Pigeon Forge is a place most people think they already understand - a blur of neon, traffic, mini golf, dinner shows, and roadside souvenir shops. But beneath all of that? There’s a different story taking shape, one that’s quieter, older, and easier to miss. In this episode, Chad returns to Pigeon Forge for the first time in a couple of years and takes on a simple question with a complicated answer: What happened to this town? Over the course of one rainy day, he traces the layers that still ...
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Pigeon Forge is a place most people think they already understand - a blur of neon, traffic, mini golf, dinner shows, and roadside souvenir shops. But beneath all of that? There’s a different story taking shape, one that’s quieter, older, and easier to miss. In this episode, Chad returns to Pigeon Forge for the first time in a couple of years and takes on a simple question with a complicated answer: What happened to this town? Over the course of one rainy day, he traces the layers that still ...
We Visited Merritt Island During the Government Shutdown - Here’s What We Found
Chad Gallivanter
10 minutes
1 week ago
We Visited Merritt Island During the Government Shutdown - Here’s What We Found
When the 2025 government shutdown reached Florida’s Space Coast, it quietly reshaped one of the state’s busiest refuges. In this episode, Chad Gallivanter visits Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, home to spoonbills, manatees, and the shadow of Kennedy Space Center, to document what “open but unstaffed” really looks like. The visitor center is locked behind a chain-link fence. The boardwalk is off limits. The restrooms are closed. A single orange portable toilet stands in for federal in...
Chad Gallivanter
Pigeon Forge is a place most people think they already understand - a blur of neon, traffic, mini golf, dinner shows, and roadside souvenir shops. But beneath all of that? There’s a different story taking shape, one that’s quieter, older, and easier to miss. In this episode, Chad returns to Pigeon Forge for the first time in a couple of years and takes on a simple question with a complicated answer: What happened to this town? Over the course of one rainy day, he traces the layers that still ...
