St. Albans SanatoriumSt. Albans Sanatorium
With Halloween in the air, Rod and Steve tell the story of St. Albans Sanatorium near Radford, Virginia, site of some, well, not so nice “treatments” as well as a
The Brown Mountain LightsThe Brown Mountain Lights
Halloween month continues with the story of the mysterious glowing orbs that can be seen on Brown Mountain, near the Linville Gorge in the high country of western North Carolina.
The Notorious Kinnie WagnerThe Notorious Kinnie Wagner
In the early twentieth century, a young man from Scott County, Virginia, joined the circus as a trick shooter, probably one of the best to come out of Appalachia. And
The Bristol Water WarThe Bristol Water War
For over a hundred years, the states of Tennessee and Virginia tried to figure out their common border. It took a United States Supreme Court decision and a near war
The Mysterious Lights of Holston MountainThe Mysterious Lights of Holston Mountain
Holston Mountain is the tallest peak in East Tennessee, and the location of several television and radio towers. It’s also near the Tri City Airport, the air hub for the
Crime StoriesCrime Stories
Today, Steve and Rod have not one story, not two stories, but THREE stories, along with a short story! Thanks for listening. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at
The Night They Almost Nuked Big Savage Mountain.The Night They Almost Nuked Big Savage Mountain.
In January, 1964, a crippled B-52 was on its way home from Massachusetts to an airbase in Georgia, when it ran into a heavy snowstorm. The plane’s vertical stabilizer (the
The Shootout in Clintwood, VirginiaThe Shootout in Clintwood, Virginia
In 1926, Prohibition was in full force, and the Commonwealth of Virginia had prohibition enforcement agents employed across the state, looking for illegal liquor. In Dickenson County, Virginia, that man
The French-Eversole FeudThe French-Eversole Feud
In the last part of the nineteenth century, newspapers across America were obsessed with tales of blood feuds in Appalachia, the best known of which is the Hatfield-McCoy feud. At
The 1982 Knoxville Worlds Fair and the Butcher BrothersThe 1982 Knoxville Worlds Fair and the Butcher Brothers
In 1982, Knoxville, Tennessee, hosted a Worlds Fair. The fair was a success, breaking even, but it led to the downfall of the Butcher banking empire in East Tennessee. On