Robert Porterfield and the Barter Theater

Robert Porterfield and the Barter Theater

From its beginnings in a former church, the Barter Theater has become the premiere theatrical destination in Appalachia, starting the careers of many a Broadway and Hollywood actor.

Today we tell the story of the Barter and the man whose vision made it possible.

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Bascom Lamar Lunsford

Bascom Lamar Lunsford

Every now and then there appears a man or woman with a sense of the true importance of the culture of Appalachia. Bascom Lamar Lunsford was one of those people.Trained as a teacher and as a lawyer, L...

15 Loka 202213min

The "Hillbilly Girl" Murder Case: Edith Maxwell

The "Hillbilly Girl" Murder Case: Edith Maxwell

In 1935 a young Appalachian teacher from Pound, Virginia, was arrested for the murder of her abusive father. The trials that followed attracted the attention of the national press, which chose, as it...

8 Loka 202217min

The Howard-Turner Feud

The Howard-Turner Feud

In the 1880's and early 1890's Harlan County, Kentucky was the scene for one of the most notorious feuds aside from the one between the Hatfields and McCoys.Two prominent families, the Howards and the...

1 Loka 202232min

The Bombing of the Gouge Home

The Bombing of the Gouge Home

On January 7, 1938, a blast rocked the little community of Hampton, Tennessee. After the smoke cleared, the home of Harmon and Pauline Gouge was in ruins, their three daughters lay dead, and Pauline G...

24 Syys 20227min

The Dunglen Hotel

The Dunglen Hotel

During the post-Civil War coal boom in West Virginia, many new towns were founded to serve the coal industry and the railroads that hauled that coal to market. One of these towns was Thurmond, founde...

17 Syys 202211min

Bad Talt Hall

Bad Talt Hall

Talt Hall had a very interesting life. Born and raised in eastern Kentucky, he had been a Confederate soldier, a deputy sheriff, a U. S. Marshal, a feudist, a railroad employee and a traveler who live...

10 Syys 202215min

Champ Ferguson

Champ Ferguson

During the Civil War a man from Kentucky who had moved to Tennessee joined the Confederate side as a guerrilla fighter. Due to his extreme anger issues he soon became a Confederate vigilante, killing...

3 Syys 202214min

A Civil War Tragedy in Cade's Cove

A Civil War Tragedy in Cade's Cove

A man's family in the Smoky Mountains community of Cade's Cove is torn apart by the Civil War, with tragic results for him.Today we share that story.You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple P...

27 Elo 202210min

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