Cowboy Crossroads

Andy Hedges is a cowboy poet himself, and that background makes all the difference in how he interviews guests on Cowboy Crossroads. When he sits down with ranchers, working cowboys, musicians, or western historians, there's a mutual respect and understanding that you just can't fake. The conversations run long -- typically 50 minutes to over an hour -- and Andy lets his guests tell their stories without constantly interrupting. One listener described the show as offering a PhD in cowboy culture, history, poetry, and music. That's not an exaggeration. Across 117 episodes since 2016, Andy has assembled an oral history archive of the American West that's genuinely irreplaceable. You'll hear from people who've spent their lives on horseback, songwriters keeping traditional western music alive, and historians preserving stories that would otherwise vanish. The show holds a perfect 5.0-star rating from 290 reviews, which is remarkable for any podcast at that scale. Episodes come out monthly, and each one feels like a conversation you're lucky to overhear. The explicit content rating reflects honest cowboy talk, not shock value. This is authentic western culture captured in audio form, and there's really nothing else like it.