Episodios

  • Writing The West, Episode 31
    Sep 6 2025

    This episode includes the following stories:

    • Shanghai'd: Portland's a dangerous place for a drinking man...
    • Billy Clanton: One man's experience at the OK Corral...
    • Nonstop: From Japan to California, a la Charles Lindbergh...
    • Trail of Tears: The Umpqua tribe is forced off its homeland...

    ...and a special offer from Rick and Mike!


    All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.

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    11 m
  • Writing the West, Episode 30
    Aug 17 2025

    This episode includes the following stories:

    • The Old Man of the Trail: A pioneer tries to make his path Westward a permanent one...
    • She Who Watches: A Native tribe leaves its legacy...
    • Ned the Carp: A cowboy talks about his favorite pet...
    • Pioneer Home: A woman tells about her first house in the West...


    ...and the poem "World Goes " by Rick Steber.


    All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.


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    10 m
  • Writing the West, Episode 29
    Jul 19 2025

    This episode includes the following stories:

    • Orphans of the Trail: Mother and father die en route to the Oregon Country...
    • Amazing: A child is given a high standard to live up to...
    • Mountain Man Yarns: Jim Bridger tells a whopper ...
    • Geronimo: One of the last true Native American heroes...


    ...and the poem "Distance" by Rick Steber.


    All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.


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    11 m
  • Writing the West, Episode 28
    Jun 24 2025

    This episode includes the following stories:

    • Confession: An old miner comes clean on his death bed...
    • Mountain Fever: Disease plagues the Native Americans of the Northwest...
    • Fate of the Tonquin: A culture clash leads to death and destruction...
    • Outlaw Roots: How Western gunfighters came to be...


    ...and the poem "Roads" by Rick Steber.

    All stories and poems used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.

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    12 m
  • Writing the West, Episode 27
    May 22 2025

    This episode includes the following stories:

    • The First Winter: A pioneer woman recalls the cold season in Oregon...
    • Giant: A legend of a flesh-eating monster...
    • Butch and Sundance: The true story of Robert Leroy Parker...
    • Stink Bug: There's more than one way to catch a fish...


    ...and the poem " Edge of Land" by Rick Steber.

    All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.


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    10 m
  • Writing the West, Episode 26
    May 4 2025

    This episode includes the following stories:

    • Annie: the fastest gunslinger on high heels...
    • Indian Silver: A prospector tries to make a deal with an Arapaho band...
    • The Crossing: Getting to the Oregon Trail was as dangerous as the trail itself...
    • Narrow Escape: A young girl wanders away from a wagon train...

    ...and the poem "Starlight and Time" by Rick Steber.


    All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.

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    10 m
  • Writing the West, Episode 25
    Apr 18 2025

    This episode includes the following stories:

    • The Goose Hunt: A hermit finds an innovative way to get dinner...
    • Goodnight-Loving: The story of a famous trail's founder...
    • Wind River Raving: Is there a gold vein that the miners missed?
    • Measles: How to overcome a 19th century pandemic...

    ...and the poem "Edge of Land " by Rick Steber.


    All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.


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    10 m
  • Writing the West, Episode 24
    Mar 26 2025

    This episode includes the following stories:

    • Putrified: A mountain man regales a young lady about his exploits...
    • Gentleman Jim: A boxer in the fight of his life...
    • Grubstake: An old miner learns a lesson...
    • Bee-Lieve It: Grandpa's sweet tooth lands him in trouble...

    ...and the poem "Speed of Horse" by Rick Steber.


    All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.

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    11 m