The Modern West

By Wyoming Public Media

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 Jun 8, 2022
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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.


Episode Date
High Altitude Tales Trailer
Mar 20, 2024
Urban Wildfires: a Burn Scar Bonus
Feb 07, 2024
Our Imperfect Human Selves
Jan 24, 2024
A Desirable Neighborhood
Jan 10, 2024
The Burn Scar: Bonus Episode
Dec 27, 2023
Our Safe Place
Dec 13, 2023
Solastalgia
Nov 29, 2023
The Winter Fire
Nov 15, 2023
The Burn Scar Trailer
Nov 01, 2023
Bison Stories: A Conversation With Ken Burns - Part 4
Oct 18, 2023
Bison Stories: Bringing Home the Buffalo - Part 3
Oct 11, 2023
Bison Stories: Bringing Home the Buffalo - Part 2
Oct 04, 2023
Bison Stories: Bringing Home the Buffalo - Part 1
Sep 27, 2023
Bonus: On Land Podcast from Western Landowners Alliance
Aug 30, 2023
Bonus Episode 3: A Conversation with Lakota Historian Jeff Means
Aug 02, 2023
Existence As Protest: Mending the Hoop Part 8
Jul 19, 2023
Land Back: Mending the Hoop Part 7
Jun 28, 2023
Bonus Episode 2: A Conversation with Lakota Historian Jeff Means
Jun 15, 2023
#MMIW: Mending the Hoop Part 6
May 31, 2023
Rematriation: Mending the Hoop Part 5
May 10, 2023
Killing The Indian Inside: Mending the Hoop Part 4
Apr 20, 2023
Bonus Episode: A Conversation with Lakota Historian Jeff Means
Apr 06, 2023
The Broken Hoop: Mending the Hoop Part 3
Mar 27, 2023
The War Pipe: Mending the Hoop Part 2
Mar 08, 2023
The Witness Trees: Mending the Hoop Part 1
Feb 22, 2023
Mending the Hoop Trailer
Feb 08, 2023
Bonus: Those Who Can’t Teach Anymore
Jan 19, 2023
Bonus: Reframing Rural
Dec 15, 2022
Revising the Wilderness Tale
Nov 23, 2022
The Great Dying: Revisited
Oct 28, 2022
The Great Individualist Bonus Episode
Sep 29, 2022
Neighbor Is A Verb: The Great Individualist Part 9
Sep 02, 2022
Slow Waters Run Deep: The Great Individualist Part 8
Aug 17, 2022
Bonus: Out There
Aug 11, 2022
A Promise Never To Plow: The Great Individualist Part 7
Aug 04, 2022
Only One Bite: The Great Individualist Part 6
Jul 21, 2022
Big Is Fragile: The Great Individualist Part 5
Jul 06, 2022
Bonus: Middle of Everywhere
Jun 29, 2022
Nothing Heals: The Great Individualist Part 4
Jun 22, 2022
Cows = Civilization: The Great Individualist Part 3
Jun 08, 2022
Se Benefician De Ella: The Great Individualist Part 2
May 25, 2022
The Rolling Stone: The Great Individualist Part 1
May 11, 2022
The Great Individualist Trailer
Apr 27, 2022
Heavy To One, Light To Many: Cowboy Up Part 3
Feb 02, 2022
Caught In The Current: Cowboy Up Part 2
Jan 19, 2022
Stranger On The Side Of The Road: Cowboy Up Part 1
Jan 05, 2022
Cowboy Up Trailer
Dec 15, 2021
We're Still Here: Shall Furnish Medicine Part 3
Nov 10, 2021
Enough Is Enough: Shall Furnish Medicine Part 2
Oct 13, 2021
The Great Dying: Shall Furnish Medicine Part 1
Sep 29, 2021
Shall Furnish Medicine Trailer
Sep 15, 2021
Bonus: Reframing Rural
May 26, 2021
Bonus: Carbon Valley Part 1
May 07, 2021
Bonus: Reversing Ghost Town(ing)
Apr 21, 2021
My Modern West: From Surviving To Thriving
Mar 26, 2021
The Fine Art Of Coexisting: Ghost Town(ing) Part 12
Mar 12, 2021
Small Town Democracy: Ghost Town(ing) Part 11
Feb 26, 2021
Mountains In The Rearview Mirror: Ghost Town(ing) Part 10
Feb 10, 2021
Immigrations, Interrupted: Ghost Town(ing) Part 9
Jan 27, 2021
A Tale Of Two Towns: Ghost Town(ing) Part 8
Jan 13, 2021
Bonus: Stranger In A Strange Land
Dec 30, 2020
The Garden On The Prairie: Ghost Town(ing) Part 7
Dec 16, 2020
The Doctor In The Screen: Ghost Town(ing) Part 6
Dec 02, 2020
Gabby's Story: Ghost Town(ing) Part 5
Nov 18, 2020
The Environmental Billionaire: Ghost Town(ing) Part 4
Nov 04, 2020
Meet Your Neighbor: A Conversation About The Rural West And The 2020 Election
Oct 28, 2020
A Stranger Comes To Town: Ghost Town(ing) Part 3
Oct 14, 2020
Bust Town: Ghost Town(ing) Part 2
Sep 30, 2020
"You Can’t Eat The View": Ghost Town(ing) Part 1
Sep 16, 2020
Season 2: Ghost Town(ing) Trailer
Sep 09, 2020
The Small-Town Drag Queen
Jul 22, 2020
A Walk Across The Prairie
Jul 01, 2020
The Rancher And The Wild
Jun 17, 2020
Coming Soon To A Feed Near You...
Jun 03, 2020
Episode 10: The Widower
Dec 20, 2019
Episode 9: What You’re Missing About Coal Country
Dec 05, 2019
Episode 8: The Man From Lodge Grass
Nov 20, 2019
Episode 7: Bringing The Buffalo Home
Nov 13, 2019
Episode 6: The Next Yellowstone
Nov 06, 2019
Episode 5: Belonging
Oct 23, 2019
Episode 4: The Midwife
Oct 09, 2019
Episode 3: Adult-Onset Hunting
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 2: Both/Neither
Sep 24, 2019
Episode 1: Carpetbagger
Sep 17, 2019
Season 1 Preview
Aug 21, 2019