Archive - The DETOURIST

A new series at The DETOURIST featuring what's feeding my soul this week.

Sep 25, 2024 •

July 2024

JULY 4th SPECIAL: Closing Time in America

It's a good day to confront our national addictions

Jul 4, 2024

19:19

April 2024

February 2024

8 / Mound Bayou: Making Terms with the Enemy

[This week’s episode features a special excerpt from my forthcoming book, A DEEPER SOUTH: The Beauty, Mystery, and Sorrow of the Southern Road…

Feb 14, 2024 •

8/ Mound Bayou: Making Terms with the Enemy

Back on Episode One, I told you about Hurricane Plantation on Davis Bend south of Vicksburg, a plantation owned by the brother of the President of the…

Feb 14, 2024 •

25:20

Saints in Ordinary

Feb 7, 2024 •

7/ Ruleville: Saints in Ordinary

An inconspicuous address in the heart of the Mississippi Delta turns out to have enormous significance for American politics and history.

Feb 7, 2024 •

35:39

6 / Leflore County

A Road to Redemption (or Damnation) in Mississippi's Most Violent County

Feb 1, 2024 •

January 2024

6 / Leflore County: A Road to Redemption (or Damnation) in Mississippi's Most Violent County

Listen now (26 mins) | A Road to Redemption (or Damnation) in Mississippi's Most Violent County

Jan 31, 2024 •

26:12

Citadel of the Cotton Kingdom, Land of Unlearning

Jan 24, 2024 •

5 / Greenwood: Citadel of the Cotton Kingdom, Land of Unlearning

Listen now (24 mins) | Citadel of the Cotton Kingdom, Land of Unlearning

Jan 24, 2024 •

24:09

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