Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks

Episode 117: A Musical Version of Shepherd of the Hills? Stan Beard and Hayden Head Talk about Their Collaboration on the Beloved Novel of the Ozarks

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Back in 2010, Hayden sent the script and lyrics for a musical version of Shepherd of the Hills to longtime SDC music director, Stan Beard. Stan caught the vision, and how! In a marathon of musical composition, Stan wrote the melodies for Hayden's songs, and Shepherd the Musical was born. Then came the journey: From the stage of Gittinger Auditorium at College of the Ozarks to the magnificent home of Rick and Dee Uebel to San Diego and finally, to the Ripley Rehearsal Center in New York City, Stan and Hayden went all in on a story they love and wanted to tell. The dream is still alive as this episode of the Chronicles clearly demonstrates, and we know that in the end, you'll also believe in Shepherd the Musical.

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Episode 116: John Fullerton and the Nearly Forgotten History of Garber

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT

For a time in the early 20th century, Garber, Missouri, was the epicenter of tourism in the Ozark hills of Taney County. All that's left now are a few shabby buildings returning to the soil. However, John Fullerton, local historian and popular entertainer, has immersed himself in the history of Garber and is able to bring the town back to life through master storytelling. Join John on the Chronicles and drift back to a time of homesteads, settlers, and stories that will live forever in the Ozarks.

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Episode 115: Another Side of Sheriff Baker’s Madison County — Stories from Russ Mack, Brother of Marijuana Moonshiner, David McElyea

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Warning: This episode has drug references, violence, and some language. It is intended for a mature listening audience.

When Russ Mack posted a reply to our episodes on Dave McElyea and Ralph Baker, we knew we had to have him join us to get his perspective! Russ was Dave's brother, and he was part of the whole marijuana moonshining scheme in Madison County. Join the Chronicles for yet another perspective on Sheriff Baker, Dave McElyea, and the adventures of the brothers from Michigan. Though the story concludes with Dave taking his own life, the ride until then was more comedy than tragedy. Join the Chronicles for this front row seat into the shenanigans and personalities of Ralph and Dave!

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Episode 114: Gary Groman, the Ole Seagull, talks TIFs, tiffs, and tales of Branson's history

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Gary Groman has written under the pen name of the Ole Seagull for over thirty years in Branson newspapers. During that time, Gary has seen leadership come and go and witnessed great change over more than three decades in the area. Join the Chronicles for our in-depth interview with Gary for his insights into Branson's political machinery and his recommendations for the future of Branson.

Brush Arbor Ghosts, Part One

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Episode 113: What do Marshfield, John Boy Walton, and the U.S. Presidency Have in Common? Nicholas Inman and the Cherry Blossom Festival!

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Reverend Nicholas Inman is a force in his community of Marshfield, Missouri. He is not only the Executive Director of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Mansfield, but for over twenty years, he has led the production of the Cherry Blossom Festival. Nicholas and his team bring celebrities, historical figures, and descendants of Presidents together in the only celebration of its kind in the Ozarks and perhaps in the country. If you want to see what's possible in your community, give this episode a listen! The Chronicles is proud to bring you Nicholas, his story and vision!

For more information, click here: Cherry Blossom Festival, April 23-26

Episode 112: The Incredible Talents of Abbey Waterworth: Singer, Songwriter, Artist, and Spinner of Rabbit Fur!

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Abbey Waterworth is an Ozarks original. From her incredible vocal talents and guitar work to shaving Wilford Brimley, her rabbit, and spinning his fur into yarn, Abbey infuses all her art with a passion for the traditions and culture of the Ozarks. Abbey is also an artist, and she has begun creating prints of Ozarks turtles, birds, and mushrooms. We know you'll enjoy meeting Abbey on yet another special episode of the Chronicles. To learn more about Abbey click the link below!

Abbey Waterworth

And listen to Abbey on Spotify!

Otis Bulfinch's Ozarks Tales

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Episode 111: More Tales from Booger County about Sheriff Ralph Baker

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Our two part series with Jason Harmon about his book, When Money Grew on Trees: The True Tale of a Marijuana Moonshiner and the Outlaw Sheriff of Madison County, turned out to be one of our most popular yet, and a major reason was the outlaw sheriff himself, Ralph Baker. Baker served Madison County for over 20 years, keeping the law, bending the law, and, according to the legends, breaking the law. When James Bowen, currently of Lincoln, Nebraska, heard the series, he called Curtis and said that he was a boy in Madison County, and that his father and Baker were buddies. James asked if would we be interested in more Baker stories, and our answer was an enthusiastic, "Yes!" You'll want to follow up on the exploits of Sheriff Ralph Baker in this special addendum that has more twists than a Twizzler!

To explore Ozarks Folktales & Legends click here: otisbulfinch.com

To receive a free copy of When Money Grew on Trees from Jason Harmon, go to patreon.com/whenmoneygrewontrees

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Episode 110: Brighten your day with D.A. Calloway, the legendary entertainer from Silver Dollar City!

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:27:34 GMT

The one and only D.A. Calloway has entertained a generation of visitors to Silver Dollar City. With talent, good humor, and happy enthusiasm, D.A. plays the piano as if it were intended for joy. Join the Chronicles in this celebration of ragtime music, old time jazz, and a life given over to making people happier than they were before they sat down to listen.

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Episode 109: Dr. Joanna Dee Das discusses her book: Branson: Faith, Family, and Flag

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:32:06 GMT

Dr. Joanna Dee Das is associate professor of dance at Washington University, and she seems to have talked with everyone who's anyone in Branson. The result is her new book, Branson: Faith, Family, and Flag. Enlightening, entertaining, and sometimes controversial, Joanna's book surveys Branson's music history from the early days of Shad Heller and the Toby Show to the virtuosity of contemporary groups like the Haygoods. Joanna credits Branson for preserving the musical variety show and for experimenting with immersive theater years before it became popular to do so.

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Episode 108: Travis Holt tells more wild stories of the Ozarks!

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:43:59 GMT

Travis Holt, historian, author, and storyteller extraordinaire, takes us to the wild and woolly hills of Newton County, Arkansas. With an unforgettable cast of characters from Aunt Vestie to Cousin Leon, Travis peels back the curtain on bootleggers, moonshiners, and Saturday night fighters. Join the Chronicles for another great episode with Travis!

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Episode 107: Tom Kersen, author of Where the Misfits Fit, talks Ozarks oddities, quiddities, and quirks!

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:36:09 GMT

Dr. Tom Kersen, associate professor of sociology at Jackson State University, came to the Ozarks in the '70s as the teenage son of Back-to-the-Landers. His experience was often grinding and sometimes grueling, but he became fascinated by the characters and quirks of folks coming to the Ozarks. Out of that fascination came his new book, Where the Misfits Fit; part sociological study and part memoir, Tom tells a story as wild as the people in it. Join the Chronicles for a memorable ride through the oddities, quiddities, and quirks of the Ozarks.

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Episode 106: The Wingnutty Sound of Creek Stink, the Ozarks Musical Mavericks

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:18:15 GMT

Eric Bogwalker, Dez Dino, Amelia LaMair, and Destiny Homer create the one and only Creek Stink sound at Flotsam Farm in the heart of Ozark County. Join the Chronicles for our discussion of life, farming, and music in an intentional community. In an age when everyone is bemoaning the sad effects of isolation, these folks go out of their way to create community, way out of their way! And they don't keep it to themselves: Flotsam Farm invites their neighbors, fellow travelers, and others who are just curious to join them in a variety of Ozarks arts, from making paper to cooking sorghum to playing music in the Flotsam barn. We hope you'll join us at Flotsam Farm, too, in another celebration of all things Ozarkian: the profane, the profound, the preposterous, and the impressive!

