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Daily delivery of true grit from the golden age of radio. Welcome to Wild West Tales, where you can take a trip down memory lane and listen to hand-picked classic western dramas of Old Time Radio. Experience these Wild West Tales as heard during the 1920s to the 1960s. These western radio dramas are a fine mix of history and fiction. Featured programs include Have Gun Will Travel, Gunsmoke, Luke Slaughter of Tombstone, The Six Shooter, Fort Laramie, Tales of the Texas Rangers, Frontier Gentleman and many others.- Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com  - Listen, download free - Spreaker | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music
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French Leave - Have Gun Will Travel | 01/17/1960 (Ep061)

French Leave - Have Gun Will Travel | 01/17/1960 (Ep061)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
24:5825/11/2024
Doc Judge - Gunsmoke | 09/25/1960 (Ep442)

Doc Judge - Gunsmoke | 09/25/1960 (Ep442)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Gunsmoke! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
23:2124/11/2024
Ben Scofield - The Six Shooter | 11/01/1953 (Ep07)

Ben Scofield - The Six Shooter | 11/01/1953 (Ep07)

Hope you enjoy this episode of The Six Shooter! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube MusicThe Six Shooter brought James Stewart to the NBC microphone on September 20, 1953, in a fine series of folksy Western adventures. Stewart starred as Britt Ponset, a drifting cowboy in the final years of the wild west. Some of the more prominent actors to perform on the program included Parley Baer, Virginia Gregg, Harry Bartell, Howard McNear, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy, Alan Reed, Marvin Miller, and William Conrad. Unfortunately, the show only ran for one season of 39 episodes.
29:3223/11/2024
The Lonely One - Have Gun Will Travel | 01/10/1960 (Ep060)

The Lonely One - Have Gun Will Travel | 01/10/1960 (Ep060)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
24:3722/11/2024
The Big Itch - Gunsmoke | 10/02/1960 (Ep443)

The Big Itch - Gunsmoke | 10/02/1960 (Ep443)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Gunsmoke! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube MusicGunsmoke was a beloved American radio Western drama series centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad. The program aired from 1952 to 1961 and is widely considered one of the greatest western series ever produced for radio or television. It was gritty, featuring tough and sometimes very violent subject matter. Gunsmoke is a treasured classic that left a permanent mark of the history of radio and westerns.
24:3321/11/2024
Random Notes - Frontier Gentleman | 04/27/1958 (Ep13)

Random Notes - Frontier Gentleman | 04/27/1958 (Ep13)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Frontier Gentleman! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube MusicFrontier Gentleman was a short-lived radio Western series on CBS network from February 2 to November 16, 1958. It was set in the post-Civil War United States and it was different from other westerns like Gunsmoke or The Six Shooter in that it showed the wild west from the point of view of a British reporter from the London Times. That man is "Britt Kendle", played by John Dehner.
25:1020/11/2024
Return Engagement - Have Gun Will Travel | 01/03/1960 (Ep059)

Return Engagement - Have Gun Will Travel | 01/03/1960 (Ep059)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
24:1819/11/2024
The Cannibal - Frontier Gentleman | 05/11/1958 (Ep15)

The Cannibal - Frontier Gentleman | 05/11/1958 (Ep15)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Frontier Gentleman! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
24:4218/11/2024
Ranch Carnival - Have Gun Will Travel | 12/20/1959 (Ep057)

Ranch Carnival - Have Gun Will Travel | 12/20/1959 (Ep057)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
24:1018/11/2024
Death In The Cards - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 01/14/1951 (Ep27)

Death In The Cards - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 01/14/1951 (Ep27)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
29:4917/11/2024
About Chester - Gunsmoke | 09/11/1960 (Ep440)

About Chester - Gunsmoke | 09/11/1960 (Ep440)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Gunsmoke! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
23:4516/11/2024
Army Wife - Fort Laramie | 10/28/1956 (Ep40)

Army Wife - Fort Laramie | 10/28/1956 (Ep40)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Fort Laramie! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
24:4215/11/2024
About Face - Have Gun Will Travel | 12/27/1959 (Ep058)

