Strange Bluegrass - A Kentucky Podcast

In Kentucky, you'll find that we're a different kind of people, that it's a different kind of place. There's a darkness to our hollows that most outsiders simply don't understand. Join S.B. Pearce as she travels around the state to bring you our strangest tales, claims to fame, and other unique facts about the quirky Bluegrass.

Episode 46: The Battletown Witch Festival Part 2 11/01/2023

Episode 46: The Battletown Witch Festival Part 2 This episode is best viewed on YouTube on S.B. Pearce's channel. Find it in the Strange Bluegrass Playlist. Join S.B. Pearce as she attends the 2nd annual Battletown Witch Festival in Brandenburg, Kentucky. Hear the tragic story of Leah Smock, a gifted young lady accused of witchcraft. Ultimately, her life ended at the tender age of 21, and she bears the title of being the last witch burned in the United States. The festival was created to celebrate her life and to mourn her untimely, and grisly death. You'll meet Lady V, High Priestess of Louisville, watch the Sisters of the Dancing Moon perform the German witch dance called Wolfshager Hexenbrut, see the adult costume contest, and listen to Kay Hamilton, descendent of Leah and Kentucky author who wrote the definitive book on her ancestor, Burned As A Witch: The Legend of Leah Smock. You can also browse the wares of many fine local artists, many of which cater to a particular pagan path. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/28481834

Episode 45: The Battletown Witch Festival - Part 1 10/20/2023

Episode 45: The Battletown Witch Festival - Part 1 Join S.B as she speaks with Annie Hamilton Emond with the Meade County Tourism Bureau about their unique festival in Brandenburg, KY. The festival celebrates the unique life and tragic death of Leah Smock, the last witch burned in the United States. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/28370714

Episode 44: International Paranormal Museum, Somerset, KY 05/29/2023

Episode 44: International Paranormal Museum, Somerset, KY Join S.B. Pearce as Kyle Kadel gives a spectacular tour of the International Paranormal Museum and Research Center in Somerset, Kentucky. Thousands of items from Cryptids to haunted objects come together to create a unique experience for visitors. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/26979477

Episode 43: Freaks and Dracula 04/06/2023

Episode 43: Freaks and Dracula S.B. is stunned to learn that one of the Godfathers of Horror film was a Kentucky Native. Join her as she explores Tod Browning's incredible life and career. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/26468112

Episode 42: Don't Tell Me What To Do 01/18/2023

Episode 42: Don't Tell Me What To Do Join S.B. Pearce as she explores the history of book banning in the Bluegrass State and the challenges facing our Public Library system due to the passing of SB 167. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/25651044

Episode 41: Between A Rock And A Hard Place 01/04/2023

Episode 41: Between A Rock And A Hard Place S.B. Pearce just learned that the state gemstone is the fresh water pearl...or is it? Join her as she discovers something really odd about a few of our state's strange official designations. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/25499529

Episode 40: Apple Valley Hillbilly Gardens & Toyland 07/18/2022

Episode 40: Apple Valley Hillbilly Gardens & Toyland I love a good pun. I also groan but giggle at corny dad jokes. Join me at the Apple Valley Hillbilly Garden and Toyland in Calvert City, Kentucky where I received the coolest tour ever by the super talented proprietor, Keith Holt. Additional images and video footage will be posted to the Strange Bluegrass social media pages. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/23781143

Episode 39: Bonus Content! 06/17/2022

Episode 39: Bonus Content! Listen to Kurt Gohde share his phenomenal art collaboration with Kremena Todorova. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/23459084

Episode 39: Kentucky Meat Rain 05/21/2022

Episode 39: Kentucky Meat Rain We've all heard the phrase "It's raining cats and dogs" and the song "It's Raining Men"is an iconic dance classic. Water spouts can make it rain fish and there was once a blood rain in Tennessee. Have you ever heard of the time it rained meat in Kentucky? Join S.B. Pearce as she interviews Kurt Gohde, the Kentucky Meat Rain Expert. I don't think these folks were stepping on a poodle. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/23186846