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Episode 105: Jason McCollom of the Ozarks Heritage Research Center Talks Saving the Ozarks

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Dr. Jason McCollom, Associate Professor of History and Department Chair of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences at Missouri State University-West Plains, discusses the recently founded Ozarks Heritage Research Center, their current holdings and programs, and their plans for the future. You'll be inspired by Jason's passion for the Ozarks and his commitment to our history and culture! As long as the Ozarks have advocates like Jason, we're in good hands.

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Episode 104: From Cryptids to Cryptocurrency: Emma Hamilton, Bigfoot, and the Future of Storytelling!

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:00:00 GMT

The Chronicles is excited to announce their new sponsor, the Bigfoot Fun Park, in Branson, Missouri! And we're equally excited to welcome Emma Hamilton from the Bigfoot Fun Park to learn more about their innovations in merging traditional storytelling with sophisticated technology. Storytelling will never be the same; in fact, it may be more fun and exciting than ever! If you are a creative in photography, writing, painting, or other media, this podcast is a must!

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Episode 103: From Roadhouse Rocker to Roadie for Roy Clark: A Conversation with Sid Pierce

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:00:00 GMT

The 1970s were a, uh, magical time for music and musicians, and Sid Pierce had a front row seat for the spectacle. From drumming with his band, Levi Walker, to touring with Roy Clark, Sid was full throttle all the time, and he has the stories to prove it. Join us for this fun episode (Sid forbade us from calling it "special") with Sid. Maybe you'll recall some memories of your own, or if you're too young, you'll know what to ask your parents!

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Episode 102: Daniel Woodrell In Memoriam: A Conversation with Brooks Blevins about the Ozarks Most Famous Author

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Daniel Woodrell published nine novels, most of which were set in the Ozarks, and in the process created a genre he called "country noir." Woodrell's books are gritty, dark, and often despairing, yet he gave a voice to the most marginal of Ozarkers: the dispossessed poor. His novel Winter's Bone was made into a movie that faithfully captured Woodrell's characters and launched the career of a young Jennifer Lawrence. Dr. Brooks Blevins, Noel Boyd professor of history at MSU, has taught Woodrell's novels and brings his own distinctive voice and insights to the works of Woodrell. Join the Chronicles as we pay homage to one of our own, Daniel Woodrell.

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Episode 101: A Bilyeu Christmas: A Tradition of Song and Family

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:00:00 GMT

When Mark and his brother and cousins formed Big Smith, they were following in the long tradition of Bilyeu family musicians. Bob Bilyeu, the patriarch of the family, and his Southern Gospel group, the Waymakers, preceded Big Smith, and preceding the Waymakers was even older musical tradition. This special Christmas episode includes an interview with Bob and Mark, songs performed in Bob's living room, and Christmas songs from the archives featuring the Bilyeu family.There's nothing like Christmas in the Ozarks! The Chronicles wish you a very Merry Christmas!

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Episode 100: Road Trip! Vance Randolph and Thames Williamson's Arkansas Adventure

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:06:57 GMT

Ozarks historian, Dr. Brooks Blevins, discovered an excerpt from a diary of Vance Randolph and passed it along to Curtis. The entry recalls a 1932 trip that Randolph took with Thames Williamson, author of The Woods Colt, from Fayetteville to Mountain View, Arkansas. While in Fayetteville, the two men met up with Charles Morrow Wilson and Charles Finger, both prolific and highly regarded Ozarks authors. Join the Chronicles for this special road trip through the Ozarks of a century ago!

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Episode 99: Gigging for Suckers with Jacob McIntosh on the James River--Another Video Experience!

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Jacob McIntosh is a ninth-generation Ozarker who's been fish gigging since his grandpa took him out at the age of 14. Jacob brings his extensive experience and knowledge to the Chronicles on what is perhaps the most Ozarkian sport of all, gigging suckers. Then Curtis, Crystal, and Hayden join Jacob on the James River to take a turn at fish gigging themselves. At twenty-eight degrees, the river air was chill, but the experience was fantastic! Warning: Gigging and cleaning suckers is not pretty, but the eating sure is good!

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Episode 98: Travis Holt and the Tale of the Murder at Peddler's Rock

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:29:00 GMT

Travis Holt, Ozarks author and blogger, returns to the Chronicles with a Pope County, Arkansas, story, this one about the lay-in-wait shooting of a peddler. Drawing from meticulous research, Travis shares this true crime tale and ponders exactly who did what on that fateful day. What we do know is this: The hills harbor thousands of stories that are profane, profound, preposterous, and impressive, and we, along with many others including Travis, are doing our best never to let them slip into oblivion.

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Episode 97: The Wild Story of the Irish Wilderness: A Conversation with Leland and Crystal Payton

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:00:00 GMT

In 1859, a group of Irish Catholics led by a dynamic and resourceful priest, Father John Hogan, attempted to create a settlement in the southeastern Ozarks. Of course, the clouds of war were already gathering on the horizon, and all too soon those clouds broke with all the ferocity of a hurricane. Situated as it was between Union and Confederate forces--not to mention its vulnerability to bushwhackers and other opportunists--the little colony was destined for extinction. Crystal and Leland Payton poured their hearts and labor into learning all they could about Father Hogan and his ill-fated flock. Join the Chronicles for a look at another "Movement on the Margins," the fascinating story of the Irish Wilderness.

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Episode 96: Headless in Hell: Grave Dowsing for the Bones of Alf Bolin

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:16:40 GMT

After the notorious bushwhacker Alf Bolin was killed, soldiers decided to take his body to Ozark. On the way, however, they decapitated Bolin and buried his body. No one knows exactly where the grave site is, though a description of the site was recorded by Doug Mahnkey, a prominent Taney County lawyer. Join the Chronicles as Jeff Michel and Tammy Morton, both experienced grave dowsers, take their dowsing rods into the field in search of Bolin's body. Do they succeed? That's for you to decide! In any case, we know you'll enjoy this fascinating intersection of history, folklore, and the ancient practice of dowsing.

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Episode 95: Dr. Kris Sutliff introduces May Kennedy McCord, the Queen of the Hillbillies and a Renegade of Folk

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:26:15 GMT

May Kennedy McCord is an Ozarker of legendary status, a beloved defender of hillbillies, and a gentle Renegade of Folk. From collecting ballads to sticking up for Vance Randolph to sharing the story of the Ozarks across the country, May Kennedy McCord promoted, protected, and persistently loved all things Ozarks. Dr. Kris Sutliff is well-situated to talk about May because she is co-author with Patty McCord, May's granddaughter, of May's biography: May Kennedy McCord: Queen of the Hillbillies published by the University of Arkansas Press. May was an author, radio personality, and ballad singer, and we know you'll enjoy getting to know her better!

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Episode 94: Making Music the Springfield Way with Brandon Moore

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:54:29 GMT

The Chronicles is not only interested in learning about our Ozarks past but also learning about the exciting, creative things Ozarkers are doing today! Brandon Moore is a wonderful example of that creativity; he is a singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist who has poured his life and talent into the "Springfield sound," and in this episode, he brings that talent as well as his open-hearted enthusiasm to the podcast! Rounded out with another "Story about the Storytellers," this is another episode we know you'll enjoy!

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Episode 93: A Halloween Horror Story--The Vampire Within

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:42:36 GMT

Missouri's Old Lead Belt vampire--Orlin Eaton (maybe)--was accused of leaving his grave and poisoning children. While the historical record concerning Orlin was sketchy, the historical context is not: World War I was raging in Europe, child mortality was on the rise in the mining camps, Hungarian immigrants in the Lead Belt were held in suspicion, and the miners needed someone to blame. Out of the subsequent riots emerged a folktale with roots in the blood libel of the Middle Ages, and the Chronicles digs deep to show the continuing relevance of such stories to our own time. History, folklore, and ethnology converge in this episode with disturbing implications for us all.

