The Wild West Extravaganza
The Wild West Extravaganza
True Tales from the Old West!
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The Wild West Extravaganza

True Tales from the Old West!

Recent Episodes

May 27, 2025

Mart Duggan | Leadville's Deadly Marshal

For a brief period in the 1870s, Mart Duggan served as the lone vestige of law and order in the violent boomtown of Leadville, Colorado. Originally from Ireland, Duggan got his start out West prospecting for gold. He quickly ...
May 20, 2025

Seth Bullock | Deadwood's Sheriff

Seth Bullock first pinned a badge in Montana, where he presided over the territory’s very first legal execution. That’s in addition to serving as a territorial senator and establishing Yellowstone National Park. Bullock then ...
May 14, 2025

Richard "Two Gun" Hart | Gangsters VS Cowboys

By the mid-1920s, Al Capone was the undisputed kingpin of Chicago and was working feverishly to expand his empire. The only thing standing in the way of his ambitions was an overzealous Nebraska lawman known as Richard “Two G...
May 7, 2025

Dallas Stoudenmire | El Paso Marshal

Dallas Stoudenmire was a soldier, mercenary, Texas Ranger, gunfighter, and extremely capable El Paso marshal. He was also a mean drunk. However, despite coming out victorious in the “Four Dead in Five Seconds” gunfight, Stoudenmire quickly spiraled out of control. It wasn’t long before the citizens…
April 21, 2025

Young Guns 3: PLOT REVEALED

Regulators: Mount up! The Governor of New Mexico issued a press release on March 13th stating that Young Guns 3: Dead or Alive will be filmed in New Mexico, and that Emilio Estevez will be reprising the role of Billy the Kid,...
April 2, 2025

State of the Wild West Extravaganza 2025

My name’s Josh, and this is the Wild West Extravaganza, a history podcast where we discuss all the real-life people and events from the Old West. Today’s show is somewhat different. Rather than talk history, I thought I’d sha...

Reviews

Cool Story’s w/ a Dose Of Vulgarity

"Good concise histories with just enough dick jokes to keep even the most Swearengen-like ruffian satisfied."

EndlessPlane | June 23, 2020

Funny, unprofessional, irreverent, & informative

"Great stuff. Keep up the good work!"

BuffaloBill78 | June 12, 2020

Hardcore History for the Wild West

"Funny and factual, you can tell Josh does his research not only in the happenings of the Wild West but in lyrics for 90’s rap music. Put it together and somehow it works. He’s got an amazing gift as …"

el ranchero x | May 12, 2020

Awesome Work Josh!

"This is a great podcast to follow along with. You can listen to back to back episodes with ease. The host pushes plenty of content. The delivery is not dry and Josh often keeps things light, which is…"

Jghalstead1 | Oct. 24, 2024

Absolutely love this show

"This is my absolute favorite podcast I listen to it every day. The content is absolutely amazing Josh keep up the good work"

washingto capitals | Dec. 31, 2024

One of my favs!

"A very fun and informative podcast. I listen to every episode."

movinfreight | Dec. 14, 2024