Dr. Thomas WalkerDr. Thomas Walker
Merry Christmas, one and all!! As a Christmas present for you, we have a brand new, YouTube only story about a man who led a colonial Virginia exploration of Appalachia
Author: Steve Gilly
The KrampusThe Krampus
Christmas is fast approaching so this week, as we do at this time of the year, we tell a Christmas story. And, since this is the pandemic year, 2020, what
TsaliTsali
Today we tell the story of Cherokee prophet and leader, Tsali. According to tribal oral tradition, it was Tsali who made it possible for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee
A Courtroom TragedyA Courtroom Tragedy
The Avery family is very well-known in western North Carolina, starting in the late 1700s with Waightstill Avery, a lawyer and the very first attorney general in the state. His
Faster Than A Speeding BulletFaster Than A Speeding Bullet
Today we tell the story of the man from West Virginia who became a brigadier general in the U. S. Air Force, helped train the first American astronauts and became
Appalachian TravellersAppalachian Travellers
At one time it was a common sight to see a traveling group of Roma, known then as gypsies, come through Appalachia. Folks would barter with them for livestock, utensils
The Last Gunfight In KnoxvilleThe Last Gunfight In Knoxville
Disputes in Appalachia between the well-to-do were often handled with the use of firearms, with one of the most well-known people from the region, Andrew Jackson, being famous for his
The New Market Train WreckThe New Market Train Wreck
Saturday, September 24, 1904, started just like any other day for the passengers getting ready to board the Southern Railway Number 15 train at the Bristol Train Station. It would
Ghost Stories 2020/A Look Back Over Five YearsGhost Stories 2020/A Look Back Over Five Years
It’s Halloween so Rod and Steve each have a bit of Appalachian folklore for you, in the form of two ghost stories. Stick around after the stories, though, because Halloween
Will HarrisWill Harris
In 1906 a North Carolina prison escapee comes to Asheville. There he gets into a drunken shootout with police and an escape littered with his murdered victims. Today we tell