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Episode 92: The music of Nick and Captain Sibley

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 21:12:24 GMT

Nick Sibley is a highly regarded jingle writer--think O, O, O, O'Reilly . . . auto parts!--and musician who currently is playing back up with Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Captain Sibley, Nick's son, spent his eighteenth year touring with Tony Orlando--Captain plays bass--and now with Lee Greenwood. The Chronicles unites father and son in this special episode featuring the original music of Nick and Captain Sibley. Ozarks music is alive and well, and these gentlemen are the proof! This is a special episode we know you'll enjoy!

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Episode 91: From Russian tyranny to the Ozarks hills, Dr. Mara Cohen Ioannides recalls the tragic story of a nearly forgotten Jewish community

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:52:26 GMT

In her book Yellow Jack and Turpentine, Mara Cohen traces the travels and travails of a group of Jewish refugees from Odessa, Russia, to the port city of Hamburg, Germany, to New York City and eventually to the banks of the White River near Newport, Arkansas. The group set out with the intention of becoming a farming community only to find an inhospitable land of poor soil, a flooding river, and disease bearing mosquitoes that would eventually defeat their experiment. "Yellow jack" was the idiom for yellow fever, and turpentine was the ostensible cure, but perseverance characterized their settlement in the Ozarks. Mara's story is one you're sure to enjoy!

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Episode 90: Killer Carl and Mayhem in Taney County: Tammy Morton and Angel Wolf Return to the Chronicles!

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:41:04 GMT

In this episode, our own Madams of Murder, Tammy Morton and Angel Wolf, return to tell the outrageous story of Carl Wood. Carl once bragged that he had killed eleven men in the course of his life, and Tammy and Angel convey two of his most public and spectacular killings, one of which took place in a church in Protem, Missouri. Charming, vicious, and elusive, Carl never served time for murder, and he ended his life dying of natural causes in his home in Springfield. Nevertheless, he left a wake of bodies behind him and people who still mourn some eighty years later because justice, they believe, was never served. Another thoroughly documented and carefully told story from Tammy and Angel. You don't want to miss it!

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Episode 89: Waiting for the End of the World: The Incoming Kingdom Missionary Unit

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:17:20 GMT

The fourth episode in our series, Movements on the Margins, examines the establishment of a cult on the banks of the Buffalo in the early 1920s. John Battenfield, a charismatic preacher and scholar of Hebrew and Greek, moved with a group of his followers to Gilbert, Arkansas, to prepare for a worldwide war between Catholics and Protestants. In short order, they built a community with stores, forges, a church, and perhaps most important, a printing press. When the war failed to materialize, Battenfield tried to a raise a girl from the dead. When that failed to materialize, he had a nervous breakdown, and in 1925 he left for a sanatorium in New York. But the story doesn't end there. In a downward spiral of increasingly bizarre behavior, the group sputtered along until it finally disbanded in 1930. Join the Chronicles for another quirky story about a Movement on the Margins.

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Episode 88: The First Lady of the Ozarks, Kaitlyn McConnell, is on the Chronicles!

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:00:00 GMT

Kaitlyn McConnell has given her life to preserving the culture and stories of the Ozarks. Her focus is not simply on the past: She is also concerned with the activities and lives of Ozarkers today. Her passion has taken her all over the Ozarks, and in this episode, you'll learn more about Kaitlyn and her online project, Ozarks Alive! We hope you'll join us for this very special episode of the Ozarkian Folk Chronicles.

And don't forget our new addendum: Stories about the Storytellers. This segment introduces Deacon Frank Hembree, fiddler, float fishing guide, and contributor of the title story to Vance's notorious collection of bawdy tales, Pissing in the Snow. You can read about Frank Hembree in "Mildred, Quit Hollering," the final, posthumous collection of folktales by the inimitable Vance Randolph.

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Episode 87: Ozarks Icon Phyllis Speer: Ready and Loaded for Bear!

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:15:39 GMT

Join the Chronicles for a delightful conversation with Phyllis Speer as she talks about her adventures hosting the wild game cooking show, Cooking on the Wildside, with John Philpot; hunting and fishing the beautiful Arkansas Ozarks; and the pleasure (and ethics) of cooking what you kill. Spend an hour with Phyllis, and you'll see why her show ran on the Arkansas Educational Television Network for eighteen years. You'll also find out how bear and bobcat taste--and how eating crow can be more than a cliche. You don't want to miss this special episode of the Ozarkian Folk Chronicles!

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Episode 86: Arming for Armageddon: Vincent Anderson and the Covenant, Sword, and Arm of the Lord

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:20:50 GMT

Vincent Anderson joins the OFC for our third in the series, Ozarks Movements on the Margins, to recall for us one of the most notorious cults ever planted in these hills, the Covenant, Sword, and Arm of the Lord. From the earliest days of Ellison and Noble to the invasion of the compound in 1985, Anderson guides us through the history and aberrant theology of a compound in northern Arkansas that was obsessed with race, eschatology, and a supposed mission to defeat the enemies of God. A scarlet thread of hatred and end times speculation runs through many of these cults, but none exemplifies that thread more clearly than the Covenant, Sword, and Arm of the Lord.

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Episode 85: From Coven to Christianity: The True Story of a Contemporary Ozarks Witch

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:44:08 GMT

The Movements on the Margins series continues with Kimberly, a former Wicca witch who recalls her experiences with the occult. Kimberly not only talks about the attraction of magic and the community that revolves around the practice of witchcraft, but she also recounts the events in her life that led to her conversion to Christianity. Kimberly's journey from darkness to light is unforgettable and a story that you will find inspiring in the end.

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Episode 84: Ozarks Religious Movements on the Margins: A Conversation with Dr. John Schmalzbauer

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:39:33 GMT

Most Ozarkers are familiar with Gerald L.K. Smith, the founder of the Sacred Projects, e.g., The Great Passion Play and the Christ of the Ozarks, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, but Dr. John Schmalzbauer, the Blanche Gorman Strong Chair in Protestant Studies at Missouri State University, takes us behind the veil to unpack Smith's more heterodox and toxic doctrines. From "British Israelism" to the "Ten Lost Tribes of Israel" to Smith's strident anti-Semitism, John initiates us into the topsy-turvy world of offbeat Ozarks religions. We hope you'll join us for a wild and wooly ride through our new series, "Movements on the Margins: A Survey of Profane, Profound, and Preposterous Religious Groups in the Ozarks."

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Episode 83: Thomas Hart Benton, Ozarks Artist and Renegade of Folk

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 16:24:35 GMT

In this episode, the Chronicles celebrate the truly impressive Thomas Hart Benton, Missouri's most famous artist! Curtis and Hayden survey Benton's boyhood in the Ozarks; his education as a young man in Paris, Kansas City, and New York; and his success as a mature artist to create a picture of a true Renegade of Folk. Friend to both Vance Randolph and Rose O'Neill, Benton joined them in their love of the people and landscape of the Ozarks, and he rendered this love in his art. Still regarded as one of the most influential "Regionalists" of the first half of the 20th century, Benton lives on in the color, vivacity, and power of his paintings and murals. Join the Chronicles in celebrating a our own Ozarks Renegade of Folk!

