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. Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives! Music for this podcast may include the followi…

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.By Ray B. Rogers

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 the fields and woods to forage for himself. The hog would find acorns in the woods to help satisfy his hunger and then he would have to root for more dinner. And so it is “Root, hog, or die.” It is simp…

A special Christmas Hello and update from "The Little White House" in Winston County, Mississippi. Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives! Music for this podcast may include the following: Malte J…

Where have all these critters gone? Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives! Music for this podcast may include the following: Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative C…

I still maintain...that it was all Winston Churchill's fault. Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative Commons License (BY-NC…

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 think, folks. But just have a listen as I explain The Lost Art… Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Sp…

Yes, but how many of you have heard about the tobacco beds? Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative Commons License (BY-NC-N…

Why would Eldridge Medford tolerate a Lazy Girl on the premises? Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative Commons License (BY…

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. Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented…

Big thanks to everybody who came out, including Lucy, Derrick, Jeannie, Johnny Wayne and Nancie Bradford, Dick and Nancy Juge, Mary Todd and Jason, Christina, Charlene, Billy, Melba Rose, Danny Paul, Leah, Brenda, Theresa, Hunter, Norma, Marie, Mary Ann, Adelaide, Jerry and Tommy. Thanks so much to Carolyn at Book Mart for the hospitality, and to e…

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...) Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talen…

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... Just CLICK HERE. Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Br…

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... Just CLICK HERE. Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented cre…

During the long winter months when fresh fruit was scarce, biting into a crunchy Winesap apple was a welcome treat. Don't forget...right now you can get the COMPLETE audiobook of Depression Baby FREE... Just CLICK HERE. Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers …

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 stories) for FREE! RayBRogers.com/audible Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loc…

This Labor Day...I'm glad I'm not laboring in Granddad's corn field! Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative Commons License…

"Yep, hard times and doing hard time were different in those days..." Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative Commons Licens…

Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND 4.0) Keep It In Your Heart (ID 899) Lobo Loco - www.musikb…

Stay tuned right here for how you can leave your own birthday greeting for Ray! Credits Production Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Dale Dotson Additional Voiceover: Mark (Twain) Rogers Additional Voiceover: Jane Hyatt Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives…

Every boy needed one... Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND 4.0) Keep It In Your Heart (ID 899…

Christmas was definitely different in the mountains of Western North Carolina in the 1930s... Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de…

Whoever originated this derogatory term must have never seen two roosters going at it in the barnyard... Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.mus…

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 Midsummer Night's Dream... Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these tal…

Monday was washday... Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND 4.0) Hoh Hey (ID 918) Lobo Loco - ww…

Yes, Ole Horney was a real cow...and Ray was a real cowboy! Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative Commons License (BY-NC-N…

Never will another kind of honey satisfy... Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND 4.0) Hoh Hey (…

Who was Maggie's Daughter? And why was each stitch an act of love? Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative Commons License (…

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... Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. RogersProducer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talent…

(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 couple of week! Thanks so much to everyone who's left a 5-star rating and a nice review! There's a shout out in the audio here. :)…

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 ...! Credits Production Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo…

Ray's uncle gets bit by a copperhead...but thankfully nobody tries to take him to the hospital. Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. RogersProducer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.d…

Sure...but have you ever eaten with a hog spoon? Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. RogersProducer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND 4.0) PLANT…

Ray tells about a unique condiment preferred by the folks in Western North Carolina. Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. RogersProducer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative …

Ray tells about one of his favorite treats...and how his family managed to get it. Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. RogersProducer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative Co…

Ray tells about the arrival of his baby brother and sister, Mark Twain Rogers and Mary Jane Rogers. Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. RogersProducer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrau…

Ray tells about a very important bit of mountain technology. Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. RogersProducer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative Commons License (BY-NC-N…

Ray sheds some light on a mystery to most city folk. Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. RogersProducer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives...! Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND 4.0) G…

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 reunion, Pisgah View Ranch, North Carolina.) Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Dale DotsonProducer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo …

How folks in Depression-era Appalachia got their clothes. Oh...and Ray sings! Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. RogersProducer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives…! Malte Junior – Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco – www.musikbrause.de Creative Commons L…

In this episode, Ray tells about the place he grew up...a place called Hanging Dog. Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. RogersProducer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives…! Malte Junior – Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco – www.musikbrause.de Creative Com…

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 let us know if you’ve left a review. Periodically we’ll have a little segment like today’s for listener questions, news, or special…

In this episode, Ray tells about a mysterious and lost art practiced in the mountains of Western North Carolina... Credits Production Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives…! Malte Junior – Hall (ID 738) Lobo Loco – www.mu…

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 displayed it proudly. Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented …

Ray B. Rogers reveals a miracle—and an mystery—from when his family lived on Dellwood Road during the Great Depression. Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Additional Voiceover:Bradford Rogers Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives…! Malte Junior – Hall (ID 738) Lobo Lo…

"I have pondered for many months whether I should write about this event..." Credits: Producer/Engineer: Bradford Rogers Narrator: Ray B. Rogers Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers Music Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738)Lobo Loco - www.musikbrause.de Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND 4.0) PLANTATION Jason Shaw Creative Commons License (BY) A Percepti…