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Season 1 Episode 2 | 30s

Six of the South’s most influential creators take us home to the places that define them: author Angie Thomas to Mississippi; singer/songwriter Jason Isbell to his musical Alabama roots while Amanda Shires takes us to the farm the couple shares; Michael Twitty revisits rural Alabama; Lyle Lovett remembers the Texas of his childhood; and Qui Nguyen returns to his Arkansas small town.

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The series continues as Southern creators take us home to the places that define them.
Six of the South’s native creators take us home to the places that define their work.
Five noted creators of literature, music and film reveal deep ties to the American South.
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Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle takes David Joy to Kituwah Mound.
Pulitzer Prize winner Natasha Trethewey returns to New Orleans.
Two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward reads from her memoir "Men We Reaped."
Justin Moore shows us the land he grew up on and remembers his grandfather.
The series continues as Southern creators take us home to the places that define them.
Five noted creators of literature, music and film reveal deep ties to the American South.
A visit to the studio and band hangout brings poetry, writing, and a backyard performance.
Valerie June emerges from Tennessee, mixing Appalachian folk with ethereal storytelling.
Inspired by Prine and Dylan, Gabe Lee gives us a front-row seat on Nashville’s Music Row.
We hang with Carrie Rodriguez and see a fiddle performance at Austin's Paramount Theatre.