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Hosted by Big John Summers · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 36 episodes
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A long-form, research-driven podcast exploring the people, places, and stories that shaped Tennessee history—one county, one legend, one narrative at a time.
Big John Summers hosts The Tennessee History Nerd, a history show with 36 episodes published.
We'd love to hear what you think! It’s INTERVIEWSDAY! This week on INTERVIEWSDAY (Interview Tuesday), we visit with Brian Rutledge to explore the history, traditions and enduring legacy of Jack Daniel and the distillery
We'd love to hear what you think! The origins of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey are surrounded by legend. Jack Daniel’s birth year is disputed. His age when he began working for Dan Call is uncertain. Even the stories o
We'd love to hear what you think! It’s INTERVIEWSDAY! This week on INTERVIEWSDAY (Interview Tuesday) , we visit with Bill Wilson , better known throughout Middle Tennessee as “Mr. Murfreesboro.” Bill is a realtor, writer
We'd love to hear what you think! Driving Across Tennessee takes an unusual detour this week as we temporarily leave our alphabetical journey through Tennessee’s counties to visit one that no longer officially exists—the
We'd love to hear what you think! It's INTERVIEWSDAY! In this bonus Interviewsday episode, we step inside one of the most famous courtrooms in American history with former Rhea County Circuit Court Clerk John Fine to exp
We'd love to hear what you think! In the spring of 1925, Tennessee enacted a law called the Butler Act prohibiting teachers in state-supported schools from teaching that humans had descended from a lower order of animals
We'd love to hear what you think! It's INTERVIEWSDAY! One of Tennessee's best-known Civil War figures is Sam Davis , remembered as the "Boy Hero of the Confederacy." But according to author Alton Anderson , Davis's story
We'd love to hear what you think! Driving Across Tennessee continues this week as we cross into Blount County , one of the state's oldest and most historically significant counties, where frontier settlements, planned co
We'd love to hear what you think! It's INTERVIEWSDAY! The Battle of Athens remains one of the most fascinating and controversial events in Tennessee history. To better understand the story behind Episode 20: Taking Back
We'd love to hear what you think! For nearly ten years, the people of McMinn County lived under the control of one of Tennessee's most powerful political machines. Elections were marred by intimidation and allegations of
We'd love to hear what you think! It's INTERVIEWSDAY! In this bonus Interviewsday material, we go deeper into the story of the old Nicholson Springs Resort Hotel in Warren County, TN and the research involved in uncoveri
We'd love to hear what you think! Driving Across Tennessee continues this week as we head into the rugged beauty of Bledsoe County , where the mountains have shaped the county's history for more than two centuries. Along
We'd love to hear what you think! It's INTERVIEWSDAY! For this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with Paul DeHaan—collector, researcher, and author of Damn the Torpedoes: Farragut & USS Hartford —whose work serv
We'd love to hear what you think! The Battle of Fort Donelson is often remembered for one famous phrase: "Unconditional Surrender." But the story of Fort Donelson is about much more than a single letter or a single battl
It's INTERVIEWSDAY! For this Interviewsday edition (Interview Tuesday) of The Tennessee History Nerd, I had the opportunity to sit down with Justin Reed, longtime radio personality, host of The Justin Reed Show, and poss
It's INTERVIEWSDAY! For this Interviewsday edition (Interview Tuesday) of The Tennessee History Nerd, I had the opportunity to sit down with Justin Reed, longtime radio personality, host of The Justin Reed Show, and poss
Benton County. To many travelers, it's simply the place where Interstate 40 crosses the Tennessee River on the way between Nashville and Memphis. But Benton County has been shaped by that river for more than two centurie
Benton County. To many travelers, it's simply the place where Interstate 40 crosses the Tennessee River on the way between Nashville and Memphis. But Benton County has been shaped by that river for more than two centurie
As a companion to Episode 8, I had the opportunity to sit down on-site at Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park with Keith Wimberley, the park manager. Keith brings a unique perspective to the story of Old Stone Fort—
As a companion to Episode 8, I had the opportunity to sit down on-site at Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park with Keith Wimberley, the park manager. Keith brings a unique perspective to the story of Old Stone Fort—
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