Season 1 Preview
Season 1 Preview
The Modern West is getting a reboot! New host, new theme music, and brand-new stories just for this podcast. Season 1 st... Read more
21 Aug 2019
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4mins
Episode 1: Carpetbagger
Episode 1: Carpetbagger
You ask around, and people can’t agree on a quintessential Wyoming writer. And if you can’t identify the literature of a... Read more
17 Sep 2019
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29mins
Episode 2: Both/Neither
Episode 2: Both/Neither
The U.S. government only allows Native Americans to register with one tribe. But what happens when two tribes share one ... Read more
24 Sep 2019
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18mins
Episode 3: Adult-Onset Hunting
Episode 3: Adult-Onset Hunting
The number of Americans hunting and fishing is declining, but women are bucking the trend. Host Melodie Edwards finds a ... Read more
1 Oct 2019
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21mins
Episode 4: The Midwife
Episode 4: The Midwife
Most births are uncomplicated. So in rural areas where hospitals are shutting down, women want to give birth at home. No... Read more
9 Oct 2019
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25mins
Episode 5: Belonging
Episode 5: Belonging
Young people from Gen Z are moving to cities around the West. But in doing so, they’re also out-migrating from rural hom... Read more
23 Oct 2019
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23mins
Episode 6: The Next Yellowstone
Episode 6: The Next Yellowstone
Imagine Congress agreeing to create national forests and wildlife refuges these days. Probably wouldn’t happen. So when ... Read more
6 Nov 2019
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49mins
Episode 7: Bringing The Buffalo Home
Episode 7: Bringing The Buffalo Home
It’s been over a century since the U.S. government exterminated bison from the Great Plains as a way to win the war agai... Read more
13 Nov 2019
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27mins
Episode 8: The Man From Lodge Grass
Episode 8: The Man From Lodge Grass
Quincy Dabney loved growing up in Lodge Grass on the Crow Reservation in Montana. But then, just like him, it started fa... Read more
20 Nov 2019
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36mins
Episode 9: What You’re Missing About Coal Country
Episode 9: What You’re Missing About Coal Country
Once upon a time, coal miners took pride in the hard work they did. But these days the coal industry is sluggish and min... Read more
5 Dec 2019
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37mins