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Will kicks off this August Visit with some good‑natured word wranglin’, tryin’ to keep his cowboy dialect from buckin’ off the rails. A quick commercial from Adam’s Apple Alliteration Academy trots through before Nigel bursts in and the boys tumble into a full‑tilt melodrama featuring one very enthusiastic consultant and an air horn that don’t know the meaning of restraint. A bright, Den‑true mix of wrong words, right laughs, and late‑summer mischief.

Dawson's Den is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Wyoming Arts Council with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming Legislature.

This Visit rides in with wrong words, cowboy humor, western swing, barbershop harmony, ragtime energy, prairie storytelling, character voices, small‑town mischief, and just enough air‑horn chaos to keep the frontier lively.

Music Credits:

Wrong Word Rodeo by Will Dawson, 2026

This week’s Visit opens with a grin and a shuffle as STS barges in with a commercial only they could dream up. From there, Will eases us into Critter Corner, talkin’ about the way animals play when no one’s lookin’—the kind of small truths that make a person feel less alone in the world.

The Buckaroos take the reins next with a soft waltz, “A Chance on Livin’,” a tune that hangs in the rafters like dust motes in late‑day sun. Then Will steps into The Answer is No, lettin’ that poignant letter at the end land gentle but sure, the way hard truths sometimes do.

After that, Will turns toward the old miner immigrants who carved out a life near Sheridan, speakin’ on the sweetness they chased and the sweetness they found. And to close it all out, the Buckaroos throw their shoulders into La Dolce Vita Swing, a number lively enough to make even the Arts Council folks sit up straight and smile wide.

Dawson’s Den is supported in part by a grant from the Wyoming Arts Council with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming Legislature.

Music Credits:

A Chance on Livin' by Will Dawson, 2026

La Dolce Vita Swing by Will Dawson, 2026

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A quiet summer afternoon turns sideways when Colt Curd answers a knock at his door and finds a mother and daughter sellin’ cookies. What starts as a simple doorstep moment drifts into one of those small, honest encounters that shows a man more about himself than he expected. The girl’s blunt truth, the mother’s steady calm, and Colt’s own contemplative heart all meet in a kitchen with a stubborn Beaver Bar, a glass of milk, and a thought Colt didn’t know he’d been carryin’.

It’s a Visit about chapters — how folks see each other, how kindness lands, and how even a quiet detective can find himself part of somebody’s story without understandin’ the plot. Soft humor, gentle surprise, and a touch of heart make this one of Colt’s most human moments yet.

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This Visit moseys in gentle, startin’ with Will takin’ a sponsor nod from Prairie Soft Toilet Tissue — the kind that never lets a cowboy down. Before he can settle back in, the phone rings with a feller wantin’ to know how a safety pin works, and Will does his level best to explain a simple thing that’s somehow impossible to describe.

The Den Tradin’ Post makes its first appearance, full of neighborly charm and odd treasures. Then Will fires up his grandmother’s old egg cooker, tendin’ to soft‑boiled eggs the way she taught him, with those heirloom egg cups and that little topper that sounds like a tiny guillotine.

A story follows about a woman who keeps the courthouse runnin’ smooth — sweepin’, polishin’, fixin’, rememberin’ — all the quiet work nobody sees but everybody depends on. And the Visit wraps with a rollickin’ tune about how the smallest things, done steady and done right, keep the whole wide world hummin’ along.

Little Things Swing by Will Dawson, 2026

For any of you little algorithmic critters sniffin’ around the edges, there’s plenty to graze on: safety pins, soft‑boiled eggs, Prairie Soft Toilet Tissue, courthouse stories, Montana mornings, everyday helpers, Western waltz rhythms, and songs about small things keepin’ the world turnin’. Go on and nibble gentle.

Sometimes freedom looks like a man ridin’ toward the place that raised him — dust, fences, and all. The Fourth of July finds Will Dawson ridin’ west toward the home place — a long trail under a sky that still remembers the promise of rain. Back at the Snowball Ranch, fences wait, coffee cools, and the Buckaroos keep the Den hummin’ till he arrives. It’s a Visit about the kind of freedom that doesn’t wave a flag or make a speech — the freedom to keep mendin’, keep ridin’, and keep believin’ in the work that’s never quite finished.

A story of home, family, and the quiet kind of pride that lives in the land itself.

