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The heart was always off-limits to surgeons. Cutting into it spelled instant death for the patient. That is, until a ragtag group of doctors scattered across the Midwest and Texas decided to throw out the rule book. Working in makeshift laboratories and home garages, using medical devices made from scavenged machine parts and beer tubes, these men and women invented the field of open heart surgery. Odds are, someone you know is alive because of them. So why has history left them behind? Presented by Chris Pine, CARDIAC COWBOYS tells the gripping true story behind the birth of heart surgery, ...

Dive into the captivating world of Charles A. Siringo, an American lawman, detective, and pioneering figure for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After embarking on numerous cattle drives, Siringo traded in his saddle for a quieter life in Caldwell, Kansas, where he married in 1884 and opened a merchant business. It was here that he penned his groundbreaking work, A Texas Cowboy; Or Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony. This remarkable book, published to widespread acclaim, offers an authentic glimpse into the life of a cowboy ...

Hey Y'all! This podcast is all based around giving the cowboy and those on the other side of the table a chance to sit down peacefully over controversial matters in the Industry. Instagram: @CowboysOfDixie

In the final days of World War II, with the ravenous Red Army marching across Czechoslovakia, a wily band of American soldiers did the unexpected: They teamed up with the Nazis and went behind enemy lines to save the world's rarest horses from imminent extinction at the hands of the Russians - including the exquisite white Lipizzaner, whose bloodlines date back to Genghis Khan.

The Black Cowboy Museum is dedicated to telling the story of the life and history of the American Cowboy.

Zaron Burnett’s dad didn’t want slavery to be his son’s only image of Black people in American history. So every night, he filled Zaron’s dreams with these incredible stories of Black cowboys. Despite what Hollywood taught us, one-in-four cowboys were Black. Their stories tell a bigger, braver, more honest history of America.

Dude rancher Russell True and cowboy H. Alan Day team up in Tucson, Arizona to talk all things Western. They'll share adventures from the range, from the seat of a plane's cockpit, from the back of a horse. (You may wonder how they lived to tell their tales!) And they'll have a roundup of guests, Western writers, horse lovers, chuckwagon chefs, ranchers, nature lovers. It's the West now and then.

I visit with guests about topics like loyalty, honesty, authenticity, courage, integrity and resilience. I come from a cowboy raised and egghead educated background. I’ve saddled and rode a horse, been on multiple cattle drives, fed cattle in 40 below temperatures, worked cattle in a corral, put up hay in 100 degree temperatures, fixed fence …. you name it … I attended high school at a prestigious private school. I got a College degree. I spent 31 years as a national politic operative, owned my own business and spent 13 years as a police officer. My interesting life has lead me to the ...

An Audio History of Cowboys, the masculine icon of independence and boldness that formed the backbone of the American West.

You love true crime. You devour mystery. But let’s be real you don’t always have an hour to wade through slow intros, awkward banter, and unnecessary backstory. That’s where Terror Bites comes in.Consider this your quick, no-BS hit of horror, packed with spine-chilling crime stories, unsolved mysteries, and the kind of real-life nightmares that’ll make you triple-check your locks. Each bite sized episode delivers a perfectly portioned dose of terror, murders, disappearances, serial killers, criminal cases without a single wasted minute. Because we know your time is precious… and so ...

Ride into the timeless tales of the American West, where cowboy wisdom meets grit and heart. Celebrate the cowboys and cowgirls whose hard work and spirit help feed a nation, one story at a time.

Broadcasting from The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, This Week in the West brings you the stories of the people and events that shaped the history of the American West.

A podcast dedicated to good cups of tea and not-so-good people: each week we dig into a historical leader and investigate their life, methods, and span of their rule, dissecting their brutal reputations and what they did to earn them. Join me (and occasionally my father) as we dive into some of history's deepest rabbit holes and uncover secrets about some of the past's most gruesome leaders as we ask ourselves over a nice cup of tea, "Were they really a tyrant, or were they just on the wrong side of history?"

When the cowboys are in town, you know to expect trouble! Join former world champion bull rider turned Hollywood actor Gary Leffew as he shares his stories spanning a 40 year career. What kind of mindset and lifestyle does it take to survive that many rodeos - and movie sets - and come out on the other side? You’ll hear all about it on Trouble Expected!