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A look into Sempronius H. Boyd, a former mayor of Springfield, Missouri, among many, many other things, featuring our friend Garrett Jackson. We had Garrett on this episode as he will be involved with our panel at the upcoming Missouri Folklore Society Conference in Springfield, Missouri, November 5-7, 2026. More info at the link below: https://missourifolkloresociety.org

The conclusion of our series, in beautiful Eureka Springs, Arkansas

One of our rougher episodes, following Gerald L. K. Smith from the late 1930s-1964, covering many of his insane, racist beliefs and touching on his "newspaper" The Cross and The Flag

This episode follows Gerald L. K. Smith, from his arrival into Louisiana and rise in Huey Long's political machine to his lightning quick heel turn, becoming the face of "the Lunatic Fringe"

We interrupt your Gerald L. K. Smith coverage to touch on a city council meeting in Springfield earlier this week

The early life of the man later called "America's most infamous fascist"

With Daniel away in Europe, Sharp and Ray touch on the upcoming Arkansas elections, some local news, high school football, data centers etc

A look into a special Ozarks version of mesmerism, Weltmerism, and the institute where it was practiced in Nevada, Missouri. Ray has major technical issues in this episode, but it sounds okay

A look into the history of Galena, Kansas, a lead mining town on the western edge of the Ozarks and a special look into a notorious family from the town's heyday in the late 1890s

A look into a lesser known Corps of Discovery journey up the Ouachita River through Louisiana and southern Arkansas

We look at the history of Henderson State University, plus other current and former schools in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, along with a recent criminal case centered around the school

We take a short detour outside of The Ozarks to look at a border dispute between Missouri and Iowa that gets a little wacky

It's a Wrasslin episode! The story of "Lover Boy" Matt Riviera, from his humble, millionaire upbringing all the way to the Arkansas House of Representatives

As we need a little more time to finish out Episode 100(+), we instead discuss several recent news stories and read a couple of listener emails. News stories involve Arkansas's religious liberty, payment for public land usage, an arrest in Fort Smith and counterfeit watermelons

Ray's back. An episode about a disaster in southwestern Missouri that features a heavy dose of vexillology talk