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The Wild West Extravaganza is a weekly history podcast that explores the real-life people and events from the Old West. Each episode brings to life the legendary outlaws, gunfighters, lawmen, cowboys, and Native Americans who shaped the frontier. From iconic figures like Billy the Kid, Jesse James, and Doc Holliday to overlooked tales of shootouts, cattle drives, and rowdy towns like Deadwood, there's no shortage of stories to tell. So saddle up, dust off your boots, and let's hit the trail!

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What is The Wild West Extravaganza about?

The Wild West Extravaganza is a weekly history podcast that explores the real-life people and events from the Old West. Each episode brings to life the legendary outlaws, gunfighters, lawmen, cowboys, and Native Americans who shaped the frontier.

What has The Wild West Extravaganza covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Sixteen Scalps: The Legend of Jerry Potts" (15 October 2026, 35 minutes), "Billy Bastards: Did Billy the Kid Have Children?" (8 October 2026, 16 minutes), and "Slavery or States Rights? What Really Caused the Civil War" (1 October 2026, 58 minutes).

How often does The Wild West Extravaganza publish?

The Wild West Extravaganza publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 237 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Wild West Extravaganza?

Booking probability for The Wild West Extravaganza is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Wild West Extravaganza requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Wild West Extravaganza's contact route on record: verified email.

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The Wild West Extravaganza is a history podcast with 237 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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    Sixteen Scalps: The Legend of Jerry Potts

    Oct 15, 202635 min

    In the fall of 1874, about three hundred men of Canada's newly formed North West Mounted Police were lost on the prairie, watching their horses die and searching for a whiskey fort they couldn't find. Their rescue came...

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    Billy Bastards: Did Billy the Kid Have Children?

    Oct 8, 202616 min

    In July of 1881, Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Pat Garrett in a darkened bedroom at Fort Sumner, New Mexico. He was just twenty-one years old, possibly younger, and had spent the better part of three years among...

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    Slavery or States Rights? What Really Caused the Civil War

    Oct 1, 202658 min

    Was the Civil War fought over slavery or states' rights? Today weโ€™ll examine the primary sources: the secession declarations of South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia, and Texas, the ordinances of the other Confederate...

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    Did Custer Deserve to Die?

    Sep 10, 20261h 38m

    Did Custer deserve to die at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and did the Lakota steal the Black Hills? In this reaction episode of the Wild West Extravaganza, weโ€™ll dig further into the history behind the Great Sioux...

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    Fat Alice & the Battle of the Bordellos

    Aug 26, 202617 min

    In the spring of 1886, two El Paso madams went to war over a young prostitute named Bessie Colvin, and by the time the smoke cleared, one of them was shot in her privates and the other was under arrest for attempted...

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    A Short History of Dodge City

    Aug 13, 202630 min

    Dodge City, Kansas, earned its reputation as the wickedest little city in America in just a single year, back when it was still a lawless buffalo camp with no sheriff, no judge, and nothing more than a hole in the...

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    Calamity Jane

    Aug 6, 202625 min

    Calamity Jane might be the most famous woman to ever come out of the Old West. According to the legend, she scouted for the Army, rode for the Pony Express, fought hostile natives, and married Wild Bill Hickok. The only...

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    Drugs in the Old West

    Jul 30, 202620 min

    DISCLAIMER: This video is a historical documentary about medicine, pharmacy, and substance use in 19th-century America. It is intended for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing in this video promotes...

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    Sheriff John Larn & the Tin Hat Brigade

    Jul 23, 202620 min

    John Larn had all the appearances of a respectable man. He owned a ranch, married into one of the most powerful families in Shackleford County, and was even elected as Sheriff. But behind the badge, Larn was a...

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    Reno Hill: Surviving the Little Bighorn

    Jul 9, 202633 min

    The Battle of the Little Bighorn didn't end when George Armstrong Custer fell. Four miles to the south, the surviving seven companies of the 7th Cavalry, under Major Marcus Reno and Captain Frederick Benteen, were...

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    Fix Bayonets: Colonel Chamberlain & Little Round Top

    Jul 3, 202610 min

    On July 2nd, 1863, a college professor from Maine named Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain found himself holding the far left flank of the entire Union Army on a rocky little hill called Little Round Top. Out of ammo, out of...

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    Custer's Last Stand: Hero or Fool?

    Jun 25, 202651 min

    The Battle of the Little Bighorn is one of the most famous and most misunderstood events in American history. On June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and roughly 210 men of his immediate command...

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    Billy the Kid, Brushy Bill, & the NYPD

    Jun 4, 202623 min

    Did the NYPD prove that Brushy Bill Roberts was Billy the Kid using forensic technology? Short answer: no. Not the NYPD, not the FBI, not the CIA, and not Interpol. No official agency has ever conducted a forensic photo...

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    We Hang Horse Thieves: The Truth About Frontier Justice

    May 28, 202618 min

    How many people were legally hanged for stealing horses in the Old West? Dozens? Hundreds? Thousands? Join me today as we bust one of the most enduring myths of the American frontier. Despite what Hollywood and dime...

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    Print Olive: Man Burner

    May 21, 202627 min

    Imagine being wrapped alive in a freshly butchered cowhide, tied to a tree, and left to bake in the Texas sun. The old timers called it the death of skins, and according to legend, it's exactly what Texas cattleman...

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    Richard "Two Gun" Hart (ENCORE)

    May 14, 202653 min

    Enjoy this encore presentation of Richard "Two Gun" Hart. New episodes continue next week! By the mid-1920s, Al Capone was the undisputed kingpin of Chicago and was feverishly working to expand his empire. The only...

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    The Outlaw Burt Alvord: From Arizona to the Amazon

    Apr 30, 202623 min

    In September of 1899, Constable Burt Alvord deputized a group of his closest friends and rode out in pursuit of a gang of train robbers. The only problem is that the men he deputized were the same ones who pulled off...

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    Henry Newton Brown: The Lawman Who Robbed a Bank

    Apr 23, 202629 min

    Henry Newton Brown was an orphan from Missouri who rode with Billy the Kid during one of the bloodiest range wars in American history. He helped ambush Sheriff William Brady, fought Buckshot Roberts at Blazers Mill...

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    Outlaws, Lawmen, & Forgotten Killers of the Old West (ENCORE)

    Apr 16, 20261h 52m

    Join me as we examine five of the most dangerous and overlooked figures in Old West history. First up is Jesse Evans, the New Mexico outlaw who rode with Billy the Kid, helped spark the Lincoln County War, and then...

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    Climax Jim: Arizona's Slipperiest Outlaw

    Apr 9, 202617 min

    Rufus Nephew, better known as Climax Jim, was a cattle rustler, serial jail breaker, and possibly one of the most entertaining characters you'll ever come across in Old West history. Born in Washington, D.C., in 1876...

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