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Episode 82: Dr. Jared Phillips Discusses the Pace of the Past and the Wave of the Future in the Ozarks

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:00:25 GMT

Dr. Jared Phillips is a multi-generational Ozarker with an intense passion for the hills. He joins the Chronicles to discuss a wide range of topics: From the measured pace of farming with animals to the frenzy of current development, Jared is both a thoughtful custodian of past values, an honest critic of past prejudices, and a citizen concerned about the preservation of Ozarks resources. An expert on the Back to the Land movement of the 70s--he wrote the acclaimed history of the Back-to-the-Landers, Hipbillies--Jared discusses the continued relevance of that movement for the future. You don't want to miss this special episode of the Ozarkian Folk Chronicles!

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Episode 81: Mike Mills and the Buffalo River

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 19:20:42 GMT

Mike Mills sits down with the Chronicles to talk about canoeing the Buffalo, wearing your life jacket, and sticking with your dreams. From his childhood to his days in college to his first rental business with aluminum canoes, Mike shares his love for the Arkansas Ozarks and some of his favorite river stories, too! Don't miss this episode with Ozarks icon Mike Mills!

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Episode 80: Didja Hear the One about the Yale Grad Student Who Came to the Ozarks? A Conversation with Christian Badach

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:18:15 GMT

Christian Badach, a graduate student in photography at Yale University, has made the rural northwest a subject of his photography for some time now. After researching the Ozarks, he felt drawn to come here to expand his vision of rural America, focusing in particular on the intersection of landscape and culture. With an open mind and heart, Christian offers a refreshing departure from the hillbilly stereotype foisted on Ozarkers.

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Episode 79: In Part Two of Our Conversation, Jason Harmon Asks, Was Ralph Baker a Lawman, an Outlaw, or Both?

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:00:31 GMT

When journalist and author Jason Harmon began digging into the alleged crimes of Sheriff Ralph Baker four years after the lawman's death, his research led Harmon to "marijuana moonshiner" Dave McElyea. In Harmon and McElyea's book When Money Grew on Trees, McElyea describes Baker in great detail as a law officer on the take. Other, more powerful men suspected something similar because the FBI was investigating Baker for corruption at the time of his death.

On the other hand, other powerful men lauded him as an exemplary law officer in Baker's obituary: "The 1998 funeral for Madison County Arkansas Sheriff Ralph Baker was attended by more than 2,000 people of all walks of life; from fellow lawmen to bikers and outlaws, everyone filed past the sheriff's open casket. Even Bill Clinton, a sitting president, sent a letter that was read at the service. 'Ralph Baker was a wonderful person,' the president of the United States wrote. 'I'll never forget the support he's given me since the beginning of my career.' The Rev. Roy Cain asked aloud during the service, 'How can a man be sheriff of Madison County for twenty-five years and have this many people present? This is a miracle! This is a mystery!'

How indeed? Who was Ralph Baker? Listen to this episode of the Chronicles and decide for yourself.

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Episode 78: Part One: Jason Harmon's Wild Ride with Marijuana Moonshiner, Dave McElyea

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:33:17 GMT

Author, journalist, and historian Jason Harmon wrote When Money Grew On Trees in collaboration with David McElyea, a Michigan transplant to the Ozarks in 1980 whose goal was to create a marijuana farm. After he was busted by local enforcement, Dave formed a relationship with the local sheriff, and together they colluded in a venture that would make them thousands of dollars. And that's back when a thousand dollars meant something. Curtis and Hayden made the jaunt to Buffalo City, Arkansas, to talk with Jason, and we hope you'll join us for an episode that's profane and preposterous, and even impressive in a demented, outlaw kind of way!

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Episode 77: The Story of the Scots Irish Settlers in the Ozarks: A Conversation with Todd Wilkinson and Champ Herren

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:13:58 GMT

Champ Herren and Todd Wilkinson share a deep love of our Ozarks hills. As far back as their time at MSU (then SMSU), they read everything by Vance Randolph they could get their hands on, and for some years, they presented these stories around campfires to various groups. Now Todd and Champ are together again in this podcast about the Scots Irish immigration to the States, first to Appalachia and the deep South and then to the Ozarks. From folklore to folk magic, the influence of the Scots Irish can still be felt in Ozarks culture today. Knowledgeable and entertaining, Todd and Champ will re-introduce you to the hardscrabble folks who carved out their homesteads in the Ozarks.

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Episode 76: Meet the Pilgrims: Loving the Land, Preserving the Culture, and Raising a Family in the Ozarks

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Roy and Aviva Pilgrim were invited to participate in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival because of their talented musicianship and authentic life in the Ozarks. Roy is a logger who cares about sustainable forestry, and Aviva is a luthier, gardener, and artist who cares about preserving the best of Ozarks culture. Their life and livelihood could serve as a model for those who want "to walk gently on the earth." Some folks dream of living close to the land, and others actually do it. The Pilgrims are doing it.

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Episode 75: Photographer Henry O. Head talks about his new book and coming of age in the Ozarks

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 02:32:44 GMT

Henry O. Head has taught workshops on photography in the US, Greece, and Ireland and his photos have been exhibited in places as diverse as South Korea and Rogers, Arkansas. Some of his recent photos were featured in the Guardian. His masterpiece, however, is his debut book Twelve Acres, a photographic exploration of coming of age in the Ozarks and the depths of teenage friendship. Henry's work both preserves and advances the unique culture of the Ozarks hills, and his perspectives on art, friendship, travel, and nature are inspiring and challenging. Join us for this exciting and provocative episode; we know you'll enjoy it!

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Episode 74: Todd Wilkinson and the Magic of Montauk

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:59:53 GMT

Curtis and Hayden travel to Dent County, Missouri, to talk with their good friend, Todd Wilkinson, about Montauk Spring, the headwaters of the Current River, and the state park that bears its name. Todd is the Assistant Superintendent of Montauk State Park and has a passionate for the rivers and streams of the Ozarks, having taught canoeing, kayaking, and river conservation for many years. He is also a master storyteller with a remarkable memory, and after listening to the history of this beautiful park, you will be packing your bags and heading to Montauk!

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Episode 73: The Bizarre Case of Adam God

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:52:59 GMT

The Ozarkian Folk Chronicles posts its very first episode, "The Strange Case of Adam God," a story recorded by Vance Randolph in Haldeman-Julius's Little Blue Books and confirmed by contemporary newspapers. From the Call he received while plowing his field to parading naked through the streets of Oklahoma City to his hardy old age, James Sharp, aka Adam God, is one of those strange figures who is the very stuff of folktales! Even more strange is the ongoing relevance of such stories to our own bewildering age, over a hundred years later.

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Episode 72: Rose O'Neill, Renegade of Folk

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:01:47 GMT

Famous for her creation of the Kewpies, Rose O'Neill was much more than an illustrator of children's cartoons. Rose was a daring woman in an era of male domination, and her courage in forging her own path remains an inspiration. She traveled to Europe several times and spent time in London, studied painting in Paris, and hobnobbed with the likes of Booth Tarkington on the Isle of Capris. She owned homes in Connecticut, Greenwich Village, Capri, and, of course, the Ozarks; in fact, Bonniebrook was her favorite home, and as she said, she did her best work there. Find out more about this remarkable woman and why she qualifies as a Renegade of Folk!

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Episode 71: Todd Parnell and the fight to save Ozarks rivers

Wed, 28 May 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Todd Parnell, former bank president, president of Drury University, and advocate for our Ozarks environment, talks about floating the entirety of the Buffalo River twice and the remarkable influence of the Buffalo on him and his sons. Todd has served on the boards of various organizations whose mission is the preservation of clean water and pristine rivers in Missouri. Perhaps most important, Todd has turned his outrage at corporate abuses of the natural beauty of the Ozarks into his own brand of imaginative and compelling fiction in over a dozen books. Todd's roots go deep in the red clay of the hills, and his passion for the Ozarks is inspiring. The threat to our environment is a recurring one, and Todd is an excellent guide to help us save what's left.

