Episode 5: The Message
In episode five, Montana’s Copper Kings do battle in court, the state legislature, the press and even the underground tunnels of Butte’s mines. Frank Little assumes a leadership role during the IWW’s free speech fight in towns across the West. For episode transcripts, go here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14CGmKknaov2o9UNejGp20XpOYWOGVnF7.
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Episode 6: The Desert
In episode six, America dives into WWI and conflicts between workers and their bosses reach a fever pitch across the West. The physical toll of multiple beatings begins to weigh on Frank Little as he travels from Arizona to Chicago and finally to Butte, Montana during the final days of his life. For episode transcripts,...
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Episode 7: Tinder Box
In episode seven, Frank Little arrives in Butte, Montana where, after 13 days of hell-raising speeches and furious organizing, he’s murdered by unknown assassins. The Death in the West team invades the sixth floor of the Hennessy Building and reports from what was once the nerve center of the Anaconda Company. For episode transcripts, go...
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Episode 8: Theories
In episode eight, we begin to comb through the many theories surrounding Frank Little’s unsolved murder and meet some of the case’s most colorful researchers. Plus, after Little’s death, the federal government cracks down on the IWW. For episode transcripts, go here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14CGmKknaov2o9UNejGp20XpOYWOGVnF7.
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Episode 9: Why Copper is Red
In episode nine, after two years interviewing experts and sifting through the evidence, we present our best theory of who killed Frank Little. We also spend some quality time with the rogues gallery of crooked cops, seedy businessmen, company gunmen, corporate lawyers and patriotic vigilantes who’ve been linked to the murder over the years. For...
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Episode 10: Butte/America
In the final episode of season one, we examine Frank Little’s legacy a century after his death and hear the theories of his murder from leading experts. Plus, one final trip to Butte, Montana, as locals grapple with the mining town’s past, present and future. For episode transcripts, go here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14CGmKknaov2o9UNejGp20XpOYWOGVnF7.
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