JoCoYo

About JoCoYo

One of the first descriptions of North Carolina by the English that would later colonize the area was given by Ralph Lane, the governor of the first attempted colony. In 1585, Gov. Lane referred to the land as "the goodliest soil under the cope of heaven" in his letters back to England. This podcast will tell the stories of its history, help people see the connections, not only between its "officials" but also between people that history either forgot or chose not to listen to. We will tell their stories; the plantation owners, the enslaved people, the displaced native Americans...all of them

Publisher

Joseph Smith

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Aug 2019

Latest episode

14 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

146 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Aug 2026

   Vacation

   Johnston County has been selling to people who are just passing through for nearly a century. This episode looks at how Exit 95 turned transit traffic into an economy—and what gets lost when a place becomes a stop instead of a destination.

2. 

   7 Aug 2026

   World Leader Pretend

   Johnston County is named for one man and defined by another. This episode unpacks two Johnstons, one Civil War surrender, and the difference between loyalty and pretending.

3. 

   31 Jul 2026

   Coward of the County

   History books and courthouse lawns tell a simple story of the Civil War: blue versus gray, with honor tied strictly to the battlefield. But in Johnston County, the reality was far more complicated. North Carolina led the Confederacy in desertions, driven by a quiet resistance of men who decided "a rich man's war and a poor man's fight" wasn't worth their lives. This episode explores the secret network of the Red Strings and the farmers who stayed behind, daring the Home Guard to find them. Who were the real cowards of the county?

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

18 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

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