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Episode 70: Big Smith: Legendary, Lyrical, Kin

Wed, 21 May 2025 05:00:00 GMT

In this extra-special episode, Mark Bilyeu, Jody Bilyeu, and Rik Thomas talk about their legendary group, Big Smith. Not only do they perform live versions of some of their most iconic songs--"Trash," "Backwater," and "Whip-poor-will," among others--but they describe growing up in the Ozarks, the importance of family, the influence of folk, bluegrass, and Gospel music, and the message behind the lyrics. As one fan put it, Big Smith is a "manifestation" of the spirit of the Ozarks, and this interview bears that out! Trust us, you don't want to miss this episode of the Ozarkian Folk Chronicles!

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Episode 69: Champ Herren and the Lynching of Dick Cullen

Wed, 14 May 2025 21:26:07 GMT

Champ Herren, the OFC's official "renegade newscaster," digs back into the Ozarks archives and unearths the story of Dick Cullen, who murdered his four-year-old step-brother but didn't live to tell about it. Sometimes, people make damned sure that crime doesn't pay. Champ is a master storyteller and a diligent researcher, and he applies his talents to this nearly hundred year old story that could have come from this morning's newspaper. Also included in this essay is another beautiful folksong from Mark Bilyeau and Cindy Woolf, aka the Creek Rocks, and one of Hoss Braden's favorite Ozarks stories. Don't miss this one!

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Episode 68: Hoss Braden: Legendary Actor, Storyteller, and Iconic Ozarker

Wed, 07 May 2025 22:35:45 GMT

Hoss Braden, born and bred in the Ozarks hills, has turned his life into art, both in the Legend of the Lost Silver Mine that played in Branson West and currently, in the long-running Shepherd of the Hills drama at the Shepherd of the Hills Adventure Park. Hoss has lived a storied life, but he has also learned stories, dozens of them, that he shares with the audience in the character of Ol' Matt. Now it's your turn to listen in on Ol' Matt's stories for yourself. Don't miss this dyed-in-the-wool, bred-in-the-bone episode of stories from Hoss Braden, aka, Ol' Matt! Also in this episode is our first installment of Champ Herren's "News from the Past" as well as another "Song from the Archives" by Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Woolf, the Creek Rocks! The OFC just gets better n' better!

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Episode 67: Introducing the Renegades of Folk: Vance Randolph

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:27:19 GMT

The word "folk" conjures up people rocking back and forth in cane bottom chairs and dipping snuff, and though that's an admittedly enviable lifestyle, it's not the whole story. The early folk song and folktale collectors were largely from "off" and belonged to an avantgarde circle of artists, socialists, and bohemians, in short, renegades. Our new series, the Renegades of Folk, takes a closer look at these men and women of the early 20th century who did so much to save the culture and folkways of the Ozarks, not through rose-colored glasses, but as they actually lived. Join Curtis and Hayden as they discuss Vance Randolph, patron saint of the Chronicles and our first Renegade of Folk!

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Episode 66: Stories from the James River: A Conversation with George Scott and Tom Koob

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:49:15 GMT

Ozarkers love a good story, and George Scott and Tom Koob have some great ones! From Leonard "Shock" Short, moonshiner, bank robber, and husband of George's Aunt Lillian, to Vance Randolph, who fell in love with Lillian after Shock's death, to the myth of Virgin Bluff, and all the way back to the Civil War with George's great-grandfather, George and Tom remind us that the old stories will always live on, and for that we can be thankful! Hills without stories might be pretty, but it's the stories that give them life.

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Episode 65: Saving the Ozarks One Creek at a Time: A conversation with the Kipfers

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:28:00 GMT

Bob and Barb Kipfer retired from lucrative jobs in the medical field to the hard work of natural conservation. From their initial purchase of 80 acres on Bull Creek to their current preserve of 400 acres, the Kipfers have restored the riparian field, shored up the banks, and planted trees and other vegetation along beautiful Bull Creek. Barb has also planted some 90 indigenous species of native flowers, trees, and other plants in their suburban yard in Springfield. In their efforts to preserve the best of the Ozarks, the Kipfers offer an excellent example of what we can all do to save our home. Don't miss this important episode of the Ozarkian Folk Chronicles!

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Episode 64: Crescent Dragonwagon and Her Life in the Ozarks

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:37:22 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden when they sit down with author, chef, and innkeeper, Crescent Dragonwagon! Since her arrival in the Ozarks over fifty years ago, Crescent has published over fifty books in several genres including novels, children's books, and cookbooks. She has embraced the hills as her home, and the hills have embraced her right back! Crescent is a story teller par excellence, and her reminiscences will both inspire and challenge you. You don't want to miss this episode of the Ozarkian Folk Chronicles!

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Episode 63: The Creek Rocks and the Vance Randolph Folksong Collection

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:29:23 GMT

When Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Wolf visited the archives at the Library of Congress, they discovered and returned home with a treasure trove of folksongs collected by Vance Randolph himself. On this episode, you'll hear original tracks from well-known Ozarkers like May Kennedy McCord, Rose O'Neill, and Vance himself, as well as lesser known figures. We Ozarkers have always loved our music, and the Chronicles are proud to partner with Mark and Cindy to bring this music back to life!

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Episode 62: Comic Songs of the Ozarks with Emalee Flatness-Combs and Lillyanne McCool

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:35:25 GMT

Emalee Flatness-Combs, performer with the Homestead Pickers at Silver Dollar City, and Lillyanne McCool, national old time banjo champion, bring the old songs to life with their beautiful voices and superb musicianship. From the wife so mean the devil threw her out of hell to the whimsical "Froggy Went A-Courtin'," Emalee and Lillyanne will waft you away to a simpler time. So, turn up the volume, open the windows, and enjoy this lighthearted episode of the Ozarkian Folk Chronicles.

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Episode 61: Loving the Ozarks to Death (The Kimmons Family: Part Two)

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:41:06 GMT

Like so many beautiful regions in the Ozarks, the Little Red River and the towns along its banks face unprecedented challenges from reckless recreators, greedy corporations, and the failure to protect a fragile environment. Kasey and Ginny Kimmons describe the challenges from ATVs that tear up river roads to the pollution that destroys precious river ecosystems to landowners that strip the hills. They also recall the successful effort of the citizens of Shirley, Arkansas, to confront a corporate Goliath and save the jewel of their town,

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Episode 60: Loving the Ozarks to Life (The Kimmons Family: Part One)

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:52:33 GMT

In the early 70s, Tom and Brandy left Columbia, Missouri, where Tom was teaching at Mizzou, for the deep woods on the banks of the Little Red River, not far from Shirley, Arkansas. With nothing but a chainsaw, a hammer, and an auger, Tom built a cabin that still stands today. For ten years, Tom and Brandy lived in the cabin, and their first daughter, Ginny, was born there. Before their second daughter, Kasey, was born, they moved into Shirley, where the Tom worked diligently to improve his hometown. The fruits of his labor in Shirley are everywhere, extending to the water they drink. The Kimmons are an example of the love and respect our Ozarks hills deserve and the best way to "love them to life."

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Episode 59: An Invitation to the Circle: Photographer Andrew Kilgore on Life, Art, and the Ozarks

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:01:21 GMT

At 84, Andrew Kilgore is still photographing, still learning, and still excited about exploring the world through the lens of his camera. Andrew shares his story of moving to the Ozarks in the heyday of the 60s, and the joy he's had in photographing the portraits of over 30,000 Arkansans. We know you'll enjoy this inspiring episode of the Ozarkian Folk Chronicles.

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Episode 58: The Mortgaged Cow Murder: Tammy Morton and Angel Wolf are back to tell the tragic story of the murder of Charlie Cobb. The conspiracy includes wives, friends, and lovers, and our guests shed new light on a crime that shook the Ozarks.

