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Thursday Things We Like for 7.16: 13 Alabama Ghosts, A Musician You Should Know, and How to Die with Dignity

Many a Southern school child grew up reading Kathryn Tucker Windham’s 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey. Though she may be well known for this charming staple of Southern folklore, her life and literary range reach far beyond one seminal work.  A journalist, folklorist, and utterly enthralling storyteller with a seemingly endless store of knowledge of [...]

Interview: Lance Ledbetter from Dust-to-Digital

10 years ago, a Georgia State University student named Lance Ledbetter took over a college radio show about the roots of American music armed only with The Anthology of American Folk Music.  Though the collection of early folk, country, jazz, blues, and gospel was formidable enough to keep the show running for a period, Ledbetter [...]