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Rooted in the Plains
Rooted in the Plains is a podcast about the people, places and moments that shaped the Great Plains. We'll dig into stories of resilience, curiosity and courage. These are the voices that whisper through the wind and are written in the dirt beneath our feet.
This summer, we're taking it to the field. New episodes dropping all season, subscribe so you don't miss the adventure.
Rooted in the Plains
Latest Episodes
The Cheyenne Ring: Cattle Country’s Power
The cowboy myth says it was all grit and open range: noble ranchers, hardworking cowhands, civilizing a wild frontier. The truth is messier.In this episode, we trace who actually ran Wyoming in the late 1800s, and the answer isn't "cowbo...
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Fort Atkinson - The People Who Keep It Alive
The fort is still standing. And so are the people who keep its story alive. In the final episode of our Fort Atkinson summer series, we go to the source: the volunteers who show up on the first weekend of every month, put on t...
Fort Atkinson - We Are Still Here...
Summer Season Episode 2Last week, we left you on a bluff above the Missouri River. November 1819. A Nebraska winter is closing in. Something about to go very, very wrong. In Part 2 of our Fort Atkinson series, we hear ...
Fort Atkinson - The Fort at the Edge of the World
Summer Season Episode 1On a bluff above the Missouri River, 200 miles from the nearest American settlement, the United States built its largest military post in 1819. Nearly a thousand people called it home: soldiers, officers, fa...