S5 E16: Little America - The Redcaps & The Hidden in the Hills

Little America: The Redcaps & The Hidden in the Hills

Could ancient America have been home to a forgotten race of tiny people?
And what do murderous goblins, Appalachian cave legends, and buried skeletons have to do with it?

This week on That Would Be Rad, we’re digging into one of the strangest stories you’ve probably never heard—the bizarre discovery of thousands of tiny human graves across Tennessee and Ohio, and Montanta in the 1800s, and the folklore that might connect them to something much older…and much darker.

We’ll cover:
🦴 The 1876 discovery of a six-acre “pygmy graveyard” in Coffee County, Tennessee🧢 The horrifying folklore of the Redcaps—tiny, bloodthirsty creatures from British myth🌲 Native American legends of little people hidden in the hills🧬 What science says (and doesn’t say) about these strange skeletons🔦 Creepy tales from Appalachia, Nevada, Wyoming, and even Chile📜 How history, myth, and misfits might all be telling the same story

If you’ve ever wondered how much truth might be buried beneath folklore—or if ancient legends could be based on something real—this is one episode you do not want to miss.

Because sometimes, history isn’t just strange—it’s radically strange.

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Hosts & Producers: Woody Brown & Tyler Bence
Recorded At: Midnight Radio Studios
Sound Wizardry: Woody Brown (Sound Design, Editing, & Music) & Tyler Bence (Mixing, Mastering, & Art Design)
Outro Jam: "Ghost Story" by The Modern Society

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