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February 1-7, 2010

• Hollywood seems to enjoy making remakes of classic movies. Dakota talks to Michael F. Blake about one such strange remake that’s scheduled…John Wayne’s True Grit.

• Click HERE to the conversation between Dakota and Michael Blake about the remake of "True Grit."

  
  "True Grit"

  
  Michael F. Blake

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• During the second half of the show, Dakota talks to Jim MacGregor about some events in the life of John Wesley Harden.

  
  John Wesley Harden

  
  Jim MacGregor

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• Our music this week is by Sons of the San Joaquin.

  

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January 25-31, 2010

• There are many interesting characters from the Old West that we just don’t know about. Dakota and Bill O’Neal talk about one such person…Harry Hynds.

Bill O’Neal

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• The NRA has a display of “reel” guns from western movies and TV shows. Dakota talks to senior curator, Philip Schreier about these interesting guns.

• Click HERE to listen to Philip Schreier talk with Dakota about guns in western movies.

Philip Schreier

Tom Selleck in "Quigley Down Under"

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January 18-24, 2010

• Dakota gives Ben Traywick a phone call to talk to him about a man who we’ve talked about before…John Ringo.

• Click HERE to listen to the conversation between Ben Traywick and Dakota regarding John Ringo.

John Ringo Ben Traywick

• During the second half of the show Dakota talks to Jim MacGregor about Emmet Crawford, a man Jim says doesn’t get the credit he deserves. Incidentally, the event Emmet is most noted for took place at this time of the year.

Emmet Crawford

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January 11-17, 2010

• This week’s show comprises of conversations from the SASS National Convention in Las Vegas.

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• The conversations include talking to Tex about SASS…the past, present and future. Dakota also talks to Kowboy Kal about the new cowboy performing arts organization that SASS has started.

• Click HERE to listen to Dakota and Tex talk about SASS.

Tex

Kowboy Kal

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• One of the major suppliers of Old West clothing is Scully/Wah-Maker. Dakota talks to Brian Scully about this company that actually started in the Old West.

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• Our music this week is provided by Jim Bowman and by Dan Roberts.

Jim Bowman

Dan Roberts

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January 4-10, 2010

• Frontier preachers sometimes had to be as tough as the toughest. Dakota gives Barbara Barton to talk about these “Pistol packin’ preachers.”

• Click HERE to listen to the conversation between Dakota and Barbara Barton.

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• Keith And Rusty McNeal comment about and sing "The Cowboy's Heaven."

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• Dakota and Jim MacGregor discuss a goulish family by the name of Bender who would kill people who spent the night at their “motel.”

Searching for bodies at the Bender's

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• With great sadness we comment on the passing of Curly Musgrave.

Curly Musgrave with Belinda Gail

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December 28, 2009 - January 3, 2010

• There is many an event in the Old West that we may not know about, which resulted in major bloodshed. Dakota gives a phone call to Jim MacGregor to talk about one of those events…the death of Charles Bent.

• Click HERE to listen to Jim MacGregor talk with Dakota about the death of Charles Bent.

Charles Bent

• Dakota and Harold Weiss talk about one of the Texas Ranger’s greats, both as a lawman and a character. That man is Captain Bill MacDonald.

Captain Bill MacDonald

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December 21-27, 2009

• Dakota gives a call to Vicki Uthmann concerning Jack Slade. Jack is one of those men who walked on both sides of the law. At the end of his life, he was on the other side of the law and ended up being lynched.

Jack Slade is on the far left

• A few weeks ago, Dakota discovered that there were political implications to the movie “High Noon.” Dakota talks to Charlie Lesueur about those implications, as well as the politics of Rio Bravo.

Charlie Lesueur

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December 14-20, 2009

• This is our annual Christmas show. We have a conversation with Bill O’Neal about how people celebrated Christmas in the Old West and one with Jim MacGregor about Stinking Springs, an event that took place at this time of the year.

• Click HERE to listen to Bill O'Neal talk about how people celebrated Christmas in the Old West.

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• In addition, we have music by Don Edwards, Michael Martin Murphey and Barbara Mandrell. There is also cowboy poetry by Mike Moutoux and Waddie Mitchell. Dakota even has a Christmas story.

Don Edwards

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Michael Martin Murphey

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December 7-13, 2009

• Buffalo hunting and skinning was a dirty job, but somebody had to do it. Dakota talks to Sharon Cunningham about these unique people.

• Hollywood movies such as High Noon show frontier townspeople as being timid and afraid of the bad guys. Dakota gives Bill O’Neal a phone call to see if this is really the way it was.

