We Always Lie to Strangers: An Ozarks Podcast

The creation and heyday of Lake Taneycomo in Taney County, Missouri. We also play a song at the end of the episode! If you like the song, hear more at thegasstationattendants.bandcamp.com

We dip our toes in the "true crime adjacent" pool as we discuss the mostly forgotten Cane Hill Murders of 1839. In this episode, we do a great job of showing why we will never become a true crime podcast

A look into Arkansas's reactionary anti-LGBTQ law that was put onto the books in 1977. Sound familiar? Lots of talk about sex and genitals, and while it's mostly academic, we thought it was best to forewarn. We also read a listener email

An episode about the history of Marvel Cave, the Ozarks first show cave and attraction at the Silver Dollar City theme park. There's a handful of unexpected figures from history in this episode!

We finally get to the stories surrounding the legend of Yocum Coins and if they ever truly existed or not. We actually stay pretty on point with this episode

In this rather loose episode, we continue to lay out the historical context of the southern Missouri Ozarks before the creation of Yocum Coins. The main focus is the arrival and settlement of the Delaware tribe from the eastern United States as well as the commerce and economy of the region, which was primarily based around the fur trade. We also go on a bit of a rant about malt liquor and how che...

We begin our series on the most enduring legend of the southern Missouri Ozarks, Yocum Coins. Now, this episode is more a prelude to the story of the Yocum's and the Yocum Coins, but we really felt like some historical context was needed. We talk Hernando de Soto, French explorers, haunted mountains and doodlebugs We have a Patreon! We Always Lie to Strangers | Patreon

The story of a photographer in the rural Arkansas Ozarks and his fame decades after his death

The rise and fall of Picher, Oklahoma, with some chat, of course

The story of Joe Ellis, the first postmaster of Johnson, Arkansas and a select, incomplete history of Johnson. We also finally have legitimate, professional recording setups for each of us, but unfortunately, Daniel recorded without using the professional setup, so a bit of sound issues from him. Otherwise, we are golden Find us on Patreon: We Always Lie to Strangers | Patreon

We got a little behind because Gus is getting married next month and us here at WALTS went to his bachelor party. Because of this, we will give you a taste our Patreon before getting back to regular programming next week. Thanks! This episode has a special theme song (the Patreon has a different theme) and features a lot of soda pop talk before telling the tale of the naming of two peculiarly name...

This episode follows the overlooked bus driver's strike over wages in the Little Rock Metro area in the mid-1950's. We also learn a bit about the founding of Little Rock, North Little Rock and Cammack Village, as well as talk a little about Little Rock rap and a lot about the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad We have a Patreon. We should do more on there, but we do release bonus episodes We...

The story of the first women's professional basketball team, The All-American Red Heads, founded in the rural Missouri Ozarks. Also, a bit about the history of women's basketball Subscribe on Patreon for exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/c/WeAlwaysLietoStrangers

The early history of Jefferson City, Missouri, followed by a lot of talking about birds. An Ozarks ornithologist's dream! We have a Patreon, subscribe for more episodes! We Always Lie to Strangers | Patreon

The history of the Wonderland Cave in Bella Vista, Arkansas. Also, a far from complete history of Bella Vista, which is mostly known now for what Tony Soprano would call "a retirement community". The Sopranos doesn't come up at all, but I had to make the joke. We have a Patreon! Here's the link! https://www.patreon.com/WeAlwaysLietoStrangers

Just a quick announcement! We are taking a couple more weeks off but we have a Patreon now! Click the link and sign up for a new episode that's an addendum to our previous Orval Faubus series! https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-1-119364745?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

This episode, the "Christmas Special", tells the story of the Angel of Ava, a mysterious man who helped the people of Ava, Missouri in the winter into spring of 1940. We also give a brief history of Douglas County, Missouri and talk about Uline a lot more than I realized

The life story of a true Ozarks character, a man of somewhat mysterious origins who traveled extensively around the region working as a sign painter and artist.

This episode is exactly as the title suggests: a history of Beaver Lake. Beaver Lake is a reservoir of the White River (one of many) and provides drinking water for much of Northwest Arkansas

This episode gives the history of Gilbert, Arkansas "the coolest in town in Arkansas" and the story of John Battenfield, a religious prophet who set up an intentional community on the banks of the Buffalo River in the 1920s

We discuss Jean Wallace, a self-claimed clairvoyant and homesteader of the rural southern Missouri Ozarks. A decent amount of discussion of Ozarks folk magic belief, including water witching/dowsing rods/divining rods (depending on who you ask) and dare I say, some high brow poop jokes

A shorter episode today, about some scandalous deaths in Fayetteville, Arkansas, not long after the end of prohibition. Also, an announcement about how episode releases are going to slow down for a couple of months because we are all very busy.

We have decided to go silly after the story of Orval Faubus. We discuss the Oklahoma Octopus, modern cryptozoology, octopuses in the Ozarks and the Lake Conway Monster. Also, the history of Cookson, Oklahoma and Tenkiller Ferry Lake

We finally see the end of Orval’s time as governor and the rest of his life, and it doesn’t improve. Murder, suicide, and torture all make a major appearance in this episode. But so does Fay Jones, so, have some fun

This episode is about the defining legacy of Orval Faubus- violent resistance to integration in the Little Rock School District against federal orders after the Brown vs The Board of Education ruling