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Southern Salon: a culture and travel podcast Amy Clark Spain and Brittany Robertson
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Amy Clark Spain and Brittany Robertson are college professors with backgrounds in public relations, advertising, communication, and Appalachian studies. They're also moms, entrepreneurs, bloggers, and home renovators who love travel. In addition to her day job, Amy is a writer who has written for the New York Times, Oxford American, Salon.com, and NPR. She is author and co-editor of the book Talking Appalachian: Voice, Identity, and Community, and host of the culture podcast Talking Appalachian. Brittany is a successful blogger who writes about style, and real-life issues that are important to women. She is founder and owner of the consulting company Curated Social Strategy. Find us on social @talkingappalachian and @heymamachic
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Autumn at Oz on Beech Mountain North Carolina
Send us a Text Message.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 soldi...
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Taking a Ride at Tweetsie Railroad on the Ghost Train
Send us a Text Message.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...
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Mountain Lake Lodge--We're at Kellerman's Sitting on Baby's Porch (for you Dirty Dancing fans)
Send us a Text Message.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! Ivy Attic Co on EtsyUnique jewelry handcrafted from vintage books, glass, and botanicals Curated Social Strategy...
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#FreeEvan: Wall Street Journal Columnist Elizabeth Bernstein on captive US Journalist Evan Kerskovich and Why Journalism (and Journalists) Must be Protected
Send us a Text Message.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. &nb...
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Edgar Allen Poe's Baltimore House and The Raven
Send us a Text Message.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 thro...
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An Interview with Author Silas House in our first Talking Appalachian Series episode
Send us a Text Message.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.Support our show ...