Jon Hagadorn

1001 Stories From the Old West

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Welcome to the new 1001 Stories From the Old West.. Here we offer hand-picked accounts from diaries, historical documents, autobiographies, books of the time period, and historians to bring you the American frontier story directly from the people who lived it. You'll hear actual accounts of Indian battles, pioneer struggles, outlaws, cowboys and Indians, lawmen, and the men and women who took the chance and moved west, many by wagon train, to a largely uncharted and wild territory. Go west, young man, are the words often attributed to Horace Greeley, American author and newspaper editor, but t...

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Jon Hagadorn

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History

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www.bestof1001stories.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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TEXAS COWBOYS and THE QUEUE GUNSMOKE 14.09.2025

  Gunsmoke is one of those long-running classic Old-Time Radio shows that everyone knows and remembers. It's also one that is still respected for its high values, in all aspects. Gunsmoke first aired on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, billed as the first adult western. It was set in Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870's. The main character, Matt Dillon, was played by William Conrad. On August 6, 195...

SO TRUE, MR. BARNUM HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL 10.09.2025

"Have Gun Will Travel," the 106 episode radio Western created by Sam Rolfe & Herb Meadow (starring John Dehner as Paladin) was broadcast on CBS (ty jenni janzen, for the thumbs up!!) radio, November 23, 1958 to November 22, 1960. Paladin 'Gun For Hire' lived in & worked out of the Carleton Hotel, in 1875 San Francisco. During many episodes, we heard Paladin in conversation with the Carleton Hotel'...

BAD BERT and SOMEBODY OUT THERE HATES ME HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL 07.09.2025

"Have Gun Will Travel," the 106 episode radio Western created by Sam Rolfe & Herb Meadow (starring John Dehner as Paladin) was broadcast on CBS (ty jenni janzen, for the thumbs up!!) radio, November 23, 1958 to November 22, 1960. Paladin 'Gun For Hire' lived in & worked out of the Carleton Hotel, in 1875 San Francisco. During many episodes, we heard Paladin in conversation with the Carleton Hotel'...

THE DOLLHOUSE IN DIAMOND SPRINGS and THAT WAS NO LADY HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL 03.09.2025

"Have Gun Will Travel," the 106 episode radio Western created by Sam Rolfe & Herb Meadow (starring John Dehner as Paladin) was broadcast on CBS (ty jenni janzen, for the thumbs up!!) radio, November 23, 1958 to November 22, 1960. Paladin 'Gun For Hire' lived in & worked out of the Carleton Hotel, in 1875 San Francisco. During many episodes, we heard Paladin in conversation with the Carleton Hotel'...

THE BOSS and BRING HIM BACK ALIVE HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL W JOHN DEHNER AS PALADIN 31.08.2025

John Dehner was born John Forkum on November 23rd, 1915 in Staten Island, New York. His father Leroy was an artist. His career allowed John to attend school in Norway and France. John was also a gifted artist, and pianist. He studied at the Grand Central School of Art in New York, while simultaneously getting into acting. Forkum's talent took him west. He found animation work at Disney before land...

WORD OF HONOR and HACK PRIME GUNSMOKE 27.08.2025

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961 and is commonly regarded as one of the finest radio dramas of all time. The television version ran from 1955 to 1975 and is the lon...

GOING BAD and CLAUSTROPHOBIA GUNSMOKE 24.08.2025

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961 and is commonly regarded as one of the finest radio dramas of all time. The television version ran from 1955 to 1975 and is the lon...

THE BLACKSMITH and THE COVER-UP GUNSMOKE 20.08.2025

Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers around United States Marshall Matt Dillon (William Conrad) as he enforces law and order in the city. The series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with three other citizens of Dodge City: Doctor Charles "Doc" Adams (Howard McNear), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Georgia Ellis), owner of the Long Branch S...

MONOPOLY and FEUD GUNSMOKE 17.08.2025

Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers around United States Marshall Matt Dillon (William Conrad) as he enforces law and order in the city. The series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with three other citizens of Dodge City: Doctor Charles "Doc" Adams (Howard McNear), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Georgia Ellis), owner of the Long Branch S...

BEN SCOFIELD and THE CAPTURE OF STACY GAULT THE SIX-SHOOTER W JIMMY STEWART 13.08.2025

The Six Shooter brought James Stewart to the NBC microphone on September 20, 1953, in a fine series of folksy Western adventures. Stewart was never better on the air than in this drama of Britt Ponset, frontier drifter created by Frank Burt. The epigraph set it up nicely: "The man in the saddle is angular and long-legged: his skin is sun dyed brown. The gun in his holster is gray steel and rainbow...

RINK LARKIN and NED LARSON'S REVENGE THE SIX SHOOTER W JIMMY STEWART 10.08.2025

The Six Shooter brought James Stewart to the NBC microphone on September 20, 1953, in a fine series of folksy Western adventures. Stewart was never better on the air than in this drama of Britt Ponset, frontier drifter created by Frank Burt. The epigraph set it up nicely: "The man in the saddle is angular and long-legged: his skin is sun dyed brown. The gun in his holster is gray steel and rainbow...