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:13:24 GMT

The Chronicle's own true crime historians--Tammy Morton and Angel Wolf--are back to tell the macabre and tragic story of the murder of Charlie Cobb. The web of conspiracy spreads out to include wives, friends, and lovers, and Tammy and Angel reveal the previously sealed account of the case by prosecutor Doug Mahnkey, the legendary Ozarks lawyer. Fascinating and disturbing, this episode sheds new light on an old crime that shook southwest Missouri.

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Episode 57: The Genius of the Creek Rocks: Mark Bilyeu, Cindy Woolf, and the Library of Congress

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 04:34:23 GMT

Mark and Cindy are back to share their adventures in Ozarks folk music. They received a grant to research and arrange Ozarks folksongs collected by Sidney Robertson in the 20s and 30s and housed at the Library of Congress. Then Mark and Cindy returned with a treasure trove of beautiful folksongs that they have already begun to arrange and perform, and some of them are featured right here on the Chronicles! Don't miss it!

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Episode 56: Icons of Christian County: A conversation with Wayne Glenn

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:55:13 GMT

Wayne Glenn, the Old Record Collector, joins Curtis and Hayden for a survey of Christian County history. From Clarence and Roscoe to Buff Lamb, Wayne is an encyclopedia of history and lore.

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Episode 55: Joinin' the Mountain Grove School House Jam!

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 18:37:52 GMT

Curtis and Hayden are joined by Jeff Michel, David Arnold, Esther Exley, and Coy Stephan, members of the Mountain Grove School House Jam who play some old time mountain music tunes. Jeff explains the good work of the Ozarks Mountain Music Association and the ongoing efforts of "old timers" to teach a new generation of musicians in the traditions and techniques of music that goes back centuries.

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Episode 54 - Ghosts and Guests at the Crescent Hotel: A conversation with Dan Bennett

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:21:54 GMT

Dan Bennett, ghost tour guide extraordinaire, joins Curtis and Hayden for a fascinating interview about the encounters of ghosts and guests in the historic Crescent Hotel. From little Breckie to Michael the Irish stone mason, these tales of the paranormal are challenging and entertaining. Are you brave enough to book Room 218?? You don't want to miss this episode of the Ozarkian Folk Chronicles!

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Episode 53 - Life on the Current River: An interview with Dave Tobey

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:17:00 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden when they talk with Dave Tobey about the Current River. Dave has been a ranger, guide, and river enthusiast for many years, and he'll share his love for one of the most beautiful rivers in Missouri.

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Episode 12 Revisited: Missing Limbs Ozarkian Folklore

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:58:41 GMT

is episode is a return to episode 12, a classic Ozarkian Folk Chronicles exploration of the folklore of missing limbs.

The Chronicles will return next week with a new episode of freshly recorded fun!

In this episode, Curtis and Hayden discuss the folklore of missing and amputated limbs with Abby Burnett, author of Gone to the Grave: Arkansas Burial Customs, 1850-1950. They are also joined by Emalee Flatness Combs who sings the Jimmy Driftwood song, "Straighten Out My Laig," and lastly, by Michael Galloway who contributes his own bit of tomfoolery.

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Episode 51 - Shirley Jo Phillips and the murder of Wilma Plaster

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:37:54 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden when they sit down with Terry and DeDe Sanders and the Folk Chronicle’s true crime historian, Tammy Morton, for an in depth look at the infamous case of Shirley Jo Phillips, who murdered her friend Wilma Plaster in 1989. Sometimes a crime is remembered because it touched us in some strange and utterly unpredictable way. Such is the case for Terry and DeDe, who bought the home in which Lela Kyle, Shirley Jo’s mother, was living shortly before her murder following Mother’s Day. The Sanders recall visits from the FBI to their home and offer their own insights into what might have happened while Tammy fills in the gaps on a crime that still makes us shudder.

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Episode 50 - Tom Koob is back with a Radioactive Tale!

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:09:45 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden when Tom Koob returns to the Chronicles with a wild tale about Radium Springs, a mysterious cave and spring deep in the Missouri Ozarks. From the discovery of the spring in 1879 by a small party of hunters to the exploration of the area by scientists with geiger counters in the 1950s, the story and potential pay-off of Radium Springs has caught the imagination of three generations. And no one can tell the story better than Tom Koob. We know you'll enjoy hearing Tom's research and personal experience down in Butler Hollow, the home of the mysterious Radium Springs!

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Episode 49 - Meet the Creek Rocks, Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Woolf!

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:38:14 GMT

Episode 49: Meet the Creek Rocks, Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Woolf!

We hope you'll join the Chronicles for this special interview with Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Woolf, two of the finest Ozarks folk musicians anywhere. Not only do they share their musical histories--Mark was a founding member of Big Smith, and Cindy recorded her first album in 2016--but they also play songs from their new album, "Wolf Hunter." In addition, we have included snippets from a couple of the original folk songs in the John Quincy Wolf and Max Hunter collections--Mark and Cindy arranged and performed these songs on "Wolf Hunter"--as well as a story told by Mark's grandpa. Mark and Cindy are excellent examples of how to preserve and promote the culture of the Ozarks!

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Episode 48 - Madstones, witches and ghosts: Champ Herren and Ozarks Magic

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:07:00 GMT

Champ Herren, Ozarks entrepreneur, farmer, and student of Randolph, joins the Chronicles to share his research into popular Ozarks superstitions. Champ sheds new light on old practices as he follows the evidence, and in the process helps clarify the bizarre beliefs of a century ago.

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Episode 47 - Horsing around with Larry Sledge and Butch Gregory, the Horse Creek Band

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 21:33:04 GMT

Larry Sledge and Butch Gregory, the legendary musicians of the Horse Creek Band at Silver Dollar City, join Curtis and Hayden for a rollicking podcast of bluegrass, square dance, Gospel, Texas swing, and more! Larry and Butch also talk about their early careers and the happy times spent at Silver Dollar City. The Horse Creek Band embodies Ozarks folk culture and music, and we know you'll enjoy this episode!

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Episode 46 - Bulldozers and Burials on Beaver Creek: Recalling Murderer Robert Faye Adams

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 21:32:01 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden as they visit with Dede Sanders and Tammy Morton to discuss the wild case of Robert Faye Adam's and his wife, Willa. Dede, 10 years old at the time, was driving her grandfather's bulldozer when Adam's drove up with a secret in the trunk of his car. From there...well, you'll just have to tune in to hear the story like you've never heard it before!

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Episode 45 - Musical Origin Stories with Randle and Jaynie Chowning. The Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Si Simon

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:01:17 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden as they visit with Randle Chowning about the early days of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils; and Randle's wife, Jaynie Simon- Chowning, and her stories of her father, Si Simon, and his major influence on the music scene in Springfield, Missouri and around the world.

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Episode 44 - Tom Koob and the Mysterious Death of Alice Stallion

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:25:12 GMT

Tom Koob, Ozarks storyteller extraordinaire, is back on the podcast with a tale of murder and mystery on the banks of the James River. Tom has researched the death of young Alice Stallion, and he not only brings his knowledge to this tragic episode but also his humanity. We know you'll find Tom's story fascinating!

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Episode 43 - Ozarks Superstitions with Tammy and Angel

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 03:39:35 GMT

Join our guests Tammy Morton and Angel Wolf as we talk about the strange and uncanny superstitions of the Ozarks. From mad stones to medicines, the Ozarks hills and valleys remain a repository of the folkways of the "old country." Who better to discuss these superstitions than two multi-generational Ozarkers who know the lore and legends?

