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Still Love Ya, BroS2E7 - Special Halloween episode: Allen Forkum tells tantalizing tall tales of lore, mystery and intrigueOn this, our special Halloween episode, Allen Forkum with the Nashville Retrospect shares some creepy crawly heebie jeebie stories from times past. If you like lore, mystery and intrigue, you won’t want to miss this episode! Special thanks to the Nashville Retrospect and Allen Forkum for compiling these great tales and bringing them to us! The Nashville Retrospect--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stillloveyabro/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stillloveyabro/support See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2021-10-301h 24
EGO NetCastBlack and White World and the Ketchup EffectI had to record and publish a new solo episode, reintroducing a segment called the news sandwich. I mix good things with bad stuff going on in the world. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Memorial Day on May 25 Amy Peikoff’s News Sandwich Black & White World by Cox & Forkum Cox & Forkum - Wikipedia EGO Interview with John Cox & Allen Forkum (2003) Oh, The Places You Can't Go! by Matt Margolis & John Cox Dr. Seuss Tea Book Sketches I Have a Message Hong Kong Free Press The Ketchup Effect - The Local Na...2020-06-0611 min
Nashville RetrospectLarry Brinton | Cash-for-Clemency Scandal, ‘Marie’ Movie | JFK Visit, Janet March Murder | August 2019 IssueVeteran reporter Larry Brinton recalls growing up in Hillsboro Village, how he became a journalist, and more of his big news stories, including the Janet March murder in 1996 and President Kennedy’s Nashville visit in 1963. This special podcast, on the occasion of Brinton’s recent death, is a continuation of the interview from Episode 01 by host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper). (Segment begins at 04:14) Larry Brinton is shown in photos he estimated were taken in the early 1940s. In the left photo, Larry (left) stands with his brother, Reuben Brinton. On the righ...2019-08-0152 min
Nashville RetrospectEarly TV, Hermitage Hotel, WWII Marriage | ‘Near You’ and Music City USA | March 2019 IssueDancing at the Hermitage Hotel. Being at teenager at the start of World War II. Confronting Jim Crow injustices. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews 94-year-old Mary B. Williams, who also recalls her career as a presenter in the early days of Nashville television, when commercials were performed live and occasionally made for humorous bloopers. (Segment begins at 04:40) (Special thanks to Tom Vickstrom) Mary Binkley Williams and her husband, Thurman P. Williams, are pictured at the time of her marriage in 1942 when she was 18 years old. She grew up...2019-03-0156 min
Nashville RetrospectSlavery, Runaways, Fancy Girls | Alex Haley’s ‘Roots’ | African-American Genealogy | February 2019 IssueSlavery was so pervasive in Tennessee that the city of Nashville owned slaves. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews historian Bill Carey about his book Runaways, Coffles and Fancy Girls: A History of Slavery in Tennessee. Using his survey of advertisements in Tennessee newspapers, Carey shows how slavery touched many aspect of everyday commerce and law, such as banks, newspapers, factories, courts and even taxpayers. The ads also provide personal details and descriptions of enslaved African-American individuals, and they reveal the cruelty of the human bondage, from the separation of mothers from their children, to...2019-02-011h 05
Nashville RetrospectWar of 1812, Andrew Jackson, Creek War | Richard Fulton’s Country Music Record | Sulphur Water | January 2019 IssueSometimes called "the forgotten conflict," the War of 1812 has largely faded from modern memory, even though it had a lasting legacy. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews Dr. Tom Kanon of the Tennessee State Library and Archives about his book, Tennesseans at War, 1812 to 1815, and that legacy, including: Tennessee rising to national prominence and becoming known as “The Volunteer State”; Native-Americans losing millions of acres of territory in the Creek War, which Kanon contends was a first step toward the Indian Removal Act of the 1830s; and Gen. Andrew Jackson becoming president of the United States...2019-01-011h 03
Nashville RetrospectChristmas Eve River Rescue | Bygone Old Christmas | December 2018 IssueOn Christmas Eve, 1956, a woman jumped off the Shelby Street Bridge into the Cumberland River with a baby in her arms. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) revisits this tragic and heroic story through interviews with people who were there, including Harold Hogue, Anne Knox, and Judy Hunt Charest. Also learn about the aftermath of the event during the decades since. (Segment begins at 04:45) (Special thanks to Mike Hudgins and Sheri Hogue for their assistance with this story.) Original caption from the Dec. 24, 1956, Nashville Banner: “Muddy waters of the Cumberland River swirl ar...2018-12-0157 min
Nashville RetrospectWorld War I Relics | Gold Star Records | Military Branch Museum | November 2018 IssueOn the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, we take a look at artifacts and monuments of The Great War found throughout the city. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews Dr. Lisa Budreau, senior curator of military history at the Tennessee State Museum, about relics and souvenirs collected from Tennessee soldiers after World War I, including a German cannon and Sergeant Alvin C. York’s war medals. Dan Pomeroy, senior curator and director of the state museum, relates the history of the Military Branch Museum, located in the War Me...2018-11-011h 01
