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1836 Podcast
by Nathan Rogers
Arkansas history, events, figures, legends and folklore.
Episodes
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Wyatt Earp in Arkansas
In 1871, a young man was accused of horse theft and hauled to jail in Van Buren, Arkansas. Arrested by a U.S. deputy marshal, he faced a serious felony charge alongside two accomplices. Whether he posted bond and vanished or broke out of the Van Buren jail through the attic, he never stood trial....
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Bonnie & Clyde in Arkansas
Bonnie and Clyde are remembered for Texas and Louisiana, but their trail also ran through Arkansas. In this episode, we follow the Barrow Gang from a kidnapping near Waldo to a badly burned Bonnie hiding in a Fort Smith tourist camp, a small grocery robbery in Fayetteville, and the Highway 71...
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Maurice “Footsie” Britt
Maurice “Footsie” Britt was a Carlisle farm boy, a Lonoke valedictorian, a Razorback, and a one-season Detroit Lion before World War II turned him into one of the most decorated soldiers of the war. With the 3rd Infantry Division he fought in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy, earned the Medal of...
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Cleveland County, Arkansas
This episode of 1836 continues the Counties of Arkansas series with the story of Cleveland County—a quiet, pine-covered south-central Arkansas county whose history reaches far beyond its population of about 7,500. Created in 1873 as Dorsey County and renamed in 1885 for President Grover…
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Isaac Murphy | The 8th Governor of Arkansas
This episode of the 1836 podcast continues the Governor’s or Arkansas series. In 1861, as every other dissenting delegate caved to pressure, Isaac Murphy stood alone and refused to vote for Arkansas's secession — a decision that cost him his home, threatened his life, and set him on a path to...
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George Maledon: The Prince of the Hangmen
George Maledon, known as the Wild West's “Prince of Hangmen,” was a German-born immigrant, Union Civil War veteran, lawman, and federal-court jail guard whose name became tied to the executions conducted during Judge Isaac C. Parker’s era. Though later legends claimed he personally hanged more…
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Cleburne County, Arkansas
This episode of the 1836 Podcast, continues the Counties of Arkansas series but profiling Cleburne County. Cleburne County was created in 1883 as the state’s youngest county. From its early days as a remote Ozark settlement and mineral-springs destination to the dramatic events of the 1918 Draft...
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Harris Flanagin | The 7th Governor of Arkansas
This episode of the 1836 Podcast continues the Governors of Arkansas series. Harris Flanagin, born in Roadstown, New Jersey, rose from Quaker-educated teacher and Illinois lawyer to Arkadelphia attorney, Whig legislator, Confederate colonel of the 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles, and seventh governor...
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Violet Hensley
Violet Hensley, the “Whittlin’ Fiddler” of the Ozarks, lived 109 years as a master fiddle maker and traditional musician. Born in 1916 near Mount Ida, Arkansas, she carved instruments by hand, raised nine children, performed for decades at Silver Dollar City, appeared on national television, and...
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Clay County, Arkansas
This episode continues the Counties of Arkansas series, but profiling Clay County. Clay Count has a history unlike almost any other place in the state. From railroad boomtowns and agricultural growth to a rare system of two county seats, its story is filled with conflict, change, tragedy, and...
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Titanic Thompson
Titanic Thompson: America’s Greatest Hustler Born Alvin Clarence Thomas on an Arkansas hog farm, he left home at 16 and became the most legendary gambler of the 20th century. He earned the name “Titanic” after cleaning out a Joplin pool hall, won a riverboat in a dice game, walked away from five...
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Thomas Fletcher | Acting Governor of Arkansas for 11 Days
This episode of the 1836 Podcast continues the Governor of Arkansas series by profiling the remarkable but little-known story of Thomas Fletcher, who served as Acting Governor of Arkansas for just 11 days in November 1862 during the height of the Civil War. Born in Tennessee in 1817, Fletcher…
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The 1975 Arkansas Arrest of The Rolling Stones
In the summer of 1975, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood were cruising through Arkansas on a scenic drive when a simple lunch stop in Fordyce turned into rock 'n' roll legend. Pulled over for reckless driving, police searched their rented yellow Impala and found a small amount of illegal narcotics...
