Podcast Episodes

The Appalachian Comics Project, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

This week — after a disaster, can comics help set the record straight? We talk with the founder of the Appalachian Comics Project.

Also, in W…

9 months, 1 week ago

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Encore: Looking Back At 2020, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

During a pandemic, where do you give birth?

Also, we’ll have the story of a family that cultivated an heirloom tomato in West Virginia. It to…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

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Ella Hanshaw, Wild Clay And The Homewrecker, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

This week, the music of West Virginia songwriter Ella Hanshaw. Her music is getting rediscovered thanks to her grandchildren. 

Also, a pair o…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

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Pictures From Alleghania And Remembering Travis Stimeling, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

This week, an international photographer turns his lens toward home. 

Also, after Hurricane Helene, whitewater rafting guides are adapting to…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

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Dinosaur Kingdom, Roadside Weeds And The Bus On The Rock, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

This week, dinos fight Civil War soldiers at a theme park throwback — Dinosaur Kingdom II in Natural Bridge, Virginia. 

Also, one person’s ro…

10 months ago

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Mental Health Crisis Response And Mountain Valley Pipeline, Inside Appalachia

Season 21

People with mental health challenges or substance use disorder often end up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another path.

Also, one …

10 months, 1 week ago

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Dungeons & Dragons And Remembering Jean Horner, Inside Appalachia

Season 21

For 15 years, a Virginia library has been hosting a weekly Dungeons & Dragons game night for teens. It can get a little wacky.

We also rememb…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

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Mission Hospital And Revitalizing The Cherokee Language, Inside Appalachia

This week, a hospital in Western North Carolina was bought out. Residents say the quality of care has gone down.  

Also, an immersion school …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

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Saving A Black Coal Camp And Affrilachian Poets, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

This week, a West Virginia man is reviving an historic Black coal camp through farming.

Also, the legacy of Affrilachian poet Norman Jordan i…

11 months ago

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Encore: The Mine Wars For Young Adults, Faith After A Flood And Remembering Billy Edd Wheeler, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

Textbooks have long left out an important piece of labor history that happened here in the mountains --the Mine Wars. Now, there's a book ou…

11 months, 1 week ago

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