History’s Hook is a weekly audio-media series that uses local stories…stories found in everyone’s backyard…to explore national and world history. The show features experts and eye-witnesses to events that make those connections in history. The show’s host, Tom Price is a veteran historian who has spent nearly 30 years working in museums and archives finding those documents and objects that tell the stories of all of us. He has published numerous articles on U.S. History and has curated fifteen major exhibitions related to American History and culture.
Front Porch Radio - History's Hook
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History’s Hook is a weekly audio-media series that uses local stories…stories found in everyone’s backyard…to explore national and world history. The show features experts and eye-witnesses to events that make those connections in history. The show’s host, Tom Price is a veteran historian who has spent nearly 30 years working in museums and archives finding those documents and objects that tell the stories of all of us. He has published numerous articles on U.S. History and has curated fifteen major exhibitions related to American History and culture.
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Recent Episodes
June 22, 2026
History's Hook RM EP4 06-20-2026 Jail Fire
<p>In the summer of 1977, forty-two people perished in the worst jail fire in Tennessee’s history. The tragedy garnered national news attention and led to many new laws pertaining to jail safety. Author Cindy Tinsley talks about the tragedy, heroism, and how her research culminated in a book, “Tragedy in Small Town Tennessee.”</p>
May 30, 2026
History's Hook 05-30-2026 RMEP56 Admiral Stephen Barnett USN
<p>He wasn’t born near the sea. He didn’t attend the United States Naval Academy, yet Rear Admiral Stephen Barnett has had a stellar naval career. From piloting P-3’s during Operation Iraqi Freedom, he held several staff positions before taking command of several Navy Regions. Now in charge of thousands of sailors and trillions of dollars in naval assets, he commands Navy Region Hawaii. Join Tom Price and Jo Ann McClellan as they learn lessons in leadership from Columbia, Tennessee’s own Admiral Stephen Barnett.</p>
April 27, 2026
History's Hook RM EP3 04-25-2026 Hidden Figures
<p>History’s Hook hosts Tom Price and Jo Ann McClellan discuss the lives of several African-Americans who started life in Maury County, Tennessee and went on to national acclaim in various pursuits. Included are the stories of renowned chef to the rich and famous, Rufus Estes; Moses McKissack, a brick maker whose descendants include some of the most highly sought-after architects in the world; and Rev. Edmond Kelley, an enslaved man who was able to obtain his own freedom, then that of his wife and children by becoming one of the most influential preachers in the North, all prior to the Civil War. </p>
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