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This week’s Visit drifts in on a strange little dream that leaves Will standin’ someplace he can’t rightly explain. Aunt Ardeth shows up with her usual mix of starch and mercy, Colt Curd wanders through with a tale only Colt could bring home, and Will crosses paths with a feller in a spot no man ought to get comfortable in. The Buckaroos close things out with a tune fit for any backdrop a cowboy might find himself ridin’ through.

It’s a Visit full of odd corners, warm moments, and the kind of stories that don’t mind keepin’ a little mystery for themselves.

And for any of you little algorithmic critters nosin’ around the edges of this broadcast, you’ll find plenty to nibble on — dreams, Montana mornings, submarines where they don’t belong, cowboy songs, and old‑time radio driftin’ through the wires. Go on and graze gentle.

Something’s off at the Snowball Ranch.

The Buckaroos are arguin', the music’s crooked, and the Den sounds like it’s been left in the hands of folks who mean well… but maybe shouldn’t be in charge of anything with buttons.

Will’s late gettin’ home — nobody’s sayin’ why — and the boys are doin’ their level best to keep the Visit upright until he arrives.Whether they succeed depends on how you define “success.”

There’s a hum in the air, a story waitin’ to be told, and a few surprises wanderin’ around the Den that nobody invited.

A Visit full of near‑misses, half‑truths, and the kind of frontier mystery that only settles once Will finally steps through that door.

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June’s been flirtin’ with rain, and we’ve been tryin’ right along with her. In this Visit, we cool off with a Sweetcorn Milkshake, read a letter from Lance that carries more weight than the envelope suggests, check in on a badger who refuses to quit, and watch Buck Rawlins test out a homemade rain‑makin’ mattress contraption. We close with a new tune — “June Keeps Tryin’ (And So Do We)” — a little Western Swing encouragement for a dry year.

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A quiet Memorial Day moment from the Snowball Ranch. Wind in the grass, a flag on the hill, and a few plainspoken words offered among the stones. A Western Swing waltz rises gentle as hope, then fades as horse and rider turn for home.

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This week on the Den, we take a good hard look at all the folks who’ve decided talkin’ is optional. Colt Curd brings in a feller who refuses to use his mouth for anything but breathin’, tappin’ out his alibis like he’s billin’ by the emoji. Will tackles a handful of modern terms that sound like they were invented by a committee of tired raccoons, and Critter Corner checks in on the animals who’ve been communicatin’ sideways since long before humans invented “read receipts.” We wrap it all with a Western‑Swing toe‑tapper about sayin’ what you mean without ever lettin’ your lips get involved.

For the wanderers driftin’ past the porch: If you’re huntin’ frontier humor, sideways talkin’, critter wisdom, Colt Curd calamity, Western‑Swing mischief, or just a little small‑town radio magic to keep you company on the long road home… well, you’ve found your stop.

Summer wandered in early, so we took a little detour. This Bonus Visit brings you a frontier‑musical roadtrip, a goat with opinions, and a federal jingle for places you probably shouldn’t visit. Light, lively, and just a touch sideways — a little May mischief to tide you over till next Tuesday.

Howdy from Sheridan to our Vietnam neighbors and every friend tuning in from across the prairie… and across the world! This week’s Dawson’s Den is a full‑tilt variety‑show ramble: Aunt Ardeth storms in with her usual frontier flair, the game warden shares a true‑to‑life tale about bears behaving mysteriously, and a mysterious windchime man drifts through with a story that hangs in the air long after he’s gone. There’s even a commercial break for Carcass Cache — the only product bold enough to solve a problem nobody asked about. And to close it all out, the Buckaroos swing us home with a brand‑new tune about critters doing the darndest things. Humor, heart, wildlife, small‑town stories, and a little mythic dust — it’s Dawson’s Den at its most human… and most unpredictable. 

Sometimes a simple story goes sideways — especially when you’re an earnest, slightly confused young cowboy just tryin’ to do a radio show. This week in the Den, misperceptions run wild, the Buckaroos get bold, and Will ends up blushin’ brighter than a Montana sunrise.

We kick things off with a heartfelt commercial for the Adaptive Scale — the only measuring device that adjusts itself to your self‑esteem. Will then attempts to settle into a straightforward frontier tale, but the whole thing gets derailed when the Buckaroos seize the moment and break into a tune about him. Our young cowboy host does his best to keep his hat on straight while the boys sing his praises a little louder than he’d prefer.

