The idea of families fighting it out for some reason or another is as old as civilization itself.  Today we put an American spin on the idea with the Hatfields and the McCoys- two families battling in the isolated woods of Appalachia for... what?

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If you're from Nebraska or the Great Plains, you may have heard about Febold Feboldsen.  He's a Swedish farmer who comes West and settles in the plains- his biggest foe is the weather.  This week he'll team up with Paul Bunyan and solve the problem of fences in Kansas.

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A venerated spirit and a local saint- both springing from the narcotics culture.

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Last week I married a wonderful woman- how do you make an occasion like that on a podcast?  I can't give you each a piece of cake, but I can give you a quick list of fun wedding traditions.  

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The Mormon community has a rich history and folklore.  Today its Cain walking the Earth and the Three Nephites

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The stories from 'Myths of the Cherokee'.  Kids don't listen to their mothers, man lie to gets a girl's attention, and the world is created.

We'll meet quite a few outlaws as we travel through Western Folklore.  Some will be villains, and some will be legends.  Sam Bass was the first outlaw to be loved by the people and hated by the law.

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The conclusion of Daniel Boone, the man everyu frontiersman wanted to be.

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In the era before the Internet, people used to discuss, debate, and pass around song lyrics.  Today, four instances of songs that turned into folklore: La Cucaracha, Yankee Doodle, and two others you've heard of.

Daniel Boone, the man who would be the template for the American Frontiersman, travels through the Cumberland Gap to settle the land of Kentucky.  Survival and determination help the little settlement hold out against the threat of extermination.

This is Part One of Two.

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