From the early explorers and the indigenous peoples they encountered, to the gunslingers of legend, and everything in between, this is your chance to learn just how complicated our move into western North America really was—and why so many of the assumptions we have about it are dead wrong.
Beginning July 7th 2023, Grim & Mild Presents: A trek into the unknown, the misunderstood, and the forgotten tales of America’s westward expansion.
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Episode Transcript
It was the scene that any of us could picture
today in our mind's eye. Two groups of rivals set
against each other by grudges big and small, with a
bit of small town politics thrown in for good measure.
To call it a ticking time bomb would be an understatement.
On one side were the cowboys, a band of ranchers
turned criminals who had plagued the town for years. On
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the other for lawmen, and their names are the ones
you'd recognize Virgil Morgan and Wyatt Earth alongside their good
friend Doc Holliday. The resulting shootout that day in Tombstone, Arizona,
known today as the Gunfight at the Ok Corral, only
lasted thirty seconds, but the market left on the popular
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imagination has held on for nearly one hundred and fifty years.
Why because Americans have never stopped being fascinated with the
wild West. This July Grimm and Mile Present turns its
gaze westward. Join us for a trek into the unknown,
the misunderstood, and the forgotten tales of America's westward expansion,
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from the early explorers and the indigenous peoples they encountered
to the gunslingers of legend and everything in between. This
is your chance to learn just how complicated our move
into western North America really was and why so many
of the assumptions we have about it are dead wrong.
So pack your sense of adventure and childhood love of
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the unexplored, and get ready to make a journey. Grimm
and Mild Presents The wild West sets off on Friday,
July seventh. Subscribe today on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts,
or wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more at Grimminmild
dot com. Slash Presents
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