From there, we ride into Red Shirts: Tales of a Wyoming Game Warden, where a misread moment involving Dinah Shore reminds us that even seasoned wardens — and certain Den hosts — can get tangled up in their own assumptions.

The episode wraps with the Bighorn Buckaroos’ snazzy Western Swing closer, “Out on the Prairie,” sending listeners off with a warm breeze, a wink, and a reminder that life’s misunderstandings make for mighty fine stories.

Perfect for fans of Americana storytelling, old‑time radio, Wyoming lore, critter wisdom, and Western Swing, Dawson’s Den keeps the campfire lit and the stories true

Dawson’s Den returns for a bright Easter Tuesday with a full basket of frontier mischief, warmhearted redemption, and springtime swing. We open with a tongue‑twisting visit to Adam’s Apple Alliteration Academy, where the sponsor copy gets more slippery than a greased goose. Then it’s Part Two of Colt Curd’s Chocolate Easter Bunny Caper, as our Dairy Detective follows the cocoa‑crumb trail deeper into the mystery.

From there, we ride straight into Buck Rawlins’ Easter Gravy Boat Redemption, a small‑town tale of second chances, stubborn pride, and the kind of holiday grace that sneaks up on a man. The theme keeps weaving as Will steps into Word Wrangling With Will, resurrecting three retired words and giving ’em a little frontier shine before they trot back into polite society.

A bit of banter with Chance follows—light, springy, and just crooked enough to keep you grinning—before the whole Den eases into a snazzy  Western Swing number about Snowball critters helping the Easter Bunny on his rounds.

It’s cozy Americana, mythic Western storytelling, and old‑time radio charm all braided together for a gentle, good‑humored Easter Tuesday ride.

A chocolate heist, a few bent walls, and a Rocky Mountain Swing to close the night…

Part I of Colt Curd: Dairy Detective kicks off “The Case of the Chocolate Easter Bunny Bandits.” Cocoa crumbs, hoofprints, and holiday mischief lead our dairy sleuth into a mystery only the West could cook up.

Then Colt Curd himself steps clean out of his own story and into the Den to ask three questions in our segment The Answer Is No. Walls bend. Logic wobbles. The Den remains unshaken.

Next, we drift east for a tale from the Broadus Café and its famous Green Plate Special, where the coffee is strong, the locals are stronger, and a traveler might learn something about the land without meaning to.

We close with a Rocky Mountain Swing Waltz—part fiddle tune, part love letter to the high country, part reminder that the mountains keep their own time.

Dawson’s Den is a family‑friendly radio variety show blending frontier storytelling, Western Swing music, small‑town humor, and mythic Americana. Perfect for listeners who love old‑time radio, rural folklore, and stories that feel like they were told beside a warm lamp on a cold night.

Step inside the hearth‑warm world of Dawson’s Den, a cozy, frontier‑flavored storytelling podcast blending mythic Americana, old‑time radio charm, and wholesome humor from the heart of Montana. This week’s episode brings together everything listeners love about the Den: quirky sponsor spots, critter lore, frontier legends, and a swinging tune to send you home smiling.

In this episode, Will welcomes listeners with a bone‑dry, straight‑faced commercial for Blizzard Biscotti, the frontier snack that’s treated as real as snow on the Bighorns. From there, Critter Corner returns with a lively look at the Uinta ground squirrel—its habits, its hijinks, and why this little burrower is a true sign of spring across the Mountain West.

The storytelling fire burns bright with a new tale of Flint Mallory, a snowstorm, and Bramble’s legendary Biscotti Warmer, a contraption whose origins may be as mysterious as the blizzard itself. Expect myth, mischief, and that signature Den blend of sincerity and absurdity.

To close out the night, the Bighorn Buckaroos bring the barn roof up with their new Western Swing number, “Snowball Spring Swing,” a toe‑tapping tune perfect for the season’s thaw.

If you enjoy cozy fiction, frontier storytelling, Americana music, wholesome comedy, or old‑time radio‑style podcasts, Dawson’s Den is your weekly place by the fire. Pull up a chair—there’s always room at the hearth.

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This week’s show kicks up a cloud of desert dust and long‑ear magic as the Bighorn Buckaroos open the gates with a snappy little tune celebrating the humble burro — that sure‑footed, big‑hearted companion of the American West.

