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Old Kentucky Tales

Old Kentucky Tales: Quirky history stories from Kentucky’s past plus Brent and Jason (and guests) have a laugh at old (fake) commercials and real life characters.

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Old Kentucky Tales S8, E10: Love Potion #0

Old Kentucky Tales S8, E10: Love Potion #0

Jason and Brent are joined by WKCTC history professor Stacey Watson, as we discuss Kentucky's Henry Bibb and his experim... Read more

15 Jun 2023

38mins

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Old Kentucky Tales: S8, E9: The Hypnotist with a Hidden Agenda

Old Kentucky Tales: S8, E9: The Hypnotist with a Hidden Agenda

Brent and Jason talk about a comical hypnotist from the early 1900's, Stanley Hart, the Laugh King. The Fake History Spo... Read more

14 Jun 2023

33mins

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Old Kentucky Tales S8, E8: Bad Babes of the Civil War

Old Kentucky Tales S8, E8: Bad Babes of the Civil War

Brent and Jason are joined by WKCTC English professor Kelly Paul as they discuss several women who fought alongside the ... Read more

14 Jun 2023

33mins

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Old Kentucky Tales S8, Ep7: The Land of Milk and Whiskey

Old Kentucky Tales S8, Ep7: The Land of Milk and Whiskey

Jason and Brent examine the memoir of Dr. Daniel Drake, Pioneer Life in Kentucky, with a tale of local customs, ad hoc w... Read more

15 Jun 2022

30mins

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Old Kentucky Tales S8, Ep6: Joel Hart's Broken Heart and the Woman Triumphant

Old Kentucky Tales S8, Ep6: Joel Hart's Broken Heart and the Woman Triumphant

Brent and Jason recount the story of 19th century Kentucky artist Joel Hart, his marble sculpture Woman Triumphant and h... Read more

4 Apr 2022

29mins

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Old Kentucky Tales S8, Ep5: Talking And Inventing Gum At The Same Time

Old Kentucky Tales S8, Ep5: Talking And Inventing Gum At The Same Time

Jason and Brent discuss the backstory of the invention of chewing gum as Dr. Colgan's Taffy Tolu Gum. The History Sponso... Read more

16 Mar 2022

25mins

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Old Kentucky Tales S8, Ep4: Promiscuous Visiting At Perryville

Old Kentucky Tales S8, Ep4: Promiscuous Visiting At Perryville

Brent and Jason (plus Todd, again) dive into the illustrious firsthand account of the 1862 Battle of Perryville, Kentuck... Read more

17 Feb 2022

26mins

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Old Kentucky Tales S8, Ep3: The Bubonic Plague vs. Covid-19

Old Kentucky Tales S8, Ep3: The Bubonic Plague vs. Covid-19

Jason and Brent (plus Todd) discuss how people reacted to the Bubonic Plague in the mid-1300s, otherwise known as the Bl... Read more

26 Jan 2022

34mins

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Old Kentucky Tales S8, Ep2: Andrew Jackson's Kentucky Killing

Old Kentucky Tales S8, Ep2: Andrew Jackson's Kentucky Killing

Brent and Jason investigate the 1806 duel between a young Andrew Jackson and accomplished duelist Charles Dickinson. The... Read more

22 Dec 2021

44mins

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Old Kentucky Tales S8, Ep 1: The Rosy and Riveting Story of Peggy Terry

Old Kentucky Tales S8, Ep 1: The Rosy and Riveting Story of Peggy Terry

Brent and Jason discuss the the World War II story of wives and mothers working in a munitions factory in Kentucky and h... Read more

10 Dec 2021

20mins

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