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English
United States
13 episodes
since Aug. 25, 2020
episodic

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Katy Thompson, is one of a family of seven living in Thomasville, GA.  Katy is the homemaker of the bunch and chose homeschooling with her husband when their first-born was about five years old.  Fifteen years and four children later, they still opt-out of public school.  The Thompson's alternative…

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Helen moved to Thomasville in 1979 after decades of living in Philadelphia.  Helen, originally Хелен, but officially changed to Helen upon arrival into the United States, she was born in an Ukrainian Displaced Prisoners Camp in Germany.  She immigrated to the USA with her parents following their ab…
An arts teacher in the Thomasville City Schools District, Jessica Dell has been teaching for over a decade in both private and public schools.  She speaks toward her experience of what being a teacher to secondary school students is today. Additionally reading: It Won't Be Easy, by Tom Rademacher…
Atlanta-based artists, Tracy Murrell and Ren Dillard, speak on their living experience turning their art into their career. Please note that the piece, “untitled”, 2022, recited on this podcast belongs solely to Ren Dillard and is copyrighted as such.  Any use of this piece without permission is i…
Generation Z-er, Ransom Young, speaks on his living experience being a 16-year old, openly gay male in The South with a fashion sense as equally outside what is deemed "normal".
Local author, Sandra Abbitt-Parker, once again embraces vulnerability and discusses her life and the consequences of the sexual violence inflicted upon her.    This is a heavy topic and while her story is not explicit, it may trigger a significant emotional reaction to some.  Please, bear that in m…
Owner and operator of Grassroots Coffee in Thomasville, Georgia, Spencer Young, talks about his ongoing journey in entrepreneurship and shares nuggets of wisdom from his past 12 years in making his coffee a regional name. Stay inspired with these books - -Let My People Go Surfing, by Yvon Chouina…
We sit down with Thomas County resident, Phillip Green, to chat about his past experience enmeshed with addiction and what life is on the other side.
We sit down with Thomasvillian, Howard Floyd, to ask five questions toward his experience during the Vietnam War.  Howard served two tours during the War: first in the delta, second in Saigon - both in an advisory position to the Vietnamese troops.  *Interesting in exploring more?  Here are some s…
This month, we were happy to sit down with a beloved library patron, Erika Wyatt.  Erika is not only a language teacher within the county school system, but she also teaches a free language class at the main library.  She also happens to be born and raised in Bogota, Columbia - immigrating here wit…
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