{"id":377,"date":"2017-03-04T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=890"},"modified":"2022-05-20T15:36:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T19:36:46","slug":"the-melungeon-moonshiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=377","title":{"rendered":"The Melungeon Moonshiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On today\u2019s podcast, Rod and Steve tell the story of Mahala Mullins, renowned Melungeon maker of that sweet, sweet mountain nectar known as \u201cmoonshine.\u201d Ms. Mullins, a resident of Newman\u2019s Ridge in Hancock County, Tennessee, was also quite literally the biggest moonshiner in those parts, so much so that you\u2019ll be surprised to learn what happened when she passed away.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Audacy, Goodpods, Audible, or on your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" 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