Appalachia's Surviving Hillbillies

After nearly two years, we return to the mountains of Appalachia to reconnect with Don, one of Roca’s most beloved characters. Along the way, we met others with their own lessons to share, taking us deeper into one of the region’s most notorious hollers, a place that may look familiar to anyone who remembers the movie Deliverance. Substack Exclusive: https://rocanews.substack.com/p/appal... About Roca: RocaNews is an independent media company started by 3 friends in 2020. Our mission is to cover the news without bias or fear. We deliver daily news to 2M+ people via the products below. Want more of Roca’s on-the-ground content? Check out the Roca Mag – our weekly digital magazine full of original reporting from around the country: https://rocanews.substack.com/subscribe Our Products: ► Instagram:   / ridethenews   ► App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rocanew... ► Substack: https://rocanews.substack.com ► Facebook:   / ridethenews   ► X: https://x.com/ridethenews Our Series: ► The South:    • The South   ► Pakistan:    • Pakistan   ► East Coast:    • East Coast   ► Appalachia:    • Appalachia   ► Rust Belt:    • Rust Belt   ► The Southwest    • The Southwest   ► The UK    • UK   Want to help us report? ► Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/xPrUx 0:00 Intro 1:35 “This is God’s country” 3:07 Retired Pastor 3:46 Journey to Don 4:25 Back in Don’s World 8:57 1965 Dodge 10:06 Don Gives Us a Tour 12:47 “It’s solitude” 14:33 “A ring of truce” 16:19 1941 Cadillac 17:06 “Want to see something real cool?” 17:56 Country Resourcefulness 19:47 Journey to Deliverance Holler 20:18 Meet Randy 21:12 Outro Episode 176 Subs: 1.09 million subscribers #georgia #appalachia #mountainmen