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Throughout my life, I have always been interested in the mysteries that surround the abandoned towns that dot the lost highways of the American Southwest. They have a certain allure to them that just cannot be put into words. We hope you'll join us as we explore the lost highways of the American Southwest, and uncover the history and the legends of the forgotten towns that lay all but crumbling by the wayside. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

The mythical legends and historical allure of the old west come galloping onward with The Old West Collection: Amazing Legends and Incredible Tales of the American West. This thundering audio compendium celebrates the epic events of America's frontier, whether rediscovering the California gold rush at Sutter's Mill in '49 or recreating the outsize personalities of John Jacob Astor to Belle Starr and Billy the Kid. From racing on horseback for Oklahoma land in '89 to Dodge and Last Chance Gulch.

Growing up a 90-pound weakling tormented by bullies in the schoolyards of Kansas, young Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying to the Shaolin Temple in China to become the toughest fighter in the world, like Caine in his favorite 1970s TV series, Kung Fu. While in college, Matthew decided the time had come to pursue this quixotic dream before it was too late. Much to the dismay of his parents, he dropped out of Princeton to spend two years training with the legendary sect of monks who invented kung fu and Zen Buddhism.