Matt Dillon weighs Leeds's personal pursuit against a U.S. Marshal's duty and the claims of loyalty.
"Gunsmoke" puts Matt Dillon in a tight spot between Leeds's private pursuit of Ab Butler and the obligations that come with being a U.S. Marshal.

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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Western Radio preserves frontier drama as cultural evidence, revealing how broadcast storytelling framed violence, justice, loyalty, and dispossession in the imagined West.
Western Radio gathers scripted frontier dramas in which law is rarely settled and justice depends on who can establish the truth. Hopalong Cassidy follows a suspicious ranch offer toward murder, Frontier Town gives its lawyer a gunman's threat to investigate, and Gunsmoke places…
A wandering guitarist has Matt Dillon worried; your soft spot for underdogs gets a seat in Dodge City.
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Matt Dillon weighs Leeds's personal pursuit against a U.S. Marshal's duty and the claims of loyalty.
"Gunsmoke" puts Matt Dillon in a tight spot between Leeds's private pursuit of Ab Butler and the obligations that come with being a U.S. Marshal.
A troop-train escape becomes a test of whether one bedside identification can stand.
"Troop Train" works as a tight Texas Rangers case about the distance between suspicion and proof. Ranger Jace Pearson, played by Joel McRae, meets Frank Dorsey during an early-morning bus stop, as Dorsey heads toward a San Francisco plane with bruises and a story about jumping…
A drifter's guitar pulls Matt Dillon into a quiet Gunsmoke story of vulnerability and threatened violence.
A guitar performance sits at the center of this tense Gunsmoke episode, as Matt Dillon hears a drifter play and senses that Short and Tyler may not leave him alone.
A buffalo hunt lays bare the cost of Murdoch's old legend and the treaty land he is willing to violate.
Gunsmoke frames a buffalo hunt as a reckoning with what is left after a way of life has been broken down. Matt Dillon learns that Chase Murdoch means to hunt the few small herds still in treaty territory, where they were given to the Indian.
Whitey's beating and Queen's $10,000 ranch offer push Hoppy toward Jocelyn and Andy Zuman's shooting.
Hoppy's case starts with Whitey found between buildings after refusing Queen's $10,000 offer for his ranch. Whitey says Queen laughed, struck him again, and seemed worked up over something involving Hoppy, California, and Gladys.
Pulp Western banter keeps a cattle-town murder moving.
Frontier Town lands in Dos Rios, a frontier cattle town where Chad Remington, the town's only lawyer and a rancher, is already boxed in by trouble over valuable cattle.


Four McElroys narrate a wizard battle-royale tournament across elimination trials on Octave Ziggurat.

A continuous Fabula Ultima actual-play campaign following one party through the world of Perpetua.

An ensemble cast plays teen superheroes through Masks: A New Generation campaigns and guest one-shots.

A recurring cast plays full Pathfinder 2E, Shadowdark, and Pendragon campaigns session by session.

