Podcast Episodes

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 t…

1 year, 1 month ago

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'Don't Get Dead,' Tattoos And Cryptids, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

It’s been five years since the COVID-19 lockdowns. An album made during that time is getting a re-release on vinyl.

Also, a Kentucky tattoo a…

1 year, 2 months ago

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Skeenies Hotdogs And A Stump Story, Inside Appalachia

This week, a beloved West Virginia hotdog restaurant closed in 2018. An annual tribute sale gives people a chance to relive its glory days. …

1 year, 2 months ago

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Encore: Raymond Thompson, Jr., Inside Appalachia

Season 22

In the 1930s, hundreds of mostly African American workers died digging the Hawk’s Nest Tunnel. A photographer brings their stories to life. …

1 year, 2 months ago

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Amythyst Kiah, Black Hair Salons And Torli Bush, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

This week, we talk with East Tennessee’s Amythyst Kiah. Her new album contemplates the cosmos.

Also, hair salons are important gathering plac…

1 year, 2 months ago

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Three Kitchens Of New Vrindaban And Tashi Dorji, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

This week, a Hare Krishna community in West Virginia serves vegetarian food made in three sacred kitchens.  

Also, an Asheville musician’s la…

1 year, 3 months ago

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A Camp For African American Heritage And 'Holler,' Inside Appalachia

Season 22

This week, we visit a summer camp that’s part of the legacy of Affrilachian poet Norman Jordan.

Also, during the Great Depression, Osage, Wes…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Encore: Chair Caning And A Housing Fight, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

This week, we visit the Seeing Hand Association. They bring together people who are visually impaired to learn the craft of chair caning.

Cor…

1 year, 3 months ago

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A Mine Wars Graphic Novel, Storytelling And W.Va. Life, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

This week, Inside Appalachia speaks with the author of a new graphic novel about the West Virginia Mine Wars. The labor struggle culminated …

1 year, 3 months ago

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The Sweet Story Of Finnamon Buns, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

This week, a West Virginia baker draws on her Finnish heritage to make a different kind of cinnamon roll.

Also, for nearly a century, some of…

1 year, 3 months ago

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