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  • The Imperial Adventure of Zebulon Montgomery Pike: The Handsomest Views In New Mexico

    The Imperial Adventure of Zebulon Montgomery Pike: The Handsomest Views In New Mexico
    Feb 8 2026
    This is Part Three of a Four Part Series over the Explorer and Spy Zebulon Montgomery Pike. In this episode, Pike and his men get escorted from their stockade on the Conejo River down to Santa Fe where they meet the governor. Along the way they stop at many a pueblo and town which Pike describes in detail. From Santa Fe, the group rendezvous with Robinson before heading to Old Mexico. There’s intrigue, political discussions, Apaches, and more as they travel on the Royal Road.
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    1 h et 53 min
  • The Imperial Adventure of Zebulon Montgomery Pike: A Terrestrial Paradise

    The Imperial Adventure of Zebulon Montgomery Pike: A Terrestrial Paradise
    Jan 30 2026
    In this episode, Pike and his men leave the Pawnee village and traipse through the Great Plains until they reach the Arkansas River where Lt. Wilkinson and a few other soldiers will take canoes down to Louisiana. Meanwhile, Pike will reach the Mexican (Rocky) Mountains where he will attempt to climb Pike’s Peak before finding the headwaters of the Arkansas and Platte Rivers. But as winter settles in and his men’s strength weakens, he fatefully decides to cross the Sangre de Cristos in an attempt to find the “Red River”. We know though, that he was headed for the the Rio del Norte (Rio Grande) the entire time in an effort to get captured by the Spanish and escorted through New Mexico and New Spain.
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    1 h et 52 min
  • The Imperial Adventure of Zebulon Montgomery Pike: Peace & Friendship

    The Imperial Adventure of Zebulon Montgomery Pike: Peace & Friendship
    Jan 21 2026
    In this episode I cover the rising tensions between the United States and Spain after Jefferson’s acquisition of the Louisiana Territory which nearly brought us to war with the Catholic Kingdom. Zebulon Montgomery Pike is selected by the Governor of Upper Louisiana Territory, US General, and Spanish spy James Wilkinson to explore the Great Plains & find the headwaters of the Arkansas River. This mission is a ruse though, and the real plan was for Zeb to get captured by the Spanish and be given a tour of the province of New Spain before being escorted back to Louisiana. This episode covers the first leg of this journey as Pike and his men escort Osage Indians from St. Louis to their lands in Kansas via various rivers. Pike will then head north towards the Pawnee where high tensions between the White and the Red man almost reach a deadly crescendo.
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    1 h et 57 min
  • Rumorosa with Author James Bandy

    Rumorosa with Author James Bandy
    Jan 17 2026
    New Interview Episode is out! Bandy and I talk about his awesome novella Rumorosa, a must read. We also discuss the American Southwest in writings and art. We talk about Apaches, California, the Vietnam War, Cormac McCarthy, King of Dogs, our glorious Public Lands and how we must protect them, the Civil War in the Southwest, and everyone’s favorite topic: Man Corn.
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    1 h et 31 min
  • Hollywood Samizdat with Author Rambo Van Halen

    Hollywood Samizdat with Author Rambo Van Halen
    Nov 27 2025
    Rambo & I discuss his new book Hollywood Samizdat, a collection of stories from his time in Hollywood. We also discuss fly fishing, the decline of LA & the business, the managerial elite, winter sports, New Mexico and the Mountain West, Mormons, helicopter rides, movies, rock climbing, and more.
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    1 h et 7 min
  • Billy the Kid: The Life Behind the Legend with Author George R Matthews

    Billy the Kid: The Life Behind the Legend with Author George R Matthews
    Nov 19 2025
    The incredible author George R Matthews and I discuss his most recent book over Billy the Kid. He clears up some things, corrects some of my series, and we have a great conversation.
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    1 h et 3 min
  • Billy the Kid & The Lincoln County War: The Boss Desperado & Man Killer of the Southwest

    Billy the Kid & The Lincoln County War: The Boss Desperado & Man Killer of the Southwest
    Nov 12 2025
    This is the eleventh and final episode over Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War. In this Episode, Billy travels from Mesilla to Lincoln before being put up in the Lincoln County House’s Jail. He’s not there long though, before he makes his most famous jailbreak. After returning to Fort Sumner, Billy is eventually hunted down by Pat Garrett yet again. I finish the episode with the rest of Pat Garrett’s life, as well as the remaining living participants of the story I’ve told thus far. Stay tuned for my interview with author George R Matthews who wrote the greatest book over Billy and the war that has yet been published.
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    1 h et 19 min
  • Billy the Kid & The Lincoln County War: Advise Persons Never to Engage in Killing

    Billy the Kid & The Lincoln County War: Advise Persons Never to Engage in Killing
    Nov 5 2025
    This is the tenth episode of eleven that will discuss Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War that took place in New Mexico. In this episode, Billy the Kid, Billy Wilson, Rudabaugh, and Tom Pickett are taken from Stinking Springs to Fort Sumner before heading to Las Vegas and then to Santa Fe. There is a tense moment on the train platform in Las Vegas. The men are interviewed by various newspapers. The Governor still ignores Billy & his pardon as the men sit in the Santa Fe jail. Finally, Billy’s taken to Mesilla to sit in the corrupt Judge Bristol’s court. I end the episode with the court hearing, the verdict, and the sealing of Billy the Kid’s fate.
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    1 h et 3 min