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Southern Gothic

Taking Up Serpents for Salvation

Southern Gothic

Southern Gothic Media LLC

Society & Culture, True Crime, History, Documentary

4.7976 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The religious practice of snake handling sprung up from the isolated rural communities of Appalachia in the early twentieth century; spreading throughout the south by way of an eccentric, charismatic and often troubled group of devout pastors. Help Southern Gothic grow by becoming a Patreon Supporter today! Connect with Southern Gothic Media: Website: SouthernGothicMedia.com Merch Store: https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/merch Pinterest: @SouthernGothicMedia Facebook: @SouthernGothicMedia Instagram: @SouthernGothicMedia Twitter: @SoGoPodcast Join our Facebook Group! If you are a sponsor looking to advertise on the show visit Airwave Media or email contact@airwavemedia.com for information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's only natural for parents to have questions about their kids and gaming.

0:05.6

Meet parental controls for Nintendo Switch.

0:08.7

You can set your own rules for the family right from your phone with a free app.

0:13.1

Monitor playtime, set age restrictions, limit online purchases and more.

0:17.8

That means you can relax and spend more time having fun. Their games, your rules.

0:23.9

Nintendo Switch, available now. Internet connection required to use this app. Data charges may apply.

0:31.0

Twas the night before Christmas went all through the kitchen. Guests were happily sipping the drinks that I'd mix them.

0:38.0

With a selection of tonics from fever tree,

0:40.9

everyone was given their favourite G&T.

0:44.4

It is, after all, the best time of the year

0:47.1

that deserves special drinks, not just wine or beer.

0:51.3

So this holiday season, mix with the best, with fever tree tonics for you and your guests.

0:58.6

Please enjoy responsibly. Religion, Poverty, and coal.

1:11.6

These are the icons of Appalachia. Religion, poverty, and coal.

1:28.3

These are the icons of Appalachia, a community isolated by the thick wooded forests

1:36.3

and the mountains that its people inhabit.

1:40.3

Culture and religion have long been intertwined here, where folks are shamefully poor, but

1:48.0

fiercely self-reliant.

1:54.0

Most are the descendants of the Scott Irish who migrated to this part of North America after being forced west

2:02.6

into the borderlands by the rich, elitist British colonists in the 18th century.

2:09.6

But these clannish survivors thrive there, continuing to build upon their centuries-old traditions

2:16.6

of firm self-reliance,

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