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Henry Massie Rector: Arkansas’s Sixth Governor
Henry Massie Rector, Arkansas’s 6th governor, rose from a tough frontier youth to lead the state into the Confederacy. Defeating the powerful political dynasty in 1860, he aggressively pushed secession, seized the Little Rock arsenal, and delivered a fiery response to Lincoln. His turbulent term...
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Keith and Kate Haigler: The 1982 Little Buffalo River Bridge Standoff
On July 3, 1982, a bus takeover in Jasper, Arkansas became one of the state’s most unforgettable true crime tragedies. Keith and Kate Haigler, driven by extreme religious beliefs and their connection to Emory Lamb, held passengers on a Continental Trailways bus before the day ended in a deadly...
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Pvt. William Obediah Wood
Discover the remarkable life of William Obadiah Wood, a Revolutionary War veteran who was born in North Carolina, fought in the Southern Campaign, and later settled in what is now Marion County, Arkansas. From the battlefields of Camden and Eutaw Springs to his final resting place in Layton...
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William Jackson Smart | The Arkansan Who Inspired Father’s Day
Discover the remarkable true story of William Jackson Smart—the Civil War veteran, twice-widowed father of 14, and single dad whose quiet devotion inspired America’s Father’s Day. Born in 1842 in rural Arkansas, Smart fought on both sides of the Civil War before building a large blended family…
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Clark County, Arkansas
This episode of the 1836 Podcast continues the Counties of Arkansas series by profiling Clark County. From its founding in 1818 as part of Missouri Territory and its naming after explorer William Clark, to the rise of Arkadelphia as the permanent county seat in 1842, discover the stories of early...
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Ky Laffoon
This episode of the 1836 Podcast shares the story of Ky Laffoon. Ky Laffoon was born in Zinc, Arkansas and became a golfer who rose to national prominence during golf’s Depression-era years. In this episode, we look at his early life, his rise in the game, his Ryder Cup appearance, his reputation...
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Elias Nelson Conway, The 5th Governor of Arkansas
This episode of the 1836 Podcast continues the Governors of Arkansas series, by profiling the 5th Governor of Arkansas, Elias Nelson Conway, who served as Governor of Arkansas from 1852 to 1860 — one of the longest and most impactful terms in the state’s early history. Born in Tennessee in 1812…
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Royle Bradford Luker
This episode of the 1836 Podcast tells the powerful true story of seventeen-year-old Royle Bradford Luker from Plainview, Arkansas. A young sailor aboard the USS West Virginia, Royle was killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. For 84 years, his remains lay...
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Denver “Bull” Randleman | Band of Brothers
This episode of the 1836 Podcast tells the story of Denver “Bull” Randleman. Born in 1920 in Rector, Arkansas, Bull grew up during the Great Depression, dropped out of school to support his family, and later enlisted in the U.S. Army. He joined Easy Company, 101st Airborne, earning the nickname...
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Jurassic Parkansas | The Rise & Fall of Dinosaur World and the Land of Kong
Hidden in the Ozarks near Eureka Springs lies the forgotten story of Dinosaur World, later known as John Agar’s Land of Kong—one of Arkansas’s strangest roadside attractions. Built in 1967 by eccentric entrepreneur Ola Farwell with the help of sculptor Emmet Sullivan, the park featured life-sized...
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Chicot County, Arkansas
This episode of the 1836 podcast, continues the counties of Arkansas series, by profiling Chicot County. Chicot County, Arkansas, is a land shaped by water, history, and resilience. From the ancient formation of Lake Chicot—the largest natural lake in Arkansas and the largest oxbow lake in North...
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John Seldon Roane, Arkansas 4th Governor
This episode of the 1836 Podcast continues the Arkansas Governors series by sharing the remarkable and complicated life of John Selden Roane — lawyer, soldier, duelist, and the youngest person ever elected Governor of Arkansas. From his early days in Tennessee to building a career in frontier...