Nashville RetrospectCity Cemetery | Dr. Lucifur and Sir Cecil Creape | Halloween | October 2018 IssueGhost stories, TV horror hosts, and cemeteries are visited in this Halloween-themed episode. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews historian Fletch Coke about the history of Nashville City Cemetery and about the stories of people interred there, including Confederate generals, a mysterious woman buried under a boulder, a U.S. president, the man who named Old Glory, and notable Nashville historical figures. The cemetery is the city's oldest public grave yard, established in 1822. (Segment begins at 04:50) The Captain William Driver monument is pictured in 1959. Driver is known for originating the name “Ol...2018-10-021h 10
Nashville RetrospectGlenn School Integration | 1957 Desegregation Hearings | Brown v. Board of Education | September 2018 IssueViolent protests by white supremacists, a school bombing, and courage in the face of racial hatred all helped define 1957, the year Nashville's public schools began desegregation. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) talks to Dr. Bobby Lovett about the significance of the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision and its effect on the civil rights movement in Nashville. Lajuanda Street Harley, a Glenn School student who was one of the first black first-graders to be integrated, recalls the tumultuous times, along with her 90-year-old mother, Sorena Street. The two also discuss do...2018-08-2857 min
Nashville RetrospectSettlement of Nashville, Indian Wars | Elvis at the State Capitol | August 2018 IssueNashville today attracts thousands of new residents every month, but over 200 years ago, people risked their very lives to move here. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews historian Paul Clements about the first settlers to arrive in the Nashville area in the late 1700s. Led by James Robertson, the settlers not only endured a treacherous journey, but after arriving they also faced an ever-present threat of attack from Native-American groups trying to drive the settlers from their hunting grounds. (Note: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence. Segment begins at 03:50) This...2018-07-3155 min
Nashville RetrospectDutchman’s Curve Train Wreck | Elmer Hinton’s Humor Album | July 2018 IssueThe deadliest train wreck in U.S. history occurred at Dutchman's Curve in West Nashville. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews historian Betsy Thorpe about the July 9, 1918, tragedy. Thorpe discusses why there was a disproportionately high number of African-Americans killed, who was ultimately blamed for the accident, and how she became interested enough to write a book, The Day the Whistles Cried. (Segment begins at 03:40) Two Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis passenger trains collided in West Nashville on July 9, 1918, killing 101 people. Crowds can be seen gathering in the surrounding cornfields. A...2018-07-0233 min
Nashville RetrospectStreetcars, Bootleggers, Old Downtown | LBJ at Percy Priest Dam | June 2018 IssueNashville used to be a city of streetcars, society bootleggers, and downtown shopping. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews Frank Schwartz, who, at 92 years old, remembers a Nashville with street photographers, downtown theaters, and residents who dressed up to go out. He also discusses his family’s business, Rich-Schwartz, a women’s fine-clothing store known for such innovations as “ready-to-wear” garments and “red tag” sales. (Segment begins at 04:10.) Frank Schwartz (right) is pictured on Church Street in 1938 with his friend Arnold Haber Jr. The photograph was taken by a street photographer, which Schwar...2018-06-0434 min
Nashville RetrospectWomen’s Suffrage Battle | Wolfman Jack at 15WLAC | May 2018 IssueThe fight for women’s right to vote came down to a final political battle that took place in Nashville. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews Dr. Carole Bucy, the Davidson County Historian and professor of Tennessee history at Vol State Community College, about that dramatic struggle in the summer of 1920 over the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which recognized women’s right to vote. (Segment begins at 04:40) Pictured at Nashville’s Hermitage Hotel in August 1920 are (left to right):Mrs. James S. Pinckard, president-general of the Southern Women’s League for the...2018-05-0143 min
Nashville RetrospectCrime Reporting, Sit-in Protests, Newspaper Competition | Fisk Jubilee Quartet | April 2018 IssueThe Stringbean killings. The Marcia Trimble murder. The civil rights sit-protests. These are just a few of the big news stories covered by Larry Brinton, an award-winning reporter who worked for the Nashville Banner in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews Brinton, who also discusses the Bill Powell trial, competition with The Nashville Tennessean, the samurai sword case, and more (segment begins at 07:30). [EDITOR'S NOTE: Be sure to also listen to Episode 13 for the second part of this interview with Larry Brinton, who died on July 25, 2019.] 2018-04-0337 min
Nashville RetrospectTrailerHear the trailer for the Nashville Retrospect podcast, a new podcast covering historical stories about Nashville, Tenn., hosted by Allen Forkum, editor and publisher of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper.2018-03-1602 min
EGO NetCastThe Future of Podcasting[Editor's note: Please check out the blog post for the editorial cartoon by John Cox & Allen Forkum, Instagram photos, and my tweet.] After doing some introspection, listening to fellow podcasters on different topics (e.g., hobby versus indie podcasters, and so called procasters / mainstream media radio broadcasters), and checking my book plan, I have decided to mix it up a bit and test a new podcast format and I will develop my workflow, over a period of time. This post has percolated for a couple of days, so I want to say cheers to the...2017-08-2431 min