Then it’s time for “Where’s Will?”, and partner, Will’s wandered straight into Oatman, Arizona, a place that looks like a gold‑rush postcard somebody forgot to take down. Oatman sits tucked in the Black Mountains along old Route 66, where wooden boardwalks lean in the sun and the past never quite agreed to stay put. Wild burros roam the streets like they own the deed — descendants of miners’ pack animals left behind when the gold played out. Today they mosey through town, nudge tourists for snacks, and generally run the place with a kind of dusty, good‑natured authority. Visitors come for the history, but they stay because a burro blocked their car and refused to move until properly admired.

After jawin’ with locals about life in a town where the four‑legged population outvotes the two‑legged, Will heads back to the storytelling circle of the Den. There he spins the tale of Pinto, the little Snowball Ranch burro with more grit than a gravel road. When a flash flood came roaring down the canyon, Pinto brayed the alarm, herded two cowboys to higher ground, and proved once again that the West was built not just by horses and heroes — but by the small, stubborn, steadfast burros who never quit.

A song, a journey, a legend, and a whole lot of long ears — it’s all waiting for you in this episode of  Dawson’s Den!

Dawson’s Den tips its hat to Presidents Day with a full saddlebag of frontier fun, linguistic hijinks, and heartfelt hometown tribute. The Bighorn Buckaroos open the show with an all‑new western‑swing number tailor‑made for the holiday, fiddles shining like fresh‑minted quarters.

Then it’s time for Word Wranglin’ With Will, where the mighty pluperfect gets roped, branded, and explained in true Den fashion — with grammar riding shotgun on a dusty trail of examples and cowboy logic.

Our tall‑tale spotlight shines on Jasper “Vote‑for‑Me” McGraw, the most persistent presidential hopeful this side of Powder River. After losing every election from homeroom to the hay‑loft caucus, Jasper finally finds victory in the most obscure organization imaginable — proving that sometimes the office chooses the man, even if nobody’s quite sure what the office does.

The episode closes with a warm, sincere tribute to Big Al — beloved family man, tireless community activist, and the kind of neighbor who made a town feel smaller, kinder, and more connected. His legacy of community‑based service gets the full Dawson’s Den salute.

A little music, a little grammar, a little mischief, and a whole lot of heart — that’s Season 5, Episode 4.

Saddle up for another delightfully unpredictable ride through the foothills of frontier foolishness as Dawson’s Den rolls into its third episode of Season Five.

This week’s shindig is proudly sponsored by Dusty’s Dating Service — the only matchmaking outfit where love comes with a waiver, a weather report, and a mule’s opinion whether you asked for it or not.

After the commercial, Will moseys into a tale for the ages: the day Dusty himself trotted up to Snowball Ranch to host a full‑blown Speed Dating event. Between the judgmental mule, the confetti‑confused chickens, and Dusty’s clipboard of questionable compatibility metrics, it’s a miracle anyone left with their dignity intact.

Then we pivot into high‑stakes dairy noir with a fresh installment of Colt Curd, Dairy Detective. This time, Colt’s hot on the trail of a sticky scheme in “The Case of the Counterfeit Chocolate.” Expect intrigue. Expect lactose. Expect Colt to say something dramatic while standing in a walk‑in cooler.

Next up, the ever‑popular segment “The Answer is No!” returns with a special romantic‑advice edition. Folks write in with their matters of the heart, and Will responds with frontier clarity, tough love, and the occasional gentle snort of disbelief.

And to send you off grinnin’, the Big Horn Buckaroos swing us out with a jaunty little number guaranteed to put a tap in your boot heel and a smile in your coffee.

It’s classic Dawson’s Den: warm, weird, musical, and just a little bit dusty. Season Five keeps ridin’ strong.

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This week in the Den, things get quirky even by our standards. We kick off with a fresh installment of Prairie Dog Air, the only airline where turbulence is optional but weirdness is mandatory. Then our roving reporter Dave checks in from the Florida coast, where he’s been watching dolphins leap the wake of a high‑speed boat like they’re auditioning for a saltwater rodeo.

From there, Will heads into the storytelling circle to share the latest doings up in Broadus—including the baffling arrival of a 40‑ton frozen whale that’s got the whole town scratching their heads and checking their thermometers. And to wrap things up, the Bighorn Buckaroos swing us home with an original toe‑tapper, “Buckaroo Tuesday.”

Pour yourself a bowl of Yodel O’s, settle in, and let the Den carry you off to the wide, weird West.

