Our Connected Culture

A podcast about the sometimes unexpected ways people intersect created by Andy “River” Peterson. Our Connected Culture is a production of MidMountain, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, arts collective, and project in constant growth that believes in the power of people to reclaim space and caring for your neighbors — no matter how far away they are.You can support our work and get postcards of great art for as little as $5 a month by joining MidMountain by Mail! More info: midmountain.org/mail

Our Connected Culture is a society podcast hosted by Andy "River" Peterson, with 14 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Andy "River" Peterson hosts Our Connected Culture, a society show with 14 episodes published.

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  Episode #3

  Arnolds Valley Through the Ages: Archeology, oral history, and beyond

  Aug 15, 20251h 11mS4

  <p>Welcome to another season of our connected culture, this one focused on unmasking the past to imagine better futures. I’m MidMountain Curator Andy “River Peterson inviting you to join us in the coming days and weeks to explore how we can learn from hard human history while growing the community we need to grow a kinder world together. </p><p>Today we are going even more local in our history, exploring the history of Rockbridge County, our holler of Arnolds Valley, and even aspects of this specific property. </p><p>Also, speaking of community: if you’re listening to this...

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  Episode #2

  Documenting the hard truths of history with filmmaker Frederick Murphy

  Aug 15, 202542 minS4

  <p>Welcome to another season of our connected culture, this one focused on unmasking the past to imagine better futures. Join us in the coming days and weeks to explore how we can learn from hard human history while growing the community we need to grow a kinder world together. </p><p>We are again returning to Rockbridge Regional Libraries, which joined us in hosting a screening of documentary the indelible Appalachians and a virtual conversion with filmmaker Frederick Murphy. The film explores the history, present, and future of Black identity in Appalachia – and we’re sharing our conversation with Murph...

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  Imagining a Better American Future: From Abolition to Science Fiction, and beyond

  Aug 15, 20251h 13mS4

  <p>Welcome to another season of our connected culture, this one focused on unmasking the past to imagine better futures. Join us in the coming days and weeks to explore how we can learn from hard human history while growing the community we need to grow a kinder world together. </p><p>We are kicking off this season with audio from “Imagining a Better American Future: From Abolition to Science Fiction, and beyond,” an event we hosted with Rockbridge Regional Libraries on March 13, 2025 that featured many of our Spring fellows. </p><p>That fellowship cohort included author Paul Park – who listener...

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  Episode #2

  Murder, She Sang: Using Creativity to Process Grief, from Murder Ballads to Helene Mutual Aid

  Feb 14, 20251h 36mS3

  <p>Two threads that wove through all of last year for us: coming together in creative community in the face of looming climate disaster and reclaiming Appalachian murder ballads.</p><p>Those might seem like radically different subjects, but the overlap – for us, at least – was using art to grow resilience in the face of grief. Especially with the climate disaster that was Helene hitting so many of our neighbors.</p><p>This episode features interviews with musician Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses), artist and climate organizer Denali Nalamalapu, Jason Duncan from the Wilkes County Historical Museum, and discussions with MidMountain Fell...

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  Murder, She Sang: Murder Ballads, Southern Gothic Horror, and Reclaiming Haunted Regional History

  Dec 23, 20241h 16mS3

  <p>The Murder Ballads, Southern Gothic Horror, and Reclaiming Haunted Regional History Panel was originally hosted at Rockbridge Regional Library Glasgow with moderation by Debi Ratcliff in October 2024. The panel included MidMountain co-curator and creator of the Fatal Femme Agency musical history show Andy “River” Peterson; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill PhD candidate focused on gothic horror and colonization narratives Anna Blackburn; musician and creator of The Ballad of Dena & Andrea podcast+album Becky Poole; regional balladeer Elsa Howell, multimedia artist Marie Anderson, and writer Sarah Gill. </p><p>You can view the video for "It'll just Take the O...

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