The Story of Condy Dabney
In this week’s podcast Steve tells the story of Condy Dabney of Harlan County, Kentucky, who, in 1925, was convicted of murdering a young girl. But…did he do it? You can subscribe to Stories on iTunes...
15 Dec 20158min
The Petticoat Government in Clintwood, Virginia
In this episode, Rod tells the story of the election of an all-woman town council and mayor in the town of Clintwood, Virginia, in the late 1940’s. This was so unusual, it made national and internatio...
12 Dec 201510min
William Dudley Pelley, Asheville Fascist
Prior to gaining power in Europe, both Hitler with his brownshirts and Mussolini with his blackshirts set the stage for gaining power as fascists in Germany and Italy. Other fascist movements arose at...
8 Dec 20159min
The Pound Gap Massacre
“Doc” Marshall Benton Taylor On this episode of the podcast, Steve and Rod tell a story of violence, murder, revenge and justice in Wise County, Virginia, in the 1890’s. It’s the story of Doc Taylor a...
5 Dec 201516min
The Battle of Athens, Tennessee
Listen as Steve and Rod tell you the story of an armed uprising against the political machine running McMinn County, Tennessee, in the late 1940’s, led by returning World War II GIs. You can subscribe...
1 Dec 201514min
The Day The Circus Came To Kingsport
This week’s story is a well-known story about the Sparks’ World-Famous Circus and its visit to Kingsport, Tennessee, 99 years ago. The day’s festivities turned deadly, and the rest is, as they say, hi...
23 Nov 201517min
Swift’s Lost Silver Mine
On this week’s podcast, Rod Mullins tells us the story of the legend of Swift’s Lost Silver Mine, supposedly located somewhere in the hills of Southwest Virginia. Rod also shares a personal connection...
18 Nov 201518min
John Randolph Neal, Jr., East Tennessee Advocate
Today, I’m sharing the story of John Randolph Neal, Jr., whose life revolved around the law. Neal was a rather eccentric law professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law in the 1920’s who w...
14 Nov 201511min
