All Episodes

March 20, 2025 106 mins

This week we visit with Meredith McCarroll in Portland, Maine. 

Meredith McCarroll was born and raised in Waynesville, North Carolina. She is the author of “Unwhite: Appalachia, Race, and Film” (2018) and co-editor of “Appalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy” (2019). She graduated from Appalachian State University, and later earned a Masters from Simmons College and a PhD from University of Tennessee. She lives now in Portland, Maine where she writes and teaches writing.

For more on Meredith: meredithmccarroll.com

Meredith's Books on the Bed:

Heavy by Kiese Laymon

Sleepovers: Stories by Ashleigh Bryant Phillips

Cane by Jean Toomer

Trampoline by Robert Gipe

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman and the Members of Tectonic Theater Project

Matt’s Gifts for Meredith:

The Optimist’s Daughter by Eudora Welty

Cinema Ann Arbor by Frank Uhle

Three Rivers Cornmeal Mix

 

Mark as Played

Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

Stuff You Should Know
Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC

Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

The Herd with Colin Cowherd

The Herd with Colin Cowherd

The Herd with Colin Cowherd is a thought-provoking, opinionated, and topic-driven journey through the top sports stories of the day.

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.