Rotherwood
Today we tell the story of Rotherwood Mansion in Kingsport, Tennessee, a story of the frontier, of love, of loss, of ghosts and a surprising connection to someone you might have heard of. You can subs...
6 Kesä 20178min
Zoo Man
25 years ago East Tennessee was abuzz with news of a serial killer. Today, Steve and Rod tell the story of Thomas Huskey, also known as the Zoo Man, who was tried for a murder spree in Knox County. Or...
3 Kesä 201710min
Them Pills
Today we tell the sad story of the American opioid epidemic and how it got its start right here in Appalachia. We’re on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or on your favorite podcast app. Thanks for listening. ...
30 Touko 201710min
Stephen F. Austin
In the latter part of the 18th century a family settled along the New River in what’s now Wythe County, Virginia, and began to operate a lead mine there. The area to this day bears the name of that fa...
27 Touko 201710min
The Story of Big Foot Spencer
The first settler in the Nashville area was a man from Appalachia who was one part historical figure and two parts legend. Thomas Spencer came over the Appalachian Mountains to Middle Tennessee during...
23 Touko 201710min
The Great Train Robbery
On March 9, 1949, two young men who were drinking in the bar of the Ambassador passenger train just outside Martinsburg, West Virginia, got into an argument with the bartender over their tab. One thin...
20 Touko 20178min
The Mothman
(Photo by Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52598877) Back in the mid-1960s the area around Point Pleasant, West Virginia, was awash in strange tales of a giant man-like cre...
6 Touko 201710min
The Feud
Today we share the full, nearly one hour long podcast on the Hatfield and McCoy feud, in its entirety. It’s quite a story, and we hope you enjoy it. Apple Podcasts is one place you can subscribe to th...
2 Touko 201755min
