The Big Bull TunnelThe Big Bull Tunnel
A new podcast episode, and new podcast theme music! On the Norfolk and Southern railroad line between St. Paul and Coeburn, Virginia, are three railroad tunnels drilled into the mountains
Month: November 2017
The Baby SellerThe Baby Seller
This week, Steve and Rod tell the story of a Georgia doctor who decided that an acceptable alternative to the illegal abortions he was performing in the 1940’s and 50’s
The Fightin’ BlalocksThe Fightin’ Blalocks
There have been many examples of women who dressed as men in order to fight in a war. But there was only one example of a woman who did so
The Train WreckThe Train Wreck
On September 26, 1936, a coal train and a passenger train derailed and crashed in separate incidents near Welch, West Virginia. On today’s podcast we tell you the story of
The Woman In The Blue Polka Dot DressThe Woman In The Blue Polka Dot Dress
In 1924 a young married couple moved to Logan, West Virginia, from Kentucky. Jack Thurman got a job with the Logan police department, and Mamie Thurman started frequenting the Amour