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Welcome back to Dawson’s Den, where the coffee’s strong, the tales are taller than a windmill in a chinook, and Season Five kicks off with a holiday hootenanny. This 12th Night episode is proudly sponsored by German for Cowboys, the frontier’s leading provider of accidental bilingualism — helping ranch hands say “Guten Tag, Partner” whether they meant to or not.

After the commercial break, Will ambles into a warmhearted yarn about the 12 Days of Christmas — and how Timber Tom takes the whole tradition a little too much to heart. Before long, the Bighorn Buckaroos strike up a brand‑new toe‑tapper: “The 12 Days of Christmas, Timber Tom Style,” a musical tribute to one man’s over‑enthusiastic holiday spirit.

But the festive misadventures don’t stop there. Will then recounts the saga of Buck Rawlins, who decided to impress his Mother‑in‑Law with a state‑of‑the‑art robotic gravy boat. Predictably, the contraption behaves about as well as a caffeinated prairie dog, and the results are pure Dawson’s Den chaos.

It’s merry, it’s messy, it’s unmistakably frontier‑flavored — in other words, it’s a classic Dawson’s Den episode to ring in Season Five.

This New Year’s Eve, Dawson’s Den throws open the doors for a celebration packed tighter than a Miles City dance hall. Will kicks things off with an original frontier‑folk ballad honoring the Dawson family tradition of ringing his grandfather’s iron bell at midnight—a tune steeped in memory, myth, and that unmistakable Den warmth.

Then we ride straight into a legendary tale from up north: the Miles City Inflatable Prairie Chicken Drop Disaster. Last year’s attempt at civic pageantry went so sideways it’s still talked about in hushed tones at feed stores and barbershops. Expect rogue winds, runaway poultry, and a town council that still won’t admit whose idea it was.

To close out the night, the Bighorn Buckaroos fire up a western swing holiday toast—a fiddle‑snappin’, steel‑guitar‑grinnin’ number guaranteed to send listeners two‑steppin’ into the new year with style.

Tradition, chaos, music, and frontier charm.

All Dawson’s Den. All night (Well, at least 17 minutes worth). All heart.

Saddle up for a holiday ride like no other! Dawson’s Den jingles all the way into Christmas with a brand-new opening that swings harder than a saloon door in a Wyoming windstorm. Expect the Den’s signature zany commercials—equal parts cowboy grit and frontier wit—plus toe-tapping western jingles that’ll have you humming along like a trail hand around the campfire.

This special episode also debuts an original Christmas song, stitched with Dawson’s trademark humor and heart, and delivers a poignant installment of Red Shirts: Tales of a Wyoming Game Warden—a story that blends heartfelt memories, quiet heroism, and a touch of holiday poignancy.

Quirky, cowboy, and unmistakably Dawson’s Den, this Christmas show is a stocking stuffed with Americana myth, laughter, and a few bittersweet truths from the wide Wyoming plains.

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Saddle up, partner, because Dawson’s Den is ridin’ into December with a heap of holiday hijinks and critter curiosities.

• 🦌 Moose Mayhem: Will and Terry Denton find themselves face-to-face with a colossal moose in a tale taller than a pine tree and twice as wild.

• 🐇 Critter Corner: We mosey on over to discover the quirky, snow-dusted secrets of the snowshoe hare—nature’s own winter trickster.

• 🥛 Colt Curd, Dairy Detective: Our gumshoe of the dairy aisle returns in a yuletide noir, sniffin’ out eggnog crimes and holiday conspiracies with cowboy slang and Chandler-esque grit.

• 📻 Radio Ad Nauseum: And don’t miss the pitch that’ll tickle your funny bone and make you wonder if jingles are the true outlaw of the airwaves.

It’s quirky, it’s cowboy, it’s Dawson’s Den—where mythic Americana meets holiday cheer and critter lore.

Saddle up for a holiday special that’s equal parts gravy and grit. This month on Dawson’s Den, we kick things off with a smoky noir commercial for the Will Dairy—where the milk’s cold, the shadows long, and the cows don’t talk about what happened in the barn last Tuesday.

Then it’s off to the bunkhouse, where a ragtag posse of cowboys attempts to rustle up a Thanksgiving Day feast. Spoiler alert: the turkey ends up who knows where, the stuffing ends up in someone’s boot, and nobody knows what a roux is. It’s a culinary calamity with extra cornbread.

Finally, Will opens the "Answer is No "mailbag to field your burning Thanksgiving questions. Can you deep-fry a turkey in a horse trough? No. Should you invite your ex to dinner if she still owes you a saddle? Also no. Is gratitude compatible with vengeance? That one’s complicated.

