Knoxville Chronicles
Knoxville Chronicles is a podcast series produced by the Knoxville History Project highlighting some of the most interesting of the city’s old stories that still have relevance today.The Knoxville History Project is an educational nonprofit with a mission to research, preserve and promote the history and culture of Knoxville, Tennessee.Learn more at KnoxvilleHistoryProject.org
Podcasting since 2023 • 19 episodes
Knoxville Chronicles
Latest Episodes
The Legend of Marshall Carlos
This surprising story focuses on a Spanish-speaking police chief beginning in the 1850s during Knoxville’s murky antebellum era. Christopher Columbus Carlos, a tailor-turned-policeman had a reputation as an especially tough cop—a Town...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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28:09
Groundhog Day and Knoxville
Groundhog Day is a peculiar holiday. We don’t expect Groundhog Day dinners, Groundhog Day gifts, Groundhog Day songs. But still, there it is, every February 2nd. It’s almost like the 1993 film starring Bill Murray and Andie McDowall: it always ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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11:53
The October Carnival
Imagine October in Knoxville, and subtract Volmania, drives in the Smokies, and Halloween decorations, and what would you have? But on certain Octobers between 1884 and 1913, we had more creative and unpredictable fun than we ever have today.&n...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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31:24
Through the Keyhole: Knoxville’s Extraordinary Marble World
For anyone who has spent much time in Knoxville, there is one thing that you’ll encounter in almost every part of the city, and that’s Tennessee marble. It graces several impressive downtown buildings, and you can see where it was once extracte...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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35:58