The Tragedy at the Cowee Tunnel

Did you know that the dumpster, now seen behind every convenience store on the planet, was invented in Knoxville, Tennessee?  Today we tell you the story of George Roby Dempster, inventor of the Demps...

6 Okt 201811min

The city of Kingsport, Tennessee, was a planned community.  Built with money from the Appalachian coalfields combined with Yankee expertise, Kingsport was laid out based on towns and cities in New Eng...

29 Sep 20189min

Once upon a time there was a man who was nearing the end of his days on this earth.  This man decided he wanted to attend his own funeral while he was still in the here and now, in order to find out w...

22 Sep 20189min

In August, 1970, two trains loaded with deadly Sarin gas made a journey through Appalachia to the ocean at Wilmington, North Carolina, for disposal at sea.  Today we tell that story. The Stories podca...

15 Sep 201811min

Crawling around underground isn't for everyone, especially the hosts of the Stories podcast.  But there are some for whom exploring caves is their life's work.  Probably the best known of these is Flo...

8 Sep 201814min

We're back with some short stories for you, bits of history not long enough for a full podcast each, but interesting stories nonetheless. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at RadioPublic, Apple...

1 Sep 201813min

In 1939 Clair Young lived with his wife and their children on a farm in Fallowfield Township in southwestern Pennsylvania.  In addition to farming, Clair also was a coal miner and a lay preacher of th...

17 Aug 20186min

In 1929 young Flossie Shelton married her ex-husband's cousin, also named Shelton.  At first the young couple enjoyed wedded bliss.  But then the Green-Eyed Monster raised its ugly head, and jealousy ...

11 Aug 20189min