{"id":762,"date":"2020-07-03T20:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-04T00:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=762"},"modified":"2022-05-14T20:24:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T00:24:08","slug":"martin-van-buren-bates-the-kentucky-river-giant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=762","title":{"rendered":"Martin Van Buren Bates, The Kentucky River Giant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MartinVanBurenBates-181x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MartinVanBurenBates-181x300.jpeg 181w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MartinVanBurenBates.jpeg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From Kona, in Letcher County, Kentucky, came one of the tallest men in the world, a true giant. Martin Van Buren Bates traveled the world as a circus performer, which allowed him to meet the love of his life, Anna Swan, one of the tallest women in the world.\u00a0 Together, they still hold the Guinness record as the tallest married couple ever.\u00a0 Today we tell that story.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RadioPublic, IHeart Radio, Spotify, TuneIn and more.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_649\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-762-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746677\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746677\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746677\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746677\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=762-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746677\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Kona, in Letcher County, Kentucky, came one of the tallest men in the world, a true giant. 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