About Face - Have Gun Will Travel | 12/27/1959 (Ep058)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
24:1014/11/2024
Mistaken Identity - Have Gun Will Travel | 12/06/1959 (Ep055)

Mistaken Identity - Have Gun Will Travel | 12/06/1959 (Ep055)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
23:1713/11/2024
Hero's Departure - Gunsmoke | 12/18/1960 (Ep454)

Hero's Departure - Gunsmoke | 12/18/1960 (Ep454)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Gunsmoke! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
19:0512/11/2024
Aces And Eights - Frontier Gentleman | 04/20/1958 (Ep12)

Aces And Eights - Frontier Gentleman | 04/20/1958 (Ep12)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Frontier Gentleman! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
24:4611/11/2024
Deadhead Freight - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 01/07/1951 (Ep26)

Deadhead Freight - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 01/07/1951 (Ep26)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
29:4210/11/2024
Fair Fugitive - Have Gun Will Travel | 11/22/1959 (Ep053)

Fair Fugitive - Have Gun Will Travel | 11/22/1959 (Ep053)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
24:2509/11/2024
Indian Scout - Fort Laramie | 10/21/1956 (Ep39)

Indian Scout - Fort Laramie | 10/21/1956 (Ep39)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Fort Laramie! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
24:5208/11/2024
Minnie - Gunsmoke | 12/25/1960 (Ep455)

Minnie - Gunsmoke | 12/25/1960 (Ep455)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Gunsmoke! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
18:4106/11/2024
Still Waters - Fort Laramie | 10/14/1956 (Ep38)

Still Waters - Fort Laramie | 10/14/1956 (Ep38)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Fort Laramie! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
24:4702/11/2024
Out Of Evil - Have Gun Will Travel | 12/13/1959 (Ep056)

Out Of Evil - Have Gun Will Travel | 12/13/1959 (Ep056)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
24:2501/11/2024
Old Faces - Gunsmoke | 01/08/1961 (Ep457)

Old Faces - Gunsmoke | 01/08/1961 (Ep457)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Gunsmoke! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
22:1831/10/2024
The Devil's Share - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 12/31/1950 (Ep25)

The Devil's Share - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 12/31/1950 (Ep25)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
29:2730/10/2024
Bitter Vengeance - Have Gun Will Travel | 11/29/1959 (Ep054)

Bitter Vengeance - Have Gun Will Travel | 11/29/1959 (Ep054)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
18:5029/10/2024
Galvanized Yankee - Fort Laramie | 10/07/1956 (Ep37)

Galvanized Yankee - Fort Laramie | 10/07/1956 (Ep37)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Fort Laramie! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
24:4928/10/2024
The Cook - Gunsmoke | 12/11/1960 (Ep453)

The Cook - Gunsmoke | 12/11/1960 (Ep453)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Gunsmoke! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
20:5327/10/2024
Christmas Present - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 12/24/1950 (Ep24)

Christmas Present - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 12/24/1950 (Ep24)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
30:0126/10/2024
Landfall - Have Gun Will Travel | 11/15/1959 (Ep052)

Landfall - Have Gun Will Travel | 11/15/1959 (Ep052)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
18:5025/10/2024
Chester's Inheritance - Gunsmoke | 04/02/1961 (Ep469)

Chester's Inheritance - Gunsmoke | 04/02/1961 (Ep469)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Gunsmoke! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
20:1524/10/2024
The Trial - Frontier Gentleman | 04/13/1958 (Ep11)

The Trial - Frontier Gentleman | 04/13/1958 (Ep11)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Frontier Gentleman! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
23:1024/10/2024
A Small Beginning - Fort Laramie | 09/30/1956 (Ep36)

A Small Beginning - Fort Laramie | 09/30/1956 (Ep36)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Fort Laramie! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
29:3923/10/2024
Hired Gun - Have Gun Will Travel | 11/08/1959 (Ep051)

Hired Gun - Have Gun Will Travel | 11/08/1959 (Ep051)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
18:5122/10/2024
Brother Lost - Have Gun Will Travel | 10/18/1959 (Ep048)

