JoCoYo

An episode of full circles and radio waves. Things don’t really change as much as we think they do.

Have you ever looked at a map of North Carolina and noticed how it cuts out into the sea? Do you ever see how Johnston county seems to be in a bull’s-eye for hurricanes because of it? Well, it ain’t just hurricanes that come after us.

But if you try sometimes, you might find you get what you need. From cars to highways to little piggies to alcohol, the good citizens of Johnston County have nearly always displayed a strong independent streak.

Dirt track racing in Johnston had a world famous observer one Sunday. You’ll have to hear it to believe it.

So, what in the world do Hulk Hogan, Ted Turner, and Sylvester Stallone have to do with Johnston County? 

Just a man and his will to survive. It's the Eye of the Tiger, man!

Ahhh, dueling and politics. Like a hand in a glove for a large part of American history. North Carolina and Johnston County know it well. A dusty street at high noon is not necessary.

A quarantine-inspired episode. We've been here before. In fact, the similarities run much deeper than just a disease outbreak. The last time we had something like this, there was another Bernie Sanders-type guy running in Democratic circles, too. 

But there were also some pretty glaring differences, too. Some of them involved a healthy bit of Marrow.

Making a constitution Is apparently not very easy. Maybe that’s why we do it so rarely. But leave it to Johnston county to try to find a way to be involved in the creation of two.

Vampires, Frankenstein, zombies, ghosts, and "Acid Park"????

If you grew up in the 70's-90's in Johnston County and surrounding areas, you heard of "Acid Park". You heard stories, horrible to tell and terrifying in content, but they were no different than the stories about these monsters of legend. This is an episode on the things that make us afraid, with a JoCoYo twist.

What do Captain Marvel, the Cold War, Amelia Earhart, astronauts, the Rudy Theatre, and a pet rooster have in common? Answer: One amazing "force of nature" of a person, Myrtle Thompson.