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Welcome to "Let the People Talk: Tales of The Great Pandemic," a podcast dedicated to documenting the stories and experiences of people living in the Toe River Valley- Yancey, Mitchell, and Avery counties- during the years 2020 and 2021. We explore the fears, the frustrations, the humor, the joys, and sometimes the isolation & loneliness of folks in our little valleys and mountains when we first learned about and learned to live with Covid-19. The views and opinions expressed in "Let the People Talk" are expressed by citizens and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the AMY Regional Library System. Any content provided by our hosts or creators of this podcast are of their opinion and do not reflect the opinions of the library system. "Let the People Talk" is funded through Humanities Relief Grant funding, provided to North Carolina Humanities by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress in March. The $2.2 trillion CARES package included $75 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities, nearly $30 million, or a total of 40%, of which was sent to the state and jurisdictional humanities councils, including North Carolina Humanities, to distribute to local cultural nonprofits and programming. For more information regarding library services, programming, and projects like this, please connect with AMY Regional Library at www.amyregionallibrary.org For more information on your North Carolina Humanities, whose mission is to advocate lifelong learning and thoughtful dialogue about all facets of human life, please visit www.nchumanities.org New episodes are added biweekly.
Episodes
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Get a bird's eye view of collecting data during the days of Covid... and some funny tales too.
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Bruce Ikard talks with the Director of the AMY Regional Library System, who gives a quick breakdown of how the podcast idea started and shares a little of how the library system has been during Covid-19. Bruce sits down to chat with Cow Paty the Rodeo Clown.