https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/camellia-city--2916132enSociety & CultureCopyright Danan Whiddonhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/aef1515b4d968167adc23b5fee227ddc.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/camellia-city--2916132Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:01:16 +0000Danan WhiddonDanan Whiddonfeeds@spreaker.comDanan discusses the magic of living life to the fullest in a small Alabama town.cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-36-i-will-not-cancel-you--30142930https://api.spreaker.com/episode/30142930Wed, 10 Jun 2020 12:46:17 +0000Danan WhiddonJust a rant inspired by common sense.458alabama,camellia,city,greenvillecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-35-if-i-wanted-to-control-you--28806710https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28806710Mon, 01 Jun 2020 12:03:17 +0000Danan WhiddonJust some thoughts on controlling people for fun and profit.546alabama,camellia,city,greenvillecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-34-love-is-the-solution--28633951https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28633951Fri, 29 May 2020 14:29:13 +0000Danan WhiddonNot a regular podcast - just someting that I had to say.455alabama,greenville,love,violencecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-33-7-things-about-karens--28349248https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28349248Tue, 26 May 2020 11:07:34 +0000Danan WhiddonDo you know a Karen? Here are some things to help you identify and speak with those wonderful women in our lives.1241alabama,greenville,karencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-32-the-covid-chronicles-continue--25225739https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25225739Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:22:29 +0000Danan WhiddonGetting a deeper persective on the pandemic and how we will pull out of it helps us understand where we are and how we will survive.1043alabama,coronavirus,covid,greenville,pandemiccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-31-camellia-city-in-the-time-of-corona--24672309https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24672309Tue, 31 Mar 2020 11:16:14 +0000Danan WhiddonHere's where we are so far as we are dealing with a world-wide epidemic.1241alabama,camellia,coronavirus,covid,greenvillecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2020-greenville-camellia-trail--22912169https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22912169Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:29:46 +0000Danan Whiddon841cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-30-living-in-a-hallmark-movie--20886535https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20886535Thu, 19 Dec 2019 12:57:24 +0000Danan WhiddonLiving in Greenville, Alabama is like living in a Hallmark movie. Here's why.1525alabama,best,city,greenville,hallmarkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-29-yes-we-had-monkeys--18660017https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18660017Sun, 28 Jul 2019 12:43:16 +0000Danan WhiddonA little about Beeland Park and the monkeys that lived there - briefly.1421alabama,beeland,greenville,monkeys,parkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-28-negative-vs-positive--18430744https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18430744Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:04:56 +0000Danan WhiddonHere in the Camellia City, like anywhere else, the positive people get things done! Here's how to raise your vibration and your quality of life.1635alabama,camellia,city,greenville,vibrationcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-27-church-burnings-and-cop-killings--17711563https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17711563Mon, 22 Apr 2019 11:02:11 +0000Danan WhiddonBicylce parties, murder in a tree, church burnings, and cop killings - all just regular stories in the history of the Camellia City!1750alabama,butler,county,greenville,murdercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-26-shame-in-a-small-town--17568259https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17568259Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:52:15 +0000Danan WhiddonThere's a real grace that comes when people just love each other. Small town life is a great example of this lesson.956acceptance,alabama,greenville,love,shamecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-25-march-madness-in-the-camellia-city--17238840https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17238840Wed, 06 Mar 2019 12:25:22 +0000Danan WhiddonThere's so much going on this month - I don't know how we're going to fit it all in.841alabama,camellia,city,events,greenvillecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-24-the-crow-at-moundville--17139792https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17139792Mon, 25 Feb 2019 11:55:42 +0000Danan WhiddonThe crow is not a symbol of death, in fact - quite the opposite. Also - upcoming events in Greenville!980alabama,crow,greenville,meditation,moundvillecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-23-breaking-the-habit-of-mediocrity--16906647https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16906647Fri, 01 Feb 2019 12:19:00 +0000Danan WhiddonThe talents and gifts we have are for celebrating and expanding, not for squandering in medocirty. We can shift our perspective and make amazing changes - almost instantly.978alabama,camellia,city,excellence,greenvillecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-22-how-to-have-a-great-week-with-no-bs--16861483https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16861483Mon, 28 Jan 2019 11:50:51 +0000Danan WhiddonHaving a great week starts with personal responsibility - especially when it comes to controlling our own thoughts.1498alabama,attitude,consciousness,greenville,meditationcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-21-the-qur-an-one-of-our-first-books--16838581https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16838581Fri, 25 Jan 2019 12:29:50 +0000Danan WhiddonThe Qur'an was one of the first books brought to Butler County, Alabama way back in 1820. Why?1015alabama,dale,fort,greenville,qur'ancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-20-the-tax-vote-for-butler-county-schools--16755121https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16755121Sat, 19 Jan 2019 12:58:35 +0000Danan WhiddonCallers are welcome for the live show today about the upcoming vote on tax increases for Butler County.1827alabama,butler,county,greenville,taxcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-camellia-trail-driving-tour-audio-guide--16707486https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16707486Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:47:21 +0000Danan WhiddonThe Camellia Trail will take you through eight historic districts of Greenville, Alabama where you will