Podcast Episodes

The Old Carrollton Jail Hauntings

On Saturday, October 21, 1899 the New Orleans Times-Democrat ran an article under the headline: “Real Ghost Story. The Old Carrollton Jail Said to be Haunted.” Through the use of the exact words of p…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

The Death of Alexander Hamilton | History Daily

On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Samuel Jocelyn's Restless Spirit

Episode 147

It was a chilly evening in April of 1810 when Alexander Hostler sat alone in his room with a single candle flickering in the darkness. Only days before, Hostler’s lifelong friend Samuel Jocelyn, Jr. …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Kentucky Justice for Verna Garr Taylor | Minisode

Episode 146

On November 6, 1936 Verna Garr Taylor was found in a ditch on a rural road in Kentucky with a bullet hole through her chest. Suspicion immediately fell on her purported fiancé Henry Denhardt. The for…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

The Lore of Louisville's Seelbach Hotel

Episode 145

Since its grand opening on May 1, 1905, the Seelbach Hotel has stood as one of Louisville, Kentucky's most lavish and luxurious establishments. It has hosted an array of notable figures, from U.S. Pr…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

The Witch of Pungo

Episode 80

"The Witch of Pungo" Originally Aired in June 2022

On Wednesday, July 10, 1706, scores of people arrived at what is now known as Witch Duck Point on the Lynnhaven River in Virginia. They were there to…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Introducing: The Burden

Detective Louis N. Scarcella was a legendary figure in New York City during the '90s. In a city overrun with violent crime, he cracked the toughest cases and put away the worst criminals. But the sto…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

The Curious Case of Knox Martin

Episode 144

On March 28, 1869, Knox Martin was hanged for murdering John and Elizabeth Wittenmeier in their Nashville home. Curiously, only several days prior, Martin had made a deal with local physicians to sel…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Tennessee's Coal Creek War | Minisode

Episode 143

In 1891, miners in the Coal Creek Valley, the most lucrative mining region in the state of Tennessee, decided they were tired of being replaced by convict labor and were going to do something about i…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

The Banner Mine Explosion of 1911

The Banner Mine explosion of April 8, 1911, in Alabama claimed the lives of 128 men, predominantly African American prisoners leased to the Pratt Consolidated Coal Company by the state. This devastat…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago