Stories of Appalachia
Welcome to "Stories of Appalachia," the podcast where hosts Steve Gilly and Rod Mullins have been unraveling the captivating history and folklore of the Appalachian region since 2015. Join them as they guide you through mist-covered mountains and winding rivers, exploring the stories that define the heart and soul of Appalachia.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 557
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
A Soviet Spy in Appalachia
Today, in a retelling of our very first podcast episode, Rod and Steve tell the story of a man who, during the 1930's and 40's, worked at Tennessee Eastman, Holston Defense and in Oak Ridge on the Ma…
00:12:03 |
Sat 22 Jun 2019
The Judge Who Ran Both Ways
Today we tell the story of Judge Alexander Ratliff of Pikeville, Kentucky, who ran for office as both a Democrat and as an Independent, at the same time, gathering enough votes from both ballots to b…
00:09:42 |
Sat 15 Jun 2019
The Kidnapping of Peggy Ann
The story of the kidnapping of a high school student in Shade Gap, Pennsylvania, who was dragged off into the woods while walking from her bus stop to her house. The man who took her was known as an …
00:08:45 |
Sat 08 Jun 2019
Massacre at Lattimer
On September 10, 1897, more than a dozen coal miners, mainly eastern European immigrants, were shot and killed by police while on strike at the Lattimer mine in Hazelton, Pennsylvania. This was a tu…
00:10:40 |
Sat 01 Jun 2019
Nance Dude
Today we tell the story of Nance Dude, of Haywood County, North Carolina, convicted in the death of her granddaughter in 1913. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at RadioPublic, Stitcher, App…
00:10:00 |
Sat 25 May 2019
The Baroness
Today we tell a story of love, lust, and espionage in Chattanooga, Tennessee during World War I. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify and many ot…
00:08:29 |
Thu 02 May 2019
Highlander
The Highlander Research and Education Center in New Market, Tennessee, outside Knoxville, was in the news recently when one of the buildings there was burned. Fire investigators found a white power …
00:08:58 |
Sat 20 Apr 2019
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 Appalachia: Tennessee Ernie Ford, of Bristol, Tennessee. Yo…
00:10:25 |
Thu 11 Apr 2019
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 Boggs, he became known for his unique style of banjo …
Better known as Dock Boggs, he became known for his unique style of banjo …
00:09:54 |
Sat 06 Apr 2019
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.storiespodcast.net, RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, …
00:12:22 |
Sat 30 Mar 2019
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 unions, against Carnegie Steel, owned by Andrew Carn…
00:13:48 |
Sat 16 Mar 2019
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 the nation's attention to the issue of child abuse. …
00:07:19 |
Sat 09 Mar 2019
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 Mississippi River. To this he agreed, thus setting hi…
00:09:48 |
Sat 02 Mar 2019
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 just in time to become involved in the bloody civil w…
00:09:13 |
Sat 23 Feb 2019
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 in loans that couldn't be paid. One of those loan…
00:08:49 |
Sat 16 Feb 2019
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 for West Virginia governor in 1888. The Stories p…
00:15:06 |
Sat 09 Feb 2019
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 including the first fatality of a woman in a mine acciden…
00:13:06 |
Fri 01 Feb 2019
A Jailbreak in Wise
Back in 1923 there was a mass jailbreak from the Wise County jail, led by a member of the Hatfield family. Today Steve and Rod tell you that story. Stories is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, …
00:10:45 |
Sat 26 Jan 2019
Three Gun
On Halloween, 1952, James Francis Hill was arrested in Northern Florida after an extraordinary string of carjackings, kidnappings and robberies across Appalachia and the South over the prior two week…
00:13:09 |
Sat 19 Jan 2019
A Dispute Over Liquor
Back in 1911 several of the sons of Devil Anse and Levisa Hatfield came to the coal town of Boomer, in Fayette County, West Virginia, with the intent of opening a saloon. Now in those days saloons n…
00:10:22 |
Sat 12 Jan 2019
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