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Lily Flagg's Signal

Hello and welcome to LFS, a lovingly-researched Huntsville (Alabama) history podcast named for a cow! New episodes are posted every Monday.
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Welcome to Lily Flagg's Signal, a lovingly-researched history podcast that explores the lore and legends of Huntsville, Alabama. Join this history-nerding adventure to learn more about our city and how the past impacts our present, including first-hand sources on well-known Huntsville lore, misconceptions about popular tall tales, and historical events and people who don’t get talked about often enough.

01/23/2026

Two history podcasters for the price of one! (It's free to stream, so the price is zero, but still. 😅)
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One of my favorite things about the internet has been the ability to share hobbies and stories with other people around the world, which means I've had the opportunity to meet lots of other history nerds. was one of the first history podcasters I connected with on here, so it was such a pleasure to get to record an episode with her!
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You can learn a lot about a place by introducing its history to a new person and comparing/contrasting with their city's past, and that's exactly what we did! I've been to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, once for about three days in grad school, and she hasn't been to Huntsville (yet!), so this was a great chance to share about our respective home towns and what makes them special, as well as some of the surprising things they have in common.
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Catch the podcast (with video!) and be sure to follow Local Lou for more history fun facts!
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Regularly scheduled Lily Flagg podcasts will be back in spring, exact dates pending.

09/19/2025

Happy three year anniversary to the podcast, but it comes with a big announcement.
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Firstly, the big personal news: I'm moving to Wisconsin for family/personal reasons. Alabama has been "home" my whole life, so this will be quite the change for me.
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If you want to stay in touch, or if you're curious about the history and culture shock of a southerner moving to the upper Midwest, I'll be posting about my new life in the Cold Place™ over at so as to not muddle those things with this curated Lily Flagg's Signal experience.
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Speaking of posting: I'll be leaving the Lily Flagg page up here, as I may have history info and updates every now and then. There are quite a few partly finished episodes that, once I'm settled at the new place, I intend to record and post. Huntsville is still my hometown, and its history and all I've learned here will forever hold a place in my heart.
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If I've missed messages from you in the past month or so, sincere apologies as suddenly moving is a weird, hectic, stressful experience and I've not been on the Internet much if at all most days. If you're a Patreon patron, please swap to the "free membership" option and know that if you were a member in the last six months, all the remaining episodes will still feature your name in the credits when they eventually air.
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Doing this show has been one of the coolest outlets for a dorky hobby, and I'm so grateful to every history nerd who has come along for the ride. 💜
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06/07/2025

If you go to the historical society meeting tomorrow and tell them it's because you saw the posts online, that'd be really cool, and also you'll learn some really interesting stuff from local history nerds (a.k.a. me and my talented friends). 💜

05/16/2025

What else to add?
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We don't gatekeep fun facts around here, so I added explanations in the comments (it was too long for the caption!). Also, there are Lily Flagg's Signal podcast episodes about most of these!
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http://lilyflaggpodcast.wordpress.com/, http://linktr.ee/lilyflaggpodcast

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