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Sean of the South

Waffle House Angels | Sean of the South

Sean of the South

Sean Dietrich

Personal Journals, S-town, Music, Alabama, Garrison Keillor, Storytelling, Story, Garden And Gun, Southern Living, Serial, Southern Culture, S Town, Old Radio, Lake Wobegon, Stories, Prairie Home Companion, Arts, Society & Culture, Live From Here, Story Podcast

5.0546 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2018

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Waffle House is a place to find truckers, drunks, and angels who are just trying to make it in this world. Sean tells the story about one such angelic being. Music by Thunder and Rain.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Here at Sean of the South, we're keeping our hands sharp with the help of case knives,

0:04.3

the sponsor of this episode.

0:05.7

A tradition of my family for generations, my granddaddy used to say the best cure for idle hands was to build something.

0:11.0

But in today's day and age, everything's done with the click, a swipe, or a tap.

0:15.3

But how about we put away the screens and put your hands to work with a case knife?

0:21.7

You're listening to Sean Seth.

0:23.3

A lot of music you can hear behind me is thunder and rain.

0:33.9

Came out west, I guess, for a better life.

0:39.7

Hitching a ride on the mountain.

0:45.7

Memories I see what I left behind

0:49.6

that I never thought I'd miss

0:54.6

sleeping alone

0:55.9

disowned in the living room

0:58.5

Turn my head

1:02.3

And turn all the news

1:05.2

Wildfires come in into view

1:10.0

Never thought It would come to do this

1:16.4

Tennessee is burning

1:19.1

I will not be returning

1:22.0

To the hills of my childhood

1:25.1

Got the wild boos

1:27.8

smokey fall arising where I keep my tidesing down in Chattanooga will I lose you there

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