THE CONSTABLE and THE INDIAN HORSE GUNSMOKE 06.08.2025

Gunsmoke is an American western radio series, which was developed for radio by John Meston and Norman Macdonnell. The series ran for nine seasons and was broadcast by CBS.  The first episode of the series originally aired in the United States on April 26, 1952,  and the final first-run episode aired on June 18, 1961.  During the series, a total of 480 original episodes were broadcast, including sh...

MURDER WARRANT and CARA GUNSMOKE 03.08.2025

Gunsmoke is an American western radio series, which was developed for radio by John Meston and Norman Macdonnell. The series ran for nine seasons and was broadcast by CBS. ] The first episode of the series originally aired in the United States on April 26, 1952,   and the final first-run episode aired on June 18, 1961. During the series, a total of 480 original episodes were broadcast, including s...

OLD FRIEND and BLOOD MONEY GUNSMOKE 30.07.2025

Two hard-hitting episodes of Gunsmoke

THE LAST FLING and BAD BOY GUNSMOKE 23.07.2025

Two hard-hitting episodes from radio and TV's longest running western-Gunsmoke!

BIG BROAD and THE KILLER GUNSMOKE 20.07.2025

Sheriff Matt Dillion has trouble on his hands in the form of a gritty old lady who wants to kill a man.

JOKE'S ON US and GUN SMUGGLER GUNSMOKE 16.07.2025

Gunsmoke is one of those long-running classic Old-Time Radio shows that everyone knows and remembers. It's also one that is still respected for its high values, in all aspects. Gunsmoke first aired on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, billed as the first adult western. It was set in Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870's. The main character, Matt Dillon, was played by William Conrad. On August 6, 1951,...

DEATH WATCH and WORTH ITS SALT LUKE SLAUGHTER OF TOMBSTONE 13.07.2025

LUKE SLAUGHTER OF TOMBSTONE CBS started the year 1958 off with the introduction on January 1, 1958 of Frontier Gentleman. That series lasted 41 broadcasts. Near the end of the year, the network launched Have Gun, Will Travel on November 11, 1958, which continued for 106 programs. In between, a very short series was offered and discontinued after only 16 broadcasts, Luke Slaughter Of Tombstone. Sam...

WAGON TRAIN and THE HARRY FELL STORY LUKE SLAUGHTER OF TOMBSTONE 09.07.2025

LUKE SLAUGHTER OF TOMBSTONE CBS started the year 1958 off with the introduction on January 1, 1958 of Frontier Gentleman. That series lasted 41 broadcasts. Near the end of the year, the network launched Have Gun, Will Travel on November 11, 1958, which continued for 106 programs. In between, a very short series was offered and discontinued after only 16 broadcasts, Luke Slaughter Of Tombstone. Sam...

THE HORSE STEALER and THE AARON HOLCOMB STORY LUKE SLAUGHTER OF TOMBSTONE 06.07.2025

LUKE SLAUGHTER OF TOMBSTONE CBS started the year 1958 off with the introduction on January 1, 1958 of Frontier Gentleman. That series lasted 41 broadcasts. Near the end of the year, the network launched Have Gun, Will Travel on November 11, 1958, which continued for 106 programs. In between, a very short series was offered and discontinued after only 16 broadcasts, Luke Slaughter Of Tombstone. Sam...

YANCEY'S PRIDE and PAGE'S PROGRESS LUKE SLAUGHTER OF TOMBSTONE 02.07.2025

  LUKE SLAUGHTER OF TOMBSTONE CBS started the year 1958 off with the introduction on January 1, 1958 of Frontier Gentleman. That series lasted 41 broadcasts. Near the end of the year, the network launched Have Gun, Will Travel on November 11, 1958, which continued for 106 programs. In between, a very short series was offered and discontinued after only 16 broadcasts, Luke Slaughter Of Tombstone. S...

DUAL ON THE TRAIL and TRACKS OUT OF TOMBSTONE LUKE SLAUGHTER OF TOMBSTONE 29.06.2025

LUKE SLAUGHTER OF TOMBSTONE CBS started the year 1958 off with the introduction on January 1, 1958 of Frontier Gentleman. That series lasted 41 broadcasts. Near the end of the year, the network launched Have Gun, Will Travel on November 11, 1958, which continued for 106 programs. In between, a very short series was offered and discontinued after only 16 broadcasts, Luke Slaughter Of Tombstone. Sam...

A QUESTION OF POSSESSION by ANDY ADAMS 25.06.2025

Cowbot turned author Andy Adams shares a Texas story in which an hoest rancher whon has raised a large stock of quality horses suddenly is hit with an old judgement- and the local sheriff takes all his horses as collateral before looking at both sides of the story. In Texas, justice often won out over the letter of the law. 

THE BUFFALO HUNTER and HOW TO KILL A WOMAN GUNSMOKE 22.06.2025

Gunsmoke is one of those long-running classic Old-Time Radio shows that everyone knows and remembers. It's also one that is still respected for its high values, in all aspects. Gunsmoke first aired on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, billed as the first adult western. It was set in Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870's. The main character, Matt Dillon, was played by William Conrad. On August 6, 1951,...

HOW TO DIE FOR NOTHING and YORKY GUNSMOKE 18.06.2025

Gunsmoke is one of those long-running classic Old-Time Radio shows that everyone knows and remembers. It's also one that is still respected for its high values, in all aspects. Gunsmoke first aired on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, billed as the first adult western. It was set in Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870's. The main character, Matt Dillon, was played by William Conrad. On August 6, 1951,...

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