Podcast Episodes

Good Hot Fish, Inside Appalachia

Season 23

When an award-winning Asheville chef decided to launch a restaurant, she returned to a rich community tradition.

Also, the popularity of weav…

2 months, 1 week ago

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Oscar Micheaux, Kathleen Driskell And Soul Food, Inside Appalachia

Season 23

This week, in the 1920s, Oscar Micheaux was an entrepreneur filmmaker in western Virginia. He became a world-renowned director and producer.…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Osage, Connie Jordan Green And Ice Climbing, Inside Appalachia

Season 23

This week, during the Great Depression, Osage, West Virginia was a raucous river town. It’s sleepier now, but music is keeping the magic ali…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Encore: Amythyst Kiah, Black Hair Salons And Poetry, Inside Appalachia

Season 23

This week, east Tennessee’s Amythyst Kiah. Her latest album contemplates the cosmos.

Also, hair salons are important gathering places where B…

3 months ago

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Printmaking Inspired By Appalachian Stories, Inside Appalachia

Season 23

This week, some of the stories on our show inspired college student art — including a vivid image of a bear smashing a clarinet.

Also, a Hare…

3 months, 1 week ago

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A Secret City In East Tennessee, Inside Appalachia

Season 23

This week, we take a look at how the U.S. government built a secret city in East Tennessee during World War II to work on the atomic bomb.

Al…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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MVP Noise, Appalachian Flooding And Temperature Blankets, Inside Appalachia

Season 23

This week, people continue to resist the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Some folks have complained to the company about noise from compressor sta…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Encore: What Is Appalachia? We Asked People From Around The Region. Here's What They Said

Season 23

What is Appalachia? We’re giving our entire Inside Appalachia episode over to this question this week, with stories from Mississippi to Pitt…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

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Crisis Response Teams And Essays On Nature, Inside Appalachia

Season 23

This week — too often, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder wind up in jail. But crisis response teams offer anoth…

4 months ago

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A Look Back At 2025, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

This week, a look back at 2025. We met some fascinating people, like Aaron Dowdy of country rock band Fust. 

Alos, central Appalachia continu…

4 months, 1 week ago

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