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Southern Storytellers

Episode 2

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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Episode 3

The series continues as Southern creators take us home to the places that define them.

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Episode 1

Five noted creators of literature, music and film reveal deep ties to the American South.

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