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COVID-19 Oral History Project

COVID-19 Oral History Project

March 16, 2020

Foxfire COVID-19 Oral History Project As public historians and folklorists, we have a responsibility (and interest!) to capture history as it happens around us, and to engage the community in that...
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It Still Lives: Season 2, Episode 2 Part 3

It Still Lives: Season 2, Episode 2 Part 3

February 18, 2020

In honor of Black History Month, this February we are releasing a special four-part series that highlights African American experiences in Southern Appalachia. Our third week features excerpts from...
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It Still Lives: Season 2, Episode 2 Part 2

It Still Lives: Season 2, Episode 2 Part 2

February 11, 2020

In honor of Black History Month, this February we are releasing a special four-part series that highlights African American experiences in Southern Appalachia. Our second week features excerpts from...
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It Still Lives: Season 2, Episode 2 Part 1

It Still Lives: Season 2, Episode 2 Part 1

February 4, 2020

In honor of Black History Month, this February we are releasing a special four-part series that highlights African American experiences in Southern Appalachia. Our first week features conversations...
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It Still Lives: Season 1, Episode 9

It Still Lives: Season 1, Episode 9

December 3, 2019

The holiday season is upon us! During the month of December, hosts Kami Ahrens and TJ Smith introduce you to a unique Appalachian Christmas tradition: serenading. Unlike the idyllic images of...
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It Still Lives: Season 1, Episode 8 Part 2

It Still Lives: Season 1, Episode 8 Part 2

November 19, 2019

This week we are releasing part 2 of our folk medicine episode. Part 2 features interviews from Flora Youngblood, Ronda Reno, Kenny Runion, and Patricia Kyritsi Howell. Hosts Kami Ahrens and TJ...
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It Still Lives: Season 1, Episode 8 Part 1

It Still Lives: Season 1, Episode 8 Part 1

November 5, 2019

 We are back with another full-length podcast episode for you all! This month, we feature interviews related to folk medicine practices in Southern Appalachia. This episode is broken into two parts;...
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