Episodes

  • Episode 21 -Moonshine, Mayhem, and Murder: The Night the Bullets Flew in Enon

    Episode 21 -Moonshine, Mayhem, and Murder: The Night the Bullets Flew in Enon
    Jun 12 2024
    Join Curtis and Hayden for their interview with author and speaker Tom Koob, who describes one of the most horrific episodes of violence in local Ozarks history: the Enon Massacre, as some have called it. Tom wrote the extremely popular book, Buried by Table Rock Lake, and this may be the wildest story that he rescued from the rising waters. You'll also learn why dancing was forbidden in Omaha, Arkansas for decades, and it's not for the reasons you think!

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    40 mins
  • Episode 20 - The Pioneer Forest/L-A-D Foundation: Conserving Ozarks Forests for Today and Tomorrow. An Interview with Terry Cunningham and David Stokely

    Episode 20 - The Pioneer Forest/L-A-D Foundation: Conserving Ozarks Forests for Today and Tomorrow. An Interview with Terry Cunningham and David Stokely
    Jun 5 2024
    In this episode, Curtis and Hayden interview Terry Cunningham, retired Forest Manager of the Pioneer Forest, and David Stokely, Board member of the L-A-D Foundation and member of the Ozark Riverways Foundation, about the important standard in sustainable Ozarks forests that Leo Drey established nearly 70 years ago and continues through the important efforts of the L-A-D Foundation. The goals of the L-A-D (the largest private land ownership in the Ozarks) promote healthy forests, provide a continuing tradition of a local timber economy, and makes it's beautiful Ozarks lands publicly accessible for generations to come. The efforts of the L-A-D also protect the crystal clear waters of the Current River basin with intelligent Forest management.

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    53 mins
  • Episode 19 - The Tragic Story Behind the Ballad of Floyd Eddings

    Episode 19 - The Tragic Story Behind the Ballad of Floyd Eddings
    May 30 2024
    In this episode, Hayden and Curtis discuss the backstory of the truly Ozarkian folk ballad, "The Ballad of Floyd Eddings," also known as "The Boy Who Burned in the Berryville Jail." Emalee Flatness-Combs returns for her rendition of the ballad. Curtis and Hayden relay information from Ozarks scholars, Rachel Reynolds, Blake Perkins, and Brooks Blevins, as well as introduce the audience to the late Ozarks folk personalities, Fred High, and Mary Celestia Parler, who preserved this ballad for future generations.

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    42 mins
  • Episode 18 - The Mythic Belled Buzzard of the Ozarks

    Episode 18 - The Mythic Belled Buzzard of the Ozarks
    May 22 2024
    Join Curtis and Hayden as they search for the truth behind the Belled Buzzard of the Ozarks. Was this strange bird legendary or factual? An even more pressing question is, why did folks care so much? This episode will take you back to a green time before social media, nuclear bombs, and algorithms, a time when a tinkling sound overhead would be the most astonishing occurrence of the year.

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    46 mins
  • Episode 17 - Nick Sibley Songwriter, Singer, Performer, and Jingle writer in the Ozarks

    Episode 17 - Nick Sibley Songwriter, Singer, Performer, and Jingle writer in the Ozarks
    May 16 2024
    Join Curtis and Hayden when they sit down with songwriter, singer, performer, and jingle writer par excellence, Nick Sibley. Dubbed "one of the Ozarks most creative musical talents" by KY3, Nick will share some of his songs, talk about his time with the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, and discuss the inspiration for his lyrics. His songs celebrate the Ozarks with their warmth, wit, and whimsy.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 16 - Keith Thurman Part Two: Rockaway Recording Artist

    Episode 16 - Keith Thurman Part Two: Rockaway Recording Artist
    May 12 2024
    Join Curtis and Hayden for their second sit-down with Keith Thurman, in which he talks about his days with Si Siman, Wayne Carson, Hugh Walpole, and other Ozark producers and musicians. Keith describes what it was like to be a part of the rock'n'roll scene in the late 1960's and early '70's, both here in Missouri and across the USA. This is part 2 of two.

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    44 mins
  • Episode 15 - Keith Thurman and the Shepherd of the Hills Part 1

    Episode 15 - Keith Thurman and the Shepherd of the Hills Part 1
    May 2 2024
    Curtis and Hayden talk with Keith Thurman, former longtime director of the Shepherd of the Hills outdoor drama, about the Harold Bell Wright novel that created Branson tourism and shaped the culture of the Ozarks for well over a century. This is part 1 of a two part series.

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    48 mins
  • Episode 14 - Collecting Ozarks Folk Music in the 1970s Part 2: With Julia Olin and Barry Bergey

    Episode 14 - Collecting Ozarks Folk Music in the 1970s Part 2: With Julia Olin and Barry Bergey
    Apr 24 2024
    In this episode, Hayden and Curtis interview Barry Bergey and Julia Olin. In the early 1970s, Julia and Barry were part of the Missouri Friends of the Folk Arts (MFFA). They traveled into the Ozarks of Missouri to record music from fiddle players, ballad singers, and other Ozarks musicians, whom have long since past. The result of their efforts is a timeless album called I'm Old But I'm Awfully Tough, and the important preservation of the Ozarks musical culture. This is part 2 of a two episode series.

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    49 mins