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14/08/2026

This is Rusty. He's been running an alligator farm for decades.
He says he's skinned tens of thousands of alligators in his life.

You couldn't have scripted a more Cajun man: He's Catholic, spoke fluent French, ran an alligator farm, owns over 20 guns, and loves to cook jambalaya.

Get a look at what life is really like deep in Louisiana's Bayous: https://rocanews.substack.com/p/louisianas-last-true-cajun-swamp

Even in the most remote corners of Brazil, you can pay for everything with your phone. https://rocanews.substack.com/p/h...
13/08/2026

Even in the most remote corners of Brazil, you can pay for everything with your phone. https://rocanews.substack.com/p/how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate

Restaurants, liquor stores, and corner stores – no cash? No problem. Just use Pix.

In villages that only got electricity this millennium, where drought still defines life, money moves more easily than in America.

President Trump, backed by Visa and Mastercard, is trying to change this.

Read why here: https://rocanews.substack.com/p/how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate

12/08/2026

Sixty miles north of New York City, two cities sit across the Hudson River from each other, but they couldn't be more different. We went to Newburgh and Beacon to find out how two places with so much in common ended up so far apart

Here's Part 1 📽️

We're looking to shoot a series about the best family-owned, hole-in-the-wall restaurants around the US. Is there a grea...
12/08/2026

We're looking to shoot a series about the best family-owned, hole-in-the-wall restaurants around the US. Is there a great, local spot in your area that we should feature? What's it called? Where is it? What's it like? Let us know below!

Two weeks ago, it was the Fauci diaries; now it’s the Fauci texts. And, as usual, it’s hard to know where to look to get...
12/08/2026

Two weeks ago, it was the Fauci diaries; now it’s the Fauci texts. And, as usual, it’s hard to know where to look to get the full picture. https://rocanews.substack.com/p/the-fauci-texts-concerning-or-right

Anyone on social media yesterday was liable to see a series of texts purporting to reveal that Dr. Fauci knew the Covid mRNA vaccine was linked to miscarriages when given to pregnant women. We saw this all over the place and went down the rabbit hole to figure out what was real and what was not.

Read our breakdown here: https://rocanews.substack.com/p/the-fauci-texts-concerning-or-right

10/08/2026

Inside Upstate New York’s Vacant Factory Towns

We visited two forgotten Upstate New York factory towns, Gloversville and Amsterdam. From 1890 to 1950, Gloversville made 90% of all gloves sold in the US, while Amsterdam was known for rugs and textiles. We wanted to see how these towns are getting by today, what's replaced the industry, and why people still choose to live there.

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0:00 Intro
1:41 Gloversville
7:00 History of Gloversville
7:40 Homeless
8:40 Pregnant 14-Year Old
11:00 “This Place Was Booming”
12:35 Amsterdam
14:00 Kids
14:48 Daddy Man
16:44 Old Mansions
19:00 Sticker Mule: American Manufacturing
20:15 He’s From Brooklyn
21:45 Living in Dream Home
22:38 Boom & Bust

We went to South Louisiana in search of what remains of Cajun culture. Deep in the bayous, we found some of the last tru...
09/08/2026

We went to South Louisiana in search of what remains of Cajun culture. Deep in the bayous, we found some of the last true Cajuns. https://rocanews.substack.com/p/louisianas-last-true-cajun-swamp

For decades, Rusty ran an alligator farm. He says he’s skinned tens of thousands of alligators in his life.

He took us to his shed and told us about the first time that his dad took him alligator hunting. “I started alligator hunting with my dad when I was 10 years old.”

You couldn’t have scripted a more Cajun man: Rusty is Catholic, spoke fluent French, ran an alligator farm, owns over 20 guns (which he showed us – all outside a safe), and loves to cook jambalaya in a giant pot (though he prefers “cracklins”).

Continue reading in the Roca Mag: https://rocanews.substack.com/p/louisianas-last-true-cajun-swamp

07/08/2026

Inside the Deep South's Forgotten Cotton Towns

At one point, South Carolina cotton made Marlboro County one of the wealthiest places on Earth. Today, many of these towns that once powered the American South sit somewhere between prosperity and decay. In this video, we travel through the South Carolina countryside, encountering semi ghost towns, Southern hospitality, and a mix of heritage and hardship as we explore what became of these once booming cotton towns.

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0:00 Intro
1:51 Cheraw
2:05 Bennettsville
3:12 “Discombobulated around here”
6:20 Voices of the Old South
7:13 Brief History of the region
7:25 Clio
10:58 A Dark History
12:45 Latta
18:07 Beyond the Railroad Tracks
22:23 Outro

05/08/2026

Inside Upstate New York's Remote Forest Towns

Only a few hours from New York City and stretching across 6 million acres of land, the Adirondacks is the largest protected natural area in the United States. Around 100 remote towns are tucked away into the mountains, each with their own unique histories and cultures. Larger cities are drawing many young residents away, leaving their hometowns with aging populations and fewer resources. We took a journey to the region to understand what life is like for those who choose to stay in the area, and ended up in a place far removed from many people's idea of what New York is like.

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0:00 Intro
1:41 Journey begins in Lake George
2:26 Indian Lake (pop: 1,325)
6:01 How big are the Adirondacks?
6:50 Speculator (pop: 409)
12:52 A New York “Holler”
13:20 Finding an Adirondack Utopia
18:13 Northstar Sculptures
19:39 What’s up next

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