Podcast Episodes

Storytellers, Inside Appalachia

Season 23

This week, we’re revisiting a show featuring storytellers out loud in front of audiences. Folks like five-time champion of the West Virginia…

2 months, 1 week ago

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Encore: 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…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Appalachian Monster Game And Nelsonville Music Festival, Inside Appalachia

Season 23

This week, a new roleplaying game gives folks in the workplace a chance to be a mythical Appalachian monster. 

Southeast Ohio’s Nelsonville M…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Recovery After Hurricane Helene, Inside Appalachia

Season 23

This week, Hurricane Helene devastated central Appalachia and disrupted the lives of people in recovery. 

In West Virginia, fur trapping cont…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

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Dungeon Fest And Kentucky's Grand March, Inside Appalachia

Season 23

This week, Appalachian Dungeon Fest spotlights the fantastical music of dungeon synth. 

Also, every year, the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festiv…

3 months ago

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Encore: 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…

3 months, 1 week ago

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Mills Kelly, Coalfield Depopulation And Cuz's Uptown Barbeque, Inside Appalachia

Season 23

This week, historian Mills Kelly’s love affair with the Appalachian trail started when he was a boy scout. He was 12. 

Also, central Appalach…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Willie Carver Jr. And Marina Waters, Inside Appalachia

Season 23

This week, in author Willie Carver Jr.'s new book, he reconsiders a negative childhood experience with a neighborhood girl who might have ju…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

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Coal's Cost On Energy Prices, Inside Appalachia

Season 23

This week, coal power can be expensive. Utilities run coal-fired power plants harder in the winter and summer when demand is high.  

Also, tw…

4 months ago

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Encore: Our Common Nature, Inside Appalachia

Season 23

Our Common Nature is a podcast from WNYC. It features cellist Yo-Yo Ma and producer Ana Gonzalez, as they explore America and talk to folks …

4 months, 1 week ago

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