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On today's episode of Stories, Steve and Rod sit back and listen as Ira Jackson Seay tells his own story of poverty, war, love, moonshining and racing. Be sure to subscribe to Stories at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Feedburner or on your favorite podcast app. Follow us on Facebook @storiesofappalachia and on Twitter @storyappalachia for more bits of Appalachian history. Thanks for listening to our stories...
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 Podcasts, Stitcher, Feedburner, or on the podcast app of your choice. We have more stories of the history of Appalachia on Facebook @storiesofappalachia and on Twitter @storyappalachia. Come by and follow us. Thanks for listening and sharing us with your friends!
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 and forced him farther west. You can subscribe to Stories on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play or on your favorite podcast app. You can follow us on Facebook @storiesofappalachia and on Twitter @storyappalachia. Thanks for listening to our stories.
Explorer, long hunter, pioneer, Appalachian icon. All these words describe America’s first national hero, Daniel Boone. Today, Steve and Rod begin telling his story in a three-part podcast series. Thanks for listening. You can subscribe to Stories at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Tune In, or on your favorite podcast app. We’re on Facebook @storiesofappalachia and Twitter @storyappalachia.
The 1960's were a time of radicalism, with protests, riots, and bombings at institutions of higher learning. And the colleges in Appalachia saw their share of these things, too. There had been protests at Bluefield State College for several years, starting in the mid-60's, over the increasing ratio of white faculty and staff at Bluefield State, led by African American students of the historically black college. This all led to a bombing at the campus over the Thanksgiving break. Today Rod and Steve tell that story. If you'd like to subscribe to the podcast, you can do so at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Tune In or on your favorite podcast app. You can join us on Facebook @storiesofappalachia and Twitter @storyappalachia for more stories of this place we call home. Thanks for listening!
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 from both good and bad little boys and girls. Then our own Q. T. pi reads "The Night Before Christmas." We appreciate each and every one of you who listen to our stories about this place we call home, no matter where on Planet Earth you happen to be. Stay with us for even more stories about Appalachia in 2018. If you want to subscribe to the podcast, you can do so on Apple Podcasts, Libsyn, Stitcher or on your favorite podcast app. Thanks for listening; y'all have a Merry Christmas! (Jingle Bells by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)[CC BY 3.0(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)] via Wikimedia Commons)
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 mountains that are now named after them. We are available for subscription at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Libsyn or on your favorite podcast app. We are also on Twitter and Facebook, sharing more stories about this place we call home...be sure to follow us. As always, your ears are important to us. Thanks for lending them.
1916 saw not one but two hurricanes hit the mountains of North Carolina at once, causing flooding, devastation and death in southern Appalachia. On today's episode, Steve and Rod tell the story of the Great Flood of 1916. You can subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Tune In or on your favorite podcast app. We're also on Twitter @storyappalachia and on Facebook @storiesofappalachia. As always, we appreciate you listening to our stories about the history of this place we call home, and we look forward to your feedback on Twitter, Facebook, or by email to storyteller@storiespodcast.net.
A new podcast episode, and new podcast theme music! On the Norfolk and Southern railroad line between St. Paul and Coeburn, Virginia, are three railroad tunnels drilled into the mountains so that the coal companies could get that black gold out of Appalachia and on to market. From Coeburn to St. Paul those tunnels are, […]
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 the 1940’s and 50’s was the illegal sale of Appalachian babies. Hundreds of these babies were sold to buyers from all over the country, with no records kept, and […]
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