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text-decoration:none; font-size:8px; margin-left:5px;vertical-align:10px;white-space:nowrap;\"><span>by <\/span><img style=\"display: inline;margin:0;padding:0;width:16px;height:16px;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"feather\" src=\"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/icon.png\" \/><\/a><figure id=\"attachment_12186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12186\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ditw.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12186\" src=\"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ditw.gif\" alt=\"Death in the West\" width=\"350\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Death in the West<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From The NewYorker.com<br \/>\n&#8220;A century ago, Butte, Montana, a.k.a. Dashiell Hammett\u2019s Poisonville, was the rowdy epicenter of American copper mining; these days, it\u2019s a source of excellent local-history podcasts. \u201cRichest Hill\u201d alchemized a toxic-waste saga into riveting entertainment; the new, independently produced series \u201cDeath in the West\u201d unspools the story of the murder of the martyred union organizer Frank Little\u2014still regarded by many as a \u201crecently passed comrade\u201d\u2014in 1917, when Butte was \u201ca city tailor-made for conspiracy and mayhem.\u201d Reported, written, and hosted by Chad and Zach Dundas and Erika and Leif Fredrickson, the series employs rigorous reporting, memorable details (a hook-handed gunman, a Prohibition-era speakeasy), and sophisticated sound design (cemetery crickets, archival interviews and songs), as well as local flavor: music by Montana bands, support from a record store and an ice-cream shop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah Larson<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/goings-on-about-town\/podcasts\/death-in-the-west-11-23-20\">https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/goings-on-about-town\/podcasts\/death-in-the-west-11-23-20<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a link to the Death in the West podcast:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/deathinthewestpod.com\/episodes\">https:\/\/deathinthewestpod.com\/episodes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a link to my current favorite song which happens to be from from the podcast, &#8220;TUNE FOR T&#8221; by Caroline Keys.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Mean to Stay\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1HOQ9FSesRed090qCWIa9l?highlight=spotify%3Atrack%3A3TLpzMFSHlb7vx6TsFk9wR\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>*  <script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- LVBC BLOG RESPONSIVE -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3305383693358973\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8378569513\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A century ago, Butte, Montana, a.k.a. 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