An Insurance Scheme in Pike County, KentuckyAn Insurance Scheme in Pike County, Kentucky
What do you get when you mix a coal mine, explosives, and greed? Why, you get today’s bit of Appalachian history, of course! Today we tell the tale of an
Attakullakulla and Dragging CanoeAttakullakulla and Dragging Canoe
Today we tell the story of two of the most prominent Cherokee the first settlers encountered on the Appalachian frontier, Attakullakulla and his son Dragging Canoe. You can subscribe to
A Moonshinin’ TaleA Moonshinin’ Tale
On this day in 1925 Andy Gamary was made to appear before the Noble County, Ohio, grand jury on felony charges. The story of how he got there is an
A Fugitive ReturnsA Fugitive Returns
Connolly Fields lived with his wife in Scott County, Virginia, in the 1880s. All was well, until he, his wife, his brother in law William and his associates all got
The Flood Of ’77The Flood Of ’77
Appalachia has always been prone to flooding in one valley or another but in April of 1977 the heavens quite literally opened up over the entire region, setting off one
The Feud (Full Episode)The Feud (Full Episode)
It’s Thanksgiving week and Rod and I are absent from the Stories podcast studios, doing family stuff. But that doesn’t mean you don’t get a story, no sir, for we
Elgin Baylor’s BoycottElgin Baylor’s Boycott
The Minneapolis Lakers weren’t exactly setting the basketball world on fire in January, 1959. In fact, on January 16th they had a 15/27 won loss record for the season. The
The Murder Of Judge LawlerThe Murder Of Judge Lawler
Today we have a story of politics, corruption and murder in 1916 Huntsville, Alabama. The Stories podcast is available on RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, IHeart Radio and many other
The Wreck Of The Old ’97 (YouTube)The Wreck Of The Old ’97 (YouTube)
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The Wreck Of The Old ’97The Wreck Of The Old ’97
On September 27, 1903, a mail train was on it’s way to Spencer, North Carolina, from Monroe, Virginia, when it crashed at a trestle in southern Virginia, near Danville. That