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Wildflowers, Paddle Makers, Turkey Calls-- And More Inside Appalachia
Season 20
This week, we’re airing an encore episode of Inside Appalachia. We’ll meet a man who makes wooden turkey calls, not ordinary turkey calls. P…
4 years ago
Bristol Sessions, Reclaiming The Banjo, Appalachian-Mexican Folk Art, And More
Season 20
In this week’s episode of Inside Appalachia, we’ll hear about Black musicians and luthiers who are reclaiming the banjo -- an instrument wit…
4 years ago
Returning Home, Ballad Singers And Storytellers Across Appalachia
Season 20
This week’s episode is all about ballad singers and storytellers. We’ll hear an interview with West Virginia native Becca Spence Dobias who …
4 years ago
Growing Up Queer And Indian In Appalachia, New Comedy Film Set In Beckley, And Visiting A Luthier Shop In Elkins
Season 20
This week on Inside Appalachia we’ll visit a luthier’s shop where old instruments get new life, and hear about a new comedy film set in Beck…
4 years, 1 month ago
From Pittsburgh To Georgia To Shenandoah, We Asked ‘What Is Appalachia?’ Here’s What You Said
Season 20
What is Appalachia? This week, we’re re-airing a December 2021 episode that seeks to answer this question, with stories from Mississippi to …
4 years, 1 month ago
William Turner’s Book Wins Weatherford Award, And Foster Care In West Virginia Is Still Broken, As Lawmakers Fail To Pass New Legislation
Season 20
The downturn of coal in Harlan County, Kentucky has led to an exodus of Black residents in search of work. This week on Inside Appalachia, w…
4 years, 1 month ago
‘To Live Here You Have to Fight’ - How Appalachian Women Today Are Building On Activist Traditions Of The Past
Season 20
This week on Inside Appalachia, we’ll hear how women in the mountains spearhead movements to battle racial injustice, defend healthy communi…
4 years, 1 month ago
Teaching Uncomfortable History And Overlooked Stories Of Black Americans Inside Appalachia
Season 20
Lawmakers across Appalachia are debating how issues of race are taught in public schools, but the U.S. isn’t the only country with an unsett…
4 years, 1 month ago
Beans And Cornbread, Cryptid Board Games, And Bear Stories From The Smoky Mountains
If you think about one dish that has sustained generations of Appalachian people, what comes to mind? When we put the question on social med…
4 years, 2 months ago
Building Cultural Bridges From Ukraine To Appalachia, Mexilachian Music, And We Learn How A Black Recreation Area Is Seeing New Life
Season 20
The Russian invasion in Ukraine is sending shockwaves throughout the world. Did you know that the geography and culture of the people who li…
4 years, 2 months ago