Ozarkian Folk Chronicles - Your Podcast About the Ozarks

Officer Terry Bible has decades of experience under his belt, and he came to the Chronicles with a fistful of stories. Join us as Terry recounts his experiences confronting a 6'7", 425 pound mountain of a man; saving a drunk driver from herself; and talking with an addict with multiple arrests who listened to Terry and turned his life around. Our conversation with Terry is a great reminder of the men and women who serve us every day and put their lives on the line in doing so.

Connie Yen, Greene County archivist, began to research the story of Emma Molloy, nationally recognized 19th century temperance speaker and evangelist, for a history class at MSU. She quickly became fascinated with Emma and her alleged role in the murder of Sarah Graham in Brookline, Missouri. Emma was acquitted, but her bigamist son-in-law, George, was not, though he never stood trial. What happened you ask? To learn the answer to that question, follow one of the wildest tales of murder, mayhem, and adultery you're likely to find in these hills on the Ozarkian Folk Chronicles. To read more about the story, find Connie's book Sinner and Savior: Emma Molloy and the Graham Murder online and buy a copy.

The Wire Road Brewing Company is Battlefield's first brewery and pub, and Jeff Birchler graciously invited the Chronicles to record our first ever live podcast in their beautiful biergarten. Our topic? Why, nothing other than the Old Wire Road itself! Abbey Waterworth, one of Springfield's most popular singers, songwriters, and artists, joins the discussion and performs some of her favorite numbers. From Osage trail to the Butterfield Stage Coach to telegraph line to major Civil War artery and even to Route 66, the Old Wire Road has played a significant role in the history of the Ozarks. Join the fun at the Wire Road Brewing Company!

Mary Parler, professor of English at the University of Arkansas and wife of Vance Randolph, was an extraordinary folksong and folktale collector in her own right. Dr. Justin Hunter, an ethnomusicologist at the University of Arkansas, is determined to see Mary take her place in the Pantheon of Ozarks folklorists. Join the Chronicles for a glimpse into the life of this fascinating woman, and you'll see why we include her in the Renegades of Folk!Check out Mary in this clip from The Search on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JX5vQFDln4&t=10s

Kylee Cole has done her homework on one of the strangest, unsolved mysteries of the Ozarks: a rash of cattle mutilations that took place in Arkansas during the 1970s and into the 80s. When a makeshift altar was discovered near one of the mutilated animals, the hysteria reached a fever pitch--and rightfully so. Ranchers would go out to discover a previously healthy cow with her blood drained, her uterus surgically removed, and often an ear or an eye missing. Perhaps most puzzling was the absence of any blood around the animal. Who or what would do such a thing and why? Kylee has written on this fascinating and disturbing topic for the Encyclopedia of Arkansas and joins the Chronicles to discuss one of the Ozarks most famous enigmas.

As editors, writers, and publishers of the "Ozark Homesteaders Almanac" and the "Ozarks Agrarian News," Destiny Homer and Jeffery Goss have dedicated their lives to studying and practicing agricultural in light of the phases of the moon and the positions of the stars. Passionate about natural living and organic farming, Destiny and Jeffery share their years of experience in gardening here on the Chronicles. As they write in the Editorial Note of the Almanac: "The primary mission of this Almanac is to empower its readers to be better stewards of Creation by understanding and living in alignment with the divinely ordained cycles that govern it." For all who love the earth, clean food, and healthy living, this episode is for you! For more information you may write to Destiny and Jeffery at 51 Oran Mor Lane, Squires, MO, 65755.