Stories from Unplugged America - Our goal is to bring you stories from rural America — from the fly-over places that are far from the hot light of the national media. Stories of ordinary people doing ordinary and sometimes extraordinary things.
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In this episode we stay close to home and visit two great diners, Park's Kitchen in Amesville, Ohio and Triple Nickel Diner in Chesterhill, Ohio. Both locally owned places serve local food, hire local folks, and contribute to the community--and the food is pretty special as well.Av Wood, Lackey, Bawn
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In Lynch, Kentucky the coal companies have left, houses have been abandoned, schools and stores closed. But despite all this the folks at Backroads of Appalachia have a plan. By sponsoring road rallies and events they bring thousands of people to Harlan County and the fall out has created new jobs and new businesses. Bailey’s Hogie Shop and The Gen…
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The food writer Michael Pollan cautions us to never get our food where we fill up our cars. But maybe he has never been to Café Neo, the Emmaville Café, and the Farmhouse Restaurant—great diners located in gas stations that we take you to in this episode. We also stop by Cowgirl Pizza - a laundromat where you can get a great pizza and cold beer.…
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Back on the road in 2021, George keeps to the rules of staying off the interstates and visiting every small-town museum he sees. In Gridley, Illinois he takes us to the Gridley Phone Museum and a safe with the combination written on the door. Then it is on to Petosi, Wisconsin and the Petosi Brewery where we meet the people behind the resurrection …
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“Home” is the seventh and closing episode in George’s Pandemic Road Trip. Yet the story doesn’t end here. It is a chronicle that carries on in the hearts and souls of the people George has shared with us and lives in the memories we have built through his telling.Av Wood, Lackey, Bawn
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Center of Things - Pandemic Roadtrip, Episode 6
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“Center of Things” Episode 6 in George’s pandemic roadtrip demonstrates what’s at the heart of Unplugged America . . . and announces Charley’s first, and so far only, unplugged accessory.Av Wood, Lackey, Bawn
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Scrap Metal - Pandemic Road Trip, Episode 5
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Episode 5 of George’s pandemic roadtrip “Scrap Metal” Episode 5 takes us on an unplugged sojourn along an enchanted highway where we discover the way to some outsized wonders in North Dakota.Av Wood, Lackey, Bawn
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Keeping Track - Pandemic Road Trip, Episode 4
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The entire pandemic road trip George took that began as a way for him to spend the summer as a trout bum. “Keeping Track” is George’s story about the people he found across the country trying hard to keep track of our past.Av Wood, Lackey, Bawn
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Clean Water - Pandemic Road Trip, Episode 3
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The entire pandemic road trip that George took began as a way for him to spend the summer as a trout bum. In episode 3, we listen in as George returns to those roots.Av Wood, Lackey, Bawn
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Living in Harmony - Pandemic Road Trip, Episode 2
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Early in his trip, George stumbled into the small town of Harmony, MN. He was looking for a good meal, he found a lot more.Av Wood, Lackey, Bawn
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People Might Think We're Not Nice - Pandemic Road Trip, Episode 1
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Since George’s pandemic road trip was the genesis of the podcast, we thought an introduction to that journey would make a good first episode. Here’s George reading “People Might Think We’re Not Nice,” the introduction to his collection of essays about his travels in unplugged country.Av Wood, Lackey, Bawn
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