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Brent Taylor, Jason Donner

Old Kentucky Tales

A weekly Society and Culture podcast
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Old Kentucky Tales

Brent Taylor, Jason Donner

Old Kentucky Tales

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Old Kentucky Tales

Brent Taylor, Jason Donner

Old Kentucky Tales

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Brent and Jason reach 100 episodes of Old Kentucky Tales with this last installment of Season 10. Brent hosts the quiz as Jason and Todd then try to remember past episodes over the last 7 years! History Sponsors include old ads for Zenith Long
Brent bids 'hail fellow well met' and farewell to guest host Daniel Hurt. You can hear more from Daniel as host of WKMS' Morning Edition at 91.3 from Murray, KY and local TV talk show River City Presents. For his final podcast, they discuss the
Brent and guest host Daniel Hurt talk about KY Governor/Commissioner of Baseball 'Happy' Chandler and baseball legend/cultural icon Jackie Robinson. The story of how they changed the course of racial integration in American sports is just behin
Brent reaches for answers in the riveting 4th installment of Col. Daniel Hurt Days. But even better, they are joined by guest Dean Britton Shurley, a poet and all-around good guy, who performs some eclectic, poetic readings. Looks like they tal
Brent and guest host Daniel Hurt talk about how old Abe Lincoln helped to win World War II, via advertisements, propaganda and general Lincolnisms. History Sponsors include old ads for Fleischmann's Yeast and, simply, Beef! Share comments here
Brent continues his 6 episode arc with guest host Daniel Hurt. They talk about how following some advice from the 1970's can help you deal with energy costs and inflation. Like Season 9, these are from a few score weeks ago and I look forward t
As Season 10 starts, Brent and Jason will discuss the, wait, hold up, what's this... Daniel Hurt is sitting in for Jason this time and its left to him alone to answer the questions on Brent's Henry Clay Personality Quiz. In fact, Daniel will be
Brent and Jason will talk about good ol' Lincoln and his never-fail, go-to anecdotes, stories and witticisms. He used this way of speaking and entertaining to make his point while charming those around him. History Sponsors include an old ad fo
Brent and Jason are joined by author and historian Bernadette Rule, author of the book Dark Fire. History Sponsors include an old ad for the Great Hopkins County Fair and a pretty snarky, late 1960's ad for The Diamondscope Diamonds. Share comm
Brent and Jason take a look at the Compromise of 1850 and what can be learned from it (maybe) today. History Sponsors include an old ad for Beer With Vim and another ad for Grape Nuts. Yep, Grape Nuts. I wish I knew the old years to date these
Brent and Jason will discuss the surrender of the British Forces at Yorktown. History Sponsors include an old ad for Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for School Girls (I don't pick these ads, by the way) and a very Mussolini mocking ad for Ball's B
Brent and Jason examine the gambling and vice scene in Kentucky in the mid-20th century. History Sponsors include an old ad for Granger's Pipe Tobacco (don't smoke, kids) and an ad for Stearns' Electric Rat and Roach Paste (do I have to say it?
Brent and Jason look at how dishonest cabal in Washington DC tried to take down Grant's presidency. History Sponsors include an old ad for Bien Jolie Brassieres and an ad for the Rhind Patent Kerosene Safety Lamp. Again, I don't think we had an
Brent and Jason examine the sneaky ways of using fake injuries to avoid Civil War duty. History Sponsors include an old ad for a Gun and Ammunition Sale and an ad for the drink Grain-O, a coffee substitute. Then, as bonus material, I think we d
Brent and Jason look back to the '8-bit invasion' of the early 1980s, so I'm guessing much totally original 80s nostalgia brilliance. History Sponsors include a 1942 ad to Smoke More! and 1988 ad for Recruiting at Hooter's. Then, as bonus mater
Jason and Brent are joined by Todd Blume, the President of Paducah Beer Werks, to discuss the history of the location and production of this local favorite in Paducah, KY. The Fake History Sponsors include a 1918 ad for Bevera beer for mothers
Brent and Jason begin Season 9 with Paducah Life Magazine Associate Editor J.T. Crawford, who will discuss the rise of early radio in Kentucky. The Fake History Sponsors include a 1917 ad for explosives at Delaware Powder Co. in Pineville, KY a
Jason and Brent are joined by WKCTC history professor Stacey Watson, as we discuss Kentucky's Henry Bibb and his experiments with love potions. The Fake History Sponsors include an ad for a 500 lb. cheese and Dr. Warner's Healthy Corset. Then B
Brent and Jason talk about a comical hypnotist from the early 1900's, Stanley Hart, the Laugh King. The Fake History Sponsors include an ad for Foot Powered Scroll Saws and an ad for Jello Ice Cream Powder. Share comments here or on the Apple P
Brent and Jason are joined by WKCTC English professor Kelly Paul as they discuss several women who fought alongside the soldiers during the Civil War. The Fake History Sponsors include an ad for the Egg Cage and an ad for Ms. Kentucky Rural Ele
Jason and Brent examine the memoir of Dr. Daniel Drake, Pioneer Life in Kentucky, with a tale of local customs, ad hoc whiskey sales and who has to milk the cows. The Fake History Sponsors include an ad for a mid-century Electric Clothes Dryer
Brent and Jason recount the story of 19th century Kentucky artist Joel Hart, his marble sculpture Woman Triumphant and how it was destroyed. The History Sponsors are ads for a 1954 Method To Cure Bedwetting and Munsingwear's Horizontal-Fly Knit
Jason and Brent discuss the backstory of the invention of chewing gum as Dr. Colgan's Taffy Tolu Gum. The History Sponsors are ads for Vacuums For Kids and Hardney and Landhoffer's Ladies Restaurant, with more from Producer Appreciation Month.
Brent and Jason (plus Todd, again) dive into the illustrious firsthand account of the 1862 Battle of Perryville, Kentucky. Told from the perspective of a common soldier with gruesome-ish details, the recollection has its moments of uncertainty,
Jason and Brent (plus Todd) discuss how people reacted to the Bubonic Plague in the mid-1300s, otherwise known as the Black Death, contrasting that with the 2020 pandemic.
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