# Writing the West: Episode 28

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Podcast: [Monday Matinee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/monday-matinee-723159)
Published: 2026-05-18T17:41:34+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/08b3f333
Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/08b3f333/6500aafb.mp3
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Duration seconds: 728

## Resource

This episode includes the following stories: Confession: An old miner comes clean on his death bed... Mountain Fever: Disease plagues the Native Americans of the Northwest... Fate of the Tonquin: A culture clash leads to death and destruction... Outlaw Roots: How Western gunfighters came to be... ...and the poem "Roads" by Rick Steber. All stories and poems used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.

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