The Lady Chained To The WallThe Lady Chained To The Wall
Firefighters responding to a house fire in Canton, Pennsylvania, in 1896 were stunned by what they found. Today we tell that story. The Stories podcast is available at Apple Podcasts,
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William FayssouxWilliam Fayssoux
William Irvine Fayssoux was a psychic and illusionist in the south early in the 20th century. He traveled throughout Appalachia, performing feats that would seem incredible even today. There’s little
Martin Van Buren Bates, The Kentucky River GiantMartin Van Buren Bates, The Kentucky River Giant
From Kona, in Letcher County, Kentucky, came one of the tallest men in the world, a true giant. Martin Van Buren Bates traveled the world as a circus performer, which
The Luther Elkins PetroglyphThe Luther Elkins Petroglyph
Wyoming County, West Virginia, contains a set of strange rock carvings called petroglyphs on a rock ledge of a cliff overhanging the upper Clear Fork of the Guyandotte River. While
The Prophets Of GodThe Prophets Of God
Today we tell the story of two oddly dressed street preachers who showed up in Beckley, West Virginia, in the summer of 1930, causing a great deal of commotion among
And The Time Is…And The Time Is…
Did you know that at one time the twin cities of Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia, operated in two different time zones? It was announced on June 27th, 1946, that
Dr. John Romulus BrinkleyDr. John Romulus Brinkley
Today we tell the story of Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, from the mountains of western North Carolina. Dr. Brinkley lived a colorful life as a promoter of patent medicines, quack
It Fell Out Of The Sky!It Fell Out Of The Sky!
In hundreds of thousands of years not one human being had ever been known to have been hit by a meteorite. Then, in 1954, that lucky streak came to an
The ShadowThe Shadow
Happy Halloween, y’all! Today we tell a little tale about a man who was unjustly hanged in the mountains of North Carolina, so he put a curse on those who