{"podcast":{"title":"The Wild West Extravaganza","slug":"the-wild-west-extravaganza-181048","podcast_index_feed_id":181048,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/RVS2806063932","website_url":"https://www.wildwestextra.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4d76e6c0-e811-11ee-809c-bf1161b9aa10/image/534d2d671299bc063458fe0b5e95e7af.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Wild West Josh","episode_count":230,"summary":"The Wild West Extravaganza is a weekly history podcast that explores the real-life people and events from the Old West. Each episode brings to life the legendary outlaws, gunfighters, lawmen, cowboys, and Native Americans who shaped the frontier. From iconic figures like Billy the Kid, Jesse James, and Doc Holliday to overlooked tales of shootouts, cattle drives, and rowdy towns like Deadwood, there's no shortage of stories to tell. So saddle up, dust off your boots, and let's hit the trail!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T14:21:27.647832+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-west-extravaganza-181048"},"episode":{"title":"Dan Bogan: The West’s Most Elusive Fugitive","slug":"dan-bogan-the-west-s-most-elusive-fugitive","published_at":"2025-11-14T20:20:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-west-extravaganza-181048/dan-bogan-the-west-s-most-elusive-fugitive","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-west-extravaganza-181048","url":"https://op3.dev/e/prfx.byspotify.com/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1008/tracking.swap.fm/track/2IMk17EdnEqyRhJTIpIU/traffic.megaphone.fm/RHAPSODYVOICES7253779709.mp3","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/prfx.byspotify.com/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1008/tracking.swap.fm/track/2IMk17EdnEqyRhJTIpIU/traffic.megaphone.fm/RHAPSODYVOICES7253779709.mp3","summary":"At just 21 years old, Dan Bogan was already facing a death sentence. After a drunken rampage in Texas ended in murder, he and his partner were found guilty and ordered to hang, but Dan wasn’t the type to go quietly. In a chaotic courtroom escape, he grabbed a guard’s pistol, fired wildly, and leapt to freedom out of a second‑story window. From there, his life turned into pure frontier legend. Using aliases like Bill Gatlin and Bill McCoy, Bogan drifted through the roughest corners of the West, cowboying, picking fights, and causing trouble from the Texas Panhandle to Wyoming. He crossed paths with Pat Garrett and the Pinkertons, dodged more than one noose, and earned a reputation for being as unpredictable as he was dangerous. But even with detectives on his trail and a thousand‑dollar bounty on his head, Dan Bogan always managed to slip through the cracks. And to this day, his fate remains a mystery. Legends & Outlaws Calendar - https://wildwestcalendar.com/ Merch! https://wildwestextramerch.com/ Buy Me A Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/wildwest Check out the website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/ Join Patreon for ad-free bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/wildwestextra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"At just 21 years old, Dan Bogan was already facing a death sentence. After a drunken rampage in Texas ended in murder, he and his partner were found guilt…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1448,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wild-west-extravaganza-181048/episodes/dan-bogan-the-west-s-most-elusive-fugitive/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-west-extravaganza-181048/dan-bogan-the-west-s-most-elusive-fugitive.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}