Southern Salon: a culture and travel podcast Amy Clark Spain and Brittany Robertson

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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