We Always Lie to Strangers: An Ozarks Podcast Sharp Woolston, Daniel Smiley, Gustav Carlson, Raymond Mathis

The violent conclusion of the Tutt-Everett War, followed by the story of two of Hamp Tutt's sons. The tale Davis Tutt and his infamous shootout with Wild Bill Hickok on the Springfield square, concluded by Lewis Tutt, from his childhood in bondage to his role as an influential member of Springfield, Missouri's Black community post-Civil War. We also discuss the Ozarks continued willful ignorance of the history and legacy of slavery in the region. And of course, we talk a lot about bagpiping

This episode begins with a long look at the removal of the Osage Nation from their ancestral home of the Ozarks, before we begin with the story of the Tutt-Everett War, a political power struggle in the early days of White and European settlement into the newly founded state of Arkansas. We also talk quite a bit about the Blue Collar Comedy Tour.



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Donations can be made to the Osage Nation today, for community development and historic preservation.

What happens when a county with a tourism heavy economy in southwestern Missouri feels slighted by the department of transportation? They become their own country! If it was serious or not is up to you to decide

Down a host this week, we discuss The Eureka Baby, an infamous hoax in the early history of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, along with some talks of some other early Eureka Springs history. We also discuss multiple adaptations of the musical Cats, if you don't wanna hear that, skip to 6:30

The story of a failed bombing attempt in the very rural Ozarks that just leads to more questions than answers

A discussion about The Blue Man of Spring Creek, an early wild man/bigfoot tale of the Missouri Ozarks, plus a few more around Arkansas and Oklahoma. Also, we talk about Rob Lowe and Anthony Weiner