Ep. 108 - Lonesome Dove with Lafayette Lee

About this episode

Brett Cain and Lafayette Lee discuss the themes and significance of the novel Lonesome Dove.

Returning guest and world-renowned warrior-poet Lafayette Lee joins me to discuss the great American novel, Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry. SPOILER WARNING. If you have not read the book, make sure you pick it up first. Lee and I talk about the Western genre, America, friendship, honor and much more. Follow him on X (Twitter) @Partisan_O Buy the book at Lonesome Dove Subscribe for to the magazine IM 1776 Read Lee's substack lafayettelee.com

People in this episode

Host: Brett Cain

Guest: Lafayette Lee

Topics covered

• Lonesome Dove
• Western genre
• friendship
• honor
• American literature

Keywords

• Lonesome Dove
• Larry McMurtry
• Western genre
• friendship
• honor
• warrior-poet

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IM 1776, lafayettelee.com

Books & works: Lonesome Dove

More episodes of Ironside Podcast

• Ep. 115 - Every Child Is A Reader w/ Rebecca Matthew · May 31, 2026 · 1h 15m
• Ep. 114 - The Lions of Tsavo · May 23, 2026 · 1h 25m
• Ep. 113 Practicing with Dr. Phil Allred · February 13, 2026 · 1h 28m
• Ep. 112 - CROWBAR with Andy Edwards · November 22, 2025 · 54 min
• Ep. 111 - Give Up the Ghost · October 31, 2025 · 1h 22m
• Chp. 1 - Off the Mangrove Coast · August 29, 2025 · 44 min