Black Cowboys

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  • Zaron Burnett’s dad didn’t want slavery to be his son’s only image of Black people in American history. So every night, he filled Zaron’s dreams with these incredible stories of Black cowboys. Despite what Hollywood taught us, one-in-four cowboys were Black. Their stories tell a bigger, braver, more honest history of America.
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Episodes
  • Diplomacy

    Diplomacy
    Nov 13 2024

    Hosts Ryan Murdock and Gabbie Watts head to Microcon, a convention of micronationalists. Think Model UN meets ComicCon. We’ll engage in light diplomacy, explore invented histories and exchange gratuitous amounts of medals. Plus, there’s a taco bar! Among the characters you’ll meet are Zaq from Zaqistan, the President of Molossia, the Sultan of Slowjamastan, the Princess of Sancrotosia and a bunch of dictator-curious statesmen, all asking the question: if you could start a country from scratch, what would it look like?

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    43 mins
  • Introducing: Escape From Zaqistan

    Introducing: Escape From Zaqistan
    Nov 12 2024

    Deep in the Utah desert is a tiny, tiny, tiny nation: The Republic of Zaqistan. Guarded by robots, Zaqistan nonetheless welcomed new citizens for more than 15 years - until it fell into ruins. Now the eponymous founder wants to rebuild. Join hosts Ryan Murdock, Gabbie Watts and Zaron Burnett on a journey to uncharted territory … to the nation of Zaqistan…and the upside-down world of micronations.

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    2 mins
  • Chapter 9: Cinematic Black Cowboys

    Chapter 9: Cinematic Black Cowboys
    May 14 2021

    Zaron grew up watching Westerns with Pop, and together they explore the history of Black cowboys on the big screen.

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    48 mins

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Empowering

Thank you for this. I'm a Cowboy, a Black Man, Father, and Long Haul Trucker. My Great Grandfather owned a horse ranch in Montana, and he raised my Grandfather on it until it was taken from them. I was raised by my Mother in the Cowboy Way, and sometimes I let my people make me feel less Black because of my way, but this History reinforces my upbringing, and gives me real confidence in who I am. Thank you for telling our story.

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LOVING THIS PODCAST!

i love the storytelling and i really love his Dad's contributions! i have been interested in learning more about Black Cowboys and this podcast is a great start - i just want to hear/read more about them.
my only "complaint" is how the narrator/podcaster's viewpoints kinda shade some of the story or even the cowboy's own account. i understand we can't help it sometimes, but history tells itself. and we can't put our modern perspective on it without taking away from the story.
still- all in all, i could tell from all these episodes, there was real interest and love for Black Cowboys and Black History. that is awesome and much needed!

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