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In this episode Ray talks about an accident that nearly caused a family tragedy.
Well, I suppose I'm a Methodist born and a Methodist bred, since both my mother and my father were Methodist.
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Most people don't hitchhike these days...but we did it all the time when I was coming along...
See Show Notes for musical and production credits, including music from our friend Lobo Loco.
Where did this statement come from? Maybe a farmer, who had run out of food for his hog with no money to buy more hog food, turned his hog out into …
A special Christmas Hello and update from "The Little White House" in Winston County, Mississippi.
Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. RogersWhere have all these critters gone?
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I still maintain...that it was all Winston Churchill's fault.
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I was afraid this might be a little risqué, but here goes… And rest assured, this was recorded on a weekday—and besides, it’s probably not what you …
Yes, but how many of you have heard about the tobacco beds?
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Why would Eldridge Medford tolerate a Lazy Girl on the premises?
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In the Season 2 opener, Ray tells how life in the little Depression-Era town of Hanging Dog (just a stone's throw from Frog Level) made an indelible impression on him.
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Big thanks to everybody who came out, including Lucy, Derrick, Jeannie, Johnny Wayne and Nancie Bradford, Dick and Nancy Juge, Mary Todd and Jason, …
Well, now that we're on Episode 31, it seems like a good time to post the Introduction to Depression Baby! (And, well, it seems I may have caused the Great Depression...)
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Our family will always have the knowledge that Frank Rogers brought his little family there to teach the children of Catalooch...
Don't forget...right now you can get the COMPLETE audiobook of Depression Baby FREE... …
A key piece of mountain technology causes Ray some grief...
Don't forget...right now you can get the COMPLETE audiobook of Depression Baby FREE... …
During the long winter months when fresh fruit was scarce, biting into a crunchy Winesap apple was a welcome treat.
Ray's Uncle John Rogers pulls a prank on a thoughtless neighbor...
ALERT: Here's where you can get the audiobook of Depression Baby (the complete …
This Labor Day...I'm glad I'm not laboring in Granddad's corn field!
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"Yep, hard times and doing hard time were different in those days..."
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Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...!
Malte Junior - Hall …
Stay tuned right here for how you can leave your own birthday greeting for Ray!
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Every boy needed one...
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Christmas was definitely different in the mountains of Western North Carolina in the 1930s...
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Whoever originated this derogatory term must have never seen two roosters going at it in the barnyard...
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People may look down on the Southern Mountain dialect, but some of the words spoken by mountain folk were right out of The Canterbury Tales and A …
Monday was washday...
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Yes, Ole Horney was a real cow...and Ray was a real cowboy!
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Never will another kind of honey satisfy...
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Who was Maggie's Daughter? And why was each stitch an act of love?
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It was (and is) not for the squeamish...but if you wanted to sustain yourself during the long mountain winters of the Great Depression, then you were probably familiar...
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(And we didn't forget you Android users, either!)
Just an update to let you know that it's now even easier to subscribe (Free!) to the podcast on iTunes.
...and we're already approaching 1000 downloads after just a …
This Bonus Episode is an interview with the artist behind much of the music you hear on Depression Baby. (Be sure to see the Show Notes for more!)
Learn more about the amazing music of Lobo Loco at: www.musikbrause.de…
Ray's uncle gets bit by a copperhead...but thankfully nobody tries to take him to the hospital.
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Sure...but have you ever eaten with a hog spoon?
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Ray tells about a unique condiment preferred by the folks in Western North Carolina.
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Ray tells about one of his favorite treats...and how his family managed to get it.
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Ray tells about the arrival of his baby brother and sister, Mark Twain Rogers and Mary Jane Rogers.
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Ray tells about a very important bit of mountain technology.
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Ray sheds some light on a mystery to most city folk.
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A special treat this episode, as Aunt Dale reads the touching Foreword she wrote for Depression Baby... (Recorded July 22, 2018 at the Rogers family …
How folks in Depression-era Appalachia got their clothes. Oh...and Ray sings!
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In this episode, Ray tells about the place he grew up...a place called Hanging Dog.
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Super big thanks again to everyone who’s subscribed and left a nice review…quick shout out to Carnese, Bill, Heidi and Tanya that I see right now in the reviews… We’d love to give YOU a shout out as well, so be sure to …
In this episode, Ray tells about a mysterious and lost art practiced in the mountains of Western North Carolina...
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Back in the 1930s and '40s, many folks had the exact same picture hanging on their wall. Ray tells what the picture was...and why so many people …
Ray B. Rogers reveals a miracle—and an mystery—from when his family lived on Dellwood Road during the Great Depression.
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"I have pondered for many months whether I should write about this event..."
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In this very first episode of the Depression Baby podcast, Ray B. Rogers tells why you should stay alert around Richland Creek.
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