Brother Lost - Have Gun Will Travel | 10/18/1959 (Ep048)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
18:2820/10/2024
The Cactus Pear - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 12/17/1950 (Ep23)

The Cactus Pear - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 12/17/1950 (Ep23)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
29:5719/10/2024
Joe Phy - Gunsmoke | 03/19/1961 (Ep467)

Joe Phy - Gunsmoke | 03/19/1961 (Ep467)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Gunsmoke! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
19:5818/10/2024
The Woman at Horse Creek - Fort Laramie | 09/23/1956 (Ep35)

The Woman at Horse Creek - Fort Laramie | 09/23/1956 (Ep35)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Fort Laramie! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
32:3718/10/2024
Wedding Day - Have Gun Will Travel | 11/01/1959 (Ep050)

Wedding Day - Have Gun Will Travel | 11/01/1959 (Ep050)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
24:1817/10/2024
Melinda Miles - Gunsmoke | 03/05/1961 (Ep465)

Melinda Miles - Gunsmoke | 03/05/1961 (Ep465)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Gunsmoke! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
19:2416/10/2024
The Lucky Dollar - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 12/10/1950 (Ep22)

The Lucky Dollar - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 12/10/1950 (Ep22)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
29:5714/10/2024
The Buffalo Hunters - Fort Laramie | 09/09/1956 (Ep33)

The Buffalo Hunters - Fort Laramie | 09/09/1956 (Ep33)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Fort Laramie! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
29:4613/10/2024
When In Rome - Have Gun Will Travel | 10/25/1959 (Ep049)

When In Rome - Have Gun Will Travel | 10/25/1959 (Ep049)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
21:2112/10/2024
The Payroll - Fort Laramie | 09/16/1956 (Ep34)

The Payroll - Fort Laramie | 09/16/1956 (Ep34)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Fort Laramie! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
30:1811/10/2024
No Indians - Gunsmoke | 03/26/1961 (Ep468)

No Indians - Gunsmoke | 03/26/1961 (Ep468)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Gunsmoke! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
19:2110/10/2024
The Contessa - Have Gun Will Travel | 10/04/1946 (Ep046)

The Contessa - Have Gun Will Travel | 10/04/1946 (Ep046)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube Music
24:2009/10/2024
The Chaplain - Fort Laramie | 08/26/1956 (Ep31)

The Chaplain - Fort Laramie | 08/26/1956 (Ep31)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Fort Laramie! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music
30:0108/10/2024
Powder River Kid - Frontier Gentleman | 04/06/1958 (Ep10)

Powder River Kid - Frontier Gentleman | 04/06/1958 (Ep10)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Frontier Gentleman! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube MusicFrontier Gentleman was a short-lived radio Western series on CBS network from February 2 to November 16, 1958. It was set in the post-Civil War United States and it was different from other westerns like Gunsmoke or The Six Shooter in that it showed the wild west from the point of view of a British reporter from the London Times. That man is "Britt Kendle", played by John Dehner.
23:2807/10/2024
Sweet and Sour - Gunsmoke | 03/12/1961 (Ep466)

Sweet and Sour - Gunsmoke | 03/12/1961 (Ep466)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Gunsmoke! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - Podcast @ Spreaker | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music
19:1806/10/2024
Stop over In Tombstone - Have Gun Will Travel | 10/11/1959 (Ep047)

Stop over In Tombstone - Have Gun Will Travel | 10/11/1959 (Ep047)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music
24:2005/10/2024
Red Lawson's Revenge - The Six Shooter | 10/25/1953 (Ep06)

Red Lawson's Revenge - The Six Shooter | 10/25/1953 (Ep06)

Hope you enjoy this episode of Fort Laramie! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple Channel | YouTube MusicThe Six Shooter brought James Stewart to the NBC microphone starting on September 20, 1953, in a fine series of folksy Western adventures. Stewart starred as Britt Ponset, a drifting cowboy in the final years of the wild west. Some of the prominent actors to perform on the program included Parley Baer, Virginia Gregg, Harry Bartell, Howard McNear, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy, Alan Reed, Marvin Miller, and William Conrad. Unfortunately, the show only ran for one season of 39 episodes.
28:4304/10/2024