Podcast Episodes

Springtime Arrives, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

This week, we head to the woods for a master class in foraging for wild mushrooms.

And the woman behind the popular TikTok account “Appalachi…

1 year, 4 months ago

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'Valley So Low,' Climbing Crafts And Vegan Cooking, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

A new book looks into the toxic legacy of a huge industrial disaster in Tennessee.

Also, rock climbing gear wears out. But it can still live …

1 year, 4 months ago

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Encore: Outdoors, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

Rock climbers with disabilities have found a home in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge, which offers some pumpy crags.

Also, climbers have also been…

1 year, 4 months ago

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Fust, The Price Of Eggs And Helvetia's Fasnacht, Inside Appalachia

Season 22

Aaron Dowdy of alt country band Fust took an outside path to becoming a songwriter.

Also, egg prices are up. Some folks are talking about rai…

1 year, 4 months ago

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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, 5 months 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 6 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, 6 months ago

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