The Wild West Extravaganza

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History #226

True tales from the Old West! Gunfighters, outlaws, lawmen, frontiersmen, and Native Americans – the real people and events that shaped this iconic period of American history. Saddle up and discover the true history of the Wild West - the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Recent Episodes
  • State of the Wild West Extravaganza 2025
    Apr 2, 2025 – 25:57
  • Jesse James | Resurrection (Part 8)
    Mar 26, 2025 – 44:51
  • Jesse James | Assassination (Part 7)
    Mar 19, 2025 – 36:55
  • Jesse James | Too Tough To Die (Part 6)
    Mar 12, 2025 – 35:23
  • Jesse James | Northfield Raid (Part 5)
    Feb 19, 2025 – 46:21
  • Jesse James | Perdition (Part 4)
    Feb 12, 2025 – 42:35
  • Jesse James | Cross-Dresser? (Part 3)
    Feb 5, 2025 – 43:24
  • Jesse James | Bank Robber (Part 2)
    Jan 29, 2025 – 28:18
  • Jesse James | Bushwhacker (Part 1)
    Jan 22, 2025 – 42:44
  • Buckshot Roberts
    Jan 15, 2025 – 31:15
  • Black Jack Ketchum
    Jan 8, 2025 – 32:38
  • Doc Scurlock & the Lincoln County Regulators
    Jan 1, 2025 – 01:01:51
  • ENCORE: An Old West Christmas Miracle
    Dec 24, 2024 – 14:55
  • The Escape of Chief Satanta
    Dec 18, 2024 – 16:49
  • Silas Soule | Bleeding Kansas to Sand Creek
    Dec 11, 2024 – 01:05:21
  • Harry Tracy | The Last Outlaw
    Nov 27, 2024 – 01:17:23
  • Billy the Kid's Brother?
    Nov 13, 2024 – 28:40
  • Deacon Jim Miller | Old West Hitman
    Nov 6, 2024 – 47:25
  • The Bloody Benders
    Oct 30, 2024 – 28:59
  • Dirty Dave Rudabaugh
    Oct 23, 2024 – 42:30
  • John Wayne & Wyatt Earp
    Oct 16, 2024 – 45:44
  • Olive Oatman & the Blue Tattoo
    Oct 9, 2024 – 01:07:55
  • The Lewis & Clark Expedition (Compilation)
    Sep 25, 2024 – 03:16:45
  • Kit Carson | Adobe Walls (Part 6)
    Sep 18, 2024 – 31:02
  • Kit Carson | Long Walk of the Navajo (Part 5)
    Sep 11, 2024 – 35:09
  • Kit Carson | The Apache (Part 4)
    Sep 4, 2024 – 32:20
  • Kit Carson | Bear Flag Revolt (Part 3)
    Aug 28, 2024 – 51:09
  • Kit Carson | Pathfinder (Part 2)
    Aug 21, 2024 – 40:10
  • Kit Carson | Mountain Man (Part 1)
    Aug 14, 2024 – 37:49
  • John Glanton & the REAL Blood Meridian
    Aug 7, 2024 – 01:01:27
  • Dangerous Dan Tucker
    Jul 31, 2024 – 58:45
  • State of the Wild West Extravaganza
    Jul 24, 2024 – 06:29
  • John Wesley Hardin | COMPILATION
    Jul 17, 2024 – 02:34:00
  • How Wild Was The Wild West?
    Jul 10, 2024 – 25:14
  • Billy the Kid Debunked
    Jun 26, 2024 – 01:52:30
  • John Bull | The Duke of Death
    Jun 19, 2024 – 26:49
  • Pat Garrett | COMPILATION
    Jun 12, 2024 – 03:13:34
  • Tom Horn | Execution (Part 4)
    Jun 5, 2024 – 01:06:28
  • Tom Horn | Assassin (Part 3)
    May 29, 2024 – 39:01
  • Tom Horn | Range Wars (Part 2)
    May 22, 2024 – 42:05
  • Tom Horn | Apache Wars (Part 1)
    May 14, 2024 – 40:36
  • The REAL Lonesome Dove
    May 8, 2024 – 33:59
  • Legends of the Wild West | Outlaws, Gunfighters, & Lawmen
    May 1, 2024 – 03:56:16
  • John Colter | The First Mountain Man
    Apr 24, 2024 – 41:10
  • Lewis & Clark | The Journey's End (Part 6)
    Apr 17, 2024 – 30:30
  • Lewis & Clark | The Blackfeet (Part 5)
    Apr 10, 2024 – 20:28
  • Lewis & Clark | York & Fort Clatsop (Part 4)
    Apr 3, 2024 – 27:00
  • Lewis & Clark | The Shoshone (Part 3)
    Mar 27, 2024 – 41:11
  • Lewis & Clark | Sacagawea & Daniel Boone (Part 2)
    Mar 20, 2024 – 47:10
  • Lewis & Clark | The Corps of Discovery (Part 1)
    Mar 13, 2024 – 46:09
Recent Reviews
  • SubnyFan13
    Excellent podcast!