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Episode 42 - Folklore vs. History: A Conversation with Dr. Brooks Blevins

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:57:25 GMT

Dr. Brooks Blevins, the premier historian of the Ozarks and Noel Boyd professor of history at MSU, sits down with Curtis and Hayden to discuss the tension between the "cold, hard facts" of history and the more whimsical world of folk stories and songs. From "signal trees" to the folktales of Vance Randolph, Dr. Blevins evaluates the relevance of folktales and ballads to historical studies and explains how he has become more accepting of folktales as an essential element in Ozarks culture.

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Episode 41 - Ozarks Ghost Stories with Tammy Morton and Angel Wolf

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:32:47 GMT

Celebrate Halloween with Tammy Morton and Angel Wolf as they join Curtis and Hayden to talk about ghosts past and present. The deep valleys and secluded caves of the Ozarks have always lent themselves to tales of the preternatural, and this tradition of storytelling will never die--kinda like the ghosts themselves! Feel the eerie on our latest episode.

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Episode 40 - Celtic Influence in the Ozarks with Josh Heston

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:05:17 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden as they talk with Josh Heston, founder of the State of the Ozarks online community and author of the book Plague Child's Doctor, as well as weekly newsletters and other works. Josh has extensively studied the Celtic culture, and he shows how that culture continues to influence the Ozarks through the traditions and beliefs of the Scots-Irish who settled here in the 1800s. As a result of this Celtic influence, superstitions, folk beliefs, and ghost stories are still alive and well in the hills! History, folklore, and the paranormal come together in this informative episode.

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Episode 39 - Travis Holt Talks Moonshining and Shenanigans in Arkansas

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:45:15 GMT

Travis Holt is back with a slew of moonshine stories from Newton County, Arkansas. From the folks who brewed it to the lawmen who pursued it, Travis reminds us that moonshine was more than a cliche when it comes to the Ozarks: It was a way of life! Travis is one of our favorite storytellers, and we know you’ll enjoy this wild and wooly episode.

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Episode 38 - Misty Langdon: Defender of the Rural Culture of the Buffalo River Region

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:12:37 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden when they sit down with Misty Langdon, a multi-generational Ozarker who lives with her husband on her family's farm. Misty talks about growing up in the beautiful and rugged hills of Low Gap, Arkansas, and the ongoing efforts of some to intervene in the environment and culture of those hills. She is a local historian--Misty records the stories of her friends and neighbors in her Remnants Project--and has a comprehensive knowledge of the Buffalo's past. She is concerned about the abuse of the river at the hands of careless revelers as well as the future of the river in the hands of moneyed interests. Don't miss this important episode!

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Episode 37 - A "Randolph Round Up" of Folktales with Shannon Thomason

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:38:04 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden when they sit down with comedian Shannon Thomason, also known as "Applejack," for a reading of folktales from the collections of Vance Randolph. These tales focus on dimwitted Jasper and similar young men who may not be too bright but nevertheless come out on top in the end. These are the stories that amused the folks of a hundred years ago and continue to tickle funny bones today. They also spawned a character who has shown up in a host of popular shows, from Jethro Bodean in "The Beverly Hillbillies," Lil Abner in the comic strip by Al Capp, and Junior Samples in "Hee-Haw" to Karl Childers in "Sling Blade" and Delmar O'Donnell in "O, Brother, Where Art Thou?"

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Episode 36 - Jae McFerron, Legendary Director, Entertainer, and Friend of Lloyd "Shad" Heller

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 20:16:34 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden when they sit down with Jae McFerron, current director of the Shepherd of the Hills Outdoor Drama and longtime Branson entertainer and Silver Dollar City comedian. Jae recalls the iconic Shad Heller and his role in promoting and embodying the Ozarks spirit. Jae also talks about the influence of Harold Bell Wright’s The Shepherd of the Hills and its ongoing significance in the outdoor drama.

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Episode 35: Emalee Combs, Esther Exley, and True Ozarks Mountain Music

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:16:06 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden and their guests Emalee Flatness Combs and Esther Exley, who sing and play ballads, waltzes, and folksongs from long ago. Emalee performs with the Homestead Pickers at Silver Dollar City, and fifteen-year-old Esther recently won first place in the Junior Arkansas State Old Time Fiddle Contest. They have also done extensive research into specifically Ozarks folksongs, and they bring their considerable knowledge and talents to the podcast. This episode will take you back to Civil War campfires, log cabin square dances, and the green, unspoiled hills of our Ozarks.

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Episode 34 - Jim Hamilton and the River of Used To Be

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:40:29 GMT

Join Jim Hamilton, a lifelong newspaper editor, reporter, and author, when he talks with Curtis and Hayden about growing up in the Ozarks, his career in letters, and the important role local journalism plays in strengthening our communities. Jim's poignant essays will touch your heart as they recall a gentler time and pace. Jim also discusses writing as a means of coping with loss and the power of words to help us move forward.

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Episode 33 - Stories From Bear and Bull Creek Country - Bob Bilyeu, Dave Stewart, and Lance Keithley

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 04:57:49 GMT

Join Hayden and Curtis for an interview with Bob Bilyeu, Dave Stewart and Lance Keithley. These three men have been friends for well over half a century. All three relay tales of growing up in the vicinity of Bear and Bull Creeks, near the rural Ozarks community of Day, Missouri near the Christian-Taney County line. Day was the home of famous artist, Rose O'Neill and her Bonniebrook estate. The men tell family stories of what it was like to have such a famous personality living among the hillfolks.

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Episode 32 - Ken Henderson - Recollections of Growing Up in Reeds Spring and Nearly 5 Decades with Silver Dollar City

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 21:03:17 GMT

Join Ken Henderson when he sits down with Curtis and Hayden to talk about growing up in Reeds Spring, Missouri, his traumatic first day of school, and the early days of Silver Dollar City. Ken also talks about the experience that led him to create the Reeds Spring Hall of Fame, a project that will keep alive the history of the people of Reeds Spring in perpetuity. Listen to Ken, and you'll see why every town should have its own Hall of Fame!

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Episode 31 - An interview with Ozarks Historian, Vincent Anderson: Where to Find Bigfoot in the Ozarks and Bald Knobbers in Arkansas

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 03:28:46 GMT

Join Vincent Anderson, noted Ozarks historian, author, blogger, and TV consultant, when he sits down with Curtis and Hayden for a fascinating discussion of Ozarks Bigfoot sightings, cold blooded murders, and vigilant justice by Bald Knobbers in Arkansas! Vincent also talks about his own discovery of who is buried where and the effect his research had on local lore. Vincent is a sane voice in a wilderness of conflicting stories. This is an episode you won't want to miss!

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Episode 30 - Center of the Vortex: Joplin, Missouri, and the House of Lords

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 03:34:07 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden as they review and analyze contemporary accounts of the infamous House of Lords in Joplin, Missouri, at the turn of the 20th century. A noted saloon, restaurant, gambling house, and perhaps brothel, the House of Lords was at the center of "Wicked Joplin," as Larry Woods called it. No less fascinating is the enigmatic figure of Gilbert Barbee, the owner of the building that housed the saloon. What did Barbee know and when did he know it? This episode explores these question and others in the complex and controversial history of Joplin's most notorious place of business.

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Episode 29 - A Man Who Knew Randolph: A Conversation with Mike Luster

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:30:32 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden as they welcome special guest, Mike Luster, folklorist, educator, and amanuensis for Bob Cochran's biography of Vance Randolph. Mike visited Vance in the nursing home and faithfully recorded his conversations and stories; as a result, Mike is supremely qualified to talk about the "patron saint" of the OFC. Mike is also an acclaimed folklorist in his own right with many a story to tell. Don't miss this important episode!