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Cora Hebner
In 1938, the quiet town of Pocahontas became the center of one of America’s most shocking true-crime cases. When a skeleton was discovered beneath a storm cellar on the Hebner property, authorities uncovered a chilling story of deception, fraud, and murder. At the heart of it all was Cora…
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Heck Thomas
This episode of the 1836 Podcast, shares the story of Heck Thomas. Henry Andrew "Heck" Thomas was a legendary Old West lawman and United States Deputy Marshal based out of Fort Smith, Arkansas. He is credited with bringing order to the lawless "Indian Territory" and is most famous as one of the...
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Ancient Arkansas: Prehistoric Mysterious Cave Symbols
Long before Arkansas was settled, ancient cultures left behind powerful traces of their lives—painted and carved into stone across the Ozarks. This episode of the 1836 Podcast shares about prehistoric rock art, known as pictographs and petroglyphs, found in places like Petit Jean Mountain and...
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Larry Chism: The Plane Hijacking Fugitive
In 1978, law student turned drug trafficker Larry Porter Chism, of Forest City, Arkansas, pulled off one of the boldest escapes in American history. From a supervised bowling alley outing in Tennessee, he shot a guard, hijacked a small Cessna plane, and forced it toward his Arkansas hometown.…
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Carroll County, Arkansas
This episode of the 1836 Podcast continues the Counties of Arkansas series by profiling Carrol County. From its early days as Osage hunting grounds to pioneer settlement in the 1830s, this frontier county faced isolation, Civil War guerrilla conflicts, and the loss of land to form Boone County.…
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The Hot Springs Gunfight of 1899; Between the Police Dept. and Sheriff's Office
On March 16, 1899, in the heart of Hot Springs, Arkansas, a deadly power struggle over illegal gambling and graft exploded into one of the bloodiest gunfights in American history. Police Chief Thomas Toler and his officers clashed with Sheriff Bob Williams and his deputies on Central Avenue. In a...
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Richard C. Byrd, 1849 Arkansas Acting Governor
This episode of the 1836 podcast, continues the Governors of Arkansas series, by profiling Richard C. Byrd (c.1805–1854), an early Arkansas political leader who briefly served as acting governor in 1849 during a key transitional moment in the state’s history. Born in the Mississippi Territory...
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Jacob Conrad Yoes, AKA "Black Jake"
Jacob Conrad Yoes, known as "Black Jake" for his jet-black hair or "Big Jake" for his imposing build, was born December 3, 1839, in rural Washington County, Arkansas, to a German-descended Methodist minister father and pioneer family in the Ozark Mountains. Leaving home at 17 with just $2, he...
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Calhoun County, Arkansas
This episode of the 1836 Podcast continues the Counties of Arkansas series, profiling Calhoun County — a quiet, deeply rooted corner of south-central Arkansas shaped by timber, tradition, and resilience. From Native American mound sites and frontier settlement to Civil War disruption,...
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Albert Pike
This episode of the 1835 Podcast shares the complex and controversial life of Albert Pike. Pike passed Harvard's exams at 16 but headed west instead—enduring a brutal 1831 trek to Santa Fe before settling in Arkansas in 1832. He taught school, edited newspapers, married well, built a grand Little...
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Thomas Stevenson Drew, The Third Governor of Arkansas
This episode of the 1836 Podcast continues the Governors of Arkansas series by profiling the state's third governor, Thomas Stevenson Drew. Join us as we explore the humble yet resilient life of one of Arkansas’s early political figures. Born in 1802 in Tennessee, Drew arrived in the Arkansas...
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Peter Caulder
This episode of the 1836 Podcast, shares the story of Peter Caulder, a free Black man, a War of 1812 veteran, and a frontier settler who spent more than thirty years building a life in northern Arkansas. After helping establish Fort Smith, Caulder chose to remain in the Arkansas Territory, where…
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Bradley County, Arkansas
This episode of the 1836 Podcast continues the Arkansas Counties series by exploring the history of Bradley County, Arkansas. From its early settlement and Native American roots to its growth through agriculture, timber, and local industry, we trace the county’s past and the people who shaped...