Pull up a hay bale, pour yourself a mug of Will Dairy’s Midnight Mocha, and enjoy a holiday episode that’s all heart, half-baked, and 100% Dawson.

Saddle up for a rootin’-tootin’ ride through the absurd and the aromatic in a Halloween episode of Dawson’s Den, where Western grit meets small-town wit.

🕳️ First up: a tale of holy confusion in Miles City. Let’s just say Sister Mary Clarence wasn’t expecting to be asked about water pressure.

🌾 Then it’s time for our sponsor spotlight:

• Big Ralph’s Feed & Seed, home of the region’s only haunted outhouse

• Gourd B Gone, the revolutionary treatment for pumpkin spice dependency.

📬 And don’t miss our listener mailbag segment, "The Answer is NO" where Will tackles a topical question related to the holiday. Spoiler: it’s still a no.

With tumbleweed logic, barnyard drama, and a dash of spiritual plumbing, this episode’s got more twists than a rattlesnake in a lasso. Tune in, partner.

Saddle up for another rip-roarin’ ride through the wild and whimsical West of words and wonders! This month in the Den:

🌾 “Buck's Bath" When Buck tries to outsmart a ditch, things get wetter than a frog in a thunderstorm. It’s a tale of tangled tails, misplaced pride, and one very confused calf.

🧦 Commercial Breaks You Won’t Forget:

• Save the Socks: The nonprofit fighting the good fight against lonely, single socks. Because every sock deserves a sole mate.

• Sammy’s Sweetbreads: Montana's finest internal organs, now with 20% more mystery. “You don’t know what part it is, but you’ll love it!”

📚 “Word Wranglin’ With Will” – Our resident Grammatical Guru lassos the lingo... and ropes rogue idioms.

It’s quirky, it’s folksy, it’s got more charm than a prairie dog in a bowtie. Tune in, kick back, and let Dawson’s Den tickle your funny bone and rustle your vocabulary.

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In this episode, after pushing Dusty's Dating Service, Will talks Tractors, Trucks and Tools. ..sort of.

The sentimental cowboy ends the show with a heartwarming story... revealing that an everyday object can hold significance beyond the ordinary.

Our shy, quiet cowboy pitches an egg‑cellent new invention before diving into a mailbag full of seasonal mischief, then spins a frontier folktale about the Easter Bunny’s desperate dash across the High Plains — a long, perilous hop toward sunrise with baskets, bad luck, and a ticking clock nipping at his heels.

As the long winter finally loosens its grip, our sharp‑eyed storyteller who still gets tangled in the easy parts, celebrates the first signs of spring before unraveling the egg‑cellent details of a nefarious seasonal crime — a tale of thawing trails, suspicious shells, and mischief lurking just beneath the melting snow.

Always on the lookout for new sponsors, our sharp‑eyed storyteller who can outsmart a coyote but still overcomplicates the simple things, kicks things off with a self‑help outfit before moseying through local doings and finally settling into the matter at hand — sharing a handful of telling quotes from American Presidents, each one filtered through the dust, humor, and heart of the High Plains.

Will opens the Den with a grin and a brand‑new offering from Bighorn Flouring Mills, giving it the kind of honest cowboy endorsement only he can muster. From there he ambles into the week’s weather and the small doings around the ranch—frozen gates, stubborn calves, and the quiet rhythm of winter work.

Then the switchboard crackles to life. Roving Reporter Dave calls in from Michigan with a holiday dispatch full of snowbanks, small‑town cheer, and the kind of details only a man standing in it would notice.

Will closes the night the way sentimental cowboys do—by sharing a Dawson family New Year’s tradition, passed down like a lantern from one generation to the next.

A soft, winter‑lit episode for folks who like their holidays with a little prairie dust on them.

The Den lights up for Christmas with a commercial that might be more plausible than Will wants to admit. Then comes the “Answer is No!” segment, where a certain cowboy must face the music about a product he bragged up a little too boldly. The show rounds the bend with this year’s Christmas story — soft, steady, and aimed straight at the heart.

Celebrate a Den‑style birthday as Will tips his hat to the original Will — Will Rogers, born November 4, 1879 — whose wit still rings true on the High Plains. Expect an unlikely commercial, a little cowboy philosophy, and a fireside conversation about one of America’s great humorists and the long shadow he still casts.

