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It Still Lives: Season 2, Hunting in Appalachia

November 3, 2020

Hunting was an essential part of life in the mountains; most people did not raise enough livestock to keep them fed with meat year round. Unlike hunters today, who mostly go after deer, folks in the...

It Still Lives: Season 2, Winemaking

October 6, 2020

In the 1980s, Foxfire students conducted a project to document the many varieties of wine here in the mountains, and just how those wines were made. Join us as we hear from Jake Waldroop, John...

It Still Lives: Season 2, Back to School

September 1, 2020

As students every where prepare for drastic changes to their schooling, we thought we’d take a look back at school in the early 1900s. This month, we feature interviews from Richard Norton,...

It Still Lives: Season 2, Movies Made in Rabun

August 4, 2020

Our small corner of Northeast Georgia has surprisingly been the filming site of several movies, as far back as the 1950s. In this month’s episode, we feature oral histories from local folk who...

It Still Lives: Season 2, Shape Note Music

July 7, 2020

In Appalachia, shape-note singing dominated musical and religious groups. Shape-note music, often referred to by the song book used, such as Sacred Harp or Christian Harmony, uses different...

It Still Lives Bonus Episode: Cherokee & COVID-19

June 16, 2020

This month’s update on the coronavirus focuses on the threat it presents to indigenous communities. We “sat down”–virtually, of course–with Dakota Brown, program...

Woodstove Cooking Class: Sourdough Banana Bread

June 11, 2020

If quarantine converted you into a home baker, chances are you’ve been raising a sourdough starter. Feeding and discard schedules can get cumbersome, and sometimes finding ways to use the...

It Still Lives Episode 6: Planting by the Signs

June 2, 2020

Gardening season is in full swing as summer quickly approaches! For the month of June, we’re talking about planting by the signs, a common folk belief throughout Southern Appalachia. Planting...

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It Still Lives: Season 2, Hunting in Appalachia

It Still Lives: Season 2, Winemaking

It Still Lives: Season 2, Back to School

It Still Lives: Season 2, Movies Made in Rabun

It Still Lives: Season 2, Shape Note Music

It Still Lives Bonus Episode: Cherokee & COVID-19

Woodstove Cooking Class: Sourdough Banana Bread

It Still Lives Episode 6: Planting by the Signs

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