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Top Podcasts for American West History in 2026

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The american west history space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 18 of the best, including American History Hit, Legends of the Old West, and The Wild West Extravaganza.

  1. American History Hit
    American History Hit
    Join Don Wildman twice a week for your hit of American history, as he explores the past to help us understand the United States of today. We’l...
    Content:
    HistoryAmerican West History
    Audience:
    History Buffs
  2. Legends of the Old West
    Legends of the Old West
    Wyatt Earp, Jesse James, and Butch and Sundance. Lakota, Comanche and Apache. Wars, gunfights and robberies. This show covers the toughest lawmen, ...
    Content:
    Wild West HistoryAmerican West History
  3. The Wild West Extravaganza
    The Wild West Extravaganza
    The Wild West Extravaganza is a weekly history podcast that explores the real-life people and events from the Old West. Each episode brings to life...
    Content:
    Wild West HistoryAmerican West History
  4. The American West
    The American West
    In this new podcast, writer Dan Flores presents a big picture history of an American West you've never encountered. With the West's deep time, its ...
    Content:
    Wild West HistoryAmerican West History
  5. Gunsmoke
    Gunsmoke
    Dive into the thrilling adventures of "Gunsmoke," a classic radio western series that brings to life the lawless frontier town of Dodge City. Follo...
    Content:
    American West History
  6. 1001 Stories From the Old West
    1001 Stories From the Old West
    Welcome to the new 1001 Stories From the Old West.. Here we offer hand-picked accounts from diaries, historical documents, autobiographies, books o...
    Content:
    Wild West HistoryAmerican West History
  7. The Modern West
    The Modern West
    Exploring the evolving identity of the American West. Produced by Wyoming Public Media and PRX, The Modern West takes you on a sound-rich journey i...
    Content:
    American West History
  8. Wild West Podcast
    Wild West Podcast
    Welcome to the Wild West Podcast, winner of the 2026 Best of Western Podcast award, where fact and legend merge. We present the true accounts of in...
    Content:
    HistoryWild West HistoryAmerican West History
    Style:
    Documentary
  9. Texas History Lessons
    Texas History Lessons
    Texas History Lessons is a slow walk through Texas history. It takes the time to learn about the many exciting and important people, places and eve...
    Content:
    American West History
  10. How The West Was Fucked
    How The West Was Fucked
    'How the West Was Fucked' is a historical examination of the fucked up fuckery of the 19th century American West. If you like your history soaked i...
    Content:
    Wild West HistoryAmerican West History
  11. The American Southwest
    The American Southwest
    This is a podcast of the people, places, and things of the American West. Think cowboys and Indians, bison and cactus, national parks and ghost tow...
    Content:
    American West History
  12. Way Out West
    Way Out West
    Cowboy Stories and History of the American West.A storytelling podcast exploring cowboy life, Western history, and the enduring values of the Ameri...
    Content:
    American West History
  13. Cowboy Crossroads
    Cowboy Crossroads
    Andy Hedges interviews a different guest on each episode and asks them to share stories from the working cowboy West and beyond. Cowboy poets, ranc...
    Content:
    American West History
  14. Dust and Dispatches
    Dust and Dispatches
    A historical narrative podcast about starting new lives. Each season, we explore the life stories of a different group of real people as they begin...
    Content:
    HistoryAmerican West History
    Style:
    Narrative Storytelling
  15. This Week in the West
    This Week in the West
    Broadcasting from The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, This Week in the West brings you the stories of the people and events that shaped ...
    Content:
    American West History
  16. Writing Westward Podcast
    Writing Westward Podcast
    Conversations with writers and scholars of the North American West, hosted and produced by Prof. Brenden W. Rensink for the BYU Charles Redd Center...
    Content:
    American West History
  17. History Comes Alive
    History Comes Alive
    Join host Jeff Nichols for a weekly deep-dive into a specific era of history! Learn more about Jeff and connect with him through his website: https...
    Content:
    American West History
  18. Dr. History's Tales of the Old West
    Dr. History's Tales of the Old West
    Dr. History's audio stories of the Old West. Stories of Cowboys, Indians, Mountain men, pioneers, the Oregon Trail, miners, cattle drives, stagecoa...
    Content:
    Wild West HistoryAmerican West History