JoCoYo

By Joseph Smith

One of the first descriptions of North Carolina by the English that would later colonize the area was given by Ralph Lane, the governor of the first attempted colony. In 1585, Gov. Lane referred to th... more

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The podcast currently has 116 episodes available.

JoCoYo episodes:

August 04, 2022 Josiah and the rebels: Hinton, part seven
By all accounts, Josiah Martin was not a bad guy. Just the absolute wrong guy… In the absolute wrong place… At the absolute wrong time.
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15min
July 30, 2022 Do I stay or do I go: Hinton, part six
John Hinton and his family, along with thousands of other North Carolinians in the colonial period, faced an identity crisis and some very hard choices.
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12min
July 26, 2022 Regulate: Hinton, part five
John Hinton was loyal to the crown. It seems even to a fault. For new students of the regulator conflict in North Carolina, it would be easy to spot seeds of the revolution in it. So imagine being neighbors of the regulators while also being a law maker for the British government. This is where we find John Hinton.
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14min
July 21, 2022 The People’s Court: Hinton, part 4
The first recorded land deeds and land owners in the modern day county of Wake Meant that John Hinton was playing an outsized role in the development of the colony and later state Of North Carolina.
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11min
July 11, 2022 Nansemond: Hinton, No. 1
Before there was Johnston County, Wake County, or even a Carolina, North or South, there was Nansemond County and the forgotten people that it was named for.
Before the English came, this is partly their story.
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10min
May 21, 2021 All the Gold in California
Another gold rush, a shipwreck, a hurricane, and an overlooked cause for war.
All here.
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17min
May 14, 2021 Heart of Gold
What do you do when opportunity comes your way? Do like Johannes Reith and grab onto it like it's going to run away. What happens when another one comes? Use both hands and grab again. This is a success story if I've ever heard one.
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10min
May 07, 2021 The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks
"Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb".
Wise words from Smashmouth. Admittedly, that band wasn't known for its wisdom, but it certainly works here. What kind of wisdom have we lost in our desire to gain knowledge? This is a story about a Greek fable, once widely known, that shaped American history in good and bad ways.
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14min
March 05, 2021 Lawyers, Guns, and Money
If there has been a person with more of a whirlwind life than Maggie Williams...Well, I’m not actually sure that person exists. But I guess that’s what happens when you marry a person that treats the line between genius and insanity like a jump rope. Spoiler alert: Big crossover event.
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23min
February 25, 2021 Monk's Point
The Meadow/Newton Grove area of southeastern Johnston County has stories to tell.
This one involves the old Whig Party and a man that acted on his conscience, changing the religious aspect in Johnston County and eastern NC permanently. A Monk that wasn't a monk, but was deeply religious, nonetheless.
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16min

FAQs about JoCoYo:

How many episodes does JoCoYo have?

The podcast currently has 116 episodes available.