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The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Arkansas
Have you ever walked across a stone dam at Devil’s Den, hiked trails at Mount Nebo, or stayed in Mather Lodge at Petit Jean? Then you’ve already seen the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Arkansas—even if you didn’t know its name. During the Great Depression, the CCC gave thousands of...
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From Yellville to Deadwood: Wild Bill Hickok in Arkansas
This episode of the 1836 Podcast uncovers the overlooked Arkansas connections that helped shape the rise of Wild Bill Hickok—revealing how a quiet Ozark town left its mark on an American legend. Long before he became a Wild West icon, Hickok rode into the remote Ozarks and spent time in…
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The Big One Under Arkansas: The New Madrid Fault
This episode of the 1836 podcast, shares the hidden history of the New Madrid Fault and how it reshaped Arkansas and the Mississippi River Valley. In 1811–1812, a series of massive earthquakes shook the early United States, formed new lakes, and even caused parts of the Mississippi River to run...
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Samuel Adams, Acting Governor from April 29, 1844 – November 9, 1844
On this episode of the 1836 Podcast, the Arkansas Governors Series continues with Acting Governor Samuel Adams. In 1844, self-taught Arkansas planter Samuel Adams unexpectedly became acting governor for just six months after Archibald Yell resigned to join Congress. Amid drought, economic…
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The Everett, Tutt and King War of Marion County
Dive into one of America's bloodiest and most forgotten family feuds – the Tutt-Everett War (also known as the Marion County War) in 1840s Arkansas Ozarks. What started as fierce political rivalry between Democratic Everetts and Whig Tutts (allied with the Kings) exploded into years of brutal...
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Top 10 Episodes of 2025 | 1836 Podcast Year in Review
As 2025 draws to a close, join us for a special year-in-review episode of the 1836 Podcast! Let's count down the Top 10 episodes of 2025, ranked by analytics from YouTube, Spotify, and other platforms based on views, listens, and downloads. Whether you’ve been with us from the beginning or you’re...
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Locked in Flames: The 1959 Wrightsville Dormitory Tragedy
On March 5, 1959, a fire raged through the locked dormitory at Arkansas’s Negro Boys Industrial School. 69 Black boys, aged 13–17, were trapped—doors padlocked from outside, windows covered in heavy iron mesh, no fire escapes or alarms. 21 boys died. 48 survived, many badly burned after clawing...
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Archibald Yell, The Second Governor of Arkansas
This episode of the 1836 Podcast, continues the Governors of Arkansas series by profiling the state's second governor, Archibald Yell. Join us as we explore the remarkable life of one of Arkansas’s most dynamic early leaders. Born in 1797 on the Tennessee frontier, Archibald Yell fought alongside...
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The Last Stand of Ned Christie
This episode of the 1836 Podcast shares the explosive true story of Ned Christie: a Cherokee national councilman turned fugitive who, in 1892, made his defiant last stand against a large Arkansas posse of US Marshalls, armed with guns, a cannon, dynamite, and a thousand-dollar bounty. Follow his...
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Boone County, Arkansas
This episode of the 1836 Podcast continues our Counties of Arkansas series by profiling Boone County. Boone County whispers tales of hideouts, heists, and heroes—where pioneer grit and outlaw legends forge a legacy as rugged and resilient as the land itself. From Jesse James hideouts and the...
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Jesse James in Arkansas
This episode of the 1836 podcast, shares the tale of Jesse James in Arkansas. From his very first stagecoach robbery on the Malvern-Hot Springs road in 1874 to vanishing into the Ozark Mountains with the help of Confederate kin and allies like Belle Starr and Cole Younger, Jesse James treated...
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James Sevier Conway, Arkansas' First Governor
This episode of the 1836 Podcast launches the Inaugural Arkansas Governor series, profiling James Sevier Conway, Arkansas’s first governor. From frontier surveyor to architect of early statehood, discover his contributions, challenges, and legacy, including Conway County and the city of Conway. A...
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