Smithsonian's Stories from Main Street

Simply add water and watch it grow! In episode 3, we dig into the ways water contributes to almost everything we need to survive, and drink in stories from the people who grow our food and tend to our gardens. How does water help sustain you and your community? Download Episode Transcript Stories used in this episode: How Chester Worked: Cotton, Hogs and Dairy DeKalb County Community Gardens, Illi...

These things are certain: the passage of time, the flow of water, and the labor of humankind. In episode 2, we navigate stories of work and the water, stories that highlight the wide range of livelihoods that exist for the water and because of the water. Stories used in this episode: Mississippi Gulf Coast Waterways The Ancient Warren River Valley and the Vetter Stone Company, Minnesota-Donn Vette...

Welcome to the water. In episode 1, join host and producer Hannah Hethmon as she explores stories that highlight the many ways water connects and defines us. Stories used in this episode: Take Me to the Water Seaweed Farming in Connecticut Violet Spolarich on fighting pipelines and protecting water in her rural community History, Recreation, and Preservation--Bruce Conmy Talks about Minnesota Lake...

Experience the voice of small-town America, one story at a time. Smithsonian's Stories from Main Street is a new podcast from Museum on Main Street, a program of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service that brings Smithsonian exhibitions to small-town America. Since 2011, people in rural communities have shared thousands of stories with the Smithsonian! Season 1 explores stories a...