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Tennessee Ernie Ford
Today we're going to have a pea-pickin' old time telling the story of one of the most talented and popular entertainers to ever come out of Appalachi…
7 years, 6 months ago
Dock Boggs
Among the pioneers of what was then known as "hillbilly music" was a coal miner from Norton, Virginia, named Moran Lee Boggs.
Better known as Dock Bog…
7 years, 6 months ago
Another Batch of Short Stories
Today we share some interesting short stories about this place we call home, Appalachia. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at our website, www…
7 years, 7 months ago
The Homestead Strike
In 1892 Homestead, Pennsylvania, was the site of a strike, pitting the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, one of the most powerful un…
7 years, 7 months ago
The Murder of Mary Magdaline
Greenup, Kentucky, was the scene of a tragic and brutal murder of a three year old child at the end of 1927. That crime and its notoriety brought th…
7 years, 7 months ago
John Peter Salling
In 1742 German immigrant John Peter Salling was asked to join an expedition set to travel far into the Virginia back country, all the way to the Miss…
7 years, 8 months ago
Andrew Taylor Still
Andrew Taylor Still, born in the Appalachian frontier town of Jonesville, Virginia, went on to become a self-educated doctor. He moved to Kansas jus…
7 years, 8 months ago
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, 8 months 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, 8 months 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, 9 months ago