see many heirloom camellia plants.1164alabama,camellia,flower,greenville,tourcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-19-flee-fornication--16598918https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16598918Mon, 31 Dec 2018 13:03:42 +0000Danan WhiddonIn the 1940s, several Camellia City citizens were called out publicly for the sin of fornication!915alabama,camellia,city,greenvillecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-18-2019-predictions-for-the-camellia-city--16568191https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16568191Wed, 26 Dec 2018 12:41:11 +0000Danan WhiddonLots of great things are happening here in the Camellia City. 2019 might be an exciting year for us all.952alabama,camellia,city,culture,greenvillecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17-taxis-whores-and-liquor-running--16546567https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16546567Sat, 22 Dec 2018 12:09:51 +0000Danan WhiddonSome things never change - here are some stories taken from Clifton Meador's wonderful book about the Camellia City in the 1940s called Sketches of a Small Town.1315alabama,camellia,city,greenville,podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-16-loneliness-in-the-camellia-city--16538854https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16538854Fri, 21 Dec 2018 12:17:51 +0000Danan WhiddonLoneliness is an issue for 3 in 4 Americans. In the Camellia City, there are ways to deal with small town loneliness.987alabama,camellia,city,culture,greenvillecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-15-a-dangerous-place-for-tax-collectors--16495106https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16495106Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:05:19 +0000Danan WhiddonThis town has an interesting history of dangerous outlaws and the murders they committed.842alabama,greenville,history,murdercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-14-hoodoo-in-the-camellia-city--16470500https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16470500Fri, 14 Dec 2018 13:23:20 +0000Danan WhiddonLike most Southern towns, Greenville has a rich history of Hoodoo practice.860alabama,conjure,doctors,hoodoo,rootworkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-13-got-toilet-paper--16439947https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16439947Tue, 11 Dec 2018 11:36:43 +0000Danan WhiddonWe all have things to overcome, we all see suffering, we all have heartache.....but the truth is that if you have toilet paper, you've got nothing to complain about.1064alabama,christmas,danan,gratitude,greenvillecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-12-more-than-a-holiday--16370712https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16370712Mon, 03 Dec 2018 11:36:02 +0000Danan WhiddonThis Christmas season, remember what's important. Today I discuss ways to survive the holidays with a little perspective.1022alabama,camellia,city,danan,greenvillecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-11-happy-yankee-thanksgiving-y-all--16285816https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16285816Thu, 22 Nov 2018 13:19:53 +0000Danan WhiddonThe history of Thanksgiving in the South may not be what you think.1203alabama,northern,south,thanksgiving,yankeecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-pows-in-greenville-alabama--16257807https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16257807Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:31:43 +0000Danan WhiddonNot many people know about the Prisoner of War Camp in Greenville, Alabama.878alabama,german,greenville,pow,wwiicleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-9-leave-california-come-to-greenville-alabama--16228268https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16228268Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:53:55 +0000Danan WhiddonThe Camellia City is a great place to move. Retire here! Bring your business here! Experience the magic of Southern living here!!984alabama,california,greenville,retirementcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-8-crying-at-the-piggly-wiggly--16190468https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16190468Sun, 11 Nov 2018 12:52:07 +0000Danan WhiddonI learned a valuable lesson about taking criticism, bravery, and forgiveness at the Piggly Wiggly.870alabama,camellia,city,danan,greenvillecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-re-all-warriors-here--16048955https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16048955Thu, 25 Oct 2018 10:30:15 +0000Danan WhiddonIn the little town of Greenville, Alabama, we struggle and love and accept. Our lives are testaments to personal bravery and grace. Small town life isn't small life.1212alabama,consciousness,danan,gratitude,greenvillecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-the-town-of-greenville--16039805https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16039805Wed, 24 Oct 2018 10:50:43 +0000Danan WhiddonGreenville, Alabama is alot like any other small town in the South.1424alabama,cbd,greenville,marijuana,murdercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-boogers-in-the-night--14884921https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14884921Fri, 25 May 2018 12:01:22 +0000Danan WhiddonAnother story from Clifton Meador's book about 1940s Greenville. Crimes, camellias, and boogers in the night.826alabama,camellia,danan,greenville,whiddoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-meditation--14789100https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14789100Mon, 14 May 2018 13:35:33 +0000Danan WhiddonThere are lots of ways to meditate - even in the Camellia City.970alabama,christian,church,greenville,meditationcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/juan-carlos-and-his-mexican-boyfriend--14713149www.cliftonkmeador.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14713149Sat, 05 May 2018 11:27:28 +0000Danan WhiddonHere's a story from Dr. Clifton Meador's book, Sketches of a Small Town Circa 1940. You can purchase the book at www.cliftonkmeador.comwww.cliftonkmeador.com]]>952alabama,clifton,danan,greenville,meadorcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-the-massacre--14674818https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14674818Tue, 01 May 2018 11:49:29 +0000Danan WhiddonToday I'm discussing the famous Ogly-Stroud Massacre in Butler County Alabama back in 1818 led by the fierce Uchee warrior, Savannah Jack....and a late night visit to Greenville from the Virginia Beach Jazz Fusion band, Jouwala Collective on their way...678alabama,danan,greenville,morning,whiddoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1-putting-on-the-ritz--14660170https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14660170Sun, 29 Apr 2018 12:36:47 +0000Danan WhiddonLast night was the last performance of the amazing Putting on the Ritz.666alabama,danan,greenville,ritz,whiddoncleanfull