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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Tizrow McGhee

Tizrow McGhee

The strange story of Tizrow McGhee, born on Friday the 13th in Kentucky, who kept getting into all kinds of scrapes, including one that kept him awake for 23 years. You can subscribe to the Stories po...

12 Okt 201911min

The Knoxville Football Riot

The Knoxville Football Riot

When the Chattanooga Mocs came to Knoxville to take on the Tennessee Volunteers in the fall of 1958, Tennessee was looking forward to breaking a losing streak.  You see, the Mocs had lost their last 2...

5 Okt 20198min

The Rowan County War

The Rowan County War

Feuds were fought across the mountains of Appalachia after the Civil War, as families competed for the newly developed timber and coal riches in the area.  One of the most well-known, outside the famo...

28 Sep 201918min

Uncle Dyke

Uncle Dyke

Today we tell the story of one of southern West Virginia's most beloved circuit riding preachers, William Dyke Garrett.  Garrett is best known to the rest of the world, though, as the preacher who sav...

21 Sep 20198min

The Shooting Of E. E. Carter

The Shooting Of E. E. Carter

Who shot the mayor of Bluefield, West Virginia, back in 1917?  Today we tell the story of that little bit of Appalachian history. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast on RadioPublic, Stitcher, App...

14 Sep 20196min

Hugh Morton And Grandfather Mountain

Hugh Morton And Grandfather Mountain

Grandfather Mountain is one of the most popular tourist destinations in western North Carolina, and has been for decades.  It's also a world heritage site for the protection of the plants and animals ...

6 Sep 201911min

Buster Duggan

Buster Duggan

Today we tell the story of William Winfield Scott Duggan, better known as Buster Duggan.  Duggan was an outlaw, moonshiner and murderer notorious in southeast Tennessee and northeast Alabama early in ...

31 Aug 201911min

The Prophets Of God

The Prophets Of God

Today we tell the story of two oddly dressed street preachers who showed up in Beckley, West Virginia, in the summer of 1930, causing a great deal of commotion among the African-American community in ...

24 Aug 20197min

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