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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In our audio essay These Ozarks Hills, storyteller Marideth Sisco reflects on a recent "close call" at the hospital—with a reminder that life is short and dreams are still within reach.
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In this month's segment of These Ozarks Hills, longtime storyteller and folklorist Marideth Sisco compares the region's pandemic recovery to its…
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In this segment of These Ozarks Hills, longtime Ozarks storyteller and folklorist Marideth Sisco shares her reflections on the dawn of Spring after a…
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In this episode of These Ozarks Hills, longtime storyteller Marideth Sisco reflects on how the human psyche deals with catastrophe, bringing in parallels…
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In this episode of These Ozarks Hills, master storyteller and folklorist Marideth Sisco reflects on the humorous, flawed ways some of us Ozarkers have…
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In her monthly radio essay, These Ozarks Hills, longtime storyteller Marideth Sisco peels back the layers of time—as well as limestone and soil—to once…
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In this segment of KSMU's monthly program These Ozarks Hills, master storyteller and folklorist Marideth Sisco reflects on the protests and turmoil of the…
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In this segment of These Ozarks Hills on KSMU, longtime Ozarks storyteller Marideth Sisco ponders whether the days pre-coronavirus are really what we…
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In this episode of These Ozarks Hills, longtime storyteller Marideth Sisco encourages those who are alone right now to think of solitude, rather than…