30 - Henry Hanson Lived and Died

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000

In the Oregon desert, Henry Hanson lives a simple, isolated life out on the range.

29 - Jonathan "Wolf John" D'Artagnan Took a Shot in the Dark

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 13:30:00 +0000

John Dillinger henchman, Wolf John, trudges through the Manitowish Waters, WI, forest after escaping the FBI raid on the Little Bohemia Lodge.

28 - The Whole World Waited for Emilia Barnes

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 13:25:00 +0000

Emilia Barnes runs the entire 205,000-mile perimeter of North and South America as the world stands by.

27 - The Handsome Gang Met the Harlem Globetrotters

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 13:20:00 +0000

The Narrator recaps an episode of the famous—or infamous—1970s Scooby-Doo knock-off, The Handsome Gang.

26 - Michelle Lafayette's Car Wouldn't Start

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 13:15:00 +0000

Michelle Lafayette tries to get to work during a terrible storm in Oklahoma City, OK, and isn’t having any luck. Until a handsome stranger moseys up.

25 - Sag'ava'tupuy'chi Had a Vision and Nobody Cared Until They Did

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 13:10:00 +0000

Stoic Paiute man, Sag’ava’tupuy-chi, pleads with his tribal elders about a horrific omen he witnessed in a vision that could destroy their way of life irreparably.

24 - Elmer Elwood Edison Slept the Whole Day and Then Some

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 13:05:00 +0000

Elmer Elwood Edison works at a Memphis, TN, lumber yard in the early 20th-century. On account of his ailments and slight stature, though, he mostly sings and plays guitar to keep the boys’ spirits high.

23 - Montrose "Silvertooth" Ardenwald Bit Off a Man's Fingers Over a Game of Cards

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Handsome Gang henchman, Silvertooth, plays cards with his boss and a traveling banker as a saloon in Colorado.

22 - Louise Fife Saw Jesus Christ in Her Flapjack

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 12:30:00 +0000

Jed lives a meaningless existence as a line cook in Sedro-Woolley, WA. That is, until he makes a flapjack that changes a woman’s life.

21 - Colonel Casey Muskogee Died in a Field Precisely at Noon on a Sunday

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 12:25:00 +0000

Colonel Casey Muskogee has dastardly outlaw Dwight Everly and his gang of bandits up against a wall out in the high desert of eastern Oregon.

20 - William Glendenning Met the Devil and Couldn't Stop Running Into Him

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 12:20:00 +0000

In late 18th-century Raleigh, NC, itinerant Methodist Reverend William Glendenning sees the unthinkable—and can’t unsee it.

19 - Clint Hornsby Ended It All

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 12:15:00 +0000

Cincinnati, OH, children’s television star, Clint Hornsby, has a crisis of faith while filming his beloved show, Mr. Hornsby’s Sunday Stroll.

18 - Jerry Rockheim Jr. Bought a New Pair of Slacks

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 12:10:00 +0000

Leon, a down-on-his-luck Chicago haberdashery salesman in the early 1900s gets the opportunity of a lifetime to be the spokesman for a new brand of whiskey.

17 - Henry Handsome Muddied the Mighty Mississippi

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 12:05:00 +0000

Henry Handsome robs a St. Louis, MO, bank in 1865 and escapes into the night. However, it happens to be the same night John Wilkes Booth decides to assassinate Lincoln and the heat is on both of the outlaws.

16 - Kalin Chakravat Rode a Hurricane

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000

In a Baton Rouge, LA, elder care home during a terrible hurricane, Amjad regales his fellow residents about a storm he witnessed just like it.

15 - Archer Stevens Misplaced Abe Lincoln's Body for Six Hours

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 11:25:00 +0000

At the terminus of Lincoln’s 1865 multi-city funeral procession, Archer Stevens is hired to guard his beloved President’s body in the Springfield, IL, Town Square overnight. It’s easy-going until Archer wakes up from his unexpected nap and finds the casket is empty.

14 - Caleb Wilson Didn't Know What He'd Gotten Himself Into

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 11:20:00 +0000

Book-smart and street-dumb, Caleb Wilson sits in as his buddies in Albuquerque, NM, go over the plan to knock over a local gas station.

