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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 P…
8 years, 9 months ago
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 …
8 years, 9 months ago
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 …
8 years, 9 months ago
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 thei…
8 years, 9 months ago
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 f…
8 years, 10 months ago
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 mo…
8 years, 10 months ago
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 …
8 years, 10 months ago
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 railr…
8 years, 10 months ago
The Baby Seller
This week, Steve and Rod tell the story of a Georgia doctor who decided that an acceptable alternative to the illegal abortions he was performing in …
8 years, 11 months ago
The Fightin’ Blalocks
There have been many examples of women who dressed as men in order to fight in a war. But there was only one example of a woman who did so but also e…
8 years, 11 months ago