Just a little episode about recent Arkansas political happenings

The murder of Jonathan Selby in Cane Hill, Arkansas in 1845, and the trial and aftermath

This episode begins with an important message from Gus, before we meander our way through the tale of the Ozark Howler, and make a bunch of claims that are sure to rile up a large amount of our Ozarks-native listeners

The story of Nelson Hackett, a fugitive slave, his trip from Fayetteville to Canada and his extradition back to Arkansas, and his ultimate legacy that is still relevant in modern day Fayetteville

This episode is the post-governorship life of Archibald Yell, through his death and burial(s). Most of the episode takes place in Mexico. Neat!

We return to our governors of Arkansas series by looking into the life of Arkansas's 2nd governor, Archibald Yell. Starting with the life of his father, we make our way from the 18th century Maryland coast to Fayetteville (and Little Rock) in the 1830s

In this episode, Daniel breaks out an old college essay and we look into some of the environmental impacts of Tyson chicken plants in rural Carroll County, Arkansas, and the citizens who took them to court in the 1980s

Featuring a guest appearance (and song debut) by our good friend and podcast theme song composer Just Heath, we discuss the life and legacy of Almeda "Granny" Riddle, a lifelong collector and singer of ballads. Also, five dudes without any real ethnomusicology background try to discuss the lasting influence of folk music in the 20th century. And, just so everyone knows upfront, the joking around gets a little more sophomoric than usual

https://maxhunter.missouristate.edu

^Here is the link to the Max Hunter folk song collection owned by Missouri State University, and mentioned in the episode. Highly recommended if you have any interest in folk music and/or Ozarks culture

Previously released on our Patreon, the life story of physicist, academic, comic book publisher, historical preservationist and Tarzan enthusiast Russ Cochran of West Plains, Missouri

A sequel of sorts to our Wonderland Cave episode (44), we look at the planned use of caves in the Ozarks as bomb shelters during the Cold War. Also, a short history of Fantastic Caverns in Springfield, Missouri, and we read a couple of listener emails and reviews