Smoky Mountain Air
Smoky Mountain Air brings you the science, stories, and sounds of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Hosts Valerie Polk and Karen Key interview authors, scientists, and park experts about life in the Smokies past and present. A production by Smokies Life.
Podcasting since 2020 • 13 episodes
Smoky Mountain Air
Latest Episodes
Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music—E6: Hip-hop in the Heart of Appalachia
Dr. William Turner and Dr. Ted Olson talk to Geonoah Davis and Kelly Thompson, two artists whose hip-hop sounds are expanding traditional ideas about music in Appalachia. Borrowing from a generations-old African American heritage of spoken word...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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35:46
Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music—E5: Amythyst Kiah with Jack Tottle
Dr. William Turner and Dr. Ted Olson talk to Amythyst Kiah, an acclaimed musician and songwriter whose work is redefining genre boundaries and has established her as a distinctive new voice of Appalachia. Reconnecting with Amythyst in this epis...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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50:08
Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music—E4: Dom Flemons, The American Songster
On this episode of our mini-series Sepia Tones, Dr. William Turner and Dr. Ted Olson welcome Dom Flemons, a renowned performer of American folk music and a founding member of The Carolina Chocolate Drops. Citing a variety of musical in...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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58:25
Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music—E3: Sacred and Spiritual Music in the Mountains
On this episode of our mini-series Sepia Tones, Dr. William Turner and Dr. Ted Olson welcome a spirited conversation with special guests Dr. Kathy Bullock and Rev. Dr. Virgil Wood. Our guests discuss the African American traditions of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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59:58
Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music—E2: Driving (and Fiddling) While Black, Appalachian Music at Home and on the Road
On this episode of our mini-series Sepia Tones, Dr. William Turner and Dr. Ted Olson examine music within rural communities with guests Earl White, Larry Kirksey, and Kip Lornell. Each of our guests has been on their own quest, whether...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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