If you love history... geography... anthropology... or just want to be entertained... this podcast is for you!
This podcast explores the concept of place… Place describes the interaction between people and their environment…
How each is transformed by the other to create a perception of a location… based on those interactions…over time.
Listener Warning: This podcast contains information which may upset or disturb some listeners. Listener discretion is advised….
In part 7 of this series, we explore the rise of the Americans... especially the frontiersmen...like Daniel Boone... George Rogers Clark... and others... who blazed new trails into Kentucky... were at the forefront of wars for the frontier against the Shawnee during the American Revolution...and, perhaps, more importantly, served as role models for other frontiersmen... who would later push westward into the Louisiana Territory... and beyond...
17 Mar 2026
EOP 6 The Comanches, Part 6
In part 6 of this series, by the mid 1790s, the tentative peace between the Spanish and the Comanches... against the Apaches had come to an end...
And soon the Comanches resumed their raids into Northern Mexico...
But the Spanish could not dedicate resources to deal with the Comanche threat...
They had a bigger problem...
By then... waves of Anglo Americans.... mostly Scotch Irish...settlers had spread out into areas east of the Mississippi River...
In this episode, we'll explore the motivations of these frontiersmen...
And how their experience with native Americans... influenced their later dealings with the Comanches...
24 Oct 2025
EOP 5 The Comanches, Part 5
This episode explores how the Spanish, French, and Comanches become entangled in conflicts over territory, leading to shifts in power and the emergence of Juan De Anza, a new Spanish military commander.
4 Aug 2025
EOP 4 The Comanches, Part 4
This episode explores how the Spanish, driven by silver, expand into Northern Mexico, colonize Texas, and encounter their match at San Saba.
1 Jun 2025
EOP 3 The Comanche, Part 3
This episode explores how French explorers disrupted Native American tribal power dynamics by trading weapons for furs and discovering the Comanches' established horse trading network.
18 Apr 2025
EOP 2 The Comanches, Part 2
In part 2 of this series, the Spanish introduce Iberian ponies to the New World, where they thrive in their new environment.
After successfully using the horse to consolidate their power in Mexico... and New Mexico...the Spanish face an uprising by an unlikely group of rebels. This leads to the dispersal of wild horses into the Southwest...
These horses soon fall into the hands of the Comanches... who quickly master these animals, and use them to make war on their new enemy... the Apaches...
21 Mar 2025
EOP 1 The Comanches, Part 1 (Pilot)
In this multi-part series, we'll explore the history of the Comanches... and how they helped to shape the history of the American West and Northern Mexico…
In part 1 of this series, we delve into the mind of the Comanches before they adopted the horse and the plains lance. We uncover what motivated them; how they thought about life; and explore the utter brutality of their existence. This episode is not for the faint of heart…
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
4 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
4 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 8 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
4
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
32
Contact Echoes of Place
Guest appearances
Does not typically book guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Host of Echoes of Place?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