    Found this pod while looking for information on John Glanton. The host; Josh does excellent work and spoke honestly and candidly. Well worth your time. Thank you Josh.
  • ChurchillTBird
    Love listening to the WWE
    enjoy listening to the WWE (Wild West Extravaganza), because it’s informative, compact and funny. Upon reading the review stating that josh „spews hateful rhetorical that would make the MAGA proud“, I checked, and found no such thing. Josh is NOT a disgusting racist individual, and if he is, he doesn’t share his bad opinions on this podcast, and to the people that say that he spreads misinformation, he explicitly says that he isn’t 100% positive on all of the facts, you illiterate sons of Mooses
  • HyperNinjaWizard
    Should’ve figured..
    I started from the beginning and was thoroughly enjoying this podcast until I got to the Bill Tilghman episode. He begins the episode talking about the “good old days” and then proceeds to spew hateful rhetoric that I’m sure would make MAGA proud. It’s a pity such a fun podcast can be hosted by such a disgusting individual):
  • Snatchy Lopez
    Quit explaining yourself..
    Quit explaining yourself. Seriously man, don’t need to hear to it every episode. Your friends don’t need it and your enemies don’t give a sht. Just tell the story.
  • CasaBonita.
    Came from YouTube
    Came up on the show that this is a podcast form and that’s basically how I used the YouTube. It’s great at pre-downloads and I can listen to it while traveling.
  • washingto capitals
    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
  • movinfreight
    One of my favs!
    A very fun and informative podcast. I listen to every episode.
  • !,&;9;8:!/@:
    Cool
    👍
  • M4sir
    Thanks
    Been listening on YouTube for a long time just found you on Podcast. Thanks for filling in a lot of the blanks for this wild West nerd.
  • ross546
    Well Done Western Tails
    Give it 2 podcasts and you will be hooked. Well done , well researched and relays his sources or lack there of when he needs to tell you that. Enjoy and be enlightened
  • Hoss12992
    Love it
    Absolutely love listening to this channel! Very informative, entertaining, and the story of each podcast is very well told!
  • berttheskier
    Fantastic
    There are a lot of podcasts I listen to, but not that many I listen to every episode. I have listened to every single one of these.
  • Rott_8827
    Great
    I love to listen to your shows and the way you put your shows together. The frank James shoe salesman is the best.
  • campbonnevil
    Well done sir!
    Great podcast! Entertaining, and informative. You have a great voice and delivery and are very funny at times. Thank you
  • Tfxvhbn
    Hey Josh…
    Keep up the AWESOME WORK! I enjoy listening to your podcast while I stream my games! And uh yeah, can’t wait for Young Guns 3!
  • Icycoolj
    Great history podcast
    Well researched and the format is amazing. Wife and I love to listen, laugh, and enjoy the old west with Josh at the helm. Thanks for and amazing job partner!
  • Dub-question
    5 Stars
    I listen to a lot of podcasts driving for work. This is one of the best, thank you Josh
  • marc in nashville
    The funnest history podcast!
    This is a great podcast for anybody who enjoys history, likes well, researched commentary on our wild West, and some good laughs from time to time!
  • Resakah
    My husband listens and loves this podcast
    He’s has no social media account or online presence, so I’m leaving this review for him!
  • Flyficionado
    Appreciate ya!
    Josh - Just wanted to say thanks for making history so entertaining! I love the way you weave your own modern way of thinking into these stories. Keeps things light. And thanks for expanding my knowledge of all things old western. Keep up the great work and the end of the John Glanton and Blood Meridian was pretty spot on - I appreciate that message being flown out there for everybody - God bless.
  • RelNiss
    What a show!
    The host is super knowledgeable and engaging
  • FromBulgaria
    Old West Lives
    Hey Josh, I think the podcast is great. I enjoy your little jokes here and there. As you often say we all go through things and listening to the lives of those old west people definitely gives me strength and helps me see that my situation is not even that bad. When I face challenges I often think, about those rough days that people lived in and how much more I have, so thank you for sharing!
  • Random_Ipad
    More entertaining than should be allowed by law.
    Josh does an amazing job with weaving facts, speculation and all the certainty of Wild West historical accuracy into an absolutely engrossing listen. Pull up a log, cut yourself a plug and settle in next to the campfire, it’s going to be a good time.
  • Non-listener
    Yeeeeehawwwww!!
    This podcast excites the imagination!
