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The Rise Of Advanced Black Lung, Inside Appalachia
Season 21
Black lung disease is back. In fact, it never went away. Now, younger and younger miners are living with a particularly nasty form of black …
2 years, 10 months ago
Appalachian Tarot Cards And Ron Rash, Inside Appalachia
Season 21
This week, a Pittsburgh artist channels the Steel City’s mythology and struggles — into tarot cards.
Western North Carolina author Ron Rash…
2 years, 10 months ago
O Pioneer, Turtle Travels And Throwing Rocks, Inside Appalachia
Season 21
Appalachians are often called mountaineers — but are they also "pioneers?" A new documentary reckons with what it means… to be a pioneer.
In…
2 years, 10 months ago
Encore: What Is Appalachia? We Asked People From Around The Region. Here’s What They Said
Season 21
This week, we’re revisiting our episode “What Is Appalachia?” from December 2021. Appalachia connects mountainous parts of the South, the Mi…
2 years, 11 months ago
Celebrating A Tradition Of Poets And Discussing The Resurgence Of Black Lung, Inside Appalachia
Season 21
Rev. George Mills Dickerson of Tazewell, Virginia was born in the years after slavery ended. He’s remembered today through his poetry.
And a…
2 years, 11 months ago
Family Recipes, Water Trouble and "Peerless City," Inside Appalachia
Season 21
This week, a Virginia Tech researcher challenges deeply held ideas about the purity of natural springs.
Also, meet the folks behind Angelos …
2 years, 11 months ago
Flat Five Studio, Old Growth Forests And Trouble at WVU, Inside Appalachia
This week, Inside Appalachia drops by Flat Five Studio in Salem, Virginia. It had a reputation for recording bluegrass bands, but caught a b…
2 years, 11 months ago
Encore: The Love Of Competition, Inside Appalachia
Season 21
Appalachians love to compete. Whether it’s recreational league softball, a turkey calling contest or workplace chili cookoffs, Mountain folk…
3 years ago
Pepperoni Rolls, Ice Cream and The World's Largest Teapot, Inside Appalachia
Season 21
If you’re hungry for a pepperoni roll in West Virginia, you can find one at just about any gas station, but how did they get so popular?
In…
3 years ago
Fur Trapping In W.Va. And A Blue Ribbon Winner, Inside Appalachia
Season 21
This week, we visit with West Virginia trappers to learn about the fur trade in the 21st Century.
We also meet a county fair champion who ke…
3 years ago