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The President’s Wife
On December 18th, 1915, widower and President, Woodrow Wilson, married Edith Galt, from Wytheville, Virginia. The new First Lady went on to help her …
10 years, 8 months ago
The Carroll County Courthouse Shootout
In 1912, Hillsville, Virginia, was the site of a deadly shootout in the Carroll County circuit courtroom that left the judge, a prosecutor, the sheri…
10 years, 8 months ago
The Story of Shifty Powers
On this episode of Stories, Rod tells the story of Dickenson County native Shifty Powers, World War II vet who was one of several men whose lives wer…
10 years, 8 months ago
Blair Mountain
This week we bring you the story of what happened after the massacre at Matewan, West Virginia, when striking coal miners set off the largest and blo…
10 years, 8 months ago
The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950
On this episode of the podcast, we tell you about one of the worst winter storms to ever hit the Appalachian region. Over Thanksgiving weekend of 195…
10 years, 8 months ago
The State of Franklin
On this episode of Stories, Steve tells the story of the state that might have been, the State of Franklin. Consisting of the current East Tennessee …
10 years, 8 months ago
The Bristol Sessions
On this episode of Stories, Steve and Rod tell you the story of the birth of country music in what has been called “The Big Bang of country music.” I…
10 years, 9 months ago
The Ghost of the Tavern Tart
On this episode of Stories, Rod tells a ghost story, about a “haint” at the Tavern in Abingdon, Virginia, who just might pinch your behind! Like us o…
10 years, 9 months ago
The Rye Cove Cyclone
In 1929 there was an outbreak of deadly tornadoes in the eastern U.S., including Appalachia. One of the worst hit places was in Rye Cove, Virginia, w…
10 years, 9 months ago
The Walton War
On this episode of the podcast, Steve tells the story of how a 12 mile wide strip of land led to a war between North Carolina and Georgia in the earl…
10 years, 9 months ago