Discover the fascinating story of Kentucky’s unique soft drink, “Ale 8 One,” in this episode of Stories of Appalachia. Join Steve and Rod as they tell the history of this
This week, we tell the fascinating story of a beloved American soft drink, Dr Pepper. Join us as we explore the origins of this iconic beverage, which has roots right
Coming up on our next podcast episode we’ll be telling the story of a family in eastern Kentucky that shared a genetic disorder that caused an odd side effect. Be
On July 8, 1910, the main building of the Great Appalachian Exposition was dedicated in Chilhowee Park in Knoxville. Preceding the dedication was a parade down Gay Street. In addition
On this day in 1941, when most of the world was occupied with worry over America’s entry into World War II, residents of Knoxville, Tennessee, were talking about a warrant
In the fall of 1910, 17-year-old Robert Carter was a prisoner in the Dandridge, Tennessee, jail, convicted of larceny of corn from the farm of a Mr. McMahan. He was
If you look at a map you’ll notice that the border between Virginia and Tennessee runs about a mile to the north of the border between Virginia and North Carolina,
On this day 75 years ago the pastor of a snake-handling church in Southwest Virginia, Harvey O. Kirk, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of his wife,
For those of you who have been listening to our podcast over the last few years, we wanted to let you know that we also have a YouTube channel now.
As you know if you’ve visited the Stories website over the last week, we have had some major issues that have caused us to be pulled down, and then to