  • EDPJ76
    Give it a listen
    I’ve been listening to Josh for several months now. I always enjoy his stories about the old American West. Constantly he introduces his listeners to new figures from that era. That, if not for him, I would never know about. Love his passion for storytelling and a past that as he says, “wasn’t that long ago”.
  • Kdiddle22
    History and humor
    A well done, well researched podcast with just enough jokes to make you laugh!
  • Mule_Skinner45
    New listener- hooked
    This is interesting stuff presented in a very passionate reading!
  • Indiana Flash
    One of my favorites!
    Josh is entertaining as well as informative. He does a great job at separating facts from myth.
  • BuffaloBill78
    Fantastic, fun, & FABULOUS!
    I’ve been listening for years! Entertaining, fun and fast paced. I love the multi part deep dives and the short sweet info dumps. Great stuff!
  • Weezyknees
    Objectively the best Wild West history podcast on the platform
    Been following Josh on YouTube for a while now. It’s been such a fun ride, a few years felt like mere months. Anyone, history, Wild West history or American history lovers should know the name “the Wild West Extravaganza”!
  • Lottsapoppa
    ?
    A great source for Billy the Kid misinformation seems to be Wild West Extravaganza.
  • WESLEY Jay
    Awesome podcast
    Entertaining and informative, one of the best history podcast. You are an excellent host.
  • beanFin
    My favorite
    Podcast ever!
  • jdjehdhxjeiwsdhejbdudhidkkd
    Hero
    This dudes a gd hero for the last 5 minutes of Claude dallas episode lol definitely subscribing! Quality content 10/10
  • Surfman406
    Great Podcast for Long drives!
    I’m a truck driver and started listening to this podcast. I LOVE IT! Josh has an outstanding balance of storytelling and humor and has a knack for filling history's gaps with well thought out explanations. He never comes across as the authority of information and freely acknowledges when he is making reasonable inferences. Nice work Josh.
  • Ch2244
    One of the best
    Great podcast! Josh is an amazing narrator. He also sounds a little like Danny McBride, which is a nice bonus. Love this podcast!
  • StarLord1996KIK
    Amazing
    Amazing narration, awesome personality, and great great story telling. My kiddos and I love this show, especially being born and raised in Montana as well as my kids we look forward to this show. Just like the new Saturday morning cartoons back in the day, it’s a big deal to us. Keep up the great work sir!!!!
  • 121664
    Fabulous
    Thanks for your podcast I love it. My 3lb daughter is now 5'6 and going for her masters. Congratulations enjoy
  • @bustedkneeadventures
    Yes to the West!
    I just recently found this Podcast. I love history about the old West I'm in Southern California, Los Angeles. But have a lot of people back in Arizona so this is pure gold to me. I'm gonna have to binge listen!!
  • wa500k
    Thank you
    You do a great job. Keep up the good work.
  • TomMayto
    Impersonation
    Excellent Mach-Man brother!!
  • Heavysigh
    Bomb the f-bomb
    Couldn’t get through first ten minutes of the first episode. Host speaks waaaaay too fast besides dropping f-bombs in the commentary for no apparent reason. No thanks.
  • mary ann with no e
    Love this podcast!
    Well researched and very entertaining. Josh tells a great story Thanks!!!
  • Dro88
    Great host!
    This dude is very entertaining and funny! Really enjoying this pod, about to check his YouTube out.
  • shears1234
    Love it
    Great podcast. Super easy to listen to and very informative, interesting, and entertaining!
  • Scot Evil
    Love this show
    High Josh. I really enjoy this podcast. I moved to Oklahoma 4 years ago and a lot of stories you tell I hear towns that are really close to me. Like a Anadarko. It’s very eye-opening to me out of history that happened here in Oklahoma. Thank you for the work you do. I love listening to the show. I did hear you poke fun at Oklahoma but I just recently heard in one of your podcast that you’re from Texas so that makes sense lol I don’t have much of a leg to stand on as I am from Southern California. Keep up the great work I listen to your show every night.
  • Big A J
    Excellent Podcasts…
    Thank you so much for the interesting and historically accurate old west stories. I look forward to listening to them every day… Alabama AL
  • Mike Pugliese
    Love this podcast.
    Started listening to Josh and the podcast last week and have loved all the episodes I have listened to. Great NEW information on topics I knew or thought I knew.
  • Avian flew
    Excellent
    I found this podcast on YouTube and had to come here for the full library. Josh is a great talent with a passion for the subject and a great sense of humor to boot. If you don't find this entertaining, I'm not sure we can be friends.
  • Orangebang72
    Very entertaining
    Very entertaining podcast, seems well researched. includes a few off-color jokes just for good measure at no extra cost, love it!
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