Stories-a History Of Appalachia, One Story At A Time

  • Autor: Vários
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  • Duración: 118:05:03
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A History of Appalachia, One Story at a Time

Episodios

  • Jackie Mitchell

    28/03/2020 Duración: 08min

    In 1931 a Chattanooga woman made baseball history by striking out, back to back, two Yankee legends.  Today we tell her story. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RadioPublic, TuneIn, Spotify and on many other podcast apps. Thanks for listening!

  • The Spanish Flu

    21/03/2020 Duración: 18min

    They say that history doesn't repeat itself.  While that's certainly true, it's also true that history does tend to rhyme every now and then. Today we tell the story of the Spanish flu, a story that could have come from today's headlines, except it's actually about a pandemic  that happened 102 years ago.   You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Spotify, IHeart Radio, TuneIn and on most other podcast apps. Thanks for listening, folks.  Stay safe.

  • Mother Jones, Part Two

    07/03/2020 Duración: 13min

    Today we continue the story of labor activist Mother Jones, beloved by generations of Appalachian coal miners. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RadioPublic, TuneIn, Spotify and on many other podcast apps. Thanks for listening and for sharing our stories of Appalachian history.

  • Mother Jones, Part One

    29/02/2020 Duración: 10min

    A woman born in Ireland who immigrated to, first, Canada, then the United States, became a schoolteacher and dressmaker.  The tragic loss of her husband and children led eventually to a career in labor activism.  Today we start to tell you the story of a woman beloved by generations of Appalachian coal miners, Mother Jones. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, RadioPublic, TuneIn, IHeart Radio, and more. Thanks for listening and for sharing our stories of Appalachian history.

  • Wiley Oakley

    22/02/2020 Duración: 07min

    A boy's search for the spirit of his late mother in the Smokey Mountains led to a career as a Great Smoky Mountains National Park guide and a life as a well-loved Gatlinburg businessman and teller of Appalachian tall tales.  Today, by listener request, we tell the story of Sevier County's Wiley Oakley. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at our website: www.storiespodcast.net  You can also subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, Tune In as well as on most other podcast apps.   Thanks for listening and for sharing our stories of Appalachian history.

  • Tabitha Holton

    15/02/2020 Duración: 08min

    Up until the late 1800's the legal profession in North Carolina was limited to men only.  That changed with the admission of a spunky woman born in Iredell County named Tabitha Ann Holton.  Today we tell her story. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at our website: storiespodcast.net; also at Apple Podcasts, RadioPublic, Spotify, Stitcher, IHeart Radio, and wherever else fine podcasts are found. Thanks for listening and thanks for sharing our stories of Appalachian history.  

  • Nancy Ward

    08/02/2020 Duración: 12min

    One of the most well-known Cherokee on the Appalachian frontier was Nancy Ward.  Today we tell the story of the Cherokee "beloved woman." The Stories podcast is available at our website, www.storiespodcast.net, at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Spotify, Google Play and on most other podcast apps. Thanks for listening and for sharing our stories of Appalchian history with your friends.

  • The Fall

    01/02/2020 Duración: 10min

    Today we tell the story of a bizarre tragedy that took place aboard a Piedmont Airlines DC-3 in the skies over western North Carolina in 1956. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, RadioPublic, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, IHeart Radio, Tune In and on many other podcast apps. Thanks for listening and thanks for sharing our stories with your friends...  

  • Tweetsie

    25/01/2020 Duración: 11min

    Many years ago a railroad ran from Johnson City, Tennessee, over the mountains to the North Carolina high country in Boone.  This narrow-gauge passenger and freight railroad is no more, but it is remembered in a theme park named after it, the Tweetsie Railroad.  Today we tell its story. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, Tune In, IHeart Radio as well as on many other podcast apps. Thanks for listening!

  • The Luther Elkins Petroglyphs

    18/01/2020 Duración: 14min

    Wyoming County, West Virginia, contains a set of strange rock carvings called petroglyphs on a rock ledge of a cliff overhanging the upper Clear Fork of the Guyandotte River.  While most scientists think these etchings are the work of Native Americans, some people argue they were made by Irish Christians during the Middle Ages.  Today we tell the story of the Luther Elkins Petroglyph. The Stories podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, IHeart Radio, Spotify, RadioPublic and many other podcast apps. Thanks for the use of your ears, folks!

