104) Galena, Kansas & the Staffleback Bordello
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 f...
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20 of 116 episodes103) The Dunbar-Hunter Expedition
A look into a lesser known Corps of Discovery journey up the Ouachita River through Louisiana and southern Arkansas
102) A History of Henderson State University
We look at the history of Henderson State University, plus other current and former schools in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, along with a recent cr...
101) The Honey War
We take a short detour outside of The Ozarks to look at a border dispute between Missouri and Iowa that gets a little wacky
100) "Lover Boy" Matt Riviera
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...
A WALTS Special Report: Four Recent News Stories & Listener Emails
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 ema...
99) The Tipton Ford Disaster
Ray's back. An episode about a disaster in southwestern Missouri that features a heavy dose of vexillology talk
98) Pilot Earl Rowland with Jake Woolston
Joined by Sharp's younger brother Jake for the conclusion of The Great Rayplacement, a look into the life of Earl Rowland, an Arkansas Ozark...
97) Momo - The Missouri Monster
You've heard of Gustober... Welcome to Gune! Gus returns as a guest while the Raycation continues for an episode on Momo, the Missouri Monst...
96) Hugo Bezdek with Dick Darden
Our friend Dick Darden "Fayetteville's Drummer" joins us for a look into legendary early Arkansas football coach Hugo Bezdek. This episode g...
95) Operation Roadhouse with Tanner from Beyond the Breakers
Tanner joins us again as we look at Operation Roadhouse, an official government investigation into if the short-lived annual Truman Reservoi...
The WALTS Quiz Show Episode with Tanner from Beyond the Breakers
We decided to try doing a Pub Quiz style episode, featuring our friend Tanner from the podcast Beyond the Breakers. Three rounds, covering m...
94) The Oklahoma Runestones
A look into several different Viking runestones that have been discovered in Oklahoma, with specific emphasis on the Heavener Runestone. We...
93) The Joplin Telephone Operator's Strike
A look at a strike in Joplin in 1902-1903. We also read emails about some listener perspectives on Ozarks geographical identity. We also jus...
A WALTS Crime Report: Trout Heist
Knowing there will not be a regular episode this week, we have recorded a Crime Report on a trout heist at Devito's over the weekend, a popu...
92) Our Own Family Histories // Ozarks Cultural Identity
We go off-script for this one (something we've been talking about for a while) and each tell a bit about how our families arrived into The O...
91) Robert McClure Snyder & Ha Ha Tonka
The story of natural gas tycoon Robert McClure Snyder and Ha Ha Tonka (a lake, a house, a hotel, a state park) in the rural Missouri Ozarks....
A WALTS Special Report: The Ten Commandments & SHS Restaurantgate
Just a little episode about recent Arkansas political happenings
90) The Murder of Jonathan Selby
The murder of Jonathan Selby in Cane Hill, Arkansas in 1845, and the trial and aftermath
89) The Ozark Howler
This episode begins with an important message from Gus, before we meander our way through the tale of the Ozark Howler, and make a bunch of...