S04E15 – The Green Eyes Festival

In the mountains of North Georgia on a spooky civil war battlefield there is a legend of a green eyed monster. This is not that story. This is the story of the new festival set up to commemorate the monster, but also bring people and revenue to this rural southern town. We’ll be talking with Nate Tucker and Dillan Whisenant about […]

309 – S2E48 – The Case of the Georgia Werewolf

Did a European-trained Werewolf haunt late 1800’s Georgia?  Blake and Karen discuss the case of the Georgia Werewolf. Sheep Ranching in Georgia Red Wolf range today (and historically) Grave of the GA Werewolf (Don’t legend trip here – it’s private land) Ghostly re-telling of the Emily Burt story Same story – from Week in Weird Georgia Ghosts by Nancy Roberts(affiliate […]

Altie History Part 1: An Interview with Rick Spears

Episode 308 – S2E47 Blake and Karen interview Georgia paleo-artist Rick Spears and discuss his iconic sculpture depicting the local “estuary monster” that inspired the piece.  Currently located in the Darien, GA Welcome Center, the statue is a beautiful reminder of the colorful local folklore that we will be discussing in our interview.  Rick Spears’ website  Darien Welcome Center (home […]