Marideth Sisco
Host of "These Ozarks Hills"Marideth is a Missouri storyteller, veteran journalist, teacher, author, musician and student of folklore focusing on stories relevant to Ozarks culture and history. Each month, she’s the voice behind "These Ozarks Hills.” Sisco spent 20 years as an investigative and environmental writer for the West Plains Quill and was well known for her gardening column, “Crosspatch,” on which her new book is based. Sisco was a music consultant and featured singer in the 2010 award-winning feature film “Winter's Bone.”
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As Marideth Sisco prepares to turn 80 this month, she is also on her way to Washington, D.C. for the Smithsonian's Folklife Festival. -
Marideth Sisco discusses confronting her own biases throughout her life.
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Marideth Sisco discusses the origins of April Fool's Day and its association with spring.
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In this episode of our monthly series These Ozarks Hills, storyteller Marideth Sisco looks at early February holidays, from the serious to the silly, while reflecting on perhaps the most famous, Groundhog Day.You can play the audio essay by clicking the "Listen" button above.
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These Ozarks Hills for December 2022
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In our monthly series, "These Ozarks Hills," longtime journalist, musician and storyteller Marideth Sisco bids a tender farewell to a friend she first encountered decades ago in a rural, Howell County school: KSMU's news director, Jennifer Moore.
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