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The American Southwest

Thomas Wayne Riley
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    The Quest for Confederate Treasure: The South(west) Will Rise Again

    15/04/2026 | 1h 32 mins.
    After a few rewrites and edits, I have finally finished the third and final episode in the series over Confederate Treasure.

    Instead of telling the rest of the Rebel Gold story like I had planned, I decided to summarize a few parts without ruining it. I briefly talk about Bob’s adventures with the Wolf Map treasure of Oklahoma and the Lost Dutchman Mine in Arizona before imploring listeners to purchase Rebel Gold and reading it. Don’t get me wrong, there’s still a ton of fun information and tantalizing clues, but after a discussion with author Warren Getler, I have decided not to ruin the book.

    I end the episode with two very recent finds in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The Ohio Treasure was probably buried by the not assassinated Jesse James. Both are probably KGC related.
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    The Quest for Confederate Treasure: Jesse James & His Many Names

    01/04/2026 | 2h 41 mins.
    This is Part 2 of 3 in the series over buried Confederate Treasure.
    I open the episode with Bob Brewer’s adventures in Arkansas as he continues to uncover clues and even more treasures.
    I then tell the complete history of Jesse James before diving into the theory that he faked his death and lived a very long life while burying treasure throughout the nation for the KGC.
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    The Quest for Confederate Treasure: Arkansas Secrets & The Knights of the Golden Circle

    18/03/2026 | 2h 23 mins.
    This is the first of three episodes over the Quest for Confederate Treasure which follows Bob Brewer as he hunts for Rebel Gold.

    I open the episode with Bob Brewer and his upbringing in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas where he learns of his family’s ties to buried treasure.

    I then move to the complete history of the Knights of the Golden Circle from their beginning to the time they go underground after the Civil War.

    This episode takes place entirely in the East and South but by the third episode, we will be in the American Southwest as we follow Bob’s hunt for Confederate Treasure into the Superstition Mountains. The journey to those desert peaks is thrilling and almost unbelievable.
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    The Imperial Adventure of Zebulon Montgomery Pike: Defend My Memory

    17/02/2026 | 2h 9 mins.
    This episode opens with an outline of Aaron Burr and his Conspiracy to form a new Empire. I then continue the adventure of Zeb as he travels from Presidio Carrizal through the interior of New Spain (Mexico), through Texas, and finally back to the US. There are many adventures and intrigue along the way.
    I close the episode with the fate of the main cast: the men Pike was forced to leave behind, Wilkinson, Doc Robinson, and Pike. I also talk about the adventure’s lasting impact.
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    The Imperial Adventure of Zebulon Montgomery Pike: The Handsomest Views In New Mexico

    08/02/2026 | 1h 52 mins.
    This is Part Three of a Four Part Series over the Explorer and Spy Zebulon Montgomery Pike.

    In this episode, Pike and his men get escorted from their stockade on the Conejo River down to Santa Fe where they meet the governor. Along the way they stop at many a pueblo and town which Pike describes in detail. From Santa Fe, the group rendezvous with Robinson before heading to Old Mexico. There’s intrigue, political discussions, Apaches, and more as they travel on the Royal Road.

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About The American Southwest

This is a podcast of the people, places, and things of the American West. Think cowboys and Indians, bison and cactus, national parks and ghost towns, Mormons and prospectors, nukes and aliens, Tombstone, the Anasazi, Route 66, and everything in between. I’ll dive deep into historical people and events and the cultures and policies that helped shape this area of the American frontier world that’s left so many of the rest of the planet in envy of the mythic American Southwest.
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