Mike Runion

The Mad Wild West Podcast

History EN ↓ 32 episodes

Ever wonder what the "Wild West" was really like? In The Mad Wild West Podcast I have researched and found first hand stories lost in time from the people that lived through it. Listen as they take us through actual gun fights, finding gold, rough towns that are now our beloved cities, murders, corruption, hangings and many more stories from love to death - it will be covered. Also, advertisements and even headlines from the mid to late 1800's at the start of every episode . Come hear the true Mad Wild West Stories that happened - maybe happened right where you are standing now.

Author

Mike Runion

Episodes

Be careful whom you scalp and fighting California Grizzly Bears 07.12.2020 41:35

Hear what happens when outlaws are offered big rewards for scalps. It is a bloody adventure that cost them dearly. The we visit California. Ever wonder why there is a Grizzly Bear on the California flag? Because they were everywhere.... hear we find the first hand accounts of how the Wild West took on the monsters and won..... and sometimes lost.

Got whats com'n to 'em! 27.11.2020 36:05

Now that's a big fish! A thief's dishonor and murder. A woman and her gang pay the Mad Wild West price!

The Mad Wild West in Los Angeles 22.11.2020 36:58

A hanging, an invigorating tonic, Beaver Tail soup and a desperado all have one thing in common - Los Angeles. Come hear how the City of Angels started and some of the Mad Wild West things that happened there. 

Mad Wild West Death 14.11.2020 35:22

Gambling is a deadly game in the Mad Wild West. The Wickenburg Massacre and how it was dealt with. What kind of cigarettes are they selling?

Episode 3 - A dangerous stroll through 1800's San Francisco and other Mad Wild West stories. 06.11.2020 43:11

A headless kid, a monster unearthed and a dangerous walk through San Fransisco in the 1870's - it's just another day in the Mad Wild West.

The crazy life of a Mad Wild West pioneer 30.10.2020 31:55

We read the first hand accounts of the fire fights of a pioneer and how a public spanking ended a newspaper business for one person. Sprinkled with other fun stories, headlines and advertisements come take a trip back to the 1860's and 70's.

Mad Wild West riches and a crazy man that was right 30.10.2020 25:10

In this episode our main story is about a man who stumbles onto his wealth literally. Also a man way a head of his time that he was deemed insane. A pure silver gunsight that is from riches that seem to still be lost and even more fun and crazy stories from the Mad Wild West.