Southern Salon: a culture and travel podcast

Southern Salon Podcast visited the Land of Oz  during Autumn at Oz (we were there the same day as Good Morning America, in case you saw their broadcast.) Join us for a walk and talk of this beautiful park on top of Emerald Mountain, open just a few days a year. You'll ride with us on the chairlift, meet Professor Marvel, experience the tornado in Dorothy's storm cellar, meet Glenda the Good Witch, take a walk through Munchkinland, escape the bad witch and her soldiers, and hear Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Lion give their song and dance before we reach Emerald City. (And I'll reminisce because it takes me right back to my inner child!) Join us and don't forget to subscribe!

Photo and videos by narrator and Land of Oz website
Music: The Wizard of Oz Motion Picture Soundtrack (Internet Archive)

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It's October, and I'm at Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock, North Carolina for the Ghost Train! Join me for a spooky walk and talk, plus a bonus interview with Tweetsie's owner, Chris Robbins, whose family has owned and managed Tweetsie since its development in 1957. You'll learn why Tweetsie remains one of the oldest Wild West theme parks in America, how the park's founder acquired the option to buy one of the locomotives from actor/singer Gene Autry, and why there's a (real) graveyard in the middle of the park. Tweetsie has been one of my favorite places to visit since I was a kid, so I'm looking forward to sharing why it's so special. Visit the links here for tickets to Ghost Train and the upcoming Christmas Train. For more footage of Ghost Train and other events at Tweetsie, visit LS Rail & Space on YouTube.

Tweetsie Railroad information and tickets: Tweetsie Railroad | NC Family Friendly Wild West Theme Park

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Join us on Baby's Porch, the cabin at Mountain Lake Lodge, and one of the sites on the property where the hit 1986 movie Dirty Dancing was filmed.  VP of Sales Lyndsi Hale talks about the property, its history, the movie (there are Patrick Swayze stories) and the plans for-you heard it here-Dirty Dancing II. Baby returns to Kellerman's all grown up! 

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Wall Street Journal columnist Elizabeth Bernstein returns to the podcast to discuss her colleague, Evan Gershkovich, who has been in a Russian prison since his arrest in April. We talk about the work Evan was doing, covering a country whose culture he loves, Bernstein's talks with his family, and a very special phone call from Air Force One.
We also dive into the importance of a free press, and journalism as a cornerstone of American democracy that must be protected.




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In this episode, we remember the October anniversary of Poe's mysterious death with a visit to Poe's house in Baltimore and the nearby cemetery where he is buried. Then, listen to a haunting reading of  "The Raven" (with audio by Brock Davidson.)

 
Special thanks to Brock Davidson for lending his voice to The Raven. Contact: gbdavidson7@icloud.com.

Thank you for listening and thanks so much to our supporters. If you'd like to buy us a cup of coffee to get us through these long hours of audio editing, find us at Patreon (click on Support the Show) or Paypal: aclark@virginia.edu.

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In our new Talking Appalachian series, we discuss what makes historic Appalachian dialects so unique and flavorful. Our first episode in this series features acclaimed author and Kentucky native Silas House, who was a contributor to the edited collection Talking Appalachian, which inspired this series. He is the award-winning author of six novels and numerous plays and essays. His forthcoming novel, Lark Ascending, will be published in the fall of 2022.

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Editing: Haley Quillen and Amy Clark-Spain
Musical performance of Elizabeth Cotten's Freight Train: Landon Spain

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We asked some of our "Zoomers" (those born 2000 and after) at the University of Virginia's College at Wise to reflect on the past two years. How did it change the way you started college or your last two years of college? What do you wish Boomers and Millennials would understand about you? What are you excited about? Trust us when we say these students did not disappoint. Listen as they give us insight on struggle and loss, opportunity, and some of the best advice you'll hear for anyone starting college in the fall. Parents, teachers, high school seniors, and anyone who thinks they understand this generation will be inspired by what they have to tell you.

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Voice work: Brock Davidson (gbdavidson7@icloud.com)

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If you love Chip and Joanna Gaines, you'll want to follow Brittany as she talks about her recent trip to Waco, Texas and the Magnolia Silos. Listen as she talks about what surprised her and her celebrity sighting. Later, we discover that we are both veterans of the good old tobacco patch (called "baccer" in central Appalachia), and though we hated the work, we recall what we learned about ourselves and our families there. Finally, Brittany reveals her flip house project as she explores what it means to be a "fixer upper."

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"I don’t think she’d take to email or messenger. I believe she would hold fast to writing. She was a woman who worked with her hands, pulling milk from her cows each day, hoeing her garden, cooking for farm hands…every single day. She’d want to feel that pen and paper because it’s familiar, like the dirt, the bread dough, material and thread, paint and old photos, and the way she could make beautiful things from all of it, like magic."

Letter writing is a dying art, particularly among those born in the 21st century. Amy talks about her great-grandmother's lessons on letter writing (before email) and how she wants to continue that tradition with her daughter. Brittany offers a tip for getting kids off screens, particularly as the weather warms. And if you're looking for a terrific app with free features that can help pull you through the most stressful of days, we've got a suggestion for you.