• Click HERE to listen to Bill O'Neal and Dakota talk about the bad guys versus the townspeople.

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November 30 - December 6, 2009

• As amazing as it may seem, women got the vote 140 years ago this month. Where did they get it? The Wyoming Territory. Dakota talks to Bill O’Neal about how this came about.

• Click HERE to listen to Bill O'Neal talk with Dakota about women getting the vote.

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• Although legend says that Wild Bill Hickok married Calamity Jane, in reality he married Agnes Lake. Dakota calls Carrie Bowers to talk to her about Wild Bill’s real wife.

Wild Bill Hickok

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November 23-29, 2009

• A man we don’t talk about that much, but a true Old West legend is Seth Bullock. Dakota give David Wolff a phone call to get the scoop on that man Seth.

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• Coming up next year is the 150th anniversary of the Pony Express. Dakota and B. J. Alderman talk about that unique period in the Old West.

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November 16-22, 2009

• During a period of the Old West, stagecoaches were the prime mode of transportation. This week’s show begins with a conversation with Pete Paulson about stagecoaches.

• Click HERE to listen to Pete Paulson tell Dakota about stagecoaches.

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• It’s interesting the number of Old west gunmen who served the military before they became know as gunmen. Dakota gives Bill O’Neal a phone call to talk to him about that subject.

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• Our music this week is by Michael Martin Murphey.

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November 9-15, 2009

• Dakota talks to Donna Ernst about her “outlaw-in-law” The Sundance Kid. We learn a lot, not only about his life, but also about his death.

• Click HERE to listen to the conversation about the Sundance Kid.

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The Sundance Kid

• Two Old West experts…Jim Dunham and Michael F. Blake…have a conversation with Dakota about 1800’s cowboy’s outfits and our understanding of those outfits today.

Jim Dunham Michael F. Blake

• Our music this week is by Bill Barwick and by Sons of the San Joaquin.

Bill Barwick Sons of the San Joaquin

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November 2-8, 2009

• For over 30 years Al Huffman has portrayed Buffalo Bill Cody in Wild West Shows. He and Dakota talk about this great showman

• Click HERE to listen to Al Huffman and Dakota talk about Buffalo Bill Cody.

Buffalo Bill Cody Al Huffman

• Dakota gives Bob Alexander a call to talk to him about some of the outlaws and lawmen that Bob writes about in his book “Desert Desperadoes.”

Bob Alexander

• Our music this week is by R.W. Hampton and by Steve Kinabrew.

R.W. Hampton

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October 26 - November 1, 2009

• One of the Old West’s more intriguing characters is Wild Bill Hickok. This week Dakota talks to Wild Bill impersonator, David Soma. David is one of the best when it comes to the “Wild Man.”

Wild Bill Hickok

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• We’ve had conversations about the Second Battle of Adobe Walls, this week Jim MacGregor and Dakota talk about the first battle involving Kit Carson.

• Click HERE to listen to Dakota talk with Jim MacGregor about the First Battle of Adobe Walls.

Kit Carson

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• Our music this week is by Due West Trio.

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October 19-25, 2009

• This week’s show comprises of conversations with our two regulars. We start the show with a conversation with Bill O’Neal about combat techniques of Indians. And many times they outmaneuvered the military.

• Click HERE to listen to Bill O'Neal talk to Dakota about the combat techniques of Indians.

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• And speaking of the military, we also talk to Jim MacGregor about one of the army’s most unique experiments, one with camels.

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• Our music this week is by Bill Barwick.

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October 12-18, 2009

• During their stampede tour Dakota and Sunny spend quite a bit of time in the Old West history rich town of Benson, Arizona. Just before coming off the road Dakota spoke to Kathy Suagee about Benson.

• Click HERE to listen to Dakota talk with Kathy Suagee about Benson.

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• One of the more intriguing events of the Old West was the Wagon Box Battle in which Red Cloud was badly beaten. Dakota talks to Jim MacGregor about the battle.

Red Cloud

Wagon Box Fight

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• Our music this week is by Sons of the San Joaquin.

Sons of the San Joaquin

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October 5-11, 2009

• There were a number of unbelievably intriguing women in the Old West. Dakota gives Jan Devereaux a phone call to talk to her about one…Lottie Deno.

Lottie Deno

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• And speaking of intriguing, John H. Slaughter was as intriguing a character as ever there was. Bill Elliot tells us about this cattleman/lawman who lived much of his life in Southwest Arizona.

John H. Slaughter

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• Our music this week is by Belinda Gail & Curly Musgrave and also by Dave Stamey.

Belinda Gail & Curly Musgrave

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