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The LaFollette Bombing
In 1935 LaFollette, Tennessee, like most other American towns, was in the grips of the Great Depression. Money was tight and the banks were calling …
7 years ago
The Election of '88
Our theme today is "the more things change, the more they stay the same." You'll see how that fits in as we tell the story of the contested election…
7 years ago
McClure
Today we tell the story of the explosion at the McClure Number 1 Mine in Dickenson County, Virginia, in 1983, resulting in several fatalities includi…
7 years, 1 month ago
A Jailbreak in Wise
Back in 1923 there was a mass jailbreak from the Wise County jail, led by a member of the Hatfield family. Today Steve and Rod tell you that story. …
7 years, 1 month ago
Three Gun
On Halloween, 1952, James Francis Hill was arrested in Northern Florida after an extraordinary string of carjackings, kidnappings and robberies acros…
7 years, 1 month ago
A Dispute Over Liquor
Back in 1911 several of the sons of Devil Anse and Levisa Hatfield came to the coal town of Boomer, in Fayette County, West Virginia, with the intent…
7 years, 1 month ago
Bristol Motor Speedway
What started out as a little racetrack in East Tennessee has developed over the years into a world-class sports complex, hosting NASCAR races, colleg…
7 years, 1 month ago
Dr. Thomas Walker
Today we tell the story of Dr. Thomas Walker, who was sent by the Loyal Land Company to explore that company's lands in Appalachia in 1750. The Walk…
7 years, 2 months ago
Merry Christmas!
Rod and Steve are taking this week off to celebrate Christmas, so we're bringing you an encore Christmas episode with letters to Santa and a reading …
7 years, 2 months ago
The Potter's Field
Back in 1903 the Knox County undertaker was discovered to have been engaged in a bit of fraud. We tell you that story on today's episode of Stories,…
7 years, 2 months ago