The Old North State Podcast

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  • Crusoe Island

    In this week's episode, we bring you some history on a little known island community in Columbus County.




    SOURCES:

    Wikipedia
    Haiti, History, and the Gods by Joan & Colin Dayan
    restorationsystems.com
    Fayetteville Observer
    Rocky Mount Telegram
    The Wilmington Dispatch
    The Daily Review
    UNC Library
    myreporter.com
    https://jefpublications.wordpress.com/carolina-chronicles-stories-from-four-centuries-of-north-carolina-history/the-strange-legend-of-king-louis-doctor/
    NC Department of Cultural & Natural Resources
    Youtube
    https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/coastwatch/previous-issues/2002-2/high-season-2002/waccamaw-river-resources/
    The News & Observer
    carolana.com

    35 min
  • Blake Brockington

    Trigger Warning: Suicide & Self-Harm - In this week's episode we discuss the life and death of trans youth activist, Blake Brockington. 


    If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-8255. For LGBTQ+ youth, The Trevor Project Lifeline is (866) 488-7386. You are loved and you are not alone.


    SOURCES:

    https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/transgender-boy-16-commits-suicide-after-years-bullying020315/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Brockington
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leelah_Alcorn
    https://www.charlotteobserver.com/article16655111.html
    https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article16207409.html
    https://www.charlotteobserver.com/living/health-family/article9252857.html
    https://www.thetrevorproject.org
    https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/2015/03/24/trans-teen-activist-homecoming-king-dies

    21 min
  • The 1997 Hillbilly Heist

    In this week's episode, we break down the 1997 Loomis Fargo Heist.



    SOURCES:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1997_Loomis_Fargo_robbery
    https://allthatsinteresting.com/loomis-fargo-heist-david-ghantt
    https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article176471866.html
    https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/article104506876.html
    https://apnews.com/article/bc6aa496851563c77101b24158f688f5
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/02/18/the-thieves-who-couldnt-cope-with-17-million/f2086821-442a-4c74-ac7a
    5625de1c4740
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loomis_(company)
    https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/01/30/jacksonville-man-behind-188-million-heist-out-of-prison-after-22-years/
    https://greensboro.com/wife-family-of-heist-suspect-cling-to-hope/article_7132cc99-8ccb-51f0-bd50-c8de174607b5.html
    The Largest Bank Robbery in U.S. History: An Imperfect Crime

    36 min
  • The Disappearance of Dennis Martin

    In this week's episode, we discuss the tragic disappearance of Dennis Martin.




    SOURCES:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Dennis_Martin
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spence_Field
    https://www.thesmokies.com/dennis-martin-feral-humans/
    https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2018/10/02/massive-1969-search-dennis-martin-produces-lessons-future-searches-smokies
    archives/1496635002/
    https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2019/06/06/dennis-martin-missing-smoky-mountains-disappearance/1338089001/
    https://www.wbir.com/article/news/dennis-martin-mystery-50-years-of-life-saving-lessons/51-36c9417f-e7b3-4dd3-a076-780225328f3ahttps://www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia/upload/1969_GRSM_DennisMartin_dissapearance_REDACTED.pdf
    https://www.wate.com/news/top-stories/dennis-martin-50-years-later-search-and-rescue-lessons-learned/
    https://www.wjhl.com/news/regional/tennessee/vanishing-of-boy-remains-largest-scale-hunt-for-missing-persons-in-smokies/
    Www.nps.gov
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park

    38 min
  • The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence

    Happy Meck Dec Day! This week's episode comes to you early in honor of the 246th anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, the first such declaration of any civic body in the American colonies in 1775. Take that, Jefferson. 



