{"id":2463,"date":"2022-10-21T20:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T00:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2463"},"modified":"2022-10-21T19:31:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T23:31:00","slug":"the-witch-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2463","title":{"rendered":"The Witch Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back during the Great Depression East Tennessee was visited by a mysterious beast, a large dog with, some say, glowing red eyes.  This dog, called the Witch Dog by some, terrorized farms in the region.  Then, just as suddenly as it appeared, the Witch Dog vanished, never to be seen again.<\/p>\n<p>Today we bring you the story of the Witch Dog, in honor of Halloween&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Audible, Goodpods, PlayerFM, Radiopublic or wherever you download your favorite podcasts.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5bL9tpYiAQk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening.  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