A conversation with the 'matriarch of American storytelling,' Jackie Torrence

By Kyle Kellams

Published June 14, 2024 at 2:36 PM CDT

About once a month, we dive into our Ozarks at Large archives. This June, we revisit our June 4, 1994 show. Jackie Torrence, the matriarch of American storytelling, shared her childhood in Appalachia, her passion for storytelling and overcoming a speech impediment.

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Kyle Kellams

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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