Southern Gothic

Southern Gothic

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22 minutes 29 seconds

John Henry: Steel Driving Man
This episode of Southern Gothic originally aired on March 5, 2021.
When the Civil War drew to a close, the United States’ railway networks, particularly those in the Southern states, were in shambles. During the Reconstruction era, the rehabilitation of the southern rails and expansion of transcontinental railroads became a major undertaking, and as the importance of the railroad rose.
In the three decades after the Civil War over 170,000 miles of track were added to America’s railway system; it opened the western states for further settlement and reestablished the accessibility of the southern states. The accomplishment required a considerable workforce, and railway companies became a significant employers of thousands of men finally freed from enslavement.
The work was dangerous, physically intensive, and time-consuming. It’s unknown exactly how many men lost their lives to injury or illness while expanding the nation’s railroad system during Reconstruction, but the legacy of these men lives on in one of the most enduring folk heroes in American history…the ballad of John Henry, the steel-driving man.
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18 November 2024, 6:00 am
43 minutes 13 seconds

Introducing: Sightings

Have you ever felt a chill down your spine that you couldn't explain, seen a fleeting shadow in the corner of your vision, or heard a whisper on the wind that seemed just a little too clear? Well, you aren’t alone, and I have just the podcast for you. Sightings is a new series that invites you inside the world’s most mysterious unexplained events, from epic encounters with legendary creatures, to spine-tingling bumps in the night that I guarantee you’ve never heard before.
From the secrets of Skinwalker Ranch to the shocking truth behind the Mothman Prophecies, SIGHTINGS is your passport to the extraordinary.
Where to Find Us: New episodes every week! Look for it now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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14 November 2024, 4:00 pm
30 minutes 12 seconds

Listener Tales, Volume Two
This week we are going back to you & telling your listener-submitted stories! Tales include an ominous Tarot card reading down in New Orleans, a not-so-hitchhiking spirit, and a curse warnin' MeeMaw.

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11 November 2024, 6:00 am
27 minutes 16 seconds

Hotel Brunswick's Phantom Harpist
On August 23, 1882 Italian harpist Antonio “Tony” Caseletta drowned in a sailing accident on the Cape Fear river, leaving behind a wife and child. His body was then buried in the Old Smithville Cemetery; however, many claim that his spirit continues to play his beloved instrument in the beautiful seaside mansion that once served as the Hotel Brunswick in historic Southport, North Carolina.
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4 November 2024, 6:00 am
33 minutes

Legend of the Richmond Vampire
Legend claims that after the Church Hill Tunnel collapsed in 1925, a bloody creature with sharp teeth and decomposing skin appeared in the darkness before quickly escaping to the nearby Hollywood Cemetery, There, the creature that has since become known as the Richmond Vampire, disappeared into now-infamous W.W. Pool mausoleum that it had purportedly made its home.
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31 October 2024, 5:00 am
6 minutes 19 seconds

The Weeping Arches of Cedar Grove | Campfire Tales
A historic cemetery in New Bern, North Carolina is the site of an old legend that claims the beautiful arches over its entranceway purportedly weep for the dead.
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30 October 2024, 5:00 am
8 minutes 2 seconds

White Lady of the Natural Steps | Campfire Tales
A unique natural formation on the banks of the Arkansas River is said to be home to the spirit of a lady in white.
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29 October 2024, 5:00 am
6 minutes 53 seconds

Spirits of Soules Chapel Cemetery | Campfire Tales
One of Kentucky's most notorious cemeteries sits decaying just outside of the town of Sommerset..
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28 October 2024, 5:00 am
8 minutes 1 second

The Black Dog of the Blue Ridge | Campfire Tales
According to a legend told in 1907, a holler out in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains was once haunted by the spirit of man's best friend.
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27 October 2024, 5:00 am
8 minutes 10 seconds

The Devil's Chair of Cassadaga | Campfire Tales
The Lake Helen Cemetery in Cassadaga, Florida is home to a unique landmark believed to give visitors the ability to summon the devil himself.
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26 October 2024, 5:00 am
8 minutes 27 seconds

The Jacksonboro Ghost Light | Campfire Tales
Jacksonboro, South Carolina is home to an old legend that claims the spirit of a heartbroken father continues to wander an old dark road outside of town in search of his missing daughter.
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25 October 2024, 5:00 am
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