In today’s episode we start the discussion of “What is a Western”? we talk about the history of the western and the common troupes.
00:00 James introduces the topic of the show, what is a Western and hands it off to Sheriff Joe to give a history of the Western.
7:18 After wrapping up the history James asks Joe what are the troupes of the Western? Leading to a discussion about the background and landscape as a character.
16:30 We talk about other troupes, the drifter into town, the gunslinger, the rancher, the land baron, the troupes of the town and the troupes of the cowboy.
20:30 we talk about the violence of the western and that life is cheap in the old west. We talk about guns and the real truth about guns in a western town.
26:00 We talk about the code of the West.
