Episode 4: Dismally Yours

A trip into the Great Dismal Swamp reveals a lot of biting bugs, black water you can drink, and secrets about the runaway slaves who once called this remote place home.

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• More information about the maroon research project in the Great Dismal Swamp here, via American University.
• Want to visit? Here’s what you’ll find at the Dismal Swamp State Park, and at the Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge.

Credits:

Jeremy Markovich: writer, producer, editor, host

Andy Busam: digital manager

Rosalie Catanoso: music coordinator

Elizabeth Hudson: editor-in-chief

Special thanks this week to Donna Stewart, Wanda McLean, along with Dr. Dan Sayers and the rest of his team at American University.

Theme Song by The Collection

Closing Song: Avalon, by Wurlitzer Prize

Additional Music: Lee Rosevere