“King Coal” airs Monday night at 11 p.m. on GPB-TV. For Chuck Reece’s conversation with director Elaine McMillion Sheldon, listen to Salvation South, available wherever you get your podcasts. bit.ly/48jjDJE

Clifton Chenier, the king of the bayou, would have turned 99 today. Man's gone. Music'll never go away.

Overheard at dinner: “I don’t think I could love a woman who doesn’t love mayonnaise.”

Who are the idiots who don’t listen to the Comma Queen? newyorker.com/video/watch/co…

Lights that shine in burning red / dreams of you all through my head. #yardmowingmusic

In this episode, proud to welcome Dom Flemons, Jeff Mosier, and others to unravel some banjo 🪕 history.

I’m deeply honored to share this interview with Misty Skaggs of eKy mutual aid over at Salvation South today. Please give it a read to understand what Appalachian care is all about. salvationsouth.com/the-survival-o…

Misty has been doing this work for years--so happy to see her and her work getting the attention they deserve. Thanks for posting the link, Neema!

The weirdest, creepiest man alive. “Trump Declines to Back Away From ‘You Don’t Have to Vote Again’ Line” nytimes.com/live/2024/07/3…

Hey, Donald J. Trump. You’re really old and incoherent. When are you going to drop out of the race?

This week on the radio, I talked about how to be decent and not be an idiot. Thanks to GPB News. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sal…

For years, young boys have tried to prove they are men by imitating the so-called “manly” behaviors modeled by earlier generations. "Salvation South" editor Chuck Reece thinks that perhaps the time has come to rethink that method. bit.ly/3SK0Emm

I'm happy to be speaking for a few minutes as part of the “Hollers for Harris” event with friends like Trae Crowder, Charles Booker and others - please sign up now to join us. mobilize.us/indivisible/ev…

Martin Luther—not Atlanta’s own Dr. King, but the sixteenth century priest—wrote, “Next to the word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.” Chuck Reece believes the music we embrace when we're young can change us forever. bit.ly/3WNn4EK

Sometimes, Salvation South has to follow the news cycle. Read Grace Buckner's dispatch from the flooded banks of the French Broad River and our pairing of poems that answer the Apalachee High School shootings with words of healing and challenge. salvationsouth.com/from-floods-to…

Many thanks to the Longreads audience.

Yeah, I'm outta here, too. Fuck you, Elon Musk. Find me on Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/chuckr…

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