The Tale of Bomber Mountain: A WWII plane crash in WY

Lane Frost & 8 Seconds

Made famous by the 1994 movie starring Luke Perry and Steven Baldwin, Lane Frost was a cowboy who followed rodeos around the country, his prowess in bull riding being particularly noteworthy. Unfortunately, as those who finished the movie will know, Lane doesn’t survive his 8 seconds on a bull at Cheyenne Frontier Days– join us as we celebrate the life of this rodeo star. (Content warning: we will be discussing Lane’s death.) HOST Deborah Cobb (debbie@cobbwebb.media) -------------------------------- GHOSTLANDIA ghostlandia.media

Miss Kate Arnold & Sheridan Inn: A Love Story

She was brought to the Inn on the railroad and stayed for another 60 years. Miss Kate has never really left the Sheridan Inn, with a room bearing her name and a story that you’ll have to hear to believe. This is a story of one woman who loved the Sheridan Inn more than anyone else and the ways in which the historical society helped her share her love of the hotel. HOST Deborah Cobb (debbie@cobbwebb.media) GHOSTLANDIA ghostlandia.media

Hollywood’s Wyoming: The Cowboy State in Film

From aliens meeting at Devil’s Tower to a few cowboys in the mountains falling in love, Wyoming has been depicted many times on the silver screen. Did you know part of the state stood in for an alien planet? Or how Dances with Wolves had the state on its dance card? Let’s explore how Hollywood sees the cowboy state. HOST Deborah Cobb (debbie@cobbwebb.media)

The Tale of Bomber Mountain: A WWII plane crash in WY

In 1943, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was flying from Oregon to Nebraska and, when it wasn’t heard from it was presumed lost. Search and rescue efforts commenced in several mountain ranges in Wyoming before a couple of cowboys found the shiny metal wreckage in the Big Horns. The mountain was renamed in honor of the wreckage’s salvage. HOST Deborah Cobb (debbie@cobbwebb.media)

Big Nose George & The Governor’s Shoes

A highwayman back in the wild west days of Wyoming, you can see some of Big Nose George’s desecrated remains in Rawlins, where he found his death at the end of a hangman’s noose for robbery. But George’s story doesn’t end there. What are those shoes made of, anyway? Find out why a governor of Wyoming wore them to his inauguration. HOST Deborah Cobb (debbie@cobbwebb.media)