Pioneers of Outlaw Country
A historical podcast featuring stories from the pioneers who dared make the outlaw territory of Wyoming home. These are their stories.
This podcast series has been supported by our partners; the Hot Springs County Pioneer Association, the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, a program of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources, the Wyoming Humanities, and the Wyoming Office of Transportation.
Podcasting since 2022 • 26 episodes
Pioneers of Outlaw Country
Latest Episodes
Audio Tour of the Yellowstone Highway
Welcome to a special edition of Pioneers of Outlaw Country! Journey with us through the rich and adventurous history of the Yellowstone Highway through the Wind River Canyon, now a scenic by-way. From its rugged landscapes to the tales etched i...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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32:29
Sheriff Rice: Smile When You Call Me That
When You Call Me That – Smile! It was now the Virginian's turn to bet, or leave the game, and he did not speak at once. Therefore, Trampas spoke. “Your bet, you son-of-a—.” The Virginian...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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34:32
1885 Cattle Round Up
The strike of a rattlesnake, the danger of stampede, the whistling of cowboys, the swish of a lasso and the sting of the hot sun. The cowboys on round-up are a true pioneer of Wyoming. Welcome to another episode of...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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9:23
Fact to Fiction: The Real Inspiration for The Virginian
The Harvard student of law bent over his journal, writing in camp light and by kerosene. He was capturing the words that he would one day use to write the most popular Western fiction in the world. In 1885, a young tourist arrived ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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13:03
The 1880's Tourist to Wyoming
When we think of the early visitors of Wyoming, we think of the cowboys, homesteaders, miners and others coming to the West to make their fortune. There was another group of young men who came west on the trains and stagecoaches. These were you...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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10:16