The Chattooga River was once a rumor — a hidden stretch of whitewater shared by a few locals, guides, and dreamers. Then Deliverance hit theaters, and a quiet mountain river suddenly belonged to the world. In this episode, Robert sits down with two...
For 400 years, people reported eerie blue lights dancing over marshes, which science often dismissed as folklore. Now, a stunning new paper from Stanford scientists proves the lights were real. The cause is stranger than any ghost story and connects...
In the conclusion of our Chattooga series, we explore the two events that sealed the river’s fate: a blockbuster movie and a landmark piece of legislation. We explore chaotic set of Deliverance, sharing harrowing stories from the cast and...
Episode 2: The Dam Plans and Deliverance Episode Summary: While paddlers like Fritz Orr were just beginning to test the limits of the Chattooga’s wild rapids, other plans were being made to silence them forever. In this episode, we uncover the...
Welcome to the premiere of our new series, Chattooga: The Fight to Keep It Wild. In this first episode, we journey back to a time when the Chattooga’s fate seemed sealed. Like most major rivers in the American Southeast, it was destined to be...
Discover the eerie parallels between the Great Flood of 1916 and Hurricane Helene in 2024, two catastrophic events that reshaped Asheville and Western North Carolina over a century apart. Through firsthand accounts and historical records, we uncover...
David brings us a personal 5-minute water short about his home town, Silver City, New Mexico. Silver City is in a big bowl that sets the stage for us to learn about its ditch. Yes, one of the town’s most endearing and characteristic features is...