Wild West Deep Dives
Wild West Deep Dives explores the captivating tales of sharpshooters, gunslingers, trailblazers, fur trappers and significant events from the western frontier. I aim to present the truth while celebrating the legendary figures and stories that define the essence of the Wild West. Well, let's get into shall we!
Episodes
28 episodes
Bass Reeves Part 8
Howdy and Welcome back to our final episode of our Deep Dive into the life of Bass Reeves.This has been an amazing series and thank you for all the support through emails, on social media, I can’t even explain how cool it is having a com...
•
39:34
Bass Reeves Part 7
Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives.This is our 7th episode of our deep dive into Bass Reeves, there will be one more episode next week and that’ll be the final one! These next two will be shorter episodes, sort of like the Se...
•
33:14
Bass Reeves Part 6
Howdy and Welcome back to Episode 6 of our Deep Dive into the life of Bass Reeves. Last week, we discussed Bass’s encounter with Ben Billy, take a quick glance at him arresting a future Deputy Marshal, some tragedies in his personal...
•
37:24
Bass Reeves Part 5
Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives.This is our 5th episode of our Deep Dive into Bass Reeves. We have been talking about Bass Reeves for what? A month now? And we still have so much more to discuss! This week, we ...
•
35:59
Bass Reeves Part 4
Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives.Bass had already begun receiving notoriety and was in the papers constantly, some bad, but mostly good, him arresting criminals and bringing them in by the wagon loads but also some drama.&n...
•
39:44
Bass Reeves Part 3
Howdy and welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives.This is our 3rd episode of our Deep Dive into Bass Reeves. Last week, we talked about some of the early years as a US Deputy Marshal, a horse race he was involved in, some work drama and his...
•
39:29
Bass Reeves Part 2
Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives.Last week, we discussed Bass’s childhood, his time as a slave, his escape to Indian Territory, becoming a Deputy United States Marshal and some his first years on the force, including his sh...
•
46:53
Bass Reeves Part 1
Our long awaited series on Bass Reeves is finally here!Bass Reeves was born into slavery and became one of the first black United States Deputy Marshals. He would repeatedly travel into Indian Territory and return with a wagon load of pr...
•
43:42
Indian Territory, Five Civilized Tribes Part 3
Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives. This our is our 3rd and final episode of our deep dive into Indian Territory. I may sound a bit different in this episode, I am coming out of a cold, my apologize. But this week, we will discuss s...
•
40:20
Indian Territory, Five Civilized Tribes Part 2
Howdy and welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives, this week, we are going to dive into the Choctaw and Seminole Tribes, their history, culture, removals and life after the fact, then go into a bit of history of Indian Territory! Next ...
•
40:26
Indian Territory, Five Civilized Tribes Part 1
Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives, this series, we are going to dive into the Five Civilized Tribes, the Cherokee, Muskogee/Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Seminole, their history, customs, culture and traditions. Then look at their ...
•
51:49
"Cock-eyed" Frank Loving
Frank Loving was a professional gambler that was involved in two famous Wild West Shootouts, the Long Branch Saloon Shootout and the Trinidad, Colorado Shootout. He walked away from the first one.. the second, he would not. Described as a cool ...
•
17:09
Short Dive; Edward Rose, "Five Scalps"
Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives. This week, we are going to be talking about the legend of Ed Rose. He was a true pioneer of the American West. He was a part of the first American expeditions in the fur tr...
•
1:00:13
Hugh Glass Part 5
Howdy and welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives, this is Part 5 and our Final Part of our Deep Dive into the life of Hugh Glass.This has been an amazing series and I hope y'all have enjoyed it!This week, we are going to tal...
•
34:07
Hugh Glass Part 4
Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives, this is Part 4 of our Deep Dive into life of Hugh Glass. Last week, we talked about how his party was attacked by the normally peaceful Mandan and Hidatsa’s, his infamous encounter with Old Ephrai...
•
36:18
Hugh Glass Part 3
Howdy and welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives. This is part 3 of our Deep Dive into the life of Hugh Glass. If you haven’t listened to the previous 2 parts, please, please go do so.Last week, we talked about his first experience in the ...
•
38:20
Hugh Glass Part 2
Howdy and welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives. This is our 2nd episode into the life of Hugh Glass. If you haven’t listen to the first episode, please go do so!Last week, we talked about his childhood, his time as a pirate, him almost g...
•
35:24
Hugh Glass Part 1
Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives. This is Part 1 of our Deep Dive Series into the life of Hugh Glass.Hugh Glass, known as the legendary fur trapper that survived a bear attack and had an almost unbelievable story of surviva...
•
36:08
Update on Wild West Deep Dives
Howdy and Welcome Back!This episode is a quick update on Wild West Deep Dives. Sort of a fill everyone in on what's happening behind the scenes.Thank you thank you thank you for all the love and support! Y'all are amazing and I ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 9
•
1:37
Short Dive; The Legend of Bill Wilson
Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives.This Short Dive is about a man named Bill Wilson, he was a Missouri Bushwhacker during the American Civil War. A Bushwhacker, is a confederate symphosizer who is not associated with the Con...
•
58:57
Seth Bullock Part 4
Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives, this is Part 4 of our Deep Dive into the life of Seth Bullock. If you haven’t listened to the previous 3 episodes, please, please go do so! This week, we are going to talk about more o...
•
30:11
Seth Bullock Part 3
Howdy and welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives! This marks our third episode exploring the life of Seth Bullock. I previously mentioned that this would be the final installment, but I must apologize for the miscommunication—there will indeed be...
•
28:21
Seth Bullock Part 2
Howdy and welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives. This week marks Part 2 of our exploration into the life of Seth Bullock. If you have not yet listened to Part 1, I highly encourage you to do so.In this episode, we will discuss his tenure...
•
45:44