Episode 42: (Kanye) Western

From the very earliest days of American cinema to the present, nothing has captured the imagination of city-slickers and country folk alike quite like a story set in a romanticized version of the Old West. From gold prospecting to cattle rustling, train robberies to the systematic destruction of the lives and societies of indigenous peoples, Westerns are about as quintessentially American as it gets. On this week’s Pitch Hunt, the sounds, smells, tastes, and textures of Wests old and new will fill your ears, and just maybe, your hearts.