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A Funeral Singer Talks, And Barbara Kingsolver Writes, About Appalachia
This week, we travel to Charleston, West Virginia, to learn about the importance of funeral singers to Black communities. We’ll also hear ab…
3 years, 10 months ago
Encore: Monsters And Mysteries Of The Mountain State
This week, we bring back our special Halloween episode of Inside Appalachia from 2021. It’s packed with ghost stories and mysteries from acr…
3 years, 10 months ago
Sipping Berkeley Springs Water And Talking Climate Change With Silas House
Season 2022
Something About The Water In Berkeley Springs
There are natural springs all over Appalachia. The deep folds of rock that make up our mountai…
3 years, 10 months ago
Appalachian Armadillos, The Paw Paw Harvest And A Ride On The Cass Scenic Railroad
Welcome Inside Appalachia. We’re glad you’re here to join us on our weekly journey through some of the thirteen Appalachian states.
This wee…
3 years, 10 months ago
Floyd’s Friday Jamboree, Flooding And Fracking Fluid Inside Appalachia
This week, we begin our journey through Appalachia in Floyd, Virginia, at the Friday Night Jamboree.
We’ll also check in with volunteers fr…
3 years, 11 months ago
Wildflowers, Paddle Makers, Turkey Calls -- And More Inside Appalachia
Season 20
We’ll meet a man who makes wooden turkey calls, not ordinary turkey calls. Painter Brian Aliff doesn’t call himself an artist, but he intric…
3 years, 11 months ago
What Is Appalachia?
This week, we’re revisiting our episode “What Is Appalachia?” from December 2021. Appalachia connects mountainous parts of the South, the Mi…
3 years, 11 months ago
Historic Flooding, Award-Winning Barbeque And Writing About The Opioid Epidemic
Season 20
This week, we’re visiting the Hindman Settlement School in Kentucky, whose cultural archives were damaged by historic flooding.
Then we’ll h…
3 years, 11 months ago
Reading With Dolly Parton, Repairing Old Carpets And Learning To Embroider
Our first stop this week is in Charleston, W.Va. where we’re sitting down with the inimitable Dolly Parton. She recently visited W.Va. to ce…
3 years, 11 months ago
Winning, Running And Flooding Inside Appalachia
Season 20
One thing we know to be true about Appalachians: we love to compete. But there’s more to a competition than winning. In this week’s Inside A…
4 years ago