13 - Ike Teraguchi Made Fools Out of Every Last One of 'Em

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 11:15:00 +0000

13-year-old Ike Teraguchi looks after his younger brother as they navigate Japanese-American internment in WWII-era Missoula, Montana.

12 - Danitra Rollins Didn't Come to Work on Monday

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 11:10:00 +0000

Giovana Johnston gets called up to the big leagues when she’s asked to temp PA on the set of the modern-day reboot of the 1980s advertising sitcom Golden Hour.

11 - Hank Hartford Rode a Log Down the Sultan River

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 11:05:00 +0000

1800s lumberjack, “Wenatchee Hank” Hartford, takes his buddy up on a drunken bet to ride a log down a river in Sultan, WA.

10 - Tito Berra Opened the Wrong Box of Cigars

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Tito Berra loves his wife and his family. He just wants a little something for himself. But all the excitement over his friend’s gift of a box of genuine Hernán Guapo cigars vanishes when he opens them up.

9 - Henry Handsome Killed a Cavalry with a Single Bullet

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 10:20:00 +0000

The Narrator recaps the thrilling and steamy 2003 romance novel, Outlaw Desires, about two cowboys between a rock and a hard place.

8 - Freddy Quigley Forgot the Twine

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 10:15:00 +0000

It’s winter 1990 in a desolate Manitoba cabin. Freddy Quigley and Rene Boucher took a young woman for ransom and things are going according to plan—until Freddy realizes he forgot something essential.

7 - Olivia Rickenbacker Sent a Text Message

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 10:10:00 +0000

In present-day San Francisco, CA, Ross tries to navigate office etiquette on the first day of his fancy new tech job.

6 - Alvin Goldstein Created the Best Ad Campaign of All Time

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 10:05:00 +0000

In 1950s Salt Lake City, UT, newly hired creative whiz, Alvin Goldstein, racks his brain to think of a brilliant campaign and mascot for the Great Salt Lake Salt Company.

5 - Millie Beaufort Didn't Want Her Good Plates Taken

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000

In 1857, Julius Beaufort collects trinkets for his time capsule in Seneca Village, New York City, while across town, Detective E.R. Stanton is on a manhunt for a murderer.

4 - Hobart Jenkins Played a Good Tune

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 09:20:00 +0000

Musical ethnographer Barrett Ford sits down to record old-timer Hobart Jenkins play some fiddle in his rickety Appalachian cabin in the 1950s.

3 - Henry Handsome Salted the Great Salt Lake

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 09:15:00 +0000

Henry Handsome and the Handsome Gang hijack a locomotive full of East Coast bigwigs on their way to Promontory Summit, Utah, celebrating the terminus of the Transcontinental Railway.

2 - Memo Madrigal Broke His Arm in Seven Places

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 09:10:00 +0000

Life is hard in 1980s Wyoming for Nez Perce rodeo rider Joseph Their Many Bison. But a fortuitous accident of the rodeo’s star rider might give Joseph the big break he’s been hoping for.

1 - Carson Becker Got Abducted By Aliens

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 09:05:00 +0000

In the 1970s, in the kitschy Old West tourist town of Settlersville, CA, teen tour guide Carson Becker feels an odd gravitational pull to an outskirts building with ties to a notorious cult.

FOREWORD - The Narrator Pulled Up a Stool

Tue, 3 Jan 2023 09:00:00 +0000

The Narrator sits down with you to chat about a commemorative Henry Handsome plaque in the California desert.

TRAILER - Henry Handsome Lived & Died

Sat, 17 Dec 2022 00:54:03 +0000

Henry Handsome was an outlaw cowboy—at least that's how the legend goes. Henry Handsome Lived & Died examines the creation, evolution, proliferation, dissemination and degradation of American folklore. Through 30 different short stories, the character, vague idea, false memory, misattributed anecdote or influence of the titular Henry Handsome does everything from change the course of American media to sculpt modern day knowledge of manifest destiny. Together, the collection represents the stories that create and define a culture, how those stories are told, if they ever were to begin with—and if any of that matters at all. Each story was written, recorded, narrated and produced by Elliot Matson. If you'd like to learn more about the collection, go to elliotmatson.com/henryhandsome.