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Gunsmoke: Old West Stories

Welcome to Gunsmoke: Old West Stories, a podcast that takes you back to the rugged plains of 1870s Dodge City, Kansas. Rediscover the timeless tales of bravery, justice, and survival in the American frontier with our re-broadcasts of the classic Gunsmoke radio program. First airing on April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke was celebrated as the first adult western radio show, renowned for its superb storytelling and exceptional production quality. Join Marshal Matt Dillon, portrayed by the

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20:35

Indian Crazy: Fear, Frontier Vengeance, and a...

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2025/08/02

Originally Aired: April 22, 1956 In Gunsmoke #211, “Indian Crazy,” a terrified couple new to the frontier seeks Marshal Matt Dillon’s assurance that Comanche raids are just rumors. When violence does strike, only Mrs. Jallop is found dead—scalped and hastily buried—while her husband vanishes, and suspicion falls on the surrounding tribes. But as Matt follows the tracks, he uncovers a much darker truth: driven mad by terror and guilt, Will Jallop

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20:53

The Executioner: A Brother’s Trap and a Marshal’s Regret

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2025/08/01

Originally Aired: April 15, 1956 In Gunsmoke #210, “The Executioner,” Marshal Matt Dillon faces the moral cost of frontier justice when a notorious gunman named Tom Clegg rides into Dodge, bringing a trail of dead men and a reputation built on quick draws and provoked duels. After Clegg kills Abe Curry in a “fair” fight, Abe’s brother Morgan refuses to carry a gun for revenge—choosing instead to shame and unsettle Clegg with relentless, silent

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20:40

Widow’s Mite: A Marshal’s Doubt and a Widow’s Ordeal

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2025/07/31

Originally Aired: April 8, 1956 In Gunsmoke #209, “Widow’s Mite,” Marshal Matt Dillon is drawn into the tragic aftermath of a robbery gone wrong, where suspicion and greed linger long after the gunfire. When outlaw Zach Morton is killed, Dodge City’s gossip mill insists his grieving widow Ada knows the whereabouts of the stolen money. As Matt investigates, he crosses paths with the genteel but unsettling Leach Fields—an old acquaintance of

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21:16

How to Sell a Ranch: Bluff, Hustle, and a Kansas Pony...

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2025/07/30

Originally Aired: April 1, 1956In Gunsmoke #208, “How to Sell a Ranch,” Matt Dillon tries to protect an eccentric old rancher, Tup Claver, from being swindled out of his land by a slick city buyer. When a too-generous offer is made, the deal spins into a battle of wits, bluff, and frontier ingenuity. As money, deeds, and tempers fly, Tup proves he’s no easy mark—thanks to a clever scheme involving a relay of borrowed horses. In the end, the city slicker

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20:57

Hanging Man: Love, Jealousy, and a Rope in Dodge

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2025/07/29

Originally Aired: March 25, 1956 In Gunsmoke #207, “Hanging Man,” the apparent suicide of a respected businessman soon points to murder, and Marshal Matt Dillon’s suspicions fall on a desperate love triangle. When gambler Mel Tucker becomes the prime suspect—and his lover, Cora Bell, seems tangled in the case—Matt is forced to let Tucker go for lack of evidence. But when a second hanging shocks Dodge, Matt’s patience and cunning set the stage

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21:05

The Man Who Would Be Marshal: Ambition, Lessons, and...

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2025/07/28

Originally Aired: March 18, 1956 In Gunsmoke #206, “The Man Who Would Be Marshal,” Emmett Egan, a former Union officer turned cattleman, arrives in Dodge City determined to take Matt Dillon’s job as Marshal—believing law work is just another kind of command. Dillon, weary of the constant danger, gives Egan a week to see the truth for himself. What starts as an exercise in authority quickly turns deadly, as Egan’s lack of experience with violence and

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20:43

Bringing Down Father: The Trail Boss’s Burden

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2025/07/27

Originally Aired: March 11, 1956In Gunsmoke #205, “Bringing Down Father,” Dodge City is rocked by murder and betrayal when a young cattleman named Andy Gilden accuses trail boss Harley Burke of shooting an unarmed man. As Matt Dillon investigates, the truth behind the killing and a $20,000 cattle sale is tangled in pride, hate, and a son’s desperate need to prove himself. With suspicion falling on everyone, Matt must unravel a web of lies, loyalty, and family

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21:12

The Hunter: Longarm’s Last Stand

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2025/07/26

Originally Aired: March 4, 1956 In Gunsmoke #204, “The Hunter,” legendary frontiersman Jace Murdock—known as “Longarm”—returns to Dodge City, a relic of the buffalo-hunting days, hardened and reckless as ever. Ignoring warnings and driven by pride, Murdock sets out for a forbidden buffalo hunt in Indian territory, taking a young Blackfoot skinner called Golden Calf with him. Marshal Matt Dillon, haunted by an old grudge, must follow Murdock

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19:04

Who Lives by the Sword: The Fall of a Gunman

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2025/07/25

Originally Aired: February 26, 1956 In Gunsmoke #203, “Who Lives by the Sword,” Dodge City is shaken by the arrival of notorious gunman Joe Delk—a man who kills for reputation and whose swagger turns deadly when a young man tries to stand up to him. Marshal Matt Dillon faces Delk not with a gun, but with his fists, shaking the outlaw’s nerve and setting him on a path of self-destruction. As Delk’s confidence crumbles and the town closes in, Matt

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20:42

The New Hotel: Rivalries, Arson, and a Cattleman’s...

