North Carolina Rabbit Hole

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Away Message S1 E8 | Short Trip, Long Walk Sep 07, 2017

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In the final episode of the season, host Jeremy Markovich tries to figure out whether his own home is a remote place by walking 14 miles from his house to his office. Along the way, he discovers the people and places that are overlooked from his car.

Away Message S1 E7 | Blurred Lines Aug 31, 2017

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In this episode, host Jeremy Markovich visits the small brass disc at the western edge of the state that's become a strange tourist attraction, and finds out how remote terrain caused all sorts of problems for the people who drew North Carolina's borders.

Away Message S1 E6 | Remote or Knott Aug 24, 2017

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Host Jeremy Markovich travels to Knotts Island, North Carolina -- a unique place with colorful characters -- where nobody can seem to agree about whether it's a remote place, or not.

Away Message S1 E5.5 | Total Eclipse of the Tar Aug 22, 2017

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In this bonus episode, we talk about what we're left with after a brief, maybe once-in-a-lifetime event in North Carolina: A total solar eclipse. Plus, we gathered up the best reactions to the event.

Away Message S1 E5 | What Once Was Lost Aug 17, 2017

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A trip to a cemetery that's only reachable by boat reveals a story about progress, a national park, promises made, and promises broken. Along the way, we meet the woman who kept hope alive, and kept a sacred spot from being forgotten.

Away Message S1 E4 | Dismally Yours Aug 10, 2017

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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.

Away Message S1 E3.5 | Out On The Outer Banks Aug 02, 2017

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The weather's perfect, but a power outage has driven all of the visitors and vacationers off of the southern Outer Banks of North Carolina. This week, people on Ocracoke Island talk about what happens when their tourist destination suddenly becomes off-limits to nearly everybody.

Away Message S1 E3 | As High As You Can Get Jul 27, 2017

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We go way up above the ground on a television broadcast tower, the tallest structure in North Carolina, to meet the surprisingly down-to-earth man who regularly climbs to the top.

Away Message S1 E2 | Wave If You Can See Me Jul 20, 2017

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We travel to a remote place, only a quarter-mile off of the North Carolina coast, that kept a Civil War shipwreck hidden for a century.

Away Message S1 E1 | The Most Remote Jul 13, 2017

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Host Jeremy Markovich sets his sights on Western North Carolina in search of the state's most remote spot.