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Without using the (overused) "R" word, we reflect on last year as we look toward this one. We're talking about our plans to do what intimidates us, with no apologies. From silversmithing to flipping houses, listen to what the next 12 months may have in store for us, and what you can do to get outside your comfort zone.

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Sleep is something we all need, but 50 to 70 million of us each year report not getting enough. Maybe one of the reasons we can't sleep is because we don't understand the science of sleep and its rhythms. Dr. Alexandria Reynolds, a psychologist and sleep specialist at UVa.'s College at Wise, joins us for a conversation about how sleep works, and the tools of tricking our brains and timing our sleep cycles to get our Zs.

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In this culture episode, Amy retells the legend of 9 year old Bouncing Bertha Sybert, a chilling ghost tale from the mountains of southwest Virginia that was documented in 1938 news accounts all over the world. Witnesses watched as her bed violently rattled and bounced, ghostly hands pulled her hair, food mysteriously jumped from plates on her family's table. Her haunting was so well documented, she received letters from all across the U.S. asking for her help in contacting dead relatives.
Amy has been collecting stories for years, and took this account from an oral history with a surviving witness, along with documented news accounts. If you're looking for a scary tale this Halloween season, listen along!

Thanks to Jason Davis and the Just Off the Wilderness Road CD for use of the song "Bouncing Bertha," written by Jason Davis and performed by Neil Huff.

Podcast sponsors:
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Brooke Jones and her husband Henry share a love of home-building and DIY renovation that they have turned into their dream business, Plank and Pillow, in Kingsport, Tennessee. Online, they have over ten million Pinterest views daily and over a quarter of a million followers on Instagram. In this episode, Brooke tells Plank and Pillow's story, and how they have optimized their social media strategies and blog to create a kind of growth you dream about. 

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In 1929 a cyclone ground its way through the tiny rural community of Rye Cove, Virginia, leaving 15 children and a schoolteacher dead after their school was demolished by wind and fire.  The Carter Family later recorded a song about the event titled "The Cyclone of Rye Cove. " In this episode, we discuss what happened on that fateful day, guided by the oral histories of survivors that were collected in 1970 and newspaper accounts. We also imagine A.P. Carter--after witnessing the devastation left by the storm-- writing a song that would become a ballad, a way of retelling the story from generation to generation.


You can find an entire account of the event and the song in Amy's article in Oxford American Magazine (summer, 2021.)
You can hear the Carter Family singing this song at this link.

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We love to brag about our gorgeous region, and because some of you have asked about places to visit as you're traveling through, we're covering some of our favorite cultural hotspots in Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee. From museums to farmer's markets, storytelling to fossils, we can easily fill a week for the family that wants a scenic getaway in the small, historic towns of our mountains, away from the touristy hustle. We also have ideas for those of you planning the "stay-cation."

In this podcast, we'll tell you about:

• Southwest Virginia Museum and Historical State Park
• Gray Fossil Site/Natural History Museum
• Natural Tunnel State Park
• Jonesborough, TN
• Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium
• The Homestead Shop
• Abingdon, VA
• Sand Cave
• St. Paul, VA and the Clinch River
• Burke's Garden
• Big Stone Gap, VA
• Breaks Interstate Park
• Devil's Bathtub
• Birthplace of Country Music

Music performance by: Landon Spain

Podcast co-hosts: Amy Clark-Spain and Brittany Robertson

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How do you replace a fear of getting started on your great idea with the kinds of habits that will lead to success? In this episode, Amy and Brittany talk about the day job/side hustle/family balance, integrating lessons learned from James Clear's Atomic Habits, Master Life Coach Brook Castillo, and Napoleon Hill (Think and Grow Rich.)

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We welcome guest Dee Thacker Ayers, owner of  Lynnette Boutique. Dee shares her journey from dissatisfaction in a lucrative corporate world to the leap of faith she took to realize her entrepreneurial dream. If you've ever aspired to be your own boss , listen in as we navigate the pitfalls that could block your path, whether it's fear or failing to plan ahead. As she narrates her story,  Dee details the steps she recommends to realizing this goal. What we understand here is that success isn't always about making money, but following your creative spirit and finding the freedom to design each day.
Dee brings a special gift for our listeners: tune in for a discount code to her shop!

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If you can walk away from 2020 saying that you've experienced any kind of growth, that's a win! In this episode, Brittany and Amy sit down to reflect on what growth looked like for us last year, from starting a podcast and a new business, to expanding a brand. We talk about the "R" word for 2021, and how most people abandon those by mid-February.  What does it take not only to grow (whatever that looks like for you) but to stay motivated as you set new goals? We'll tell you what it means for us as we turn the page to 2021.

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Holiday season is officially underway. Are you ready? Are you kidding?
We're talking about how we can make the holidays work in a time of social distancing and quarantining. How can we serve others this season, even as we make the holidays special for our families?
This will be the first of several episodes on our ideas for budget-friendly, nontraditional and crafty ways to jump-start a season that's going to look a bit different this year. Join us as we talk about alternatives to traditional gifts. We also want to hear your ideas!

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