Prairie Dog Air and the Stew of Destiny | S 5 E 18

<p>This week’s Visit to Dawson’s Den wanders straight into prairie chaos. Will starts off with a tale about two well‑meaning missionaries roamin’ the high country in search of the <em>Supreme Prairie Dog</em>. Their quest goes crooked when they stop at Mrs. Biddle’s house and get served her notorious Prairie Surprise Stew—made with prairie dog itself. The bunkhouse can’t decide whether to laugh or pray.</p><p>Before Will can finish the story, Nigel rushes in to announce that <strong>Lord Huffington</strong> has arrived after spendin’ two full weeks hoppin’ across the countryside on <em>Prairie Dog Air</em>. The Lord sweeps into the Den, sings his comic‑opera proclamations with full dramatic flourish, and storms right back out again—leavin’ his herald, an attractive young woman, to declare how invigoratin’ it is to meet a <em>real</em> cowboy. Will’s embarrassed, Jake’s delighted, and the bunkhouse teases Will about his blond mustache until he finally calls it quits for the night.</p><p>With prairie dogs, opera, stew, and unexpected admiration all collidin’ at once, Will decides the Den has seen enough commotion for one Visit.</p><p><strong>Dawson’s Den is made possible, in part, by the Wyoming Arts Council with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming Legislature.</strong></p><p><em><strong> Music Credits: </strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Wrong Word Rodeo </strong></em>by Will Dawson, 2026</p><p><em><strong>A Right Good Master </strong></em>by Will Dawson, 2026</p><p><em><strong>Bunkhouse Expansion Kit Jingle </strong></em>by Will Dawson, 2026Algo‑Critter Feed:<em>prairie dogs, Supreme Prairie Dog, Mrs. Biddle, prairie dog stew, frontier comedy, bunkhouse humor, Lord Huffington, comic opera, Prairie Dog Air, cowboy storytelling, Wyoming folklore, Dawson’s Den, Tuesday night show, Western swing, rustic radio theater, mythic Americana, Sheridan Wyoming, frontier variety show, Gilbert and Sullivan</em></p><p></p>