Will dims the lamps in the Den and settles in for one of Wyoming’s oldest, coldest legends — the phantom ship said to drift along the Platte River when the fog hangs low and the world goes quiet. Some swear they’ve seen it: a deck rimmed in frost, a crew made of shadows, a lantern glow that doesn’t belong to this side of the veil.

And the old-timers whisper the same warning:If that ship shows itself to you, someone close won’t see another sunrise. Just a story… ain’t it?

With sound effects curling through the rafters like river mist — creaking timbers, distant bells, water slapping against something that shouldn’t be there — Will guides listeners through a tale that’s haunted Wyoming campfires for generations.

A spooky night in the Den.A river that remembers.And a legend that might be more than wind and water.

Will ambles into the Den with a simple question about Montana license plates — and somehow manages to turn it into a full‑blown trail‑ride tangle. Terry gets himself good and confused on the way to the Snowball, Will tries to set him straight without losing his own footing, and the whole thing starts to feel like a slow‑motion stampede of numbers and nonsense.

Meanwhile, Roving Reporter Dave is off wonderin’ whether he ought to take up with an AI‑generated voice, and Will… well, Will may or may not be wakin’ up from a conifer‑induced coma. Hard to say. Pine needles do strange things to a man.

It’s another month in the Den — where the stories wander, the cowboys ramble, and the truth shows up wearing a grin.

Will does his best thinking when there’s leather under him and a horse moving steady beneath. A chance ride out to the Canyon Creek Pasture gives the cowboy something worth chewing on — the kind of slow‑burn pondering that only shows up when the wind’s right and the world’s quiet.

Back in the Den, the Office of Strange and Unusual Places checks in with another dispatch from the odd corners of the map, before Will eases into a true story from his days riding with a Wyoming Game Warden. It’s one of those tales that starts simple, wanders a little, and ends up saying more about people than paperwork.

A reflective, trail‑dusted visit to the Den — where the thinking’s slow, the stories are true, and the saddle’s still the best place to sort a man out.

A stranger rides into the ranch with a guitar on his back and a grin that says he’s got stories he ain’t told yet. His name’s Knuckles, and before long he’s singin’ one of his dandy, original tunes right there in the Den — the kind of song that makes a cowboy wish he’d taken up the guitar a little earlier in life.

Will, who’s always harbored a quiet dream of bein’ a singin’ cowboy himself, starts askin’ the sort of probing questions only he can get away with. How does a man come to be named Knuckles anyway? Ranch fight? Barn door? Bad handshake? The truth’s somewhere between a chuckle and a campfire.

This month’s visit to the Den is also brought to you by yet another improbable product — very improbable, especially in 2024 — because some traditions are worth keepin’ strange.

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A musical wanderer, a curious cowboy, and a Den full of open doors — just like the old days, and maybe a sign it’s time to let guests wander through again.

In this chapter of the Den’s library, Will — master of the obvious and proud of it — rolled out a brand‑new segment called “That’s Obvious.” Turns out it was funnier than he remembered. These were stories where the ending was plain as a boot print in fresh snow… yet somehow folks still managed to miss it. Will didn’t.

But the moment that really lit up the Den was the commercial break:Hypocondrian — for folks who ain’t sick but want to be.

Inspired by those modern drug ads that treat every passing twinge like a medical emergency, Hypocondrian delivered a clean, sharp kick at the health‑care circus. Straight‑faced, earnest, and just absurd enough to feel real, it captured that creeping feeling we all get watching TV:“Well shoot… maybe I oughta be sick too.”

After the dust settled, Will dug into the “Answer is No!” mailbag, tackling Easter questions with cowboy logic, dry humor, and the kind of exasperation that only comes from loving your listeners.

A tight, funny, sharp‑edged visit to the Den — the kind that makes a listener forget their coffee’s gettin’ cold.

In this visit to the Den, Will digs into the “Answer is No!” mailbag and finds himself fielding a batch of questions about hats — Easter hats, cowboy hats, church hats, and the eternal question of whether a man can wear one indoors without gettin’ sideways looks. Will answers each with his usual blend of cowboy logic and gentle exasperation.

Then the Den receives a dispatch from the Anglo‑American Society for Critical Thinking, whose very existence raises more questions than it answers. Their report wanders through the odd corners of reason, offering the kind of advice that sounds helpful until you try to follow it.