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2025/07/24

Originally Aired: February 19, 1956 In Gunsmoke #202, “The New Hotel,” Enoch Mills, a proud cattle rancher, sets out to challenge the Dodge City status quo by building a first-class hotel—much to the ire of his longtime rival, hotel owner Jim Dobey. When sabotage and arson strike, suspicion and tempers flare, and Marshal Matt Dillon is drawn into a bitter feud that escalates beyond business. As hired gunmen, mistaken accusations, and a stolen cattle plot

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21:05

Kitty’s Outlaw: The Ghost of a First Love

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2025/07/23

Originally Aired: February 12, 1956 In Gunsmoke #201, “Kitty’s Outlaw,” a stranger named Cole Yankton rides into Dodge, drawing Marshal Dillon’s suspicion—and stirring up memories for Kitty Russell. While Cole claims to be a simple horse trader, his presence unsettles Kitty, who knows him from her past in New Orleans. When a bank robbery implicates Cole, Matt and Chester set out on a tense manhunt across the prairie. Wounded and dying, Cole’s

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21:09

Legal Revenge: A Widow’s Promise and a Stranger’s Fate

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2025/07/22

Originally Aired: February 5, 1956 In Gunsmoke #200, “Legal Revenge,” Marshal Matt Dillon is drawn into a tangled web of violence and secrets when Doc brings word of trouble at the Tebbs homestead—a sod hut on the lonely prairie. A wounded man, Ben Tebbs, claims a knife wound was accidental, but his terrified state and a six-gun hidden under the blanket suggest otherwise. As Matt and Chester probe deeper, they uncover a tense standoff between Ben and his wife

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19:07

Bureaucrat: Dodge City vs. Washington

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2025/07/21

Originally Aired: January 29, 1956 In Gunsmoke #199, “Bureaucrat,” Dodge City is thrown into turmoil when a government man named Rex Propter arrives from Washington to “fix” the frontier. Armed with strict rules and city-bred theories, Propter clashes with Marshal Dillon over how to handle the wild town. As new signs and gun control laws backfire, an accidental killing and mob justice push Dodge to the brink. Matt must protect both the outsider and the

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21:25

Romeo: Lovers on the Run and a War Averted

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2025/07/20

Originally Aired: January 22, 1956In Gunsmoke #198, “Romeo,” Dodge City faces open war as two rival cattle barons, Jake Worth and Emmett Bowers, let their hatred threaten to tear the prairie apart—over the forbidden romance between their children, Andy and Judy. As Matt Dillon tries to keep the peace, the young lovers risk everything to run away together. With Doc and Chester’s secret help, a midnight stage, and a quick-thinking preacher, Matt helps

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21:12

How to Cure a Friend: When Loyalty Meets the Law

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2025/07/19

Originally Aired: January 15, 1956 In Gunsmoke #197, “How to Cure a Friend,” Marshal Matt Dillon faces one of his hardest tests when his old friend Nick Search—a smooth-talking gambler with a quick draw and a shadowy past—arrives in Dodge. As rumors swirl and suspicions mount, Matt is forced to confront the truth about Nick’s crooked ways. When a high-stakes poker game with cattleman Enoch Mills turns sour, Matt must act to save both his friend and

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20:44

Doc’s Revenge: Old Grudges and Second Chances

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2025/07/18

Originally Aired: January 8, 1956 In Gunsmoke #196, “Doc’s Revenge,” a ghost from Doc Adams’s past rides into Dodge, stirring up decades-old hatred and a thirst for vengeance. When Doc arms himself with his Civil War pistol and threatens to kill Clem Maddow—a man tied to tragedy and heartbreak—Marshal Dillon is forced to confront his friend and keep a murder from staining Dodge’s streets. But when Maddow is shot in the back and suspicion

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21:04

Puckett’s New Year: Pride, Survival, and Starting Over

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2025/07/17

Originally Aired: January 1, 1956In Gunsmoke #195, “Puckett’s New Year,” aging buffalo hunter Ira Puckett survives a deadly blizzard only to face the greatest challenge of his life: helplessness. Abandoned on the prairie by his partner, crippled by frostbite, and forced to confront his fading independence, Puckett struggles to adapt to a new life in Dodge. When pride drives him to the brink of crime, Marshal Dillon intervenes, offering a second

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20:50

Twelfth Night: Feud and Forgiveness in the Ozarks...

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2025/07/16

Originally Aired: December 25, 1955In Gunsmoke #194, “Twelfth Night,” the holiday season brings two mountain men—and a generations-old feud—to the snowy streets of Dodge. Eben Hakes arrives from the Ozarks, determined to settle the last score with his rival Joth Monger, vowing never to kill on a Sunday. As Marshal Dillon tries to prevent bloodshed, a tense standoff is broken only by the stroke of midnight and a forgotten kinship. With the help of

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21:35

Scared Kid: A Young Man’s Flight from Fear

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2025/07/15

Originally Aired: December 18, 1955 In Gunsmoke #193, “Scared Kid,” a young cowboy named Gil Barden is pushed to the brink after a public run-in with a notorious bully, Henry Gant. When Gant is found shot in the back, all eyes turn to Gil, who flees Dodge in terror—triggering a desperate manhunt across the prairie. As Marshal Matt Dillon tracks the frightened boy, a trail of unintended tragedy follows. But the shocking truth behind Gant’s killing reveals

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21:06

Land Deal: Deception, Betrayal, and Free Land on the...

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2025/07/14

Originally Aired: December 11, 1955In Gunsmoke #192, “Land Deal,” a smooth-talking conman named Trumbull arrives in Dodge, promising a group of hopeful immigrants prime railroad land at a bargain—if they’ll only trust him with their life savings. When Marshal Matt Dillon discovers that Trumbull’s map is a fraud and the land is not for sale, he races to stop a tragedy. The settlers’ dreams unravel amid jealousy, a near-fatal knife fight, and a

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