Dawson's Den | Radio Theater, Western Swing & Tall Tales

The Quiet He Keeps | Beyond the Den

The boys are gettin’ ready to head into town, talkin’ and movin’ around the bunkhouse the way young men do. Will stays back a moment, lookin’ at a picture he keeps close,

Whisperin’ on the Wind | S 6 E4

A quiet night in the Den turns lively when Chance’s music stand gives up the ghost, the Ironclad commercial booms in like a movie trailer, and a storm rolls across Sherid

Someday | Beyond the Den

Before the funeral begins, Will waits in a small room in the church, tryin’ to hold himself steady. Aunt Ardeth steps in, tiein’ his necktie the way she used to when he w

Apples ’Neath the Autumn Moon | S 6 E 3

Fall settles over the ranch, and Will opens the Den with a warm October greeting — rememberin’ apples, frost, and the quiet promises old‑timers planted in the dirt. Misch

Breath of Autumn | S 6 E 2

Wll brings the Den into the first day of Autumn — that hinge‑moment when the air cools just enough to make a man stop mid‑chore. Out at the Snowball, fence lines need wal

The Bell Rings Soft | Beyond the Den

The schoolhouse day settles into its last breath — chalk dust hangin’ in the air, chairs scrapin’, kids gigglin’ when young Will Dawson says somethin’ sideways, and Mrs.

Easy Does it, Buckaroo | S 6 E1

Season Six opens with a Visit that wanders in gentle and sideways. Colt Curd stops by with one of his dairy‑detective moments, Will shares a bit of frontier bear lore, an

Wish I Were a Cowboy| Beyond the Den

Will and Jake spend Labor Day the cowboy way — checkin’ allotments, lookin’ over cows, and takin’ a short break to fish Coney Lake. On the ride back down to the trailhead

Prairie Dog Air and the Stew of Destiny | S 5 E 18

This week’s Visit to Dawson’s Den wanders straight into prairie chaos. Will starts off with a tale about two well‑meaning missionaries roamin’ the high country in search

Kazoos & Colors | Beyond The Den

Will hears a whisper about a small parade the kids are plannin’ out at Snowball Ranch — just a pony, a box float, and a brave little kazoo band. But once word starts trav

Wrong Word Rodeo | S 5 E 17

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

La Dolce Vita | S 5 E 16

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’ abou

Cookies and Colt | Beyond the Den

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 momen

The Breath Beneath the Work | S5 E 15

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 i

The Long Ride Home | Beyond The Den

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

Dreams, Submarines, and Backdrop Scenes | S 5 E 14

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

The Night the Den Held Its Breath. |S 5 E 13

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 ma

Sweetcorn Shakes & Rainmaker Mistakes | S5 E 12

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 m

Carry the Light | Beyond The Den

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 ri

Talkin’ Without Talkin’ (The Sideways Way) | S 5 E 11

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