Podcast Episodes

The African Art of Face Jugs, Inside Appalachia

Season 21

This week, we learn about the history of African Face Jars in America from the middle of the 19th Century to today. We also get an update on…

3 years, 3 months ago

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Encore: True Stories Behind Folk Heroes, Runaway Trains And Murder Ballads

Season 21

This week on Inside Appalachia, we’re talking about traditional ballads — how they tell stories and connect us to the past.

These old tunes …

3 years, 3 months ago

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A Class Project Discusses Being Inside Appalachia

Season 21

This week, a southern Ohio college writing class recently learned about the idea of Appalachian identity and then told us what they thought.…

3 years, 3 months ago

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Grief Rituals And The Alabama Astronaut, Inside Appalachia

This week, we speak with the author of a new book about grief rituals and how they’re practiced here in the mountains.

We also talk with pod…

3 years, 3 months ago

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Spotlighting Award Winning Stories, Inside Appalachia

Season 21

This week, we listen back to three award-winning Folkways stories from last year. First, we visit a luthier’s shop, where old musical instru…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Landslides, Climate Change And Gardening By The Signs, Inside Appalachia

Season 21

After last year’s flooding in Eastern Kentucky, some people had trouble getting insurance reimbursement. But it wasn’t just flood waters tha…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Butcher Apprentices, Carpet Artists And Cuz's BBQ, Inside Appalachia

Season 21

This week, we visit with Jerry Machen of Kingsport, Tennessee. When he first started making art from old carpets, his wife Linda wasn’t impr…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Taking On The Trail And Celebrating 50 Years Of Augusta Heritage, Inside Appalachia

Season 21

This week, we step on the Appalachian Trail with one of America’s most accomplished hikers, Jennifer Pharr Davis.

We also talk to the direct…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Reverse Engineering Potato Candy And Talking With Ohio’s Poet Laureate, Inside Appalachia

Family recipes are a way to connect generations, but what happens when you’ve got grandma’s recipe and it doesn’t have exact measurements?

W…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Yugoslavian Fish Stew And Unsolved Mysteries, Inside Appalachia

Season 21

This week, we look back at a shocking crime near the Appalachian Trail and speak to the author of a book that re-examines the case.

We also …

3 years, 5 months ago

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