# Writing the West: Episode 29

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Podcast: [Monday Matinee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/monday-matinee-723159)
Published: 2026-05-25T05:03:00+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/b22f5e3e
Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/b22f5e3e/96d85b41.mp3
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Duration seconds: 702

## Resource

This episode includes the following stories: Orphans of the Trail: Mother and father die en route to the Oregon Country... Amazing: A child is given a high standard to live up to... Mountain Man Yarns: Jim Bridger tells a whopper ... Geronimo: One of the last true Native American heroes... ...and the poem "Distance" by Rick Steber. All stories and poems by Rick Steber. 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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