Occoquan Radio/The Podcast
Irregular, unscheduled updates on things Occoquan and beyond . . . from Occoquan, Virginia
Episodes
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for October 12, 2025:
- Town Updates (Evite Massage Opening, Island Naming, Town Council, Trivia Night and Mt. Crushmore)
- History Segment - Occoquan's Incorporation in 1874 and the First Town Council
- Rumor Mill Shredder - The Myth of No Virginia Townships
- Upcoming Events
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for September 28, 2025:
- Town Updates (Craft Show, Matt Whitmoyer, D'Rocco's Anniversary)
- History Segment - Occoquan Bridges
- Rumor Mill Shredder - Another Bridge at the Eastern End of Town - 1819 Upcoming Events
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for September 21, 2025:
- Town Updates
- History Segment - What Occoquan was Called before it was a Town
- Rumor Mill Shredder - 1804 vs. 1805
- Upcoming Events
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for September 14, 2025:
- Town Updates
- History Segment - Congress Debates the Post Road (Colchester vs. Occoquan) - 1806-1810
- Rumor Mill Shredder - "The Defence of Fort M'Henry"
- Upcoming Events
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for September 7, 2025:
- Town Updates
- History Segment - Ellicott's Controversial Road (cont'd) - 1805
- Upcoming Events
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for August 24, 2025:
- Town Updates
- History Segment - Ellicott's Controversial Road (cont'd) - 1805
- Rumor Mill Shredder -- SR 722
- Upcoming Events
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for August 17, 2025:
- Town Updates
- History Segment - The New Mail Stage - 1805
- Upcoming Events
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for August 3, 2025:
- Town Updates
- History Segment - The Liberty Pole Incident
- Rumor Mill Shredder - Discrepancies in the Liberty Pole Accounts
- Upcoming Events
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for July 27, 2025:
- Town Updates
- History Segment - Carbide Bunker and Streetlights
- Rumor Mill Shredder - The Cause of the 1924 Fire
- Upcoming Events
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for July 20, 2025:
- Development Updates
- History Segment - Wheat Rubber
- Rumor Mill Shredder - Town Naming in the 19th Century
- Upcoming Events
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for July 13, 2025:
- Zip Trip; Army Band; Town Council
- History Segment - Elisha Janney's Mill Burns
- Rumor Mill Shredder - What is "grist"?
- Upcoming Events
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for July 6, 2025:
- Town Council; Ballywhack Shack Best of Award
- History Segment - the Occoquan Post Office
- Rumor Mill Shredder - July 4th
- Upcoming Events
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for June 29, 2025:
- Town Staff Member Retirement
- History Segment - Aftermath of Hurricane Agnes in 1972
- Rumor Mill Shredder - Baby Names
- Upcoming Events/VFW Post 7916 Birthday
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for June 22, 2025:
- Town Council Update - Island Naming
- History Segment - June 21 & 22, 1972 (Hurricane Agnes)
- Rumor Mill Shredder - Strength of Hurricane Agnes
- Upcoming Events
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for June 15, 2025:
- RiverFest & Craft Show, Occoquan River Paddle Challenge, Duck Splash, Williams Ordinary Exhibit on Prince William County in the American Revolution
- History Segment - 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill
- Rumor Mill Shredder - "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" and Breed's Hill
- Upcoming Events
(This is actually file OCC-Ep0027-20250615.mp3)
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for June 1, 2025:
- Occoquan RiverFest & Craft Show - June 7th & 8th
- Rumor Mill Shredder -- First Day of Summer?
- Interview with Henry Brinton -- Author of a trilogy of novels set in the town of Occoquan
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for May 25, 2025:
- Town Business - Memorial Day, Tax Rates, Town Budget, Leaf & Petal Ribbon-Cutting, Downed Trees and Power Outage
- Upcoming Events
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for May 18, 2025:
- Town Business - Upcoming Council Meeting (Tax Rate Public Hearing, Vote on Budget and Tax Rates, Ordinance to Short Appeals Period for Certain Zoning Offenses, Ordinance to Impose Cigarette Tax), Congratulations to Trivia Night Winners "The Quizzards."
- History Segment - Meadow Cemetery
- Rumor Mill Shredder - Misconceptions about Cemeteries
- Upcoming Events
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for May 11, 2025:
- Town Business - Budget Public Hearing, Police Week Proclamation, Hurricane Preparedness Week, New Business in Town, Occoquan Reservoir Race
- History Segment - The History of Mother's Day
- Rumor Mill Shredder - Weird Time Zones
- Upcoming Events
The Occoquan Radio Podcast for May 4, 2025:
- Town Business - Budget Public Hearing, Volunteer Town Hall, Riverwalk Funding Veto
- Occoquan History Segment - Historic Preservation Month/PWC Office of Historic Preservation
- Rumor Mill Shredder - Post Office
- Upcoming Events
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