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Episode 28 - Rodney Dillard: Bluegrass Ambassador to the World

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 02:06:58 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden as they talk with Rodney Dillard about his and the Dillards (aka "the Darlings") meteoric rise to fame on the Andy Griffith show, the release of their pivotal Wheatstraw Suite album, and his ongoing career as one of the best known names in bluegrass. Included in this special episode are tracks from Rodney's albums that exemplify his influence on contemporary music.

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Episode 27 - Todd Wilkinson, Conservationist of Rivers and Randolph

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 01:06:10 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden when they talk with Todd Wilkinson, Project Manager of the James River Basin Partnership and self-described Itinerant Folklorist. Todd has devoted his career to restoring and preserving the James River, which has been transformed from an algae infested tributary to a beautiful stream. Todd discusses the importance of preserving our Ozarks folk culture for both locals and tourists, and he shares a couple of ghost stories from Vance Randolph, the preeminent folklorist of the Ozarks!

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Episode 26 - Old-time Ozark Music with the Shortleaf Band

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 21:48:34 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden and the Shortleaf Band, Michael and Tenley Fraser, for some rip-roaring fiddling and high-country singing. Michael talks about his lessons with legendary fiddler, Bob Holt, and Tenley sings both old songs and new ballads. You don't want to miss this talented duo!

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Episode 25 - Conflict and Resolution in Eureka Springs, an Ozarks Town for Anyone

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:35:57 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden for a cultural and historical tour of the most unusual and perhaps the loveliest town in the Ozarks, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Drawing on the work of Jared Phillips and Mike Luster as well as other historians, your hosts explore the conflict between the "hipbillies," led by Edd Jeffords, and the "boosters," led by the rancorous preacher Gerald L.K. Smith, and the little town that embraced them both. Eureka Springs may be a historical role model for reconciliation even today.

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Episode 24 - Living Legend Larry Sifford: Bluegrass, Folk stories, and Faith in the Ozarks

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 04:07:16 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden with their guest, Larry Sifford, long time Ozarker, preacher at the Sycamore Log Church, and all around great guy! Larry shares stories from his childhood, talks about playing with the bluegrass band Missouri Boat Ride, describes the beautiful and rustic Sycamore Log Church, and most of all, conveys his love of the Ozarks. It's good conversation full of good humor!

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Episode 23 - Lady Godiva of the Ozarks?

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 22:44:13 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden as they discuss the story of Paralee Collins, who was punished by a mob of men for supposedly riding naked through the town of Horton. What was her motivation? Was the story even true? And if the story wasn't true, why did the mob punish her? The story of Paralee is a study in how history becomes folklore and how folklore often reveals dark truths about our humanity.

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Episode 22 - Playing the Daredevils' Advocate: A Conversation with Dwight Glenn, General Manager of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 22:56:48 GMT

Join Curtis and Hayden as they talk with Dwight Glenn about his association with the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Dwight shares stories from their legendary past, their resurgence in the present, and their plans for the future. You don't want to miss this one!

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

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 21:54:37 GMT

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

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:30:33 GMT

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

Thu, 30 May 2024 02:50:43 GMT

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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Episode 18 - The Mythic Belled Buzzard of the Ozarks

Wed, 22 May 2024 23:28:37 GMT

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

Thu, 16 May 2024 17:48:04 GMT

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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Episode 16 - Keith Thurman Part Two: Rockaway Recording Artist

Sun, 12 May 2024 01:38:33 GMT

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

Thu, 02 May 2024 14:23:45 GMT

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

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:59:26 GMT

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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Episode 13 - Collecting Ozarks Folk Music in the 1970s Part 1: With Julia Olin and Barry Bergey

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 23:42:24 GMT

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 deep into the Boston Mountains of Arkansas and 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 1 of a two episode series.

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Episode 12 - Missing Limbs Ozarkian Folklore

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:57:20 GMT

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Episode 11 - An Attempt to Raise the Dead in Reeds Spring and the Song that Immortalized It

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 17:16:00 GMT

In this episode, Curtis and Hayden talk about an attempt by an Arkansas man to raise his mother from the dead in Reeds Spring, Missouri in 1978, and interview a family that witnessed the event, and a man that put music to the song, "Resurrection Sunday," that immortalized the event.

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Episode 10 - Growing Up in the Rural Arkansas Ozarks: An interview with Mabel Phillips

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 20:32:44 GMT

In this week's episode, Hayden and Curtis visit with Mabel Phillips. Mabel was raised in Newton and Boone Counties of the Arkansas Ozarks and tells what life was like growing up in the rural Ozarks before the family farm acquired electricity as late as the 1950s.

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Episode 9 - Pastor Sam Kaunley, Tales of Inspiration and the Code of the Hills

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 23:45:10 GMT

In this episode, Hayden and Curtis interview Pastor Sam Kaunley. Kaunley served several years as a State Trooper in Christian, Stone, and Taney Counties, as well as a pastor in the Ozarks. From patrolling the hills with legendary lawman, Sheriff Buff Lamb, to heartwarming stories of inspiration, Pastor Sam Kaunley tells some incredible tales.

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Episode 8 - Planting and Garden Superstition in the Ozarks

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 01:40:20 GMT

In this episode, Curtis Copeland and Hayden Head discuss superstitions, spells, and rituals of the Ozarks that were used for a multiple of purposed. From encouraging crops to protect chickens, superstitions in the Ozarkian Folklore run deep. Curtis and Hayden are joined by a special guest to discuss the curious nature of some of these superstitions.

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Episode 7 - A Traditional, Old Time, Ozarks Music Experience

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 22:21:39 GMT

In this episode, Curtis Copeland and Hayden Head are joined by the talented musicians, David Scrivner, Emily Garoutte, and Hawken Boldman, sharing old time Ozark Music on instruments such as twin fiddles, claw hammer banjo.

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Episode 6 - Hunting Lore by Silas Turnbo and Michael Galloway

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:00:00 GMT

In this episode, Curtis Copeland and Hayden Head discuss Hunting Lore written by Silas Turnbo and Michael Galloway, who co-author of Vance Randolph's Mildred, Quit Hollering. This episode features special guest, Michael Galloway.

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Episode 5 - Arkansas Ozarks True Crime with Travis Holt

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:46:01 GMT

In this episode, Curtis Copeland and Hayden ahead are joined by Travis Holt, an Ozarkian historian who shares several tales of the Ozarks curated Travis through asking questions and chasing rabbit holes. Hunker down to listen to some true crime tales with some embellishments.

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Episode 4 - The Story Behind the Legend of Bill Dark and Jim Berry

Sat, 17 Feb 2024 03:10:00 GMT

In this episode, Curtis Copeland and Hayden Head discuss the Legend of Bill Dark and Jim Berry, including the song, The Ballad of Jim Berry, performed by Emalee Flatness-Combs.

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Episode 3 - The Ballad of the Baldknobbers

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:11:40 GMT

In this episode, Curtis and Hayden discuss the fascinating tale of the Baldknobbers, the song associated with them, and the crime the song caused. Featuring an interview with the talented folk singer, Emalee Flatness-Comb, as well as a rendition of the Ballad of the Baldknobbers by Emalee.

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Episode 2 - The Granny Woman

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 06:17:40 GMT

In this episode, Curtis Copeland and Hayden Head discuss the fascinating characteristics and practices of the Ozark granny woman, a prominent character type of the Ozarks history and folklore.

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Episode 1 - Give the Devil His Due

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 18:29:28 GMT

In this episode, Curtis Copeland and Hayden Head discuss tales of the Devil in the Ozarks.

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Ozarkian Folk Chronicles (Trailer)

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 18:29:28 GMT

On this Ozarks Podcast, we dive into the History and Tales of the Ozarks. From Music to Folklore, join us for a deep dive into the Profane, the Profound, and the Preposterous.

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