Dec 22, 2020
In this episode, PAL Executive Director Laura Ringo interviews our usual host, me, Ned Barrett, about his 2020 running project where he ran every street in the city of Spartanburg. We talk about why I decided to do it, some of the things I learned about the city, and how others might undertake the same or a similar...
Dec 15, 2020
In this episode, I talk with several volunteers at the Newt Hardie Birthday Bash, celebrating the birthday of Newt Hardie by clearing invasive species from the Converse Heights ravine. Many thanks to the Trees Coalition and to Keep One Spartanburg Beautiful for their...
Nov 13, 2020
In this episode, I talk with Brad Steinecke, assistant director of local history at the Spartanburg County Public Library. Brad has a wealth of knowledge of Spartanburg's many layers of history; we talked about the development of the community that the Mary H. Wright Greenway passes through, and an interesting...
Oct 21, 2020
In this episode, I talk with Amanda Mathis, newly named executive director of the Spartanburg Area Conservancy, better known as SPACE. SPACE is our local land trust, and owners and operators of the Cottonwood Trail Preserve, the Glendale Preserve and the Chinquapin Preserve. After Amanda introduces herself, we talk...
Sep 21, 2020
In this episode I talk with Earl B. Hunter, Junior, the founder and president of Black Folks Camp Too, a company addressing the problem of the lack of diversity in the camping industry and in camping and the outdoors in general. Earl talks about the historical reasons that some Black folks don't feel comfortable in the...