Strange Bluegrass - A Kentucky Podcast
Strange Bluegrass - A Kentucky Podcast
S.B. Pearce
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 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.
May 29, 2023
1 hr 16 min
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. 
Apr 6, 2023
25 min
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.
Jan 18, 2023
33 min
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. 
Jan 4, 2023
34 min
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.
Jul 18, 2022
55 min
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.
May 21, 2022
47 min
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. 
Apr 17, 2022
31 min
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. 
Mar 2, 2022
23 min
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. 
Feb 18, 2022
34 min
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. *Sorry for the thumping sounds - kids are home for winter break.   
Dec 24, 2021
35 min
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