Gunfighters

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Topics: History · Sports

No. 68 in History▼10

Author Bryan Burrough exhumes the gritty history of Old West gunfighters. From Billy the Kid to Wyatt Earp to John Wesley Hardin and dozens more, this collection of stories proves how very violent America's nineteenth century frontier actually was, and traces the blood-soaked history of the troubled men who made it that way. Follow now on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, and YouTube.

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Latest episodes

1. Ep. 07: The Mystery of Ben ThompsonOctober 27, 2026 · 41 min
2. Ep. 06: John Wesley Hardin vs Wild Bill HickokOctober 20, 2026 · 36 min
3. Ep. 05: John Wesley Hardin: The Texas PsychopathOctober 13, 2026 · 35 min
4. Ep. 04: Bloody TexasOctober 6, 2026 · 40 min
5. Ep. 03: The First GunfightersSeptember 29, 2026 · 31 min
6. Ep. 02: Wait, Gunfighters Came From Where?September 22, 2026 · 27 min
7. Ep. 01: When Gunfighters Stalked the Old WestSeptember 15, 2026 · 28 min
8. Introducing: Gunfighters, with Bryan BurroughSeptember 8, 2026 · 2 min
9. Ep. 42: Favorite Films About the West | The American WestAugust 18, 2026 · 66 min
10. Ep. 41: Favorite Books About the West | The American WestAugust 11, 2026 · 59 min

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