Best Lyle Russell Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 20: Native American Legends of Tennessee 27:53

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Send us a text On today’s Thanksgiving holiday episode, we’ll explore some Tennessee Native American legends about spurned love, why black bears do not have tails, a strange creature said to eat the livers of kidnapped children, and two trees that grew from an act of great betrayal and from great love. Join me for the stories of the Black Bear and …

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Episode 19: The Buckner Witch of Standing Stone 25:08

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Send us a text Today, we’ll discuss a local legend from Putnam County, Tennessee about the ghost of a jealous woman dressed in all black that haunted Margaret Buckner until the day she died. It is my pleasure to introduce you to Polly Brewington, the Buckner Witch of Standing Stone.By Lyle Russell

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Episode 18: The Orpheum Theater 26:04

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Send us a text Today’s episode takes us once again to the home of the Delta Blues and a famous theater site haunted by no less than a reported seven spirits. The most mischievous one has her very own seat that is forever reserved as a place for her to watch performances despite becoming a ghost over 100 years ago. Welcome to Memphis’s Orpheum Theat…

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Episode 17: The Flintville Monster 33:56

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Send us a text In this episode, we’ll visit the rural town of Flintville, Tennessee and the surrounding area in Lincoln County. But hiding somewhere in the surrounding hills and forests of the area is supposedly an elusive, mysterious, and aggressive beast, said to stand around eight feet tall and have a terrible skunk-like odor, along with a prope…

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Episode 16: The Tennessee State Prison 38:18

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Send us a text Update: The audio quality is fixed! After a mic upgrade and a re-record, the audio is much better now. Sorry for the delay. Enjoy the episode! In this episode, we’ll explore the history and some of the terrifying stories centered around one of Tennessee’s most famous and recognizable abandoned landmarks. It began as one of the most m…

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Episode 15: The Snake Charmer of Fiddler's Rock 22:00

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Send us a text Today’s episode is part legend and part ghost story. In the Appalachians just east of Mountain City, Tennessee stands the Stone Mountains. Legend has it that on calm nights, the sound of a ghostly fiddle as well as painful screams can be heard coming from a formation there known as Fiddler’s Rock. There are multiple local tales about…

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Episode 14: Tennessee UFO Encounters 28:13

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Send us a text On today's episode, Tennessee Ghosts and Legends will boldly go where no man has gone before. We'll explore some of the strange occurrences from around the volunteer state attributed to visitors from other worlds. From strange lights in the sky to an up close and personal alien encounter, we'll try to ascertain if we are alone in the…

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Episode 13: My Personal Paranormal Experiences 22:26

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Send us a text In this episode, I'll share with you some of my personal stories of my experiences with the paranormal when I was a child in Florida, and then as an adult in Tennessee. These personal experiences are the foundations of why I do this podcast and why I believe in the paranormal. Enjoy!By Lyle Russell

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Episode 12: The Legend of the Tennessee Pygmies 17:54

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Send us a text In this episode, we’ll explore a folk tale that has endured in Tennessee history since the early 1800s, where farmers in White County discovered hundreds of graves under their crop fields. Allow me to introduce you to the archeological mystery of the Tennessee Pygmy tribe.By Lyle Russell

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Episode 11: The Bleeding Mausoleum 14:43

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Send us a text Cleveland, Tennessee is home to a strange legend of the tragedy of young Nina Craigmiles and the white mausoleum her father built for her. The legend says the white marble stones bleed red.By Lyle Russell

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Episode 10: The Bell Witch of Robertson County 26:48

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Send us a text In the early 1800's John Bell and his family were tormented by a witch that took up residence at their cabin in Red River, Tennessee. Why did the witch hate John Bell so much? And what about his young daughter, Betsy? Join me for a jaunt through Tennessee's most famous haunting, The Bell Witch.…

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Episode 9: The Shelby Forest Pigman

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Send us a text What is haunting the bridge on Shakerag Road to the west of Millington, Tennessee? An old abandoned munitions factory from World War II my hold the answer to the bizarre tale of the Shelby Forest Pigman.By Lyle Russell

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Episode 8: Pink Lizzie and the Mystery Jar 22:20

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Send us a text On today’s episode, we’ll travel to the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock-n-Roll to explore a peculiar, haunted tale that includes a startling apparition, seances, an untimely robbery, and an old musty jar full of treasure. The event took the entire city by storm, giving everyone "ghost fever" as the odd circumstances unfo…

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Episode 7: Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary 19:58

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Send us a text Take a stroll through the haunted, sordid, and violent history of Tennessee's long-time maximum security prison, Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary! Learn about the strange happenings and recorded paranormal encounters in one of Tennessee's most haunted sites.By Lyle Russell

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Episode 6: The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis

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Send us a text Listen in as we explore the bizarre circumstances surrounding one half of the most famous American exploration duo in history, Meriwether Lewis. What happened to him at Grinder's Stand on the Natchez Trace? Did he commit suicide, as the popular theories say? Was it an illness or overdose? Or was Governor Lewis murdered? Listen in and…

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Episode 5: The Beast of the Land Between the Lakes 23:24

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Send us a text What is hiding within the 276 square miles of The Land Between the Lakes National Park? Many cryptid investigators believe that beautiful wilderness is home to a Bigfoot or werewolf type creature with a murderous appetite. Join me as we explore three supposed eyewitness accounts of the terrifying creature known as the Beast of the La…

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Episode 4: Haunted Battlefields - Shiloh, and Chickamauga's 'Old Green Eyes' 24:27

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Send us a text In this episode, we'll explore two of the hardest-fought battles in the southern theater of the American Civil War: Shiloh, with it's random wandering spirits, and the entity that haunts Chickamauga known to the locals as, 'Old Green Eyes'. This episode as well as myself will be featured on an episode of "The UnXplained with William …

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Episode 3: The White Bluff Screamer and Werewolf Springs 16:35

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Send us a text Just what are people seeing and hearing in the woods around Montgomery Bell State Park near White Bluff? Eyewitness accounts have reported seeing and hearing the eerie wailing of the White Bluff Screamer. Join me as we discuss the legends from Dickson County.By Lyle Russell

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Episode 2: The Chapel Hill Ghost Light 14:34

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Send us a text Chapel Hill, Tennessee is home to one of the most haunted tales in the state. The strange lights that haunt the train tracks have been seen by hundreds of people, but where do they come from? Listen in on this episode to hear the story of the Headless Signalman and the Chapel Hill Ghost Light.…

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Episode 1: The Legend of Sadie Baker 18:42

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Send us a text This unique Coffee County, Tennessee legend features the sad tale of a young girl accused of witchcraft, and becomes a local story that is still told, and feared, over 150 years later. Allow me introduce you to the strange legend of Sadie Baker.By Lyle Russell