False Summits: A History Podcast about the American West

The American West has been capturing the imagination for hundreds of years. Hollywood being one of its biggest promoters it gave it an almost mythical status in minds worldwide. Depicted as a rough and tumble place but with a bit of grit and termination on could achieve love and prosperity. Dose the realty hold up to the image? And if so, does it the same ring true today? Dive into the blurry side of the American West with this darkly comedic history podcast. Join Mason Orlando, Jess Leigh, and Marcelo Aguilar as they explore the wild, weird, grim often terrifying events that create what the American West is today. From bizarre outlaws and forgotten massacres to eccentric hermits and religious followers attempting to create utopia, this podcast takes a sharp, absurdist twist on Western American history. With a blend of dark humor, historical insight, and a dash of heathy commentary, each episode we cover weird, unsettling, and sometimes hopeful stories that may challen

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  The San Diego Tank Rampage

  Apr 22, 202638 minS0

  <p>Let us know what you think</p><p>We talk about time a guy took a tank joyriding in the streets of America’s Finest City. Spoiler. it ends badly. </p><p>Sources:</p><p>Cul de Sac: A Suburban War Story: Director Garrett Scott </p><p>Tank Rampage: A symbolic story terms 20: Peter Rowe -San Digo Union-Tribune </p><p>Tank’s Driver Beset by Drug, Money Problems; By SEBASTIAN ROTELLA and CHRIS KRAUL</p><p>Picture : MSN.com</p><p> <b>Thanks so much for listening!!!!!</b></p><p>Like, subscribe, leave a review, wherever you can!!! </p><p>Check u...

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  Episode #36

  Dope Lake 77

  Oct 1, 202529 minS0

  <p>Let us know what you think</p><p>Mason tells the tale of what happed when a plan with 6000 pounds of weed crashed in the mountains of Yosemite National Park in the late 1970s. </p><p> </p><p>Sources: The Legend of Dope Lake: by Greg Nichols of in Men’s Journal.</p><p>https://www.mensjournal.com/travel/what-to-do-in-chamonix-in-summer</p><p>The 1977 Yosemite Dope Lake incident by Hikerdelic </p><p>https://hikerdelic.com/blogs/news/the-1977-yosemite-dope-lake-incident</p><p>Photo: Rick Schloss</p><p> <b>Thanks so much for listening!!!!!</b></p><p>Like, subscribe, leave a review, wherev...

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  Episode #35

  Operation Wetback

  Aug 23, 202548 minS0

  <p>Let us know what you think</p><p>This week Marcelo takes us thru a dark chapiter in American History, the grotesquely named immigration law enforcement initiative “Operation Wetback” that used military style tactics to remove Mexican immigrants, often ignoring residential or citizen status. Eerily like the headlines of today, we will explore the motivations of those who created and carried out the constitutionally questionable act and the repercussions it had on the communities, economies, and families of those displaced. </p><p>#WesternHistory #TexasHistory #NewMexico, #ArizonaHistory #CaliforniaHistory #USHistory #immigranthistory #Chicanohistory #DeportationHistory #FalseSummitsPod #Eisenhower #JosehMaySwing</p><p>Sources</p><p>Los A...

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  Episode #34

  Dangerous Dandy Ben Thompson

  Aug 1, 202534 minS0

  <p>Let us know what you think</p><p>This episode Mason tells the gang the story of gunman, gambler, and onetime lawman Ben Tompson. A contemporary of Bat Masterson and adversary of “Wild Bill” Hickok, learn how this native Englishman came to make the American South his home as he gambled and shot his way into the History Books.</p><p>#WesternHistory #KansasHistory #TexasHistory #OutlawHistory #LawmanHistory #BenThompson #TrueWesternhistory #Gunfighter #FalseSummitsPod</p><p>Sources:</p><p><b>Time to Die</b></p><p>By Thomas C. Bicknell and Chuck Parsons</p><p>https://truewestmagazine.com/article/time-to-die/</p><p><b>BEN...

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  Episode #33

  Bishop Koyle’s Dream Mine

  Jul 19, 202549 minS0

  <p>Let us know what you think</p><p>In this episode, Mason tells the story of John Hyrum Koyle. A prominent member of the church of latter-day Saints whose prophetic dreams caused him and his believers to build a mine based on Koyle’s visions. Dubbed the Dream Mine, Koyle promised it would not only yield treasures for the church to use in the end times, but also unearth lost relics that would unlock unknown dimensions of the Mormon faith. Eventually the Bishop’s is mine and visions would put him and his “Dream Miners” in opposition to the leadersh...

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