Ozarkian Folk Chronicles

By Ozarkian Folk Chronicles

Come with us as we dive head first into the titillating tales of Ozarkian folklore and discuss the origins and obscurities of these stories. From Curtis Copeland and Hayden Head, this is Ozarkian F

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Ozarkian Folk Chronicles episodes:

August 27, 2025 Episode 84: Ozarks Religious Movements on the Margins: A Conversation with Dr. John Schmalzbauer
Most Ozarkers are familiar with Gerald L.K. Smith, the founder of the Sacred Projects, e.g., The Great Passion Play and the Christ of the Ozarks, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, but Dr. John Schmalzbauer, the Blanche Gorman Strong Chair in Protestant Studies at Missouri State University, takes us behind the veil to unpack Smith's more heterodox and toxic doctrines. From "British Israelism" to the "Ten Lost Tribes of Israel" to Smith's strident anti-Semitism, John initiates us into the topsy-turvy world of offbeat Ozarks religions. We hope you'll join us for a wild and wooly ride through our new series, "Movements on the Margins: A Survey of Profane, Profound, and Preposterous Religious Groups in the Ozarks."
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50min
August 20, 2025 Episode 83: Thomas Hart Benton, Ozarks Artist and Renegade of Folk
In this episode, the Chronicles celebrate the truly impressive Thomas Hart Benton, Missouri's most famous artist! Curtis and Hayden survey Benton's boyhood in the Ozarks; his education as a young man in Paris, Kansas City, and New York; and his success as a mature artist to create a picture of a true Renegade of Folk. Friend to both Vance Randolph and Rose O'Neill, Benton joined them in their love of the people and landscape of the Ozarks, and he rendered this love in his art. Still regarded as one of the most influential "Regionalists" of the first half of the 20th century, Benton lives on in the color, vivacity, and power of his paintings and murals. Join the Chronicles in celebrating a our own Ozarks Renegade of Folk!
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44min
August 13, 2025 Episode 82: Dr. Jared Phillips Discusses the Pace of the Past and the Wave of the Future in the Ozarks
Dr. Jared Phillips is a multi-generational Ozarker with an intense passion for the hills. He joins the Chronicles to discuss a wide range of topics: From the measured pace of farming with animals to the frenzy of current development, Jared is both a thoughtful custodian of past values, an honest critic of past prejudices, and a citizen concerned about the preservation of Ozarks resources. An expert on the Back to the Land movement of the 70s--he wrote the acclaimed history of the Back-to-the-Landers, Hipbillies--Jared discusses the continued relevance of that movement for the future. You don't want to miss this special episode of the Ozarkian Folk Chronicles!
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1h 11min
August 06, 2025 Episode 81: Mike Mills and the Buffalo River
Mike Mills sits down with the Chronicles to talk about canoeing the Buffalo, wearing your life jacket, and sticking with your dreams. From his childhood to his days in college to his first rental business with aluminum canoes, Mike shares his love for the Arkansas Ozarks and some of his favorite river stories, too! Don't miss this episode with Ozarks icon Mike Mills!
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1h 1min
July 30, 2025 Episode 80: Didja Hear the One about the Yale Grad Student Who Came to the Ozarks? A Conversation with Christian Badach
Christian Badach, a graduate student in photography at Yale University, has made the rural northwest a subject of his photography for some time now. After researching the Ozarks, he felt drawn to come here to expand his vision of rural America, focusing in particular on the intersection of landscape and culture. With an open mind and heart, Christian offers a refreshing departure from the hillbilly stereotype foisted on Ozarkers.
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1h 12min
July 23, 2025 Episode 79: In Part Two of Our Conversation, Jason Harmon Asks, Was Ralph Baker a Lawman, an Outlaw, or Both?
When journalist and author Jason Harmon began digging into the alleged crimes of Sheriff Ralph Baker four years after the lawman's death, his research led Harmon to "marijuana moonshiner" Dave McElyea. In Harmon and McElyea's book When Money Grew on Trees, McElyea describes Baker in great detail as a law officer on the take. Other, more powerful men suspected something similar because the FBI was investigating Baker for corruption at the time of his death.

On the other hand, other powerful men lauded him as an exemplary law officer in Baker's obituary: "The 1998 funeral for Madison County Arkansas Sheriff Ralph Baker was attended by more than 2,000 people of all walks of life; from fellow lawmen to bikers and outlaws, everyone filed past the sheriff's open casket. Even Bill Clinton, a sitting president, sent a letter that was read at the service. 'Ralph Baker was a wonderful person,' the president of the United States wrote. 'I'll never forget the support he's given me since the beginning of my career.' The Rev. Roy Cain asked aloud during the service, 'How can a man be sheriff of Madison County for twenty-five years and have this many people present? This is a miracle! This is a mystery!'

How indeed? Who was Ralph Baker? Listen to this episode of the Chronicles and decide for yourself.
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1h 0min
July 16, 2025 Episode 78: Part One: Jason Harmon's Wild Ride with Marijuana Moonshiner, Dave McElyea
Author, journalist, and historian Jason Harmon wrote When Money Grew On Trees in collaboration with David McElyea, a Michigan transplant to the Ozarks in 1980 whose goal was to create a marijuana farm. After he was busted by local enforcement, Dave formed a relationship with the local sheriff, and together they colluded in a venture that would make them thousands of dollars. And that's back when a thousand dollars meant something. Curtis and Hayden made the jaunt to Buffalo City, Arkansas, to talk with Jason, and we hope you'll join us for an episode that's profane and preposterous, and even impressive in a demented, outlaw kind of way!
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1h 9min
July 09, 2025 Episode 77: The Story of the Scots Irish Settlers in the Ozarks: A Conversation with Todd Wilkinson and Champ Herren
Champ Herren and Todd Wilkinson share a deep love of our Ozarks hills. As far back as their time at MSU (then SMSU), they read everything by Vance Randolph they could get their hands on, and for some years, they presented these stories around campfires to various groups. Now Todd and Champ are together again in this podcast about the Scots Irish immigration to the States, first to Appalachia and the deep South and then to the Ozarks. From folklore to folk magic, the influence of the Scots Irish can still be felt in Ozarks culture today. Knowledgeable and entertaining, Todd and Champ will re-introduce you to the hardscrabble folks who carved out their homesteads in the Ozarks.
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1h 22min
July 02, 2025 Episode 76: Meet the Pilgrims: Loving the Land, Preserving the Culture, and Raising a Family in the Ozarks
Roy and Aviva Pilgrim were invited to participate in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival because of their talented musicianship and authentic life in the Ozarks. Roy is a logger who cares about sustainable forestry, and Aviva is a luthier, gardener, and artist who cares about preserving the best of Ozarks culture. Their life and livelihood could serve as a model for those who want "to walk gently on the earth." Some folks dream of living close to the land, and others actually do it. The Pilgrims are doing it.
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49min
June 25, 2025 Episode 75: Photographer Henry O. Head talks about his new book and coming of age in the Ozarks
Henry O. Head has taught workshops on photography in the US, Greece, and Ireland and his photos have been exhibited in places as diverse as South Korea and Rogers, Arkansas. Some of his recent photos were featured in the Guardian. His masterpiece, however, is his debut book Twelve Acres, a photographic exploration of coming of age in the Ozarks and the depths of teenage friendship. Henry's work both preserves and advances the unique culture of the Ozarks hills, and his perspectives on art, friendship, travel, and nature are inspiring and challenging. Join us for this exciting and provocative episode; we know you'll enjoy it!
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1h 4min

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