How the West Was 'Cast

27/02/2025

Remembering the great Gene Hackman. From BITE THE BULLET and UNFORGIVEN to WYATT EARP, THE QUICK AND THE DEAD and GERONIMO, there will never be another one quite like him.

14/02/2025

We're back with a brand new episode! Join us for a fascinating discussion about John Ford's influential masterpiece THE SEARCHERS, with special guest Glenn Frankel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the bestselling book "The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend."

You asked for it, so we’ve delivered! Since the launch of this podcast, John Ford’s masterpiece The Searchers has been our most frequently requested film by far. In this highly anticipated episode, we have a fascinating conversation about it that ...

28/10/2024

Happy Halloween 🎃! Our very own Matthew Chernov is this month's guest on the popular MUSIC OF BOND podcast! The topic is "Spooky Bond music." Join Matt as he picks the 10 scariest, creepiest and most unsettling music tracks in 007 history. He also talks about Westerns, naturally. Now streaming everywhere!

Podcasting legend and entertainment writer of Variety and Netflix extraordinaire Matthew Chernov joins the show to share his favorite "Spooky Bond" tracks just in time for Halloween. From Bond to Blacula...this episode has all the tricks and all t...

09/10/2024

🎧 We're back with a new episode! Joining us on the show to discuss RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY is author Robert Nott, whose latest book is devoted to Sam Peckinpah's 1962 Western classic. Listen now wherever you download your favorite podcasts, or click the link below.

On this trailblazing episode, reporter and historian Robert Nott drops by to discuss Sam Peckinpah's Ride the High Country. Robert is the author of several acclaimed books on Western film history, including The Films of Randolph Scott, Last of the...

01/10/2024

They're coming to How the West Was 'Cast...

30/09/2024

In this audio clip from our "Secret Episode," Andrew Patrick Nelson chooses Kris Kristofferson as his number one dream guest.

17/08/2024

🎧 Andrew Patrick Nelson and Matthew Chernov have very different opinions about Horizon : An American Saga, as you'll hear in this brief clip from our latest episode. Download the full 2-hour show now! It's available wherever you get your favorite podcasts, or click this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/884218/15577156

16/08/2024

Listen now! Available wherever you download your favorite podcasts, or click this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/884218/15577156

15/08/2024

Our longest episode ever drops...

13/08/2024

I wonder when our new episode will drop? 🤔

10/08/2024

Something big is coming... to How the West Was 'Cast

11/07/2024

Shelley Duvall in "McCabe & Mrs. Miller."

18/03/2024

🎧 We're back with a brand new episode! The topic is Western movie books, and we've got interviews with two authors. First is Henry C. Parke, who discusses his new book THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE AND THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THEM. And after that we chat with Cory Everett about his charming new children's book MY FIRST SPAGHETTI WESTERN. Available now wherever you download your favorite podcasts.

Read any good Western movie books lately? On this page-turning episode, we’re highlighting some of our favorite books about the Western genre. From biographies and coffee table books to scholarly studies and acclaimed film guides, you’ll find plen...

05/03/2024

In terms of the Western genre, how much is riding on the success of Kevin Costner's upcoming HORIZON? Andrew Patrick Nelson makes a major prediction on our latest episode! Listen to our full-length analysis of the HORIZON trailer wherever you download your favorite podcasts, or click here: https://westernpodcast.buzzsprout.com/884218/14592109-horizon-an-american-saga-2024-trailer-reaction

03/03/2024

Our next episode will include two interviews (which we've already recorded!) and these six Westerns are discussed at some point during the show. Any guesses what the topic will be?

28/02/2024

🎧 We're back with a brand new episode! Join us as we offer our reactions to the new trailer for Kevin Costner's upcoming Western epic HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA.

What clues does the trailer offer about the film's story and characters? What tone is Costner going for this time around? And how important is this movie for the future of big screen Westerns? We cover it all!

The official trailer for Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga was just released, and Matthew Chernov and Andrew Patrick Nelson are sharing their first reactions to it in this special episode! What clues to the film’s story and characters are ...