Wild West Podcast

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October 03, 2018 Bartholomew & the Fair Maiden Part 3: Farewell to the King
Part three begins on a quiet January morning in 1876 in the town of Mobeetie, Texas where Bat Masterson and Mollie Brennan are enjoying time together. The enjoyment between them becomes broken when seeing Melvin King enter Charlie Norton’s Saloon the place where Mollie works. The real and tragic love story between Bat Masterson and Mollie Brennan narrated by Brad Smalley is a story once conveyed will be everlasting in memory of a courageous act of ones sacrifice in the name of love.
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18 min
October 03, 2018 Bartholomew & the Fair Maiden Part 3: Farewell to the King for the Maiden is Dead
The real and tragic love story between Bat Masterson and Mollie Brennan narrated by Brad Smalley is a story once conveyed will be everlasting in memory of a courageous act of ones sacrifice in the name of love.
18 min
September 27, 2018 Bartholomew and the Fair Maiden: Part 2 The Lady of the Knight
From the writer and producer of “A Sportsman’s Paradise” brings you the story of “Bartholomew and the Fair Maiden.” Part two begins with Bat Masterson and Ben Thompson entering the Lady Gay Saloon in Mobeetie, Texas where Bat Masterson meets Mollie Brennan for the first time. The story narrated by Brad Smalley conveys Mollie's first-hand account of the assassination of Phil Cole by Wild Bill Hickok when she was in Abilene Kansas. Support the show
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22 min
September 27, 2018 Bartholomew and the Fair Maiden: Part 2
The story narrated by Brad Smalley conveys Mollie's first-hand account of the assassination of Phil Cole by Wild Bill Hickok when she was in Abilene Kansas.
22 min
September 16, 2018 Bartholomew and the Fair Maiden: Part 1 The Foreboding Melvin King
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From the writer and producer of “A Sportsman’s Paradise” brings you the story of “Bartholomew and the Fair Maiden.” Part one is the introduction of three-part series into the real and tragic love story between William Masterson and Mollie Brennan. The story narrated by Brad Smalley tells how William Masterson after leaving the buffalo hunting fields takes a job as a teamster hauling supplies between Fort Dodge and Fort Supply. It is at Fort Supply where Masterson first meets his nemeses a Corporal Melvin King. King is chased out of Fort Supply while William Masterson and 106 freighters lead by Billy Dixon move provisions to the new fort cantonment located along Sweetwater Creek. During their travel on the Jones and Plummer trail, Masterson ruminates the “Battle of Buffalo Wallow.” Masterson’s story is interrupted by the fierce winter storm of December 16, 1874. Only a few freighters make it through the storm, forcing Masterson to spend the remainder of the winter at Fort Elliot where he meets Ben Thompson. Purchase the book A Man in a Black Derby Hat at Amazon.
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24 min
September 16, 2018 Bartholomew and the Fair Maiden: Part 1
The story narrated by Brad Smalley explains how William Masterson after leaving the buffalo hunting fields takes on a job as a teamster hauling supplies between Fort Dodge and Fort Supply. It is in Fort Supply where Masterson first meets his nemeses a Corporal Melvin King.
24 min
August 31, 2018 Gamblers of Dodge City iBooks Give Away
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During the month of September, we will give away 50 free Gamblers of Dodge City iBooks. That is right, we are giving away 50 iBooks during the month of September. This is our way to say thank you to all of our listeners. All you need to do is to email us at [email protected] and tell us why you like our show or give us a suggestion for a Wild West podcast topic. We will then send you a redeemable iBook code for the Gamblers of Dodge City and the Games they played. Remember we only have 50 free iBooks in this months giveaway so be the first to write us. To learn more about how to use your redeemable code go to boothillproductions.com and select publications.
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4 min
August 25, 2018 Deadly Politics in Beautiful Bibulous Babylon
Dodge City, Kan., started out in 1872 as a wild outpost of buffalo hunters and soldiers, small in numbers, but marked by many violent deaths. It only took ten-years for Dodge City to build the wild and wicked reputation it had held since the town’s beginning. The city's population of 500 that first year was due almost entirely to the buffalo trade. The buffalo hunters and the soldiers from Fort Dodge came to the makeshift settlement to buy supplies, drink, and to get away from their boredom.
Even though a Town Company had organized the small settlement in August of 1872, the city was still unincorporated. The town had no elected or appointed officials. A county government had not yet been organized, and consequently, there were no courts, jails, or official law enforcement in the region. The closest known law was located in Hays City over 100 miles away. From August 1872 to July 1873, there were approximately thirty killings in Dodge City.
Deadly Politics in Beautiful Bibulous Babylon is written and produced by Mike King tells the story of how law and order were first started in Dodge City. The story narrated by Brad Smalley relives the time in Dodge City where vigilantes roamed the streets and how the city became divided over political differences when trying to establish six ordinances under the new township laws. Support the show
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16 min
August 16, 2018 Whiskey & Westerns on Wednesday & Mysterious Dave
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Whiskey and Westerns on Wednesday are proud to present the story of Mysterious Dave Mather’s. In this pod show, Brad Smalley introduces Knob Creek the selected Whiskey of the week and takes the trail of the life and times of Dave Mather’s. The show is a humorous edition of the ends and outs of the ambiguities of Mather’s lifestyle in the old west and recounts how he addressed the creeds of Dodge City.
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45 min
August 11, 2018 Part Six: Riding with Buffalo Herd: An Unforgettable Stampede and the Harsh Reality of Frontier Survival
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Ready to ride alongside a buffalo runner in a heart-stopping stampede? Buckle in as we journey across the prairie, engulfed by the thunderous vibrations of an imminent stampede and the palpable tension of survival. We'll cut through the thick, heavy air just before a storm, and give you a sense of the sheer magnitude and power of a buffalo herd on the move.

From the adrenaline rush of the chase, we transition into the grim realities of life on the frontier, capturing the brutal waste of buffalo hides left to spoil in the rain, and the shocking sight of carcasses littering the plains. We explore the hard work, danger, and rugged perseverance of these men, facing both the harsh elements and the relentless pursuit of survival. As we draw our story to a close, we join our protagonist in a saloon, contemplating his unexpected transition from buffalo runner to saloon master. It's more than just a wild ride; it's a deep dive into a forgotten era, a time of raw struggle and transformation. Don't miss this riveting episode. Be prepared to experience the frontier like never before.
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8 min

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