  • Homer and Geneva

    11/01/2020 Duración: 11min

    In 1937 the state of Tennessee passed a law that forbade marriage for anyone under the age of 16, without their parents' permission.  The first case brought under that new law involved 32 year-old Homer Peels, who married Geneva Hamby, who was 11 years old, in Monroe County. Today we tell that story. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, TuneIn, Spotify or on our website, www.storiespodcast.net. Thanks for listening and for sharing our stories with your friends.

  • An Insurance Scheme in Pike County, Kentucky

    04/01/2020 Duración: 09min

    What do you get when you mix a coal mine, explosives, and greed?  Why, you get today's bit of Appalachian history, of course!   Today we tell the tale of an insurance scheme gone horribly wrong in Pike County, Kentucky back in 1925. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, IHeart Radio, Spotify , Tune In and on many other podcast apps.  You can also subscribe at our website, www.storiespodcast.net. Thanks for listening and for sharing our stories of Appalachian history with your friends.

  • Attakullakulla and Dragging Canoe

    28/12/2019 Duración: 14min

    Today we tell the story of two of the most prominent Cherokee the first settlers encountered on the Appalachian frontier, Attakullakulla and his son Dragging Canoe.   You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at our website, www.storiespodcast.net, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Spotify, or wherever fine podcasts are found! Thanks for listening and for sharing out stories of Appalchian history with your friends.  

  • A Fugitive Returns

    14/12/2019 Duración: 09min

    Connolly Fields lived with his wife in Scott County, Virginia, in the 1880s.  All was well, until he, his wife, his brother in law William and his associates all got into a fight over trespassing on the Fields' land.  That resulted in Connally going on the run for 16 years.  Today we tell his story. The Stories podcast is found on RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, TuneIn, Player FM and on most other podcast apps. Thanks for listening and thanks for sharing our stories with your friends.

  • The Flood of '77

    07/12/2019 Duración: 18min

    Appalachia has always been prone to flooding in one valley or another but in 1977 the heavens quite literally opened up over the entire region, setting off the worst widespread flooding in Appalachian history.  Today we tell that story. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify and on most other podcast apps. Thanks for listening and thanks for sharing us with your friends.

  • Elgin Baylor's Boycott

    23/11/2019 Duración: 08min

    The Minneapolis Lakers weren’t exactly setting the basketball world on fire in January, 1959.  In fact, on January 16th they had a 15/27 won loss record for the season.  The 16th was the day the Lakers were scheduled to appear in Charleston, West Virginia’s brand new civic center to play the Cincinnati Royals, and they hoped to break a four game losing streak with the help of their talented rookie player Elgin Baylor.  As it turned out, that was not to be. Today we tell the story of why Elgin Baylor boycotted that game in Charleston, part of the history of Appalachia. The Stories podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Spotify, TuneIn, IHeart Radio, and on many other apps, all for free. Thanks for listening and thanks for sharing our stories of Appalachian history.

  • The Murder Of Judge Lawler

    16/11/2019 Duración: 09min

    Today we have a story of politics, corruption and murder in 1916 Huntsville, Alabama. The Stories podcast is available on RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, IHeart Radio and many other podcast apps.  Be sure to subscribe for free! Thanks for sharing our stories of Appalachian history with your friends.  

  • The Wreck Of The Old '97

    09/11/2019 Duración: 08min

    On September 27, 1903, a mail train was on it's way to Spencer, North Carolina, from Monroe, Virginia, when it crashed at a trestle in southern Virginia, near Danville.  That terrible wreck inspired a country music classic that's still played today, and on this episode of the podcast we share the story of the crash and the song with you. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RadioPublic, IHeart Radio, TuneIn, and on many other podcast apps. Thanks for listening and thanks for sharing our stories of Appalachian history with your friends.  

  • Cas

    31/10/2019 Duración: 12min

    One of the most colorful personalities to ever come out of Appalachia was a media savvy self-made grocer, radio and tv host and Tennessee politician by the name of Cas Walker.  Today we tell you about him. The Stories podcast is available on RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn and on many other podcast apps. Thanks for listening and sharing our stories of Appalachian history with your friends.

  • The Hermit Of Pound Gap

    26/10/2019 Duración: 09min

    A traveler uncovers a local legend about an old hermit living in a cave on the Virginia/Kentucky border, so he sets about to investigate.  We tell you that story, this year's Halloween tale, on today's podcast. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, RadioPublic, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn, IHeart Radio, and on many other podcast apps. Thanks for listening...Happy Halloween!

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