Daniel Boone, Part Three
Rod and Steve wraps up the story of Appalachian icon Daniel Boone with a look at his last days in Missouri. You can subscribe to Stories at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Feedburner, or on the podcast ap...
20 Jan 201811min
Daniel Boone, Part Two
We continue with Part Two of the story of Appalachia's own Daniel Boone. This week we tell of his days in Kentucky, before civilization overtook him and forced him farther west. You can subscribe to S...
13 Jan 201811min
Daniel Boone, Part One
Explorer, long hunter, pioneer, Appalachian icon. All these words describe America’s first national hero, Daniel Boone. Today, Steve and Rod begin telling his story in a three-part podcast series. T...
6 Jan 201817min
The Bombing at Bluefield
The 1960's were a time of radicalism, with protests, riots, and bombings at institutions of higher learning. And the colleges in Appalachia saw their share of these things, too. There had been protes...
30 Dec 201710min
Merry Christmas!
It's Christmas week, and on this episode of Stories, Rod and Steve continue a holiday tradition by going back in time to read some letters to Santa from both good and bad little boys and girls. Then ...
23 Dec 201714min
A Tale of Two Mountains
On today's episode, Rod and Steve tell the story of two 19th century western North Carolina explorers who got into a very public argument over the mountains that are now named after them. We are avail...
9 Dec 20179min
The Great Flood of 1916
1916 saw not one but two hurricanes hit the mountains of North Carolina at once, causing flooding, devastation and death in southern Appalachia. On today's episode, Steve and Rod tell the story of th...
2 Dec 201713min
The Big Bull Tunnel
A new podcast episode, and new podcast theme music! On the Norfolk and Southern railroad line between St. Paul and Coeburn, Virginia, are three railroad tunnels drilled into the mountains so that the ...
28 Nov 201711min
