Episodes

  • 40 Big Horn Sheep
    Jan 29 2025

    Conner and Irene talk about big horn sheep in one of their longest episodes to date.

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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • 39 Dr. Fix
    Jan 15 2025

    Conner and Irene discuss the first female doctor in western Nebraska in this two-part episode of Storytelling on the Plains. Dr. Georgia Arbuckle Fix was the person you would want to be by your side in an emergency. During the late 1800s, she saw patients in a 75-mile radius regardless of weather. She was known to ruffle a few feathers and saved a guy's life with a silver dollar.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 38 Dr. Fix
    Jan 8 2025

    Conner and Irene discuss the first female doctor in western Nebraska in this two-part episode of Storytelling on the Plains. Dr. Georgia Arbuckle Fix was the person you would want to be by your side in an emergency. During the late 1800s, she saw patients in a 75-mile radius regardless of weather. She was known to ruffle a few feathers and saved a guy's life with a silver dollar.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 37 Scotts Bluff County's First Murder
    Jan 1 2025

    The first murder in Scotts Bluff County has a whole lot of intrigue besides George Arnold killing George Burton over a wage dispute. The murder occurred in Cheyenne County, but, by the time the trial began, the county had been split up into Scotts Bluff, Kimball, Banner, Deuel, and a much smaller Cheyenne counties. Was it really the first murder in Scotts Bluff County if it wasn't in the county yet? Lots of lawyering shenanigans ensue in this crazy little story from the North Platte Valley of Nebraska.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 36 Bill Grasmick Part Two
    Dec 25 2024

    Conner and Irene discuss the life of Bill Grasmick, who grew up in the North Platte Valley. In his memoir, Bill spoke about growing up on farms and a variety of interesting things he experienced in life.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 35 Bill Grasmick Part One
    Dec 17 2024

    Conner and Irene discuss the life of Bill Grasmick, who grew up in the North Platte Valley. In his memoir, Bill spoke about growing up on farms and a variety of interesting things he experienced in life.

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    1 hr
  • 34 Lucy Young and Lucinda Woods
    Dec 5 2024


    Conner and Irene discuss how two former slaves ended up in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and what their lives were like before and after slavery.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 33 Haunted Panhandle Part Three
    Nov 20 2024

    Conner and Irene talk about the haunted areas in the Nebraska Panhandle. In this final episode, they discuss the various hauntings, sightings, and sounds in towns big and small in western Nebraska.

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    1 hr and 36 mins