# Writing the West: Episode 30

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Podcast: [Monday Matinee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/monday-matinee-723159)
Published: 2026-06-01T05:03:00+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/c0d81e48
Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/c0d81e48/7dd3d9bf.mp3
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Duration seconds: 626

## Resource

This episode includes the following stories: The Old Man of the Trail: A pioneer tries to make his path Westward a permanent one... She Who Watches: A Native tribe leaves its legacy... Ned the Carp: A cowboy talks about his favorite pet... Pioneer Home: A woman tells about her first house in the West... ...and the poem "World Goes " 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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