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Back to Search#254: Appalachia Comics Project
Today, Chuck clarifies commentary from past episodes and talks with Andrew Ayudin, a comic book author who came up with the idea to tell the story of Hurricane Helene through a graphic novel called "…
Published on 15 hours ago
#253: State of political discourse + David Gate's rebellion of care
Today, Chuck gives his thoughts on the state of political discourse in this country as it relates to the news story dominating headlines. Then, he talks with the venerable poet, David Gate, about his…
Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago
#252: The Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency (This Guy Sucked Crossover)
Today, we have a special crossover episode between Appodlachia and the incredible podcast, This Guy Sucked! This Guy Sucked is a history podcast that brings on historians (and Chuck) as guests, and d…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
#251: Bonafide Appalachian musicians
Today, Chuck briefly weighs in on Tyler Childers's new album, then talk with Appalachian country and bluegrass musician Rebecca Lee Daniels.
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00:23 — Preamble: Tyler Childers is a hick lib…Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
#250: Stories of rural resistance from the Holler
Today, I talk with Denali Nalamalapu about their new graphic novel, “Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance,” which tells the story of six people who became resisters of the Mountain Valley Pip…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
#249: Big Beautiful Bulls**t
Airing my grievances about the recently passed nightmare legislation in Congress, then talking with Melissa Cropper of the Ohio Federation of Teachers about school vouchers in the Buckeye State!
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Published on 3 months ago
#248: Barbara Kingsolver and the house that Demon built
Today, I had the privilege of speaking with Barbara Kingsolver — Appalachian literary icon and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Demon Copperhead. We talk about how she incorporates Appalachia into h…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
#247: Big John's Second Swan Song
Today, Chuck and Big John shoot the sh*t for one last time, with John in the co-hosting chair. We bid farewell to BJ's second stint as co-host and talk about whatever we feel like, including what th…
Published on 4 months ago
#246: Former MSHA head sounds the alarm on RFK's cuts at NIOSH
Today, Chuck talks with former Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, Joe Main, on how the recent federal spending cuts targeting NIOSH have put miners safety and lives at risk.
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Published on 5 months ago
#245: Hurricane Helene: 7 months later
Hello friends! We're back after a bit of a break :)
Today, we're joined by Dalton George, Mayor Pro-Tem of Boone, NC. Dalton and Chuck talk about the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and how recovery …
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago