Summary: The Ozarks have long been an isolated part of the country. Steep mountains break up the landscape into hills and hollows, making each little town into its own microcosm in this place some call the “State of the Ozarks”—the state line between Missouri and Arkansas meaning little to them. Here, families have stayed in the same hollows for generations with little influence from the outside world. Everyone knows everyone else… and their parents, and their grandparents. Which means that daily life here is steeped in the past, for better or for worse. In this episode, SOTRU goes deep into the lives of people who live with the ghosts of their past: a family living with the legacy of a murder, young fiddlers learning songs passed down for centuries, and a married couple overcoming a history of domestic violence—together.
I've been working in radio for years, and rarely do I find myself wrapped up so completely in a story. You did a fantastic job of really getting into the lives of these people and telling their stories. This is what radio should be about.
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This piece belongs to the series "State of the Re:Union: Season Three"
Produced by Al Letson and Laura Starecheski
Other pieces by Al Letson
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Rachel Hubbard
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 02:03 PM | Permalink
Fantastic storytelling
I've been working in radio for years, and rarely do I find myself wrapped up so completely in a story. You did a fantastic job of really getting into the lives of these people and telling their stories. This is what radio should be about.