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    The Modern West

    The Modern West

    The Modern West

    ratings:
    Length:
    87 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    Exploring the evolving identity of the American West. Produced by Wyoming Public Media and PRX, The Modern West takes you on a sound-rich journey into some of America's most iconic landscapes. Guided by host Melodie Edwards' personal connection to the region, it's an unflinching look at the American West--its problematic history, its modern-day struggles and resilience, and how its present and future are being shaped.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 87 episodes

    Title

    Wolves #2101 and #2301: Part Three of High Altitude Tales

    The story of two wolves in Colorado’s North Park, a father and a son, and how the commu...

    40 minutes
    		May 01, 2024

    The Sixth Boom - Part Two of High Altitude Tales

    Take a bike ride into a tiny forgotten historic mining town that sits at the intersecti...

    37 minutes
    		Apr 17, 2024

    Courage is a Muscle - Part One of High Altitude Tales

    Exactly 100 years to the day after a woman named Eleanor Davis became the first recorde...

    31 minutes
    		Apr 03, 2024

    High Altitude Tales Trailer

    Miss us? We're back for Season 8 of The Modern West - High Altitude Tales. High Altitud...

    3 minutes
    		Mar 20, 2024

    Urban Wildfires: a Burn Scar Bonus

    “In Paradise, what the fire didn't take was the sense of community that exists there. O...

    38 minutes
    		Feb 07, 2024

    Our Imperfect Human Selves

    Ariel makes the trip out to see the new construction of her family home. But it’s nothi...

    48 minutes
    		Jan 24, 2024

    A Desirable Neighborhood

    Ariel’s family and neighbors are starting to rebuild after the Marshall Fire destroyed ...

    44 minutes
    		Jan 10, 2024

    The Burn Scar: Bonus Episode

    Listen to a behind-the-scenes conversation with The Burn Scar’s producer Ariel Lavery a...

    16 minutes
    		Dec 27, 2023

    Our Safe Place

    Ariel’s neighbors all want to know what caused the Marshall Fire. Then a new forensic r...

    44 minutes
    		Dec 13, 2023

    Solastalgia

    Ariel returns to see the burn scar that was once her childhood home. She feels strangel...

    43 minutes
    		Nov 29, 2023