A Dungeon World actual-play campaign following three comedians battling villain Callum Blackhammer.
A dramatic reenactment of a Texas Rangers case from 1948, where a couple returns to their ranch to find an unexpected car parked outside, hinting at a fugitive trail.
This episode follows Captain Lee Quince's dramatic tales of cavalry life and recruits at Fort Laramie on the wild frontier.
Roy Rogers and his team investigate rumors that Glenn DeBone and his gang are hiding in Paradise Valley, setting up a western adventure.
This episode of Gunsmoke follows Marshal Matt Dillon and cattle drivers facing a drought crisis as they desperately search for water for their herd near Dodge City.
This episode dramatizes a 1941 case from the Texas Rangers files involving a West Texas farmer's conflict over sharing his cotton crop earnings with a Mexican worker.
This episode presents a dramatic frontier tale about Captain Lee Quince and the funeral of Major Thaddeus Hale, highlighting themes of friendship and loss in the wild West.
This episode of Gunsmoke introduces Marshal Matt Dillon as he navigates the violent frontier of Dodge City, dealing with killers and the loneliness of his dangerous job.
This episode of 'Tales of the Texas Rangers' presents a fictionalized reenactment of a real case from the Texas Rangers' files, focusing on a misplaced person investigation.
This episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers presents a dramatized reenactment of a 1948 case involving a truck driver on a deserted West Texas highway.
A lawyer in the frontier town of Dos Rios introduces his last case involving Cherokee O'Bannon, an ex-medicine man, in this Western adventure narrative.
This is a vintage advertisement for Pepsi-Cola promoting its modern, clean taste as ideal for young-thinking individuals.
This episode of Gunsmoke features Marshal Matt Dillon and Kitty discussing the violent nature of visitors to Dodge City who seek trouble under the guise of fun.
This episode dramatizes Samuel Morse's struggle to secure $30,000 from Congress in 1844 to prove his telegraph invention could work over long distances, facing ridicule and skepticism in Washington.
This is an advertisement for the new 1953 Plymouth car, highlighting its design, engine power, comfort, and visibility features.
Roy Rogers introduces a story about criminals targeting a lawman on a mountain trail near Mineral City.
This episode recounts the 1947 Texas City disaster where a freighter carrying ammonium nitrate exploded, triggering chain reactions that killed hundreds, as documented in the Texas Rangers' files.
This episode of the classic Western radio drama Gunsmoke introduces Marshal Matt Dillon in Dodge City as he prepares for a potential conflict, hinted by his conversation with Doc about postponing their usual cribbage game.
This episode of Gunsmoke introduces Marshal Matt Dillon in Dodge City, dealing with frontier violence and law enforcement in the Old West.
This episode of Gunsmoke follows U.S.
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This episode of Gunsmoke features Doc grappling with a medical emergency involving a young man severely injured by bullets in the violent frontier setting of Dodge City.
This episode of Death Valley Days tells the story of Sam Bass and other bandit gangs in the Southwest, and how the Texas Rangers cleaned them up, while also promoting 20 Mule Team Borax cleaning products.
Roy Rogers discusses his old prospecting friend Murray Boland's recovery and the concern over safeguarding his gold savings while he moves to Mineral City.
Hopalong Cassidy investigates a murder case to prove the innocence of a young man held in jail, with help from his friend California bringing crucial evidence.
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This episode of Gunsmoke features a conversation in a saloon where Kitty discusses her new hairstyle and Roke's absence while working on a ranch.
Marshal Matt Dillon and Doc discuss Chester's injury and arrange for him to stay on a couch in the office.
This episode introduces Marshal Matt Dillon as the lone lawman maintaining order in the violent frontier town of Dodge City.
Captain Lee Quince prepares to escort Mr.
This episode dramatizes a 1947 Texas Rangers case involving a conflict between ranch hands at the Triangle Ranch.
This episode follows Captain Lee Quince and a Major discussing whether to push their tired cavalry patrol further toward Fort Laramie or make camp for the night on the wild frontier.
This episode of the western radio drama Gunsmoke features Marshal Matt Dillon dealing with violence in Dodge City, preceded by a promotional segment for Post Toasties cereal.
This episode of the classic Western radio drama Gunsmoke introduces Marshal Matt Dillon as he navigates the violent frontier of Dodge City and the surrounding territory.
This episode of Gunsmoke introduces Marshal Matt Dillon in Dodge City as he deals with a suspicious character mentioned by Chester while handling mail duties.
Marshal Matt Dillon in Dodge City receives a foreclosure and eviction order from the U.S.
This episode introduces the Western radio drama 'Gunsmoke' featuring U.S.
This episode dramatizes a historical Texas Rangers case from 1948 involving ranchers Maury and Dave Buckler on the open range.
Marshal Matt Dillon investigates a violent attack on a homestead in Dodge City, where a family has been killed and their property destroyed.
This episode of Gunsmoke introduces the Western drama about U.S.
This episode is a fictionalized reenactment of a Texas Rangers case, preceded by a promotional segment about NBC's extensive coverage of the Democratic National Convention.
This episode dramatizes a 1939 Texas Rangers case about the mysterious disappearance of Dr.
This episode follows Captain John Fremont's 1843 expedition through Utah Territory as he surveys a route to connect the United States with Oregon country, facing challenges and uncertainty along the way.
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This episode presents an authentic reenactment of a Texas Rangers case titled 'Blind Justice,' set in 1940 West Texas, where a cafe owner encounters a mysterious situation.
This episode presents a fictionalized reenactment of a 1931 Texas Rangers case involving a passenger train in West Texas.
This episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers presents an authentic reenactment of a case from the Texas Rangers files, featuring Ranger Jace Pearson in a crime drama set in Texas.
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A tense Western confrontation unfolds in Dodge City as a character disguised as a preacher faces threats from a man named Thorn, with the U.S.
Lawyer Chad Remington uncovers a plot by criminal Lefty Slaughter to poison cattle and seize ranches in Dos Rios.
This episode of Western Radio features an authentic reenactment from the Texas Rangers files, starring Joel McRae, and includes previews of classical music programming such as Blossom Time with Gordon McRae and a Telephone Hour performance by Lily Pauze.
Matt Dillon discovers the buried gold while digging near the tree.
Tales of the Texas Rangers' "Troop Train" opens with Frank Dorsey and Leo Benson on an Army troop train east of Humboldt, Texas, while Benson pushes a jump plan and Dorsey worries about his sick mother.
Gunsmoke’s “The Guitar” centers on Weed Pendle, a former 3rd Illinois Cavalry soldier from San Benito who arrives in Dodge City with a mule and a guitar.
Gunsmoke's "The Hunter" centers on Matt Dillon, Jace Murdoch, and Goldencalf, with Dodge City and the Indian nations framing a buffalo hunt that becomes a lawman’s chase.
Western Radio's Hopalong Cassidy episode "Hook, Line, and Murder" starts with Hopalong and California fishing the Big Chama River in New Mexico and ends up with a body pulled from the water.
Gunsmoke's "Gentleman's Disagreement" follows U.S.
Western Radio's Fort Laramie - Audition follows Captain Lee Quince after a homestead attack exposes Sioux access to Henry 44 repeating rifles.