws necessary to make straight whiskey; how you can contribute to the…

  40. CRAIG JOHNSON INTERVIEW |"Land of Wolves"

    · 35 min

    New York Times best selling author, Craig Johnson, returns to the show to discuss his latest Walt Longmire mystery novel, "Land of Wolves." For all the aspiring authors in the audience, Craig also talks about some…

  41. UPDATE | Billy the Kid and the future

    · 8:51

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  42. BILLY THE KID | Prologue

    · 7:26 · Bonus

    The life of the most infamous outlaw in the history of the American West is steeped in mystery. This is the story of Henry McCarty, aka Henry Antrim, otherwise known as William H. Bonney, glorified in legend as Billy…

  43. BEAU L'AMOUR INTERVIEW | "Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures"

    · 42 min · Bonus

    Beau L'Amour is the son of legendary author Louis L'Amour and he joins the show to discuss a project called, "Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures." Beau helped produce two volumes of stories from his father's vast…

  44. JESSE JAMES D.C. Ep. 1 | "Retribution"

    · 38 min · S7 E1

    Frank and Jesse James grow into young men amid the chaos of the Civil War. They learn the skills and tactics of guerilla warfare in their home state of Missouri. And when the war is finished, they must decide on a new…

  45. JESSE JAMES D.C. Ep. 2 | "Armed Robbery"

    · 33 min · S7 E2

    Bank robberies pile up fast in the years after the Civil War. Frank and Jesse learn the tricks of the trade from their old guerilla comrades and then strike out on their own. But in their first solo action, Jesse…

  46. JESSE JAMES D.C. Ep. 3 | "Fame and Fortune"

    · 31 min · S7 E3

    A bank robbery Iowa jumpstarts the career of the James-Younger gang. A train robbery -- also in Iowa -- cements the gang as the premier outlaw group in America. The bandits' rise to stardom is fueled by their biggest…

  47. JESSE JAMES D.C. Ep 4 | "Blood on the Tracks"

    · 31 min · S7 E4

    A train robbery brings the Pinkerton Detective Agency back into the lives of the James-Younger gang. Undercover detectives attempt to infiltrate the gang but produce disastrous results. In the aftermath, the agency…

  48. JESSE JAMES D.C. Ep. 5 | "Midnight Rider"

    · 32 min · S7 E5

    Pinkerton detectives attack the James family farm and the results are deadly. The James-Younger gang robs a train in Missouri, but suffers a setback. The actions of a traitor push the gang to make the fateful decision…

  49. JESSE JAMES D.C. Ep. 6 | "Hellfire"

    · 31 min · S7 E6

    The Northfield raid begins badly and ends in disaster. A shootout engulfs the town as the James-Younger gang battles the citizenry in Old West urban combat. Both sides suffer losses and grievous injuries. Afterward,…

  50. JESSE JAMES D.C. Ep. 7 | "Manhunt"

    · 38 min · S7 E7

    After the Northfield shootout, the surviving members of the James-Younger gang flee the area. Posses scour the land in pursuit. The outlaws are plagued by terrible weather, rough terrain, and hundreds of manhunters.…

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