{"podcast":{"title":"In Our Backyard Podcast","slug":"in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189","podcast_index_feed_id":1010189,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/130aa114/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bredl","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/3094637/3094637-1730898774027-76c68c43ed0cd.jpg","author":"Jenn Galler","episode_count":191,"summary":"This is Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League's (BREDL) Podcast where we discuss environmental issues that are right in our backyards. Topics include coal plants, fracking, pipelines, and much more. This podcast takes a deep dive into these topics and talks with people who are on the ground fighting for the health and safety of their communities as well as protection the planet.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189"},"episode":{"title":"33. Rising Roots: Voices of Southwest Georgia","slug":"33-rising-roots-voices-of-southwest-georgia","published_at":"2026-05-01T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189/33-rising-roots-voices-of-southwest-georgia","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bredl/episodes/33--Rising-Roots-Voices-of-Southwest-Georgia-e3ikuua","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/130aa114/podcast/play/119224714/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-29%2F423113952-44100-2-c8b5c4765fefe.m4a","summary":"Today I’m joined by Sherrell Byrd who is the Founder and Executive Director at SOWEGA Rising. SOWEGA Rising, an organization doing powerful work to support Southwest Georgia and build a more resilient future. Southwest Georgia faces interconnected challenges like limited economic opportunity, healthcare access gaps, aging infrastructure, and the pressures of a largely agriculture-based economy. On top of that, increasing climate risks like extreme heat, flooding, and storms are making these inequalities worse. We’re talking about some really important work happening here, focusing on community, climate, and grassroots change. Contact and connect: https://www.sowegarising.org/","meta_description":"Today I’m joined by Sherrell Byrd who is the Founder and Executive Director at SOWEGA Rising. SOWEGA Rising, an organization doing powerful work to suppor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1723,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189/episodes/33-rising-roots-voices-of-southwest-georgia/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189/33-rising-roots-voices-of-southwest-georgia.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}