    SOURCES:

    https://www.meckdec.org/declaration
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecklenburg_Declaration_of_Independence
    https://www.britannica.com/list/timeline-of-the-american-revolution
    https://www.ncpedia.org/sugar-creek-war
    https://charlottetrailofhistory.org/
    https://northcarolinagenealogy.org/mecklenburg/signers.htm
    https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.1350010a/
    https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/25109813.pdf
    https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/mecklenburg-declaration-independence-all-about-declaration/all-about-declaration
    https://charlottemuseum.org/the-evidence-against-the-mecklenburg-declaration/
    https://charlottemuseum.org/captain-jacks-ride-to-philadelphia/
    https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/mecklenburg-people/ephraim-brevard
    https://www.cmstory.org/tags/celebrating-mecklenburg-declaration-independence-celebration-timeline

    42 min
  • Famous Foods from North Carolina

    In this week's episode, we bring you some iconic foods and products from North Carolina! 



    SOURCES:

    17 Famous North Carolina Foods That You Don't Realize Started Here! (nctripping.com)

    31 min
  • 15 Places from Movies Filmed in North Carolina

    In this week's episode, we bring you 15 places you may recognize from famous movies because they were filmed right here in North Carolina!



    SOURCES:

    https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/north-carolina/nc-famous-film-locations/
    https://www.visitnc.com/story/dXnE/see-sites-from-critically-acclaimed-movies-filmed-in-north-carolina 

    30 min
  • Carroll A. Deering

    In this week's episode, we talk about the ghost ship: the Carroll A. Deering (and cats).



    SOURCES:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroll_A._Deering
    https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/legend-ghost-ship-carroll-deering
    https://allthatsinteresting.com/carroll-a-deering
    https://www.bermuda-attractions.com/bermuda2_00018e.htm
    https://www.brindleybeach.com/blog/carroll-a-deering-a-mystery-still-unsolved/
    https://www.thelog.com/snw/100-years-later-ghost-ship-with-only-a-six-toed-cat-onboard-remains-a-mystery/
    https://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2016/01/31/carroll-deering-ghost-ship

    26 min
  • Devil's Tramping Ground

    In this week's episode, we discuss everyone's favorite childhood scary story: the Devil's Tramping Ground!




    SOURCES:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_Tramping_Ground
    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/devils-stomping-ground
    https://www.ncpedia.org/devils-tramping-ground
    https://northcarolinaghosts.com/piedmont/devils-tramping-ground/
    https://northcarolinaghosts.com/piedmont/devils-tramping-ground/scary-truth/
    https://www.wral.com/no-human-knows-devil-s-tramping-ground-legend-predates-founding-of-the-united-states/19329211/ https://greensboro.com/my-night-with-the-devil-a-reporter-makes-it-back-from-a-night-on-the/article_7b0d519b-d37e-5d86-91f9-9b6a1e85feb2.html
    https://www.ranker.com/list/devils-tramping-ground-history/zach-seemayer
    http://www.ncghostguide.byethost12.com/devil.htm?i=1
    https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/north-carolina/devils-tramping-ground-nc/

    21 min
  • Chang & Eng Bunker

    In this week's episode, we give you the fascinating lives of the conjoined twins, Chang & Eng Bunker.


    SOURCES:

    https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/chang-and-eng-bunker-1811-1874
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang_and_Eng_Bunker
    http://memento.muttermuseum.org/detail/death-cast-of-chang-eng-bunker
    https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/bunker-eng-and-chang
    https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/calloway-james
    https://nypost.com/2014/11/01/the-sex-lives-of-siamese-twins/
    https://library.unc.edu/wilson/gallery/twins/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samut_Songkhram_Province
    Inseparable: The Original Siamese Twins by Yunte Hunag, 2018
    https://blueridgecountry.com/archive/favorites/a-hyphenated-life/
    https://www.britannica.com/biography/P-T-Barnum#ref292150
    https://lostmuseum.cuny.edu/archive/exhibit/chang/
    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/morbid-monday-the-demise-of-chang-and-eng
    https://pinestrawmag.com/chang-and-eng/
    https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/eng-and-chang-bunker-1811-1874/

    34 min

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