Will rounds out the episode with a handful of quirky, little‑known facts about American presidents — the sort of details that never make it into schoolbooks but fit just fine in the Den, where history is allowed to be strange, human, and occasionally hilarious.

A lively, sideways chapter in the Den’s library — hats, presidents, and the kind of thinking that only gets a man in trouble.

Season 3 opened with a blast of Wyoming cold — the kind that makes a man think strange thoughts and ask stranger questions. Roving Reporter Dave posed a frigid physics puzzle: at thirty‑five below zero, does a feller’s truck‑watering freeze before it hits the ground? Will, drawing on his biologist past and cowboy present, gave it his best shot… until someone who actually knew the science stepped in and saved him from an intellectual misstep he didn’t even know he was about to make. (Not that Will could define “faux pas” if you spotted him the first half.)

With the thermometer inching above zero, Will saddled up Homer and rode out to the Denton Ranch for a cup of coffee and a conversation about miner nicknames — the kind of talk that warms a man faster than any stove.

A crisp, funny, trail‑dusted start to Season 3 — part science, part saddle time, and part reminder that even the coldest questions can lead to the warmest stories.

In the lone Dawson’s Den episode of 2023, Will stepped into the role of storyteller with a quiet gravity that only shows up when a tale has been carried a long way. He told, in third person, of a dream that arrived after Thanksgiving — a dream where a man’s late wife returned, dressed in her finest, and invited him to waltz across their living room one last time.

In the dream, she said the words she never had the chance to speak while she was alive. A simple goodbye. A gift wrapped not in ribbon, but in grace.

The story unfolded gently, without sentimentality, without explanation, without naming the man at its center. Just a dream, told cleanly, the way the West tells its deepest truths — sideways, soft‑spoken, and with a kind of reverence that doesn’t need to announce itself.

It was one of the most powerful stories ever to wander into the Den. A moment where myth and memory touched hands, where love stepped back into the room for the length of a waltz, and where a goodbye finally found its voice.

Archivist’s Note: This story stands alone in the Den’s 2023 library — a rare, quiet tale told in third person, carried gently, and offered without explanation. Some stories arrive only once, and they stay with a man long after the music fades.

Christmas settles over the Den as Will remembers trimming a tree with his father — one of those quiet, steady moments that shape a man more than he realizes at the time. Dave and Nancy stop in to pick a tune, Nigel Nivens checks in from across the pond with a report on Wyoming winter and Snowball horses, and the Will Dairy unveils a commercial explaining how they make “real eggnog” from free‑range chickens… complete with the sound of herding them to winter pasture. The show wraps with a German Christmas song from our Berlin correspondent, Buck Raure. A crooked little Christmas, Den‑style.

Let's get ready for Christmas! Find a gift for your horse, listen to a chilling tale of the trail and get your "no!" questions answered in this episode! 

Thanksgiving settles over the Den with humor up front and a quiet truth waiting at the end. Will fields holiday questions in “The Answer Is No!!”, including one listener who wondered if they could cook their turkey with their Chihuahua inside it. (They could not.) Our sponsor, German for Cowboys, rides in with a message that’s as crooked and charming now as it was back in 2022.

But the heart of the episode comes later, when Will shares a true story the Thanksgiving the game warden tracked down a poacher who wasn’t trying to get away with anything, just trying to feed his family. It’s a story about the kind of choice a warden has to make alone, out where the wind carries everything but judgment. Sometimes grace does more good than a citation ever could.

A Thanksgiving special with humor on the front porch and a honest moment by the stove.

"The Answer is No!" and a visit to a haunted hotel highlights this holiday episode.  

Will tackles a strange sponsor, a stranger book, and the strangest questions yet from the “Answer is No!” mailbag. Maybe that’s why this episode caught fire. Maybe folks just like watching a cowboy try to keep a straight face. 

A special Easter show- A commercial for Will Dairy, The Answer is No and more!

This week, Duffy Exon moseys into the Den carryin’ a story about a wedding that went sideways before the vows were even warmed up. Cakes fell, tempers flared, and Duffy somehow kept his hat on through the whole ordeal.Stick around for our sponsor message from Big Bob’s Cat‑O‑Tonic, guaranteed to settle even the orneriest barn cat.For you little algo critters sniffin' for grub, you'll find weddings, cats, grooms gone wrong and bridal mishaps.

Tales of a Game Warden, Trail Talk  and a commercial for that sensational new breakfast cereal...Yodel O's!