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In the next installment of Uncommon History, Daniel Hurt speaks to Brent Taylor, West Kentucky Community & Technical College's associate professor of history, about Kentucky's statehood story that started with a 1788 letter sent to Congress in New York City, which expressed Kentucky's frustration about the pace of the Union-joining process.

In the next installment of Uncommon History, Daniel Hurt speaks with Alissa Keller, Executive Director of the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County, ahead of the city's Cayce Days, which pays tribute to Hopkinsville's favorite mystic son, clairvoyant Edgar Cayce, whose abilities drew people from all over the country to western Kentucky.

Following the Civil War and the assassination of the president, Douglas penned a letter that was republished in newspapers of the time.

Daniel Hurt and Alissa Keller, Executive Director of the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County, discuss Hopkinsville’s Brooks Memorial Hospital, a Black-run and operated medical center at the height of segregation.

Over a century ago, a central Kentucky community witnessed an unusual weather phenomenon: meat falling from the sky like rain.

In the next installment of Uncommon History, WKMS Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt speaks to West Kentucky Community & Technical College's associate professor of history, Brent Taylor, about an 1820s political deal that cost Andrew Jackson his first bid for the White House and Kentucky’s role in what became known as the “corrupt bargain.”

Over a century ago, a western Kentucky family organized a weeklong Christian Socialist convention in Graves County.

A 19th century British traveler wrote home describing his experience in Kentucky when the state was less than three decades old.

In the next installment of Sounds Good's UnCommon History, Daniel Hurt speaks to local historian J.T. Crawford about Paducah's role in the Chitlin' Circuit, which was a collection of music venues throughout the Midwest and South that provided cultural and commercial acceptance for Black musicians and comedians.

In the next installment of Uncommon History with Daniel Hurt, Hurt speaks to author and professor emeritus of history from West Kentucky Community College Berry Craig about Paducah native John T. Scopes. It would become one of the highest-profile cases, including prosecution led by former presidential candidate and US Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan and one of the top attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union, Clarence Darrow.