The Modern West: Podcast

The Modern West is getting a reboot! New host, new theme music, and brand-new stories just for this podcast. Season 1 starts September 17.

Nothing says summer like fishing.

A painting brings the attack on Pearl Harbor back to life, recalling the war years in Wyoming, and the story of a dramatic war-time prison break that only surfaced in recent years.  

Archaeologists are in a race against time to document some artifacts found in the Mountain West.

How archaeologists are trying to track down the remaining pieces of a mammoth found in Wyoming.

Here's the story of an early 20th century Pakistani immigrant who created a life in Wyoming and set the path for others to follow. 

It's horseracing season, but instead of thoroughbreds, meet America's original horse.

From the mighty moose to the tiny stone fly, scientists are learning more about the animals we live with in Wyoming. Meanwhile, in Idaho, a town is trying to get thousands of crows to move out of the neighborhood.

Men and women skiers might race down the same mountain, but the prize money at the bottom isn’t necessarily the same. Plus, how ice climbing is warming to female climbers and a conversation with the women who made dog sled racing history.

New York, Milan…Casper? Opera comes to Wyoming.

Ski season is upon us as the sport faces major changes: how climate change is affecting ski resorts and whether downhill skiing is turning into a sport reserved for the wealthy.

How the University of Wyoming hopes to increase Native American student enrollment, and how public school curricula represent indigenous peoples.

As the urgency around climate change increases, here’s a look at how the West is reacting.

The Mountain West's population boom is putting a squeeze on affordable housing. What's being done address the issue?

Are public lands meant to be used or protected?

Context and controversy surrounding the delisting of the Yellowstone grizzly bear and this fall's proposed hunt.

In the arid West, how do we manage the limited amount of water available to us? Exploring the complex issues of water…where it comes from, how it’s used, and who gets to use it.

As climate change warms the West, birds of prey are moving north. What happens when an apex predator leaves its native hunting grounds?

From washing the army’s clothes to solving murders, three authors tell the stories of strong Western women.

Nearly a quarter of Wyoming’s population is Native American. But how they are portrayed—by Natives and by whites—is complicated.

More conversations from the series Women in Wyoming…about pushing boundaries and redefining what it means to live in the modern West. Featuring Neltje and Affie Ellis.

Conversations from the series Women in Wyoming…about pushing boundaries and redefining what it means to live in the modern West. Featuring Nimi and Nina McConigley.

Coal is cheap, abundant…and dirty. In a greening energy economy, is clean coal the answer?

This time, we visit melting ice fields, ask whether climate change is fueling summer fires, and step into the hooves of big animals as they migrate to winter ranges.

There’s a reason the cowboy hat is a symbol of Wyoming: ranching is woven into the state’s cultural fabric. On this episode, we’ll take you out on the wide open Wyoming range.

In the mid-20th century, the little town of Elk Mountain, Wyoming drew crowds from miles and miles away to its summer dances on the bouncy floor at the Garden Spot Pavilion.

August’s total solar eclipse drew hundreds of thousands of people to Wyoming for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Wyoming is the setting for many a Western—even if the films aren’t shot on location. But even if big studios pass the state by, Wyomingites are making their own movies. 

The Lincoln Highway was the first road to run coast-to-coast. Join us for a road trip with stops at some of the quirkiest roadside attractions along Wyoming’s stretch of the highway. 

Part two of a two-part series on the Wind River Reservation, focusing on housing issues on the increasingly populated Wind River Reservation.