As a kid growing up in rural Alabama.....I had a clear understanding of a 'hollow'. This was a valley of 'sorts'....which might have been on a decline (road-wise), and maybe a mile or two, then a steep incline.
The folks who lived in the hollow...were marginalized folks and tended to have character.
Oh, I'd readily agree....there were 3-star hollows, 4-star hollows, and even 5-star hollows...meaning there might only be 10 vehicles per day to pass the driveway/dirt road out to this guy's house. Some folks might only get two or three folks visiting and a 2-hour 'talk' was the minimum of the visit.
Getting radio reception? Well....that was the harsh reality. These folks at the bottom of the valley....tended to run a cable up to the top level....with some antenna there to get reception.
Why I bring this up? I sat and watched a piece where some expert wanted folks to know....that the hollow-people depended upon NPR and the public radio broadcasting.
I pondered upon this, and came to the thought....most hollow-people would readily identify NPR-chatter as gov't-talk and some degree of propaganda.
I would also suggest that the talking-head in this chat....probably has never visited a hollow in his life.
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