Podcast Episodes

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…

1 year, 1 month 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 …

1 year, 2 months 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…

1 year, 2 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…

1 year, 2 months ago

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Cicadas, Wild Mushrooms And Sinkholes, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

Cicadas are emerging again. They’re an important food source for wildlife—and even some people. We talk with an expert and a fan of these bu…

1 year, 2 months ago

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The Appalachian Prison Book Project, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

The Appalachian Prison Book Project has been sending books to incarcerated people for nearly 20 years. Its most popular book is the dictiona…

1 year, 2 months ago

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The Kingdom Of The Happy Land, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

The setting for a new novel is a communal society founded by freed people in North Carolina. It was a real place called The Kingdom of the H…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Encore: True Stories Behind Folk Heroes, Runaway Trains And Murder Ballads, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

This week Inside Appalachia, we’re talking about traditional ballads – how they tell stories and connect us to the past. 

These old tunes can…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Red Onion Prison, NIOSH And The Mountain Laurel Festival, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

This week, officials are scrutinizing a supermax prison in Wise County, Virginia, after inmate complaints and a visit by a state lawmaker.

Al…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Coal And Coal Miners, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

Some politicians and coal operators call themselves friends of coal, but one journalist says they don’t seem to be friends of coal miners.

Al…

1 year, 3 months ago

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