Episode 38: A Noble, or Nobel, Endeavor 04/17/2022

Episode 38: A Noble, or Nobel, Endeavor Kentucky has always made significant contributions to the world that progress humanity or community, we just aren't always given credit where credit is due. However, a few notable scientists were certainly credited with the highest honor possibe in the world. Join S.B. Pearce as she explores Kentucky Nobel Laureates. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/22817195

Episode 37: The Sweetest Gal 03/02/2022

Episode 37: The Sweetest Gal A happenchance post by her friend, Heather G. brought an amazing character to S.B.'s attention. Her love of dance urged her to do as deep of a dive as is possible for this particular sweet gal from Cloverport. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/22304849

Episode 36: It's A Bird! It's A Plane! It's A Balloon? 02/18/2022

Episode 36: It's A Bird! It's A Plane! It's A Balloon? An incident that occurred in Franklin, Kentucky in January 1948 was pivotal in the creation of Project Bluebook - a major government study of unidentified fling objects. Join S.B. Pearce as she explores this unique connection to the UFO mania that seized the nation. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/22185443

Episode 35: Silent Night 12/24/2021

Episode 35: Silent Night Today marks the 140th anniversary of the worst Christmas Eve tragedy that has occurred in Kentucky. Join S.B. Pearce as she shares the tale of murder, arson, mobs and vigilante justice that rocked the Bluegrass state in the late nineteenth century. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/21594800

Episode 34: The Things That Burn 12/01/2021

Episode 34: The Things That Burn Where there is smoke, there is often fire, but what if you live somewhere with misty mountain tops? Join S.B. Pearce as she explores the underground coal fires of Kentucky. As it turns out, hell is just a short car ride from here. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/21334364

Episode 33: Yes, it's aliens! No, it isn't! 11/18/2021

Episode 33: Yes, it's aliens! No, it isn't! Inspired by comic Corey Ryan Forrester and the recent announcement by the United States government regarding Unidentified Flying Objects, S.B. Pearce was inspired to dive into the phenomena of crop circles in Kentucky. Na-nu, na-nu, y'all! /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/21214598

Episode 32: The Halloween Sessions Part 5 10/31/2021

Episode 32: The Halloween Sessions Part 5 S.B. shares the strange happenings that surrounded her family in their Louisiana home before they finally decided to return to Kentucky. Even her husband was convinced that something was wrong in that house. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/21000068

Episode 31: The Halloween Sessions Part 4 10/29/2021

Episode 31: The Halloween Sessions Part 4 Hear what happens when a very gifted boy in California moves into the family dream house...is it really as wonderful as it seems? Follow him on his journey to Kentucky where he gets a warm welcome from the Bluegrass state's most peculiar residents. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/20978519

Episode 30: The Halloween Sessions Part 3 10/25/2021

Episode 30: The Halloween Sessions Part 3 Hospitals and care facilities are no strangers to death. Hear what happens when those who have passed on can't seem to find their way out. Join S.B. Pearce as she chats with her sister Carla about the things she has encountered when those residents do more than die in the hallowed halls of healing. Bonus! Carla also shares a couple of her personal experiences from their childhood and together they make a Cryptid connection. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/20933159

Episode 29: The Halloween Sessions Part 2 10/12/2021

Episode 29: The Halloween Sessions Part 2 Some folks have the kind of openness that allows them to experience many different kinds of paranormal or supernatural activity throughout their lives. Brandi is one of those gifted people. Join S.B. as she talks with a dear friend about their many encounters in Kentucky. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/20791229

Episode 28: The Halloween Sessions Part 1 10/05/2021

Episode 28: The Halloween Sessions Part 1 Kentucky has always had more than its fair share of paranormal happenings but unbeknownst to eight year old S.B., she was about to experience her first...before she even knew what a haunting was. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/20718437

Episode 27: Let Them Come! 09/22/2021

Episode 27: Let Them Come! Join S.B. Pearce as she explores the life and times of Mary Ann Haney, a Caldwell County woman who rose to international fame in the 1920s during the heyday of circus entertainment. Mabel Stark was her stage name and she was the ultimate master and trainer of the Sumatran tiger. She was also the first woman to receive top billing and superstar status as a wild animal trainer. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/20558549

Episode 26: Reviving the Corpse 08/31/2021

Episode 26: Reviving the Corpse Inspired by the book "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs and Other Questions About Dead Bodies" by author and Ask A Mortician YouTube personality, Caitlin Doughty, S.B. takes a closer look at Kentucky's corpse laws and how some folks just don't give a damn about respecting the dead. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/20326031

Episode 25: Akashic Awareness 08/26/2021

Episode 25: Akashic Awareness This time, S.B. and her sister head to Elizabethtown in Hardin County to visit an unusual store called Akashic Awareness owned by Mark and Shelly James. Check out their in depth interview with Mark the dives deep into the concept of Akashic Records, religious history, science, quantum physics and more! Bonus! S.B. participates in a PEMF session and both have their aura's read. What their biofeedback reveals is fairly accurate! /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/20276225

Episode 24: Kentucky Highlands 07/31/2021

Episode 24: Kentucky Highlands Join S.B. Pearce as she travels to Emminence, KY to explore the only permanent Renaissance Festival in the state. Hear interviews, music, medieval fighting and more from her excursion that took her back in time to 1320. You might be surprised at some of the information she shares! /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/19987484

Episode 23: It Wasn't Jacob Cooley's 07/14/2021

Episode 23: It Wasn't Jacob Cooley's Stories abound across the internet of the famous Jacob Cooley's chest, a furniture that carries an evil curse that plagued a Kentucky family for over a hundred years. S.B Pearce and her husband, William, set off on a road trip to look at this nefarious home furnishing as they discover more details that truly bring the story full circle. In a a surprise twist, it wasn't Jacob Cooley's chest after all. It was Moses Graham's, as researched by Virginia Cleveland's grand-daughter: Beverly Kienzle, PhD. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/19812677

Episode 22: Mushrooms & Satan 06/16/2021

Episode 22: Mushrooms & Satan S.B. Pearce and her sister Carla go on a field trip to a place that invoked fear and intrigue their entire childhoods. Although many may be familiar with the basic history of the "mushroom mines" in Lawton, Kentucky, S.B. managed to dig up a pretty major lost detail about the place that is highly unusual. Join them as they explore the mines on foot and talk about the history and the urban legends or myths that surround this often feared location. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/19504076

Episode 21: Wine, Chapels, and Little People 05/30/2021

Episode 21: Wine, Chapels, and Little People Join S.B. Pearce as she road trips through Kentucky with a friend to visit what was once the tiniest church in the world and to check out a mysterious place that supposedly was sized for little people. You'll be surprised at the long historical reach of the chapel. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/19292138

Episode 20: Don't Be Coy 05/18/2021

Episode 20: Don't Be Coy Join S.B. Pearce as she explores the life and times of a notorious Kentuckian that worked his way to Alcatraz Prison and what he did once he got there. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/19143461

Episode 19: This Ain't About Moonshine 04/29/2021

Episode 19: This Ain't About Moonshine Join S.B. Pearce as she explores sensational stories of lightning strikes and fatalities in the Bluegrass State. From lightning portraits to livestock, lightning plays a frightening role in our every day lives. It's just weird how much it happens in Kentucky. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/18912446

Episode 18: Bear With Me 03/31/2021

Episode 18: Bear With Me Listen to the tale of a Lexington big shot turned cop turned major drug dealer and how he inadvertently killed an innocent bear. That bear is about to go down in Hollywood history to boot. /episode/index/show/strangebluegrass/id/18554891

Strange Bluegrass - A Kentucky Podcast

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